Ooops!
GenreChildren's game show
Presented byHarry Brown
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerSandy Stewart
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release29 September 1970 (1970-09-29) –
29 June 1971 (1971-06-29)

Ooops! is a Canadian children's game show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1970 to 1971.

Premise

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Harry Brown, known on the series as the "Great Drake", hosted this game show from various Canadian cities, often with the assistance of local presenters. The set contained a large game board on which contestants moved forward or backward based on the audience response to a given riddle or joke. Game winners chose their prize from six mystery bags, most of which were prizes such as radios, recordings or books, but one bag contained a duck as a booby prize. Children participated in the game by mailing in riddles and jokes to be used for the game segment, and they could also purchase a home version from the CBC.[1]

The series included a parody news and weather segment hosted by John O'Leary entitled "Ooops! Nooos" and "Ooops! Weather For Ducks".

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 29 September 1970 to 29 June 1971.

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Ooops!". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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