Catch Phrase (U.S. Game Show)
Catch Phrase is a syndicated U.S. game show which ran from September 16, 1985 through January 10, 1986, hosted by Art James. Two contestants competed to identify a series of animated puzzles called catch phrases to win money and prizes.
The show was not a success in America and was cancelled after thirteen weeks. Despite this, the show became a major success in other countries. A British version best known for its original host Roy Walker followed by Nick Weir then Mark Curry ran from 1986 to 2002 on the ITV network. a new version will premiere in 2013 hosted by Stephen Mulhern. in 1997, Australia tried their version on the Nine Network originally, it was simply called Catch Phrase from 1997 to 1998, then in 1999 the show was revived twice on the same network under it's new title as Australian version from 1999 to 2001 and from 2002 to 2003. all three versions were hosted by John Burgess.in 2001, a version called Tebak Gambar ("Guess The Picture") hosted by David Chalik aired in Indonesia on RCTI from 2001 to 2003.in 2000, a version called O co chodzi? ("What is it?") aired in Poland on TVN in 2000. hosted by Angeniezska Wróblewska.
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