| Double Dare | |
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 Title card from the 1988 FOX network version. | |
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Host |
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Announcer |
Harvey (1988-1991), Doc Holliday (1992) |
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Aired |
April 3, 1988 – February 7, 1993 |
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Seasons |
4 |
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No. of Episodes |
93 |
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Theme Music |
Edd Kalehoff |
Family Double Dare was a family version of the show. As Marc would put it, families get together and try to make a mess of cash.
1988 FOX Version[]
The 1988 version aired on FOX primetime for 13 weeks as a companion to the regular version. The teams did not have team names in this version; instead, they were identified by their last names. While the first six obstacles in the Obstacle Course were still worth prizes, the seventh obstacle was worth cash; and the eighth and final obstacle won the team that completed the course a brand new car. Harvey was the announcer of this version until taking the final season off for the birth of his first child. He was replaced by local Orlando radio DJ Doc Holliday.
FOX had ordered a second season of 13 episodes, which was cancelled at the very last minute. Marc Summers and Harvey had even flown in for the tapings. According to Summers, FOX executive Barry Diller wanted to do wild themed episodes such as Playboy Playmates vs. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. President of Nickelodeon Gerry Laybourne "said 'over my dead body' and SHE pulled the plug"[1]. The studio time was then used to record some home video releases, speculated to be "The Inside Slop" and "Messiest Moments".
Fox Family Double Dare Episodes
1990-1993 Nickelodeon Version[]
Title card from the 1990 Nickelodeon version
Nickelodeon revived the show in 1990, but cash was no longer offered for obstacle #7. A new car was still offered as a grand prize, but for the first season only. The show's set kept a few elements from the FOX run, but mostly reverted to its prior aesthetics, as many of the changes had been made at FOX's request. It is believed to be the first show produced at the branded Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, FL (Super Sloppy Double Dare was produced in the studio space prior to the branding and official opening). Harvey returned to announce for this version until departing for the final season due to the birth of his first child, though he would make appearances on the first and last episode of the season. The final original episode aired in 1993, and Family Double Dare reruns continued up to February 1999 on Nickelodeon. From February 1999 until November 1, 2005 Family Double Dare was on Nick Games and Sports daily. The 1990-1992 Version is also one of the shows to have re-aired on NickRewind (formerly called The 90's Are All That and The Splat) on TeenNick, and continues to air on occasions.
1992 Tournament of Champions[]
The final season of the Nickelodeon run ended with a Tournament of Champions. The two teams with the highest scores of the season, along with the two teams with the fastest obstacle course times, were invited back to participate in the special hour-long final episode in a battle of "Brains vs. Brawn". The two "Brains" (high scoring teams) played each other in a full game of Double Dare sans the Obstacle Course; a full game with the "Brawns" team immediately followed. The winning families from these two games then faced each other in a final full-length game (labeled "Brains vs. Brawn") to determine the grand champion, who won a large trophy and the right to run the Obstacle Course one final time for a car. The winning family, whose team moniker was "Granite Toast", indeed won the car at the end of the show.
Scoring[]
| Toss-Up
(FOX) |
Toss Up
(NICK) |
Question | Dare | Double Dare/
Phys. Chal. | |
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| Round 1 | $50 | $25 | $25 | $50 | $100 |
| Round 2 | $100 | $50 | $50 | $100 | $200 |