Three out-of-view contestants of the opposite sex are asked prepared questions, snappy answers for which will lead to the selection of one, with the prize being a chaperoned date.

One of the classic game shows created by Chuck Barris. In this show, a single woman would be given a choice of three bachelors whom she could talk with, but not see. After asking them a series of questions, she would chose which one to go on a date with. A number of noted celebrities, including Tom Selleck and Jim Carrey, have started out as bachelors on this show.—Jean-Marc Rocher <[email protected]>

"The Dating Game" remains one of America's classic game shows. A young bachelorette asks a series of questions to three bachelors, sight unseen (addressing them No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3). After a series of questions, host Lange asks the bachelorette to choose, which bachelor she wants to take out on a date. The newly-formed couple usually gets to go on a chaperoned trip to some exotic location. The game also was played with a young bachelor asking questions to three bachelorettes; and with celebrities seeking love either as one of the three who might go on a date or as the person asking questions.—Brian Rathjen <[email protected]>