Hollywood Squares (lost game show pilot featuring Sandy Baron; existence unconfirmed; 1966): Difference between revisions

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The first pilot's logo.

Status: Existence Unconfirmed

Hollywood Squares was a game show created by the late Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley, that premiered on NBC on October 17th, 1966 and would last 38 years across syndication with the most recent version ending on June 4th, 2004.

The cover of the book where information on the alleged second pilot was disclosed.

On August 12th, 1966, a pilot for The Hollywood Squares was shot with Bert Parks as the host instead of Peter Marshall, along with many of its first regulars: Charley Weaver, Rose Marie, Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, and Morey Amsterdam along with Gisele Mackenzie, Jim Backus, Vera Miles and Robert Q. Lewis making up the nine boxes. The gameplay was very similar to the actual series as well. The contestants played the best two out of three match, and each completed game was worth $250 with the winner returning in the next match. According to the book Backstage With The Original Hollywood Square, host Peter Marshall claimed there was a second pilot taped with comedian Sandy Baron as host. Marshall also claims that he was in the audience of the pilot.^[1] Other claims of the second pilot can be seen in This Day in Game Show History book that was released by Adam Nedeff in 2014^[2] and various fansites^[3].

Although the Bert Parks pilot exists and found it's way online, As of 2023, it has not been officially confirmed if the Sandy Baron pilot was ever shot although Baron would appear on the actual show itself as a panelist.^[4]

Gallery

The pilot hosted by Bert Parks.

References

[1] Backstage with the Original Hollywood Square by Peter Marshall. Retrieved 18 May '20

[2] ttps://books.google.ca/books?id=RJmeDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&lpg=PT76&dq=hollywood+squares+sandy+baron+pilot&source=bl&ots=Mpm7nHxBoi&sig=ACfU3U2aMNMHNB8Yx-eNb49MPO5OO-oKNw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi645jgkof2AhXplGoFHfVxDKc4FBDoAXoECAwQAw#v=onepage&q=hollywood%20squares%20sandy%20baron%20pilot&f=false

[3] ttp://www.geocities.ws/gsadam2981/h2.html

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060712175845/http://www.classicsquares.com/pilot.html

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+|title=<center>Hollywood Squares (Sandy Baron pilot)</center>
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+|imagecaption=The first pilot's logo.
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-'''Hollywood Squares''' was an american game show created by the late Merrill Heatter and
+''Hollywood Squares'' was a game show created by the late Merrill Heatter and
-Bob Quigley, that premiered on NBC on October 17, 1966 and would last 38 years across syndication with the most recent version ending on June 4, 2004. On April 15, 1965, a pilot for The Hollywood Squares was shot with Bert Parks as the host instead of Peter Marshall, along with many of its first regulars: Charley Weaver, Rose Marie, Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, and Morey Amsterdam along with Gisele Mackenzie, Jim Backus, Vera Miles and Robert Q. Lewis making up the nine boxes. The gameplay was very similar to the actual series as well. The contestants played the best two out of three match, and each completed game was worth $250 with the winner returning in the next match. According to the book '''''Backstage With The Original Hollywood Square''''', host Peter Marshall claimed there was '''a second pilot''' taped with comedian Sandy Baron as host. Marshall also claims that he was in the audience of the pilot.<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=8MVE3aBas3MC&pg=PT66&lpg=PT66&dq=hollywood+squares+sandy+baron&source=bl&ots=dfLp2UzQgE&sig=ACfU3U1M4mSKBgUh7ySAkGwbRQ7AkEADHg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwicrNHGn77pAhV0Ap0JHd_sCiQQ6AEwD3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=hollywood%20squares%20sandy%20baron&f=false</ref>
+Bob Quigley, that premiered on NBC on October 17th, 1966 and would last 38 years across syndication with the most recent version ending on June 4th, 2004.
-[[File:51boZTRJTKL. SX331 BO1,204,203,200 .jpg|The cover of the book where the pilot information was disclosed]]
+[[File:51boZTRJTKL. SX331 BO1,204,203,200 .jpg|150px|thumb|right|The cover of the book where information on the alleged second pilot was disclosed.]]
-Although the Bert Parks pilot exists and found it's way online, As of 2020, it has not been officially confirmed if the Sandy Baron pilot was ever shot although Baron would appear on the actual show itself as a panelist.
+On August 12th, 1966, a pilot for The Hollywood Squares was shot with Bert Parks as the host instead of Peter Marshall, along with many of its first regulars: Charley Weaver, Rose Marie, Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, and Morey Amsterdam along with Gisele Mackenzie, Jim Backus, Vera Miles and Robert Q. Lewis making up the nine boxes. The gameplay was very similar to the actual series as well. The contestants played the best two out of three match, and each completed game was worth $250 with the winner returning in the next match. According to the book ''Backstage With The Original Hollywood Square'', host Peter Marshall claimed there was '''a second pilot taped with comedian Sandy Baron as host'''. Marshall also claims that he was in the audience of the pilot.<ref>[https://books.google.ca/books?id=8MVE3aBas3MC&pg=PT66&lpg=PT66&dq=hollywood+squares+sandy+baron&source=bl&ots=dfLp2UzQgE&sig=ACfU3U1M4mSKBgUh7ySAkGwbRQ7AkEADHg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwicrNHGn77pAhV0Ap0JHd_sCiQQ6AEwD3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=hollywood%20squares%20sandy%20baron&f=false  ''Backstage with the Original Hollywood Square'' by Peter Marshall.] Retrieved 18 May '20</ref> Other claims of the second pilot can be seen in This Day in Game Show History book that was released by Adam Nedeff in 2014<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=RJmeDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76&lpg=PT76&dq=hollywood+squares+sandy+baron+pilot&source=bl&ots=Mpm7nHxBoi&sig=ACfU3U2aMNMHNB8Yx-eNb49MPO5OO-oKNw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi645jgkof2AhXplGoFHfVxDKc4FBDoAXoECAwQAw#v=onepage&q=hollywood%20squares%20sandy%20baron%20pilot&f=false</ref> and various fansites<ref>http://www.geocities.ws/gsadam2981/h2.html</ref>.
+Although the Bert Parks pilot exists and found it's way online, As of 2023, it has not been officially confirmed if the Sandy Baron pilot was ever shot although Baron would appear on the actual show itself as a panelist.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060712175845/http://www.classicsquares.com/pilot.html</ref>
 ==Gallery==
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+==See Also==
+*[[Hollywood Squares "It Just Ain't Right" (found episodes of game show; 2004)]]
+*[[Hip Hop Squares (partially found MTV2 spin-off of Heatter-Quigley game show; 2012)]]
 ==References==