Supermarket Sweep Australia (1992)

Name: Supermarket Sweep Australia
Released: 1992

Country: Australia
Length: 3 seasons
Elsewhere: IMDb

The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Pairs of contestants answer trivia questions about TV commercials and supermarket products to earn time. They then race through a mock supermarket to fill their carts with as much merchandise as possible. The winning team plays a treasure hunt bonus game to find specific products.

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What happens

Supermarket Sweep is an Australian version of the American game show of the same name. It was produced by Grundy Television, airing on the Nine Network from 1992 to 1994 with former Price Is Right host Ian Turpie as MC, assisted by Tania Zaetta. Col Mooney and Alan Glover served as announcers. The supermarket on this show was originally a Coles Supermarket, but was later changed to a generic supermarket. The latter set was identical to the American show, as was the case with most Reg Grundy-produced Australian games based on American programs. Pairs of contestants, randomly selected from the studio audience, started with one minute and are asked questions about television commercials and supermarket merchandise, with correct answers increasing their allocated time in a "shopping spree." Contestants use their allocated time to run through the mock supermarket, filling their trolleys with as much merchandise as possible. The team with the highest value of merchandise is deemed the winning team, and plays in a treasure hunt-style bonus game, in which clues suggest which four products must be found in 60 seconds. Each marked product found won a prize and finding the fourth product before 60 seconds expired won a major prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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