GAME SHOW TITLE FONTS

Most of these fonts have not already been shown in a publicly viewable collection on the Web. This page contains references to The Solotype Catalog of 4,147 Display Typefaces by Dan X. Solo (Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications Inc., 1992).

The Big Showdown

Font: Herkules by Dieter Steffmann (download)
Bullseye

The download link is for Nougat, Dieter Steffmann᾿s freeware version of this font.

Font: Dynamo Bold by K[arl?] Sommer (download)

Card Sharks 1978

From the Jim Perry version. The Solotype catalog name for this font is Piccadilly.

Font: Crystal Gypsy by Josh Wilhelm (download)

Card Sharks 2001

From the Pat Bullard version.

Font: Baveuse by Ray Larabie (download)

Chain Reaction (Cullen)

From the Bill Cullen version. This is the long-sought freeware version of Beans, a font designed in the 1970s by Dieter Zembsch and currently sold by Lineto.com.

Font: Haricot by Diogene (download)

Dream House (Eubanks)

From the Bob Eubanks version.

Font: Peignot Bold by A.M. Cassandre (unavailable for download)

Family Feud (Dawson)

This font came from the FamilyFeudHangout Yahoo! Group, and was provided by Casey Buck.

Font: Family Feud by David Frangioso (unavailable for download)

Family Feud (Dawson)

I created this font with FontStruct. The grid lines do not show up very well in this sample.

Font: Fast Money by James H. Vipond (download)

Jeopardy!

As of 2010 July 15, this font is part of a commercial 12-font family: six weights in roman and italic. Only the regular non-italic font is free.

Font: Gyparody Heavy by Ray Larabie (Solotype name is Anonymous) (purchase)

The Joker’s Wild

The show’s actual logo does not seem to exist as a font, but this is a close equivalent.

Font: Oliver by Christine Mauerkirchner (download)

Just Men!

Font: Advertisers Gothic by Robert Wiebking (download or purchase)
Match Game

This font appears to be derived from the logo of the CBS version.

Font: Stentiga by Ray Larabie (download)

Mindreaders

From an obscure game show whose host was Laugh-In cohost Dick Martin. Uppercase only. The Solotype catalog name for this font is Marvin.

Font: Marbold (download)

The New Newlywed Game

From the 1980s syndicated version.

Font: Serif Gothic Bold (unavailable for download)

On the Cover

This font also has been used for the corporate identity of Westinghouse Broadcasting/Group W Television and that of Filmation at least since 1985.

Font: Anklepants by Ray Larabie (download)

Rhyme and Reason

I created this graphic in Paintbrush, an open-source paint program for Mac OS X which lacks non-rectangular selection tools, so the kerning is off. The Solotype catalog name for this font is Yagi Double.

Font: Retro Stereo Wide by Gus Thessalos (download)

Showoffs

Canada Type sells an updated version of this font under the name Johnny.

Font: Margit by Phil Martin (download)

Split Second (Monty Hall)

From the Monty Hall syndicated version. The Solotype catalog name for this font is Roco.

Font: Marquee Mieux (download)

Tic Tac Dough (Martindale)

From the Wink Martindale syndicated version.

Font: Futura Bold Condensed by Paul Renner (unavailable for download)

To Tell the Truth

Font: Davida Bold by Louis Minott (purchase)
Trivia Trap

“TRIVIA” Font: TabathaFresco Regular by unknown designer (Solotype name is Paprika) (download)
“TRAP” Font: Paxil Initials by Jeri Ingalls and Fred Nader (download)
Truth or Consequences

“TRUTH OR” Font: Clarendon Bold Condensed (unavailable for download)
“CONSEQUENCES” Font: Action Is by Brad O. Nelson and Jeffrey N. Levine (download)
You Don’t Know Jack

Fonts: Franklin Gothic Regular and Extra Condensed by Morris Fuller Benton, redesigned by Victor Caruso for International Typeface Corp. (unavailable for download)

Notes:

Here are links to other collections of game show fonts:


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