Personality Squares
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{{Infobox television
| genre = Game show
| based_on = {{Based on|Hollywood Squares|Merrill Heatter|Bob Quigley}}
| presenter = {{ubl|John Bailey (1967)|Joe Martin (1968)|Bob Moore (1969)|Jimmy Hannan (1981)}}
| narrated = John Blackman (1967-1969)
| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_seasons = 4
| runtime = 30 minutes
| channel = Network Ten
| first_aired = {{start date|1967}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1969}}
| network2 = Network Ten
| first_aired2 = {{start date|1981}}
| related = All-Star Squares
}}
Personality Squares is an Australian game show series aired on Network Ten in 1967 until 1969 and revived in 1981. It was hosted by John Bailey, followed by Joe Martin then Bob Moore and ran until 1969, with announcer John Blackman. The revival in 1981 was hosted by Jimmy Hannan.{{Cite web |title=Personality Squares |url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/personality-squares/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812105032/https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/personality-squares/ |archive-date=2019-08-12 |access-date=2019-06-05 |website=Nostalgia Central}} The format was based on the American game show Hollywood Squares.
The show was briefly known as "Celebrity Squares" when it debuted in 1967. The title was also used for the version on the Nine Network hosted by Jimmy Hannan from 1975 to 1976. Regular panellists included Chelsea Brown, Ugly Dave Gray, Bert Newton, Patti Newton, Bob Rogers, Barbie Rodgers, Malcolm T. Elliott and Beryl Cheers.{{Cite web |title=Celebrity Squares |url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/celebrity-squares/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803122119/https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/celebrity-squares/ |archive-date=2020-08-03 |access-date=2019-06-05 |website=Nostalgia Central}}
"All-Star Squares" was another version of the show in 1999 hosted by Ian 'Danno' Rogerson with announcer Gavin Wood.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Stephen |date=2018-01-23 |title='Aaaall…. All Star Squares! The fun and the laughter, forget all your cares!' |url=https://howtowingameshows.com/2018/01/23/aaaall-star-squares-fun-laughter-forget-cares/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605101924/https://howtowingameshows.com/2018/01/23/aaaall-star-squares-fun-laughter-forget-cares/ |archive-date=2019-06-05 |access-date=2019-06-05 |website=How To Win Game Shows}}
The rights to this format, as of 2017, are owned by Network Ten, as its North American syndication subsidiary acquired the format from Orion Pictures in 1991.
See also
References
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Category:Network 10 original programming
Category:1960s Australian game shows
Category:1970s Australian game shows
Category:1980s Australian game shows
Category:Black-and-white Australian television shows
Category:1967 Australian television series debuts
Category:1969 Australian television series endings
Category:1981 Australian television series debuts
Category:1981 Australian television series endings
Category:Australian English-language television shows
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