''Lip Service'' is a game show that aired on
MTV from February 22, 1992
[Flaim, Denise (February 21, 1992).]
Lip Synching for Fun, Not Profit
. ''Newsday
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''. p. 69. to January 3, 1993 and again from May 10, 1993 to December 17, 1994. It was hosted originally by
Jay Mohr
Jon Ferguson "Jay" Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and radio host. He is known for his roles as film producer Peter Dragon in the TV comedy series ''Action'', Professor Rick Payne in the TV series ''Ghost Whisperer'' (2 ...
, who was followed in the position by
John Ales. Both hosts were joined by a rap-style
disc jockey
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile ...
and included
Spinderella (from
Salt 'N Pepa),
Monie Love
Simone Johnson or Simone Gooden (born 2 July 1970), better known by her stage name Monie Love, is a British rapper, actress and radio personality from London. Best known for her singles during the late–1980s through the 1990s, Monie Love curre ...
, and ''
Yo! MTV Raps
''Yo! MTV Raps'' is an American two-hour television music video program, which first aired on MTV Europe from 1987 to mid-90s and on MTV US from August 1988 to August 1995. The American version of the program (created by Ted Demme and Peter Dou ...
'' regular
T-Money.
The game featured two teams from U.S. colleges and universities competed in a
lip-sync
Lip sync or lip synch (pronounced , the same as the word ''sink'', short for lip synchronization) is a technical term for matching a speaking or singing person's lip movements with sung or spoken vocals.
Audio for lip syncing is generated thr ...
contest. The high scoring team each round won a smaller prize, and the team that earned the most points won a vacation.
Gameplay
Deadly Medley
In the first round, players didn't know what songs would be played or the order in which they would appear. One player at a time, the players had to lip-sync to the songs. Their performance would earn a score of 1-10 from each of the three judges: one judge scoring on accuracy, a second on body mechanics (later changed to "sass"), and the third scoring overall performance.
Flip-Sync
For round two, a music video was shown. One player at a time, the contestants sang the vocals instead of the artist in the video. For this round, contestants were made aware of the song they would sing shortly before the taping of the round, and lyrics were provided. Scoring in each category was again 1–10.
Scratch Factor
In the final round, the teams each perform a rehearsed and choreographed lip-sync performance. The song was of the choosing ahead of time of each team. During the performance, the team had to react to whatever the DJ did to try and slip them up (such as scratching, playing the record backwards, speeding up or slowing down the song).
Scoring for this round was 1-20 (10-20 later). Instead of awarding a prize for this round, the grand prize was then awarded to the high-scoring team.
See also
* ''Great Pretenders''
* ''
Lip Sync Battle
''Lip Sync Battle'' is an American musical reality competition television series that premiered on April 2, 2015, on the American cable network Spike, later known as Paramount Network. The show is based on an idea by Stephen Merchant and John ...
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* ''
Puttin' on the Hits''
References
{{MTVNetwork Shows
Musical game shows
MTV game shows
1990s American game shows
1992 American television series debuts
1994 American television series endings