The Celebrity Game

The Celebrity Game
Presented by	Bert Newton (1969) Mike Preston (1976-1977)
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
Original release
Network	Nine Network (1969) Network Ten (1976-1977)
Release	1969 (Original version) 1976 – 1977 (later version)

The Celebrity Game is an Australian game show that aired in two different formats. The original series, based on an American game show, People Will Talk was hosted by Bert Newton on the Nine Network in 1969 as Australia's Celebrity Game. The later series, based on the game of charades, involving two teams of celebrities, was hosted by Mike Preston on Network Ten ran from 1976-1977.

Gameplay

In the original 1969 version, similar to the 1964 American version, a panel of nine celebrities were asked a question on a popular topic, and three contestants were then asked to choose a celebrity and to tell how that contestant voted. After every three turns, if all three contestants correctly guessed the celebrity’s answers, they each win $10, if two contestants are successful, they receive $20, if one contestant is successful, he/she receives $30.

In the 1976-77 version, two teams of three celebrities and a contestant competed in the game of charades, where one player acts out a word or phrase, often by pantomiming similar-sounding words, and the other players guesses the word or phrase. The celebrity regulars included Joy Chambers, Joe Martin, Johnny Pace, Harriet, Stuart Wagstaff and Barry Creyton.

See also

• List of Australian game shows
• Pyramid, Australian game show
• Give Us a Clue
• People Will Talk

External links

• The Celebrity Game (1969) at IMDb