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2 | GameShow on Creator/{{ABC}} hosted by Creator/MelissaPeterman, wherein parents take [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin bets on whether their child can do something]]. |
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4 | Four couples play per episode; one half takes their child into a "Babydome" to try and get them to perform a task, while the other half must predict how well they do. If the punter gets it right, the couple wins $5,000 in college tuition for their child. Regardless of performance, the four couples then get a chance to play a qualifying game for a chance at $50,000 in tuition in a BonusRound: all of the babies are invited into the Babydome again to play with toys on the floor, while the couples must correctly guess a rebus puzzle that their play gradually uncovers. The winning couple then smash open up to five piggy banks to determine their final prize. |
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6 | That's about it, actually. The first season aired on Saturday nights beginning in April 2013. Despite airing in a [[FridayNightDeathSlot Saturday Night Death Slot]], it was [[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/bet-on-your-baby-renewed-by-abc-1201074253/ renewed]] for a second season in June 2014, with the network pairing it up with the celebrity music competition ''[[Series/TuCaraMeSuena Sing Your Face Off]]'', and then burned off episodes of its drama flop ''Series/TheAssets'' (and then ''those'' flopped, so they got replaced by reruns of ''Series/RookieBlue'' two weeks later, and the rest were marathoned on a Sunday afternoon) |
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8 | !!This series provides examples of: |
9 | %%* BonusRound: The piggy bank smashing. |
10 | %%* ConsolationPrize: $1,000 Walmart gift cards. |
11 | %%* GameShowHost: Melissa Peterman. |
12 | %% * LuckBasedMission: It depends, really. |
13 | * ProductPlacement: Segments are sponsored by Luvs diapers, and don't forget the Walmart gift cards. The former is owned by Procter & Gamble, whose P&G Entertainment subsidiary (formerly known as Procter & Gamble Productions, the company that did all the {{Soap Opera}}s) is credited as a distributor. |
14 | * SceneryPorn: The '''''BABYDOME''''', the futuristic daycare-like setting that the challenges were performed in. |
15 | %% * WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire: The main set. Averted by the Babydome. |
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