Love Me, Love Me Not (game show)

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Love Me, Love Me Not
Genre Game show
Created by Steve Carlin
Directed byStan Litke
Presented by Ross Shafer
Narrated byJane MacDougall (earlier episodes)
Marilyn Smith (later episodes)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes130
Production
Executive producersSteve Carlin
Blair Murdoch
ProducersBlair Murdoch
Mark Phillips
Production locations CKVU-TV
Vancouver, British Columbia
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companiesNorthstar Syndications Inc.
Entertainment Planning Corporation
MGM Entertainment Co.
Original release
Network CKVU
USA Network
ReleaseSeptember 29, 1986 (1986-09-29) –
September 11, 1987 (1987-09-11)
Related
Love Me, Love Me Not (UK version)

Love Me, Love Me Not is a Canadian game show based on the Italian game show, M'ama non m'ama , which in English means "love me, love me not". [1] Both shows were created by Steve Carlin, the producer of The $64,000 Question in the 1950s. In 1988 there was a British version of the show, with the same name. [2] [3]

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The program originally aired in Canada in 1986 and debuted on the USA Network in the United States on September 29, 1986. Ross Shafer was the host and Jane MacDougall was the co-host/announcer; MacDougall was later replaced by Marilyn Smith.

The series was the first game show to be produced by Blair Murdoch and was taped at CKVU-TV in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Kathy Morse worked on the show as an assistant to the producers and later became the mayor of Maple Ridge, British Columbia.

A 1984 pilot was hosted by Alex Trebek. [4] [5]

Gameplay

Two contestants of the same sex competed, facing a panel of three members of the opposite sex. Each game alternated between men "chasing" women and women chasing men. The two members of the same sex competed to capture panel members, who, in turn, did their best to avoid capture.

In round one panelists started with $100. The champion contestant chose one of the three panelists, who asked a "true/false" question pertaining to topics such as love, sex and relationships. The contestant was required to correctly judge the truth of the statement in order to capture the panelist. Otherwise, the panelist received another $100. The challenger would then undertake the same process with one of the remaining panelists, while the champion attempted to capture the remaining panelist.

For round two, starting with the challenger, each contestant attempted to capture the un-captured panelists. In this round, if a contestant failed, the panelist was given $200 (later avoiding a capture was worth $100, a total that increased to $200 if all three of the panelists were captured). Once all three panelists were captured, each contestant tried to capture one of their opponent's panelists until one contestant captured all three. The game limited the competition to ten questions (this total was nine, if the champion was ahead when all three panelists were first captured). The winner received $1,000 and, together with the panelist with the most money, advanced to the bonus round, the "Chase Around the Daisy." The winning panelist kept his/her money, while the others each received $100 and remained on the panel until having played five games, or advancing to the endgame.

If the two contestants were tied after twelve questions, the hostess asked a question with a numerical answer. The champion was required to provide a guess, and the challenger had to determine if the correct answer was higher or lower. Challengers won the game with a correct answer.

If two panelists were tied, each panelist in turn read the winning contestant a statement. If either one fooled the contestant, that panelist received $100. Otherwise, the contestant received a $100 bonus. This continued until the tie was broken or until all questions were exhausted. At this point, the contestant closer to the left gave the first guess to the numerical question and the other determined if the correct answer was higher or lower. In the event that a tie existed between all three panelists, they were given ten seconds to write down their best guess to a question with a numerical answer. The winning panelist received an extra $100.

Chase Around the Daisy

The winning contestant and panelist played on a giant daisy structure consisting of eight petals, numbered clockwise from 1 to 8. The contestant started at petal #1 and the panelist started on petal #6. The host asked the contestant a series of true/false questions and the contestant advanced one petal for each correct answer, while the panelist advanced one petal for an incorrect answer. The contestant had to catch the panelist within a time limit: originally 50 seconds, later 45, and then 40. Successful contestants won a new car. If time ran out, the panelist won $100 of the contestant's $700 for each petal that separated them in whichever direction was the greater distance. Later, the contestant did not receive money for failing to capture the panelist. If the panelist caught the contestant due to too many incorrect responses, the game ended and the panelist received $1,400, which was later changed to a week's vacation in Hawaii. The panelist returned as the next game's challenger regardless of the outcome and contestants remained on the program until eliminated or until the bonus round was won.

International versions

CountryLocal TitleHost(s)NetworkYear aired
Flag of Italy.svg Italy (original format) M'ama non m'ama Marco Predolin and Sabina Ciuffini (1983–1984)
Marco Predolin and Ramona Dell'Abate (1984–1985)
Sebastiano Somma and Simona Tagli (1987–1988)		 Rete 4
Odeon TV 		1983–1985
1987–1988
Ma quanto mi ami?Marco Predolin and Sabina Ciuffini Italia 7 1994
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Love Me, Love Me Not Nino Firetto and Debbie Greenwood ITV May 5 – September 13, 1988
Flag of the United States.svg United StatesM'ama non M'ama Alex Trebek ABC 1984 (Two pilots)

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