The Celebrity Game

The old & forgotten precursor to Hollywood Squares.

Broadcast
CBS - April 5, 1964-September 13, 1964, December 20, 1964-January 24, 1965, April 8, 1965-September 9, 1965

Packager
Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley Productions/Four Star Television

Host
Carl Reiner

Announcer
Kenny Williams

Music
Arlo

Gameplay
Three contestants predicted how nine celebrities answered yes or no questions. Each celebrity picked a star and predicted whether the chosen star answered yes or no. After that, the panel revealed their answers and gave hilarious explanations of their answers. If all three contestants were correct, they all won $25; if two of the contestants were correct, they both won $50. But if only one contestant had the correct prediction, he/she won $100. In the final round of each night's show, the values were upped for that question. If all three contestants were correct, they all won $100; if two of the contestants were correct, they both won $150. But if only one contestant had the correct prediction, he/she won $300.

Links
The Celebrity Game @ classicsquares.com

YouTube Videos
A Full Episode of the Celebrity Game

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4