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Make the Grade
Make the Grade is a children's game show that aired from October 2, 1989, to September 14, 1990, on Nickelodeon.
Make the Grade premiered on Nickelodeon on October 2, 1989, with three seasons worth of first-run episodes airing weekdays. Reruns then aired until December 29, 1991. Reruns later aired on Nick GAS from January 2, 2000, to April 5, 2004.
The first two seasons were hosted by Lew Schneider and taped in a small New York studio with no live audience and pre-recorded crowd noise. For the third season, the show moved to the newly opened Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, this time with a studio audience, and Robb Edward Morris taking Schneider's place as host. New York–based disc jockey Maria Milito was the announcer for the entire run.
NOTE: All times are Eastern.
Three contestants – each seated at either a red, green, or blue desk – competed to answer trivia questions and acquire squares on a 7x7 split-flap game board. Seven grade levels, covering elementary school and grades 7 through 12, ran along the top of the board, while seven categories ran down the left edge. The contestants' goal was to answer enough questions to light every category and grade level on the desk.
In the first season, each episode had a different set of seven categories. In the second and third seasons, one category was always a "Special Elective", represented by a checkmark.
Most squares contained questions, which were played as toss-ups and were open to all three contestants. If a contestant answered correctly, they won that square and control of the board, and the category and grade level lit up on their desk. An incorrect response or running out of time allowed either of the other two contestants a chance to buzz-in once the host had re-read the question. If no one answered correctly, the square turned black and is out of play for the rest of the game.
Several squares contained other items that altered the outcome of the game:
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Make the Grade
Make the Grade is a children's game show that aired from October 2, 1989, to September 14, 1990, on Nickelodeon.
Make the Grade premiered on Nickelodeon on October 2, 1989, with three seasons worth of first-run episodes airing weekdays. Reruns then aired until December 29, 1991. Reruns later aired on Nick GAS from January 2, 2000, to April 5, 2004.
The first two seasons were hosted by Lew Schneider and taped in a small New York studio with no live audience and pre-recorded crowd noise. For the third season, the show moved to the newly opened Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, this time with a studio audience, and Robb Edward Morris taking Schneider's place as host. New York–based disc jockey Maria Milito was the announcer for the entire run.
NOTE: All times are Eastern.
Three contestants – each seated at either a red, green, or blue desk – competed to answer trivia questions and acquire squares on a 7x7 split-flap game board. Seven grade levels, covering elementary school and grades 7 through 12, ran along the top of the board, while seven categories ran down the left edge. The contestants' goal was to answer enough questions to light every category and grade level on the desk.
In the first season, each episode had a different set of seven categories. In the second and third seasons, one category was always a "Special Elective", represented by a checkmark.
Most squares contained questions, which were played as toss-ups and were open to all three contestants. If a contestant answered correctly, they won that square and control of the board, and the category and grade level lit up on their desk. An incorrect response or running out of time allowed either of the other two contestants a chance to buzz-in once the host had re-read the question. If no one answered correctly, the square turned black and is out of play for the rest of the game.
Several squares contained other items that altered the outcome of the game: