Let's Make a Deal

30min

Let's Make a Deal is a television game show which originated in the United States and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The show is based around deals offered to members of the audience by the host. The traders usually have to weigh the possibility of an offer being for a valuable prize, or an undesirable item, referred to as a "Zonk". Let's Make a Deal is also known for the various unusual and crazy costumes worn by audience members, who dressed up that way in order to increase their chances of being selected as a trader. The show was hosted for many years by Monty Hall, who co-created and co-produced the show with Stefan Hatos. The current version is hosted by Wayne Brady, with Jonathan Mangum, Tiffany Coyne, and Cat Gray assisting.

Production Companies

Ron Greenberg Productions

Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions

Catalena Productions

Renegade83

Dick Clark Productions

FremantleMedia

NBC

Episodes

Cast

Monday December 30, 1963 (Debut in Color on NBC)

1. Monday December 30, 1963 (Debut in Color on NBC)

30min

30th Dec 1963

1963-1964 season

2. 1963-1964 season

30min

The pilot episode (which was taped in late 1963), aired on Game Show Network on March 4, 2003 (and was repeated several times). Among the deals: • Monty deals with a woman who ends up with an inexpensive fur coat. Near the end of the show, when Monty announced the Big Deal and the coat's winner, Maggie Guth, opted for the Big Deal, Hall revealed one of the coat's pockets had something in them -- five shares of U.S. Steel stock worth $265 Note: The above mentioned deal often was a trick Monty used in the future when contestants won zonks, to tempt them into keeping them or passing it up for another unknown. Yup, there might be a valuable prize (or perhaps, another zonk, and so on) concealed inside. The U.S. Steel stock prize was fairly modest, even by 1963 standards, but many times, there were such things as car keys, plane tickets to exotic destinations and checks/wads of cash worth thousands of dollars hidden inside those cheap furs, dusty living room couches, broken TVs, etc. • A wom

Tuesday December 31, 1963

3. Tuesday December 31, 1963

30min

31st Dec 1963

Wednesday January 1, 1964 (Preempted for NCAA Football)

4. Wednesday January 1, 1964 (Preempted for NCAA Football)

30min

1st Jan 1964

Thursday January 2, 1964

5. Thursday January 2, 1964

30min

2nd Jan 1964

Friday January 3, 1964

6. Friday January 3, 1964

30min

3rd Jan 1964

Monday January 6, 1964

7. Monday January 6, 1964

30min

6th Jan 1964

Tuesday January 7, 1964

8. Tuesday January 7, 1964

30min

7th Jan 1964

Wednesday January 8, 1964

9. Wednesday January 8, 1964

30min

8th Jan 1964

Thursday January 9, 1964

10. Thursday January 9, 1964

30min

9th Jan 1964

Friday January 10, 1964

11. Friday January 10, 1964

30min

10th Jan 1964

Monday January 13, 1964

12. Monday January 13, 1964

30min

13th Jan 1964

Tuesday January 14, 1964

13. Tuesday January 14, 1964

30min

14th Jan 1964

Wednesday January 15, 1964

14. Wednesday January 15, 1964

30min

15th Jan 1964

Thursday January 16, 1964

15. Thursday January 16, 1964

30min

16th Jan 1964

Friday January 17, 1964

16. Friday January 17, 1964

30min

17th Jan 1964

Monday January 20, 1964

17. Monday January 20, 1964

30min

20th Jan 1964

Tuesday January 21, 1964

18. Tuesday January 21, 1964

30min

21st Jan 1964

Wednesday January 22, 1964

19. Wednesday January 22, 1964

30min

22nd Jan 1964

Thursday January 23, 1964

20. Thursday January 23, 1964

30min

23rd Jan 1964

Friday January 24, 1964

21. Friday January 24, 1964

30min

24th Jan 1964

Monday January 27, 1964

22. Monday January 27, 1964

30min

27th Jan 1964

Tuesday January 28, 1964

23. Tuesday January 28, 1964

30min

28th Jan 1964

Wednesday January 29, 1964

24. Wednesday January 29, 1964

30min

29th Jan 1964

Thursday January 30, 1964

25. Thursday January 30, 1964

30min

30th Jan 1964

Friday January 31, 1964

26. Friday January 31, 1964

30min

31st Jan 1964

Monday February 3, 1964

27. Monday February 3, 1964

30min

3rd Feb 1964

Tuesday February 4, 1964

28. Tuesday February 4, 1964

30min

4th Feb 1964

Wednesday February 5, 1964

29. Wednesday February 5, 1964

30min

5th Feb 1964

Thursday February 6, 1964

30. Thursday February 6, 1964

30min

6th Feb 1964

Friday February 7, 1964

31. Friday February 7, 1964

30min

7th Feb 1964

First air date

30th Dec 1963

Last air date

1st Apr 2003

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks