Scattergories (1993– )

Short-lived game show based on the popular home board game, wherein contestants listed words pertinent to a particular category.

Stars:

Dick Clark, Leslie Lahoda, Steve Sussman

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dick Clark	...	Himself - Host (4 episodes, 1993)
Leslie Lahoda	...	Juror (4 episodes, 1993)
Steve Sussman	...	Juror (4 episodes, 1993)
Charlie Tuna	...	Himself - Announcer (4 episodes, 1993)

Storyline

"Scattegories" was a short-lived attempt to cash in on the popular Hasbro board game of the same name. Two teams of four contestants each, one all males and the other all females (one a returning championship team), competed. Host Clark announced a category (e.g., something found in a refrigerator); the team chosen to go first were given a letter (e.g., S) and had 20 seconds to list up to six items in that category, with each response worth 1 point. The opposing team could then challenge any of the responses for any reason; if a majority of the jury (a gallery composed of 12 former contestants) agreed, that answer was deleted and 1 point deducted from the score. Then, the pre-taped answers from five celebrities were played. The team earned 2 points if the celebrity gave a different answer, while they lost 2 points if the celebrity's answer was the same. After play finished on that question, the other team played the same category using a different letter. A second round, with double ...

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Plot Keywords:

non fiction

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Genres:

Family | Game-Show

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

18 January 1993 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Reg Grundy Productions Pty. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Dick Clark's only NBC game show.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Play It Again, Brian (2008)

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