Remember Monty Hall and this fantastic game show?
The original “Let’s Make a Dear” ran from 1963 through 1976. When the series began, studio audience members wore suits and ties or dresses. Over time, contestants progressed from signs to crazy hats to eventually wearing costumes to get Monty's attention, and selected to play the game.
This image by Time's staff photographer Marianna Dimos accompanied a Sept. 9, 1973, article by by Beth Ann Krier.
“Life,” a friendly connoisseur of daytime television recently suggested, “is ‘Let’s Make a Deal.’ The program is split-second decisions. It’s costumes. It’s greed. It’s heartbreaking. It’s spectacular. It’s put down by the critics. It’s enormously middle class. It will go on forever. It’s the most honest thing on television. It’s the best fashion parade there ever was or ever will be.”
It's funny what people will do to win a new TV.
Here's hoping that the offer of games and prizes will inspire you to dress to impress our hosts. We can't promise any TVs, microwave ovens, or trips to the Bahamas, but who's to say there won't be a fabulous ZONK behind door number 2!
