Talkabout (game show)
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Talkabout was a Canadian game show based on Outburst hosted by Wayne Cox. The show ran for two seasons (1988-1990).
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[edit] Gameplay
Two teams of two people played. One team (the returning champions would be first) would select one of two topics, while the other team was placed in isolation and could not hear anything. Each member of the talking team was given 20 seconds to "talk about" the selected topic in an attempt to say as many of 10 pre-selected words as possible pertaining to the topic, with each word being worth one point.
If the talking team said all 10 words, they received a $500 bonus in addition to the 10 points. Otherwise, their opponents were brought back from isolation and shown all of the words not said. If they could correctly guess the topic, they stole the points; otherwise the points were given to the talking team.
Teams alternated talking until one team won the game by scoring 15 points. The winning team won $100 and advanced to the bonus round. Five-game champions received a "Grand Game" jackpot, which started at around $5,000 in prizes, and increased by about $1,000 each week until won.
[edit] Bonus Round
The winning team chose one of two bonus prizes to play for. After the team chose one of two topics to talk about, one member of the team was chosen to talk first, while the other was placed in an isolation booth. The first player was given 20 seconds to talk about the subject, with $100 being received for each word uncovered. If the player uncovered all 10 words, the team automatically received $2,000 and the bonus prize; otherwise, the player had to choose between keeping the money won, or gambling it for double the money.
If the first player chose to gamble, the second player was removed from isolation, and had one second for each word uncovered to say any one of the remaining words that the first player did not say. If successful, the team doubled the money won and received the bonus prize; if unsuccessful, the team received nothing.
[edit] Foreign Versions
A UK version of the show hosted by Andrew O'Connor ran for three years on ITV from 1990-1993.
[edit] Trivia
At one time, game show vets Geoff Edwards from Jackpot & Marc Summers from Double Dare, along with future That's My Dog host Steve Skrovan & It's Garry Shandling's Show's Scott Nemes played a celebrity version of the game for charity.
