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⚫ | image = Giventakelogo.jpg
| show_name = Give-n-Take | caption = ''Give-n-Take'' logo.
⚫ | image = ]
| runtime = approx. 26 Minutes
| caption = Give-n-Take title logo.
| location = ]<br>Hollywood, California
| format = ]
| runtime = 30 Minutes | creator =
| presenter = ]
| episodes= 60
⚫ | narrated = ]
| creator = Carruthers Co. Productions
| theme_music_composer = Stan Worth
⚫ | starring = ]; announcer: ]
| company = The Carruthers Company<br>]
⚫ | country = {{USA}}
| director = ]
| rating={{TV-G}}
⚫ | country = United States
| network = ]
| first_aired =] ] | network = ]
| last_aired =] ] | first_aired = {{Start date|1975|9|8}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1975|11|28}}
⚫ |}}
| num_episodes = 60
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'''''Give-n-Take''''' is an American television ] which ran on CBS from September 8 to November 28, 1975. ] hosted, with ] announcing. The series, which replaced '']'' (also hosted by Lange and announced by Jacobs), ended after 60 episodes.<ref name=Daytime>{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat|url-access=registration |accessdate=22 March 2020|page=}}</ref>
'''''Give-n-Take''''' was an American television game show based partly on ] that starred ] and aired on CBS for 60 episodes between ] and ], ]. The show – dominated by LED displays and buzzers — was considered a time filler until CBS was ready to unveil its hour-long '']'' format. The series was canceled shortly after the 60-minute ''TPiR'' premiered.


==Gameplay==
This was Lange's second consecutive CBS daytime game show flop following '']'', which ended its run the Friday before ''Give-n-Take'' premiered.
Four female contestants competed to accumulate prizes with a total value as close to $5,000 as possible without going over.<ref name="eotvgs">{{cite book|last1=Schwartz|first1=David|last2=Ryan|first2=Steve|last3=Wostbrock|first3=Fred|title=The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaoftv0000schw|url-access=limited|edition=3|year=1999|publisher=Facts on File, Inc.|isbn=0-8160-3846-5|page=}}</ref> The returning champion and three challengers each sat in one portion of an eight-spaced board, shaped like a daisy, with a neutral "advantage space" separating each contestant from her neighbors to either side. Values of individual prizes were not revealed at any time during the game.


Each contestant was spotted one prize to start the game. A prize was then described to the contestants, and Lange asked a toss-up question. The contestant who buzzed in and gave the correct answer took control of all four advantage spaces for that turn in addition to her own, giving her a total of five spaces. Each of the other three contestants controlled only the space in which she sat. The contestant in control pressed her buzzer to stop a large spinning arrow at the center of the board. The contestant on whose space the arrow stopped won control of the prize and could choose to either add it to her bank, pass it to an opponent, or add it to her bank and pass a different prize.
==Rules of the Game==
Four female contestants competed, including a returning champion. Each contestant was seated in one portion of an eight-spaced board, shaped like a daisy.


⚫ After a prize was assigned, a bell or buzzer sounded to indicate whether or not that contestant's bank value was over $5,000, respectively. The actual value of the bank was never revealed; only whether or not it was below the $5,000 target. Play then repeated in the same manner, with a new prize described.
Each contestant's bank was staked with a prize and the dollar value revealed to all contestants.


A contestant could freeze after any turn if she thought she was close to $5,000, and any contestant whose bank exceeded this total was automatically frozen. A frozen contestant was still eligible to answer toss-ups, but could not have any prizes passed to her. If the arrow stopped on her during a spin, the prize at stake for that turn was carried over to the bonus round and she had to pass one of her own prizes in order to reduce her bank. Once her bank total fell below $5,000, the freeze was lifted.
A prize was described (but ''not'' the prize's value) and Host Lange asked a question. The contestant who buzzed in and gave the correct answer took control of the four neutral spaces on the board, in addition to their own, giving them a total of five spaces. The other three contestants controlled the spaces in which they sat.


After seven spins, the bank totals were announced and the contestant closest to $5,000 without going over won the game and the championship, kept her banked prizes, and advanced to the bonus round. If three of the four contestants became frozen, the unfrozen one automatically won the game. Defeated contestants received parting gifts.
The contestant who answered the question correctly stopped a large arrow from spinning in the middle of the board. The contestant on whose space the arrow stopped won control of the prize. That contestant could then do one of the following:
*Keep the prize, in addition to whatever prizes she had already banked.
*Keep the prize and pass any other prize(s) she had banked to an opponent.
*Pass the prize, keeping all other prizes banked.
*Pass the prize and any other prize(s) banked.


⚫ ===Bonus round===
⚫ After a prize was assigned, a bell or buzzer was heard indicating whether or not that contestant's bank value was below $5,000. The actual value of the bank was never revealed, only whether or not they were below the $5,000 target. Play then repeated in the same manner, with a new prize described.
The champion selected one of the four contestants' seats and had one chance to stop the arrow on it. Doing so awarded all prizes described in that day's main game, in addition to everything she had already won.


Champions stayed on the show for a maximum of five days, or until they reached the $25,000 winnings limit that was in effect for CBS game shows at the time.
A contestant could freeze at any point if she thought she was close to the $5,000 limit, preventing her from receiving any other prizes passed to her from her opponents.


==Broadcast history==
If a contestant's bank value ''was'' over $5,000, that player was "frozen" and unable to accept any other prizes passed to them by their opponents. The player was then required to answer another question in the manner described above, passing one or more prizes in order to reduce the value of their bank.
''Give-n-Take'' debuted on September 8, 1975, at 10:00 am Eastern (9:00 am Central/Mountain/Pacific), replacing the Nicholson-Muir series '']'' and facing NBC's popular '']'' (ABC did not program at 10:00 and had returned the 10:30 slot to its affiliates in 1969).


The series moved to 4:00 pm (3:00 Central) on November 3, replacing '']'', where it struggled in the ratings for its last four weeks against the ailing soap '']'' on NBC and the short-lived revival of '']'' on ABC. ''Give-n-Take'' was replaced by '']'' on December 1 in a scheduling shuffle.
The player whose bank was closest to $5,000 won all the prizes in their bank and advanced to the bonus round. The other players left with parting gifts.

⚫ ==Bonus Round==
The champion was given one final spin, and if the arrow landed in a pre-selected space (a 1-in-8 shot), they won a bonus $5,000 in cash plus the other prizes that their opponents had received during that game (usually about $10,000-$15,000). A player competed for up to five days or until reaching CBS's $25,000 limit.

==Episode status==
This show's status is unknown, and rumored to be completely ]. One episode exists on the trading circuit.


==See also== ==See also==
*] (a 1960s game show similar to ''Give-n-Take'') * '']'' (1961-1965 game show similar to ''Give-n-Take'')

== External links ==
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1975 American TV series or program
Give-n-Take
Give-n-Take logo.
Directed byBill Carruthers
Presented byJim Lange
Narrated byJohnny Jacobs
Theme music composerStan Worth
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes60
Production
Production locationsCBS Television City
Hollywood, California
Running timeapprox. 26 Minutes
Production companiesThe Carruthers Company
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 8 (1975-09-08) –
November 28, 1975 (1975-11-28)

Give-n-Take is an American television game show which ran on CBS from September 8 to November 28, 1975. Jim Lange hosted, with Johnny Jacobs announcing. The series, which replaced Spin-Off (also hosted by Lange and announced by Jacobs), ended after 60 episodes.

Gameplay

Four female contestants competed to accumulate prizes with a total value as close to $5,000 as possible without going over. The returning champion and three challengers each sat in one portion of an eight-spaced board, shaped like a daisy, with a neutral "advantage space" separating each contestant from her neighbors to either side. Values of individual prizes were not revealed at any time during the game.

Each contestant was spotted one prize to start the game. A prize was then described to the contestants, and Lange asked a toss-up question. The contestant who buzzed in and gave the correct answer took control of all four advantage spaces for that turn in addition to her own, giving her a total of five spaces. Each of the other three contestants controlled only the space in which she sat. The contestant in control pressed her buzzer to stop a large spinning arrow at the center of the board. The contestant on whose space the arrow stopped won control of the prize and could choose to either add it to her bank, pass it to an opponent, or add it to her bank and pass a different prize.

After a prize was assigned, a bell or buzzer sounded to indicate whether or not that contestant's bank value was over $5,000, respectively. The actual value of the bank was never revealed; only whether or not it was below the $5,000 target. Play then repeated in the same manner, with a new prize described.

A contestant could freeze after any turn if she thought she was close to $5,000, and any contestant whose bank exceeded this total was automatically frozen. A frozen contestant was still eligible to answer toss-ups, but could not have any prizes passed to her. If the arrow stopped on her during a spin, the prize at stake for that turn was carried over to the bonus round and she had to pass one of her own prizes in order to reduce her bank. Once her bank total fell below $5,000, the freeze was lifted.

After seven spins, the bank totals were announced and the contestant closest to $5,000 without going over won the game and the championship, kept her banked prizes, and advanced to the bonus round. If three of the four contestants became frozen, the unfrozen one automatically won the game. Defeated contestants received parting gifts.

Bonus round

The champion selected one of the four contestants' seats and had one chance to stop the arrow on it. Doing so awarded all prizes described in that day's main game, in addition to everything she had already won.

Champions stayed on the show for a maximum of five days, or until they reached the $25,000 winnings limit that was in effect for CBS game shows at the time.

Broadcast history

Give-n-Take debuted on September 8, 1975, at 10:00 am Eastern (9:00 am Central/Mountain/Pacific), replacing the Nicholson-Muir series Spin-Off and facing NBC's popular Celebrity Sweepstakes (ABC did not program at 10:00 and had returned the 10:30 slot to its affiliates in 1969).

The series moved to 4:00 pm (3:00 Central) on November 3, replacing Musical Chairs, where it struggled in the ratings for its last four weeks against the ailing soap Somerset on NBC and the short-lived revival of You Don't Say! on ABC. Give-n-Take was replaced by Tattletales on December 1 in a scheduling shuffle.

See also

  • Say When!! (1961-1965 game show similar to Give-n-Take)

References

  1. Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 186. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. Schwartz, David; Ryan, Steve; Wostbrock, Fred (1999). The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows (3 ed.). Facts on File, Inc. p. 85. ISBN 0-8160-3846-5.
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