Legends of the Hidden Temple (1993)

Genre

game show

Country

United States

Length

3 seasons, 120 episodes

Rated

TV-Y

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Kids compete in teams of two to retrieve historical artifacts from a fictional Mayan temple. They answer trivia questions and complete physical challenges along the way.

competitiveenergeticwhimsicalnostalgicplayfulfast-pacedteam-spiritedadventurous

What happens

Legends of the Hidden Temple is an American action-adventure television game show that was produced from 1993 to 1995 on Nickelodeon. Created by David G. Stanley, Scott A. Stone, and Stephen Brown, the program features a fictitious temple, "filled with lost treasures protected by mysterious Mayan temple guards." Kirk Fogg is the show's host, while Dee Baker is both announcer and voice of a stone head named Olmec who "knows the secrets behind each of the treasures in his temple." Six teams (Red Jaguars, Blue Barracudas, Green Monkeys, Orange Iguanas, Purple Parrots, Silver Snakes) of two children (one boy and one girl) compete to retrieve one of the historical artifacts in the temple by performing physical stunts and answering questions based on history, mythology, and geography. Contestants trying out had to compete in several physical tasks, including rope climbing and running, as well as a written test. The majority of the contestants were picked from the surrounding Orlando, Florida, area. A revival with adult contestants aired for a single season from October 2021 to January 2022 on The CW. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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