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You should be reading Classic Television Showbiz, a really fun blog that often showcases video of old and/or obscure TV shows. This week he has a video of the short-lived game show Pitfall, which Alex Trebek hosted.

Not only did the company that produced the show run out of money, they ran out of money while the show was still on the air. So they couldn’t pay some of the later contestants and Trebek didn’t get paid either! He still has the check framed in his office. Video below (quality isn’t great, but it’s interesting).

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