Stephen Wilds takes a look at Nickelodeon's Think Fast game show, which wowed viewers in 1989 and is fondly remembered today.
found a lot of success with their game shows, especially programs like Finders Keepers and Double Dare. They wanted to move forward without rushing, figuring out what made a hit show and offering a new formula that could attract a wider audience. It was time to be smart, do something about the brain pain, and test these kids while providing another healthy dose of Edutainment, thus, they gave us this mostly forgotten gem, Think Fast.
Winning these mini-games gave teams a chance to try and figure out the Brain Bender, an image-based puzzle that was usually a celebrity that needed to be identified, close-up of an object, a rebus , or a series of items that all had a common theme.
Many game show aficionados will be quick to note a lot of similarities between Think Fast and Classic Concentration for the mental side of things, but with a stronger kid focus, of course. It’s hard to deny, and in many ways, those are the aspects that work the most for this program. Pulling the audience in is also the responsibility of the host. Think Fast was presided over by Michael Carrington in the first set of episodes and Skip Lackey for the rest. Carrington had a good presence about him, a subtle charisma that shined through when interacting with the contestants, and he was seen as smart and funny, especially with those facial expressions. He went on to do some work on The Simpsons as well as become a producer for several hit shows after this.
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