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classic word association game is most closely associated with Dick Clark,
but Bill's weekly nighttime version enjoyed a healthy five-year run in
the late seventies. This version is not to be confused with the daily
daytime series of the 1980s with the same name.
Since Bill's version of Pyramid was a weekly syndicated show, only thirty episodes were produced each year. Those episodes were taped in a grand total of five workdays each season, typically spread out over a two month period depending on the availability of celebrity panelists. During the time Bill hosted this show in syndication, he hosted a variety of different games from Bob Stewart Productions on the network daytime schedule. He also continued as a panelist (and occasional substitute host) on To Tell The Truth. The staging of Pyramid was quite different whenever Bill participated, in order to avoid showing his limp on camera. As a player, Bill and his partner stayed at their podium after a win, rather than taking the customary dash to the Winner's Circle. Also, as a player, Bill and his celebrity opponent would already be seated during the opening introductions, rather than making the traditional walk-ons. As the host of this version, Bill moved to the Winner's Circle during the final round, so that he was in place there at game's end. When necessary, he also conducted tiebreakers from that position. He did walk onto the set at the beginning, but from behind the main game pyramid so that he only had to take a step or two to reach his podium.
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