Pictionary Pilot

Here is the pilot to the kids game show Pictionary!
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[@James-mdnght]

The host in this show went from “Head of the Class” to head of Paramount Pictures. Meanwhile, there is a syndicated version (not the first one) of “Pictionary” in its current run.

[@DLCOrganization]

Well, FIRST, he went on to produce shows for Nickelodeon LONG BEFORE he became president of Paramount Pictures (AND Nickelodeon). And since Nickelodeon has been a sister company to Paramount for the previous three decades... it was pretty much a shoo-in for him to get the job.

[@SP84Fanatic]

Interesting to see one of the people behind All That, Kenan & Kel, and other Nickelodeon shows (and he’s the current President of Nickelodeon) hosting this. Also, neat to see Earl Boen on a game show. He gave a good performance as the judge. The bonus round reminds me of the Prize Vault of 1985’s Break the Bank.

[@VernSherris]

Earl Boen was the man, SPB84Fanatic. RIP, Earl.

[@jmac356]

Brian Robbins is better than we give him credit for.

[@DanielKing-dk5nr]

Earl Boen played a great psychiatrist in the move Terminator 2

[@carloscardona6587]

hey, LeChuck

[@scottegbert9575]

Imagine Pictionary taped at Nickelodeon Studios, man.

[@ktujon]

Thanks for posting I remember him from Head of the Class this would air after Fun House too bad it didn't last that long!

[@digiblader1]

Hey, it's the guy currently running Nickelodeon hosting!

[@spman]

That’s a world class mullet on the host. Needless to say, they can’t all be winners unfortunately.

[@nextbarker2702]

@1:32, it's Father Silvano, of the Golden Girls, the "What, can we say about Philip Petrilo" Judge, who appeared on the Final episode, which Dorothy/Lucas get married.

[@RichCale]

Wink, help me out here. Was that Earl Boen playing Judge Mental in this pilot?

[@Quartzquiz333]

I'm not Wink, but it sure is him!

[@LittleRockElevators]

Correct

[@viddykiddy18]

Well I'm not Wink, but I'd say so.

[@thetalkingarchive4795]

That is Earl Boen.

[@DLCOrganization]

Indeed, it was, but ONLY for this pilot. Rick Zumwalt took that job for the actual run of the show.

[@jordanhass]

Wow, is that the head of Viacom CBS and Director of the Good Burger movie himself, Brian Robbins?

[@viddykiddy18]

Correct-o-mundo!

[@DLCOrganization]

Nope, that is the head of Paramount Pictures, the head of Nickelodeon, and director of the movie _"Good Burger",_ Brian Robbins. Also, ViacomCBS is now Paramount Global as of 2022.

[@andrewschroy6368]

I can definitely hear John Cramer as announcer here-- he'd be replaced by Harry Stevens when it went to series.

[@AndypIsntSure]

suprised me, there's a Wink cameo at 7:40

[@dontaepittman1731]

This pilot was better than the 1989 version.

[@viddykiddy18]

Hate to be a Mr. Debbie Downer, but even though it was no better I definitely prefer the series shows.

[@DLCOrganization]

Dude... This pilot *_IS FROM_* the 1989 version, which is the ORIGINAL _Pictionary_ game show incarnation. This must be your first time seeing this game show PERIOD.

[@sha11235]

The late Earl Boen as the judge. This guy got so much work!

[@collegeslammer]

And this was before the 90s Thicke version and the current one with O Connell.

[@Quartzquiz333]

Yes, it was a short-lived show that came on the summer of '89.

[@MTCesquire]

I would've loved this as a child. Would've fit right in with shows like Double Dare and Fun House at the time.

[@Quartzquiz333]

In my market, all three shows aired back-to-back-to-back. Double Dare came on at 5PM, Fun House at 5:30PM and Pictionary at 6PM.

[@ABCEasyas--]

Every game show in the 80’s had to have a “Vanna”.

[@LittleRockElevators]

I remember this show came on after fun house.

[@notundercovercop327]

Hosted by a Future Paramount executive.

[@jeprice08]

Did they really need a judge and Felicia? I only saw the first few minutes of this and I'm about ready to say, "This pilot sucks!" I'm sorry but that's how I feel.

[@Quartzquiz333]

Felicity was let go halfway during the show's run.

[@kingporter67]

This is a very good game show!!

[@thejoshsings9280]

I have this game

[@PJade]

Would be pretty wild (but great) if we can get some episodes from the 1989 series that went to air. There's been the same one and a half episodes that have circulated on the trading circuit for the last 25 years.

[@marcomacias3960]

i like to know who's the wise guy that got this show greenlit?

[@andyleclerc3600]

Slide it, Earl! I was expecting Rick Zumwalt!

[@nextbarker2702]

@3:59, it's that the same sound effect from PYL, the whammy popup?

[@Quartzquiz333]

Earl Boen was the judge on the pilot?! What a total waste of talent! He was way better than this show!

[@amywilson3593]

gerry wilson interesting to see that the judge was played by earl boen, second acor to plat chef on its a living

[@DesmondShannon87]

BOO THAT JUDGE! lol

[@DocTrower1980]

Wink, we appreciate all of the exhibits you have shown on this channel, good, bad, and otherwise. Be that as it may, an episode of Teen Win, Lose or Draw sounds more appealing (and much more fun) than this. Maybe it's me, but ever since Jack Barry passed away and a huge chunk of Barry And Enright's staff defected and started Kline And Friends, it seems that the quality of Barry And Enright's game shows have gone downhill, and Pictionary was just the start of it. Pictionary and Teen Win, Lose Or Draw's objectives were simple enough...guess words from drawings, but that's where the similarities end. While Teen Win, Lose Or Draw succeeded in keeping their game format simple by using as few gimmicks as necessary, Pictionary was trying too hard to compete with shows like Double Dare and Fun House by adding messy stunts to the game as if that's the only way to appeal to kids, especially those with a collective attention span of a cotton swab. Though Earl Boen's role as the judge, and a then-unknown John Cramer as announcer gave this pilot *some* gravitas, they do not a good kids' game show make. Oh well. At least, Brian Robbins is smiling all the way to the bank at Paramount. I wonder whatever happened to Felicity?

[@KevinJL]

LOL

[@DanielKing-dk5nr]

That is definately NOT blue. Looks like a light purple to me.

[@brianschwartz1372]

I’m so glad they simplified the game for the series. This Pilot is a mess of different formats.

[@viddykiddy18]

AMEN!

[@terryleemangrumii8566]

And they got a wrestler as the judge for the series.

[@KrakenMan5853]

Another Dan Enright game show without Jack Barry. I think Enright was a bad producer without Barry. Barry was the creative genius.

[@jnadle1]

That announcer sounds an awful lot like John Cramer.

[@someguy23475]

This is one jumbled mess.