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So, where's the NPOV problem? The page details the various deals used on the show, and stays to the point. I don't get it.--TLEberle 00:03, 24 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Zonks

"Every type of live animal imaginable" - now there's a prize...

Closing Segment Desperation Deals

I believe Closing Segment Desperation Deals needs to be rewritten. It's way too long and keeps repeating itself. Some POV as well, like "even funnier". Suede 08:54, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In-house band?

Did the late 1960's version of LMAD employ an in-house band for its incidental music? -- Denelson 83 06:33, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe all in-house music up through the 1975-1976 season was performed by Ivan Ditmars and his band. When the show moved to Las Vegas in late 1976, they switched over to pre-recorded music. --Goldrushcavi 05:41, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Celebrities playing for a home viewer

I notice there is no information for this. I can safely say for sure, that this was part of the show in the mid '70s. Recently, on a Saturday night block, one of the episodes aired with Milton Berle playing for a home viewer in Chicago. I can also remember Marty Allen playing for a home viewer also(on an episode that aired several years back on GSN). I'd add this, but I need to find the information first....Hdayejr 16:39, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keeping the Zonks

Has anyone else noticed that many of the supposedly rented live animals were frequently worth more than the secondary prizes? I.e., a cow is worth more than (frequently hideous) living room furniture. And the current claim that it would be impossible to take a cow home is specious; it's no harder to get a cow to some place you can keep it for future sale than it is to get living room furniture you don't want stored and sold. I question the claim that people were allowed to keep Zonks. I have always presumed they were give consolation prizes instead.76.234.131.10 22:21, 22 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sometime in the late 70's/early 80's TV Guide had an article about games show prizes. It mentioned that contestants on Let's Make a Deal could have the Zonk prizes if they wanted and cited an episode where one contestant "won" a donkey/mule. The contestant was a youth pastor and the donkey would have been just the thing for weekend hayrides. Deal awarded him the donkey. Of course, the policy could have changed since then. I don't have the TV Guide in question, but maybe someone with a collection does and could cite the specifics. Just1thing (talk) 16:03, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rules of Probability

I would like to see a link here to the rules of probability that governed the Door #1 etc game. 142.36.61.36 (talk) 19:18, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What you want is the Monty Hall problem. 71.111.214.168 (talk) 20:16, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Succession Box

There's no reason to construct a succession box entry for the new version until it actually premieres. If there eventually is an SB entry, though, it's going to be awfully cluttered with two time slots in there (10 AM/3 PM). How do we want to deal with this? FWIW, I find succession boxes about TV schedules extremely confusing for the reader and not all that relevant to the content of the article.JTRH (talk) 13:07, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

CBS time slots

Local CBS stations had the same 10am-or-3pm (Eastern) option for Guiding Light that they'll have for Let's Make a Deal. It looks like many will take the morning option for Deal so that it can be paired with Price is Right.

2009 Version

I wonder what, if anything, should be done with the "2009 version" section. Looking at the whole article, the "Format" section already introduces elements of the new show, particularly the Big Deal of the Day. So it seems kind of strange that the 2009 version is almost "re-introduced" at the very end of the article. Ideally, I'd like the information to be used in a "Broadcast History" section, either within the main article (e.g. Tic-Tac-Dough), or as part of a separate article entirely, like Jeopardy! broadcast history. Thoughts? Gongshow ^Talk 05:58, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There was no announcer for the first few episodes, Jonathan Mann joined the show as the sidekick. 24.3.64.94 (talk) 13:29, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Re Broadcast History: done. Re: no announcer, that's false, there has always been an announcer on the 2009 version. Ѕōŧŧōľäċqǔä (talk) 15:00, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What?!

"it is one of three game shows in the United States to have aired at least one new episode in at least six consecutive decades." This does not make very much sense, I'd rephrase it but I'm not entirely sure what it means. Is this saying each decade it's aired at least one episode? TrevorLSciAct (talk) 14:48, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Different versions of the show, with new episodes, have been on the air at some point in the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's and now 2010's. IIRC, the other two are The Price is Right and To Tell the Truth. JTRH (talk) 16:10, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright holder

Thanks to whoever for correcting (or deleting) the copyright credit to the current version of the show. Does anyone know who the copyright holder is on the new CBS version? I know the copyright credit on the official LMAD site is "Let's Make A Deal, a Joint Venture", implying that Monty Hall himself owns the franchise. Hiphats (talk) 19:36, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How does that imply that Monty owns the franchise? It could very well be a joint venture between two (or more) other entities. Monty could have sold his interest. I'm not even sure Hatos-Hall Productions exists any more. Have they produced a game show since the 1986(ish) Split Second? I know they didn't produce the 1990 NBC daytime LMAD - I think that was Dick Clark Productions and Ron Greenburg, with Monty as a "consultant". JTRH (talk) 21:30, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yea, but it still does not answer the question, who is the copyright holder for the new version of LMAD as listed in the end credits?Hiphats (talk) 06:21, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know. My comment was directed at the fact that there's no verifiable evidence to support the "implication" that it's Monty. JTRH (talk) 12:42, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Getting a bit long

In my opinion, the article is talking more about the various games used in the show than the show itself. There's precious little about the show's development, or the many years that Monty Hall hosted it; in fact, it's way too focused on the current Wayne Brady version. I have some books on game shows that I think could add some historical reference to the article, and perhaps a separate List of Let's Make a Deal trading games could be created. Discussion? --McDoob AU 93 19:35, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Let's Make A Deal Problem

Well we have an LMAD article problem, some people put in Jonathan Mangum as the host! He is not the host, he is Wayne's sidekick [meaning he announces and he assists Wayne on some deals] ACMECrimeNet (talk) 11:59, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There's no problem. He's listed in the infobox as shown in the program's credits. Sottolacqua (talk) 12:31, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced sections

I removed the following details from the main article because they have been tagged with needing citations for 2.5 years. Please do not re-add this material without first including references. AldezD (talk) 19:25, 14 August 2013 (UTC) Added links to the interview referencing the story about the contestant's attire and celebrities guesting on show. Colonial Computer 05:05, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Audience attire

When the series began, studio audience members wore suits and ties or dresses. Over time, contestants gradually moved to wearing costumes. In 2003, GSN presented the May 25, 1963 pilot with commentary from host Hall. In the special, Hall mentioned that two weeks into the series (January 1964), an audience member had brought in a small placard that read "Roses are red, violets are blue, I came here to deal with you!" The placard caught Hall's attention, and he chose the trader to make a deal. On later tapings, more people began bringing signs. Again to get Hall's attention, another audience member showed up at a taping wearing a crazy hat, which also eventually caught on with others. The costumes and signs became a part of the show itself and got crazier and crazier as the show went on.

The most frequently-asked question was if the show provided the zany costumes for the studio audience. The standard but ambiguous response was that all traders came to the studio "dressed as they are", in the words of Jay Stewart.

At various times in the show's history—most notably, early in the syndicated version's 1975–76 season—a guest celebrity played the game alongside the studio contestants for a home viewer. The same rules applied to the celebrity trader; however, the celebrity was always dressed in business attire. Any prizes won were awarded to the home viewer. The celebrity was also given the option of participating in the Big Deal.

Celebrities who played include Milton Berle, Red Buttons, Nanette Fabray and Bill Macy.

Value

Big Deals on the 1963–76 version varied in value, but generally ranged from $1,500–$5,000. The weekly syndicated version featured Big Deals worth $7,000–$15,000, with the runner-up deal frequently featuring prizes such as cars, furs, or trips, that would normally be part of a Big Deal on the daytime version. During the 1975–76 syndicated season, Big Deals were worth between $8,000–$10,000, meaning a trader could leave with almost $30,000 if they also won the Super Deal.

The 1980–81 syndicated version featured Big Deals worth $4,000–$6,000. Also, as the show was seen in both Canada and the United States, cash prizes were offered in the form of "Monty Dollars" or "Let's Make a Deal Money", and traders could accept the amount in either U.S. or Canadian currency.

The 1984–86 syndicated version offered Big Deals worth $6,000–$10,000 in the first season and $8,000–$12,000 in the second season. The 1990–91 version that aired on NBC Daytime featured Big Deals worth $12,000–$20,000.

In 2003, NBC aired three episodes of a weekly version hosted by Billy Bush that featured Big Deals worth over $50,000. The current CBS version, airing since 2009, features Big Deals worth $18,000–$50,000.

Split article?

Seems like it should be split into each show Czechia2016 (talk) 19:38, 19 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely not. This article is about one program, Let's Make a Deal. The intricacies of each period of production are appropriately detailed. AldezD (talk) 22:38, 19 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Price is Right is split up Czechia2016 (talk) 22:45, 19 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Those are about substantially different versions of the show. The current version of LMAD isn't that drastically different from the original. JTRH (talk) 23:10, 19 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please check with other quality source to determine if it is one program, ... or multiple programs ... with new emcee and packaging They are All Different and deserve to be listed as so ... this is like saying all Wizard of Oz programs are the same. Shortsightedness will lower the Quality while eliminating the source portion of the article. Gary Davis 21:02, 5 October 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Halfgoofy (talk • contribs)

Procter & Gamble?

Did Procter & Gamble (then-owners of NBC's Sunday night 8:30 p.m. slot) ever sponsored the nighttime version in 1967? --73.184.6.244 (talk) 18:29, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Audience sound affects. Please, please lower the volume of the sound affects of audience cheers. Not only does it hurt the ears but, most importantly, it overrides the host and the prize information. It would be so very much appreciated. Thanks,

         Sally Weaver, Largo Florida. 2603:9000:9300:2A5E:5458:3338:DA07:AA43 (talk) 14:36, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]