Full Episode: Definition Game Show Starring Jim Perry (1986)
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Jim Perry was a class act. He's always been my favorite game show host. In my opinion, he doesn't say a bunch of dumb stuff to contestants like some others have a tendency to do.
He was the best on the 2 American game shows Card Sharks and Sale of the Century. He also hosted the other Canadian game Headline Hunters also announced by David Duvall. At this time he was also currently hosting Sale Of the Century on NBC in the U.S.
People rightly joke about the ridiculously low prize budget. But I believe that's one of the reasons why this show works so well. It's light and relaxed because there are no real stakes. It would be a much different game if thousands of dollars were on the line.
This has been a treasure to watch. 😅
the puzzles are so corny. LOL!!!!!
good old 80's Canadian game shows. You could win a briefcase!
But wow if you win 5 games in a row….!
or a year supply of HI C
@@keeff8195Not Pick-A-Pop?
Legendary CFTO meteorologist Dave Devall at the announcer's podium. He was the longtime narrator of CFTO voicing intros for World Beat and Night Beat News/promos for shows and movies/sign ons/sign offs, and appeared in several commercials for Ford Motor Co.
I still find it interesting how much Jim Perry was able to commute with the amount of work he had. He did this from 1975 to 1989 and "Headline Hunters" from 1972 to 1983 for CTV in Toronto. In addition, he hosted "Card Sharks" from 1978 to 1981 and "Sale of the Century" from 1983 to 1989 for NBC in Burbank, CA. He also did the annual Miss Canada pageant for 25 years.
There was also a night time version of sale of the century for a year too. The man was a workaholic. 😲
@@marcpower4167 Yes, Jim Perry was a workaholic just like Dick Clark was. Those are two Gentleman who can never be replaced.
Jim Perry was also a good singer as well.
@@unknown-kh7dg I haven't seen too much of his singing, but I have come across a couple of clips. One was from a telethon in California in the mid-80s, and the other was from one of his last turns of hosting the Miss Canada pageant.
For those who wondered why Mike Myers picked Soul Bossa Nova as the Austin powers theme....
Liked and subscribed! Witty and fun game show. Thank you for posting this gem.
I like this show. Jim Perry is one of my favorite game show hosts. I'm American and I have watched a few Canadian game shows.
He also hosted the other Canadian game Headline Hunters a few years ago. He also hosted 2 American games Card Sharks and Sale of the Century on NBC. Jim made a lot of travel time spending time in Toronto Ontario and Los Angeles California
BUZZR needs this, New Liar's Club, and Let's Make A Deal 1980 on their lineup! Us Americans need to see these Canadian-produced game shows on BUZZR, especially DEFINITION!
I Feel The Same Way As Well
@@cathyb2990How this show never made the states is beyond me!
I remember watching this a lot with my family. The first time I saw it I remember thinking, “This is like Wheel Of Fortune, but without the wheel!”
You could say the same thing about The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime.
I remember watching Definition on CTV (I believe it was taped at CFTO, CTV Toronto studios, same place where Just Like Mom, Headline Hunters, Circus, and Canada AM were taped). My late grandmother loved Jim Perry on Sale of the Century, we always thought he was Canadian but he was from New Jersey as we later found out, he did commercials for The Bay stores in Canada and hosted the Miss Canada pageant.
These puzzles are such Dad jokes!
Jim is a legend for hosting this show alomg with Sale,of the Century on NBC at the same time.
Jim Perry was Also Hosting SALE OF THE CENTURY
Some of you ask why Jim Perry didn’t have a Canadian personality on camera with him. The answer to that question is that he actually had relatives in Canada.
Monty Hall and Alex Trebek were also exempt from a policy requiring a Canadian personality on camera because both were Canadians by birth (Monty from Winnipeg and Alex from Sudbury).
He had dual citizenship, so technically _he_ was a "Canadian" personality.
Jim mentioned on one show that his ancestors settled in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland in 1600.
I used to watch that show when I was a kid.
i never solved a puzzle back then and i still cant
You can tell it's a Canadian tv show by the z pronunciation as zed.
I Wish That BuzzrTV Would Have Acquired That Show In Addition Sooner
One sound effect 'Definition' sorely lacked...A BUZZER!
Perhaps they planned it that way. Canadian television has a certain awkward charm to it that TV here in the states often lacks.
@@boisegameshowguy Why need a buzzer when Jim can just say "time's up."
Seems like all game show hosts look and sound like Guy Smiley.
It seems like Jim Perry was the inspiration for Guy Smiley
Who were the inspirations for Pat Layback and Velma Blang?
I got the bowling alley puzzle with no letters.
I had it after 6 letters.
In the Usa you win a briefcase with $1,000,000 inside
In Canada you win a briefcase with $0 inside 7:39
This show was very low budget compared to the U.S. game shows.
Talk about a low budget show.
(Low even for Canadian standards.)
He looks like Wayne Gretzky
My main takeaway from this show’s run: No W, no guess.
There was no studio audience, was there? Just canned applause?
There was a studio audience.
@@crlaw75must have been a very small audience.
It was recorded at CFTO-TV in Toronto, but had a big-named star, Jim Perry.
@@crlaw75true, Perry must have been making peanuts compared to what he was making when he did U.S. shows.
Low budget, indeed.
Heck, even the announcer's billing of Jim Perry as the star of the show was kind of weak (and very quiet, too).
how lamely canaDIAN LOL
Wheel of fortune ripoff
Based on written records we have, the pilot for Definition was shot in 1972 with the host being Dave Michaels. One of the notes from that shoot was that Michaels himself suggested there should be three players not two and all they do is "take" letters (not "give away" letters). But the original concept stuck.
As the air date for Definition (1974) pre-dates the air date for "Wheel of Fortune" (1975), "Wheel of Fortune" is the one doing the ripping off. In truth, since both game shows borrow concepts of "Hangman," both are technically copycats.