Don Adams' Screen Test
| Don Adams' Screen Test | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Don Adams |
| Presented by | Don Adams |
| Narrated by | Dick Tufeld |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | ~26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndicated (weekly) |
| Release | September 7, 1975 – September 18, 1976 |
Don Adams' Screen Test was an American game show that aired in syndication for one season with actor Don Adams, who played Agent 86 on Get Smart. The announcer was Dick Tufeld, probably most recognized from the science fiction television series Lost in Space.
Gameplay
The game involved two 15-minute periods, in which a random person would be asked to act out or re-enact a famous Hollywood movie scene (such as the race scene from the 1964 movie Viva Las Vegas). They would then be helped out by Adams and guest celebrities that appeared on the show. Blunders such as forgotten lines, failures of props, and celebrities ad-libbing would provide more comedy.
A second contestant would do the same. At the end, both contestants would see their screen tests, and whoever's screen test got a bigger reaction from the audience received a trip to Hollywood to take part in a real screen test to be in an upcoming movie or television show.
Episode status
The show has not been run since its original airing. Of the nearly 26 episodes produced, all are presumed to exist including the hour-long pilot.
References
- The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows, 2nd ed., 1995, Schwartz, Ryan, and Wostbrock