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Aired: 1983 - 1984
Show Type: Live Action
Country of Origin: US
"Go!" was a short-lived game show that aired from October 1983 through January 1984 on NBC. The host of this Bob Stewart Production was Kevin O'Connell.
Two teams of four people and a celebrity captain competed against each other to convey words and/or common phrases. The game was played thusly: One member of each team would answer the questions in a round, posed by his/her teammates. The player sits between two of the teammates, who - working together - form a question by alternating one word at a time, then ringing a bell to prompt an answer.
Example: "Four ... quarts ... make ... up ... this ... unit ... of ... measure." (rings bell) Answer: Gallon.
A correct answer allowed the designated player to move to another seat to hear another question. The process repeated until the team got five questions correct. The team was timed, and it was up to the opposing team to try to beat that time; the maximum time, however, was 99 seconds. The team that had the best time after one round won cash, with up to four rounds played. The scoring structure for the four rounds was $250, $500, $750 and $1,250, respectively.
The first team to $1,500 wins and advances to the bonus round for $10,000, but if the opposing team was shut out, the winning team played the bonus round twice (for $20,000).
Bonus Round
A designated player (never the celebrity) must answer seven questions correctly to win the $10,000 prize. The first question requires all four teammates to alternate adding single words to a question; upon a correct answer, one team member steps aside (leaving three, then two players to form the second and third questions, respectively). After the celebrity player has the fourth question to him/herself, the team members all step in, one by one, on the fifth, sixth and seventh questions. Failing to complete the game successfully netted a consolation of $200 per correct answer.
A team stayed on the show for an entire week.
While some viewers were intrigued by Go!'s concept (elements of which were borrowed from the end game of another Stewart production, "Chain Reaction"), others felt they couldn't follow along with the "think-quickly" format and soon tuned to rival CBS' "The Price is Right." The series lasted just 16 weeks, but has been rerun on Game Show Network (GSN).
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