It Takes Two (1969)

It Takes Two
Premiere	March 31, 1969
Finale	July 31, 1970
Host	Vin Scully
Network/Provider	NBC
Style	30-minute game show
Company	Ralph Andrews Productions
Seasons	1
Episodes	362
Origin	USA

It Takes Two is a game show airing on NBC's daytime roster.

The show pitted three celebrity couples in a game of statistics. A situation is presented with a question, such as "How much did Thomas Jefferson pay for the Louisiana Purchase?" or "How many cities in the world have a population of over 1 million?" Each spouse secretly writes down a response and then when called upon places that response in a card holder. A member of the studio audience is called upon to play at this point. That member must determine, by virtue of averaging each couples' response out to the nearest number, who is closest to the actual answer. If the audience member picks the right couple (upon the answer being revealed), he/she wins a prize. That audience member can participate for up to four questions or until he/she misses a question. If the audience member gets all four questions right, he/she wins a new car.

On occasion, the show would use an audience culled at a selected NBC affiliate. That chosen member would communicate by telephone and see the proceedings on a monitor transmitting the show.

It Takes Two ran one year on NBC. A pilot made for CBS in 1974 failed to sell. It returned under a new production company for a two-month run on the Family Channel in 1997.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
NBC
Season One	March 31, 1969	July 31, 1970				362

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

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