Square One TV: Triple Play

Game show sketch (already in progress) where players must either add or multiply two numbers to mark the answer on a number board. First one to mark enough numbers to make the points of an equilateral triangle on the board wins.

I love the girl’s expression when Cynthia tells her what she’s won.

Duration : 0:4:41


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25 Responses to Square One TV: Triple Play

  1. chuckiej says:

    @gohelio Yeah the …
    @gohelio Yeah the only PBS show I can remember offering real prizes was Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego

  2. VanillaLimeCoke says:

    I once heard that …
    I once heard that this one kid was so nervous he was clutching the triangle humps very tightly and he wound open breaking them because he was pressing so hard due to his nervousness that they broke.

    Heck man, I’d have probably wound up doing the same thing. Why clutch them? The heat from the neon lamps under the triangles actually feels good on the cold clammy hands.

  3. VanillaLimeCoke says:

    Purple???

    That …
    Purple???

    That looks like blue or at least indigo to me

  4. MGHSHour2a says:

    Liz: 6-1=5
    Liz: 6-1=5

  5. gohelio says:

    wait — the BIG …
    wait — the BIG prize is a sweater??? and the runner-up gets a t-shirt??? great game show – used to love square one, but come on, a sweater???

  6. amt253 says:

    Are there any games …
    Are there any games like this on kids’ shows anymore? Didn’t think so. Why not? Are they afraid the kids might learn something AND enjoy themselves?

  7. decembear7 says:

    Well, at the time I …
    Well, at the time I watched the show I would’ve liked a shirt or sweater. I really wanted a watch though.

  8. goonies3000 says:

    All they get is …
    All they get is shirts thats it nothing better ?

  9. TheNewTerrific20 says:

    Are there any more …
    Are there any more of these?

  10. Cyclonus84 says:

    The kid should of …
    The kid should of blocked her at the end. He probably would of won.

  11. OuttaNowhere81 says:

    that announcer …
    that announcer sounds like she’s talking to 2 year olds

  12. lesliekwan80 says:

    I’d rather have the …
    I’d rather have the t-shirt.

  13. fjccommish says:

    A square one …
    A square one sweater…they shouldn’t have tempted the kids so much to cheat.

  14. Ian16545 says:

    Ryan, you chicken!
    Ryan, you chicken!

  15. ruodyssey says:

    A freakin’ sweater? …
    A freakin’ sweater? I’d be pissed!

  16. djkeelo says:

    “I love the girl’s …
    “I love the girl’s expression when Cynthia tells her what she’s won.”

    THANKS FOR RUINING IT!!!

  17. dkoch2 says:

    wow, talk about …
    wow, talk about memories

  18. gazzawhite says:

    Ryan should have …
    Ryan should have done 7+3=10 as a defensive play.

  19. BriSchwa82 says:

    I think of it as a …
    I think of it as a comibination of Wheel of Fortune and Blockbusters.

  20. MGHSHour2 says:

    liz spins the 2 …
    liz spins the 2 wheels and gets 8 and square one tv

    Liz: 8-1=7

  21. Wheeloffortunefan999 says:

    oy, ryan shoulda …
    oy, ryan shoulda used the 5×10 for 50 @ 3:15 not only would he have been 2 thirds of the way to a triangle he would’ve been able to block liz.

  22. wschmrdr says:

    50 bucks with a CD …
    50 bucks with a CD player circa 1988?!?!?! Not only were CD players that size not around yet, but they were still VERY expensive.

  23. itstheit says:

    It’s probably a …
    It’s probably a collector’s item, now, if it hasn’t been worn.

    It’d have more resale value, now, as compared to, say, a Walkman.

  24. jordanhass says:

    Carmen Sandiego was …
    Carmen Sandiego was on PBS palmer, they were able to give away NOT ONLY a sweater- but a hat, a globe, and CD-ROMs.

    $50 was enough to give away a portable CD player.

  25. TVLubber says:

    These companies …
    These companies were cheapskates back then. Why not give money to the winner and the sweaters/t-shirts to both players just for showing up?