Because when it comes to these game shows, everyone’s a winner.
Supermarket Sweep
Anyone who claims to have never experienced a desire to sprint down the aisles of their supermarket and frantically toss all the goods they could reach into their shopping cart is a liar, plain and simple. Supermarket Sweep brought such a level of exhilaration to the mundane task of grocery shopping that viewers couldn't help but be swept away themselves in the action. How many people have stood in their supermarket checkout lines, heard the beep, and wished they could compete on the show? It's time to make that possibility into a reality again.
Al Howard Productions
Match Game
There were many iterations of this show, but the ones that matter all share a few characteristics. First, they were hosted by the inimitable Gene Rayburn. Second, the panelists included Charles Nelson Reilly and Brett Somers, who spent the entire show basically gossiping amongst themselves. And third, they were filled with incredible amounts of sexual innuendo that everyone had to try to tiptoe around so as not to take the show from a theoretical PG rating to an R.
The personalities were what made Match Game so entertaining and so hilarious — and with the right cast, a modern reboot could be incredible.
Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
Press Your Luck
Briefly brought back in the early '00s as Whammy, the original Press Your Luck aired in the mid-'80s. The format involved contestants answering trivia questions in order to earn spins on the board, which could win them cash and prizes if they were able to avoid hitting a Whammy. Listening to contestants repeat the same mantra over and over as they take their turns — "Big money, big money, no Whammies, aaaand STOP!" — becomes almost soothing in its constancy.
And if you're a fan of game show scandals, learn about the contestant who figured out how to game the system and won over $100,000 in the process.
The Carruthers Company
Legends of the Hidden Temple
One of the most popular game shows among true ~'90s kids~, Legends of the Hidden Temple is itself an absolute legend. Watching young children run through a faux-temple futilely trying to complete basic tasks like putting three pieces of a sculpture together is one of the best TV experiences you can have. And even if it was all a bit ridiculous, there was actually a little bit of interesting history in every episode.
Oh, and SILVER SNAKES FOREVER.
Nickelodeon
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