In 1969, a not-yet-blond Farrah appeared as a bachelorette on The Dating Game, and immediately after she made her selection, all three of the male contestants got into a fistfight. Turns out it was fake. The show was taped for April Fools Day and the bachelors were Hollywood stuntmen.

Was Tom Selleck on the dating game?

Bob Saget (1979 and 1980) Arnold Schwarzenegger (1973) Tom Selleck (1965 and 1967) Suzanne Somers (1973)

Was Steve Martin on the dating game?

Before he was really famous, comedian Steve Martin appeared on the The Dating Game in 1968 — and he won the girl.

Who created The Dating Game?

Chuck Barris died of natural causes in 2017, at the age of 87. Most famous as the host of The Gong Show on ABC, Barris was also a TV show creator, masterminding popular game shows like The Dating Game and the enduring Newlywed Game.

Whos going to host the new dating game?

Zooey Deschanel Zooey Deschanel Co-Hosts New Celebrity Dating Game With Michael Bolton. Zooey Deschanel will be the new girl in ABCs Celebrity Dating Game. Best known for her role as Jessica Day, Deschanel, 41, is co-starring with Michael Bolton in the new revival of the 1965 show The Dating Game.

What celebrities were on the original dating game?

Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton are co-hosting The Celebrity Dating Game. Jim Lange hosted the original Dating Game up until 1978. In 1986, the revival was hosted by Elaine Joyce and then Jeff MacGregor.