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This zany stunt like game show debuted on CBS TV
in the fall of 1976.
Taped on location at "Magic Mountain"Amusement Park
in Valencia,Cal.
High school gym classes from all over The USA and Petuo Rico
would try to successfully complete stunts in the least ammount of
time.
In order to earn points and win the chance to complete in the
finals at the end of the series run for scholarship funds for the
students and for a color tv set for the school.
Sonny Fox hosted the show..while Mark Smith served as the
program's comedy relief.
This was the last tv series that Fox would host as an on camera
personality.
Following the cancellation of "Way Out Games"..he would move
onto other venues.
"Way Out Games!"was first seen as a pilot on CBS TV on
Saturday afternoon January 11,1976.
Soupy Sales and Joanna Kerns(At that time..Ms.Kerns worked
under the name of Joanna Daverona)were the show's mc's.
When the heads of CBS TV picked up the series for it's
Saturday afternoon lineup that fall.
Soupy asked to be paid more monies for hosting the
show.
The series producers:Jack Barry & Dan Enright and
MGM TV refused Sales' request for a pay raise and both
he and Ms.Kerns left the show.
This zany stunt like game show debuted on CBS TV
in the fall of 1976.
Taped on location at "Magic Mountain"Amusement Park
in Valencia,Cal.
High school gym classes from all over The USA and Petuo Rico
would try to successfully complete stunts in the least ammount of
time.
In order to earn points and win the chance to complete in the
finals at the end of the series run for scholarship funds for the
students and for a color tv set for the school.
Sonny Fox hosted the show..while Mark Smith served as the
program's comedy relief.
This was the last tv series that Fox would host as an on camera
personality.
Following the cancellation of "Way Out Games"..he would move
onto other venues.
"Way Out Games!"was first seen as a pilot on CBS TV on
Saturday afternoon January 11,1976.
Soupy Sales and Joanna Kerns(At that time..Ms.Kerns worked
under the name of Joanna Daverona)were the show's mc's.
When the heads of CBS TV picked up the series for it's
Saturday afternoon lineup that fall.
Soupy asked to be paid more monies for hosting the
show.
The series producers:Jack Barry & Dan Enright and
MGM TV refused Sales' request for a pay raise and both
he and Ms.Kerns left the show.
