Beat The Clock (Host: Monty Hall)
Beat The Clock is the most famous stunt game show in television history and has inspired many other game shows throughout the years, most recently the 2010 NBC hit Minute To Win It. The reason for Beat The Clock's success is because Americans love to watch other Americans potentially make a fool of themselves on national television. Whether it's picking up pies with their face or trying to maneuver a girdle up their body without using their hands, it's so much fun watching everyday people try to complete these simple by design but outrageous tasks. Plus, add the competitive nature of doing the stunts within a time limit and you not only get a laugh fest but also a pressure test.
Beat The Clock began in 1950 with host Bud Collyer and lasted for a total of 11 years. The show was revived in 1969 with host Jack Narz, and in 1972, announcer Gene Wood became the new host until the show was canceled in 1974. However, the version of Beat The Clock that might not be as familiar to most is the 1979 incarnation hosted by Monty Hall.
Yes, the creator and longtime host of Let's Make A Deal, "TV's Big Dealer" himself, the late, great Monty Hall, was once the host of Beat The Clock and this was the first and only game show he ever hosted for Mark Goodson Productions. The announcer for the show was former Beat The Clock host Jack Narz.
Just like on the previous versions of the show, couples competed in a race against time, trying to complete the crazy stunts. Two couples played against each other, with each of the four main stunts worth $500. The first and third stunts were head-to-head and the winning couple of each head-to-head stunt got the right to play the following stunt all by themselves. After the four main game stunts, the teams played the "Bonus Shuffle," which was a giant shuffleboard table with money amounts ranging from $300 to $1,000. The team that had their disk touching the highest money amount won that amount of money, was crowned the champion, meaning they would return on the next show and would play the bonus stunt for ten times the money amount they landed on.
Although the show only lasted one season and was canceled in 1980, Monty Hall's version of Beat The Clock was actually entertaining to watch. Some of the stunts weren't as outlandish as the original version of the show, but they were still fun to see couples struggle to complete them. Monty expressed that he wasn't a big fan of hosting the show, and you can tell that the format of Let's Make A Deal was certainly more in his wheelhouse, but hearing Monty get excited when a stunt was completed and get even more excited when a team won $10,000 during the bonus stunt were highlights of the series.
Sure the "Bonus Shuffle" game was not the best way to determine the winner and champions of the episode because there is actually no clock beating involved, but the segment made for a unique twist not seen on any prior version. Halfway through the run, the show was renamed The All-New All-Star Beat The Clock and pitted two teams of celebrity contestants against each other to try and win money for both their audience rooting sections and their favorite charities. Any time a game show relied on an all-celebrity version, the end was near, and Monty Hall's Beat The Clock was no exception.
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