Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares is a long-running American TV game show in which celebrities sit in the 9 squares of a vertically-arranged tic-tac-toe board. The celebrities, who are given both the questions and the correct answers before the show, are asked trivia questions by the host. The contestants must either agree or disagree with the celebrity answer.
If the contestant agrees or disagrees correctly, their symbol (X or O) is placed in the square; otherwise, their opponent's symbol is placed there. To win the game, however, a player cannot take advantage of their opponent's mistake; they must respond correctly on their own turn.
Since the center square tends to get picked most often, generally the most famous or amusing celebrity is placed there. The late Paul Lynde was the center square for the program's original run between 1968 and 1981; other center squares of later versions have included Madame (diva puppeteered by Wayland Flowers), Joan Rivers, Whoopi Goldberg and Ellen DeGeneres.
Tom Bergeron has hosted Hollywood Squares since its revival in 1998. Bert Parks (1965 CBS pilot), Peter Marshall (1966-81) and John Davidson (1986-89) have hosted previous versions.
A UK version of the show, renamed Celebrity Squares, appeared on ITV in the 1970s and 80s, hosted by Bob Monkhouse.
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The first pilot episode of Hollywood Squares was filmed for CBS in black and white with host Bert Parks. A year later, NBC acquired the rights to the show, with the condition that they could name the host; Peter Marshall was chosen and hosted the show for 15 years, beginning in 1966. A second, unreleased pilot, hosted by Sandy Baron, is rumoured to exist, based largely on comments made by Peter Marshall.
Original pilot
Square fillers
This list notes people or groups of people who have appeared in a square, on the game show Hollywood Squares.2001
External links