This article's does not adequately key points of its contents. Please consider expanding the lead to of all important aspects of the article.
Please discuss this issue on the article's. ( May 2010)Family FortunesGenrePresented by(1980–83)(1983–85)(1987–2002)(2002)Country of originUnited KingdomOriginal language(s)EnglishNo. Of series22No.
Of episodes545ProductionProduction location(s)(1980–83)Running time30 minutes (inc. Adverts)Production company(s)in association with Talbot Television and (1980–82)in association with Talbot Television and (1982–98)in association with (1999–2002)DistributorReleaseOriginal networkPicture format(1980–2001)(2002)Original release6 January 1980 ( 1980-01-06) –30 December 2004 ( 2004-12-30)ChronologyRelated showsFamily Fortunes is a British television based on the American game show. The programme ran on from 6 January 1980 to 30 November 2002.The game involves two families providing answers to 'everyday questions' that were surveyed by 100 members of the British public before the show (e.g., 'Name something usually done in the dark') to win cash prizes (and sometimes mystery prizes for giving a correct answer). The top answers to the surveys are displayed on a large electronic board, known as 'Mr. Babbage', which famously sounds a wrong answer 'Eh-uhh' sound effect and its accompanying X to signal the strike, as well as a 'ding' (for a right answer).
Contents.Hosts and presentation Family Fortunes was first hosted by comedian (1980–83) then by singer and entertainer (1983–85). After being rested for the whole of 1986, the show returned on 27 June 1987 with as presenter, and had a consistently successful run for the next 15 years. It was then moved out of peak time and became a daily daytime show hosted by and no longer having a studio audience and instead using canned applause (similar to when it moved to daytime), but it only had a short run in this format before being axed.The most iconic aspects of the show are the large computer screen, named 'Mr Babbage' by original host and the famous computerised 'Eh-uhh' sound used when wrong answers are given.
Both were originally designed to appear high-tech but have since become fondly regarded for being quite the opposite (as compared to the original US Feud, which has used a video board since its 1999 revival). The computer screen name 'Mr Babbage' was in recognition to the English mathematician, philosopher, inventor, and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer,. During the Monkhouse era, the board was also used to show the closing credits at the end of the episode. In 1987, a completely different board was used for the first Les Dennis series, however, the original Mr Babbage version returned the following year.Format Two family teams, each with five members, are asked to guess the results of surveys, in which 100 people would be asked open ended questions (e.g.
'we asked 100 people to name something associated with the country Wales' or 'we asked 100 people to name a breed of dog'). Although rarely acknowledged in the show, the 100 people surveyed are invariably audience members who have volunteered before the show.Each round begins with a member of each family (in rotation, meaning all players do this at least once) approaching the podium. As the question is read, the first of the two nominees to hit a buzzer gives an answer. If this is not the most popular answer, the other nominee is asked. The family with the more popular answer then chooses whether to 'play' the question, or 'pass' control to the other family.The host then passes down the line of the controlling team, asking for an answer from each. After each answer, the board reveals whether this answer featured. If not, the family is assessed a strike, and the family loses control of the board after accumulating three strikes (also referred as striking out) in the round.
If a family manages to come up with all the survey answers (most commonly six in the early part of the show, reduced in number after the commercial break) before striking out, they win the amount in of the total number of people who had given the answers. A strike is marked similar to with an X on the board, accompanied by a buzzer. In later versions with a colour screen, the strike is marked with a strike chip on another Fremantle game show in the United States (, from, which used the chips prior to 2018).
If a family strikes out, the opponent is given the chance to 'steal' by coming up with an answer that may be among those missing. Only the head family member (the first family member, the designated captain) may give the answer after consultation. If this answer is present, this family wins the round and is said to have 'stolen' the money; otherwise, the family which played the board keeps the money.On celebrity specials, each top answer added a bonus of £200 (later £250) to that family's charity.Often the hosts do not refer to the strikes as 'strikes;' rather they will say that a 'life is lost,' and the family has 'two lives left' or 'one life left.'
In the early years of the show, the strikes were referred as '.Double Money Following three rounds before the commercial break (two rounds in series 1), 'Double Money' is played. Gameplay is the same as the first rounds, but each answer is worth £2 for each person who said it, and there are generally fewer possible answers. The family who passes £300 (£200 in series 1) first go on to play 'Big Money' (known in some overseas versions as 'Fast Money') for the jackpot.Big Money This involves two contestants (out of the five in the family team) answering five questions that fit with those given by the '100 people surveyed', with the questions asked within a narrow time limit. The first contestant answers the five questions within 15 seconds; then the second contestant (who has been out of earshot) answers within 20 seconds (the extra time is available in case the contestant repeats an answer already given). If they get 200 points or more from the ten answers they win the top cash prize.From 1994 onwards, a bonus star prize was available if all five 'top' (most popular) answers were found and they had reached 200 or more points. If the family did not earn 200 points, they won £2 per point, up to £398.Cash and prizes The top cash prize in 'Big Money' in the first series (1980) was £1,000.
From the second series (1981), the prize started at £1,000 then rose by £500 weekly if no one won, to a limit of £3,000 (£2,500 from 1981 to 1982) which it could stay at for more than one week if it still was not won. Once won, it reverted to £1,000 for the next edition. In the 1987 series, it started at £1,000, and if not won rose by £1,000 per week to a maximum of £3,000. From the 1988 series, the prize was stabilised at £3,000.
After the abolition of the 's prize limits, the top prize rose to £5,000 from 1996. It should be remembered, though, that the money had to be shared out between five people; by the end of its run even the top cash prize seemed relatively small compared to those available on other game shows such as.The bonus star prize was always a family car between 1994 and 1998. From 1998 to 2002, contestants had the choice of either the car or a holiday for up to twelve people. The car suppliers were in 1994, in 1995, and then between 1996 and 2002. On the all-star specials, scoring 200 points along with all five top responses donated £5,000 to both teams.However, this often led the show to an, as having won the cash prize with one or more questions unrevealed, the game had to continue to see whether the bonus prize had also been won.
If not, the show ended on a low point, despite the family having won the main prize.During the programme's brief daytime run in 2002, the prize values shrank significantly. If the contestants scored over 200 points they won £1,000 and if they found 5 top answers on top, then it was increased to £3,000. (As with the previous prizes, the £3,000 could only be won on top of the 200+ points)From the second series in 1981 onwards, spot prizes were available in the main game, turning up seemingly at random when certain answers were found. Typically, these were music centres, televisions or video recorders (or in the later years, ). Some were more unorthodox, such as a year's supply of beer, while the same short breaks away – an Murder Weekend, a stay at a or a canal holiday – were won on the show for many years. The actors showing the spot prizes were and Louise Cole.
This article's does not adequately key points of its contents. Please consider expanding the lead to of all important aspects of the article. Please discuss this issue on the article's. ( May 2010)Family FortunesGenrePresented by(1980–83) (1983–85) (1987–2002) (2002)Country of originUnited KingdomOriginal language(s)EnglishNo. Of series22No. Of episodes545ProductionProduction location(s)(1980–83)Running time30 minutes (inc.
Adverts)Production company(s)in association with Talbot Television and (1980–82) in association with Talbot Television and (1982–98) in association with (1999–2002)DistributorReleaseOriginal networkPicture format(1980–2001) (2002)Original release6 January 1980 ( 1980-01-06) – 30 December 2004 ( 2004-12-30)ChronologyRelated showsFamily Fortunes is a British television based on the American game show. The programme ran on from 6 January 1980 to 30 November 2002. Contents.The game involves two families providing answers to 'everyday questions' that were surveyed by 100 members of the British public before the show (e.g., 'Name something usually done in the dark') to win cash prizes (and sometimes mystery prizes for giving a correct answer). The top answers to the surveys are displayed on a large electronic board, known as 'Mr.
Babbage', which famously sounds a wrong answer 'Eh-uhh' sound effect and its accompanying X to signal the strike, as well as a 'ding' (for a right answer). Hosts and presentationFamily Fortunes was first hosted by comedian (1980–83) then by singer and entertainer (1983–85).
After being rested for the whole of 1986, the show returned on 27 June 1987 with as presenter, and had a consistently successful run for the next 15 years. It was then moved out of peak time and became a daily daytime show hosted by and no longer having a studio audience and instead using canned applause (similar to when it moved to daytime), but it only had a short run in this format before being axed.The most iconic aspects of the show are the large computer screen, named 'Mr Babbage' by original host and the famous computerised 'Eh-uhh' sound used when wrong answers are given.
Both were originally designed to appear high-tech but have since become fondly regarded for being quite the opposite (as compared to the original US Feud, which has used a video board since its 1999 revival). The computer screen name 'Mr Babbage' was in recognition to the English mathematician, philosopher, inventor, and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer,. FormatTwo family teams, each with five members, are asked to guess the results of surveys, in which 100 people would be asked open ended questions (e.g. 'we asked 100 people to name something associated with the country Wales' or 'we asked 100 people to name a breed of dog'). Although rarely acknowledged in the show, the 100 people surveyed are invariably audience members who have volunteered before the show.Each round begins with a member of each family (in rotation, meaning all players do this at least once) approaching the podium.
As the question is read, the first of the two nominees to hit a buzzer gives an answer. If this is not the most popular answer, the other nominee is asked. The family with the more popular answer then chooses whether to 'play' the question, or 'pass' control to the other family.The host then passes down the line of the controlling team, asking for an answer from each. After each answer, the board reveals whether this answer featured. If not, the family is assessed a strike, and the family loses control of the board after accumulating three strikes (also referred as striking out) in the round.
If a family manages to come up with all the survey answers (most commonly six in the early part of the show, reduced in number after the commercial break) before striking out, they win the amount in of the total number of people who had given the answers. A strike is marked similar to with an X on the board, accompanied by a buzzer.
In later versions with a colour screen, the strike is marked with a strike chip on another Fremantle game show in the United States (, from, which used the chips prior to 2018). If a family strikes out, the opponent is given the chance to 'steal' by coming up with an answer that may be among those missing.
Only the head family member (the first family member, the designated captain) may give the answer after consultation. If this answer is present, this family wins the round and is said to have 'stolen' the money; otherwise, the family which played the board keeps the money.On celebrity specials, each top answer added a bonus of £200 (later £250) to that family's charity.Often the hosts do not refer to the strikes as 'strikes;' rather they will say that a 'life is lost,' and the family has 'two lives left' or 'one life left.' In the early years of the show, the strikes were referred as '. Double MoneyFollowing three rounds before the commercial break (two rounds in series 1), 'Double Money' is played.
Gameplay is the same as the first rounds, but each answer is worth £2 for each person who said it, and there are generally fewer possible answers. The family who passes £300 (£200 in series 1) first go on to play 'Big Money' (known in some overseas versions as 'Fast Money') for the jackpot.
Family Fortunes 2002 Theme
Big MoneyThis involves two contestants (out of the five in the family team) answering five questions that fit with those given by the '100 people surveyed', with the questions asked within a narrow time limit. The first contestant answers the five questions within 15 seconds; then the second contestant (who has been out of earshot) answers within 20 seconds (the extra time is available in case the contestant repeats an answer already given). If they get 200 points or more from the ten answers they win the top cash prize.From 1994 onwards, a bonus star prize was available if all five 'top' (most popular) answers were found and they had reached 200 or more points.
If the family did not earn 200 points, they won £2 per point, up to £398. Cash and prizesThe top cash prize in 'Big Money' in the first series (1980) was £1,000.
From the second series (1981), the prize started at £1,000 then rose by £500 weekly if no one won, to a limit of £3,000 (£2,500 from 1981 to 1982) which it could stay at for more than one week if it still was not won. Once won, it reverted to £1,000 for the next edition. In the 1987 series, it started at £1,000, and if not won rose by £1,000 per week to a maximum of £3,000. From the 1988 series, the prize was stabilised at £3,000. After the abolition of the 's prize limits, the top prize rose to £5,000 from 1996. It should be remembered, though, that the money had to be shared out between five people; by the end of its run even the top cash prize seemed relatively small compared to those available on other game shows such as.The bonus star prize was always a family car between 1994 and 1998. From 1998 to 2002, contestants had the choice of either the car or a holiday for up to twelve people.
The car suppliers were in 1994, in 1995, and then between 1996 and 2002. On the all-star specials, scoring 200 points along with all five top responses donated £5,000 to both teams.However, this often led the show to an, as having won the cash prize with one or more questions unrevealed, the game had to continue to see whether the bonus prize had also been won.
If not, the show ended on a low point, despite the family having won the main prize.During the programme's brief daytime run in 2002, the prize values shrank significantly. If the contestants scored over 200 points they won £1,000 and if they found 5 top answers on top, then it was increased to £3,000.
(As with the previous prizes, the £3,000 could only be won on top of the 200+ points)From the second series in 1981 onwards, spot prizes were available in the main game, turning up seemingly at random when certain answers were found. Typically, these were music centres, televisions or video recorders (or in the later years, ).
Some were more unorthodox, such as a year's supply of beer, while the same short breaks away – an Murder Weekend, a stay at a or a canal holiday – were won on the show for many years. The actors showing the spot prizes were and Louise Cole. Hollywood Squares is an American game show in which two contestants compete in a game of tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes.
The show piloted on NBC in 1965, and the regular series debuted in 1966 on the same network. The board for the game is a 3 × 3 vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants. The stars are asked questions by the host, and the contestants judge the truth of their answers to gain squares in the right pattern to win the game. Sale of the Century is a British game show based on a US game show of the same name. It was first shown on ITV from 9 October 1971 to 6 November 1983, hosted by Nicholas Parsons. Special edition Celebrity Sale of the Century aired occasionally, starting on 2 January 1981 with Steve Jones as a host. The first series was supposed to air only in the Anglia region, but it rolled out to other regions since 8 January 1972 and achieved full national coverage by the end of 10 May 1975, at which point it was one of the most popular shows on the network – spawning the often-mocked catchphrase 'and now, from Norwich, it's the quiz of the week.'
Since Norwich was considered something of a backwater compared to London, it was often used ironically. Family Feud was an Australian game show based on the American show of the same name. It aired on Network Ten from 14 July 2014 until 22 July 2018. The show was hosted by Grant Denyer. This was the fourth Australian version of the format, the previous incarnation being Bert's Family Feud hosted by Bert Newton in 2006.
Ten became the third network to adapt the format. From 2016, Ten also screened a celebrity edition titled All Star Family Feud. The show was filmed at Global Television Studios in Southbank, Melbourne from 2014-2017 and at Network Ten Studios in Pyrmont, Sydney in 2018.
Mind of a Man is a game show broadcast by Game Show Network, with DeRay Davis as host. On each episode, two female contestants attempt to figure out what men believe about marriage, dating, work, and other subjects. Similar to Family Feud, the questions have previously been answered by a survey of one hundred men. Over the course of four rounds, a celebrity panel consisting of two men and a woman helps the contestants by offering their opinions about the correct answers to the surveys. The winner advances to the bonus round, which features a top prize of $10,000.
Ellen's Game of Games, also known as Game of Games and stylized as ellen's GAME OF GAMES, is an American television game show that premiered on December 18, 2017. In March 2017, NBC ordered six hour-long episodes of the series. Ellen DeGeneres serves as host, while Stephen 'tWitch' Boss appears as announcer/sidekick. The series is based on game segments from DeGeneres' daytime talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. A special preview episode aired on December 18, 2017, with the official series premiere on January 2, 2018. On January 9, 2018, NBC renewed the series for a 13-episode second season. On January 16, 2019, NBC renewed the series for a third season.
The third season is set to premiere on January 7, 2020.