Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Game Time: The series premiere of The Pop 'N' Rocker Game (1983)

 We've previously shown an excerpt from this next item, but now, we have the whole enchilada.

Alan Landsburg (Gimme a Break!, That's Incredible!) teamed with game show vet Ron Greenberg to produce The Pop 'N' Rocker Game, a syndicated "game in concert", geared to lure in viewers after Soul Train and/or American Bandstand. Jon Bauman swapped out the greaser look from his Sha Na Na days for a case of Gillette's Dry Look hair spray to serve as host. Your friendly neighborhood announcer is Phil Hartman, later of Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Saturday Night Live, & The Simpsons.

The musical guests in the opener are Irene Cara and Oingo Boingo.


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