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A journey across Canada to find out more about Canada’s game shows and their impact, featuring interviews with the producers, hosts and broadcasters who pioneered them.
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2021
On the first episode of our new season we focus on "Just Like Mom" and its modern counterpart "Just Like Mom and Dad" and see how modernizing the series is a way to keep their spirit alive while being current and fresh.
A game show's theme can be based on anything from spinning a wheel to running around a giant daisy in search of love. But it seems that one theme appears time and time again - food. In this zesty episode, we'll ask why are there so many?
Canada has long been known as a major exporter of comedy. We'll explore how reality competition shows cater to their international formats to be funnier here in Canada and how comedy and game shows go hand in hand.
Why do people compete on game shows? It is just to snag the prize or are we in it for the thrill of the game? We will look at a few key shows that offer not just money, but opportunities.
Despite all of the new bells and whistles of online interactivity, we look at how everything old is new again with the legacy of radio game shows getting a fresh take for the 21st century.
2020
An American quiz show scandal becomes a boon to Canada's nascent game show industry.
A look at the early careers of game show legends Monty Hall and Alex Trebek in Canada, as well as the legacy of "Reach For The Top."
An exploration of the longest-running Canadian game show hit "Definition," and another that ended in turmoil.
A look at some of Canada's most inventive game show concepts of the 70s and 80s, including "The Mad Dash" and "Bumper Stumpers."
A look at some of the great Game show concepts to come out of Canada's west coast
A look at the birth of YTV and some of the game show concepts that were created there including Uh-Oh & Video and Arcade Top 10
It’s no secret that Canadian comedian Icon Howie Mandell is a prominent figure in the Game Show genre, having been Host and Guest on several successful multi-season hits. This episode tells Howie’s story.