Games People Play (1980 TV series)
| Games People Play | |
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| Genre | Sport |
| Directed by | Jim Cross Tom Munshower |
| Presented by | Mike Adamle Bryant Gumbel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | 21 August 1980 – 24 September 1981 |
Games People Play is an
taxicab demolition derby. Celebrities of film, TV, and sports were frequent guest participants on the show as well. Originally previewed in April 1980 as The Sunday Games, the format was inspired by another NBC show Real People, which had recurring segments featuring similar competitions and displays of unusual skills.[1]
The series is noted for popularizing
Bouncer" (sometimes reported as "World's Toughest Bouncer")[3] competition twice on the show, donating his $3000 prize to charity.[4] Mr. T was subsequently cast by Sylvester Stallone as Clubber Lang, the villain in Rocky III.[3][1]
The title of the show is a play on the title of mind games and interactions within relationships.[citation needed]
Reception
Critical reception was negative, described as ranging "from dismissive to disdainful".[1] People contributor Scott Veale described Games People Play as "NBC's laughable 'trashsport' show".[5]
made-for-TV movies. The show's ratings fell quickly though after new shows returned, leading to its cancellation announcement in December 1980.[1]
References
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- ISSN 0038-822X– via EBSCOhost MasterFILE Complete.
Gumbel will host an NBC prime-time series called Games People Play, a trash-sport production featuring beer-guzzling, car-crashing and barroom-bouncing contests.
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- ISSN 0093-7673– via EBSCOhost MasterFILE Complete.
He also hosted NBC's laughable "trashsport" show, Games People Play.
External links
- Games People Play at IMDb
