Opening Spiels[]
Pilot Intro:
"O'DONNELL: These three of a kind are our champions. TEAM 1: Hi, I'm Brother Charles Philpot, I'm Father Greg Coiro. I'm Father Michael Williams, and we're FRANCISCANS! O'DONNELL: And these three of a kind are our challengers. TEAM 2: Hi, I'm Nancy Cash, Hi, I'm Leo Terrell and I'm Bartha Hartman and we're TEACHERS! O"DONNELL: And they're here to play... HOOOOOOOOOOOT (hissssssssssssssss) POTATO! And here to toss the Hot Potato, our host, Bill Cullen!"
Premiere Intro:
"O'DONNELL: This is one of our teams, they're three of a kind. TEAM 1: I'm Donna Holton, I'm Barbara Masson, I'm Diane Callan, and we're MOTHERS TO BE! O'DONNELL: And here's our other team, they're also three of a kind. TEAM 2: I'm Bonnie Murrow, I'm Ed Bearenson, I'm Steve Ross, and we're TEACHERS! O'DONNELL: And they're here to play… HOT (hissssssssssssssss) POTATO! And here to toss the Hot Potato, our host, Bill Cullen!"
Series Intro:
"Here are our champions, they're three of a kind. (self contestant intros and something in common) And here are our challengers, they're also three of a kind. (self contestant intros and something in common) And they're (all) here to play… HOT (hisssssssssssssssss) POTATO! And here to toss the Hot Potato, our host, Bill Cullen!"
Celebrity Intro:
"O'DONNELL: These two teams are about to play against each other. Team 1: (self celebrity intros) And we are the CHAMPIONS! O'DONNELL: Now let's meet their opponents. Team 2: (self celebrity intros) And we are the CHALLENGERS. O'DONNELL: And they're here to play… CELEBRITY HOT (hisssssssssssssssssssss) POTATO! And here's our host, Bill Cullen!"
Catchphrases[]
"Welcome to Hot Potato, it is a pleasure to have you with us. These two teams are going to play a series of rounds. Each round consists of a question that has a number of answers to it. Now what is different about our game is this... A team can win the round if all three members of the opposing team are knocked out of the game, by a wrong guess, or by coming up with the seventh answer to that question. Two out of three rounds, wins the game and goes on to play for more money in our big bonus round." - Bill Cullen explaining the rules of the front game.
"The subject of this/today's bonus is (explains subject). I am going to show you a pair of (items), and then you'll have to tell me which is higher in number/match the item to the (person/place). Each time you're correct you earn $500, which you may quit and keep at any time. But if you get all 5 questions right you win your jackpot which is at (jackpot). Now you have a pass, but only one pass per bonus game. (Captain), you're the captain, confer with your team before you answer, and confer loudly so we can hear what you have to say." - Bill Cullen explaining the rules of the bonus game.
Tagline[]
"Hot (hissssssssssssssss) Potato, is a Barry & Enright Production!" - Charlie O'Donnell