| Host | |
| Brad Sherwood | |
| Announcer | |
| John Cramer | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packagers | |
| Vin Di Bona Productions Richard Brustein Entertainment | |
"CRAMER: Previously on The Big Moment! These people met their challenge of a lifetime. (insert contestant along with their challenge and small clip) and (insert contestant along with their challenge and small clip).
"GONG SFX"
CRAMER: And now, the guy we like to call Mr. Big, Brad Sherwood."
The Big Moment was a short-lived American adaptation that was based on the Japanese format called Happy Family Plan that featured everyday people making preparations for a big task to perform on the show.
Premise[]
This show centered on one member of a family (sometimes a group of people) who was given one week to practice a certain task before the show's taping. A video camera was provided to record the rehearsal process at home. At the end of the week, the contestant (and his/her family and other supporters) came to the studio to perform the task, and was given only one attempt. If successful, he/she left with a pre-selected prize package worth $25,000. If unsuccessful, he/she received a $2,000 consolation prize. Two contestants appeared on each episode.
Some of the stunts presented included:
- Memorizing pi to the 100th decimal
- Walking on a thin line without losing their balance.
- Playing Beethoven's Für Elise on a piano, without missing a note
- Answering ten questions on the movie Ghost
- Riding around three cones on a unicycle and returning to a starting line
- Pulling a tablecloth out from a fully-set table without any items hitting the floor or glasses being knocked over (this stunt was featured at least twice).
- Identifying 30 different flavors of Baskin-Robbins ice cream while blindfolded
- Teaching a puppy five new tricks
- Reciting a scene from To Be Or Not To Be
- Playing Gonna Fly Now on bells
Later into the show's run, Sherwood would go into the audience after the first contestant's stunt and randomly select someone to perform a task at the end of the show (after some time to train for the task). Tasks included memorizing other audience members' names and birth months, spontaneously crying within 30 seconds, and breaking into a car on stage within 90 seconds. If successful, he/she won $5,000.
Winning Lyrics[]
You're the winners (Yeah!)
You're the winne-e-e-e-rs!
You won! You won! You won! You won!
Oh, yes! (2x)
You're the winners (Yeah!)
Yes, you're the winners!
YES! WINNERS! WINNERS!
WINNE-E-E-E-E-RS!!!
O-O-O-O-O-O-H YE-E-E-S!!!
Set Pics[]
International Versions[]
Countries that have previously aired their versions of The Big Moment includes:
Canada (Quebec)
France
Germany
Japan (country that originated the program as Happy Family Plan)
Latvia
Poland
Turkey
United Kingdom
Taping Location[]
Los Angeles, CA
Inventor[]
Based on the Japanese show Happy Family Plan
Music[]
Jeff Koz
Rating[]
