Howard Felsher

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Howard Felsher was a game show producer for many years. He produced such shows as Tic Tac Dough, Password, Password Plus, Super Password, He Said, She Said, Concentration, and most notably Family Feud. Felsher was known as the "Game Show Doctor" in certain circles for his ability to come in and fix a show.

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4 Family Feud and Richard Dawson
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Felsher also wrote a book with Michael Rosen entitled "The Press in the Jury Box" which has since been retitled "Justice, U.S.A." This book deals with the dangers of trying an accused in the press before a fair trial is had.

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Felsher also has a son Andrew Felsher, who has directed a number of game shows himself.

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In 1982, Felsher ran for a District 26 seat in the California Congress.

[edit] Family Feud and Richard Dawson

Felsher was most famous for his work done on the original versions of the Family Feud. When the show was rising in high popularity in the late 1970s, Felsher noticed that then-host Richard Dawson's egoism was becoming a major issue. Dawson had a falling out with Felsher throughout the time he was as the helm of the emcee's position. The host was known to yell, scream, disagree, and consistently argue with the producer. There was an occasion where Dawson and Felsher switched position during a question. In fact, at one point in the early 1980s, the host asked Felsher to get off the set, to which he did. Family Feud creator Mark Goodson agreed to keep Felsher and his work distant from Richard Dawson. Felsher recalled all this in the 2002 E! True Hollywood Story of Family Feud. On the final original Dawson-era episode of the Feud, Dawson publicly apologized on national television about any misgivings, disagreements, or brawls he may have had with producers, particularly Felsher. However, according to Felsher, Dawson regretted saying the remarks the next day. Dawson told his daughter-in-law, the producer, to cut that from airing and it had not been seen for 20 years. The speech hasn't been seen until December 31, 1999, as part of Game Show Network's marathon of Game Show Finales.