Date Of Run: September 29, 1980- September 24, 1982
Host: Jim Lange
Announcers: Jay Stewart, Charlie O' Donnell
Producer: Ron Greenberg
Director: Richard Kline
As a kid, this was my number one favorite game show. My most favorite part of the whole show was the mesmerizing stars and swirls that were seen on the spinning wheels. The object of Bullseye was to bank $1000 or more, $2000 later in the run. How a player accomplished this was to stop the wheels by hitting a button. So they were actually deciding their own fate. A typical spin on Bullseye may reveal, Music for $300 a question, Sports for $200 a question and a contract of 3. The "Contract" was the number of questions you were required to answer. It ranged from 1-5 Questions. If you got a Bullseye, you could answer as many questions as you desired. If you successfully completed a contract, you had the option to bank the money in the pot or continue playing. I liked that because that added the element of risk and daring to the game. Be careful, however because if you missed a question, control shifted to the other player and you may have to give up the money in the pot you worked hard to obtain. The player that won went to the bonus game for a nice prize showcase. Dollar amounts on the wheels ranged from $100 to $300. There were Bullseyes, AND, there was the mean old lightning. That however was only in one of the windows. You had to get 3 Bullseyes (One in each window) to get the pot doubled and to win the prizes. If you got through 10 spins with no lightning but no 3 bullseyes, you still got $5000 and the prizes. Another good thing about this bonus is that if you covered the wheel with the lightning with a bullseye, you were home free the rest of the way. You never knew where the lightning hid though.
Bullseye and the logo and pictures are a Barry and Enright production, no challenges to ownership are implied nor intended.
Hear this:
Bullseye, Opening, Hal Hidey, 1980
Bullseye, Win/Bonus/Plug, Hal Hidey, 1980
Bullseye Closing Theme, Hal Hidey, 1980
Here Are some Bullseye Pictures, Thanks to Mike Billmann and John Ricci
Take Me Home
