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"show's half-hour format was left for actual gameplay In 1983, several years after Orion Pictures acquired ""Hollywood Squares"" rights owner Filmways, NBC decided to attempt a revival of the series. What resulted was a joint produced effort with Orion's television unit and Mark Goodson Productions that combined the ""Hollywood Squares"" program with a revival of the Goodson-produced ""Match Game"". The sixty-minute program was dubbed ""The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour"" and debuted on October 31, 1983 at 3 PM Eastern, coincidentally replacing the Peter Marshall-hosted series ""Fantasy"". Jon Bauman (aka former Sha Na Na frontman ""Bowzer"") hosted the ""Hollywood Squares"" portion"
"four and continuing until the end of that season in June 2002, ""Hollywood Squares"" instituted a new high-stakes round in response to the recent trend of quiz shows offering big cash prizes. The champion faced a general knowledge trivia round with their choice of any of the nine celebrities. Again, each of the celebrities held envelopes with varying dollar amounts hidden inside, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 (increments of $500). If the champion picked a square that contained more than one person, they would have to pick only one person from that square. The champion was given 60 seconds to"
"Storybook Squares Storybook Squares was the name given to a special series of episodes of the NBC game show ""Hollywood Squares"". The series featured celebrities dressed up as famous people and characters from history and various forms of media. Peter Marshall served as host of these episodes. The panelists were introduced by ""The Guardian of the Gate"", who announced their characters' presence by reading their names from a scroll. The Guardian was played by regular ""Hollywood Squares"" announcer Kenny Williams, and the character was similar to his ""Town Crier"" character from ""Video Village"". The series ran on NBC on Saturday"
"is available on YouTube. Storybook Squares Storybook Squares was the name given to a special series of episodes of the NBC game show ""Hollywood Squares"". The series featured celebrities dressed up as famous people and characters from history and various forms of media. Peter Marshall served as host of these episodes. The panelists were introduced by ""The Guardian of the Gate"", who announced their characters' presence by reading their names from a scroll. The Guardian was played by regular ""Hollywood Squares"" announcer Kenny Williams, and the character was similar to his ""Town Crier"" character from ""Video Village"". The series ran"
"disagreeing with a star's answer captured the square. If the contestant failed to agree or disagree correctly, the square went to his/her opponent. An exception was made if the square would result in the opponent winning by default, which was not allowed; in that case, the square remained unclaimed and the opponent got a chance to earn it him/herself. Bert Parks hosted the 1965 pilot of ""Hollywood Squares"". NBC acquired the rights to the show, which debuted on October 17, 1966 with Peter Marshall as host, a job he held for 15 years. Marshall agreed to host because he did"
"one celebrity that could be captured by lighting the number. The questions were asked in the style of ""The Hollywood Squares"", except that a celebrity was given two possible answers and had to choose between one or the other (although the celebrity might still give a joke as a response at first). The two answer choices provided to the celebrity were also displayed for the home audience; however, the contestants were unable to see them. Once the celebrity chose an answer, the contestant was asked whether he or she agreed or disagreed with the celebrity. A correct response allowed that"
"on the original ""Hollywood Squares"" during its 1966–81 run. He was a regular player on many anthology and variety series of the 1970s–80s, including ""The Ed Sullivan Show,"" ""The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour,"" ""Love American Style,"" ""The Love Boat,"" ""Fantasy Island,"" and ""."" Davidson made numerous appearances on the original ""Hollywood Squares,"" from the game show's 1966 premiere to its 1981 cancellation, and he was there known for his long-winded bluffs. None of the comparatively minor celebrities who were guests of producers Merrill Heatter and Robert ""Bob"" Quigley were more convincing at getting contestants to believe his (often ridiculous)"
"tie, the winner of the most games decided who chose a square for the $250 tie-breaker. The player with the most cash kept their winnings and chose a celebrity, each of whom held an envelope concealing a card with the description of a major prize which the champion would win by correctly judging that celebrity's answer. Win or lose, the carryover champion returned on the following show to face another opponent. Prior to this there were two other versions that aired from the 1960s to the mid 1980s. Personality Squares originally aired on Network Ten from 1967 hosted by John"
"Squares"" each panelist/character was given an elaborate introduction as they entered the set and took their place on the board, allowing for a brief comic interaction with host Marshall as they did so. Some of the celebrities who appeared were: When the daytime series brought back ""Storybook Squares"", its format was changed slightly. Instead of a two-player match featuring boys playing girls, the matches used a team format with the boys playing with their fathers and grandfathers and the girls with their mothers and grandmothers. The children played the first game of the match, with the parents playing the second"
"were replaced with podiums with LED screens inside and a rewritten version of the Teena Marie song ""Square Biz"" became the theme song. After Goldberg's departure, at first the show decided not to employ a traditional permanent center square. Instead, a new celebrity would be in the square each week. Ellen DeGeneres, Alec Baldwin, and Simon Cowell were among those who played center square as was Peter Marshall, who appeared during a special theme week in 2002. Towards the end of the run, Martin Mull became the permanent center square. For most of the first five seasons of this ""Hollywood"
"Celebrity Sports Center Celebrity Sports Center (CSC or Celebrity's) was a family-oriented entertainment business and landmark in metropolitan Denver. Celebrity's was located in Glendale, Colorado at 888 South Colorado Boulevard near East Kentucky Avenue. It opened in 1960 and operated continuously for 34 years before closing in 1994. The original investors included Walt Disney, his brother Roy, Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, George Burns, Charles Laughton, Burl Ives, Art Linkletter, John Payne, Spike Jones and Jim and Marion Jordan (Fibber McGee and Molly). There are some sources that suggest Walt Disney Company used the business as a training facility for its"
"""Hollywood Squares"" and ""Gong Show"". Johnson's popularity, however, was no match for ABC's ""Family Feud,"" which was on its way to becoming daytime's most popular game at 11:30 a.m./10:30 Central. ""Knockout"" got only a six-month run before NBC replaced it with a revamped ""High Rollers."" As for Edwards, he would never again attempt a daytime network show, preferring to stick to syndication for ""Tune"" and later shows like ""The People's Court"". The show was wiped as per NBC standards of the era. One episode is known to circulate among private collectors, and another is held at the Paley Center for"
"Hip Hop Squares Hip Hop Squares is an American television game show originally hosted by New York City radio personality Peter Rosenberg, which debuted on MTV2 on May 22, 2012. The show is a licensed format of CBS Television Distribution's ""Hollywood Squares"" (King World Productions, CBS Television Distribution's predecessor company, acquired the franchise in 1991 from Orion Pictures) featuring mostly rappers. The MTV2 version of the show was taped in Brooklyn, New York. The VH1 version is taped in Hollywood, California. Because of the show's status as part of the ""Hollywood Squares"" franchise, the show marked the sixth decade that"
"Pacific Coast. Silverman followed up in 1978 with ""Fantasy Island"", starring Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize. Montalban and Villechaize were the owner and sidekick, respectively, of a luxury island resort where peoples' wishes came true. Daytime television was consumed with several game shows, airing alongside soap operas during the mornings and afternoons. During the early years of the decade, ""The Hollywood Squares"" (NBC) was the most popular, winning numerous Emmy awards. Hosted by masterly emcee Peter Marshall, nine celebrities in a large tic-tac-toe board — among them, archetypical center square Paul Lynde — responded to miscellaneous questions. Contestants must state"
"The Hollywood Squares (band) The Hollywood Squares were an American band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1977. They are probably best known for their song ""Hillside Strangler"". Released in a very limited edition on the trio's own Square Records label, the issue quickly sold out and has since become a highly sought-after collectible. The single has reappeared in various bootleg incarnations over the years including the 1989 compilation album Killed By Death #1(KBD#1). The original master tapes were used on the LP and CD ""Hillside Strangler: Restrangled"", released in 2006. Guitarist Eddie Vincent and drummer Tad (aka Tad Malone),"
"CSC and plaque underneath it by the far left exit door. No longer at Home Depot. Fate of pin and plaque unknown.) Celebrity Sports Center Celebrity Sports Center (CSC or Celebrity's) was a family-oriented entertainment business and landmark in metropolitan Denver. Celebrity's was located in Glendale, Colorado at 888 South Colorado Boulevard near East Kentucky Avenue. It opened in 1960 and operated continuously for 34 years before closing in 1994. The original investors included Walt Disney, his brother Roy, Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, George Burns, Charles Laughton, Burl Ives, Art Linkletter, John Payne, Spike Jones and Jim and Marion Jordan"
"round, but was available again if the champion returned the next day. However, the five-day limit was removed and a champion was able to stay until either winning a car or being defeated. In 1991, King World Productions acquired the rights to the entire worldwide ""Hollywood Squares"" format from Orion Pictures Corporation as that company was going through its bankruptcy phase. Six years later, King World decided to bring the series back to television and a revival was put in the works. Whoopi Goldberg was brought in to be the executive producer, and John Moffitt and Pat Tourk Lee were"
"Celebrity Charades Celebrity Charades is a series which originally aired from January to September, 1979 as a syndicated series throughout the United States. The original version was hosted by Jay Johnson, along with his dummy Squeaky, and Dick Patterson was the announcer. The series was modeled after the 1962-1964 TV show ""Stump The Stars"", which itself is a successor of the long-running ""Pantomime Quiz"" of the 1950s. Much like the earlier versions, the show consisted of two teams of four celebrities attempting to act out comedic phrases, each within 75 seconds instead of two minutes like in prior versions. The"
"version of ""Hollywood Squares"", aired briefly on Saturday mornings on NBC from January 4 to August 30, 1969 and featured stars dressed as various fictional characters from television and fairy tales as well as historical figures from the past. NBC would later bring the concept back to the daytime series in the 1976–77 season with a slight retooling, where instead of children playing entire families played. In an interview with E!'s ""True Hollywood Story"" on March 30, 2003 (episode 7.21), Marshall lauded the concept, but lamented that by the time each of the characters was introduced, very little of the"
"Celebrity Bowling Celebrity Bowling is an American syndicated bowling sports series hosted by Jed Allan that ran from January 16, 1971, to September 1978. The series was produced in Los Angeles at Metromedia Square, the studios of KTTV, now a Fox owned-and-operated station. Each week, the show featured four celebrities, on a pair of AMF or Brunswick lanes installed inside KTTV's studios, pitted against each other in teams of two. Victorious teams won prizes for home viewers, based upon the level of winning scores; there was an additional prize for the viewer associated with the team that bowled the most"
"Washington Squares The Washington Squares are a neo-beatnik folk revival music group. Modeled after early 1960s groups like The Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary, the group was named after New York City's Washington Square Park, emblematic of Greenwich Village. The group, consisting of Bruce Jay Paskow, Tom Goodkind, and Lauren Agnelli, came up with their name over free drinks provided by Agnelli, who was a waitress at a Mickey Ruskin's Chinese Chance off Washington Square Park where Goodkind and Paskow were regulars. Paskow, Goodkind, and Agnelli dressed, played, and sang in a style evocative of the idealistic, left-leaning"
"Square in New York City. Instead of models, the ad featured the initials of three well-known fashion designers—“PE” (Perry Ellis), “RL” (Ralph Lauren), “CK” (Calvin Klein), and announced that “TH” (Tommy Hilfiger) was the next great menswear designer. The billboard created a stir in the fashion press, and succeeded in creating awareness of the Hilfiger name. In subsequent years Hilfiger and Lois collaborated again on other ads for the Hilfiger brand. One campaign, in 1990, compared Hilfiger’s American style with other “iconic American” classics, such as the 1955 Thunderbird and the 1940 Harley-Davidson bike. Hilfiger courted the new hip hop"
"the set of the show. The series ended its run in 1962. Heatter and Quigley created and produced several unsuccessful game shows before their breakthrough hit ""Hollywood Squares"" premiered. Some of those shows included ""People Will Talk"" which ran for six months on NBC in 1963, ""Shenanigans"" which ran on ABC for one season, and ""PDQ"" which ran in syndication for three seasons. Sometime after the premiere of ""Shenanigans"", Heatter and Quigley decided to create a panel game show. The game show, which would be called ""Hollywood Squares"", was a televised quiz show version of tic-tac-toe. A pilot episode of"
"Times Square. He began to gain considerable publicity by claiming that he was rescuing youths who had arrived in New York City and had been lured into the child pornography and prostitution trades. By the late 1980s, Covenant House had moved away from the small group home approach and opened large shelters with training programs in seven United States cities, as well as in Canada (e.g. Toronto) and Latin America. Its budget approached US$90,000,000, and it spent three times what the federal government did on runaways. He called the teenagers in the Covenant House ""my kids"", ""nice kids"", and ""gorgeous"
"employees prior to deployment to Disney World. Walt Disney and the original investors built the Celebrity's complex at a cost of $6 million. The bowling lanes opened first in 1960 and the rest of the center opened in 1961. In 1979, a group of private investors led by Bob Leavitt and Neil Griffin purchased Celebrity's for $1.9 million. The three signature water slides that were visible from outside of the building were added after Leavitt/Griffin purchase. In the early 1990s, Celebrity's was losing money and apparently in need of significant maintenance. In 1994, the complex was sold to Acquisition Corporation"
"(unless it led to three in a row, in which case that player had to earn it him/herself). Each of the first two games scored $250, the third game scored $500 and each game thereafter scored $1,000. The second game featured a ""secret square"" which awarded a special prize to the first player to choose that square and correctly judge the celebrity's answer. If neither player found that celebrity, the ""secret square"" would be moved to another celebrity in the next game. If time expired during a game, each player scored $250 per square. If the match ended in a"
"editions of the show instead of the editions that used what was referred to as the ""Star Wheel"". The primary differences were the use of nine celebrities – Bauman, plus the other eight who took part in the ""Hollywood Squares"" segment – rather than six, and the method for determining the potential top prize. The round began with the Audience Match, in which the contestant tried to match one of the three most popular responses given by a previous studio audience to a short item such as ""Trading ______ ."" The contestant was allowed to call on any three celebrities"
"Washington Square Bar and Grill The Washington Square Bar & Grill was a landmark restaurant adjoining Washington Square in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood (Powell at Union streets). Known widely as the Washbag, so named by columnist Herb Caen as a play on words, it was a favorite gathering place for a generation of writers, politicians, musicians, and social elite. The restaurant was opened in 1973 by local Ed Moose, a former dispatcher and reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, his wife Mary Etta, and partner Sam Dietsch. Moose organized a softball team, the Lapins Sauvages, composed of famous and"
"Metromedia Square Metromedia Square (later known as Fox Television Center from 1986 to 1996) was a radio and television studio facility located at 5746 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California on the southeastern corner of Sunset and Van Ness Avenue in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. For decades it was recognizable by the white, ladder-like snake on the building's roof. This work of art was called ""Starsteps"" and was dismantled when ownership of the building changed hands in 2000. It was one of the Los Angeles landmarks that had previous landmark status in the late 20th century. Metromedia Square"
"Square Pegs Square Pegs is an American sitcom that aired on CBS during the 1982–1983 season. The series follows Patty Greene (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Lauren Hutchinson (Amy Linker), two awkward teenage girls desperate to fit in at Weemawee High School. Created by former ""Saturday Night Live"" writer Anne Beatts, the pilot introduces an eclectic group of eight freshmen on their first day at Weemawee High School. The series was much acclaimed by critics at the time for its realistic look at teenage life, reflecting a sensibility somewhat similar to the John Hughes teen comedies of later years. Patty Greene"
"""it was Paul who was influenced by Alice"". In 1966, Lynde debuted on the fledgling game show ""Hollywood Squares"" and quickly became its iconic guest star. Eventually he assumed a permanent spot as the ""center square,"" a move which ensured that he would be called upon by contestants at least once in almost every round. Despite an urban legend to the contrary, Lynde remained in the center at the producers' discretion. On ""Hollywood Squares"" Lynde was best able to showcase his comedic talents with short, salty one-liners, spoken in his signature sniggering delivery. Many gags were thinly veiled allusions to"
"which owned the rights to ""Squares"" at the time. The show began with two new contestants playing a round of 1970s-style ""Match Game"" with a panel of six celebrities, including Bauman in the bottom left seat. The game-play format was the one used on the syndicated ""Match Game PM""; it was up to the contestant to match as many of the panel's responses to fill-in-the-blank questions as possible, with three rounds played and matched celebrities not playing subsequent questions. After three rounds, the contestant with the higher score won the game. In case of a tie, a modified version of"
"were often used as bonus prizes during special weeks or tournaments. For the sixth and last season of ""Hollywood Squares"", more changes were made to the series. First, after a season of rotating center squares, the show went back to having a permanent center square and Martin Mull was chosen to fill the role while John Moschitta Jr. replaced Jeffrey Tambor as the announcer and Bruce Vilanch returned to the series as an occasional panelist. Second, the game format was scrapped in favor of a return to the two-out-of-three match format last seen on the NBC series in 1980. The"