Double Talk

This was a short-lived word game show where words and phrases and names are not exactly what they seem to be.

Broadcast
ABC - August 18, 1986 – December 19, 1986

Packager
Bob Stewart Productions

Host
Henry Polic II

Announcers
Bob Hilton Johnny Gilbert

Premise
Two teams of two (consisting of one celebrity & one contestant) played a game of solving puzzles that are double meanings.

Example: "Crack/the Money Place" Answer: "Break the Bank"

Main Game
Each team faced a game board of four hidden puzzles numbered 1-4. On a team's turn, the contestant picked off puzzles one at a time. On each puzzle, one player tried to solve the first half, while the other player tried to solve the second half. Correctly solving the entire puzzle earned points of the team. The team in control kept on playing until they solved all four puzzles or if they miss one; upon a miss, the opposing team can end the the first team's turn by solving the missed puzzle. Stealing that puzzle earned five points for the stealing team, but not stealing the puzzle resumed play for the first team.

Four boards were played (two for each team) with the first two boards worth 10 points a puzzle, and the last two boards were worth double or 20 points a puzzle. The team with the most points won the game.

Jackpot Puzzle
If the controlling team can solve all four puzzles in a single turn, they had a chance to solve a Jackpot Puzzle which was more harder than others. If they can solve that puzzle, the contestant won the jackpot which started at $1,000 and grew by that amount until won.

Rule Changes
In later weeks, teams were forced to play three puzzles each turn, so three were required to go for the jackpot. Stealing the puzzles still scored five points, but they no longer stopped the controlling team from scoring.

Tiebreaker
If the game ended in a tie, a series of toss-up puzzles were played with the first to buzz-in and solve the puzzle correctly earning 10 points; but an incorrect solve gave the opposing team 10 points. The first team to get 20 points/two correct answers won the game.

The winning team went on to play the bonus round for $10,000.

Bonus Game
[To Be Finished]

Trivia
[To Be Finished]

Music
Bob Cobert

Links
Rules for Double Talk

YouTube Videos
Double Talk Promo The first intro to Double Talk