History Series / NowYouSeeIt

Do not confuse with the Disney film, ''Film/NowYouSeeIt''.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Midway through the Narz run, a piece of music similar to "Chump Change", written by Edd Kalehoff, was used in certain parts of the show for some reason; this theme was also used for the 1981-86 UK version and the 1985-93 Australian run.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Midway through the Narz run, a piece of music similar to "Chump Change", written by Edd Kalehoff, was used in certain parts of the show for some reason; this theme was also used for the 1981-86 UK version.

* Line 1, Position 3 — BonusRound: Circle ten words based on clues given by the host, win at least $5,000.

* SceneryPorn: The Narz era's giant rotating letter grid and neon sign combo, and the Henry era's giant [[BuffySpeak spinny disc things]] that lit up in the intro.

* Line 3, Position 1 — GoldenSnitch: The scoring system on the Narz version was ''terribly'' broken, as points were awarded depending on where in the grid the first letter of the word was, [[labelnote:example]](if an answer began on the third letter of Line 2, it was worth five points)[[/labelnote]] which could be a real pain if a contestant kept getting only the words on the left side, the top two rows, or both.

* OpeningNarration: Both runs and the 1985 pilots had one- delivered in sync with "Chump Change".
** For the 1974-75 run: "Every answer, to every question, is right here, before your eyes, and... Now, You, See, It- NOW YOU SEE IT!"
** For the 1985 pilots and 1989 revival: (word grid fills in) "Hidden in this jumble of letters, is (insert question here). Can you find it? (answer is highlighted in grid) Now you see it! That's how we play... Now, You, See, It- NOW YOU SEE IT!"

* RealSongThemeTune: In a rare game show example, it's "Chump Change", written by Quincy Jones and Creator/BillCosby.

** The original series pilot was taped in October 1973, and the only thing different about it that ''is'' known is that there were six contestants with three of them on both sides of the staircases when they made their entrance. A brief clip was used in promos.

** The original series pilot was taped in October 1973, and the only thing different about it that is known is that there were six contestants with three on both sides of the staircases when they made their entrance. A brief clip was used in promos.

** At least two were done for an attempted syndicated revival in October 1985, hosted by Jack Clark with Gene Wood announcing. These pilots had an new first round involving partners identifying words by giving their definitions, leading to the FanNickname "Now You Series/{{Pyramid}} It".

* {{Pilot}}: At least two were done for an attempted syndicated revival in October 1985, hosted by Jack Clark with Gene Wood announcing. These pilots had an new first round involving partners identifying words by giving their definitions, leading to the FanNickname "Now You Series/{{Pyramid}} It".

* {{Pilot}}: At least two were done for an attempted syndicated revival in October 1985, hosted by Jack Clark with Gene Wood announcing. These pilots had an new first round involving partners identifying words by giving their definitions, leading to the FanNickname "Now You Series/{{Pyramid}} It]]".

* OpeningNarrartion: Both runs and the 1985 pilots had one- delivered in sync with "Chump Change".

* {{Pilot}}: At least two were done for an attempted revival in October 1985, hosted by Jack Clark with Gene Wood announcing.

GameShow created by Creator/MarkGoodson-Bill Todman Productions for Creator/{{CBS}}, which replaced ''The $10,000 Series/{{Pyramid}}''. The show aired first from 1974-75 with Jack Narz as host, then returned for a brief stint in 1989 with Los Angeles news anchor Chuck Henry.

** TheAnnouncer: Johnny Olson and Gene Wood, Goodson-Todman's most prolific announcers, handled the 1974-75 version. Disc jockey Mark Driscoll took the first couple of weeks of the 1989 revival, with Don Morrow ("The Shell Answer Man", as well as an announcer for the final few months of ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury'' and the obscure Creator/DickClark-hosted ''Series/TheChallengers'') taking over for the rest of the run.

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The show had two {{home game}}s: a box game by Creator/MiltonBradley, and a computer game by [=GameTek=].

!!Line 2, Position 3: GameShowTropes in use:

* Line 3, Position 1 — GoldenSnitch: The scoring system on the Narz version was ''terribly'' broken: Points were awarded depending on where in the grid the word was, [[labelnote:example]]If an answer began on the third letter of row two, it was worth five points.[[/labelnote]] which could be a real pain if a contestant kept getting only the words on the left side, the top two rows or both.

* ShoutOut: One version of the word search board shown during the Narz-era intro had the partial titles of other Goodson-Todman shows hidden within, such as "[[Series/ThePriceIsRight Price]]" and "Series/{{Password}}".

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* Line 3, Position 1 — GoldenSnitch: The scoring system on the Narz version was ''terribly'' broken: Points were awarded depending on where in the grid the word was, [[labelnote:example]]If an answer began on the third letter of row two, it was worth five points)[[/labelnote]] which could be a real pain if a contestant kept getting only the words on the left side, the top two rows or both.

!!This show provides examples of:

GameShow created by Creator/MarkGoodson-Bill Todman Productions for Creator/{{CBS}}, which replaced ''The $10,000 {{Series/Pyramid}}''. The show aired first from 1974-75 with Jack Narz as host, then returned for a brief stint in 1989 with Chuck Henry (a Los Angeles news anchor).

* Line 3, Position 1 — GoldenSnitch: The scoring system on the Narz version was ''terribly'' broken: Points were awarded depending on where in the grid the word was (for instance, if it began in the third letter of row two, the word was worth five points). This could be a real pain if you keep getting only the words on the left side, the top two rows or both.

** TheAnnouncer: Johnny Olson and Gene Wood, Goodson-Todman's most prolific announcers, handled the 1974-75 version. Disc jockey Mark Driscoll took the first couple of weeks of the 1989 revival, with Don Morrow ("The Shell Answer Man", as well as an announcer for the final few months of ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury'' and the obscure Dick Clark-hosted ''Series/TheChallengers'') taking over for the rest of the run.

GameShow created by Creator/MarkGoodson-Bill Todman Productions for Creator/{{CBS}}, which replaced ''The $10,000 {{Series/Pyramid}}''. The show aired first from 1974-75 with Jack Narz as host, then returned for a brief stint in 1989 with Chuck Henry.

** TheAnnouncer: Johnny Olson and Gene Wood, Goodson-Todman's most prolific announcers, handled the 1974-75 version. Disc jockey Mark Driscoll took the first couple of weeks of the 1989 revival, with Don Morrow ("The Shell Answer Man") taking over for the rest of the run.

GameShow created by Creator/MarkGoodson-Bill Todman Productions for Creator/{{CBS}}, which replaced ''The $10,000 {{Pyramid}}''. The show aired first from 1974-75 with Jack Narz as host, then returned for a brief stint in 1989 with Chuck Henry.

GameShow created by Creator/MarkGoodson-Bill Todman Productions for Creator/{{CBS}}, which replaced ''The $10,000 {{Pyramid}}''. The show aired first from 1974-75 with Jack Narz as host, then returned for a brief stint in 1989 with Chuck Henry (although a went-nowhere pilot in 1985 was helmed by Jack Clark).

The show had two {{home game}}s: a box game by Creator/MiltonBradley and a computer game by [=GameTek=].

!!GameShow Tropes in use:

* Line 4, Position 1 — LosingHorns: Recycled from ''[[{{Series/Concentration}} Classic Concentration]]'' on the Henry version after a bonus loss.

** TheAnnouncer: Johnny Olson and Gene Wood, Goodson-Todman's most prolific announcers, handled the 1974-75 version (Gene also announced on the 1985 pilot). Disc jockey Mark Driscoll took the first couple of weeks of the 1989 revival, with Don Morrow ("The Shell Answer Man") taking over for the rest of the run.
** GameShowHost: Jack Narz hosted the original version. Jack Clark hosted the 1985 pilot, and Chuck Henry emceed the 1989 revival.

* ShoutOut: The word search screen shown in the intro had the partial titles of other Goodson-Todman shows hidden within, such as "[[Series/ThePriceIsRight Price]]" and "Series/{{Password}}".

* Line 4, Position 1 — LosingHorns: Recycled from ''[[{{Concentration}} Classic Concentration]]'' on the Henry version after a bonus loss.

The show had two {{home game}}s: a box game by Milton Bradley and a computer game by [=GameTek=].