Body Language (1984–1986)

Contestants vie for cash prizes in this competition of word puzzles and charades.

Stars:

Jamie Farr, Vicki Lawrence, Mindy Cohn

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jamie Farr	...	Himself (28 episodes, 1984-1985)
Vicki Lawrence	...	Herself (25 episodes, 1984-1986)
Mindy Cohn	...	Herself (25 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jo Anne Worley	...	Herself (25 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jim J. Bullock	...	Himself (22 episodes, 1984-1985)
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Himself (20 episodes, 1984-1985)
Anson Williams	...	Himself (20 episodes, 1984-1985)
Betty White	...	Herself (18 episodes, 1984-1985)
Mary Cadorette	...	Herself (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Nathan Cook	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Abby Dalton	...	Herself (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Phyllis Diller	...	Herself (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Roger E. Mosley	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Tom Poston	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Charles Nelson Reilly	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Martha Smith	...	Herself (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Shelley Smith	...	Herself (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Ted Lange	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1985-1986)
Lauri Hendler	...	Herself (15 episodes, 1985)
Catherine Hickland	...	Herself (15 episodes, 1985)
Marty Cohen	...	Himself (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Kim Fields	...	Herself (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Richard Moll	...	Himself (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Tom Villard	...	Himself (13 episodes, 1984-1985)

Storyline

Charades have long been a staple of TV game shows, and "Body Language" provided a return to the durable format. Two contestants, each paired with a celebrity, competed in this game. In round one, the celebrity member of the team pantomimes as many of five words or phrases as possible to the contestant in 60 seconds. Each correctly-guessed word is placed in an often-puny word puzzle containing seven blanks; at least two spaces will always be left blank. If the contestant correctly guessed the puzzle, he/she won $100; an incorrect guess allowed the contestant member of the opposing team to fill in any one of the remaining blanks. Round 2 was played identically, with the contestant members of the team pantomiming the clues and the celebrities trying to decipher the puzzles; correct guesses were now worth $250. The first team to reach $500 won the game and advanced to the two-stage bonus game. A playoff was played if neither team reached $500, with the contestants shown a new word puzzle ...

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Plot Keywords:

non fiction

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Genres:

Family | Game-Show

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 1984 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark Goodson Television Productions, The Body Language Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (409 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Lucille Ball appeared with Charles Nelson Reilly as the female and male star contestants for 5 days (episodes).

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Connections

Featured in Just, Melvin: Just Evil (2000)

User Reviews

Charades, anyone?

A cute afternoon game show, where everyone does charades for words that fit into a puzzle. Maybe it was a charades ripoff, but I enjoyed it a whole lot. When I watched this first air, it was when coming home for lunch from school. When I once saw it on the Game Show Network, I kind of felt sorry for the c-list celebrities who had to perform these stunts. But at least it looked like they were having fun too.

It would be nice to have the return of the game show, especially one as good as this one. We do have reality shows though, don't we? Stuff like "The Apprentice" would be a joke during the time Body Language was original.