Kidstreet
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Kidstreet was a Canadian kids game game show that aired from 1989 - 1992. The show was hosted by Kevin Frank. This is actually a cross between I'm Telling, The Newlywed Game and Concentration.
Kidstreet was produced by Blair Murdoch at CFAC/CKKX in Calgary, and aired on CFAC/CKKX in Calgary, CFAC/CISA in Lethbridge, CKND in Winnipeg, CKVU in Vancouver, CFRE in Regina, CFSK in Saskatoon, CHCH in Hamilton, MITV in Atlantic Canada, and America One in the US.
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[edit] Gameplay
Three teams of two kids each (all siblings) sat in race cars and competed in a game where they find out how much they know about each other while trying to win prizes. Correct answers were always followed by overhead clapping, which became a trademark of the show.
[edit] The Main Game
[edit] Round 1 (Lap 1)
One set of kid players dubbed the drivers were sent off stage while their sibling whom are dubbed passengers answered three Newlywed Game-esque questions posed by host Frank. The answers given by the passengers act as predictions because when the drivers return they were asked the same questions. Each time the team's answers match, they earn 1 point.
[edit] Round 2 (Lap 2)
This lap/round was played like the first lap/round but with two differences:
- The roles are reversed meaning the drivers became the passengers and the passengers became the drivers.
- Each match was now worth 3 points.
[edit] The Final Lap
This works like the 25 point bonus question on The Newlywed Game, for in this round the roles were back to the way they were in round one. The passengers were asked one final question worth 5 points if the drivers can match the answers. The team with the most points at the end of this round wins the game. A perfect score (meaning all answers in each round were matched successfully) would be 17 points.
[edit] Kidstreet Rebus
The winning team now had a chance to solve a bonus puzzle called the "Kidstreet Rebus". They faced a grid of 25 numbered squares. To start squares were revealed at the outset, the number of squares revealed was determined how many points the winning team scored during the game (if the team achieved a perfect score of 17 points, then all 25 squares would be revealed). Then the team chooses five more squares to reveal, and then they had 20 seconds to solve it. If they solved it, they win a grand prize package. But if they don't when time runs out, they they have 10 more seconds to solve it. If they solve it this time, then they win as many prizes as there are seconds.
The winners would then have a chance to gather prizes from a mass of toys assembled at the side of the stage. Typically sponsored by Kaybee Toys, the mass would feature teddy bears, cars and other fun toys.
