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Famous people and common folk don't mix — except on game shows. Here are a few favorite moments.
The $20,000 Pyramid
1977 William Shatner made a difference in one woman's life (of about $19,650)
when he slipped and said, ''You're blessed'' while describing the final
category, ''Things That Are Blessed.'' Shatner reacted by throwing his
chair out of the winner's circle and screaming. For us, it was worth
every penny.
Match Game
1977 Richard Dawson believed his answer ''finishing school'' matched a
contestant's answer of ''school'' on this fill-in-the-blanks classic. When
the judge disagreed, Dawson refused to take down his card and let the
game continue. Host Gene Rayburn then took control by demanding a
commercial break.
Password Plus
1979 First, Robert Urich began his day on the one-word-clue-and-answer show
by giving the hint ''Woody'' when the answer was ''Woody.'' Then, after
twice not being able to figure out the answer to the clue ''Harvard'' (it
was ''Yale''), Urich said he wanted to go home and griped, ''Vicki Lawrence
warned me about this.''
Hollywood Squares
1998 Bobcat Goldthwait says he was fired from the Tom Bergeron-hosted Squaresbecause nobody would call on him. According to the comedian, when one
contestant needed Goldthwait's square to win, he actually chose the only
other square left on the board instead — Judd Nelson.
Deal or No Deal
2006 Celine Dion appears on the NBC show's June 5 season finale to offer
''support,'' via satellite, to a high school guidance counselor trying to
take home a supersize $5 million suitcase. (Dion is a fan of the show.)
Sadly, it's the guidance counselor, not Dion, who serenades the Banker
with ''Because You Loved Me.''
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