here's some rare game shows i remember and really wish would be added to gsn's lineup
1."pitfall": hosted by alex trebek, this game took somewhat of a trivia trap approach and had a bonus game where the contestant had to successfully walk across a bridge (really a set of elevators) by answering questions right. produced in vancouver bc 1981 and 1982 aired on cbc @ 2:30pm weekdays from 1981-1989
2."$40,000 chain reaction"
host: geoff edwards
aired: 1990-95 on global and usa
3."supermarket sweep alternate edition":
host: tino monte
aired: 1992-95
4."definition"
host: jim perry
aired: 1974-91 ctv
5."win lose or draw"
host: bert convy
celebs: burt reynolds, vicki lawrence, richard simmons, suzanne somers, rip taylor, nicole eggert, many others
aired: 1987-1991 syndicated
6."the $1,000,000 chance of a lifetime":
host: jim lange
aired: january 1986-may 1987 syndicated
7."trump card": (may-august 1991): years before the donald would first utter "you're fired" he hosted this short lived game show.
8."monopoly": (yes this was a gameshow)
host: unsure
aired: (june 1990-early 1991) sat nights 8pm
9."fox family double dare"
host: marc summers
aired: saturday night 9pm 1987-89 on fox
differences between this and the regular double dare
-marc summers and harvey wore tuxedoes.
-the set was snazzed up with a purple tile wall behind marc to match the walls behind the contestant podia
-families of four played instead of teams of two kids
-often the grand prize for finishing the obstacle course was a new van or vacation to disneyworld
10.get the picture:
host: mike o'malley
aired: 6pm weeknights on nickelodeon (1990-january 1992)
