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Rhyme and Reason

  • TV Series
  • 1975–1976
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
22
YOUR RATING
Lee Meriwether in Rhyme and Reason (1975)
Game Show

The host would read the first line of a poem. The celebrities then had to secretly write down a word that might make a rhyme in a second line of that poem. The contestant would give a word o... Read allThe host would read the first line of a poem. The celebrities then had to secretly write down a word that might make a rhyme in a second line of that poem. The contestant would give a word of his own and then would see how many celebrities matched his word, and receive points acc... Read allThe host would read the first line of a poem. The celebrities then had to secretly write down a word that might make a rhyme in a second line of that poem. The contestant would give a word of his own and then would see how many celebrities matched his word, and receive points accordingly. Finally, the contestant could pick one of the matching celebrities to come up wi... Read all

  • Stars
    • Bob Eubanks
    • Nipsey Russell
    • Johnny Jacobs
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    22
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Bob Eubanks
      • Nipsey Russell
      • Johnny Jacobs
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    Bob Eubanks
    Bob Eubanks
    • Self - Host
    • 1975–1976
    Nipsey Russell
    Nipsey Russell
    • Self
    • 1975–1976
    Johnny Jacobs
    Johnny Jacobs
    • Self - Announcer
    • 1975–1976
    Mitzi McCall
    Mitzi McCall
    • Self
    • 1975–1976
    Charlie Brill
    Charlie Brill
    • Self
    • 1975–1976
    Pat Harrington Jr.
    Pat Harrington Jr.
    • Self
    • 1975–1976
    Jaye P. Morgan
    Jaye P. Morgan
    • Self - Panelist
    • 1975–1976
    Jamie Farr
    Jamie Farr
    • Self
    • 1975–1976
    Meredith MacRae
    Meredith MacRae
    • Self
    • 1975–1976
    Fred Travalena
    Fred Travalena
    • Self
    • 1975–1976
    Ross Martin
    Ross Martin
    • Self
    • 1976
    Conny Van Dyke
    Conny Van Dyke
    • Self
    • 1975
    Frank Gorshin
    Frank Gorshin
    • Self
    • 1975
    Abbe Lane
    Abbe Lane
    • Self
    • 1976
    Adrienne Barbeau
    Adrienne Barbeau
    • Self
    • 1975–1976
    Jo Anne Worley
    Jo Anne Worley
    • Self
    • 1975–1976
    Bill Cullen
    Bill Cullen
    • Self
    • 1975
    Geraldine Brooks
    Geraldine Brooks
    • Self
    • 1976
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    • Trivia
      A typical poem starter given by Eubanks was: "It's Saturday night and I just got paid..." Of course, everyone wrote "laid," but Nipsey Russell had to come up with an entire poem line to rhyme without offending the censors. His reply was, "It's time I got some new carpet laid."

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 7, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA(studio 54)
    • Production companies
      • American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
      • W.T. Naud Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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