An All-American Story of Deep Debt, Quick Cash and Fabulous Prizes

He was a history teacher. She was a children's author. Together, Bernard and Claire Boiko of Queens, NY were the dead-broke parents of five children. A pair of curiously relatable outsiders, they captured American hearts and saved their family by doing it. Yes! They appeared on TV game shows 28 times over 37 years.

From Tic-Tac-Dough (1956), Now You See It, Concentration, Jeopardy!, The Match Game, To Tell the Truth right up to Trivial Pursuit (1993), the Boiko's competed on national television and quite possibly hold the record for individual TV game show appearances by husband and wife.

Narrated by their daughter, Patricia, Game Show Dynamos is an all-American story of family, commitment, challenges and a life-long run at the American dream.

English with Spanish, Japanese and Korean subtitles.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Media

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Bonus Materials

• Bernard and Vanna - Bernard tells a funny story about Vanna White when he was on Wheel of Fortune.
• Claire and Alex Trebek - Claire tells about the backstage goings-on of 'To Tell The Truth'
• Michael Brockman Interview - Michael Brockman explains game show history and TV advertising.
• Embarrassing - Liz (daughter) tells about the embarrassment of her parents being on TV
• Food - Bob (son) talks about the meaning of food in the Boiko family
• Immigrants and Protestants- a musical introduction to the immigrant family history of Bernard and the upper class upbringing of Claire.
• Poverty Story- Hilarious riff by Melinda (daughter) about the family in poverty
• What the Kids Do- musical rendition of what Bernard and Claire's children do for a living now.
• Game Show Dynamos Trailer

Cast & Crew

•       Bernard Boiko
•       Claire Boiko

Director: Patricia Boiko

Producer: Patricia Boiko

Additional Details

Label: Gameshow

Genre: Documentary

Language: English

Run Time: 60 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/29/15

UPC: 760137765998