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The New Treasure Hunt (late 1973) - An Empty Box?

Although this show began life in the 1950s, it was when Chuck Barris decided to give it another go in the 70s to compete with Let's Make a Deal where it really took off. While it's hard to see a show this random really flying today (at least IMO), it sure makes for a fun time piece thanks to the sheer spontaneity and Geoff Edwards' suburb hosting.
And this episode, from early in the 70s run, very much embodies all that. See what happens when both games take very unexpected U-turns, and what direction the contestants end up on!
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  • @VeniceTurquoise
    @VeniceTurquoise3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for posting these episodes. Wonderful to see my mother in all these videos, Naomi DeVargas. She passed in 1985, so it’s great to watch her model all the gifts. 😊

  • @manofmanyinterests

    @manofmanyinterests

    3 жыл бұрын

    So sad to hear!!! She must have been very young. She did a great job!!

  • @gooch4638

    @gooch4638

    2 жыл бұрын

    Too cool!!

  • @lidsman2221

    @lidsman2221

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very cool to know your mom was on the show. I was not born when these shows aired. I just love old game shows. Did she ever talk about behind-the-scenes stuff?

  • @viddykiddy18

    @viddykiddy18

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sad to hear about the death, but nice to hear from the offspring of those who worked on the show

  • @Market-ro1gp

    @Market-ro1gp

    Жыл бұрын

    ❤️🙏

  • @valhodge188
    @valhodge1882 жыл бұрын

    I remember this from childhood now I’m in my fifty’s those were the days 😄

  • @tonyhill1264
    @tonyhill126411 ай бұрын

    I watched this as a kid in the 70s and loved it!!!😊😊😊😊😊

  • @jimperry4108
    @jimperry41082 жыл бұрын

    I never forgot about this show. The host's showmanship made it unforgettable.

  • @donaldhsmiley5723
    @donaldhsmiley57232 жыл бұрын

    Broyhill Industries Lenoir NC... I get misty eyed hearing that. Love the old school Treasure Hunts!

  • @SonnyBubba
    @SonnyBubba2 жыл бұрын

    New Treasure Hunt: What you get when Deal or No Deal doesn’t take itself seriously.

  • @boscobubby
    @boscobubby3 жыл бұрын

    This was my favorite game show at 8 yrs old. Thought host was a 💓

  • @pianomanhere
    @pianomanhere3 жыл бұрын

    God I used to love this show when I was growing up.. Thank you so much for posting these episodes of "Treasure Hunt."

  • @Market-ro1gp
    @Market-ro1gp Жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this show in 1973(I was 10)! Geoff was great Rest in peace, Geoff!❤️🙏

  • @tubesocksbrigade3031
    @tubesocksbrigade30314 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for these Treasure Hunt episodes!!! Love to see more, especially the 70s

  • @thetreasurehouse1742

    @thetreasurehouse1742

    4 жыл бұрын

    Especially the early episodes.

  • @taureanmay7480

    @taureanmay7480

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes.

  • @christophercotton9048
    @christophercotton9048 Жыл бұрын

    I love it when the clunk prizes lead to an even bigger prize!

  • @clutch2827
    @clutch28274 жыл бұрын

    His was just a single neuron of a memory that I recalled last night. Thank you for posting this show.

  • @nickpoff1739
    @nickpoff1739 Жыл бұрын

    LOVE this show. It's always been a favorite. I even managed to work a reference to Emile Auturi into one of my novels.🥰 Thank you for sharing.

  • @yaywhewclips242
    @yaywhewclips2424 жыл бұрын

    Thx for posting, vivid recall this show.

  • @johnnyd63
    @johnnyd633 жыл бұрын

    This aired when I was 8 years old.I always thought Geoff Edward's would be on the truck delivering everything. Waving while they pulled up to the house...Ahh youth.

  • @Musicradio77Network
    @Musicradio77Network2 жыл бұрын

    This was first shown on WCBS-TV (channel 2) in 1973 and then later revived in 1981 on WOR-TV (channel 9) and then later picked up by CBN (now Freeform) in the 1980’s.

  • @georgef551
    @georgef5514 жыл бұрын

    1973: Treasure Hunt. 10 Years Later: Plays arcade games.

  • @maxneufville3629
    @maxneufville36294 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! Thanks sharing 😊

  • @jamessawyer4493
    @jamessawyer44933 жыл бұрын

    I used to watch this show namely that they had some pretty cool cars on the show, those 2 Porsches were a real surprise, considering $12k was a bargain compared to the prices today

  • @douglasheller1260
    @douglasheller12602 жыл бұрын

    In the '70s, when I could convince my mom that I was sick and couldn't go to school, I watched this. (Rarely was I sick!)

  • @tomservo56954

    @tomservo56954

    5 ай бұрын

    It was a weekly show that generally aired before prime time...

  • @BurtBowers
    @BurtBowers3 жыл бұрын

    I remembered watching this show back in the days with my parents & to think two porsches for just under 13 grand what a deal back then..

  • @davethompson3140

    @davethompson3140

    3 жыл бұрын

    Actually, these “Porches” were made with VW (they made punch-buggies) and looked down by The Porche community. Only in the last 5 years have they started to be appreciatived by collectors. I’ve always love them!

  • @jamesryan6008
    @jamesryan60086 ай бұрын

    Always enjoyed this show . Geoff Edwards was a great host. However, this show lacked what made Lets Make a Deal so good: Carol Merrill.

  • @lashawnbulluck7244
    @lashawnbulluck72442 жыл бұрын

    I haven't seen this since I was a Lil girl!! It used to come on late afternoons in the early 80's. 🤩🤩

  • @wattsjetton3027
    @wattsjetton30272 жыл бұрын

    15:06 NOOOOO!!!!!!! 15:31 YESSSSSS!!!!!!!

  • @dimitriberozny3729
    @dimitriberozny3729 Жыл бұрын

    Taped at NBC studios in Burbank! Geoff Edwards was an NBC employee.

  • @kevinfitzmaurice4072

    @kevinfitzmaurice4072

    5 ай бұрын

    Actually, the show was taped at ABC and, later, The Burbank Studios, which was owned by Warner Brothers. The program aired in syndication.

  • @dimitriberozny3729

    @dimitriberozny3729

    5 ай бұрын

    @@kevinfitzmaurice4072 Thanks for the info.I know that Chuck Barris was working with ABC and NBC in the 1970’s-1980’s.

  • @dimitriberozny3729

    @dimitriberozny3729

    5 ай бұрын

    @@kevinfitzmaurice4072 Also NBC had a lease agreement with Warner Bros in the 1970’a-1980’s for their studios.

  • @jennifertaylor8914
    @jennifertaylor89143 жыл бұрын

    "Every woman can use some pots"! Nice...

  • @SonnyBubba

    @SonnyBubba

    2 жыл бұрын

    1973 was a different era. A joke like that would get a show canceled today. That’s why Deal or No Deal simply opened the case, with no frills or fun.

  • @user-hx5yt2nk4s

    @user-hx5yt2nk4s

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mansplaining 😆

  • @keithwarner6997
    @keithwarner6997 Жыл бұрын

    I was so excited about this show N miss. It

  • @thetreasurehouse1742
    @thetreasurehouse17424 жыл бұрын

    I KNEW that I saw an episode with nothing in the box, although in a later episode, he told a contestant that never happens.

  • @VeniceTurquoise
    @VeniceTurquoise Жыл бұрын

    Love seeing my mom in the mink! ❤

  • @calvinclemons7584
    @calvinclemons75844 жыл бұрын

    I;II TAKE This over Deal Or No Deal

  • @calvinclemons7584

    @calvinclemons7584

    4 жыл бұрын

    ill take this over Deal or no Deal any day Thnk You at The New Treasure Hunt had pretty models Biing me more episodes

  • @taureanmay7480

    @taureanmay7480

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's thank you.

  • @MrWildcat2009
    @MrWildcat20096 ай бұрын

    18:37 I would’ve expected something like this from Let’s Make a Deal 😆

  • @alanhumphrey4198
    @alanhumphrey41983 жыл бұрын

    Like how he paid prize money in real cash during those days...

  • @kingporter67
    @kingporter67 Жыл бұрын

    Two very brave and courageous ladies who won great prizes, Sharon won a living room bonanza worth $5,715.80 and Janice won $7,019.98 in cash and prizes, what a great game show gem!

  • @williamhoyle417
    @williamhoyle4175 ай бұрын

    A Chuck Barris Production 😊

  • @timfurnier7061
    @timfurnier70614 жыл бұрын

    Obviously, this was replayed somewhere around 1980 as Amy Grant was only about 10 or 12 years old in 1973.

  • @williambone7724
    @williambone7724 Жыл бұрын

    Here's a show that could use a reboot. A $2,000,000 reboot!

  • @drewzuhosky6826

    @drewzuhosky6826

    Жыл бұрын

    There is _no way in hell_ that a show like this could be aired, let alone pitched, today. It would be deemed too mean for a modern audience. The whole premise of the show was based upon toying with a woman's emotions. They never had any males as contestants on this show, and for good reason. Had they tried this show with a guy as a contestant, they'd have had lawsuits to deal with and the guy might have tried to put someone associated with the show in the hospital. One episode had planned to have a particularly mean sketch, which _(almost)_ resulted in host Geoff Edwards quitting the show out of protest. The woman would have been led to believe that she had just won a new car, but the reveal would have shown that she had only won _THE WINDSHIELD._ _Horrible, horrible_ sketch idea, but fortunately, this one never made it to air.

  • @user-gh3hm7ih3i

    @user-gh3hm7ih3i

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@drewzuhosky6826That's not fair,they should've had guys on Treasure Hunt as well,both editions, Original and the New versions.

  • @micmac99
    @micmac993 жыл бұрын

    4:24 That music is the theme song to The Newlywed Game, also produced by Chuck Barris.

  • @Lupton2000

    @Lupton2000

    3 жыл бұрын

    Actually it was used for The Parent Game (1972).

  • @kevinfitzmaurice4072

    @kevinfitzmaurice4072

    5 ай бұрын

    Not "The Newlywed Game" theme, but it sounds similar.

  • @stardaddyo9
    @stardaddyo93 жыл бұрын

    Why didn't Alex trebek ever have a harum?

  • @sha11235
    @sha112353 жыл бұрын

    I don't like it that Geoff didn't ask their names until they went on the Treasure Hunts.

  • @JGG1701
    @JGG17014 ай бұрын

    $7G was a lot back then.😊

  • @taureanmay7480
    @taureanmay74803 жыл бұрын

    Here's an episode of The New Treasure Hunt in 1973.

  • @taureanmay7480

    @taureanmay7480

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice.

  • @helgam.4250
    @helgam.4250 Жыл бұрын

    How did they get the figure of $19.98 for the shopping cart? Was that actually the price of a shopping cart? Could you even buy shopping carts back then?!

  • @billybatson8657
    @billybatson86572 жыл бұрын

    @11:33 Listen to this and tell me this does NOT sound like Cyndi Lauper's song "She Bop"

  • @chuckers40
    @chuckers402 жыл бұрын

    I could see NBC or ABC doing a reboot of The New Treasure Hunt. the grand prize can be $100,000 cash or even $1,000,000 cash. Cars: Economy, Compacts, Midsize, SUV's, Luxury cars. Lots of trips. Lots of cash from stating at $500

  • @sha11235
    @sha112353 жыл бұрын

    Emile's beard looks funny.

  • @tirmyta
    @tirmyta3 жыл бұрын

    Do you have the episode where one of the sketches is a county fair with a pie-baking contest?

  • @colinstl
    @colinstl2 жыл бұрын

    I recognize the lead model, Jane Nelson, as she did a number of game shows in the 70s and 80s, and very sorry to hear of Naomi DeVargas' passing. Out of curiosity, does anyone know the names of the other models and what they're doing today, including Jane? Thanks bunches!

  • @kevinfitzmaurice4072

    @kevinfitzmaurice4072

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sivi Aberg (blonde) was a staple of Chuck Barris Productions. She was a contestant on "The Dating Game" in 1967; she served as a hostess on "Operation: Entertainment," a USO-type variety show on ABC in 1968; and she assisted Barris and often introduced him on "The Gong Show."

  • @2005dave

    @2005dave

    Жыл бұрын

    Sivi Aberg, Nomi DeVargas, Jane Nelson, Pamela Hensley, and Tanya _____?

  • @InTheGame21
    @InTheGame21 Жыл бұрын

    Zonk or Clonk which came first everything I ever believed in was a lie 😂😂😂😂

  • @DRIVEIN101
    @DRIVEIN1017 ай бұрын

    14:56 -- What not to do

  • @yaywhewclips242
    @yaywhewclips24210 ай бұрын

    U get a grammie birthday cheque!!

  • @mitchellhodack657
    @mitchellhodack6572 жыл бұрын

    My friend Jeremy Fast is looking for the episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" with Regis Philbin and it's from May 17th, 2000. Do you think anyone could find it?

  • @kenyattasimpson8468
    @kenyattasimpson8468Ай бұрын

    Wait that's CJ from Matt Houston

  • @wendyalexander1893
    @wendyalexander1893 Жыл бұрын

    Ridiculous set-up. The box was EMPTY

  • @chuckers40
    @chuckers403 жыл бұрын

    The predecessor of NBC's "Deal or No Deal"

  • @GeekGameCulture

    @GeekGameCulture

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow, to think that if they ever did a revival of this show, Howie Mandell would be terrific as the host for it.

  • @taureanmay7480

    @taureanmay7480

    3 жыл бұрын

    # Empty Box 📦 😑 😕 😢 😪 😐.

  • @SonnyBubba

    @SonnyBubba

    2 жыл бұрын

    Predecessor, only if DoND didn’t take itself so seriously.

  • @cutemimi25
    @cutemimi253 жыл бұрын

    18:34 KLUNK!

  • @gnirolnamlerf593
    @gnirolnamlerf5932 жыл бұрын

    Well, who else could come up with a show with such a flimsy premise but Chuck Barris? Somewhere in his diary, it must say, "Spent three minutes and thirty-seven seconds developing a new show today." I remember the original Treasure Hunt with Jan Murray, which, despite his being a comedian, was much more serious (and boring) than this 30-minute commercial for dozens of products. On the other hand, Geoff Edwards was brilliant as the host here. Monty Hall was the fast talking trader, somewhat detached from the contestants. You always got the feeling he was doing business, and he had to get a lot of business done in 23 minutes, five or six games before the final deal. Edwards knew this whole show was a silly put-on and was intentionally and em-barris-ingly over the top, as was every detail of this show, from models parading to march music, down to pricing all those unrelated items in a showcase down to the penny for no particular reason. I wouldn't binge watch this version of Treasure Hunt but appreciate the chance to have fun with it again in small doses. Thank you. PS $7,000 then is the equivalent of about $50,000 today. Not a bad haul, for not having to know or do anything. And since it was in cash, she had the money to pay the tax on her winnings.

  • @Shawn-ye9rs
    @Shawn-ye9rs Жыл бұрын

    He said every woman can use some pots.

  • @OS-yf3ko
    @OS-yf3ko2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been on a game show kick for the last few months, but this one… where’s the strategy.. Eh just not for me this one

  • @nextbarker2702
    @nextbarker2702 Жыл бұрын

    Did she just get the $7000 or did she get the klunk prizes?

  • @jonathanashbeck3740
    @jonathanashbeck37402 жыл бұрын

    I’ve noticed this show is quite similar to Let’s make a deal.

  • @byrd56

    @byrd56

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good guess. But this was a remake of a late-1950's TV show called "Treasure Hunt", originally on ABC (primetime), then NBC (daytime), created and hosted by comedian Jan Murray. So "Treasure Hunt" beat "LMaD" to air by just a few years.

  • @JesseTheMindless
    @JesseTheMindless2 жыл бұрын

    Deal...or no deal ancestor.

  • @mitchellries256
    @mitchellries2562 жыл бұрын

    I never understood why they had only women play the game. What was the reason for that?

  • @OS-yf3ko

    @OS-yf3ko

    2 жыл бұрын

    Assuming this was aired during the day, mainly women and children are at home during the day in the 70’s.

  • @mitchellries256

    @mitchellries256

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Brandon Taylor That second reason sounds understandable. But I think the first reason sounds like an overreaction. After all I've never seen men attack Monty Hall or Wayne Brady whenever they got zonked on Let's Make A Deal.

  • @tomservo56954

    @tomservo56954

    5 ай бұрын

    Geoff Edwards had to memorize 30 different cash or box scenarios...adding male/female would have made it more difficult

  • @InTheGame21
    @InTheGame21 Жыл бұрын

    Deal or no deal or this show which came first 😂 one ripped off the other

  • @markschildberg1667

    @markschildberg1667

    4 ай бұрын

    Treasure Hunt first aired in 1956, long before Deal or No Deal

  • @duanegunn611
    @duanegunn6113 жыл бұрын

    Jeff Edwards ?

  • @kevinfitzmaurice4072

    @kevinfitzmaurice4072

    2 жыл бұрын

    Geoff Edwards was the host of "Treasure Hunt"; Chuck Barris produced the program. Barris later produced and emceed "The Gong Show," and he and Edwards did look alike, especially when they wore tuxedos.

  • @duanegunn611
    @duanegunn6113 жыл бұрын

    Chuck Barris was the host?

  • @robertb4781

    @robertb4781

    Жыл бұрын

    no, Chuck Barris was the producer; Geoff Edwards was the host