Wordplay was a game show which ran on NBC from December 29, 1986-September 4, 1987, replacing the long-running soap opera Search for Tomorrow. It was hosted by Tom Kennedy (occasional celebrity guest Jamie Farr filled in for one week) and announced by Charlie O'Donnell. The show was a Syd Vinnedge-Scotti Bros. Production in association with Fiedler-Berlin Productions and Rick Ambrose Productions.
The show's pilot was hosted by Peter Tomarken, wit...
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Wordplay was a game show which ran on NBC from December 29, 1986-September 4, 1987, replacing the long-running soap opera Search for Tomorrow. It was hosted by Tom Kennedy (occasional celebrity guest Jamie Farr filled in for one week) and announced by Charlie O'Donnell. The show was a Syd Vinnedge-Scotti Bros. Production in association with Fiedler-Berlin Productions and Rick Ambrose Productions.
The show's pilot was hosted by Peter Tomarken, with Rod Roddy announcing.
The game was played by two contestants on a board with 9 words divided into rows on a 3-by-3 grid, with the middle row raised one spot higher than the other two. The champion, or the player on the left, played first and select a word. Each of three celebrity panelists would give a definition of the word along with a humorous story. The contestant then chose the celebrity's whose definition they believed was correct. If their choice was correct, the contestant earned money. The board was arranged in such a way that some...
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