Now You See It (Australian game show) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Now You See It |
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| Genre | Game Show |
| Presented by | Mike Meade (1985-1990) Sofie Formica (1991-1993) Scott MacRae (1998-2000) |
| Narrated by | Gary Clare (1985-1993) Lisa Barry (1998-2000) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 780 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bill Davidson (1998-2000) |
| Producer(s) | Tony Ryan (1998-2000) |
| Production location(s) | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | All American Fremantle International (1998-2000) Becker Entertainment (1998-2000) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network (1985-1993) Nine Network (1998-2000) |
| Picture format | 4:3 PAL |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 20 May 1985 – 24 September 1993 15 June 1998 – 11 February 2000 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Download (game show) |
Now You See It was a fun Australian game show made just for kids! It first aired on the Seven Network from 1985 to 1993. Later, it came back on the Nine Network from 1998 to 2000. The show was all about guessing words and solving puzzles.
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Show's History and Hosts
The show started in 1985 with Mike Meade as the host. He even had a robot co-host named Melvin! Melvin was a special Tomy Omnibot toy. Melvin's "uncle," Morton (another Omnibot), had his own segment called "Morton's Mouldy Movies." In this part, Morton would tell stories using old silent film clips.
From 1991, Sofie Formica took over as host. During her time, the show became a week-long competition. Two primary schools would compete against each other. Students who won individual games got prizes. The school that won the whole week would get a bigger prize, often worth about $2,000!
Now You See It returned in 1998 on the Nine Network. This time, Scott MacRae was the host. The show was produced by Becker Entertainment and Fremantle Ltd. In 2000, a new game show called Download replaced it, and Scott MacRae hosted that one too.
How to Play the Games
The show had different rounds where players could show off their word-guessing skills.
Free Games Round
In this round, the host would give a clue. Then, the answer, which was a word, would appear one letter at a time. Sometimes, new words would start with letters from the previous word. Players had to buzz in and guess the word correctly. If they got it right, they scored points! The first player to guess five words (or seven in the 1998 version) won the round and a prize.
The winners of these "Free Games" rounds then moved on to the "Big Board" challenge.
Big Board Challenge
This was a big part of the game! The host would ask a question. The first player to buzz in had to guess the line number and the position of the word on the board. If they were right, they scored points based on where the word was. In the 1998 version, points were doubled in the last minute of the game! The player with the most points when time ran out won the game.
Solo Round
The Solo Round was for one player. They had 60 seconds to find seven hidden words. The host would give them clues to help them out. It was a race against the clock!
Show Merchandise
If you loved the show, you could even play it at home! A board game based on Now You See It was released by Crown and Andrews in 1993.
