Wordplay
TV series
Wordplay
1986–1987, English, on NBC.
Wordplay is an American game show which ran on NBC from December 29, 1986 to September 4, 1987. It was hosted by Tom Kennedy and announced by Charlie O'Donnell. The show was produced by Scotti Bros.-Syd Vinnedge Television in association with Fiedler-Berlin Productions and Rick Ambrose Productions. The show is notable for replacing the long-running soap opera Search For Tomorrow on the NBC schedule.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 176
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 1987
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Latest episode
S1 E176: Episode 176
Aired 4 September 1987
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Tom KennedySelf - Host · 176 ep
- Charlie O'DonnellSelf - Announcer (voice) · 176 ep
- Tom PostonSelf - Celebrity Panelist · 10 ep
- Jimmy AleckSelf - Celebrity Panelist · 10 ep
- Charles Nelson ReillySelf - Celebrity Panelist · 10 ep
- Betty WhiteSelf - Celebrity Panelist · 5 ep
- Wil ShrinerSelf - Celebrity Panelist · 5 ep
- Alaina Reed HallSelf - Celebrity Panelist · 5 ep
- Julie HarrisSelf - Celebrity Panelist · 5 ep
- Larry ManettiSelf - Celebrity Panelist · 5 ep
- Sheryl Lee RalphSelf - Celebrity Panelist · 5 ep
Details
- First aired
- 29 December 1986
- Last aired
- 4 September 1987
- Network
- NBC
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Scripted
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How many seasons of Wordplay are there?
Wordplay has 1 season and 176 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
Is Wordplay finished?
Yes. Wordplay ended in 1987, so you can watch the whole story.
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