Fantasy (game show)
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Fantasy is an American game show
franchise co-hosted by Peter Marshall and Leslie Uggams
, with Chris Lemmon
and Meredith MacRae
as remote correspondents. Bill Armstrong
announced the show, with substitutes by Johnny Gilbert
. It aired on NBC
from September 13, 1982 to October 28, 1983, and was videotaped at the network's studios in Burbank, California
.
The hourlong show offered contestants the opportunity to "make their dreams come true".
It was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards, with one win to Uggams for the 1983 award for Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Variety Series. She was nominated for the same category in 1984.
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
franchise co-hosted by Peter Marshall and Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her work in Hallelujah, Baby! She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.-Singing:...
, with Chris Lemmon
Chris Lemmon
-History:Lemmon was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Cynthia Stone and actor Jack Lemmon. With a natural talent for music, he was encouraged by his father to study piano. Lemmon considered playing piano professionally after having graduated from the California Institute of the...
and Meredith MacRae
Meredith MacRae
Meredith Lynn MacRae was an American actress and singer.-Life and career:MacRae was best known for her television roles as Billie Jo on Petticoat Junction and as Sally Ann in My Three Sons...
as remote correspondents. Bill Armstrong
Bill Armstrong (announcer)
Bill Armstrong is an American television producer and announcer whose work is in the field of game shows. Armstrong was the producer of The Hollywood Squares for several years, and worked with Squares host Peter Marshall in their own production company.Armstrong also co-produced and announced on...
announced the show, with substitutes by Johnny Gilbert
Johnny Gilbert
John L. "Johnny" Gilbert III is an American show business personality who has worked mainly on television game shows. Originally a nightclub singer and entertainer, he has hosted and announced a number of game shows from various eras, dating as far back as the 1950s...
. It aired on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
from September 13, 1982 to October 28, 1983, and was videotaped at the network's studios in Burbank, California
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....
.
The hourlong show offered contestants the opportunity to "make their dreams come true".
It was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards, with one win to Uggams for the 1983 award for Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Variety Series. She was nominated for the same category in 1984.