Classic Game Shows & More

I bought this set after finding out that it had shows like "Play Your Hunch" on it. There are some good shows here, many that I have never seen. Part of the fun is seeing celebrities (Bill Cullen, Steve Allen, Robert Q. Lewis among others) who are long dead. Western actor Walter Brennan is here, in a suit and tie with his teeth in. I almost didn't recognize him! I too experienced trouble with at least one of the DVDs "freezing".

My biggest issue is these are really old game shows. Second there is no option to simply play through all of the episodes. You have to select a new episode after each one is finished.

i absolutely loved all the classic game shows and as for the more part the kids shows should have been on there own collection to make room for more of the game shows as i would have bought a collection of the kids shows separately.as for the discs shaking, skipping, and freezing that everybody is complaining about there is no problem with my set.

When I received the package, I was shocked to see that the 4 single disks are in paper envelopes, stacked in the plastic case, which is about the cheapest way of packaging DVDs.Only about half of the episodes are real game shows, mostly contained on Discs 1 and 2. Several are plain give-away programs where people only have to prove that they are needier than the other contestants. The rest, about half of disc 3 and all of disc 4, are children's shows which are totally out of date. As far as the actual game shows go, instead of classic programs and wonderful hosts like, for instance, Bill Cullen, the set includes losers like "Place the Face, "Pass the Line" and "Pantomime Quiz" as well as hosts whom nobody remembers.If you are thinking of the runtime and the low price (as I did), do not forget that most commercials are included, not only those where the actors show products during the show. And since I can almost guarantee that you will not look at most of these again after the first time, where is the gain? At least, that's what I am asking myself.

The collection is very extensive. I saw shows I had never seen before, and I'm a big fan of game shows. Jan Murray's version of "Treasure Hunt" and "Dollar a Second" were both new shows to me. Same with Bill Cullen's "Place the Face" and the shows "Queen For a Day" and "Draw The Line" I believe it was called. Overall a nice variety of shows to watch.Now the bad news. The Edgar Bergen show froze twice in the same spot the two times I tried playing it. Judging from some other reviews, this is a "quality control" problem more than just a fluke. The quality of some shows are better than others, but given the age of these shows, that's somewhat to be expected. Other than that a nice look back at TV in its beginning and simpler times.

Used these dvds during my exercise workouts to make the time go faster. Keeps your mind active. Wish there was more of .them

These discs make a whirring sound and are a mess, if this company had decent quality control, then this package would have been worthwhile but it is a boxed piece of junk for the most part,

If you enjoy all the other Mill Creek movie and television box sets you'll want to get this one of classic '50s game shows. It's got Lucy and Desi on What's My Line and tons of other (many obscure) game shows. Of course these are all in black and white, and the audio and video clarity varies. But for the price I definately feel I got my moneys worth. My only complaint is that there are only one or two episodes of each game show. I'd love to see more What's My Line. Hint, hint, hint Mill Creek. More please.