History Series / Mindreaders

Little remembered and little loved, it's generally seen as Goodson-Todman's worst game show (although Goodson himself considered the 1954 flop ''What's Going On?'' to be the worst). ''Mindreaders'' debuted on August 13, 1979, replacing the short-lived ''All-Star Secrets'' in the Noon timeslot. It was originally given a 26 week order, but performed so poorly that it was canned four weeks early, on January 11, 1980. It was replaced by ''Series/ChainReaction'' the following Monday.

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* ConsolationPrize

* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Johnny Olson, company and genre stalwart.
** GameShowHost: [[Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn Dick Martin]], coming fresh off the one-season ''Series/TheCheapShow''.
** StudioAudience: Some members got to play in Judge the Jury.
* RulesSpiel: Done only when a new game started; if a game had straddled from one episode to the next, they jumped right into the game without explaining the rules or introducing the contestants. Granted, the rules aren't that hard to grasp, but knowing something about the contestants would've made it a little easier to play along.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* ColorCodedMultiplayer: Blue podiums for the men's team, red for the women's team.

** GameShowHost: [[Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn Dick Martin]], coming fresh off the one-season ''TheCheapShow''.

Little remembered and little loved, it's generally seen as Goodson-Todman's worst game show (although Goodson himself considered the 1954 flop ''What's Going On?'' to be the worst). ''Mindreaders'' debuted on August 13, 1979, replacing the short-lived ''All-Star Secrets'' in the Noon timeslot, but performed so poorly that it was canned on January 11, 1980 and replaced by ''Series/ChainReaction'' the following Monday.

* RulesSpiel: Done only when two new teams started playing against each other, otherwise they jumped right into the game without explaining the rules or introducing the contestants. Granted, the rules aren't that hard to grasp, but knowing something about the contestants would've made it a little easier to play along.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show hasn't been seen since it ended, and its existence remains uncertain. Very little exists among traders: the premiere (albeit audio only), August 15, and December 13 plus the first two minutes of December 31. The pilot is held by UCLA.

Two teams (one all-male, the other all-female), each consisting of three civilian contestants and a celebrity captain, competed. One by one, the celebrity captain predicted how each of his/her teammates answered a personal question. Predicting correctly won $50, but predicting incorrectly gave $50 to the other team, and the other team's captain could mindread the remaining teammates. This process was repeated with a new question for the opposing team, and the first team to get to $300 won the game.

Little remembered and little loved, it's generally seen as Goodson-Todman's worst game show (although Goodson himself considered the 1954 flop ''What's Going On?'' to be the worst). It debuted on August 13, 1979, replacing the short-lived ''All-Star Secrets'' in the Noon timeslot, but performed so poorly that it was canned on January 11, 1980 and replaced by ''Series/ChainReaction'' the following Monday.

* LosingHorns: Losing the bonus round got a Type A version.

** GameShowHost: [[Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn Dick Martin]], trying his best to make the proceedings seem interesting.

* LuckBasedMission: To a ridiculous extent; the contestants didn't actually get to do any mindreading unless they got to the bonus round, and even then the questions they had to guess could be total crapshoots. For example, one Judge the Jury question round asked how many of the 10 audience members had an aspirin that morning.

* {{Pilot}}: Taped on August 3, 1979, just ten days before the debut, making it more of a dress rehearsal.
* RearrangeTheSong: The theme song was a prize cue on ''Celebrity Charades'', re-done with slightly different instrumentation.

A short-lived Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow that ran from 1979 to 1980, created to cash in on the ESP fad of the late 1970s.

Two teams, each consisting of three civilian contestants and a celebrity captain, competed. One team was all women, the other all men. One by one, the celebrity captain predicted how each of his/her teammates answered a personal question. Predicting correctly won $50, but predicting incorrectly gave $50 to the other team, and the other team’s captain could mindread the remaining teammates. This process is repeated with a new question for the opposing team. The first team to get to $300 wins the game.

The first part of the bonus game was called "Judge the Jury". Ten audience members were brought out, and each civilian member had to predict how many of them answered yes to a personal question. Guessing the exact number won $500, but being off by one or two still won $200.

The second part was called "Celebrity Turnabout". The civilian players predicted how the celebrity captain answered one last question. If the majority of civilians got it right, their Judge the Jury winnings were multiplied by 10.

Little remembered and little loved, it's generally seen as Goodson-Todman's worst game show. It replaced "All-Star Secrets" in the noon timeslot, but was replaced by ''Series/ChainReaction''. NBC originally agreed to 26 weeks (as was the norm for a Goodson-Todman series at the time), but it performed so poorly that it got yanked four weeks early.

* AudienceParticipation: Ten people are pulled from the audience to play Judge the Jury.
* BonusRound: A two-stage one. Judge the Jury decided what amount would be played for in Turnabout. Playing both rounds perfectly netted $15,000.

* LosingHorns: A team that lost the bonus round got a Type A version.

** TheAnnouncer: Johnny Olson

* RulesSpiel: Given only when two new teams start playing against each other. Otherwise they jump right into the game without explaining the rules or introducing the contestants. Granted, the rules aren't that hard to grasp, but knowing something about the contestants would've made it a little easier to play along.

* ColorCodedMultiplayer: The men's team has blue podiums, the women's team has red.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Has not aired since its cancellation, and the existence of the series is still in question. Only three full episodes exist among traders: the August 13 premiere (albeit audio only), the third episode, and the December 13 episode. The pilot exists at UCLA.
* LuckBasedMission: To a ridiculous extent; the contestants don't actually get to do any mindreading unless they make it to the bonus round. And even then, the questions they have to guess can be total crapshoots. For example, one question in the Judge the Jury round asked how many of the 10 audience members had an aspirin that morning.
* OpeningNarration: Are you a mindreader, yes or no? Will [female celebrity] say yes? Did [male celebrity] say no? Find out as we play a game of hunch and ESP...''Mindreaders''!
* {{Pilot}}: Taped on August 3, 1979...just ten days before its debut, so it was more of a dress rehearsal.

Little remembered and little loved, it's generally seen as Goodson-Todman's worst game show. It replaced "All-Star Secrets'' in the noon timeslot, but was replaced by ''Series/ChainReaction''. NBC originally agreed to 26 weeks (as was the norm for a Goodson-Todman series at the time), but it performed so poorly that it got yanked four weeks early.

A short-lived Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow that ran from 1979 to 1980, created to cash in on the ESP fad of the late-70s.

Two teams, consisting of three civilian contestants and a celebrity captain, competed. One team was all women, the other all men. One by one, the celebrity captain predicted how each of his/her teammates answered a personal question. Predicting correctly won $50, but predicting incorrectly gave $50 to the other team, and the other team’s captain could mindread the remaining teammates. This process is repeated with a new question for the opposing team. The first team to get to $300 wins the game.

The second part was called "Celebrity Turnabout". The civilian players predicted how the celebrity captain answered one last question. If the majority of civilians got it right, their Judge the Jury winnings were multiplied by ten.

Little remembered and little loved, it's generally seen as Goodson-Todman's worst game show. It replaced "All-Star Secrets' in the noon timeslot, only to be replaced by ChainReaction. NBC originally agreed to 26 weeks (as was the norm for a Goodson-Todman series at the time), but it performed so poorly that it got yanked 4 weeks early.

** GameShowHost: Dick Martin, trying his best to make the proceedings seem interesting.

* RulesSpiel: Only given when two new teams start playing against each other. Otherwise they jump right into the game without explaining the rules or introducing the contestants. Granted, the rules aren't that hard to grasp, but knowing something about the contestants would've made it a little easier to play along.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Has not aired since its cancellation, and the existence of the series is still in question. Only three full episodes exist among traders; the August 13 premiere (albeit audio only), the third episode, and the December 13 episode. The pilot exists at UCLA.

* OpeningNarration: Are you a mindreader, yes or no? Will [female celebrity] say yes? Did [male celebrity] say no? Find out as we play a game of hunch and ESP...Mindreaders!

* RearrangeTheSong: The theme song was a prize cue on Celebrity Charades, re-done with slightly different instrumentation.

* AudienceParticipation:
Ten people are pulled from the audience to play Judge the Jury.