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Press Your Luck: Created by Bill Carruthers, Jan McCormick. With Peter Tomarken, Rod Roddy, Charlie O'Donnell, John Harlan. A game show where contestents answer trivia questions and then have to gamble their winnings on a randomly flashing game board.
- (770)
- 1983-09-19
- Family, Game-Show
- 30
He filled in for an ailing Rod Roddy for 11 episodes of Press Your Luck in April 1986. Other than Wheel, he was also the primary announcer, at one point, for Barry & Enright Productions and Chuck Barris Productions, taking those roles from Jay Stewart and Bob Hilton respectively.
John Harlan and Charlie O'Donnell filled in on a few episodes when Roddy was unavailable. In addition to creating the show, Carruthers served as both director and the voice of the Whammy. The animations featuring this character were created by animator Savage Steve Holland ; Carruthers personally selected Holland to design the character, and ...
Press Your Luck was the second game show (and third pilot) where Peter Tomarken and Rod Roddy appeared together. Hit Man was the first. There have been at least three contestants who earned no spins for a single round. Those occurred on February 28, 1984, in May 15, 1985 and in October 17, 1985.
Robert Ray “Rod” Roddy (born September 28, 1937 in Fort Worth, TX; died October 27, 2003 in Los Angeles, CA) was an American broadcaster and announcer. He was most recognizable as a game show announcer, but most notably, The Price is Right from 1986-2003.
Jun 12, 2013 · Creators. Bill Carruthers, Allison Hock, Bill Mitchell, Fran Schwab, Joseph Kaufmann III, Justin Antinov, Jan McCormick, Andrea Goldstein. Synopsis. A game show where contestents answer...
Charles John O'Donnell (August 12, 1932 – November 1, 2010) was an American radio and television announcer, primarily known for his work on game shows. Among them, he was best known for Wheel of Fortune, where he worked from 1975 to 1980, and again from 1989 until his death. O'Donnell was also known for announcing American Bandstand.
