Fast Draw

The first ever drawing game show long before Pictionary ever came out.

Broadcast
Syndication - May 25, 1968-Fall 1968

Packagers
Tele-Column Productions/Warner Brothers-Seven Arts Television

Host
Johnny Gilbert

Announcer
Fred Scott

Premise
Two teams of two consisting of one celebrity & one civilian contestant competed in a game drawing and conveying words, phrases & names.

Main Game
The first round would start with the two civilian contestants standing behind a drawing board that was about waist-high. They would be given 60 seconds each to draw a picture that would allow the celebrities to identify the person, place, thing, or event that was assigned to them. They alternated turns drawing for 10 seconds (30 total for both players) After 10 seconds passed for the first player, the second one would immediately start drawing (accompanied by Gilbert's call to "Draw!") When a celebrity thought he/she knew the identity of the subject, he/she would hit a buzzer. The contestant would then stop drawing and the celebrity would give his/her guess (usually accompanied with a brief explanation/interpretation of what they saw on the board). If the buzz-in celebrity was right, the team was awarded one point for each second left on the clock. If no one guessed the identity of the subject after 60 seconds, the subject was thrown out and they would start again.

There were three rounds in a game; after each round, the celebs and the contestants would switch places. After three rounds, the team with the highest score won the game and got to play the bonus round. The civilian member of the team was also awarded $100.

Bonus Game
In the bonus round, the celebrity had 30 seconds to communicate a "potluck" subject to the contestant (who was not told the category of the subject). The contestant could yell out as many guesses as he/she wanted without having to buzz in or explain it, and if the subject was successfully guessed, he/she was awarded a color television set.

Episode Status
Only one episode of Fast Draw is known to exist, with guest stars Anita Gillette and Robert Alda.