Everyone in this arena has a money stake in one of our famous couples! [The red section has its money on (celeb couple 1)! The yellow section backs (celeb couple 2)! And the blue section is betting on (celeb couple 3)!] ...As we play the game of celebrity gossip...

And here's the star of Tattletales, Bert Convy!

Here are some explanatory notes: First, I will give a summary of the 1969 game show He Said She Said, which eventually became Tattletales. Then, I will give a summary of the version that we're most familiar with.

HE SAID SHE SAID Broadcast history: SYN: 9-15-69 to 8-21-70

Hosted by baseball catcher-turned-broadcaster Joe Garagiola, developed by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and sponsored by Holiday Inn Hotels, this daily syndicated game show featured four celebrity couples, each of whom was playing for a married couple in the audience.  Husbands and wives were separated, and one set of spouses was asked a question.  The object of the game was for the other set of spouses to determine which answers had been given by their respective mates.  The couple with the most points won, for their audience partners, a week's vacation at a Holiday Inn of their choice.  In 1974, the series was revived as Tattletales.

TATTLETALES Broadcast history: CBS: 2-18-1974 to 3-31-1978, 1-18-1982 to 6-1-1984 Synd.: 9-12-1977 to Sept. 1978

Bert Convy hosted this game show on which three celebrity couples competed, each playing for one-third of the studio audience; the spouses were separated while one set of partners was asked personal questions.  Couples won money for their "rooting sections" by matching responses correctly.  The winning couple won an extra $1000 for their rooting section. All the money was divided among the members of the studio audience.

Every episode of every version of Tattletales is known to exist.  Both versions have also been shown on GSN. Tattletales is one of the few popular game shows without a home game; perhaps because it was only for celebrities; however, it came real close to becoming a home game.  One was proposed, but it never made it to the shelves.  Meanwhile, there are two ways you can play it at home; you can settle for a home version of The Newlywed Game, or you can do this: (idea courtesy of Dan Brooks) First, purchase a copy of the board game version of "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus", then get three markers (blue, yellow and red), three note pads,  and finally, get three couples, and there you have it!  Another instant home game. Visit these other sites: Linda's Tattletales Page For most of the 1980s run, the opening spiel went like this: "(From Television City in Hollywood, it's Tattletales!) Welcome to the game of celebrity gossip... Tattletales! And now, here's the star of Tattletales, Bert Convy!" In the later months of the 1980s version, the spiel went like this: "Everyone in this studio audience has a money stake in one of our famous celebrity couples!  Playing for the blue section are (celeb couples here)! (repeat with yellow and red sections) Places, Please!  ...as we play the game of celebrity gossip, Tattletales! And now, here's the star of Tattletales, Bert Convy!

Both theme songs were cute.  The 1970s theme, like the Concentration theme of the time, was played on the Moog synthesizer by Edd Kalehoff, who also wrote the cute piece. The 1980s version had a livelier, more upbeat theme composed by Robert Israel for Score Productions.

The opening to He Said, She Said went like this: "(Four celebrity couples are introduced by the wife's and husband's full names.)  These four celebrity couples are going to play... He Said, She Said! And now,  here's the star of He Said, She Said, Joe Garagiola!"

At the end of early episodes, Bert Convy said, "Join us next time when our studio audience will be sharing the winnings and secrets of our celebrity couples right here on Tattletales. Bert Convy saying so long, everybody!"

This is Johnny Olson speaking for Tattletales...

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