Games People Play (TV series)
| Games People Play | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sport |
| Directed by |
Jim Cross Tom Munshower |
| Presented by |
Mike Adamle Bryant Gumbel |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | 21 August 1980 – 24 September 1981 |
Games People Play is an NBC television show that ran from 1980 to 1981, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Mike Adamle. The format centers on unusual sports competitions, including a belly flop contest and a taxicab demolition derby. Sylvester Stallone discovered Mr. T, whom he subsequently cast as Clubber Lang (the villain in Rocky III), when Mr. T 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.