The Family Feud Story: The Ray Combs Revival

https://www.connro.com/ Almost immediately after Richard Dawson's tenure on Family Feud came to an end upon the show's cancellation, creator Mark Goodson began workshopping a reboot of his most successful game show in a long career of smash hits. He landed a fresh talent in comedian Ray Combs, and the show returned to television in 1988. However, this iteration of the show never took off like its predecessor. In this video, we explore why hopes were so high for this revival project, why it didn't work, and the many bizarre efforts to keep it afloat -- including a truly baffling host change near the end of the show's run. 00:00 Intro 00:51 Starting a Revival 03:33 Who is Ray Combs? 06:48 Moving to CBS 09:05 The 1987 Pilot 13:44 The Show Premieres 16:58 Stiff Competition 21:06 "The Family Feud Challenge" 24:08 Downfall & CBS Cancellation 27:47 "Send for the man!" 31:20 The Revamped 1994 Season 34:39 Epilogue on Dawson 35:47 Epilogue on Combs If there are any corrections to be made to this video, you'll find them here https://www.connro.com/corrections#h....