In case you've been living in a box for the past week, you may have missed the debut of FOX's classiest show to date: "Hole In The Wall." Essentially, the show puts everyday nimrods in jumpsuits and forces them to shape their bodies to the contours of a hole that's cut into a moving wall. Think Tetris, only with humans. To add insult to injury, the show's motto is "It's Time To Face The Hole!"
Such drek got us here at the Daily thinking: What other incredibly simple board games could be made into live-action game shows? After ruling out Hangman as too blatantly violent, we got down to some serious thinking.
10. The Game of Life: Turn the spinner carefully, or you might find yourself with a station wagon full of blue and pink kids you have to support as a travel agent making 10k a year. Good thing you cured the common cold.
9. Clue: The sexual innuendos would be the icing on the cake in a live-action version of Clue. Miss Scarlet in the conservatory with the rope? I never knew she was into that kind of thing, but sure...
8. Mouse Trap: What is better than running around a large, complicated death trap that was designed by you? Nothing, silly! The goal of the game would be to grab the cash from under the large hanging net without one of your opponents activating the large Rube Goldberg-esque device that could lead to you being chopped in half. The prize? Not getting chopped in half. Hey, it works in Japan!
7. Hungry Hungry Hippos: This classic game has taken other forms in the past, such as your typical hot-dog eating contest at a carnival. But this time you'd actually have to use your teeth to eat little white plastic balls launched around the arena. $5,000 of orthodontia, down the drain…
6. Don't Wake Daddy: Hey kids! A game just for you! No other game has encouraged mischief as much as this one. Daddy needs to get some rest before his grueling 9-5 job, but that's no fun! Tiptoe down to the kitchen for a midnight snack instead, teehee. While you're there, drink the things under the sink, it's fun!
5. Uncle Wiggly: Although relatively unknown to most nowadays, Uncle Wiggly was the classic tale of an elderly rabbit sick with rheumatism who must brave the forest to get to Dr. Possum's house. But watch out! You don't want to run into the skeezicks! And if you make it out alive, you still have a chance with Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy — she's such a fox...
4. Operation: Just imagine everyday Joe Schmoes performing tasks that professionals train for nearly ten years to be able to do and eventually make millions of dollars for. Of course, instead of that annoying buzzing sound, contestants will also have to face the consequences of mutilating/killing anyone who volunteers to be a victim — unlike real doctors …
3. Guess Who?: Uh oh, you're pregnant! Want to know the identity of the father? Narrow down a list of your closest friends by asking questions like "does he wear a bonnet?" and "does he have a big red beard, squinty eyes, giant eyebrows and a double chin?"
2. Risk: There are very few flaws in this classic game aside from the fact that a single round can drag on for countless hours until everyone gets bored and quits. Want to spice things up? Replace those slow dice rolls with actual close-range combat! All you need is a giant map of the world, some guns, horses and tanks and four hundred of your closest (but expendable) friends!
1. Mr. Bucket: "The game's Mr. Bucket. The first to get their balls into Mr. Bucket wins! But look out! Because, the balls will pop out of his mouth!" This is the actual advertising slogan; look it up.
— compiled by the Daily Arts Department
