''Acting Crazy'' is a

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. Hosted by Wayne Cox (who previously hosted '' Second Honeymoon'' and '' Talk About''), announced by Terry Reid and produced by

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, the show was shot at the U.TV studios in

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and originally aired on the

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in 1991. It was brought back in 1994, but it was later put into repeat syndication on Global and its sister specialty channel, Prime Television (now known as

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), both having shown every episode.

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aired 26 episodes of the show until it was removed from the channel's schedule in October 2012.

Rules

Each episode of ''Acting Crazy'' featured two teams of four, each having one contestant, one celebrity and two "house players" (recurring players hired by the show), playing several rounds. In each round, one member of each team was brought out onto the centre stage and given a charade to act out to his or her team. Those charades are movie titles, song titles, TV shows, famous people, phrases, places, quotes, and often, wildflowers, etc. That person had one minute to successfully communicate to his/her team whatever (s)he was given. The clock counted up from 0 seconds to 1 minute. The time it took to complete each charade was added to a score for each team, and at the end of the show, the team which had acted out all of its charades in the fastest aggregated time won a prize for its contestant, and the champion would return the next day to defend against a new player. Should the reigning champion win 5 straight games, he/she would receive a chance to select prizes from the "Acting Crazy Galleria" (also referred to by Wayne as "Blair's Prize Emporium" during the 1994 tapings); in addition to winning a regular prize in 1994. Midway through each episode, the contestants switched teams, taking their times with them, and the last round included a side prize which went to the team who had completed its charade the fastest in that round only. In a few early episodes in the 1991-92 season, the time limit in the final round would be 30 or 45 seconds; otherwise it remained 1 minute for most of the run. The five house players (of which four would appear on any given show) were Sue Burge, Melody Davies, Gary Jones,

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and

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''.) All the house players were contestants on ''Talk About'' in 1988/89 which was also hosted by Cox. Celebrities and contestants on the show stayed at the Century Plaza Hotel in Vancouver in 1991, and the

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in 1994.

Celebrities who appeared during the 1991-92 tapings

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Celebrities who appeared during the 1994 tapings

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Stu Jeffries Stuart Robert (Stu) Jeffries (born May 10, 1960)"Morning man: Day in the Life". ''The Province'', June 25, 1989. is a Canadian radio and television broadcaster. Best known as the host of CBC Television's ''Good Rockin' Tonite'' from 1986 to 1993,"G ...

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Marilyn McCoo Marilyn McCoo (born September 30, 1943) is an American singer, actress, and television presenter, who is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group the 5th Dimension, as well as hosting the 1980s music countdown series ''Solid Gol ...

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Marcia Wallace Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress and comedian, primarily known for her roles in television situation comedies. She is best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitc ...

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All celebrities appeared for ten shows, except MacRae (twenty shows, ten for each appearance) and McCoo, Davis Jr. and Jeffries (who were in a three-celebrity rotation with one another, each appearing for twenty shows, overall).

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1500766 1991 Canadian television series debuts 1992 Canadian television series endings 1994 Canadian television series debuts 1994 Canadian television series endings 1990s Canadian game shows English-language television shows Global Television Network original programming First-run syndicated television shows in Canada Television shows filmed in Vancouver Television series by Blair Murdoch Productions Television series by Corus Entertainment Canadian television series revived after cancellation