He Said She Said

The prototype of Tattletales where celebrity couples tell about their lives together as well as some of their hobbies, their lifestyles, and maybe reveal some dirty little secrets.

Broadcast
Syndication - September 15, 1969 – August 21, 1970

Packager
Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions

Host
Joe Garagiola

Announcers
Johnny Olson

Bill Wendell

Sponsor
Holiday Inn

Gameplay
Each team was given 100 points to begin the game (later they began with nothing). One member of each team – the men for the first half of the show, the women during the second half – were asked the questions, while the other member was taken to an off-stage room. Each could be seen and heard via a monitor that sat before each player; Garagiola communicated with them via an on-stage speaker phone.

Garagiola read a statement (e.g., "How (s)he shows affection"), and each contestant would have to raise his hand. The first three to raise their hands would say a one- or two-word answer, which Garagiola would ask them to explain. The answers would then be read one at a time over the phone, and the off-stage partner would have to ring in if (s)he thought her partner had said it. If the first person to ring in was correct, the couple won 25 points. If (s)he was wrong, the couple lost 10 points; a couple would also lose 10 points if the partner buzzed in but the on stage player did not give that answer, as did the team which originally gave the answer. Each of the three answers would be read in random order.

During the all-celebrity format, the off-stage partner would have to not only ring in for the correct answer, but also relate the same explanation or story about the answer as the on-stage partner to get the points; otherwise they lost 10 points.

The men and women switched positions after two questions. After four questions were played, a final question was asked for which only two people were allowed to raise their hands would get to answer.

At the end of the game, the team(s) with the most points won $250 and a full week's stay at any Holiday Inn. The remaining couples would each win a $100 gift certificate redeemable at any Holiday Inn. The celebrity couple played for a designated couple in the audience which was revealed at the end of the show. In the all-celebrity format, each celebrity couple played for a different couple in the audience.

Music
Pilot - Score Productions (Recycled into a show called "Fashion in Sewing")

Main - Score Productions (Recycled as the Who's Who cue on the 1972 version of What's My Line?)