Uh Oh! (game show)
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| Created by | Rick Watts Frank Young |
| Directed by | Rick Watts (1997–2002) Kim Elaschuk (2002–2003) |
| Presented by | Wink Yahoo |
| Starring |
Slashin' Sam Tearin' Aaron Jumpin' Joe (1997) Quizmaster Patricia Slime Master Shaun (1997–2001) Slime Master Ryan (2001–2003) Christian Hagen Erin Strimatis Akua Otupiri (1997–2002) Dawn Cox (2002–2003) The Punisher |
| Narrated by | Mr. Voiceman |
| Theme music composer | Richard Rodwell Camille Rodwell |
| Opening theme | "Uh Oh!" |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 232 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Peter Moss (1998–2000) Paula Parker (2000–2002) Maryke McEwen (2002–2003) |
| Producer(s) | Rick Watts (1997–2002) Sia Petropoulos (1998–2000) Jennifer Codyre (2000–2001) Gillian Pike (2001–2003) Liana Golberg (2002-2003) |
| Location(s) |
Global Television Toronto, Ontario |
| Camera setup | Gary Asselstine Claude Barnes Andrew Baxter Steve W. Benson Peter Bradley Steve Cruickshank Simon Dalrymple Reuben Denty Bill Dowling Adam Gladstone Frank Harber Ted Hart Dave Hill Shawn Kelly Alfie Kemp Ken Leedham Blair Locke Tim McGrath Blair Locke Joe Queenan Bill Roberts Wayne Summers Germaine Wilson |
| Production company(s) | GRC Productions (1997–1998) YTV Productions Inc.(1998–2001, 2002-2003) Corus Entertainment (1999-2003) Uh Oh V Productions Inc. (2001-2002) |
| Release | |
| Original network | YTV |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | September 5, 1997 – April 19, 2003, reruns aired until August 29, 2003 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | It's Alive! |
Uh Oh! is a Canadian game show created by Rick Watts (who also served as producer and director of the show's first five seasons) and Frank Young. The show aired from September 5, 1997 to April 19, 2003 on YTV, and was a spin-off of the popular variety show It's Alive!, which also aired on YTV. Uh Oh! was part of It's Alive's game show segment during its third season. but existed as a parody during its second season. As of 2016, Uh Oh! is the third longest running show on YTV, behind Hit List and Video & Arcade Top 10, both of which aired for 14 and 15 years respectively. For its entire run, Uh Oh! was taped at Global Television in Toronto, Ontario, in the same studio where It's Alive! was shot.
Uh Oh! was inspired on a game show parody sketch on It's Alive! during its second season, where contestants were chained up and answered questions. If a contestant answered incorrectly, a man known as "The Punisher" would pour slime on him/her from the rafters. In the third season of It's Alive!, realizing that the game show parody could actually work as a real game show, Uh Oh! debuted as part of the slate of game shows during the show's segment. The game was much shorter than its spin-off, with the game consisting of one round of two spins each. Quickly becoming the most popular game show in the segment, the game was played more frequently than its other games. Shortly after It's Alive! ended in 1997, Uh Oh! later became a show of its own that same year, playing with exactly the same rules as when it was on It's Alive!, except that there were now two rounds, with an additional round between the two rounds called Slime Tour, which was based on the obstacle course segment from It's Alive! involving different teams who were competing against with each other in their own competition. (See Round 2 section below)
The game was played with three colour-based teams that would be battled against with each other in each game. The goal of the game was to have more points than the other two teams to take home the grand prize. Teams would consist of two players each and would be either Blue, Green, or Red. Audience members would also pick sides and wear clothes of the colour they supported. Each team member would either spin the wheel for half of the game or participate in whichever activity the wheel lands on. The team members would participate in games which would nearly always involve goo and would be silly. If won, games would provide points for the respective team. In the Uh Oh! sketch on It's Alive!, Blue took their turn first, then Red and Green. When Uh Oh! later became a show of its own, Blue went first, then Green and Red.
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