Summaries

Match Game-clone, where contestants answer questions and complete fill-in-the-blank riddles.

One contestant and one celebrity partner played against another contestant and another celebrity partner in a game of puns. Play began with the host randomly selecting one of 100 computer (punch)cards from a spinning wheel and placed into an electronic scanning machine. Each card had one player (who would try to solve a puzzle) and one point value (between 300-1000) programmed into it, and the player selected by the machine would select one of six clues about a person, place, or thing. If the player guessed correctly, the points were added to the player's "bank", otherwise another card would be selected and play would continue until the puzzle was solved. A "Blankety Blank" was a pun with the punchline removed, such as: The tornado that hit the pretzel factory was a real ____. (Answer: Twister) If the contestant and celebrity partner answered correctly, all the points in their bank would become dollars for the contestant and the opponents would get a Strike. A contestant that lost three Blankety Blanks (Strikes) would leave the show with any money accumulated, and a new contestant would play. There was no end game.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • puzzle
  • non fiction
  • word
  • partially lost tv series
  • phrase
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Game-Show
Release date Apr 20, 1975
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Elysee Theater, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Bob Stewart Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 30m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

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