Get the Message (game show)
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| Get The Message | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Creator(s) | Mark Goodson and Bill Todman |
| Developer(s) | Jack Farren |
| Executive producer(s) | Robert Noah |
| Starring | Frank Buxton Robert Q. Lewis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | 1964–1964 |
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Get The Message was a television game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. It aired on ABC in 1964, last airing on Christmas Day with an all-celebrity edition.
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[edit] Main Game
There are two teams (one male and one female) of three people (two celebrities and one civilian). On each turn, the celebrities and the host are shown messages (names of persons, places, or things) on the television screens in front of them. The celebrities write down a one-word clue on index cards and later, show their one-word clues to their partner, who, in turn, give an answer on what they think the message is. A right answer is worth one point. A wrong answer passes control to the other team. The first team that reaches three points wins the game, $100, and a chance to win up to $150 in the bonus game.
[edit] Bonus Game
Three messages are given to the celebrities on the winning team. The celebrities verbally give one-word clues to their partner. Each message is worth $50. If the partner manages to guess all three correctly, the partner wins $150 for a possible payout of $250.
[edit] Episode Status
Most of this series is destroyed. GSN aired the finale in the Summer of 2006 as part of their Sunday night rarities schedule.
[edit] Notes
Some of the celebrities on the last episode of Get The Message were Arlene Francis, Barbara Cook, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Marty Ingels, Joan Fontaine, Mitch Miller, Julia Meade, and Orson Bean (Arlene Francis, Barbara Cook, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Marty Ingels were the clue givers).
The series was taped at Elysee Theater in New York.
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