The Magnificent Marble Machine Game Show

The magnificent marble machine was an american television game show hosted by art james and based on pinball.

The magnificent marble machine game show.

The program premiered on nbc on july 7 1975 at 12 00 pm et replacing the short lived game show blank check. Merrill heatter and bob quigley productions for nbc us daytime game show 1975 76 200 episodes x 30 min 40 weeks host art james announcer johnny gilbert the magnificent marble machine replaced the short lived blank check whose timeslot was taken over by jackpot. The magnificent marble machine was a short lived game show with a giant pinball machine. This week we re celebrating one of my favorite all time game shows.

Two contestants one a returning champion competed each paired with a celebrity partner. Merrill heatter and bob quigley packaged the program with robert noah as executive producer. That s how many historians regard the magnificent marble machine which enjoyed a brief one year run on nbc in 1975 1976. Two contestants one a returning champion comp.

The magnificent marble machine hosted by art james. One of the best known flops in game show history. The magnificent marble machine. Although magnificent marble machine was short lived and received it s share of criticism host art james kept the show moving in the same low key and friendly style he had used on his prior game shows like say when and the who what or where game.

The magnificent marble machine was an american television game show that featured a giant pinball machine as its centerpiece. The magnificent marble machine was an american television game show hosted by art james and based on pinball. Hosted by art james this game show ran july 7 1975 to march 12 1976.