Wordplay (1986)
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Wordplay (1986)
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Tom Kennedy
Self - Host

Charlie O'Donnell
Self - Announcer (voice)

Pam Stone
Writer

Marsha Warfield
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Pat Harrington, Jr.
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Norm Crosby
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Arleen Sorkin
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Richard Kline
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Brenda Vaccaro
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Tom Poston
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Betty White
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Wil Shriner
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Alaina Reed Hall
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Jimmy Aleck
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Charles Nelson Reilly
Self - Celebrity Panelist

Julie Harris
Self - Celebrity Panelist
Details.
Release DateDecember 29, 1986
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes1
Running Time30m
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
game show
panel show
linguistics
Scripted
Wiki.
Wordplay is an American game show which ran on NBC from December 29, 1986 to September 4, 1987. It was hosted by Tom Kennedy, with Jamie Farr substituting for Kennedy for one week of shows, 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 Television. The show features three celebrities offering definitions of vocabulary words to contestants, who then determine which celebrity is giving the correct definition.
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