Get the Picture (game show)

Get the Picture
Created byMarjorie Cohn
Developed by
Presented byMike O'Malley
Narrated byHenry J. Waleczko
ComposerDan Vitco
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes115[1]
Production
Executive producersAndy Bamberger
Geoffrey Darby (season 2)
Brown Johnson
Production locations
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
ReleaseMarch 18 (1991-03-18) –
December 6, 1991 (1991-12-06)
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Get the Picture is a children's game show that aired from March 18 to December 6, 1991, with repeats until March 13, 1993 on Nickelodeon. Hosted by Mike O'Malley, the show featured two teams answering questions and playing games for the opportunity to guess a hidden picture on a giant screen made up of 16 smaller screens. The show was recorded at Nickelodeon Studios in Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida. The program's theme music and game music was composed by Dan Vitco and Mark Schultz, and produced by Schultz. Its tagline is The Great Frame Game.

There were 40 episodes taped for season one in the spring of 1991, and 75 episodes taped for season two in the summer of that same year.[2][3] Season two began airing on August 5.[4]

  1. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh
  2. ^ Daily Variety; February 25, 1991 issue; Page 10
  3. ^ Daily Variety; July 22, 1991 issue; Page 10
  4. ^ "Watchables". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. August 5, 1991.