Rebuses and Game Shows
Rebuses were central to the United States television game show Concentration. Contestants had to solve a rebus, usually partially concealed, to win a game.
Lone Star Beer has rebus puzzles under the crown caps of its bottled beer, as do National Bohemian, Lucky Lager, Falstaff, Olympia, Rainier, Haffenreffer, Kassel, Pearl, Regal, Ballantine, Mickey's, Lionshead, Narragansett, and Texas Pride during the 1970s and the 1980s. These puzzle caps are also called "crown ticklers".
The United Kingdom also had a game show which required contestants to decipher a rebus. The show, Catchphrase, was a longstanding Saturday evening show, with Roy Walker as its most notable host. The Australian version of the show was hosted by John Burgess.
In 1998, Granada TV produced ‘Waffle,’ a single word rebus puzzle show that was hosted by Nick Weir, and included premium telephone line viewer participation. Low production values reduced the initial 2 million viewers of the ‘graveyard slot’ to zero within one series.
In Canada, the 1980s children's game show Kidstreet featured a rebus during the bonus round (or "final lap").
The HBO children's game series "Crashbox" features 3 rebus puzzles in the game segment "Ten Seconds."
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