My game show spirit animals (or name your 2 favorite game shows other than...)

[Matt Ottinger]

Stumpers is an oddity for me. ... I think having even four or five clues to pick from would make for a better flowing game.

It'd flow even better if the players made up the clues themselves.

How could that work, if your object is to give clues to your opponent that will keep them from guessing a word? You could say anything.

GIVER: Kumquat...
OPPONENT: Fruit?
HOST: No, sorry, the answer we were looking for was 'Philosopher.'
OPPONENT: <looks blankly confused>
HOST: We'll be right back with the bonus round.

One of Bob Stewart's earliest efforts in the things-in-a-category realm was a 1967 pilot called Celebrity Doubletalk which, astonishingly, pretty much worked like this.  A celebrity pair was given a category, and they would give clues to the other celebrity pair.  The goal, however, was for the other pair to NOT figure out the category.  It was all-celebrity and therefore all in fun, but it's a weird take on what would become Pyramid.

[Clay Zambo]

One of Bob Stewart's earliest efforts in the things-in-a-category realm was a 1967 pilot called Celebrity Doubletalk which, astonishingly, pretty much worked like this.  A celebrity pair was given a category, and they would give clues to the other celebrity pair.  The goal, however, was for the other pair to NOT figure out the category.  It was all-celebrity and therefore all in fun, but it's a weird take on what would become Pyramid.

I *love* the idea of this, but, wow, the judging would be so subjective it makes “Pass the Buck” seem like “College Bowl.”

[carlisle96]

One of Bob Stewart's earliest efforts in the things-in-a-category realm was a 1967 pilot called Celebrity Doubletalk which, astonishingly, pretty much worked like this.  A celebrity pair was given a category, and they would give clues to the other celebrity pair.  The goal, however, was for the other pair to NOT figure out the category.  It was all-celebrity and therefore all in fun, but it's a weird take on what would become Pyramid.

I *love* the idea of this, but, wow, the judging would be so subjective it makes “Pass the Buck” seem like “College Bowl.”

Pass the Buck is my top unsung show. Bill Cullen looked like he has the time of his life doing it. I know a lot of the subjects were cockamamie and the judging very questionable, but it was a lot of fun and certainly met Bob Stewart's "talk back to your TV set" criterion for a great game show.