| Host | |
| Ronnie Schell | |
| {Fictional} Celebrities | |
| Taafe O'Connell Dody Goodman Alan Sues James Hampton | |
| Announcer | |
|---|---|
| Jerry Bishop | |
| Taped | |
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| Packager | |
| Metromedia Producers Corporation | |
"Look who's caught in the Mouth Trap: Taafe O'Connell, Dody Goodman, Alan Sues and James Hampton. And here's the mouth with the most, your host, Ronnie Schell!"
Mouth Trap was an unsold comedy game show pilot, produced in 1979 for weekly syndication. This was more or less a prototype for Mark Maxwell-Smith's future creation, (Celebrity) Talk About for Canadian television.
Gameplay[]
Two contestants, a man and a woman, compete for the entire show. On a contestant's turn, the two celebrities of the same sex go into the "mouth trap". The contestant selects a subject and gives 10 words that he/she expects the celebrities to say about that subject. The celebrities come out onstage, and each is given 15 seconds to talk about the chosen subject. The contestant receives $10 for each correctly predicted word. If all 10 of a contestant's words are given by the celebrities, the contestant wins a car. After both teams have played, the contestant with more money advances to the bonus round.
Bonus Round[]
In the bonus round, two celebrities chosen by the winner are each given an unusual item for the studio audience to examine. The celebrities then bring the items back onstage, and enter the "mouth trap". The contestant then must predict what each celebrity will say is a new use for the item. The contestant can win a prize for one or two correct predictions.
The second half of the show is played just like the first half. Different subjects are offered, and the trailing contestant plays first, to establish a score for the other contestant to beat.
Trivia[]
The celebrities in this test pilot were not the actual celebrities; they were performers. One of them being Jim J. Bullock who portrayed Alan Sues. Another being future Sale of the Century hostess Sally Julian, who portrayed Taffee O'Connell.
Marc Summers was a contestant in this pilot, seven years later before he launched his very own game show hosting career with Double Dare (1986 version).