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Release Date:
7 December 1987 (USA) more
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Plot:
A hip, happening game show where the contestants (almost always young college students) get to try their hand at answering TV related trivia questions... more
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COOL!!! more (7 total)

Cast

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Ken Ober ... Himself - Host (5 episodes, 1987-1989)
Colin Quinn ... Announcer / ... (5 episodes, 1987-1989)
Craig Vandenburgh ... Various Roles / ... (5 episodes, 1987-1989)
Jill Helene ... Ken's Childhood Sweetheart - Opening Sequence (5 episodes, 1987-1990)
Jani Barry ... Ken's Mom (5 episodes, 1987-1989)
John Ten Eyck ... Various Roles / ... (4 episodes, 1988-1989)
Steve Treccase ... Himself - House Musician / ... (3 episodes, 1987-1989)

Adam Sandler ... Various Roles (3 episodes, 1988)
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30 min
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Launched the comedy career of Adam Sandler. more
Quotes:
Co-Host: [show intro] It's his basement, it's his rules, it's his game show. The quizmaster of 72 Whooping Cough Lane, Ken Ober! more
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COOL!!!, 29 June 1999

haha, remote control was cool!!! adam sandler got his start here as the stupid, yet funny, stud boy. this show was so totally 80s too!!! they strapped college students in lazy boys, using a remote control to buzz in. when you lost the wall would suck you in. HAHA!!! it was a great game show too!!! another great show that i grew up with!

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