History Main / SoundproofBooth

* The celebrity spouses on ''Series/HeSaidSheSaid'' and its revival ''Series/{{Tattletales}}'' were sequestered backstage with earphones. They would later be shown on TV monitors on stage when it was their turn to respond.

* ''Pawnography'', a SpinOff game show of the History Channel series ''PawnStars'', uses a booth in its final round. The contestant goes up against the team of Rick, Corey, and Chumlee, and each side waits in the booth while the other answers questions.

* ''The $64,000 Question.''

* Played with on one episode of ''HomeImprovement'': Tim makes a booth that is anything but soundproof, but claims it to be soundproof, complete with a convincing "demonstration" using some good acting. He them prompts Al to get in the booth and make a fool of himself thinking nobody could hear him.

%%* ''Series/TwentyOne''
* The Alex Trebek-hosted quizzer ''[[Series/DoubleDare1976 Double Dare]]'' (not to be confused with the [[DoubleDare1986 kids' show]]).

* On ''Series/{{Whew}}!'', while the blocker placed blocks on the board, the charger sat behind a scenic flat, wearing headphones that played white sound.
* Cheerfully parodied in ''Good News Week'': Despite the insisting of Paul [=McDermott=] and the elaborate fanfare, the sound-proof booths used in the show are anything but.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' did a parody in a Halloween episode where the space alien Kang is revealed to be Maggie's biological father (long story), and the family ends up telling their story on the Jerry Springer show. When Jerry informs the family that they've had Kang sitting in a sound-proof booth backstage the entire time, Kang loudly proclaims, "'''I HEAR ALL!'''"

* ''Series/TwentyOne'' was possibly the first series to use this, though the original version was infamous for being rigged throughout most of its run.

* The UK gameshow ''Mr And Mrs'' tested couples on how well they knew each other. One of them would go in a SoundproofBooth, and the other would be asked questions about their spouse's likes and dislikes. Then the spouse would be taken out of the booth and asked the questions about themselves. If they matched, you got points.

* ''50 Grand Slam,'' a short-lived NBC show from 1976, used a sound-proof booth.

* The Alex Trebek-hosted quizzer ''[[DoubleDare1976 Double Dare]]'' (not to be confused with the [[DoubleDare1986 kids' show]]).

* On ''{{Whew}}!'', while the blocker placed blocks on the board, the charger sat behind a scenic flat, wearing headphones that played white sound.

* ''TheSimpsons'' did a parody in a Halloween episode where the space alien Kang is revealed to be Maggie's biological father (long story), and the family ends up telling their story on the Jerry Springer show. When Jerry informs the family that they've had Kang sitting in a sound-proof booth backstage the entire time, Kang loudly proclaims, "'''I HEAR ALL!'''"

The sound-proof booth has also been used in beauty pageants, including those in the Miss Universe organization, when the contestants are asked a final question before the judges decide the winner.

* ''TwentyOne''

* Used all the time on daytime {{talk show}}s, usually when one partner of a relationship wishes to confront the other over something the other has done, or air their grievances about a certain issue in the relationship. Sadly, people who get put in said booths have a terminal case of {{Genre Blind}}ness, and never ask questions about ''why'' their sweetie has elected to have them appear on the show with them.

* Used all the time on talk shows, usually when one partner of a relationship wishes to confront the other over something the other has done, or air their grievances about a certain issue in the relationship. Sadly, people who get put in said booths have a terminal case of {{Genre Blind}}ness, and never ask questions about ''why'' their sweetie has elected to have them appear on the show with them.

* Series/FriendOrFoe put its teams in soundproof booths so that they could only hear Kennedy and not the other teams.

Couldn't they have just put Bob backstage? Maybe, but isn't a sound-proof booth just that much more [[RuleOfCool cool]]?

This is where the sound-proof booth comes in. Bob is placed in a large glass, er, booth through which no sound can enter, while Alice answers the questions. Bob usually wears headphones as well, just in case. The host is careful to let us know the purpose of the booth every time it's used, even though it's usually pretty self-explanatory. An odd tendency is for the host to whisper this fact to us, seemingly simulating what it sounds like to the person in the sound proof booth (in which case it isn't very sound proof at all).

* ''[[{{ptitledmwucmzk}} Win Ben Stein's Money]]'': In this case, the booth is open; the headphones do all the work. Ben always got a fancy library-themed booth, while the challenger got a plain looking beige one.

* The BonusRound on ''[[{{ptitle9185oowx}} The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime]]'' was played in one that was wired so the couple could hear only the host.
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* ''FamilyFeud'' uses sound-blocking headphones on the second contestant during Fast Money.

* ''[[Series/FamilyFeud Family Feud]]'' uses sound-blocking headphones on the second contestant during Fast Money.

* ''[[{{ptitledmwucmzk}} Win Ben Stein's Money]]'': In this case, the booth is open; the headphones do all the work.

* The BonusRound on ''[[{{ptitle9185oowx}} The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime]]'' was played in one wired so the couple could hear only the host.

*The UK gameshow ''Mr And Mrs'' tested couples on how well they knew each other. One of them would go in a SoundproofBooth, and the other would be asked questions about their spouse's likes and dislikes. Then the spouse would be taken out of the booth and asked the questions about themselves. If they matched, you got points.