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    The Hollywood Squares is an American television comedy and game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win money (cash) and prizes. The "board" for the game is a 3 × 3 vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by an entertainer (or "star") seated at a desk and facing the contestants. The stars are asked questions and the contestants judge the veracity of their answers in order to win the game.

    Although The Hollywood Squares was a legitimate game show, the game largely acted as the background for the show's comedy in the form of the "zingers", or joke answers, often given by the stars prior to their "real" answer. The show's writers usually supplied the zingers; in addition, the stars were given question subjects and plausible incorrect ("bluff") answers prior to the show. (The show was scripted in this sense, but the gameplay was not, as a contestant's success was based upon knowing whether the celebrity's "real" answer was correct.) In any case, as host Peter Marshall explains at the beginning of the "Secret Square" game, the celebrities are briefed prior to show to help them with bluff answers, but they are otherwise hearing the actual questions as they are asked on air.

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    Ernest Borgnine on being "Center Square" on Hollywood Squares

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    Melissa Gilbert on appearing on Hollywood Squares and dining with Paul Lynde

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    Tom Bergeron on a prank pulled on him on Hollywood Squares

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    Rose Marie on her long tenure as a panelist on The Hollywood Squares

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    Tom Bergeron

    Tom Bergeron on hosting Hollywood Squares

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    Tom Bergeron on a prank pulled on him on Hollywood Squares

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    Tom Bergeron on his memories of Hollywood Squares

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    Tom Bergeron on his recollections of 9/11

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    Tom Bergeron on Whoopi Goldberg helping him at NAPTE

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    Ernest Borgnine

    Ernest Borgnine on being "Center Square" on Hollywood Squares

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    Bill Daily

    Bill Daily on appearing on Hollywood Squares

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    Kevin Eubanks

    Kevin Eubanks on appearing on Hollywood Squares

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    Nanette Fabray

    Nanette Fabray on appearing on The Hollywood Squares

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    Jamie Farr

    Jamie Farr on getting asked to do Hollywood Squares just as he finished The Gong Show

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    Jamie Farr on the original Hollywood Squares

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    Harry Friedman

    Harry Friedman on moving to Los Angeles and being hired to write for Hollywood Squares

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    Harry Friedman on the premise and rules of Hollywood Squares

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    Harry Friedman on writing for the celebrities on Hollywood Squares

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    Harry Friedman on what he learned from working on Hollywood Squares

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    Harry Friedman on working with Hollywood Squares host Peter Marshall

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    Harry Friedman on becoming a producer at Hollywood Squares

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    Harry Friedman on the end of Hollywood Squares

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    Harry Friedman on producing the 1986 revival of Hollywood Squares

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    Pamela Fryman

    Pamela Fryman on working on The New Hollywood Squares

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    Michael Gelman

    Michael Gelman on becoming the New York producer for Hollywood Squares

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    Melissa Gilbert

    Melissa Gilbert on appearing on Hollywood Squares and dining with Paul Lynde

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    Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi Goldberg on rebooting The Hollywood Squares as producer and being "Center Square", and on memorable moments from the show

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    Whoopi Goldberg on production on the reboot of The Hollywood Squares and the importance of feeding talent and crew well and treating people well

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    Mary Lynn Gottfried

    Mary Lynn Gottfried on booking talent for Hollywood Squares

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    Monty Hall

    Monty Hall on scripted jokes on Hollywood Squares

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    Florence Henderson

    Florence Henderson on her appearances on Hollywood Squares

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    Roger King

    Roger King on King World reviving, producing, and distributing The Hollywood Squares with Whoopi Goldberg as the center square, and on distributing Martha Stewart Living

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    Rose Marie

    Rose Marie on her long tenure as a panelist on The Hollywood Squares

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    Peter Marshall

    Peter Marshall on working with his friend George Gobel on Hollywood Squares 

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    Peter Marshall on how he came to host Hollywood Squares

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    Peter Marshall on the history of Hollywood Squares before he became host

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    Peter Marshall on the first tapings of Hollywood Squares and changes he brought to the show

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    Peter Marshall on working with producers Bob Quigley and Merrill Heatter on Hollywood Squares

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    Peter Marshall on Groucho Marx not working for Hollywood Squares and Robert Fuller being the best game player

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    Peter Marshall on the Hollywood Squares regulars and Paul Lynde leaving the show

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    Peter Marshall on solving Milton Berle's backstage problems on Hollywood Squares

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    Peter Marshall on Gloria Swanson appearing on Hollywood Squares

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    Peter Marshall on Wally Cox on Hollywood Squares

    01:32

    Peter Marshall on his friendship with Sammy Davis, Jr.

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    Peter Marshall on Rose Marie on Hollywood Squares

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    Peter Marshall on Cliff Arquette on Hollywood Squares

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    Peter Marshall on Joan Rivers on Hollywood Squares

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    Peter Marshall on his Emmy Awards for Hollywood Squares

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    Peter Marshall on the production team of Hollywood Squares

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    Peter Marshall on the set of Hollywood Squares and the prizes

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    Peter Marshall on the cancellation of Hollywood Squares

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    Peter Marshall on returning to host the syndicated version of Hollywood Squares in 2002

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    Wink Martindale

    Wink Martindale on appearing on The Hollywood Squares

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    Wink Martindale on appearing on The Hollywood Squares "Game Show Host Week"

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    John Moffitt

    John Moffitt on producing the relaunched Hollywood Squares

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    Della Reese

    Della Reese on appearing on The Hollywood Squares

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    Joan Rivers

    Joan Rivers on appearing as the center square on Hollywood Squares

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    Fred Silverman

    Fred Silverman on creating The Hollywood Squares with Heatter-Quigley and Bob Stewart while head of daytime CBS, and on making the "one of [his] worst calls" by giving it up to Larry Phillips, head of daytime at NBC

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    Caroll Spinney

    Caroll Spinney on appearing on Hollywood Squares

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    Bruce Vilanch

    Bruce Vilanch on appearing on Hollywood Squares

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    Jimmie Walker

    Jimmie Walker on appearing on Match Game and Hollywood Squares

    04:43

    Dawn Wells

    Dawn Wells on being on Hollywood Squares

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    Henry Winkler

    Henry Winkler on producing Hollywood Squares and popular "square" Paul Lynde

    02:57

    Alan Zweibel

    Alan Zweibel on being offered a job to write for Paul Lynde on Hollywood Squares

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