Runaround (game show)
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Runaround was a children's television game show originally devised by Heatter-Quigley Productions in the USA in 1971-2.
Similar to Blockbusters, the UK version was much more successful than the American original. It was produced by Southern Television for ITV between 1975 and 1981. The original host was comedian Mike Reid, who later starred in EastEnders as Frank Butcher. In 1977 his place was taken by Leslie Crowther and Stan Boardman before Reid returned in 1978.
The basic format of the game invited children to answer a three-way multiple choice question by running towards their chosen answer, then standing on marked areas numbered 1, 2 or 3. Just before the correct answer is revealed, the host invites the children to "Runaround... now!" at which point they have a split second to jump into an adjacent circle - the idea being to give your opponents the runaround in case they are merely following your movements.
In Germany, it was called 1, 2 oder 3 ("One, Two or Three").
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