Square One TV: But Who’s Counting?

Game show sketch where the object is to come up with the largest possible sum from five randomly selected digits. Once you put your number on the board, you can’t move it!

Duration : 0:5:39


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25 Responses to Square One TV: But Who’s Counting?

  1. OneWeirdDude says:

    This must be the …
    This must be the only time they did this with real people.

  2. mcog2006 says:

    I kinda liked it …
    I kinda liked it where they used actors instead of real contestants.

  3. RockinReed97 says:

    I remember watching …
    I remember watching this as a kid,

    but I remember watching this same sketch with a vampire couple as contestants.

  4. americanidol434 says:

    i want to play this …
    i want to play this game

  5. eric829 says:

    same here! 71542 …
    same here! 71542 and 76530

  6. NDW85 says:

    Which season is …
    Which season is this from? I’m curious.

  7. DLCOrganization says:

    What should be …
    What should be noted about this video is that this is the first AND ONLY installment of “But Who’s Counting?” (a normally fictional Square One TV game) that acted as a real game with real contestants.

    It may be possible that this is what inspired the real Square One TV game shows, particularly “But Who’s Adding?” and the rare “But Who’s Multiplying?” all from the first season only.

    Indeed, the CTW legacy could have never been complete without “Square One TV”.

    > Professor DLC

  8. rocky4x4 says:

    “did you offer my …
    “did you offer my free tickets at half price?!’ LOL! What a blast!

  9. amanthainachinashop2 says:

    I played along …
    I played along while I watched the video and I got the high number in round 2!

  10. daminmancejin says:

    mine’s too
    mine’s too

  11. Yugi40 says:

    I think both teams …
    I think both teams win a Square One t-shirt.

  12. joshuad450 says:

    This is both the …
    This is both the only instance of this game I’ve ever seen where the teams were kids AND that there was an exact overall tie between the teams.

  13. TVLubber says:

    Does anyone have …
    Does anyone have more clips of this game show with single players?

  14. palmercomm says:

    You mean a PBS tote …
    You mean a PBS tote bag. They could’ve also recieved a collection of “3-2-1 Contact” or “Square One” videos, or something like that.

  15. jokester1111 says:

    i don’t understand …
    i don’t understand this

  16. jokester1111 says:

    she’s a hottie
    she’s a hottie

  17. jokester1111 says:

    this is my childhood
    this is my childhood

  18. jokester1111 says:

    i liked mathnet
    i liked mathnet

  19. ComradeSephiroth says:

    I watched this ALL …
    I watched this ALL the time as a kid…but I was too young to catch all the “inside” humor. Like the two male hosts being awfully friendly to each other…LOL how did they get that past the censors in the “Born Again” 1980s?

  20. crocodiletroy says:

    BUT WHO’S COUNTING? …
    BUT WHO’S COUNTING? was my favorite game show on SQUARE ONE TV becuase it was Great

  21. tlkshowhst says:

    AMBER JANETTE!
    AMBER JANETTE!

  22. wtfanman60 says:

    I kicked the crap …
    I kicked the crap out of those kids.

  23. namk19 says:

    u think those spins …
    u think those spins were scripted too?

  24. dickclarkfan1 says:

    I’m going to …
    I’m going to address a few questions that have been asked that haven’t been answered. No the wheel was not programed, it was completely random. No there wouldn’t have been any trouble if they had called Monte Carlo “everybody’s favorite game show host” because Children’s Television Workshop produced both Square One and Sesame. Contestants were taken out of New York City primary schools where Square One was produced. And PBS stands for Public Boradcasting Service

  25. Wheeloffortunefan999 says:

    and did a team ever …
    and did a team ever get the largest possible number

    (i know it did in the sketches when it was scripted with the entire cast playing