Definition was a Canadian television game show, which aired on CTV from 1974 to 1989. The show was hosted by Jim Perry. A game show is a radio or television program involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... CTV (disambiguation) CTV is Canadas largest privately-owned English language television network. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jim Perry (born November 11, 1938, in Camden, New Jersey) was a television game show host in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

Like the later Wheel of Fortune, Definition was essentially a variation on the word game Hangman. Two contestants appeared on each show, each paired with a celebrity guest. The contestant/celebrity pairs would take turns guessing letters in a phrase for which Perry had offered a pun as a clue. First, the pair would "give" a letter to the opposing team, hoping that letter did not appear in the puzzle. If the "given" letter did not appear -- which was usually the case, since teams would choose a seldom-used letter like Z or Q -- the team could choose a letter for themselves. If this was a correct letter, they could take another turn or guess the phrase. But if an incorrect letter was guessed, the pair's turn would end and the opposing team's turn started. Wheel of Fortune Logo (1983-1989) Wheel of Fortune is a television game show originally devised by Merv Griffin which runs in local editions around the world. ... This article is about the game Hangman. ... A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a deliberate confusion of similar-sounding words or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious. ...

The show, while popular in Canada, was also sometimes mocked for the cheapness of its prizes, which were usually small kitchen appliances, pen and pencil sets, or other small courtesy gifts. Only the show's annual championship tournaments offered the types of expensive prizes, such as a car or a resort vacation, that were commonplace on American game shows. A pen is a writing instrument which applies ink to some surface. ... A couple of very simple pencils Colored pencils are usually used for drawing instead of writing. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation. ...

The show's theme song was taken from an instrumental jazz piece by Quincy Jones, "Soul Bossa Nova". It was sampled by the Canadian hip hop band Dream Warriors in their 1991 hit "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style", and was later also used as the theme music for Mike Myers' Austin Powers movies. Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... Quincy Jones (born March 14, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American record, television and film producer, musician and songwriter. ... In general, a sample is a part of the total, such as one individual or a set of individuals from a population (of people or things), a small piece or amount of something larger, a number of function values of a function, or part of a song. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... The Dream Warriors are King Lou and Capital Q, a pair of Toronto-based alternative rappers. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The name Mike Myers can refer to different people: Mike Myers: an actor Mike Myers: a baseball player See also: Michael Myers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Austin Powers in International Man of Mystery. ...

External link

• Definition (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204766/) at the Internet Movie Database