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Blockbusters

  • TV Series
  • 1980–1982
  • TV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Bill Cullen in Blockbusters (1980)
FamilyGame Show

Game show pits solo player vs duo answering trivia to claim board spaces. First to form path wins. Champions play "Gold Rush" bonus round for $5000. Winners stay up to 20 games. Board used f... Read allGame show pits solo player vs duo answering trivia to claim board spaces. First to form path wins. Champions play "Gold Rush" bonus round for $5000. Winners stay up to 20 games. Board used for main game and bonus.Game show pits solo player vs duo answering trivia to claim board spaces. First to form path wins. Champions play "Gold Rush" bonus round for $5000. Winners stay up to 20 games. Board used for main game and bonus.

  • Stars
    • Bill Cullen
    • Bob Hilton
    • Rich Jeffries
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    144
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Bill Cullen
      • Bob Hilton
      • Rich Jeffries
    • 8User reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Bill Cullen
    Bill Cullen
    • Self - Host
    • 1980–1982
    Bob Hilton
    • Self - Announcer
    • 1980–1982
    Rich Jeffries
    • Self - Guest Announcer
    • 1982
    Jolene Rae Harrington
    • Self
    • 1980
    David Vito Gregoli
    • Self
    • 1980
    Johnny Olson
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    • Trivia
      When the show's game winning limit was extended to twenty games, the most money anyone could win was $120,000. One family pair (Pat McCarthy and her daughter Liz) and one solo player (John Hatten) were the only contestants to win that much money.
    • Quotes
      • [opening spiel]
      • Bob Hilton: This is the battlefield for our game of speed and strategy! These are the letters which lead to victory on...Blockbusters! And here's the star of Blockbusters, Bill Cullen!
    • Connections
      Featured in Bob Monkhouse on the Quiz Show (1998)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 27, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 1, NBC Studios - 3000 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
      • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
      • The Blockbusters Company
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      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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