This article is about the 1960s game show. For the movie by Yoshimitsu Morita, see The Family Game. The Family Game was a game show hosted by Bob Barker. Geoff Edwards was originally set to host the pilot. At the last minute, Edwards was fired and the pilot ("run-thru") was hosted by Barris. The ABC executive, Fred Silverman, greenlighted the show but mandated that someone other than Barris be the host. Barker was selected without a screen test or pilot. This game show was played similar to The Newlywed Game, except that instead of four married couples, there were three families, the parents and two children.
Gameplay
Like Newlywed, The Family Game had parents and their children aged between six and eleven years old, tried to predict and match answers to a series of questions.
Round 1
In Round 1, the younger children were asked three questions while their parents were off stage. The parents returned and the mothers responded to the same questions. Their teams scored 10 points for each answer they matched.
Round 2
In Round 2, the parents again left the stage and the older children answered four more questions. The first three were worth 15 points, and the fourth and final was a bonus worth 25 points. When the parents returned, the father tried to match answers to the first three questions and both parents responded to the 25 point bonus question.
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