Ooops! is a Canadian children's game show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1970 to 1971.
| Ooops! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's game show |
| Presented by | Harry Brown |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sandy Stewart |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 29 September 1970 – 29 June 1971 |
Premise
editHarry Brown, known on the series as the "Great Drake", hosted this game show from various Canadian cities, often with the assistance of local presenters. The set contained a large game board on which contestants moved forward or backward based on the audience response to a given riddle or joke. Game winners chose their prize from six mystery bags, most of which were prizes such as radios, recordings or books, but one bag contained a duck as a booby prize. Children participated in the game by mailing in riddles and jokes to be used for the game segment, and they could also purchase a home version from the CBC.[1]
The series included a parody news and weather segment hosted by John O'Leary entitled "Ooops! Nooos" and "Ooops! Weather For Ducks".
Scheduling
editThis half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 29 September 1970 to 29 June 1971.
References
editExternal links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Ooops!". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.