Definition was a Canadian television game show, which aired on CTV from 1974 to 1989, and filmed at its flagship studio of CFTO-TV in Scarborough, Ontario. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia CFTO-TV (now identifying as CTV Toronto) is a Canadian Television station, licensed to and serving Toronto, Ontario, and surrounding Scarborough (ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ ( 2001 Census 593297 is the area that forms the eastern part of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada The show was hosted by Jim Perry, with veteran Toronto weatherman Dave Devall as announcer, positions they both held for the all of the show's run. Jim Perry (born James Edward Dooley on November 11, 1934 in Camden New Jersey) is a former Canadian - American Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Meteorology (from Greek grc μετέωρος metéōros, "high in the sky" and grc -λογία -logia) is the Interdisciplinary Colonel David "Dave" Devall is a well-known meteorologist who works for television station CFTO-TV ( CTV Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario
Nick Nicholson and Roger Muir, the producers of The Newlywed Game, created the series. Nick Nicholson, sometimes credited as Nick Nichols or Nick Nickelson, is an American Expatriate Character actor working in the Philippines The Newlywed Game was an American television Game show where newly-married couples answered questions to find out how well the husband and wife knew
Like Wheel of Fortune, Definition was essentially a variation on the word game Hangman. Hangman is a paper and pencil Guessing game for two or more players Two contestants appeared on each show, each paired with a celebrity guest, although in 1985 celebrity guests were discontinued and the show's format was changed to two-contestant teams. The contestant/celebrity pairs would take turns guessing letters in a phrase for which Perry had offered a pun as a clue. An alphabet is a standardized set of letters basic written symbols each of which roughly represents a Phoneme, a Spoken language, either A pun (or paronomasia) is a Phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding Words for humorous or Rhetorical
Definition was one of the longest-running game shows in Canadian television, and made host Perry a household name during the 1970s and 1980s in the same manner as his U. S. counterpart Bob Barker. Robert William Barker (Born December 12 1923) is a nineteen-time Emmy Award -winning former American Television Game show Perry hosted Definition concurrently with hosting several American game shows, including Card Sharks and Sale of the Century, as well as another Canadian game show, Headline Hunters. Card Sharks was an American Television Game show created by Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Productions Sale of the Century (or $ale of the Century) is an international Television Game show format that has screened in several countries Headline Hunters was a Canadian Game show that appeared on CTV from 1972 to 1983. Between 1978 and 1981, Perry hosted three game shows at once, Card Sharks, Definition and Headline Hunters, and was the first emcee in North American television to simultaneously host three different game shows.
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Rules
The challengers began the game one with one teammate "giving away" a letter to their opponents. The usual strategy involved "giving away" a rare letter, such as Q, Z or X. However, the longer a puzzle went unsolved, the more difficult it would become to safely choose a letter that wasn't in the phrase.
If the giveaway letter did not appear in the puzzle, then the other teammate would "take a letter" that he/she believed was in the puzzle. A correct letter at this point would give that team a guess at the puzzle. If no guess was given, or an incorrect answer was given, then the opposing team would get control of the puzzle.
In the event that one team gave away a letter that was in the puzzle, the other team would get a free guess at the puzzle. Right or wrong, that team would then get another turn.
The first team to solve two puzzles — later changed to three — won the match and the champion would meet a new challenger. If teams won five consecutive games, they were dubbed five time champions and could compete for bigger prizes such as a refrigerator. A refrigerator (often called a " fridge " for short is a cooling appliance comprising a thermally insulated compartment and a Heat pump -
In the bonus game, the team was given another definition, with letters revealed in alphabetical order until the team was able to solve the puzzle. Once the puzzle was solved, the non-celebrity player received $10 for every unrevealed letter. If the team could not solve it, they still received $10.
The show, while popular in Canada, was also sometimes mocked for the cheapness of its prizes, which were usually small kitchen appliances, pen and pencil sets, or other small courtesy gifts. For the Banana Yashimoto novel see Kitchen (novel A kitchen, is a room or part of a room (sometimes called "kitchen A pen (Latin pinna, feather is a Writing instrument used to apply Ink to a surface usually Paper. A pencil is a Writing or Drawing instrument consisting of a thin stick of Pigment (usually Graphite, but can also be coloured pigment or Only the show's annual championship tournaments offered the types of expensive prizes, such as a car or a resort vacation, that were commonplace on American game shows. A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
In later years, at least one puzzle per episode was selected from viewer mail.
Theme music
The show's theme song was taken from an instrumental jazz piece by Quincy Jones, "Soul Bossa Nova". Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor " Soul Bossa Nova " is a popular instrumental song composed by and first performed by Impresario, Jazz Composer, Arranger and It was sampled by the Canadian hip hop band Dream Warriors in their 1991 hit "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style", and was later also used as the theme music for Mike Myers' Austin Powers movies. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Dream Warriors were an Alternative hip hop duo from Toronto, Canada, comprised of King Lou and Capital Q (aka The Quiet Storm Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and Film producer Sir Austin Danger Powers, KBE, is a Fictional character from the Austin Powers series of films
Later seasons of Definition used a new arrangement of the song which was not as readily recognizable.
Adaptations
A British version of Definition aired on the ITV network from 1978 until about 1986 produced by HTV West and was originally hosted by Don Moss and then by the late Jeremy Beadle. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales and West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England. Jeremy James Anthony Gibson Beadle MBE ( 12 April 1948 &ndash 30 January 2008) was an English Television presenter
External links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj-5IF5hKPI Opening act to an episode of Definition.
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