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Blockbusters
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Blockbusters (1980) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Blockbusters (1980) — a TV series tagged as television with nostalgic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Blockbusters is an American game show which had two separate runs in the 1980s. Created by Steve Ryan for Mark Goodson Productions, the first series debuted on NBC on October 27, 1980 and aired until April 23, 1982. In the first series, a team of two family members competed against a solo contestant. Blockbusters wa… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling across 1 season.
Community signal: TMDb members rate Blockbusters 100% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this TV series.
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Blockbusters is an American game show which had two separate runs in the 1980s. Created by Steve Ryan for Mark Goodson Productions, the first series debuted on NBC on October 27, 1980 and aired until April 23, 1982. In the first series, a team of two family members competed against a solo contestant. Blockbusters was revived on NBC from January 5 to May 1, 1987, but featured only two contestants competing. Bill Cullen hosted the 1980–1982 version, with Bob Hilton as announcer. Johnny Olson and Rich Jeffries substituted for Hilton on occasion, with Jeffries taking over for the final two weeks. Bill Rafferty hosted the 1987 version, with Jeffries announcing the entire run.
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- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 1980-10-27
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 271
- TMDB rating
- 10.0
- TMDB ID
- 5151
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Blockbusters is an American game show which had two separate runs in the 1980s. Created by Steve Ryan for Mark Goodson Productions, the first series debuted on NBC on October 27, 1980 and aired unt... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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