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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Truth or Consequences canonical | 1 |
| Truth or Consequences (radio quiz show) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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this entity surface form:
Truth or Consequences (radio quiz show)