Sweethearts (American game show)
US television program
Sweethearts is an American television game show which aired from September 12, 1988 to September 8, 1989. It was based on the 1987 British series of the same name. The show was syndicated throughout the United States in production by Richard Reid Productions, Inc. in association with Createl Ltd. and Multimedia Entertainment, a division of Multimedia, Inc.
Charles Nelson Reilly was the host. Richard Kline guest-hosted.
Gameplay
A sort of combination of The Dating/Newlywed Game and To Tell the Truth. Three couples each with a different story on how they met faced a panel of three celebrities, two of them were false, the other was telling the truth. Each couple came out one at a time, then each panelist asked the couple in control questions for an unlimited amount of time.
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