Sunday, September 19, 2021

Game Time: Legends of The Hidden Temple (1993)

 It was the most daring of Nickelodeon's game shows during its peak years in the late 80's-early 90's, and even spawned a feature film spin-off.

Legends of The Hidden Temple started off as a weekend series on Nickelodeon in 1993, but in less than six months was promoted to weekday afternoons, where it'd remain until cancellation in 1995.

Kirk Fogg was the series host, aided by Cristela Alonzo. Voice actor Dee Bradley Baker was the man behind Olmec, the "keeper", if you will, of the titular temple.

Unlike most Nick games, Hidden Temple didn't have a Q & A segment. Points were earned by completing stunts, sort of like Beat The Clock, after a fashion. In all, three "seasons" worth of episodes, airing over a two year period (1993-5) were taped at Nick's base at Universal Studios in Orlando.

With a more adult-driven revival due in three weeks on the CW, let's take a look at a sample clip from the original.


Alonzo & Baker are returning for the new series, though Fogg is doing his part to promote the show. Fogg & Baker also starred in the 2016 feature film spin-off. Alonzo was last seen fronting her own primetime sitcom for ABC, which didn't get very far.

Rating: B.

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