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Nickelodeon's 'Double Dare' is a game show strictly for kids everybody who's willing. 200 b Noel Holston Noel Holston Television n the Nickelodeon cable channel's new game show "Double Dare," the preteen contestants knew who wrote the novel "Superfudge," what state is nicknamed the Pelican State and what galaxy the Earth is in. They did not know the name of Don Johnson's TV character or what rock star married model Julianne Phillips. Kids! What's the matter with kids today? Don't they know their priorities are supposed to be all screwed up? Apparently not. And I, for one, am delighted by the evidence to the contrary on "Double Dare" weekdays at 4:30 p.m. Kids and game shows, when you think about it, go together like hot fudge and ice cream. Kids love competition, they love riddles and puzzles and they love the opportunity to act silly. Their enthusiasm may even explain why TV game shows have captivated adults for more than three decades. Forget the oft-cited greed factor; game shows bring out the kid in everybody - leastways, DOUBLE Considering this - and that, in the Twin Cities alone, there are nearly 40,000 "'Wheel of Fortune" viewers younger than 17 - it's surprising that so few game shows have been aimed at youngsters. This tele-baby, who grew up playing along with everything from "Feather Your Nest" to "Concentration" to "G.E. College Bowl," can remember only one game show for kids. In July 1960, CBS introduced "Video Village," which was built around a huge game board reminiscent of Monopoly or the Game of Life. The contestants traversed the board's Nickelodeon dares Its viewbyways, acting as their own mark- ers to tune in to "Double ers. So successful was "Video Vil- Dare," a game show for kids lage" that two months later CBS that combines physical derlaunched a Saturday-morning edition, ring-do with knowledge. "Video Village Junior," also known as "Kiddeo Village." (Attention trivia buffs: The host of "Video Village" later became a big deal on TV. Who was he? The answer appears at the end of this column.) Except for a short-lived and rather -serving Disney-oriented quiz show on the Disney Channel, there's been nothing like "Video Village
Article from 21 Oct 1986Star Tribune(Minneapolis, MN)
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