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| BODY LANGUAGE
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The Body Language opening title.
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| Airdates:
| CBS June 1984 - January 1986
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| Host:
| Tom Kennedy
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| Announcer:
| Johnny Olson
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| Producer:
| Mark Goodson Productions
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Gameplay
A contestant attempts to solve a puzzle
Two teams, each consisting of a celebrity and a civilian contestant, compete. In the first round, each team played one round of charades in which the celebrity had 60 seconds to convey up to five words or phrases to the contestant, passing on items that were stumping them if so desired. Starting a year into the run, a player won a $500 bonus if his/her team conveyed all five words. Once time ran out or all five phrases had been guessed, the contestant was shown a description of a puzzle with seven blanks. Whatever blanks the player had managed to guess were then filled in, and the player won $100 if he or she could guess what the puzzle was describing. Otherwise, the civilian from the other team was brought down to play, and got to fill in the blank of his choice before making a guess. If all seven blanks were filled and still neither player managed to solve the puzzle, their partners got a guess. If neither team solved a puzzle after the whole thing was revealed, no one got the money.
In the second round, the roles were reversed, and each puzzle was worth $250. The first team to reach $500 won the game and advanced to the bonus round. If four puzzles were played and neither team had scored $500, a tiebreaker puzzle was played with seven blanks. The champion could decide who got the first guess, and they alternated filling in blanks until one player managed to solve the puzzle, winning $250. If neither team reached $500; further tiebreakers would be played until there was a winner. (It should be noted that due to the scoring system, the first two puzzles had no influence on the outcome of the game.)
Betty White plays the second half of the bonus round.
The bonus round was another 60-second round of charades for up to 10 words, each won earning $100. Once time ran out or all 10 words were guessed, the team played one final round in which three words had to be guessed in under 20 seconds. If successful, the contestant's bonus round total was multiplied tenfold.
Originally, players remained on the show until they lost one game or won five games; later they stayed on the show until they lost two games or until they had played a total of six games.
