He Said, She Said (game show)

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This article is about the game show. For the 1991 film, see He Said, She Said.

"He Said, She Said" was an American game show hosted by former baseball great Joe Garagiola. The show, which asked four celebrity couples questions about their lives, aired in syndication during the 1969-1970 season.

The show was produced by Goodson-Todman Productions for Holiday Inn, making it the first time a hotel chain ever co-produced a television program. Johnny Olson was the announcer for He Said, She Said.

One celebrity and three non-celebrities, each accompanied by their spouse or significant other competed. The game bore some resemblance to The Newlywed Game in format, and in the way the host would allow and encourage couples to reveal embarassing details of their relationships.

[edit] Gameplay

Each team was given 100 points to begin the game. One member of each team – the men for the first half of the show, the women during the second half – were asked the questions, while the other member was taken to an off-stage room. Each could be seen and heard via a monitor that sat before each player; Garagiola communicated with them via an on-stage speaker phone.

Garagiola read a statement (e.g., "How he shows affection"), and each contestant would have to raise their hand. The first three to raise their hands would say a one- or two-word answer, which Gaagiola would ask them to explain. The answers would then be read one at a time over the phone, and the off-stage partner would have to ring in if they thought their partner had said it. If the first person to ring in was correct, they won 25 points. If they were wrong, they lost 10 points, as did the team which originally gave the answer. Each of the three answers would be read in random order.

The men and women switched after two questions. After four questions were played, a final question was asked for which only the first person to raise her hand would get to answer. At the end of the game, the team(s) with the most points won $250 and week's stay at any Holiday Inn. The remaining couples would win a $100 gift certificate for any Holiday Inn. The celebrity couple played for a designated couple in the audience which would be revealed at the end of the show.

[edit] Revival

"He Said, She Said" lasted only one year in five-a-week syndication. The format was modified and returned as another CBS game show in 1974 as "Tattletales."

[edit] Episode Status

All episodes are believed to exist. Reruns have aired on GSN. Although the series was videotaped in color, one episode was aired in black-and-white on GSN in 1996, 2001, and 2006 (2001 as part of the network's "Sunday Night in Black and White").