Chain Reaction/Quotes & Catchphrases

Opening Spiels
Pilot Intro: "This is Chain Reaction, where one word leads to another, and the right word leads to $100,000! With today's special guest stars: (insert celebrity guests names), and your host on Chain Reaction, Bill Cullen!!!"

NBC Intro: "This is Chain Reaction, where one word leads to another, with today's special guest stars: (insert celebrity guests names), and the star of Chain Reaction, Bill Cullen!!!"

USA Intro: "The game is... The New/$40,000 Chain Reaction! And here's your host, Blake Emmons/Geoff Edwards!"

GSN Intro: "Three (insert women's relation) take on three (insert men's relation). It's a battle of the sexes coming up on Chain Reaction!"

"It starts with "WORD", there's a "G" underneath, guess the word "GAME" and you're right, the word "GAME" starts a chain. Get your letter, take a guess, connect the chain, win some cash. It's guys against girls right now on CHAIN REACTION."

Catchphrases
"Hello, everyone, and welcome to Chain Reaction, the game where one word leads to another, and the correct word leads to thousands of dollars." - Chain Reaction host (1986-1991)

"(Insert 2 teams of 3 who are opposite genders), It's a battle of the sexes coming up on Chain Reaction."

"I'm Dylan Lane, and welcome to Chain Reaction. Today (insert two teams of two occupations), face-off in a battle of the sexes racing to connect pairs of words that form a multipart chain. Each correct answer earns you cold hard cash, and if you play this game very/really well, you could take home a whole lot of it. But first things first, we need a chain." - Dylan Lane (2006-2007)

"Players, you have to connect the word (insert top word), with the word (insert bottom word)." - Dylan Lane (2006-2007).

"(blip-blip). Ooh, that sound means there's only letter left in the/this word. I can't give it to you. What's your guess/answer?" - Dylan Lane whenever there's one letter left in any word (2007)

"(blip-blip). OK, you know that sound means. There's only one letter left in the/this word. What's your guess/answer?" - Dylan Lane reminding anyone who may or may not be aware that it's the last letter of any word (2007)

"Is it (insert phrase) for $100/$200/$300/$400/$500?" - Dylan Lane asking if the word is right (2006-2007)

"Let's see/Show us [if it's] (insert phrase) for $100/$200/$300/$400/$500." - Dylan Lane asking if the word is right (2006-2007)

"Is it (insert word) for the chain?" - Dylan Lane when there's one word left for the chain (2006-2007)

"Let's see/Show us [if it's] (insert word) for the chain." - Dylan Lane when there's one word left for the chain (2006-2007)

"Alright ladies/gentlemen, you've completed our 1st/2nd/3rd chain, so you get to play our 1st/2nd/final speed chain. It's worth another $100/$200/$300 and you have 7 seconds/got to connect the word (insert word on top) to/and ends with the word (insert bottom word). Your 7 seconds starts/begin now." - Dylan lane for the Speed Chain portion (2006-2007)

"If you don't get this right, you'll be out of money and the ladies/gentlemen automatically win this game." - Dylan lane to a team who has only $500 or less and bets whatever if they left in case they get it wrong. (2006-2007)

"Ladies/Gentlemen, you won today's game and earned yourselves (insert total won), but now you have a chance to win (insert amount) more in this bonus round. Alright (insert name), your teammates will be showing you a series of answers. (insert 2 names) will have to construct questions for those answers one word at a time. If you can get 7/5 correct answers [in 90 seconds], we'll double your money. If you can get 10/7 correct in the same amount of time, we'll triple it for a grand total of (insert total the winning team could get if they succeed)." - Dylan Lane explaining the bonus round portion (2006)

"Ladies/Gentlemen, you won today's game and earned yourselves (insert total won), but 'this' is where it gets serious. Because, now you have a chance to win an additional/another $5,000 in this bonus round. Alright (insert name), your teammates will be showing you a series of answers. (insert 2 names) will have to construct questions for those answers one word at a time. [If your teammates give an illegal clue, you'll hear this sound, (cuckoo) and then we'll move on to the next word.] When you're ready to take a guess, you must hit/press the buzzer in your hand stopping the clock momentarily/for just a few seconds while you give your response. If you can get 5 correct answers in 60 seconds, you will win/walk away with another $5,000. (insert 2 names), [take your] places, please."- Dylan Lane explaining the bonus round portion (2007)

"Take a nice deep breath. Ladies/Gentlemen, your 90/60 seconds begins/starts... now." - Dylan Lane telling the winning team in the bonus round the clock has started (2006-2007)

"Guess what, you just won $5,000! You take the $5,000 and add it to the (insert total winnings in the main game) you just won and you got a grand total of (insert overall total)." - Dylan lane congratulating the winning team for succeeding in the bonus round (2007)

Taglines
"This is Bill Cullen reminding you to keep smiling because... (Patty) Happiness... (Joyce) is... (Bill) a... (Fred) Chain... (Nipsey) Reaction!" - Bill Cullen, Patty Duke, Joyce Bulifant, Fred Grandy, Nipsey Russell (1980 Premiere)

"Give someone a smile and start your own Chain Reaction." - Blake Emmons (1986)

"Thank you for watching Chain Reaction, Reaction Time, Time Flies. I'm Dylan Lane, see ya later." (2006-2007)