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produced by Bob Stewart and hosted by

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which ran on

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from July 3, 1967, to September 26, 1969, at 11:00 AM, EST. The series was produced by

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, then on the NBC staff, announced the show.

Game play

A panel of three celebrities, each playing for a member of the studio audience or home viewer, tried to predict how other celebrities answered a series of questions asked in pre-recorded interviews.

Round 1

In the first round, two of the panelists were given three possible responses for each question asked to the third and after they chose, the correct answer was shown.

Round 2

In the second round, each celebrity panelist had to guess how a series of people responded to questions related to the celebrity.

Round 3

In the final round, each celebrity panelist had to guess how a different celebrity answered questions. Each correct answer was worth $25 for the person they were playing for. The panelist with the most money at the end of the game won a vacation for his/her audience/home viewer partner.

Music

The show's original theme was "Struttin' with Maria" by

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, while the second was composed by

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. The second theme was later used for Stewart's ''

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''.

Episode status

The series is believed to be

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, as per network practices of the era, with only three episodes known to exist – #437 (March 4, 1969) and #542 (July 29, 1969). GSN has aired the latter several times, although it also circulates among private collectors as a studio master with production slate. Another episode from the same week as #542 has recently been discovered and uploaded to

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References

External links

* 1967 American television series debuts 1969 American television series endings Television series by Bob Stewart Productions Television series by Sony Pictures Television NBC original programming English-language television shows 1960s American game shows American panel games Lost television shows Television series by Filmways {{US-game-show-stub