Games People Play (TV show)

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Games People Play was an NBC television show that ran from 1980 to 1981, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Cyndy Garvey. The format centered on unusual sports competitions, including a belly flop contest, and a taxicab demolition derby. Mr. T was discovered by Sylvester Stallone -- and subsequently cast as Clubber Lang, the villain in Rocky III -- when he won a "World's Toughest Bouncer" competition on the show.

The title of the show is a play on the title of Games People Play, a popular psychology book from the 1960s about mind games and interactions within relationships.