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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Lots of fun, lots of pun.]] |
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| 4 | A well-known Canadian GameShow created by the same people who created ''Series/TheNewlywedGame'', which ran from 1974 to 1989 on Creator/{{CTV}}, and was produced at the network's Toronto station, CFTO. |
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| 6 | Much like ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' (which debuted at around the same time), ''Definition'' was a game show based on Hangman, where two teams of a celebrity and civilian player competed to solve such a puzzle. Both teams alternated guessing letters that were in a puzzle on a board (accompanied by a crossword-style hint); one team member had to "give away" a letter which wasn't in the puzzle, after which their teammate had to "take" a letter that ''was'' in it. If both teammates succeeded, they were given a chance to solve the puzzle. If not, they lost their turn; in addition, if the given-away letter was in the puzzle, the opponents got a free guess. The first team to solve two puzzles (later changed to three) became the champions and played a bonus round. |
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| 9 | !!Provides examples of: |
| 10 | * TheAnnouncer: Jim Perry for Season 1, then Dave Devall. |
| 11 | * AscendedExtra: Jim Perry was promoted from announcer to emcee at the beginning of Season 2. |
| 12 | * BonusRound: One more puzzle, the letters are revealed in alphabetical order. Win $10 multiplied by the number of unrevealed letters and a prize if solved. |
| 13 | * ConsolationPrize: For losing the Bonus Round, you get just $10. No, that's not a typo--the actual consolation was ''ten bucks''. |
| 14 | * GameShowHost: Bob [=McLean=] for Season 1, then Jim Perry. |
| 15 | * HomeGame: One was [[http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18222/definition issued]] by Creator/MiltonBradley in 1981, recycling parts from their 1975 ''Wheel Of Fortune'' games. Interestingly, the box art predates the change to all civilians. |
| 16 | * HomeParticipationSweepstakes: Later in the run, puzzles could also be sent in by viewers. |
| 17 | * HurricaneOfPuns: A lot of the clues were like this. |
| 18 | * UndesirablePrize: Just about everything, given how cheap the show was. |
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