La Tête et les Jambes

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La Tête et les Jambes
Created byJacques Antoine[1][2]
Presented byPierre Bellemare
Country of originFrance
Original release
NetworkRTF
Release20 October 1960 (1960-10-20) –
June 26, 1978 (1978-06-26)

La Tête et les Jambes (English: Head and Legs) is a French game show which was broadcast from October 20 1960 to September 15 1975 to June 26 1978.[3] It was created by Jacques Antoine in 1957 as a sequence in the show Télé Match, it was presented by Pierre Bellemare.[4][5]

Principle of the game show[edit]

The game combines two competitors: a competitor ("the head") has to answer complex questions on a specific topic.[6] In a case of failure, a high-level competitor ("legs"), must catch up with their opponent by performing a minimum performance to allow him to stay in the game.[7]

If one competitor reaches the end of the 24 questions (6 questions per week for 4 weeks), they will earn 100,000 francs.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Michel Drucker et Gilles Verlant, Les 500 Émissions mythiques de la télévision française, Coll. Histoire et Act, Flammarion, 2012 ISBN 978-2081245624

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