M'ama Non M'ama
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| Host | |
| Alex Trebek | |
| Announcer | |
| John Harlan | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packagers | |
| Marty Pasetta Productions/ Entertainment Planing Corporation | |
"In Italian, 'ama' means 'love', and 'm'ama' means 'love me'. And 'non m'ama' means 'love me not'. Welcome to the game of love, the game that makes the world go round; M'ama non M'ama- Love Me, Love me Not, where four fascinating young women/ardent young men- [Introduce men/women panelists] are being pursued by two fascinating young women/ardent young men- [Introduce men/women contestants]. Now meet your host, the star of M'ama non M'ama, Alex Trebek!"
M'ama Non M'ama was a pair of 1984 pilots that were eventually reworked into Love Me, Love Me Not (which, appropriately, is what "M'ama Non M'ama" means in Italian).
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Main Game
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In this game, two players of the same sex alternated turns picking panelists of the opposite sex. Those panelists then plucked one of the petals on the daisy on their podium. Each petal either read "Love Me" or "Love Me Not". The chosen panelist also selected a category via a daisy petal and read a statement about love & romance. The player would then either agree or disagree on the statement, and a correct judgment captured the panelist. A pot which started anywhere from $50-$150, was doubled every time a panelist was captured.
Round 1Edit
Each panelist is asked one question, meaning that at the most each of the players could capture two panelists.
Round 2Edit
Any panelists who were not yet captured were still in play. The difference here is that two mistakes gave the opposing player a captured panelist.
The first player to capture three panelists won the game and moved on to the bonus round.
Bonus RoundEdit
The player first asked an open-ended The Dating Game-style question to each of the three panelists s/he had captured. Once the panelist was picked, s/he joined the player on this big giant daisy, with the player starting on petal #1 (the top), and the panelist on petal #6 (clockwise from the top). Trebek then asked a series of true/false questions, and each time the player answered correctly, he/she moved to the next clockwise petal. But each time the player answered incorrectly, the panelist moves to the next petal. If the player reached the panelist in 50 seconds or less, they win $1,000 per petal. If the 50 seconds run out, or if the panelist catches the player, the bonus round is lost. Upon a win, the two players teamed up to answer one final question.
If their collaborative answer is correct, they each also win a car. The two panelists who didn't play the game became the players on the next show.
TriviaEdit
M'ama Non M'ama was supposedly meant to replace ABC's Family Feud, which ended up being renewed through the next June.
Two pilots were done in 1985 of Love Me, Love Me Not, which sold.
