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Games People Play

Air Date: 8/21/1980

Imdb: tt0080222

Popularity: 7.352

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Last Aired: 8/21/1980 12:00:00AM

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Status: Ended

Seasons: 1 - Info

Networks: NBC

Overview: Games People Play is an NBC television show that ran from 1980 to 1981, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Mike Adamle. The format centers on unusual sports competitions, including a belly flop contest and a taxicab demolition derby. Sylvester Stallone discovered Mr. T, whom he subsequently cast as Clubber Lang, when Mr. T won a "World's Toughest Bouncer" competition on the show. The title of the show is a play on the title of Games People Play, a popular psychology book from the 1960s about mind games and interactions within relationships.