''Clips'' (sometimes known as The Official Game of the Planet) is a
Canadian
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game show that aired on
YTV from 1992 to 1996 and produced by The Robert Essery Organization, as was the case for its sister show, ''
Video & Arcade Top 10
Video & Arcade Top 10 (often abbreviated as V&A Top 10 or simply V&A) was a Canadian game show broadcast on YTV from 1991 to 2006. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, it was a competitive game show in which contestants played against each other in vide ...
'', which also aired on YTV at the time. ''Clips'' was hosted by future
CMT host
Paul McGuire and was joined by co-hosts such as Krista Herman, Sarah Freudeman,
Liza Fromer
Liza Fromer (born March 18, 1970) is a former cohost of '' The Morning Show'' on the Global Television Network and ''Breakfast Television'' at Citytv in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
She graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in Radio and T ...
,
Shaun Majumder
Shaun Vincent Majumder (born January 29, 1972) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for his role on '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes,'' where he worked from 2003 until 2018. He won a Gemini Award for his work on the series in 2006.
Earl ...
, Andrea Menzies, Rob Pagetto, and others, many of whom worked on ''V&A Top 10''. Just like ''V&A'', ''Clips'' was taped before a live studio audience in
Toronto
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, Ontario.
Rules
4 contestants competed to answer questions based on Movies, television, and Music. At the start of the game, Liza Fromer, later Shaun Majumder, gives out information for questions about several pop culture
films
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,
TV shows
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, music, and occasionally
sports
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of the era with clips being provided. To start, McGuire asks a jump in question with the first person to buzz in getting a chance to answer. If he/she is right, they get 1 ''Clips'' star and a chance to earn up to 4 more by answering questions at each of the 4 colored stations (Purple, Red, Green or Blue). After a clip is played, the co-host at their station asked the question pertaining to that clip. If they answer wrong at any time, they must return to their podium and a new Jump in would be read. The contestant with the most ''Clips'' stars at the end of 3 minutes of gameplay wins a prize for themselves and a home player. In the event of a tie, one more toss up was read and the one who answered correctly would win.
Three such rounds are played during the show with 4 different contestants playing and a different prize offered in each round. The one of the three winning contestants who has won the most ''Clips'' stars would go on to the Big Wheel Round for a shot at the grand prize.
Big Wheel Round
The winner of the first three rounds got a chance to spin an 8 colored space with 2 colors each. A clip will play on the colored station of where the wheel stops. If the contestant answers correctly on the final question, they win the grand prize.
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1992 Canadian television series debuts
1996 Canadian television series endings
1990s Canadian game shows
Canadian children's game shows
YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming
Television shows filmed in Toronto
Television series by The Robert Essery Organization
Television series by Corus Entertainment
1990s Canadian children's television series