Truth or Consequences

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Truth or Consequences is a long-running American television game show, best known for its humorous stunts and audience participation, that helped establish Bob Barker as a major TV personality.

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instanceOf television game show
basedOn Truth or Consequences (radio program) NERFINISHED
broadcastFormat black-and-white television
color television
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Ralph Edwards NERFINISHED
distribution first-run syndication
filmedIn Hollywood NERFINISHED
filmingStyle live audience
firstAired 1950
firstTelevisionVersionAired 1950
format television series
genre comedy
game show
hasCatchphrase “Truth or Consequences” (choice given to contestants) NERFINISHED
hasSegmentType embarrassing stunts
quiz questions
surprise reunions
helpedEstablishCareerOf Bob Barker NERFINISHED
host Bob Barker NERFINISHED
Bob Hilton NERFINISHED
Jack Bailey NERFINISHED
Larry Anderson NERFINISHED
Ralph Edwards NERFINISHED
Steve Dunne NERFINISHED
influenced later stunt-based game shows
lastAired 1988
mediaType television
notableEra 1950s American television
1960s American television
1970s American television
notableFeature audience participation
humorous stunts
notableFor early use of audience participation on television
long-running presence in American broadcasting
notableHost Bob Barker NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
NBC
NBC Radio NERFINISHED
Syndication
precededBy Truth or Consequences (radio show) NERFINISHED
productionCompany Ralph Edwards Productions NERFINISHED
radioDebut 1940
spinOffInfluence Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (city name promotion) NERFINISHED
targetAudience family audience
theme light-hearted practical jokes
typicalRunningTime 30 minutes

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Bob Barker notableWork Truth or Consequences
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico namedAfter Truth or Consequences
this entity surface form: Truth or Consequences (radio quiz show)