Saturday, February 11, 2017

Forgotten TV: Body Language (1984)

Nearly a decade after Showoffs had been cancelled, Mark Goodson was persuaded, not by ABC, but rather, CBS, to retool the show. The end result, Body Language, lasted nearly a year and a half before it was cancelled in January 1986. Tom Kennedy, who was also hosting the syndicated evening edition of The Price is Right around the same time, was the host.

Goodson tweaked the concept, mixing charades with Mad Libs, if you will, as contestants had to complete puzzles based on the pantomimed clues. Goodson, you'll recall, added the puzzle factor to his Password revivals for NBC.

Edit, 2/8/24: Had to change the video. Here's one with Richard Moll & Laurie Hendler:



Rating: B.

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