In each round, one contestant acted as the "charger" while their opponent acted as the "blocker". The main portion of the game was played on a six level game board containing a total of twenty-eight squares and each square had a hidden blooper behind it: level six (the top level), contained three squares worth $200, $350 and $500 respectively, whereas the remaining five levels each contained five squares worth $10 to $50 (in increments of $10).
Marshall filed a lawsuit against Convy for the action, but later dropped it after Convy's cancer diagnosis was made public.Whew! originally featured two contestants (one of whom was usually the show's reigning champion) competing in a best two-out-of-three match by correcting bloopers relating to specific categories, a different one for each round.
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After the series was picked up for syndication, however, co-producer Bert Convy decided to leave his position as the host of the syndicated edition of Win, Lose or Draw and take Marshall's place on 3rd Degree without informing Marshall. When 3rd Degree went to pilot, Peter Marshall was brought in to be the host. Thurl Ravenscroft, who did the voice of Tony the Tiger for Frosted Flakes cereal commercials, was a contestant on the show, and he and his teammate stumped the panel and won $2,000.The panel figured out their relationship halfway through the second round, after the pair had won $500. Henry Corden and Jean Vander Pyl were featured as contestants, with the panel successfully identifying them as the voices of Fred Flintstone and Wilma from The Flintstones, respectively.Don and Lucille had to settle for parting gifts on the show, but did the voices of Papa Smurf and Smurfette, respectively, when heading off to a commercial break. Don Messick and Lucille Bliss appeared as contestants on the show, and the panel knew after the first minute that they were voice actors from the Smurfs.Michael Burger, then host of Straight to the Heart, and David Ruprecht of Supermarket Sweep appeared on the show as contestants.
Sherman appeared as contestants and completely stumped the panel, who failed to identify them as having written " Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (from the 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins). Later in the premiere week, famed film composers Richard M.appeared as contestants on the show's premiere, and successfully stumped the panel to win the $2,000 top payoff. I Love Lucy writers Madelyn Pugh Davis and Bob Carroll, Jr.An incorrect guess awarded $250 to the contestants, and stumping the panel completely won $2,000 total, which includes a $1,000 bonus. When the time was up, the celebrity team in control then got to guess the relationship (or when Bert Convy asked the question, "What's the relationship?" when they were getting close to the correct relationship). In the first round, each team of celebrities had one minute to question the contestants, and in the second round, the time was cut to 30 seconds. Two rounds were played for each civilian team in each round, each team of celebrities had a limited time to question the contestants (or give them "the third degree", hence the name of the show). This was the last game show Convy would host, as he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer toward the end of 3rd Degree's run and died in July 1991.Ī panel of four celebrities who were split into two teams (two men, two women) faced a team of two or more contestants who have a special relationship between them. The series was produced in association with Lorimar Television and distributed by Warner Bros. Mula was the art director.ģrd Degree was a production of Burt and Bert Productions and Kline & Friends Productions, the same team behind the game show Win, Lose or Draw. The series was taped at Television City Studios in Hollywood, California. Bob Hilton was the announcer, with Don Morrow and Michael Hanks substituting for brief periods. The show was a panel game much in the vein of an earlier game show called Make the Connection, where two people with a specific connection would play against the panel.ģrd Degree was hosted by Bert Convy, who co-created and produced the series along with his production partner Burt Reynolds. 3rd Degree! is an American game show that aired in syndication from September 11, 1989, to June 8, 1990, with repeats continuing until September 7, 1990.
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