Double Talk

Double Talk was an American game show seen on the ABC network in 1986. Henry Polic II hosted this word game created by Bob Stewart, which contained elements of the previous Stewart-produced game show Shoot For the Stars. Bob Hilton was the first announcer and was later replaced by Johnny Gilbert. Near the end of its run, the show was retitled "Celebrity Double Talk", despite the fact that no additional celebrities were added to the show. Two team... more

Double Talk was an American game show seen on the ABC network in 1986. Henry Polic II hosted this word game created by Bob Stewart, which contained elements of the previous Stewart-produced game show Shoot For the Stars. Bob Hilton was the first announcer and was later replaced by Johnny Gilbert. Near the end of its run, the show was retitled "Celebrity Double Talk", despite the fact that no additional celebrities were added to the show. Two teams, each consisting of a contestant and celebrity competed. The object was for the team to work together and decipher puzzles that are written "in other words" style. For example, "Twice / Speak" translated to "Double Talk", the show's title. The slash represented a break in the puzzle, and each partner had to solve half of the puzzle to score. The game board had four hidden puzzles on it, each worth ten points if correctly solved by the team in control. The controlling team could continue to solve puzzles until they solved all four puzzles on... less