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[[File:edited_CP_8348.jpg|frame|The "Couch Potato" Spud]]
Somewhere between hosting [[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Double Dare (1986 TV Show)|Double Dare]]'' and [[Food Network]]'s ''
Two teams of three people played, each named after an actual show ("''Get Smart''", "''The A-Team''") or a variation of one ("Bosom Buds", "The M*A*S*Hed 'Taters"). Marc asked a toss-up question worth 50 "Ratings Points", the team whose member correctly answered it then getting a chance to answer a series of three questions ether based on a specific series or on a genre of TV show. Each contestant on the team could only answer one of the three questions, if one incorrectly guessed or nobody buzzed-in, the other team got a chance to steal that question and any others left in the group. [[Once an Episode]], a television celeb rang the doorbell (the set was designed as an abstract living room) and enter to personally ask questions based on his/her show. Sometimes they walked right in, but other times they would enter in character (such as when Isabel Sanford came in delivering some dry cleaning or Norman Fell came in to complain about all the noise).
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Acting as a [[Greek Chorus]] to all this was show announcer Joe Alaskey, who played the "[[Wacky Guy|Wacky Neighbor]]" in his own little abstract living room set. Some promotional material actually identified him as if his character was actually named Wacky Neighbor, although in-show his on-screen credit was just "Joe Alaskey as the Neighbor".
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* [[Bonus Round]]: "Channel Roulette". A graphic with 12 spaces numbered 2–13 was shown. The team picked a "channel" and tried to identify a cast picture worth anywhere from $100 (easy pictures like ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'') to $1,000 (more obscure shows like ''Chopper One'' and ''Turn On''). The team had 30 seconds to get $1,000 total in order to win $5,000... however, one channel was "Pay TV", which took away all of the team's money if they picked that channel and forced them to begin rebuilding toward the $1,000 goal.
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun|"Cancellation]] [[Consolation Prize|Prizes"]]
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* [[Whammy]]: "Pay TV".
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* [[Follow the Leader]]: The show aired while another TV trivia game show, ''[[Remote Control]]'', was in its heyday and venturing into syndication itself. Could also count as [[Dueling Shows]].
* [[Once an Episode]]: A celebrity shows up to ask questions.
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