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Hollywood Squares (originally The Hollywood Squares) is an American game show [1] [2] [3] [4] in which two contestants compete in a game of tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The show piloted on NBC in 1965 and the regular series debuted in 1966 on the same network.
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- NBC’s Hollywood Squares (1966–1980) After a 1965 pilot, the daytime NBC version of Hollywood Squares began in earnest in 1966, with Peter Marshall (second from right) as host and (from left to right) Paul Lynde, Rose Marie, and Cliff Arquette as regular panelists.
- NBC’s Storybook Squares (1969) For this children’s spinoff, celebrity panelists — including many from the original series — dressed up as characters and joined Marshall on a castle-themed set, while pint-sized players competed for age-appropriate prizes.
- NBC’s Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour (1983–1984) For one season of NBC’s daytime programming, the network combined Match Game and Hollywood Squares for an hour-long game show, with celebrity panelists pulling double duty.
- Syndicated Hollywood Squares (1971–1981, 1986–1989, 1998-2004) Hollywood Squares aired in syndication from 1971 to 1981 with Marshall returning as host and then again from 1986 to 1989 with John Davidson taking over the emcee job.
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Peter Marshall's way of explaining Hollywood Squares: "The object of the players is to get three stars in a row either across, up and down, or diagonally. It is up to them to figure out if a star is giving a correct answer or making one up; that's how they get the squares." John Davidson's explanation of the game: "The object of the game is to simp...
Davidson Version ((The New) Hollywood Squares
After five years off the air, a new Hollywood Squares series was put into production. Referred to throughout its run as The New Hollywood Squares, the program debuted on September 15, 1986 and was produced by Century Towers Productions with Rick Rosner serving as executive producer and Orion Television as distributor (Century Towers was a subdivision of Orion formed to produce game shows, specifically this series and the 1987–1988 syndicated revival of High Rollers; the name was in reference...
Bergeron Version (Hollywood Squares/H2
In 1998, after a nine-year hiatus and a few false starts (see below), King World decided to bring the series back to television and a revival was put in the works. Whoopi Goldberg was brought in to be the executive producer, and John Moffitt and Pat Tourk Lee were hired as producers. Goldberg's One Ho Productions and Moffitt-Lee Productions joined Columbia TriStar Television as co-production companies with King World, who handled distribution by themselves. This differed from the other two Ki...
Hollywood Museum Squares
In 2021, The Hollywood Museum announced a limited run revival of the series as a fundraiser for the organization. Dubbed Hollywood Museum Squares, each episode is introduced by Marshall and announced by Harvey, with Davidson, Bergeron, Vilanch, Pat Finn and Marc Summers rotating each hosting one of the episodes. The panelists for the game included Loni Anderson, Alison Arngrim, Rico E. Anderson, Gilbert Gottfried, Rich Little, Jerry Mathers, Donna Mills, Judy Tenuta and Lindsay Wagner, among...
1965 Parks Version
On April 15, 1965, a pilot for The Hollywood Squares was shot with Bert Parks as the host instead of Peter Marshall, along with many of its first regulars: Charley Weaver, Rose Marie, Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, and Morey Amsterdam along with Gisele Mackenzie, Jim Backus, Vera Miles and Robert Q. Lewismaking up the nine boxes. The gameplay was very similar to the actual series as well. The contestants played the best two out of three match, and each completed game was worth $250 with the winner r...
1985 Davidson Version
After Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hourdied an ignominious death in daytime on NBC in 1984, Orion Television wanted to keep the franchise alive. They did so by taping an all-new pilot for the revival on December 12, 1985. Sadly, Peter Marshall wasn't invited along for the ride, so former "semi-regular" square John Davidson (who would incidentally go on to do the 1986-1989 show itself) became the host instead. along with: Burt Reynolds, Loni Anderson, Jackie Collins, Marla Gibbs, Apollonia Kot...
Possible 1992 Revival
At the time, when King Worldbought the format rights from Orion Pictures, they once considered reviving the show in syndication for the Fall 1992 season; however, the idea was scrapped later on.
1965-1969 – "The Silly Song" by Jimmie Haskell and his Orchestra 1969-1979 – "Bob and Merrill's Theme"/"Merrill and Bob's Theme" by The William G. Loose Orchestra 1979-1981 – Stan Worth and his Orchestra Open – "The Hollywood Bowl #2" Close – "The Hollywood Bowl #1" Prize Cue – "The Hollywood Bowl #3" Unused – "No. Hollywood" 1986-1989 – Stormy Sac...
NBC Studios, Burbank, CA (1966–1980, 1986–1987)The Versailles Theater at Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas, NV (1980–1981)Fox Television Center (Metromedia Square), Los Angeles, CA (1987–1988)Storybook Squares – a short-lived kids' version that aired on NBC in 1969 and 1976-1977. The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour – an hour-long, short-lived combination show that also aired on NBC from 1983-1984. Paul Lynde: Off Center - an episode of the documentary series Biography where it profiles the life of the actor & comedian that aired on A&...
Here are a list of places that did their versions of Hollywood Squares: 1. Arab World 2. Argentina 3. Australia 4. Belgium 5. Brazil 6. Canada (French language only) 7. China 8. Czech Republic 9. Denmark 10. France 11. Germany 12. Greece 13. Hungary 14. India (Telugu language only) 15. Indonesia 16. Israel 17. Italy 18. Japan 19. Malaysia 20. Nethe...
One of television's most popular game shows during its 15 year run from 1966 to 1981, Hollywood Squares combined high camp, humor, and a modicum of intellect to become an audience favorite.
The Hollywood Squares (Daytime): Created by Merrill Heatter, Bob Quigley. With Peter Marshall, Kenny Williams, Cliff Arquette, Paul Lynde. Contestants guess the correctness of celebrities' answers in order to win spaces in a tic-tac-toe game.
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Peter Marshall was the NBC show’s original host from 1966 to 1983. Celebrities who regularly sat in the squares during those years included Paul Lynde, George Gobel, Rose Marie, Cliff Arquette (as Charley Weaver), Wally Cox, and John Davidson. In 1986 when a new daytime syndicated version was produced, John Davidson became the host.
Hollywood Squares: With Tom Bergeron, Shadoe Stevens, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Mull. Contestants guess the correctness of celebrities' answers in order to win spaces in a tic-tac-toe game.
