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Nick or Treat! was an interactive children's contest held every Halloween on Nickelodeon. This article focuses on a format done during the heyday of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, as a game show block airing in between Nick programming and shot at Nickelodeon Studios.
Gameplay[]
The contestant was a kid on the phone. To start the game, he/she was shown a computer-generated neighborhood with six houses to get prizes from. The houses, by number, were as follows:
- Coff Inn
- Bad Manor
- Estate of Shock
- Dark Chateau
- Quivering Heights
- Rotten Acres
The contestant then had 40 seconds to go to as many houses as possible and hopefully get the prizes. Players had to say what house they wanted to go to by number, and press the matching button on the phone to open the door. While contestants "ran" to each house (the picture zoomed in on the chosen house), obstacles, such as ghosts or witches, would be in the way. Some houses, however, had a lead character from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (either Ickis, Oblina, Krumm or the Gromble), saying they didn't have prizes for the contestant if that house didn't have a prize. The show's prizes included Aaahh!!! Real Monsters merchandise (either the namesake video game by Sega or a VHS tape by Sony Wonder), a Sega Genesis video game and gaming system, Playskool Cool Tools, a new television, and the Nickelodeon Grab Bag (an assortment of gifts from the network's various programming and the biggest prize on the show). The proportions of the monsters and prizes changed from game to game.
Generally, contestants were able to go to two or three houses before time expired.
Sponsors[]
- McDonald's
- Toys R Us
- M&M's
- General Mills
- Kellogg's
- Friendly's
- Subway
Revival[]
In October 2015, the game show was revived on the Splat.
Videos[]
An episode where the Nickelodeon Grab Bag was won
YouTube[]
Snick or Treat
Promo for Nick or Treat from 1992
1995 Montage