Games People Play

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.

Mike Adamle

Host

Bryant Gumbel

Host

First aired

August 21, 1980

Last aired

August 21, 1980

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

1

• Season 11 episode · 1980

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