DOUBLE DARE
Double Dare was a popular Nickelodeon gameshow franchise that started in 1986, which has seen various iterations in many countries over the course of 20 years. Nickelodeon executives had reportedly wanted to build a gameshow around around the network's signature green slime. After much testing, the network devised the the format, and a classic was born. The show proved to be so popular, that the format was sold to a number of networks in other countries, including Canada, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and Australia.
FORMAT
Although this gameshow has been reworked in many iterations, the basic format remains the same. The first two rounds see a combination of trivia questions and physical challenges as two teams (red vs. blue) battle it out for the chance to run the obstacle course and win prizes.
SUPER SLOPPY DOUBLE DARE
Starting in 1987, Nickelodeon began producing a messier version of its game show, but with the same format: Two teams of two would compete in a series of questions and physical challenges to win the right to run through an even sloppier obstacle course. By the end of this series, production had moved to a larger studio facility in Orlando, Florida, where it would remain for all subsequent versions.
FAMILY DOUBLE DARE
In 1990, the network rolled out a new version of the show, again hosted by Marc Summers, but this time with four-player teams (generally parents and two kids on each team). Family Double Dare was produced from 1990 - 1993, but continued in reruns for a few years following. The first three series of Double Dare (1986 - 1993) was comprised of 482 episodes.
