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For years it would almost always be aired in tandem with another Barris production, The Newlywed Game, which premiered on ABC the following year. The Newlywed Game was an American television game show where newly-married couples answered questions to find out how well the husband and wife knew each other. ...

Typically, a bachelorette would question three bachelors, who were hidden from her view; at the end of the questioning period, she would choose one to go out with on a date paid for by the show. Occasionally, the roles would be reversed with a man questioning three ladies; other times, a celebrity would question three players for a date for themselves, a co-worker or a relative of theirs. Many celebrities played the game looking for love themselves. This page is about unmarried women; for the television show, see The Bachelorette. ... A bachelor is traditionally an unmarried but marriageable man, however some restrict the usage to men who have never been married. ...

Some unknown contestants would later become quite famous, including Suzanne Somers, Farrah Fawcett, Andy Kaufman (who went under a different name "Baji Kimran"), Burt Reynolds, Michael Jackson, Sally Field, John Ritter, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Selleck (who went on the show twice and lost each time!). The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit judge Alex Kozinski appeared on it and won. [1] One standard feature was that at the end of each episode the host and winning contestants would blow a kiss to the viewers. Suzanne Somers, from the opening credits of Threes Company. ... Farrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2, 1947 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an actress who became a noted pop culture icon and leading sex symbol of the 1970s. ... Andy Kaufman Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was a New York-born American entertainer. ... Burt Reynolds in a promotional photo from Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds on February 11, 1936 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American actor. ... For other people with the same name, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation) Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958), also known by the nicknames King of Pop and Wacko Jacko, is an American musician whose successful music career and controversial personal life have been at the forefront of pop culture for... Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American movie and television actress. ... John Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor, best known for playing Jack Tripper in the sitcom Threes Company. ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, Golden Globe award winning actor, and Republican politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. ... Selleck at a formal affair, sans his trademark moustache. ... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: District of Alaska District of Arizona Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California District of Hawaii District of Idaho District of Montana District of... Judge Alex Kozinski (born July 23, 1950) is a judge in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a popular essayist. ...

This was a forerunner for a number of other shows done in the same style (although a show called Blind Date was matching up contestants in a much tamer setting almost two decades earlier). The 1970s version of the show was much more sexually explicit (and played for laughs) than other versions. A blind date is a date between two people who have never met and typically know little or nothing about each other. ...

It was hosted by San Francisco disc jockey Jim Lange throughout the '60s and '70s, by Elaine Joyce and later Jeff MacGregor in the '80s (in which future stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Oprah Winfrey and Jim Carrey appeared as contestants) and by Brad Sherwood and later Chuck Woolery in the '90s. Woolery had previously hosted the long-running Love Connection, a show which owed its existence to this series. For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Jim Lange was born on August 15, 1933 in St. ... Elaine Joyce (born December 19, 1945, Kansas City, Missouri) is an American actress. ... Cuba Gooding Jr. ... It has been suggested that Legends Weekend be merged into this article or section. ... Carrey in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, 1994 James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962), better known as Jim Carrey, is a Canadian/American comedian and film actor. ... Bradley R. Sherwood (born November 24, 1964 in Chicago) is an American actor, comedian, and corporate speaker. ... Chuck Woolery, 2003 Chuck Woolery (born March 16, 1941) is a popular game show host. ... Love Connection was an American game show television series which debuted on September 12, 1983. ...

Lange went on to host a number of game shows in the '70s and '80s, none of which matched the popularity of The Dating Game in its prime. He remains a popular radio personality.

Celebrities Who Have Appeared on The Dating Game

• Adam West 1966
• Kathy Garver 1966 & New Year's 1970-1971
• Sally Field & Robert Vaughn 1966
• John Ritter 1967
• Richard Dawson, Steve Martin and Bill Bixby 1968
• McLean Stevenson 1968
• Farrah Fawcett 1969
• Michael Jackson 1972
• Butch Patrick 1972
• H.R. Pufnstuf Christmas 1972
• Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared on "The New" Dating Game 1973
• Dick Clark 1973
• Willie Aames 1978
• Andy Kaufman 1978
• Jimmie Walker 1978
• Phil Hartman (then unknown in 1979)
• Ann B. Davis 1970 & 1971
• Maureen McCormick 1971 & 1973
• Barry Williams in 1972
• Pee Wee Herman in 1979

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Musical Cues

All of the following were done by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass:

"Spanish Flea" (bachelorette intro)

"Whipped Cream" (bachelor intro)

"Lollipops And Roses" (date location cue)

"Ladyfingers" and "Lemon Tree" (think cues)

Dating Game 1965 opening theme

Other music cues used on the show include:

"Fantail" by Count Basie (turntable cue when Jim Lange says, "and here they are!")

"Little Rosie" by Chuck Barris (Dating Game 1965 closing theme)

"Love Sickness" by Sir Mack Rice (times up cue)

"Boston Bust-Out" by Jimmy McGriff (prize intro cue)

Dating Game 1971(?), main theme by David Mook -->