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Contestants played by selecting one of nine channels on the "Big [[Product Placement|Zenith]]", each of which represented a category; Ober would then ask questions related to that category for increasing amounts of points. Of course, some of the channels were less pleasant than others: "[[Subverted Kids Show|Ranger Bob]]" and "Home Shopping Zone" took away points, and others such as "Wheel of Torture" and "[[Double Entendre|Beat the Bishop]]" required the contestant to complete (or endure) a challenge to earn the points.
Losers were ceremoniously thrown "Off the Air" and yanked through the back wall while still in their chairs. This part was copied from Adam Wade's version of ''Musical Chairs'', albeit in a [[Family
The show originally aired from December 7, 1987, until December 13, 1991, with a concurrent syndicated version running for the 1989-90 season. Two episodes (one each from the first and last seasons) were aired by MTV<ref>2 in the wee hours of the morning</ref> in tribute after Ober's death in late 2009.
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* [[Whammy]]: "Ranger Bob" and "Home Shopping Zone".
* [[Zonk]]: The product you were forced to "buy" with your points if you hit "Home Shopping Zone".
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* [[Camera Abuse]]: Employed for "Off the Air" during Season 1. The camera would shake and "snow" would appear on the screen as the contestant was being ejected.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Many.
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* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Kari. The other hostesses, to an extent.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]
* [[Half
* [[Hey Its That Sound|Hey, It's That Sound!]]: A good number of them were used on some of [[Nickelodeon]]'s game shows (naturally, since they were also produced by MTV). For example:
** The "wrong answer" buzzer was used on ''[[Double Dare 1986|Double Dare]]'', among others.
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* [[Promoted Fanboy]]: Ken Ober.
* [[Prop Recycling]]: The show used props from earlier seasons as decorations in the [[Studio Audience]] during later seasons. Props from ''[[Finders Keepers (TV)|Finders Keepers]]'' (also a Nickelodeon game) occasionally appeared, but usually as basement clutter.
* [[Pungeon Master]]/[[So Unfunny
* [[Rule of Three]]: Three contestants.
* [[Scare Chord]]: Used in the first season (and shortly into the second) when at the beginning of the second round Ober said, "The points are doubled...and so is the ''danger''!"
* [[Shout Out]]: '''Constantly''', to [[Game Show Host|game show hosts]], other shows, etc. Parodied on some episodes which were themed "salutes" to random objects.
* [[Signature Sound Effect]]: The "come and get it" signaling the Snack Break, and the bizarre air raid sirens signaling Off the Air.
* [[Special Guest]]: [[The Newlywed Game]] and [[Card Sharks]] host Bob Eubanks paid a visit to the show in season 2, ostensibly to give Ken some pointers on how to host. The episode is especially hilarious for when one of the contestants began heckling Bob ("You got your own show - let Ken do his business here!"), and [[What the Hell, Player?|Bob responds in kind]] ("Don't let your mouth write a check your butt can't cash!") The [[Speed Round]] then consisted of one word from a TV show's title being replaced with "Whoopie", and the contestants having to supply the correct word.
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Played for laughs with "Sing Along with Colin" and the aforementioned Mr. Baggy Pants.
* [[Take That]]: ''[[Jeopardy (TV)|Jeopardy]]'' in particular seemed to invoke Ober's wrath.
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