Double Talk was an American game show seen on the ABC network in 1986. Henry Polic II hosted this word game created by Bob Stewart, which was a remake of Shoot for the Stars, a 9-month NBC game show from 1977 hosted by Geoff Edwards. Bob Hilton was the first announcer, later replaced by Johnny Gilbert. 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. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Henry Polic II (born February 20, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American stage, screen, and voice actor. ... Bob Stewart (1920 - ) is a former American television game show producer. ... Shoot For The Stars was a modestly successful daytime game show which aired on the NBC television network. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Geoff Edwards is an American television actor and radio personality born on February 13, 1931 in Westfield, New Jersey. ... Bob Hilton with The Price Is Right announcer Rich Fields. ... Johnny Gilbert (born c. ...

Main Game

The game was between two teams, each with a contestant and celebrity. The object was for the team to work together and decipher puzzles that are written in "In Other Words" style. For example, "Twice / Speak" would be "Double Talk" for the show's title. The slash represented a break in the puzzle, and each partner had to solve 1/2 of the puzzle to score. The game board has four hidden puzzles on it, each worth 10 points if correctly solved by the team in control. The controlling team could continue to solve puzzles until they clean off the board, or mess up. If either partner cannot solve their half, control went over to the other team. The opponents can score five points for the steal, and end the round.

Round one ends after both teams play one board. Round two gave each team a chance to play one more board, this time with puzzles worth 20 points, but still 5 for a steal.

The team that scored more points won the game and played the bonus round for $10,000. If there was a tie, the game shifted to a 'buzz-in' format. The scores would be set to zero, and a puzzle shown. The team that buzzes in tries to solve it for 10 points, but a wrong answer gives 10 to the opponents. 20 points (two puzzles) wins the game and a shot at $10,000 cash.

The Jackpot Puzzle

If a team manages to solve all four puzzles on the board (later three), they get a chance at the "Jackpot Puzzle" in the center. If they can solve a harder puzzle, the contestant wins a cash prize that starts at $1,000; and increases by that much each day until claimed.

Bonus Round

The winning team now has a chance to win $10,000 in sixty seconds. The celebrity sees nine phrases & names on a monitor, while the contestant is shown only the initial letter for each word. The celebrity must come up with an incomplete sentence, such that the ending is the desired phrase. For example: If the phrase began with G________ C_________ & the answer was George Carlin, the celebrity would say, "He's a comedian who played Mr. Conductor on Shining Time Station, and his name is..." and then the contestant could say George Carlin. George Carlin in the film Jersey Girl George Dennis Carlin (born May 12, 1937 in New York City) is a Grammy winning Irish American stand-up comedian, actor, and author, noted especially for his irreverent attitude and his observations on language, psychology and religion along with many other taboo subjects. ... Shining Time Station is an American spinoff of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends series, although it was co-created by Britt Allcroft. ...

Standard rules applied, similar to The $25,000 Pyramid: Pyramid was an American television game show where contestants tried to guess a series of words or phrases, based on descriptions that were given to them, in the shortest amount of time. ...

No use of the hands

No using part of the answer

passing is legal

and so on

Each right answer revealed a letter to the show's title which is "DOUBLE TALK," with the D given for free. If the team could get all nine phrases in under 60 seconds, the contestant won the $10,000; otherwise $100 per revealed letter was won.

The contestants swapped partners for the second half, and the contestant who won the most bonus round money or won both games of that day got to come back for the next show.

Trivia

The theme music to Double Talk was also used on an earlier Bob Stewart game show, Blankety Blanks. The theme music to Shoot For The Stars was later used on the 1980s version of Jackpot! and the Jim Perry-hosted pilot Twisters.