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team was incorrect, the opponents viewed a clip of another child defining the same word; a correct response earned 10 points. If the opponents were wrong, control passed back to the team that was shown the first clip, who saw one final clip (usually of an older child, and the answer usually not that hard to guess by this point); a correct response earned 5 points. If that team was still wrong, Aspel announced the correct answer and no points were awarded. The first round continued, with teams alternating control on words, until time was called.
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The team in control was shown three video clips, one after another, of children defining one word that was given to the home audience. Each correct response was worth 50 points. If the team in control was incorrect, control was passed to the opponents for the same point value. If that team was wrong,
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In the first round, a word was given to the home audience and a video clip of a child defining that word was played. Any incriminating words (including the word itself) were censored. Once the clip ended, the team in control had a chance to guess the word; a correct response earned 15 points. If the
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Both teams were given the opportunity to guess what word the child was defining by hitting a buzzer to interrupt the video clip and guess the word. 20 points were given for a correct answer, and if the player buzzed in with an incorrect guess the rest of the clip was played for the opponent before
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Two teams, consisting of one celebrity and one contestant, competed. The object of the game was to correctly identify words based on videotaped definitions given by primary school-age children. The game was played in four rounds.
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he/she got to guess. Play continued until time was called. The team in the lead at the end of the game won the game and received a prize package. If the game ended in a tie, one additional word was played.
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Each team, starting with the trailing team, had 45 seconds to guess as many words as possible, with a limit of three definitions per word. Each correct response earned 10 points.
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Aspel announced the correct answer and no points were awarded. Each team played one word in this round.
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Series 4b: 14 editions from 14 September 1986 – 14 December 1986
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British television series based on American television series
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Series 5a: 6 editions from 6 September 1987 – 11 October 1987
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Series 3a: 13 editions from 31 August 1985 – 23 November 1985
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Series 2: 16 editions from 26 August 1984 – 16 December 1984
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Series 1: 16 editions from 7 January 1984 – 21 April 1984
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Series 5b: 7 editions from 1 April 1988 – 26 August 1988
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from 7 January 1984 to 26 August 1988 and was hosted by
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Series 3b: 3 editions from 5 April 1986 – 19 April 1986
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Series 4a: 3 editions from 26 April 1986 – 10 May 1986
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Mark Goodson
Michael Aspel
Robin Houston
LWT
ITV
Small Talk
U.S. format of the same name
ITV
Michael Aspel
Child's Play
IMDb
Child's Play
UKGameshows.com
Categories
1984 British television series debuts
1988 British television series endings
1980s British game shows
ITV game shows
British television series based on American television series
British English-language television shows
London Weekend Television shows
Television series by ITV Studios

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