History Series / WaitTilYouHaveKids

* SuddenDeath: If the game was tied at the end of the final round, problem/OK questions similar to those in the bonus round were asked until one couple was right to the exclusion of the other tied couple(s).

* LosingHorns: Originally, there were '''[[UpToEleven three]]''' — a one-note horn for nobody getting a question right in the main game, and a stock foghorn ''followed by'' a standard theme-tune variation for a bonus loss. When the show took the more "serious" tone for its final month, the one from the front game was removed (as were most of the other sounds), and the bonus loss sound was changed to a series of standard buzzers followed by a barely audible effect of someone "sliding down the keys" on a piano, and even this was buried in the ThemeTune reprise.

Creator/JayWolpert GameShow for [[Creator/ABCFamily the network formerly known as The Family Channel]], hosted by Tom Parks. It was effectively a revival of Creator/ChuckBarris' ''The Parent Game'' with that trademark Wolpert unconventionality (not only did Wolpert work for Barris at the time, but ''Parent'' creator Gary Jonke served as producer on this show). However, unlike most Wolpert shows, at least the game was relatively simple.

The series debuted on September 30, 1996, but tapings were halted after the November 22 show when it was discovered that the parenting "expert", Dr. Ellen Winters, had questionable credentials — both parents and parenting experts alike had been questioning a large number of Winters' choices for the various scenarios (among which were considering a girl [[PeripheryDemographic liking]] ''G.I. Joe'' figures to be a "problem"). The show was yanked off the air for five weeks, returning on December 30 with not only a new expert (radio personality Dr. Marilyn Kagan, who among other things ''is'' an actual psychologist) but also [[CerebusSyndrome a slight shift in tone]] — among other things, the set (which was previously designed to look like a living room drawn with crayons) was made to look more realistic, and a lot of the extraneous Wolpert sound effects were either toned down or cutout altogether.

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Burton Richardson.
** GameShowHost: Tom Parks.
** LovelyAssistant: The expert, in a way, except she also had an important (and in the case of the first one, sometimes [[GameBreakingBug unfortunate)]] bearing on the game itself.

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!!This series provides examples of:
* ShoutOut: A possible subtle one to ''Series/{{Whew}}'' (another Wolpert creation); if the bonus round was lost, "TIME'S UP" was displayed on the game podium; this could be a reference to the snarky "Time's uuuuupppp!" sound featured on that show.

* ShoutOut: A possible subtle one to Series/{{Whew}} (another Wolpert creation); if the bonus round was lost, "TIME'S UP" was displayed on the game podium; this could be a reference to the snarky "Time's uuuuupppp!" sound featured on that show.

* LosingHorns: Originally, there were '''three''' — a one-note horn for nobody getting a question right in the main game, and a stock foghorn ''followed by'' a standard theme-tune variation for a bonus loss. When the show took the more "serious" tone for its final month, the one from the front game was removed (as were most of the other sounds), and the bonus loss sound was changed to a series of standard buzzers followed by a barely audible effect of someone "sliding down the keys" on a piano, and even this was buried in the ThemeTune reprise.

** LovelyAssistant: The expert, in a way, except she also had an important (and in the case of the first one, sometimes [[GameBreakingBug unfortunate) bearing on the game itself.
* SuddenDeath: If the game was tied at the end of the final round, "problem"/"OK" questions similar to those in the bonus round were asked until one couple was right to the exclusion of the other tied couple(s).

Creator/JayWolpert GameShow for [[Creator/ABCFamily the network formerly known as The Family Channel]], hosted by Tom Parks. It was effectively a revival of Creator/ChuckBarris' ''The Parent Game'' (not only did Wolpert work for Barris at the time, but ''Parent'' creator Gary Jonke served as producer on this show), but with that trademark Wolpert unconventionality. However, unlike most Wolpert shows, at least the game was relatively simple.

The series debuted on September 30, 1996, but tapings were halted after the November 22 show when it was discovered that the parenting "expert", Dr. Ellen Winters, had questionable credentials — both parents and parenting experts alike had been questioning a large number of Winters' choices for the various scenarios (among which were considering a girl [[PeripheryDemographic liking]] ''G.I. Joe'' figures to be a "problem"). The show was yanked off the air for five weeks, returning on December 30 with not only a new expert (radio personality Dr. Marilyn Kagan, who among other things ''is'' an actual psychologist) but also [[CerebusSyndrome a slight shift in tone]] — among other things, the set (which was previously designed to look like a living room drawn with crayons) was made to look more realistic, and a lot of the extraneous Wolpert sound effects were toned down.

* BonusRound: Sixty seconds, match the expert on seven scenarios to win.

* LosingHorns: Originally, there were ''two'' — a one-note horn for nobody getting a question right in the main game, and a standard theme-tune variation for a bonus loss. When the show took the more "serious" tone for its final month, the one from the front game was removed (as were most of the other sounds), and the bonus loss sound was changed to a barely audible effect of someone "sliding down the keys" on a piano, and even this was buried in the ThemeTune reprise.

** LovelyAssistant: The expert, in a way, except she also had an important bearing on the game itself.

The three couples indicated their answer with alphabet blocks (yes, those things; the kind babies play with), and explained why they chose that particular answer. The couples earned points if their answer matched up with that of an onstage parenting expert. The first question was worth just a single point, but each following question was worth one point more than the one before it. The final question, worth four points, was answered individually by both members of the couple, and they could both score.

Creator/JayWolpert GameShow for [[Creator/ABCFamily the network formerly known as The Family Channel]], hosted by Tom Parks. It was effectively a revival of Creator/ChuckBarris' ''The Parent Game'' (not only did Wolpert work for Barris at the time, but ''Parent'' creator Gary Jonke served as producer on this show), but with that trademark Jay Wolpert unconventionality. However, unlike most Wolpert shows, at least the game was relatively simple.

The three couples indicated their answer with alphabet blocks (yes, those things. the kind babies play with), and explained why they chose that particular answer. The couples earned points if their answer matched up with that of an on-stage parenting expert. The first question was worth just a single point, but each following question was worth one point more than the one before it. The final question, worth four points, was answered individually by both members of the couple, and they could both score.

The series debuted on September 30, 1996, but tapings were halted after the November 22 show when it was discovered that the parenting "expert", Dr. Ellen Winters, had questionable credentials; both parents and parenting experts alike had been questioning a large number of Winters' choices for the various scenarios (among which were considering a girl [[PeripheryDemographic liking]] ''G.I. Joe'' figures to be a "problem"). The show was yanked off the air for five weeks, returning on December 30 with not only a new expert (radio personality Dr. Marilyn Kagan, who among other things ''is'' an actual psychologist) but also [[CerebusSyndrome a slight shift in tone]]: among other things, the set (which was previously designed to look like a living room drawn with crayons) was made more realistic looking, and a lot of the extraneous Wolpert sound effects were toned down.

* GoldenSnitch: The "1-2-3" format is used for scoring, but more than one couple can earn points per question. Even worse, a single couple can earn ''eight'' points on the final question.

** LovelyAssistant: The expert, in a way. Except she also had an important bearing on the game itself.

Creator/JayWolpert GameShow for [[ABCFamily the network formerly known as The Family Channel]], hosted by Tom Parks. It was effectively a revival of ChuckBarris' ''The Parent Game'' (not only did Wolpert work for Barris at the time, but ''Parent'' creator Gary Jonke served as producer on this show), but with that trademark Jay Wolpert unconventionality. However, unlike most Wolpert shows, at least the game was relatively simple.

* C. Force-feed ''GIJoe'' down his throat instead?"

The three couples indicated their answer with alphabet blocks (yes, those things. the kind babies play with), and explained why they chose that particular answer. The couples earned points if their answer matched up with that of an on-stage parenting expert. The first question was worth just a single point, but each following question was worth one point more than the one before it. The final question, worth 4 points, was answered individually by both members of the couple, and they could both score.

The top-scoring couple advanced to a bonus round, where they had 60 seconds to alternate guessing whether a certain scenario was okay or a problem at the specified age, as determined by the expert. Each correct answer lit up a window in a giant (CGI) house, and getting all 7 awarded a grand prize, which often featured a vacation (or in later episodes, a new car).

The series debuted on September 30, 1996, but tapings were halted after the November 22 show when it was discovered that the parenting "expert", Dr. Ellen Winters, had questionable credentials; both parents and parenting experts alike had been questioning a large number of Winters' choices for the various scenarios (among which were considering a girl [[PeripheryDemographic liking]] ''GIJoe'' figures to be a "problem"). The show was yanked off the air for five weeks, returning on December 30 with not only a new expert (radio personality Dr. Marilyn Kagan, who among other things ''is'' an actual psychologist) but [[CerebusSyndrome a slight shift in tone]] too: among other things, the set (which was previously designed to look like a living room drawn with crayons) was made more realistic looking, and a lot of the extraneous Wolpert sound effects were toned down.

* BonusRound: 60 seconds, match the expert on 7 scenarios to win.
* GoldenSnitch: The "1-2-3" format is used for scoring, but more than one couple can earn points per question. Even worse, a single couple can earn ''8'' points on the final question.
* LosingHorns: Originally, there were ''two'' — a one-note horn for nobody getting a question right in the main game, and a standard theme-tune variation for a bonus loss. When the show took the more "serious" tone for its final month, the one from the front game was removed (as were most of the other sounds), and the bonus loss sound was changed to a barely-audible effect of someone "sliding down the keys" on a piano, and even this was buried in the ThemeTune reprise.

** LovelyAssistant: The expert, in a way. Except they also had an important bearing on the game itself.

The top-scoring couple advanced to a bonus round, where they had 60 seconds to alternate guessing whether a certain scenario was okay or a problem at the specified age, as determined by the expert. Each correct answer lit up a window in a giant (CGI) house, and getting all 7 awarded a grand prize, which often featured a vacation (or in later episodes, a new car)

* LosingHorns: Originally, there were ''two'' — a one-note horn for nobody getting a question right in the main game, and a standard theme-tune variation for a bonus loss. When the show took the more "serious" tone, the one from the front game was removed (as were most of the other sound effects), and the bonus loss sound was changed to a barely-audible effect of someone "sliding down the keys" on a piano, and even this was buried in the ThemeTune reprise.

** TheAnnouncer: Burton Richardson.

(Obviously, the questions weren't about bronies, but footage from a bonus round on YouTube did feature the inverse of this scenario with girls and ''G.I. Joe'')

The series debuted on September 30, 1996, but taping was halted after the November 22 show when it was discovered that the parenting "expert", Dr. Ellen Winters, had questionable credentials; both parents and parenting experts alike had been questioning a large number of Winters' choices for the various scenarios. The show was yanked off the air for five weeks, returning on December 30 with not only a new expert (radio personality Dr. Marilyn Kagan, who among other things ''is'' an actual psychologist) but [[CerebusSyndrome a slight shift in tone]] too: among other things, the set (which was previously designed to look like a living room drawn with crayons) was made more realistic looking, and even a lot of the extraneous Wolpert sound effects were toned down.

Regardless of this change, the show ended on January 31, 1997.

* PeripheryDemographic: (InUniverse) Apparently, a girl liking GIJoe dolls is considered to be a "problem". But of course, this ''was'' an Ellen Winters-era episode.

* PeripheryDemographic: Apparently, a girl liking GIJoe dolls is considered to be a "problem". But of course, this ''was'' an Ellen Winters-era episode.

* PrehiperaryDemographic: Apparently, a girl liking GIJoe dolls is considered to be a "problem". But of course, this ''was'' an Ellen Winters-era episode.

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Creator/JayWolpert GameShow for [[ABCFamily the network formerly known as The Family Channel]], hosted by Tom Parks. It was effectively a revival of ChuckBarris' ''The Parent Game'' (not only did Wolpert work for Barris at the time, but ''Parent'' creator Gary Jonke served as producer on this show), but with that trademark Jay Wolpert unconventionality.

The top-scoring couple advanced to a bonus round, where they had 60 seconds to alternate guessing whether a certain scenario was okay or a problem at their age. Each correct answer lit up a window in a giant (CGI) house, and getting all 7 awarded a grand prize, which often featured a vacation (or in later episodes, a new car)

** And the expert.

(Obviously, they weren't about ''that'', but footage from a bonus round on YouTube did feature the inverse of this scenario with girls and ''GI Joe'')

The three couples indicated their answer with alphabet blocks (yes, those things), and explained why they chose that particular answer. The couples earned points if their answer matched up with that of an on-stage parenting expert. The first question was worth just a single point, but each following question was worth one point more than the one before it. The final question, worth 4 points, was answered individually by both members of the couple.

The top-scoring couple advanced to a bonus round, where they had 60 seconds to alternate guessing whether a certain scenario was okay or a problem at their age. Each correct answer lit up a window in a giant (CGI) house, and getting all 7 awarded a grand prize.

The series debuted on September 30, 1996, but taping was halted after the November 22 show when it was discovered that the parenting "expert", Dr. Ellen Winters, had questionable credentials; both parents and parenting experts alike had been questioning a large number of Winters' choices for the various scenarios. The show was yanked off the air for five weeks, returning on December 30 with not only a new expert (radio personality Dr. Marilyn Kagan, who among other things ''is'' an actual psychologist) but [[CerebusSyndrome a slight shift in tone]]: among other things, the set (which was previously designed to look like a living room seen through the eyes of juvenile crayon drawings) was made more realistic, and a lot of the extraneous Wolpert sound effects were toned down.

* Embrace his new interest,
* Warn him that ponies are for girls, or
* Force-feed ''GIJoe'' down his throat instead?"

(Obviously, they weren't about ''that''.)

A Creator/JayWolpert GameShow for [[ABCFamily the network formally known as The Family Channel]], hosted by Tom Parks. It was effectively a revival of ChuckBarris's ''The Parent Game'' (he did in fact work for Barris back in the day, note), but with that trademark Jay Wolpert unconventionality.

Three teams of couples were given a scenario with three possible outcomes (for example, Your 18-year old son has become [[PeripheryDemographic interested in]] ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Do you embrace his new interest, warn him that ponies are for girls, or force-feed ''GIJoe'' down their throats instead? Now obviouisly, they wern't about ''that''). The three couples indicated their answer with alphabet blocks (yes, those things), and explained why they chose that particular answer. The couples earned points if their answer matched up with that of an on-stage parenting expert. The first question was worth just a single point, but each following question was worth one point more than the one before it. The final question, worth 4 points, was answered individually by both members of the couple.

The show ran from September 30, 1996 to January 31, 1997. However, the show was faced with a major setback only just halfway into its run, when it was discovered that the show's parenting "expert", Dr. Ellen Winter, had questionable credentials. The show was promptly yanked off the air for over a month, after which the show returned with a new expert, radio personality Dr. Marilyn Kagan (who, among other things, ''is'' an actual psychologist). The show also [[CerebusSyndrome had a slight shift in tone]] as well: among other things, the set (which was previously designed to look like a living room seen through the eyes of juvenile crayon drawings) was made more realistic, and a lot the extraneous Jay Wolpert sound effects were toned down too.

* BonusRound: 60 seconds, match the expert on 7 scenarios to win

* LosingHorns: The first cycle had ''two'': a one-note horn for no one getting a question right in the main game, and a standard theme-tune variation for a bonus loss. When the show took a more "serious" tone, the one from the upfront game was removed (as were most of the other sound effects), and the bonus loss sound was changed to a barely-audible effect of someone "sliding down the keys" on a piano, and even this was buried in the ThemeTune reprise.

** GameShowHost: Tom Parks
** TheAnnouncer: Burton Richardson

Three teams of couples were given a scenario with three possible outcomes (for example, Your 18-year old son has become [[PrehiperaryDemographic interested in]] ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Do you embrace his new interest, warn him that ponies are for girls, or force-feed ''GIJoe'' down their throats instead? Now obviouisly, they wern't about ''that''). The three couples indicated their answer with alphabet blocks (yes, those things), and explained why they chose that particular answer. The couples earned points if their answer matched up with that of an on-stage parenting expert. The first question was worth just a single point, but each following question was worth one point more than the one before it. The final question, worth 4 points, was answered individually by both members of the couple.