Hollywood Squares

Contestants guess the correctness of celebrities' answers in order to win spaces in a tic-tac-toe game.

Stars:

Tom Bergeron, Shadoe Stevens, Whoopi Goldberg

3 wins & 26 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Tom Bergeron	...	Himself - Host (1,045 episodes, 1998-2004)
Shadoe Stevens	...	Himself - Announcer (695 episodes, 1998-2004)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself - Center Square (675 episodes, 1998-2002)
Martin Mull	...	Himself / ... (425 episodes, 1998-2004)

Storyline

An updated version of the classic game show. Celebrities, each sitting in a square of a giant tic-tac-toe board, are asked questions by host Tom Bergeron. Contestants must then guess whether the celebrity's answer is correct or incorrect in order to gain control of the square and hopefully get three squares in a row.

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Plot Keywords:

celebrity | tic tac toe | joke | guest | non fiction | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Game-Show

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

H2: Hollywood Squares

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sony Pictures Television, Fair Dinkum Productions, Michael Levitt Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

On 12 December 2002, Peter Marshall, the original "Master of the Hollywood Squares" took over the hosting duties for a day, with regular host Tom Bergeron in the center square, the first time he has hosted Hollywood Squares in over 20 years.

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Quotes

[In the bonus round, the contestant narrows his choices down to two keys and picks the wrong one]
Tom Bergeron: Well, as you know... hold on.
[Tom walks over and takes a cue card from the grip]
Tom Bergeron: They actually had to show me this.
[Tom shows the audience the cue card]
Tom Bergeron: "Show him the correct key." IT'S THE ONE HE DIDN'T PICK.

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Connections

Featured in Get Bruce (1999)

User Reviews

Game purists might not've cared for it,but it worked just fine

The most recent incarnation of the legendary game show was brought to life by Whoopi Goldberg,who served not only as the center square for four seasons but as executive producer. Previously obscure--but HUGELY capable--TV host Tom Bergeron got the nod to pick up the mantle of MC and was able to supply a good give-and-take with Whoopi,regulars Bruce Vilanch and Caroline Rhea among others.

The show's game format was probably the weakest part,and in fact they changed the configs constantly of both the main game(mostly the money prize amounts)and the end game,which went from a simple win front-game,pick celeb,get prize(toward the beginning)through a series of end game bonus questions/money rounds and,eventually,back to the classic Hollywood Squares "pick a key" win try at a car/vacation/large jackpot/etc.

The last two seasons of the show's run saw the show change hands,with Henry Winkler taking over as producer when Whoopi either quit or was forced out(I forget the details exactly as to how that all played out). While the game element of the show may've smoothed out by then,the show had simply undergone too much change(in my opinion)and was not perceived as "with it" or "sexy" compared to reality television.I suspect that it also couldn't roll a steadier viewer-ship the way more established stand-bys like "The Price is Right","Wheel of Fortune" or "Jeopardy!" could.

As of the past March GSN's been re-running the show from the beginning. Plenty of good chances to either re-acquaint with or discover this very spirited and fun addition to the Squares legacy.