| Host | |
| Nipsey Russell | |
| Announcer | |
| Dick Heatherton | |
| Taped | |
 | |
| Packager | |
| Bob Stewart Productions | |
"The name of the game is...That's Life!, starring Mr. Nipsey Russell!"
That's Life! was an unsold game show pilot where it challenges three men vs. three women in order to match wits based of their likes, dislikes or experiences with those of the general public.
Gameplay[]
This program challenges its contestants to match their wits based of their likes, dislikes, experiences, or whatever with those of the general public. The gameplay in similar to that of Family Feud & The Better Sex (mainly Feud).
Main Game[]
Two teams of three competed in a battle of the sexes elimination manner (i.e. men vs. women).
Two contestants, one on each team played at a time. The controlling pair saw a question with three possible answers that were previously posed by 100 people; either generic or a certain group. [i.e. "I think most men... A.) Cheat on Their Husbands, B.) Hide Their Emotions, C.) Love Power] One player selected an answer (s)he thought was the number one answer. Doing so forced the opposing player to choose the number two answer in order to stay in the game. However, if the opponent failed in that task by selecting the number three answer, (s)he was eliminated from the game. Likewise, choosing that number two answer caused no elimination and the game went on from there. Prior to each question, a short film clip was played, featuring host Russell talking to the general public in a man-one-the-street manner.
Along the way, each correct choice added $250 to a bonus bank which started at $3000 and grew from there.
The first team to knock out the other team, wins the game and went on to play for that bank.
Bonus Round[]
The winning team faced a bonus board of 12 items divided into three categories of four. Three of the items in each category (nine altogether) were ranked 1, 2 & 3 [i.e. Under Jane Fonda, it might say either 'Anti-American' or 'Integrity']; the remaining item(s) (three altogether) were bogus answers which concealed the name of the show (i.e. That's Life!). The team's job was to choose the answers that were mentioned and ranked by the people polled. However, choosing one of the three bogus answers ended the game. Each correct answer was worth $100, and choosing all nine correct items won the bank.
Nipsey's Poems[]
"When the girls proclaimed me a model lover,
I was so happy, I wanted to sing;
Then I looked it up, and 'model' means
a small representation of the actual thing."
"It is nice to be neat and look petite,
but if you want to feel some heat,
you got to have some meat."
"'Cause I don't believe in love at first sight,
that you're not likely to see;
but I do believe in making love,
at the first opportunity."
"I like to come back as a little fish,
frozen beneath the ice;
then when the girls went skatin' overhead,
woo woo, wouldn't that be nice."
"The young people say 'make love, not war',
and I'm beginning to think they're right,
'cause war cost millions of dollars a day,
and love just a few bucks a night."
"While contemplating morality,
one question comes to view;
How do mothers find about the things
they tell their daughters not to do?"
"A show without a commercial,
would really be a ball.
But if we didn't have the commercials,
there will be no show at all."
"If you owe too much on your American Express,
and your Diner's Club bill is too large,
Take a loan on your BankAmericard
and pay it off with your Mastercharge."
International Versions[]
Despite the show not selling in America, there were two versions based on it:
- In France, it aired under the name C'est Beau la Vie (Life is Beautiful) hosted by the late Alain Gillot-Petre aired on the now-defunct network called La Cinq (The Five) from February 21 until June 26, 1986. Petre passed away on December 31, 1999 while the network itself ran from February 20, 1986 until its demise on April 12, 1992.
- In Italy, it aired under the name C'est la Vie (That's Life) which aired on two different networks and had two different hosts; the first network that aired it was Canale 5 (Channel 5) from 1985 until 1986 (then was moved back and ran from 1988 until 1989), then moving to Rete 4/Retequattro (Network 4) from 1986 until 1988. The series was originally hosted by Marco Columbro from 1985 until 1986 who then was replaced by Umberto Smaila from 1986 until 1989.
Production Slate[]
