The grandfather of this NBC quiz show first aired between 1956 and 1958, when it collapsed in a heap of scandal because contestant Charles Van Doren knew some of the answers in advance. NBC gives Twenty One a test run of four episodes. The word is that it's a hoot. The quirky drama features a child genius trying to survive in a household of normal people. Well, kind of normal.
Mom has a habit of walking around the house topless.
This game show, hosted by Chuck Woolery, didn't have the kind of zing that attracted mobs of viewers like Millionaire, but it had enough for Fox to bring it back. Played by Detroiter Selma Blair, she's back. What a concept. That is, ones who have pimples and glasses and cooties.