Family Feud
Episode 1
TV Flash files “Episode 1” as a desk essential hour — Family Feud (1976–1985) on ABC, season 3, episode 1, aired 1979-02-15, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E01: listed hour 1 of 629 in the Family Feud guide, the only listed hour of season 3. It aired 1979-02-15 (30 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “TV's All-Time Favorites Week 2 Game 2: Gilligan's Island vs. Hawaiian Eye” (S07E222). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Essential hour: “Episode 1”. An early catalog hour of Dawson's Feud. Survey answers already a national reflex; the host is the brand. Appointment flirting, Fast Money as the sugar, families as the foil.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Episode 1 sit in the Family Feud guide?
S03E01 is listed hour 1 of 629 — the only listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 1.
When did Family Feud S03E01 air?
Episode 1 aired 1979-02-15 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Dawson years or later hosts?
This catalog hour is the original ABC Dawson run (1976–1985). Later emcees are cleaner reboots; Fast Money remains, the flirt does not.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Richard Dawson kisses contestants, baits families, and turns survey answers into a national reflex. Fast Money is the sugar rush; the host is the brand. The original Feud as appointment flirting, before later emcees sanded the edges into a cleaner, safer smile for syndication.
Open on a kiss that is not garnish. ABC, 1976–1985: two families guess the most popular survey answers for cash, culminating in Fast Money pressure, and Richard Dawson defines the original Family Feud as appointment flirting. Mark Goodson and Bill Todman built the board; Dawson made it a dare. Fast Money is the sugar rush. The host is the brand. Kissing contestants was a signature and a debated trademark. If you came for a generic game-show template, you are in the wrong weather system. Survey says became a…
Filed against
- Richard Dawson as Host
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