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'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' | '''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' | ||
Usually the closing theme from whatever show that was using it, along with an announcer who says: | Usually the closing theme from whatever show that was using it, along with an announcer who says: | ||
*1950s-1967: This has been a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production ([NAME] speaking). | *1950s-1967: "This has been a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production ([NAME] speaking)." Some shows have the show's title preceding the usual spiel. This can be heard on some episodes of the 1971-75 ABC edition of ''Password'' (briefly ''Password All-Stars'' from very late 1974-early 1975) with the spiel saying: "''Password''/''Password All-Stars'' is a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production! John Harlan speaking!" | ||
*1967-Late 1984: "This is [NAME] speaking for [SHOW], a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production" | *1967-Late 1984: "This is [NAME] speaking for [SHOW], a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production." | ||
*Gene Wood did not use "speaking" in his closing announcement on ''Showoffs'', rather saying "This is Gene Wood for ''Showoffs'' | *Gene Wood did not use "speaking" in his closing announcement on ''Showoffs'', rather saying "This is Gene Wood for ''Showoffs'', a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production." The standard announcement is present on pilot #2. | ||
*On ''That's My Line!'', Johnny Olson says, "This is Johnny Olson speaking. I'm your announcer, ''That's My Line!'' A Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production" | *On ''That's My Line!'', Johnny Olson says, "This is Johnny Olson speaking. I'm your announcer, ''That's My Line!'' A Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production." | ||
*On some series such as ''The Rebel'', it's the end-title theme of the show. There is no closing announcement. | *On some series such as ''The Rebel'', it's the end-title theme of the show. There is no closing announcement. | ||
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*This is still retained on many G-T shows of the era airing on the Game Show Network/GSN (though they may be somewhat obscured by split-screen credit "crunches" or cut off completely) and Buzzr. | *This is still retained on many G-T shows of the era airing on the Game Show Network/GSN (though they may be somewhat obscured by split-screen credit "crunches" or cut off completely) and Buzzr. | ||
*The only show to remain uncompressed on GSN was Password Plus. | *The only show to remain uncompressed on GSN was Password Plus. | ||
*This can also be found on many DVD releases of ''Match Game'', ''Family Feud'', and ''The Price Is Right'', as well as Amazon Prime | *This can also be found on many DVD releases of ''Match Game'', ''Family Feud'', and ''The Price Is Right'', as well as Amazon Prime releases of Goodson-Todman shows released through Buzzr. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The classic announcer spiel and asterisk design are fondly remembered by fans of 1970s-80s game shows. | '''Editor's Note:''' The classic announcer spiel and asterisk design are fondly remembered by fans of 1970s-80s game shows. | ||