Nickelodeon to Bring Back 1990's Game Show FIGURE IT OUT

By: Mar. 07, 2012
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As first reported on Deadline.com, Nickelodeon is bringing back its 1990's game show FIGURE OUT after more than a decade off the air. The network has just ordered 40 all-new episodes of the show which is set to begin production this April in Los Angeles. The reboot will premiere later this year.

The original show was hosted by Summer Sanders and aired on Nickelodeon for four seasons from July 7, 1997 to December 12, 1999. On the show, kids with special skills or unique achievements competed as contestants on the show while a panel of four Nick celebrities tried to guess the predetermined phrase that described the contestant's talent.

All panelists for the show were celebrities. Either three or all four panelists were taken from Nickelodeon shows airing at the time. Regulars included All That cast members Amanda Bynes, Lori Beth Denberg, and Danny Tamberelli, who also had starred in Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete and Pete. At one point, Cat, Dog and Cousin Skeeter were panelists. Even Coolio, who sang the Kenan & Kel theme song and appeared in its opening sequence, was a panelist.

Marjorie Cohn, Nickelodeon's president of development and original programming commented,  “Figure It Out is a show that celebrates kids and their wonderful and often bizarre talents. In this internet age where kids are expressing themselves online, it feels timely to give them a TV platform to showcase those talents in a uniquely Nickelodeon way.”

 

 


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