The Pop 'N' Rocker Game

The weekly musical game show that lasted one season.

Broadcast
Syndication - September 17, 1983-September 1984

Packagers
Alan Landsburg Productions/Ron Greenberg Productions

Host
Jon "Bowzer" Bouman

Announcers
Phil Hartman M. G. Kelly

Music
Bruce Gary & Berton Averre

Gameplay
Three contestants competed in this one year old game show focusing on rock music.

Round 1
Five musical questions (some of them were visuals) were asked to the contestants. The first player to buzz-in with a correct answer on each question won $50.

Round 2 (Countdown Round)
In the second & final round, the three contestants played a 60 second countdown round. Host Bauman read rapid-fire questions and the first players to buzz-in with a correct answer won money. The first question was worth $50, and every question after that was worth $10 more than the previous. If time ran out while Jon was reading a question, he would continue and the contestants were still free to answer. The player with the most money at the end of this round won the game. If the game ended in a tie, one last question was read to the players who were tied; the player to buzz-in ans answer that question correctly won the game. The winner of the game won a chance to play the "Superstar" Round.

Superstar (Bonus Round)
In the "Superstar" bonus game, the winning player had 30 seconds to unscramble the names of three bands. Jon would read a clue to each band. If the winning contestant can successfully unscramble the three bands, he/she won a $2,000+ prize package.

Musical Guests
On each show, well-known bands or artists came on the show to perform their compositions. The first musical guest(s) performed at the end of the first round beforewhich he/she/they were the answer to the last question. The second guest(s) was/were the answer to one of the scrambles in the bonus round, and would perform afterwards. And finally the show would close with the first performer.

YouTube Video
Oingo Boingo visits & performs on The Pop 'N Rocker Game