P.D.Q. (1965– ) User Reviews

Game show guessing phrases

[Peter_Fields · 19 February 1999]

I was beginning to think I had imagined this show. I couldn't find one person my age who remembered or even heard of PDQ. As I recall, there were two sound proof booths with celebrity contestants. The audience contestants would put letters on a ledge on the wall board one at a time, in five second intervals until the celebrity would guess the phrase. The letters were not allowed to have any spaces between them in order to make it more difficult. When (and if) the celebrity guessed, the opposing team would be given a chance to beat their time.

Does anyone else remember this show besides me?

Especially Exciting

[Arnold-7 · 12 May 2000]

This is one of my favorite game shows of all time. The celebrity contests were especially exciting. Michael Landon was one of the best, but as I recall, Sandy Baron beat him out for the championship. Those guys would often guess the phrase even before their partner had stuck the letters on the board.