Family Feud (1977 Australian game show)
| Family Feud | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Mark Goodson & Bill Todman |
| Presented by |
Tony Barber (1977-1980) Daryl Somers (1980-1984) Sandy Scott (1984) Rob Brough (1988-1995) John Deeks (1996) |
| Narrated by | John Blackman (1977-1984) Mark Marlone (1988-1996) |
| Theme music composer | Rick Turk (1988-1996) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 17 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Richmond, Victoria (1977-1984) Brisbane, Queensland (1988-1996) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Nine Network (1977-1984) Seven Network (1988-1996) |
| Picture format | 4.3 PAL |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 1977-1984 – 20 November 1989-1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Bert's Family Feud |
| Related shows | Family Feud (U.S.) |
Family Feud was an Australian game show based on the American show of the same name. It ran on the Nine Network from 1977–1984, and on the Seven Network from 1989-1996.
Representatives of the family are posed questions that have already been answered by 100 people. An answer is considered correct if it is one of the concealed answers on the game board, or judged to be equivalent. More points are given for answers that have been given by more people in the survey (one point per person). Answers must have been given by at least two of the 100 people in order to be included on the board. There are four members on each team.
Examples of questions might be "Name a famous George", "Tell me a popular family vacation spot", "Name something you do at school", or "Name a slang name for policemen". At least two people among the survey respondents must give an answer for it to appear as one of the possibilities.
The participants are not asked questions about what is true or how things really are. Instead, they are asked questions about what other people think is true. As such, a perfectly logical answer may be considered incorrect because it failed to make the survey (e.g.: for the question about Georges, George Jones was a popular country singer, but if his name was not given by at least two people it would be considered wrong).
Two opposing family members "face off" to see which family will gain control of that particular question. Sometimes, the host will read the question only once in the entire round if time is short. Traditionally, they greet each other with a handshake before the question is read. Whoever guesses the more popular answer in the survey has the option to play the question or pass it to the other family. If neither player gives a valid answer, the next member of each family gets a chance to answer, with control again going to the family giving the more popular answer. If both answers are worth the same amount of points, control goes to the player that buzzed in first.
The family in control can keep the question in which the family attempts to give all the remaining answers on the board, or pass to the other family. Starting with the next family member in line, each gets a chance to give one answer. Family members may not confer with one another while in control of the board. The family gets a "strike" if a player gives an answer that is not on the board or fails to respond. There is no firm time limit, but the host has the discretion to impose a three-second count if time is short or the contestant appears to be stalling. Three strikes cause the family to relinquish control of the board, giving the other family one chance to steal the points in the bank by correctly guessing one of the remaining answers.
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