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Way Out Games (1976)

Way Out Games poster
Directed by
Richard S. Kline
Genre
game show
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Teams from across the United States and Puerto Rico compete in athletic events. The focus is on humor and surprises rather than serious sport.

lightheartedenergeticplayfulupbeathumorouscompetitivefun

What happens

Way Out Games is a 1976-1977 weekly athletic competition game show where a total of 51 teams representing the United States and Puerto Rico competed in a series of athletic events, with emphasis based on humor and the unexpected. Way Out Games aired on CBS from September 11, 1976 to April 2, 1977, (with reruns continuing through September 3, 1977) and was hosted by Sonny Fox. The show was produced by Barry & Enright Productions in association with MGM Television, and originated at Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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