History Series / PakDePoenDeShowVan1Miljoen

The show itself was comprised of four rounds. Each round was composed of five questions related to all the shows that the [[UsefulNotes/FlemishTVStations BRT]] was known for at the time and a task that people had to do. Each answer would give the participant one point. There were also intermissions between each round where a music artist would sing or dance, after which lottery balls would get rolled that indicated a number. At the end of the show, the audience member that had that number on their entrance ticket would get 20 million BF (roughly US$667,000). There was also a final round where the winning player had to answer 10 multiple choice questions which were decided by the numbers on the panel. For each one he had right he would get 100,000 BF (roughly US$3,350) and he would stop if he failed to answer a question right. He could also ask to switch cards in exchange for the sum he won for winning the first four rounds (which was 50,000 BF or roughly US$1,667.50).

Initially, ratings for the show were strong because 1) there was only one other TV channel (BRTN TV2), and 2) most people loved the idea of watching a million-franc game show hosted by two of the most beloved figures in Belgian television history, but plenty tuned out as its problems became more and more apparent.

The show itself was comprised of four rounds. Each round was composed of five questions related to all the shows that the [[UsefulNotes/FlemishTVStations BRT]] was known for at the time and a task that people had to do. Each answer would give the participant one point. There were also intermissions between each round where a music artist would sing or dance, after which lottery balls would get rolled that indicated a number. At the end of the show, the audience member that had that number on his entrance ticket would get 20 million BF (roughly US$667,000). There was also a final round where the winning player had to answer 10 multiple choice questions which were decided by the numbers on the panel. For each one he had right he would get 100,000 BF (roughly US$3,350) and he would stop if he failed to answer a question right. He could also ask to switch cards in exchange for the sum he won for winning the first four rounds (which was 50,000 BF or roughly US$1,667.50).

The first episode of ''Pak de Poen'' was not intended to be a parody of the game show genre, but [[FinaglesLaw everything that could go wrong went hilariously wrong]]. The hosts spoke in some of the most overly formal language known to mankind, the answer lights didn't always work properly, there was no clearly defined rule for answers to ambiguous questions [[note]]The most notorious instance was a question about the job of Bill Cosby's character on ''Series/TheCosbyShow''. The first person to answer was deemed incorrect for answering that Cosby's character was a doctor, but one of his opponents was deemed correct for giving the more specific answer of gynecologist[[/note]], viewers were called by telephone to win a few prizes, but the telephone also didn't work; and to top it all off, the final task--a radio-controlled car race--was rigged by accident because one of the cars didn't work properly.

* AudienceParticipation: There was a number panel. If your entrance ticket had the exact number that was shown on the panel you could go up front and win 20 million BF, which is more than the prize for winning the game. The fact that it was the highest prize that you could win on the Belgian version of ''Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire'' has to be one of the freakiest coincidences in GameShow history.

* EpicFail: A perfect summary of the first episode.

''Pak De Poen: De Show Van 1 miljoen'' (Flemish: ''Take The Cash: The Show of 1 Million'') is known in UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} for being the biggest flop in Belgian television history. Launched on April 8th 1987, the same day that the government announced that they would allow commercial television, this show was intended to represent all the reasons why Belgian television was better kept outside of the hands of commercial institutions. Instead, it showed all the reasons why commercial Belgian television needed to exist.

* AudienceGame: One member from the audience was called out to participate in a bonus round. If he got the answer right he would win 25000 BF (about US$8,337.50).

''Pak De Poen: De Show Van 1 miljoen'' (Take The Cash: The Show of 1 Million) is known in UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} for being the biggest flop in Belgian television history. Launched on April 8th 1987, which the same day that the government announced that they would allow commercial television, this show was intended to represent all the reasons why Belgian television is better kept outside of the hands of commercial institutions. Instead, it showed all the reasons why commercial Belgian television needs to exist.

The show was hosted by Manu and Réne Verreth, who were famous because of their acting roles in ''De Collega's'', a sitcom that was both a critical as well as a commercial success and was financed by the National Lottery, which allowed them to put as much cash at stake as 1 million BF (roughly 33500$), [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as evidenced by the title]].

The show itself was composed of 4 rounds. Each round was composed of 5 questions related to all the shows that the [[UsefulNotes/FlemishTVStations BRT]] was known for at the time and a task that people had to do. Each answer would give the participant one point. There were also intermissions in between each round where a music artist would sing or dance, after which lottery balls would get rolled that indicated a number. At the end of the show the audience member that had that number on his entrance ticket would get 20 million BF (roughly 667000$). There was also a final round where the winning player had to answer 10 multiple choice questions which were decided by the numbers on the panel. For each one he had right he would get 100000 BF (roughly 3350$) and he would stop if he failed to answer a question right. He could also ask to switch cards in exchange for the sum he won for winning the first four rounds (which was 50000 BF or roughly 16675$).

The first episode of it was not intended to be a parody of the game show genre, but everything that could go wrong went hilariously wrong. The hosts spoke in some of the most overtly formal language known to mankind, the answer lights seemed like they did not work properly, there was no clearly defined rule for answers to ambiguous questions [[note]] The most notorious case of this was the question about the job that [[Series/TheCosbyShow Bill Cosby]] had. The first one who could answer answered that he was a doctor and they said that his answer was wrong. Then one of his opponents answered that he was a gynecologist and they said that that answer was correct. [[/note]], viewers were called by telephone to win a few prizes, but the telephone did not work and to top it all off the final task, which was done by remote controlled cars, was rigged by accident because one of the remote controlled cars could not get properly controlled by remote control.

In the beginning many people watched. For one because there was only one other TV channel (BRTN TV2) where people could watch television. The other reason is because most people loved the idea of watching a million dollar game show hosted by two of the most beloved figures in Belgian television history, but plenty tuned out as its problems became more and more apparent for viewers.

There were 2 later episodes produced under the name ''Pak De Poen Show'', which had more preparation (going as far as to replace hosts) and were better received, but the low ratings due to the backlash against the first episode forced the BRT to cancel it.

* AudienceGame: One member from the audience was called out to participate in a bonus round. If he got the answer right he would win 25000 BF (roughly 83375$).
* AudienceParticipation: There was a number panel. If your entrance ticket had the exact number that was shown on the panel you could go upfront and win 20 million BF (roughly 665000$), which is more than the prize for winning the game. The fact that it was the highest prize that you could win on the Belgian version of Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire has to be one of the freakiest coincidences in GameShow history.

* PromotionalConsideration: Its obvious that it is financed by the National Lottery because all the losers still got 10 lottery tickets.
* WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire: The show did a lot of tropes that Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire was known for 10 years before the show was created. The sheer notoriety of this particular game show may be the reason why they renamed it there as ''Who Wants To Be A Multi-Millionaire''.

* LuckBasedMission: Multiple. Both intentional as well as unintentional:
** The first four rounds are this due to mismanagement. You could have the right answer and ticked before your opponent but the host would not give you the right to answer because the lights did not lit.
** The final do-task was a racing game with remote-controlled cars. One of them did not work properly.

''Pak De Poen: De Show Van 1 miljoen'' (Take The Cash: The Show of 1 million) is known in UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} for being the biggest flop in Belgian television history. Launched on 8 april 1987, which the same day that the government announced that they would allow commercial television, this show was intended to represent all the reasons why Belgian television is better kept outside of the hands of commercial institutions. Instead, it showed all the reasons why commercial Belgian television needs to exist.

The show itself was composed of 4 rounds. Each round was composed of 5 questions related to all the shows that the [[UsefulNotes/FlemishTVStations BRT]] was known for at the time and a task that people had to do. Each answer would give the participant one point. There were also intermezzo's in between each round where a music artist would sing or dance, after which lottery balls would get rolled that indicated a number. At the end of the show the audience member that had that number on his entrance ticket would get 20 million BF (roughly 667000$). There was also a final round where the winner player had to answer 10 multiple choice questions which were decided by the numbers on the panel. For each one he had right he would get 100000 BF (roughly 3350$) and he would stop if he failed to answer a question right. He could also ask to switch cards in exchange for the sum he won for winning the first four rounds (which was 50000 BF or roughly 16675$).

The first episode of it was not intended to be a parody of the game show genre, but everything that could go wrong went hilariously wrong. The hosts spoke in some of the most overtly formal language known to mankind, the answer lights seemed like they did not work properly, there was no clearly defined rule for answers to ambiguous questions [[note]] The most notorious case of this was the question about the job that [[Series/TheBillCosbyShow Bill Cosby]] had. The first one who could answer answered that he was a doctor and they said that his answer was wrong. Then one of his opponents answered that he was a gynaecologist and they said that that answer was correct. [[/note]], viewers were called by telephone to win a few prizes, but the telephone did not work and to top it all off the final task, which was done by remote controlled cars, was biaised by accident because one of the remote controlled cars could not get properly controlled by remote control.

* RulesSpiel: Considering that its the first episode its not suprising.

The show itself was composed of 4 rounds. Each round was composed of 5 questions related to all the shows that the [[UsefulNotes/FlemishTVStations BRT]] was known for at the time and a task that people had to do. Each answer would give the participant one point. There were also intermezzo's in between each round where a music artist would sing or dance, after which lottery balls would get rolled that indicated a number that at the end of the show would give a 20 million BF (roughly 667000$). There was also a final round where the winner player had to answer 10 multiple choice questions which were decided by the numbers on the panel. For each one he had right he would get 100000 BF (roughly 3350$) and he would stop if he failed to answer a question right. He could also ask to switch cards in exchange for the sum he won for winning the first four rounds (which was 50000 BF or roughly 16675$).

* RulesSpiel: Considering that its the first episode its not suprising.

!!GameShow Tropes

* SummonBackupDancers: The game show host does this.

* CultClassic: The show is considered legendary in the Belgian media landscape. Even nowadays people watch the old fragments of it again and again.