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* NintendoHard: The "Sundae Slide" had very little margin for error, and Marc Summers stated in interviews that it was the "make it or break it" obstacle that often determined if a team was going to get all eight flags or not. "If a contestant's foot stepped into the gak, they were dead meat. It was over. Almost guaranteed they would not get through the obstacle course in time," Summers said.



* PajamaCladHero: In the ''Super Sloppy'' "Salute to breakfast" episode, Marc and Harvey wear pajamas the entire time.

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* PajamaCladHero: In the ''Super Sloppy'' "Salute to breakfast" Breakfast" episode, Marc and Harvey wear pajamas the entire time.
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* DontTryThisAtHome: Enforced after an episode where The Tank was filled with Styrofoam peanuts aired. Marc pretended to eat a handful and said, "Mmm, delicious!" An angry parent then wrote a letter blaming Marc for their kid eating Styrofoam peanuts. In an effort to curb imitable behavior, Marc was required to say something to the extent of "Don't try this at home." before doing something similar.
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* ConsolationPrize: In the original run and ''2000'', both teams keep whatever money they ended up with. The losing team is guaranteed a house minimum ($100 in the 1986 run, and $200 in ''2000'', even if their final score was less than that) plus "lovely parting gifts". In the '18 revival, only the winners keep the cash and the losers receive only parting gifts. On every version except for ''2000'', all contestants keep the uniforms they wear on the show.

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* ConsolationPrize: In the original run and ''2000'', both teams keep whatever money they ended end up with. The losing team side is guaranteed a house minimum ($100 in the 1986 run, and $200 in ''2000'', even if their final score was less than that) plus "lovely parting gifts". In the '18 revival, only the winners keep the cash and the losers receive only parting gifts. On every version except for ''2000'', all contestants keep the uniforms they wear on the show.
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* ConsolationPrize: Until ''2000'', both teams kept whatever money they ended up with, with the losing team receiving "lovely parting gifts". (The losing side was guaranteed $100 in the 1986 run, and $200 in ''2000'', even if their final score was less than that.) In '18 revival, only the winners keep the cash and the losers receive only parting gifts. On every version except for ''2000'', all contestants keep the uniforms they wear on the show.

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* ConsolationPrize: Until In the original run and ''2000'', both teams kept keep whatever money they ended up with, with the with. The losing team receiving "lovely parting gifts". (The losing side was is guaranteed $100 a house minimum ($100 in the 1986 run, and $200 in ''2000'', even if their final score was less than that.) that) plus "lovely parting gifts". In the '18 revival, only the winners keep the cash and the losers receive only parting gifts. On every version except for ''2000'', all contestants keep the uniforms they wear on the show.
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* BatmanGambit: Invoked in the RulesSpiel. If a team knows the answer and feels the opposition doesn't, the chance to multiply the question's value is always on the table. A wrong answer on a dare means double, and a correct answer on a double dare means quadruple. While some teams have benefitted handsomely from this strategy, this could backfire if the opposing team snatches control on a dare or if the controlling team gives a wrong answer on a double dare.

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* BatmanGambit: Invoked in the RulesSpiel. If a team knows the answer and feels the opposition doesn't, the chance to multiply the question's value is always on the table. A wrong answer on a dare means double, and a correct answer on a double dare means quadruple. While some teams have benefitted can benefit handsomely from this strategy, this could backfire if the opposing team snatches control on a dare or if the controlling team gives a wrong answer on a double dare.
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A UK version of the show was made for [[Creator/TheBBC BBC1]]'s saturday-morning variety show ''Going Live!'', the only major difference being the teams played for points rather than money (UK law forbids kids from winning cash on game shows; this was also the case for some of the other international versions mentioned below). It became famous for host Peter Simon slipping on the gunge and falling over, which happened almost OnceAnEpisode.

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A UK version of the show was made for [[Creator/TheBBC BBC1]]'s saturday-morning variety show ''Going Live!'', Live!''[[note]]Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} had yet to launch in the UK.[[/note]], the only major difference being the teams played for points rather than money (UK law forbids kids from winning cash on game shows; this was also the case for some of the other international versions mentioned below). It became famous for host Peter Simon slipping on the gunge and falling over, which happened almost OnceAnEpisode.
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** In the 1986 season, contestants quickly learned that "Icy Trike" became trivial if, rather than sitting on the tricycle and either pedaling or pushing with their feet, they simply put one foot on the back of the tricycle and propelled themselves with the other foot as if it were a scooter. From the 1987 season onward, the producers closed this loophole by declaring that contestants ''had'' to sit on the tricycle or they would have to start over. At least once, a team who completed the course had to vacate the grand prize because one of the runners violated the rule.

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** In the 1986 season, contestants quickly learned that "Icy Trike" became trivial if, rather than sitting on the tricycle and either pedaling or pushing with their feet, they simply put one foot on the back of the tricycle and propelled themselves with the other foot as if it were a scooter. From the 1987 season onward, the producers closed this loophole by declaring that contestants ''had'' to sit on the tricycle or they would have to start over. At least once, a team who completed the course had to vacate forfeit the grand prize because one of the runners violated the rule.
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** In the 1986 season, contestants quickly learned that "Icy Trike" became trivial if, rather than sitting on the tricycle and either pedaling or pushing with their feet, they simply put one foot on the back of the tricycle and propelled themselves with the other foot as if it were a scooter. From the 1987 season onward, the producers closed this loophole by declaring that contestants ''had'' to sit on the tricycle or they would have to start over. At least once, a team had to vacate the grand prize because one of the runners violated this rule.

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** In the 1986 season, contestants quickly learned that "Icy Trike" became trivial if, rather than sitting on the tricycle and either pedaling or pushing with their feet, they simply put one foot on the back of the tricycle and propelled themselves with the other foot as if it were a scooter. From the 1987 season onward, the producers closed this loophole by declaring that contestants ''had'' to sit on the tricycle or they would have to start over. At least once, a team who completed the course had to vacate the grand prize because one of the runners violated this the rule.

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