Double Dare (1976 TV Show): Difference between revisions

The first player to score $500 played the [[Bonus Round]] against "The Spoilers", usually three men (sometimes two men and a woman) with doctorates in different disciplines. The contestant was shown a subject and tried to stump the Spoilers by choosing four clues from a pool of eight, with the ability to pass up to four if s/he felt it too easy. Each time a Spoiler didn't guess the answer, the contestant received $100; if a Spoiler guessed the answer, s/he received $100 and were out for the rest of the round. If at least one Spoiler remained stumped after the fourth clue, the contestant won $5,000.

 

 

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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: During the final few episodes, the writers were starting to have fun with their clues (well, if it worked for ''[[Match Game]] '63''...). The [[Grand Finale]] featured an infamous round with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJnywZuT0kI&feature=player_detailpage#t=8s some rather racy clues] for "{{spoiler|The boomerang}}". The hilarity is only amplified further through Trebek, who was either A) completely oblivious to what they planted in there or B) knew and delivered it straight.

{{quote|"[[Bigger Is Better in Bed|The more horizontal this thing is kept while in action]], the more you'll get what you're after."

** This clue for [[Toilet Humor|"Toilet"]]:

{{quote|"When members of the French Resistance used this in World War II, they'd say, 'I'm off to telephone Hitler.'"}}

** Incidentally, for all the stuff the show recycled, its theme music and intro would be re-purposed for ''[[Card Sharks]]'' a year later.

* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: Trebek.

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