Games People Play
Games People Play is an NBC television show that ran from 1980 to 1981, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Mike Adamle. The format centers on unusual sports competitions, including a belly flop contest and a taxicab demolition derby. Sylvester Stallone discovered Mr. T, whom he subsequently cast as Clubber Lang, when Mr. T won a "World's Toughest Bouncer" competition on the show. The title of the show is a play on the title of Games People Play, a popular psychology book from the 1960s about mind games and interactions within relationships.
Top cast
Seasons
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- August 21, 1980
- Last air date
- August 21, 1980
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 1
- Episode runtime
- 1h
- Network
- NBC
- Original language
- EN
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