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Fun House

Show Summary

Aired: 1988 - 1991
Show Type: Live Action
Country of Origin: US

A kid's game show that pitted two teams of two players each. The contestants had to answer trivia questions and participate in challenges, such as trying to nail targets in the audience seats with water balloons. This was followed by a race between the two teams around a track that involved a variety of bizarre push carts. The team with the most points at the end of the game got to enter the Fun House. The two teammates took turns running through the collection of wacky rooms and obstacles to find tags that represented the prizes printed on them. The contestants won all prizes printed on the tags that they collected and took out of the Fun House before the two minute time limit was up.

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RUINPosted: 12/31/2008

Best game show ever!!!

Jukebox980Posted: 04/11/2009

Is it me or does the host of this show look like a red headed Bud Bundy?

Units1019Posted: 06/20/2009

Anyone from Boston remembers Fun House used to air after Punky Brewster on WSBK, TV 38. Great combo!!!!

cascada0700Posted: 08/12/2009

I have watched the UK version of the game show on ITV1 since the late 1980s, although it was hosted by a disc jockey named Pat Sharp (born Patrick Sharpin according to Wikipedia, who also worked for a London-based radio station) and is also co-hosted by Melanie & Martina Grant.

The challenges were good but one of them uses a "Key Game" rule (usually identified by a modified sound which is a bit like a dog barking) indicating that the runner-up team is awarded points for that number of objects collected or destroyed (depending on the challenge). Notice that Pat is normally seen holding an object relating to the challenges.

The "FunKart Grand Prix" section is also wonderful but it is noted that some of them kept losing the tokens or failing to push the buttons which hinder them from getting a perfect score.

The main part of the show is the access to the Fun House itself (hence the title) where the winning team collects prize tags located on the obstacles within 2 minutes. In each episode, the PowerPrize access is on a random tag in which only the home viewers can see but the contestants cannot see them (the PowerPrize is an optional bonus).

Currently it is broadcast on Challenge as part of the Morning Mayhem slot every week-day throughout the summer.

80sToons4EverPosted: 11/09/2009

What ever happened to JD Roth?

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