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Pictionary (, ) is a guessing word game invented by Robert Angel with graphic design by Gary Everson and first published in 1985 by Angel Games Inc. Hasbro has been the publisher since 1994 after acquiring the games business of Western Publishing. The game is played with teams with players trying to identify specific words from their teammates' drawings.
Pictionary is an American television game show which aired in syndication during the 1997–1998 season. The game was based on the board game of the same name where contestants guessed words and phrases based on drawings. Alan Thicke hosted the show with Joe Cipriano announcing. The series was a production of Kline and Friends and was distributed by Worldvision Enterprises.
Pictionary had a similar format to the earlier Win, Lose or Draw, which Kline's company also produced. The game mechanic was virtually identical, with two teams consisting of two celebrities and a civilian contestant competing.
The series was recorded at CBS Television City in Hollywood.
Pictionary is a children's game show based on the board game of the same name, in which two teams of three children competed in a drawing game for prizes. One of the versions was hosted by Brian Robbins, and aired on June 12 to September 8, 1989 with 65 episodes. The show was distributed by MCA TV and produced by Barry & Enright Productions.
The score was kept by "Felicity" (played by Julie Friedman), who turned a knob to pour plastic beads into a container until they reached the amount of the team's score. Felicity inexplicably left the show for several weeks during the middle of the run, during which time the score was kept by Robbins.
Rules explanations and close calls were handled by a bald, mustachioed judge nicknamed "Judge Mental" (played by former pro arm wrestler Rick Zumwalt) who sat in a mock-up judge's bench atop the scoring device, and would always be booed by the audience upon his introduction.
Pictionary, taglined The Game of Video Quick Draw, is a video board game developed by Software Creations and published by LJN for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is based on the board game of the same name. Players may play in up to four teams of unlimited players.
Pictionary is a word guessing game. The term can also refer to several derivatives of the original game:
- Pictionary (1989 game show)
- Pictionary (1997 game show)
- Pictionary (video game)