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which he hosted and produced. The special was taped in the fall of 1977, but his contract with the network expired, and the special never aired. In the fall of 1978, Peck was called on to host a second revival of the 1960s classic word game
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for ABC and hired Peck to host the pilot. Although ABC did not pick up the show, in 1974 Greenberg taped a second pilot and the show was retitled
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