Let's Make a Deal

In this game show, hosted by the iconic RuPaul, the simplest of words could be worth thousands of dollars. Let's play Lingo!

Dumb Dora was so dumb that...' is a typical lead-in to 'fill-in-the-blank'-style queries asked of contestants seeking to match celebrities' answers. This game show had several incarnations on network TV and in syndication, but throughout it was noted for the double-entendre humor and in-joking byplay among its celebrity panelists (in a stint that launched his kissy-kissy 'Family Feud' career).

An entertaining around-the-world race for $1 million featuring 11 two-member teams.

A Goodson-Todman classic in which celebrity-contestant teams compete in a word-association game, with each player giving only one-word clues. Subsequent versions of the show were titled 'Password Plus' and 'Super Password.'

A competition series that celebrates everyday Americans who roll up their sleeves and don't think twice about working long hard hours and getting their hands dirty, in order to keep their country running. Competitors who consider the calluses on their hands a badge of honor are tested for their strength, endurance, life skills and, most importantly, mental toughness in challenges.

One of the classic game shows (and one of the simplest), and the first hit for producers Mark Goodson and Bill Todman ('I've Got a Secret,' 'To Tell the Truth'). The panelists had to guess contestants' odd or not-so-odd jobs, then (while blindfolded) guess a celebrity guest's identity (New York Yankee Phil Rizzuto was the first). After its 17-year CBS run, 'Line' aired for another seven in syndication. Panelist Arlene Francis stuck it out all 24 years.