Win,
Lose or Draw -
The game show WIN, LOSE OR DRAW/SYN/1987-90 pit
celebrity and audience members in a challenge to
draw pictures to communicate an idea (get
partner to say a certain word from the drawing
made on a large sketch pad). Produced by Burt
Reynolds and Bert Convy the program's hosts
included Bert Convy, Robb Weller and Vicki
Lawrence. Other programs using art as a theme
included:
DRAW ME A LAUGH/ABC/1949 - cartoonist Mel
Casson draw cartoons from an idea submitted
by a home viewer.
DRAW TO WIN/CBS/1952 - four panelist try to
identify names and objects from a cartoon
sketch.
QUICK ON THE DRAW/DUM/1952 - celebrity
panelists draw pictures to help create the
word of a pun.
DROODLES/NBC/1954 - celebrity panel attempt
to identify a droodle drawn by Roger Price.
DOTTO/NBC/1958 - two contestants try to
connect dots to a famous face by answering
questions.
CAMOUFLAGE/ABC/1961/SYN/1980 - two players
try to trace the outlines of a specific item
contained in a cartoon drawing concealed by
camouflaged overlays.
PICTURE THIS/CBS/1963 - celebrity guests and
studio contestants draw clues to identify a
phrase
PICTIONARY/SYN/1997 - hosted by Alan Thicke,
the show was based on the Hasbro board game
of the same name. It pit teams of
celebrities and guests against each other in
an attempt to identify a secret word. The
word could only be communicated via quickly
drawn sketches and squiggles (within 60
seconds) onto a large paper surface.
