Catch Phrase (American game show)
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Catch Phrase is an American game show which ran from September 16, 1985, through January 10, 1986, in syndication. The object of the show was to solve "catch phrases", which were animated picture puzzles designed to represent objects or sayings. Art James was the host of the show, his last game show hosting job before he retired from television, and John Harlan was the announcer. The program was created by Steve Radosh and produced by Pasetta Productions, with Telepictures distributing.
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Catch Phrase | |
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Genre | Game show |
Created by | Steve Radosh |
Directed by | Marty Pasetta Jr. |
Presented by | Art James |
Narrated by | John Harlan |
Theme music composer | Marc and Ray Ellis |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 65 |
Production | |
Producer | Steve Radosh |
Running time | 22ā26 minutes |
Production companies | Pasetta Productions Telepictures Corporation |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | September 16, 1985 (1985-09-16) ā January 10, 1986 (1986-01-10) |
Although Catch Phrase did not succeed in its American run, the format found success in other countries. The British Catchphrase premiered two days after the American series came to an end in 1986 and aired weekly until 2004 and daily in late 2002 on the ITV network, which brought the series back in 2013. In Australia, the show premiered in 1997 on Nine with former Aussie Wheel of Fortune host John Burgess presiding, and was known as Burgo's Catch Phrase from 1999 until it ended in 2004.