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Star Games

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How it feels

Teams of actors from different American TV shows compete in athletic events like swimming, kayaking and relay races. The show is hosted by Bruce Jenner and runs for two seasons.

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What happens

Star Games is a television series which ran in weekly syndication from September 7, 1985 to March 1, 1986. It features teams of actors representing various American TV shows competing in sports events. The events the teams competed in include swim sprints and relays, kayaking, track sprints and relays, a bicycle relay, and an "Apache Relay" obstacle course. The show ran for two seasons of 13 episodes. The host throughout was former Olympic decathlon champion and actor Bruce Jenner. Pamela Sue Martin co-hosted for Season One, while Season Two had Morgan Brittany. Former American football player and actor Dick Butkus served as the show's "Special Referee". The series was similar in presentation to Battle of the Network Stars, and debuted only four months after the 18th special aired. The program was distributed by Viacom, now CBS Media Ventures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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