BROADCAST DATE: Monday, April 12, 1976, ABC.
DESCRIPTION: "BREAK THE BANK" was revived in 1976 as part of a celebrity-driven game show that, aside from the name, had virtually no connection to the previous series than run from 1948 through 1957. According to A. C. Nielsen, it was the second highest rated network game show during the October 1975-April 1976 season. Surprisingly enough, it lasted only 15 weeks. Lynda Carter was one of the 9 celebrities that were guests on the premiere episode of the show.

	Series Run: April 12, 1976 trough July 23, 1976. Broadcast Network: ABC. Time Slot: Monday Through Fridays 2:30 P.M. Host: TOM KENNEDY. Guests: Abe Vigoda / Alice Ghostley / Jo Ann Pflug / Dick Gauthier / Jan Murray / LYNDA CARTER / Liz Torres / Robert Hayes / Marjoe Gortner. Announcer: Johnny Jacobs. Director: Richard S. Kline. Executive Producers: Jack Barry, Dan Enright. Associate Producer: Hal Whitby. Prizes furnished by: Wash 'n Dri / Clark Gum / Armstrong / Thomas J. Lipton / West Bend / Vivitar Tom Kennedy's Wardrobe: Rubin Brothers International. Photography: Bill Canter, D. J. Diomedes, Bud Holland, Jan Lowry, Bill McCloud. Art Direction: John C. Mula. Production Manager: Helen Azevedo. Sound: Dick Wilson. Electronic Effects: Larry Hayn. Production Assistants: Melinda Casey, D.A. Diana. Researcher: Phyllis Claver. Stage Managers: Jennifer Cobb, Ed Duzik, Jerry Romano. Lightning Director: Jim DuBois. Production Staff: Paul Fann, Darlen Marks, Claudia Reame. Engeneering Supervisor: Bob Gabrielson. Contestant Coordinator: Lila Michaels. Celebrity Consultant: Lee Sinclair. Senior Video: Guy Tyler. Title Theme: Stu Levin.
EPISODE SYNOPSIS: Two contestants call out numbered gameboard spaces from 1-20, which are turned around to reveal either money ($100, $200, or $300), a money bag, a wild card, or an empty space. If it's a money space or wild card, the two celebrities "attached" to that space are posed a question by the host. One is giving the correct answer, the other is bluffing. The contestant's job is to pick the celebrity that gave the correct answer. The object of the game is for the player to uncover and earn three like dollar amounts, or to "break the bank" by finding and claiming three money bags. In this particular episode when Ralph, one of the participants who chooses box number 13 with a value of $ 100, this box is connected to Jan Murray and Lynda Carter, who gives the correct answer.

© 1976 by Barry & Enright Productions and Columbia Pictures Television. All Rights Reserved

			RUNNING TIME:	0:22:00 [30 hour including commercials].
			VHS:	Not available on commercial video.
			DVD:	Not available on commercial video.
			INFO:	This is LYNDA CARTER's first ever appearance on "BREAK THE BANK".
			VIDEO:	[1]  "BREAK THE BANK". Video clip.
			TRIVIA:	[•] This is LYNDA CARTER's first appearance on a game-show.
				[•] Lynda is featured in only one question in only one of the turns.
				[•] The fact that the ABC version of "BREAK THE BANK" lasted 15 weeks is of no fault of the show's ratings. It was the number 2 rated game show of 1975-1976, behind only "MATCH GAME", and ahead of "THE $20,000 PYRAMID". It was axed to make room for an expanded soap opera.
				[•] The ABC version had a straddling format meaning that a few contestants can fit into one show, and games had to be stopped when time ran out in the show and had to be completed on next day's show.
				[•] Game shows were one of the biggest genres on television during the mid-70's. Just the year before, a record 26 game shows were playing on network and syndicated schedules.
				[•] Each game pitted a female contestant against a male contestant.When a male contestant wins a box, the box is signified with moustashes. When a female contestant wins a box, the box is signified with lips.
				[•] In order to make sure that all celebrities were getting called on, early in the show's run, the producers switched some of the celebrities seats after each show. It seems that boxes in the middle of the board were the ones most often selected; thus, leaving out some of the celebrities.

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