Rhyme and Reason

ABC (ended 1976)

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Status: Ended
Premiered: Jul 07, 1975

Rhyme and Reason was ABC's answer to Match Game, except the contestants filled in the blanks. It also marked Bob Eubanks first celebrity game show. Two contestants (one a returning champion) competed playing with six panelists (regulars included Jaye P. Morgan, Mitzi McCall, Charlie Brill & of course, Nipsy Russell). First, part of a poem would be read (IE: Our brand new bed is as neat as you see.). The contestants wrote down a rhyming word in how they think the celebrity would respond. Then the contestant picks one of the six stars to make up a rhyme. If the celebrity would say the correct rhyme word, the contestant would score 2 points (IE: If Nipsy Russell said, "Our brand new bed is as neat as you see, then we messed it up making whoopee!" & the contestant wrote WHOOPEE, that's 2 points). If the celebrity guesses the opponent's rhyming word, the opponent scores 1 point. If the star doesn't guess any of the words, then the opponent gets a chance to pick one of the five remaining stars. Play continues until a correct rhyme's guessed or if all six stars had a turn. Three points won the game + $250. And it took 2/3 to win the championship ($500). That winning contestant went on to the Bonus Rhyme. In the Bonus Rhyme, the contestant had to write three rhyming words. After those were written, s/he picks one star. Then the contestant had 30 seconds to get the star to say all three words, reciting the poem every time. One correct word paid $1,000, two paid $2,000 while all three paid $5,000! Contestants could stay up to 5 matches or ABC's $20,000 limit (which could be done winning 4 matches + $5,000 every Bonus Rhyme). Like I've Got A Secret, when the show was cancelled, the celebrities destroyed the set! Rhyme & Reason left with a really bad mood, Because ABC replaced it with Family Feud!moreless

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