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Title: "The Real Trivial Pursuit" (1985)
Post by: SamJ93 on May 17, 2021, 12:53:43 PM

Stumbled across the listing for a one-off special while going down the Wikipedia/IMDb wormhole. Outside of the newspaper ad under Photos, seems like very little is known about it. Anyone else have any info?

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1522324/?ref_=tt_mv_close

Title: Re: "The Real Trivial Pursuit" (1985)
Post by: aaron sica on May 17, 2021, 02:32:42 PM

Looks like it was mainly six celebrities - Ted Knight, Hal Linden and Heather Locklear vs. Tony Danza, Joyce DeWitt and Loretta Swit playing the game on TV.

Title: Re: "The Real Trivial Pursuit" (1985)
Post by: JasonA1 on May 17, 2021, 02:47:34 PM

It's been a while since I've seen it, but I recall it was produced by Jay Redack. I remember a lot of taped cutaways, with the celebs listed on a living room set, in formal wear, playing a bigger version of the game (but not super competitively). I recognized a number of the questions from circulating episodes of Battlestars.

-Jason

Title: Re: "The Real Trivial Pursuit" (1985)
Post by: Mr. Matté on May 17, 2021, 04:59:10 PM

UPI review (https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/05/07/Games-are-no-trival-pursuit/2180484286400/)