History Series / Go

* CelebrityEdition: Celebrities were the captains, but two all-celeb weeks were done — Week 6 (November 7-11) had the cast of ''DaysOfOurLives'' competing against ''AnotherWorld'', while Week 9 (November 28-December 2) had ''Another World'' taking on ''SearchForTomorrow''.

''Not to be confused with [[{{Go}} the ancient board game known in English as "Go"]].''

Short-lived GameShow created by Bob Stewart, best known for being the creator of ''{{Password}}'' and the ''{{Pyramid}}'' franchise. The {{NBC}} game ran for a [[SarcasmMode blistering]] sixteen weeks from October 3, 1983 to January 20, 1984.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: The show returned on September 10, 1984 as ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtssPD4abf0 Get Set Go]]'' on {{BBC1}}. Hosted by Michael Barrymore, it folded on November 26 after a mere 12 episodes.

Originally using standard game show championship rules (i.e., winner stays), the format was slightly altered on October 31 (Week 5) to have both teams stay on the entire week. This format, previously used on ''ThreeForTheMoney'' (1975) and ''{{Mindreaders}}'' (1979-80), was referred to on ''Go'' as "Head-To-Head".

* BonusRound: Mentioned above.
* CelebrityEdition: Celebrities were the captains, but two all-celeb weeks were done — Week 6 (November 7-11) had the cast of ''DaysOfOurLives'' competing against ''AnotherWorld'', while Week 9 (November 28-December 2) had ''Another World'' taking on ''SearchForTomorrow''.
* GoldenSnitch: If the teams split the first two rounds, Round 3 becomes utterly meaningless.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Johnny Gilbert, who also did ''The $25,000 Pyramid'' and has been announcing ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' since 1984. Jack Clark filled-in for two weeks.
** GameShowHost: News anchor/weatherman Kevin O'Connell, in his only game show role which went to series.
** StudioAudience

* CatchPhrase: Kevin's sign-off: "K.O. for G-O!"
* EpicFail: At least twice, a team managed to get the timer to stop at 99 seconds. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDjvX4JtwlI The first instance]], from Week 2 (October 10-14), included ''six'' straight wrong answers; the second instance was [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_sJ32C2q1Y during Week 6.]]
* OpeningNarration: "Ladies and gentlemen, the name of the game is ''Go''. And two teams are here to compete for a jackpot worth up to $20,000. This week our celebrity captains are [name] and [name]. And now here is your host, ready to go, Kevin O'Connell!"
* SpinOff: The maingame format was previously the BonusRound to an earlier Stewart show for NBC, ''Series/ChainReaction''. Before '''that''', it was the maingame in the 1977 Stewart pilot ''Get Rich Quick!''
* TitleDrop: Pretty much unavoidable, as each round would start with "Ready, go!" Also taken to literal extremes, as the set had "GO" written in about a zillion places.
* TransatlanticEquivalent: The show returned on September 10, 1984 as ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtssPD4abf0 Get Set Go]]'' on {{BBC1}}. Hosted by Michael Barrymore, it folded on November 26 after a mere 12 episodes.

* OneBookAuthor: For Kevin O'Connell.

* {{Padding}}: Somewhat; if the game was swept by one team, they played the bonus round twice.

* OneWorkWonder: For Kevin O'Connell.

* CelebrityEdition: Celebrities were the captains, but two all-celeb weeks were done —
Week 6 (November 7-11) had the cast of ''DaysOfOurLives'' competing against ''AnotherWorld'', while Week 9 (November 28-December 2) had ''Another World'' taking on ''SearchForTomorrow''.

* OneSeasonWonder: Despite its short life (16 weeks!), the show has a small following and has been reran in its entirety on {{GSN}}.

** TheAnnouncer: Johnny Gilbert, who also did ''The $25,000 Pyramid'' and has been announcing ''{{Jeopardy}}'' since 1984. Jack Clark filled-in for two weeks.

* CelebrityEdition: Celebrities were the captains ([[http://www.xanfan.com/celebrities/go.htm complete list here]]), but two all-celeb weeks were done. Week 6 (November 7-11) had the cast of ''DaysOfOurLives'' competing against ''AnotherWorld'', while Week 9 (November 28-December 2) had ''Another World'' taking on ''SearchForTomorrow''.

* EpicFail: At least twice, a team managed to get the timer to stop at 99 seconds. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRzJrPGu3Fs The first instance]], from Week 2 (October 10-14), included ''six'' straight wrong answers; the second instance was [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_sJ32C2q1Y during Week 6.]]

* {{Padding}}: Sorta, if the game is sweeped by a team, they got to play the bonus round twice.

* [[HeyItsThatSound Hey, It's That Sound!]]: The show used both the "cuckoo" (illegal clue) and plonk-plonk timer from ''Pyramid''.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Johnny Gilbert performed announcing chores on a variety of games. Jack Clark was at this time announcing on ''WheelOfFortune'', and is probably more famous among older viewers for hosting ''The Cross-Wits'' from 1975-80.
* OneSeasonWonder / TooGoodToLast: Despite its short life (16 weeks!), the show has a small following and has been reran in its entirety on {{GSN}}.

* MomentOfAwesome: Of the show's 80-episode run, the $20,000 was awarded at least twice — on November 11 (Week 6) and December 23 (Week 12).

Short-lived GameShow created by Bob Stewart, best known for being the creator of ''{{Password}}'' and the ''{{Pyramid}}'' franchise.

The show originally ran on {{NBC}} for a [[SarcasmMode blistering]] sixteen weeks from October 3, 1983 to January 20, 1984...but returned on September 10 as ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtssPD4abf0 Get Set Go]]'' on {{BBC1}}. Hosted by Michael Barrymore, it folded on November 26 after a mere 12 episodes.

Short-lived GameShow created by Bob Stewart, best known for being the creator of ''{{Password}}'' and the ''{{Pyramid}}'' franchise. It aired on {{NBC}} for a [[SarcasmMode blistering]] sixteen weeks from October 3, 1983 to January 20, 1984.

Much like ''Pyramid'', ''Go'' relied on celebrity-contestant tandems trying to describe words to each other. It relied on a more unusual description method: each team comprised one celebrity and four contestants. One player would serve as the guesser and, two at a time, the others would try to build a description for each word, one word at a time ("What" "website" "hangs" "lampshades?"). After the clue was finished, one team player would hit a bell (''ding!'') and the guesser would respond with an answer ("[[ThisVeryWiki TV Tropes!]]"). If s/he was right, the guesser moved on to the next pair in the team, and on down the line, playing to either 99 seconds or five words. Cash was accumulated for getting five words faster than the opposing team; this was awarded in a $250-$500-$750-$1,250 structure, with $1,500 winning the game.

The BonusRound was basically the same game with the winning team involved and a goal of seven words. In this instance, one player is the receiver again, and the other four build the questions: all four for the first one, only three for the second, two for the third, and the remaining person gives the fourth question solo; the format was then reversed with two for the fifth, three for the sixth, and all four for the seventh. The BonusRound offered $10,000 normally, but the round would be played twice (for a total of $20,000) if the team won the main game through the first three rounds.

Originally using standard game show championship rules (i.e., winner stays), the format was slightly altered on October 31 (Week 5) to have both teams stay on the entire week. This format, previously used on ''Three For The Money'' (1975) and ''Mindreaders'' (1979-80), was referred to on ''Go'' as "Head-To-Head".

Not to be confused for [[{{Go}} the ancient board-game known in English as "Go"]].

** TheAnnouncer: Johnny Gilbert, who also did ''The $25,000 Pyramid'' and has been announcing ''[=~Jeopardy!~=]'' since 1984. Jack Clark filled-in for two weeks.

* {{Padding}}: Sorta, if the game is sweeped by a team, they got to play the bonus round twice to pad out the show.
* SpinOff: The maingame format was previously the BonusRound to an earlier Stewart show for NBC, ''Series/ChainReaction''. Before '''that''', it was the main game in the 1977 Stewart pilot ''Get Rich Quick!''

* HarsherInHindsight: ''Search For Tomorrow'' had moved to NBC eighteen months prior to the cast's appearance on ''Go'', and was already suffering in the ratings.
** If the appearance was to help the soap opera, it didn't work. ''Search'' finished '''last''' of all daytime shows in the 1983-84 season, but still managed to stick around until December 26, 1986.
** If the appearance was to help the game show, it '''really''' didn't work. ''Go'' was canned at midseason, and replaced by ''Series/HotPotato''.

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Johnny Gilbert performed announcing chores on a variety of games. Jack Clark was at this time announcing on ''WheelOfFortune'', and is probably more famous among older viewers for hosting ''The Cross-Wits'' from 1975-80.

* WhatAnIdiot: The show was gone in sixteen weeks, but the idiots it brought forth are eternal.
** Both of the 99-second rounds, as described above.
** "What" "moos?" (''ding!'') "A car!"

Short-lived GameShow created by Bob Stewart, best known for being the creator of ''{{Password}}'' and the ''{{Pyramid}}'' franchise. It aired on {{NBC}} for a [[SarcasmMode blistering]] 16 weeks from October 3, 1983 to January 20, 1984.

Much like ''Pyramid'', ''Go'' relied on celebrity-contestant tandems trying to describe words to each other. It relied on a more unusual description method: each team comprised one celebrity and four contestants. One player would serve as the guesser and, two at a time, the others would try to build a description for each word, one word at a time. (Example: "What" "website" "hangs" "lampshades?") After the clue was finished, one team player would hit a bell and the guesser would respond with an answer. If he or she was right, the guesser moved on to the next pair in the team, and on down the line, playing to either 99 seconds or five words. Cash was accumulated for getting to five words faster than the opposing team; this was awarded in a $250-$500-$750-$1,250 structure, with $1,500 winning the game.

Short-lived GameShow created by Bob Stewart, best known for being the creator of ''{{Password}}'' and the ''{{Pyramid}}'' franchise. It aired on {{NBC}} from October 3, 1983 to January 20, 1984.

The BonusRound was basically the same game with the winning team involved and a goal of seven words. In this instance, one player is the receiver again, and the other four build the questions: all four for the first one, only three for the second, two for the third, and the remaining person gives the fourth question solo. The format is then reversed with two for the fifth, three for the sixth, and all four for the seventh. The BonusRound offered $10,000 normally, but the round could be played twice (for a total of $20,000) if the team won the main game through the first three rounds.

* CelebrityEdition: Celebrities were the captains, but two all-celeb weeks were done. Week 6 (November 7-11) had the cast of ''DaysOfOurLives'' competing against ''AnotherWorld'', while Week 9 (November 28-December 2) had ''Another World'' taking on ''SearchForTomorrow''.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Out of the show's 80-episode run, the $20,000 was only awarded ''once''.

* SpinOff: The maingame format was previously the BonusRound to an earlier Stewart show for NBC, ''ChainReaction''. Before '''that''', it was the main game in the 1977 Stewart pilot ''Get Rich Quick!''

Much like ''Pyramid'', ''Go'' relied on celebrity-contestant tandems trying to describe words to each other. It relied on a more unusual description method: each team comprised one celebrity and four contestants. One player would serve as the guesser and, two at a time, the others would try to build a description for each word, one word at a time. (Example: "What" "website" "hangs" "lampshades?") After the clue was finished, one team player would hit a bell and the guesser would respond with an answer. If he or she was right, the guesser moved on to the next pair in the team, and on down the line, playing to either 99 seconds or five words. Cash was accumulated for getting to five words faster than the opposing team; awarded in a $250-$500-$750-$1,250 structure, with $1,500 winning the game.

* EpicFail: At least twice, a team has managed to get the timer to stop at 99 seconds. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRzJrPGu3Fs The first instance]], from Week 2 (October 10-14), included ''six'' straight wrong answers. It then happened ''again'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_sJ32C2q1Y during Week 6.]]

* HarsherInHindsight: ''Search For Tomorrow'' had moved to NBC eighteen months prior to the cast's appearance on ''Go'', and had been suffering in the ratings.
** If the appearance was to help the soap opera, it didn't work. ''Search'' finished '''last''' of all daytime shows in the 1983-84 season; despite this, it managed to stick around until December 26, 1986.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Out of the show's 80-episode run, the Double Jackpot was only awarded ''once''.

Short-lived GameShow created by Bob Stewart, best known for being the creator of ''{{Password}}'' and the ''{{Pyramid}}'' franchise. It aired on {{NBC}} from October 1983 to January 1984.

For the ancient board-game known in English as "Go", [[{{Go}} check this page]].

* BonusRound: Mentioned above.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Johnny Gilbert, who also did ''The $25,000 Pyramid'' and has been announcing ''[=~Jeopardy!~=]'' since 1984. Jack Clark filled-in for two weeks.
** GameShowHost: News anchor/weatherman Kevin O'Connell, in his only game show role which went to series.
** StudioAudience

* EpicFail: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRzJrPGu3Fs This round]], which included ''six'' straight wrong answers. It was also the first round to go all the way to 99 seconds.
* HeyItsThatSound: The show used both the "cuckoo" (illegal clue) and plonk-plonk timer from ''Pyramid''.
* OneSeasonWonder / TooGoodToLast: Despite its short life, the show has a small following and has been reran in its entirety on {{GSN}}.

* [=~Hey, It's That Sound!~=]: The show used both the "cuckoo" (illegal clue) and plonk-plonk timer from ''Pyramid''.

Much like ''Pyramid'', ''Go'' relied on celebrity-contestant tandems trying to describe words to each other. It relied on a more unusual description method: each team comprised one celebrity and four contestants. One player would serve as the guesser and, two at a time, the others would try to build a description for each word, one word at a time. (Example: "What" "website" "hangs" "lampshades?") After the clue was finished, one team player would hit a bell and the guesser would respond with an answer. If he or she was right, the guesser moved on to the next pair in the team, and on down the line, playing to either 99 seconds or five words. Cash was accumulated for getting to five words faster than the opposing team; awarded in a $250-$500-$750-$1250 structure, $1500 winning the game.

For the ancient board-game known in English as Go, [[{{Go}} check this page]].

* EpicFail: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRzJrPGu3Fs This round]], which included ''six'' straight wrong answers. It was also the first round to go all the way to 99 seconds.
* HeyItsThatSound: The show used both the "cuckoo" (illegal clue) and plonk-plonk timer from ''Pyramid''.
* OneSeasonWonder / TooGoodToLast: Despite its short life, the show has a small following and has been seen occasionally on {{GSN}}.
* OpeningNarration: "Ladies and gentlemen, the name of the game is ''Go''. And two teams are here to compete for a jackpot worth up to $20,000. This week our celebrity captains are [name] and [name]. And now here is your host, ready to go, Kevin O'Connell!"
* SpinOff: The maingame format was previously the BonusRound to an earlier Stewart show for NBC, ''ChainReaction''.
* TitleDrop: Pretty much unavoidable, as each round would start with "Ready, go!" Also taken to literal extremes, as the set had "GO" written in about a zillion places.

** TheAnnouncer: Johnny Gilbert, who also did ''The $25,000 Pyramid'' and has been announcing ''[=~Jeopardy!~=]'' since 1984. Jack Clark filled in for two weeks.
** GameShowHost: News anchor/weatherman Kevin O'Connell, in his only game show role.