The Dating Game - ABC Primetime episode, Christmas with Rod McKuen (12/19/68)

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2 жыл бұрын

Time for another of hopefully a few Christmas treats coming from yours truly this holiday season. Here's an episode of the ABC Primetime version of The Dating Game from December 19th, 1968, it's a special Christmas edition of the show.
In game one, we follow romantic hopeful Joanne as she tries to pick out a dream date, having absolutely no clue that one of the men is someone she used to know from her days horseback riding. So to spoil, because this segment was fascinating enough to be worthy of spoiling ahead of time, not only does she not pick him, she... well, from the looks of it, either she clearly regrets her choice (Joe Correro, Jr. of Paul Revere and the Raiders) and spends plenty of time mugging on camera with her regret of her choice, or isn't very good at expressing her true feelings. It's honestly hilarious and makes for some primo lowkey awkward television.
Meanwhile, game two features famed poet (and future LGBT ally!!) Rod McKuen looking for a Christmas date. I got nothing, it wasn't anywhere near as funny as game number one. Rod seems genuinely stoked to be there though which is always a highlight. This show shines when the celebrity is game to show up and have a good time, and Rod is no exception!! So even though it's not a funny game persay, it's still a good one.

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@Muzikgirl67 Жыл бұрын

Out of the three "starlets", Jocelyn Lane is the oldest now at 85, but it's a pleasure to know that all three of the ladies are still alive and doing well as of March 2023! Jocelyn's (#2) response to matrimony was kinda funny, because less than 5 years after the taping, she would marry into royalty by tying the knot with a Prince! Thank you so very much for uploading and sharing this episode! It's great that it's set at Christmas time, too! Let the good TV Shows play on, and take care! Ms. Elizabeth 📺📼📀📺📼📀

@chasefreak 11 ай бұрын

Joe Correro is a buddy of mine, he's actually a drummer NOT a bassist! He played drums for Paul Revere & The Raiders, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Helen Reddy, Chase and Al Jarreau. Joe told me on the China trip, he never even saw this chick the entire time-the crew just took him all over Hong Kong by himself on excursions...he has no clue what happened to the "date" as after the show, he never saw her at any time on the trip....crazy...

@diymama8657 8 ай бұрын

So weird 😅

@RustyCrawford-cc1zy 7 ай бұрын

Is Joe the drummer on the song Get it on by Chase?

@chasefreak 7 ай бұрын

@@RustyCrawford-cc1zy that was Jay "Burrid" Mitthauer-Joe was on the Chase band Oct 1972-Jan. 1973

@josephforest7605 Ай бұрын

Hard n Heavy with Marshmallow .

@johnfenner5550 Жыл бұрын

My earliest memories of the Dating Game were the late 70s syndicated version, when Jim had that perm going on. So when I first saw these earlier episodes on GSN, I was like "Dame, Lange looks like a teenager here!"

@thatgirlmadge 2 жыл бұрын

More Dating Game episodes from 60s and 70s please and thank you!

@vintagestudiolive Жыл бұрын

Back in '68, I was on theDating Game and won a date to a Rod McKuen concert at the Santa Monica Civic. This was about the same time. I know the show number, it sure would be nice to see the episode....

@GarryMooreFan Жыл бұрын

Your best bet would be to contact Sony, they own the tapes and could be a step in the right direction!!

@margaretgarnto6272 10 ай бұрын

@@GarryMooreFanKZfaq once had a video of a segment of The Dating Game Halloween 1972 episode that featured Vincent Price winning a date for actress Janit Baldwin. They terminated the account of whoever posted that video and never said why, and now I want that video back on KZfaq because I never saw any copyright infringement violations on that video. What should I do about getting the video back on KZfaq? Please respond to my questions here.

@bubgum00 9 ай бұрын

He was Bisexual.

@brandi2080 2 жыл бұрын

The first girl seemed so unexcited to meet the drummer. Weird personality

@elizabethpoindexter4134 Жыл бұрын

Yea her questions were just weird! I’m sure her nerves were shot lol

@isabellashelton9986 Жыл бұрын

thats my grandma

@diymama8657 8 ай бұрын

This was hard to watch 😅 I think she missed out on the first guy

@douglasfrantzen3011 Жыл бұрын

Wow, trips to Hong Kong and Jerusalem. They must have blown the budget, so many trips later in the show were 120 miles east to Palm Springs, lol.

@DTD110865 Жыл бұрын

Two war zones. Hong Kong, which was facing a communist insurgency, and Jerusalem which was reclaimed by Israel last year, but faced the constant threat of attacks by Arab dictatorships.

@tomservo56954 Жыл бұрын

The prime time version had a larger budget...one lucky couple on the daytime show traveled to Healdsburg, California--honored guests at the annual Prune Festival

@jasonbeard4713 2 жыл бұрын

This is a TREAT!! Thank you. Great to see Rod!!

@bubgum00 9 ай бұрын

I wonder if he told her he was bi?

@jasonbeard4713 9 ай бұрын

@@bubgum00 He probably didn't go out with her. She most likely knew.

@scottburton9701 Жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed "The Dating Game" back in the day-A certifiable guilty pleasure!

@clock99times 8 ай бұрын

When the ladies see Rod, they will be shocked.😳

@joeyvocals1 18 күн бұрын

I was born in July 1996! I would take all 3, but they may have changed a bit in 55 and a half years !

@tomflorio7363 Жыл бұрын

Joe had grabby hands. He was probably used to female fans who were more receptive; but when Jim said "Paul Revere & The Raiders", Joann seemed less than excited.

@DTD110865 Жыл бұрын

It seems like Jim didn't know enough about the band Joe was in.

@bonniebloom4953 Жыл бұрын

I know she really didn't seem to care did she? I would have been jumping up and down saying "who, Mark Lindsey "? Sorry Joe just kidding. What a crazy band they were.

@diymama8657 8 ай бұрын

I don't think she was in the moment at that point, nerves probably kicked in 😢

@amadibolton8044 Жыл бұрын

I adore Rod McKuen!

@bubgum00 9 ай бұрын

He’s was bisexual.

@carolcraine5129 2 жыл бұрын

When he said bachelor #1

@calvinbealer7264 2 жыл бұрын

Those Ladies are Cuties 😍🥰 🥧 1968 WOW 😲😳

@clock99times 8 ай бұрын

A lot of times it’s just a flip of a coin.😂😂😆

@rascal211 Жыл бұрын

What's the song at 8:18? It's a popular song. Hey Girl is the song.

@heidisierra9833 Жыл бұрын

Joe Jr was so cute 😊❤

@professor1966 Жыл бұрын

29:06, sponsored by Pepto-Bismol? In case your date makes you sick to your stomach.. Coincidental irony? Nahhhhh..

@loriedgerly7229 Жыл бұрын

That Joanne was kinda weird, she acted like she didn't want to be there.

@annalee117 8 ай бұрын

The middle guy sounds and even looks a bit like Elvis. 😊

@kevinfitzmaurice4072 2 жыл бұрын

25:55--I would love knowing the identification of the instrumental music under Jim Lange's description of the trip to Jerusalem.

@ronflatter1235 2 жыл бұрын

“A Land Reborn,” 101 Strings Orchestra.

@kevinfitzmaurice4072 2 жыл бұрын

@@ronflatter1235 Thank you.

@jackilynpyzocha662 9 ай бұрын

I was a kid then.

@michael-dy8tz Жыл бұрын

What is Sally's last name, number 3 second video. It sounded like Saffrey or Suffrey, something like that?

@hoangphamduy6569 Жыл бұрын

I want to ask why we have Family Feud ads in 1968 while that game show first on aired in 1976?

@Muzikgirl67 Жыл бұрын

It's a repeat episode obviously... It's being played on the Game Show Network, which is a channel on cable here in the U.S...If you were a bit more attentive, you would have noticed the commercials aren't from 1968 either.🤣

@ronflatter1235 2 жыл бұрын

16:50 The movie title that was silenced in the introduction of Salli Sachse was “The Trip.” The bet here is that ABC brass was squeamish about promoting a movie that was centered on LSD use.

@jasonbeard4713 2 жыл бұрын

I was just going to ask. Thank you!!

@DTD110865 Жыл бұрын

I heard that. I know CBS failed to censor Jim Morrison when The Doors performed "Light My Fire" on The Ed Sullivan Show. Even in the 21st century, you have radio stations censoring drug references in "Rock Star" by Nickelback, but not in "Leader of Men."

@IvoryM1986 2 жыл бұрын

Josh, this episode actually aired on December 23, 1967. Notice the show patch on Jim Lange's jacket

@megamanj2004X 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know. The style of the closing credits seems to scream 1968. For the first few years the closing credits were a carded/slideshow style with large double font combos (Ariel Narrow for crew name titles on the top with large Tubular letters for the people’s names on the bottom). Then probably as early as 1968 (maybe 1967) it became scrolling credits with the font seen at the end in this episode. I’m not exactly too sure if the carded/slideshow style credits were only done for the abc Daytime episodes or for both daytime and Primetime prior to 1968.

@nuwavedave Жыл бұрын

Also, "Peace Of Mind" by Paul Revere & The Raders was released in November 1967.

@pauljackson9000 7 ай бұрын

Joe Jr was the drummer not bassist. Charlie Coe was the bassist.

@LoveChild71 7 ай бұрын

Rod looks like he's 60 years old 😮

@m.jcardinal 6 ай бұрын

2024 8 track tapes.. wow

@RustyCrawford-cc1zy 7 ай бұрын

Joe junior was a killer drummer. In Dallas, 1960 seven, he rode out on stage on a tricycle.

@karenw2510 Жыл бұрын

Jocelyn Lane is incredibly gorgeous!!!

@micheletubaj7924 8 ай бұрын

The girls were so pretty and petite back then what happened !

@funshine817 3 ай бұрын

Woke ideology.😔😩

@zacharydunlap-tunnage2220 2 жыл бұрын

Poor Rod. He had to choose between three hotties.

@carolcraine5129 2 жыл бұрын

Poor Rod was gay

@Rose80388 2 жыл бұрын

Poor girls

@elizabethpoindexter4134 Жыл бұрын

He was too old for them gross

@tomflorio7363 Жыл бұрын

@@carolcraine5129 I believe he was bi, which prob explains why he def seemed interested in the lady he chose. From the horse's mouth: "I can't imagine choosing one sex over the other, that's just too limiting. I can't even honestly say I have a preference."