The Mouse Net is bringing back the 1980s Burt Reynolds chestnut, only in a kids version. Justin Willman of Cupcake Wars will host. Two civvie kids will compete on each team with a Disney celeb. Rather ominously, the show will use lots of technoid gadgets: "motion control, interactive multi-touch screen displays and graphic technology."
The original wasn't the greatest game show I ever saw, but it was reasonably entertaining. Dom DeLuise was insufferable as usual, but not all of the celebs were so off-putting. The show endured for three years of so-so ratings and reviews.
Disney once tried Teen Win, Lose or Draw from 1989 to 1992. But this new kids version means a return to our little genre for the network, which had avoided game shows for more than a decade. Welcome back, Mickey.
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