Make the Grade

Make the Grade is a student game show that aired from October 2, 1989 through September 14, 1990.
==Broadcast History==
Make the Grade premiered on October 2, 1989, with three seasons worth of first-run episodes airing until September 14, 1990, and was reran until December 29, 1991. Reruns later aired on Nickelodeon GAS from January 2, 2000 to April 2, 2004. The first two seasons was hosted by Lew Schneider, and was taped in a small New York studio with no live audience and false crowd noise. For its third season, the show moved to the newly opened Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, with Robb Edward Morris taking Schneider's place as host for the third season. New York-based disc jockey Maria Milito was the announcer for the entire run.
==Main Game==
Three contestants each situated at either a red, green, or blue desk – competed to answer trivia questions and acquire squares on a 7x7 game board. The category icons and grade levels lit up on the front of each desk when a question was answered correctly. Grade levels, which ranged from elementary school and grades 7 through 12, ran along the top of the board; six subjects plus a "special elective" ran down the left. The contestants' goal was to answer enough questions to light every category and grade level on the desk.
In the first season, each episode had a different set of all seven categories. In the second and third seasons, the last category was a "Special Elective", which was represented by a checkmark.
Most squares contained questions. If a contestant answered the question correctly, he earned that square for his desk and control of the board. If incorrect, the other two had a chance to answer once the host had re-read the question. Additionally, several squares contained "wild card" panels that could ultimately alter the outcome of the game. The wild cards were:
*Take: Allows a contestant to steal any square from an opponent.
*Lose: Forces a contestant to give up a square of his/her choice, which would be placed back on the board as another question or wild card.
*Free: Gives the square to the contestant who picked it without having to answer a question.
*Fire: Leads to a "Fire Drill," a physical challenge for all three contestants.
===Fire Drills===
Like other Nickelodeon game shows before it, Make the Grade allowed contestants to participate in (sometimes messy) challenge stunts called "Fire Drills." Fire Drills took place when a contestant selected a square with the Fire wild card. All three contestants participate.
The goal of each Fire Drill was to complete the challenge first, thereby earning first choice at the three desks. When contestants answered questions correctly, the squares they earned belonged to the desks at which they were seated, rather than the contestants themselves. Once the Fire Drill was completed, the first place contestant picked whichever desk he or she desired, usually the one with the most grade levels and subjects completed. The second place contestant got his/her choice of the remaining two desks, and third place took the last desk left.
==Honors Round==
In this round, the winner is offered their choice of three question categories. Each category contains questions from each of the seven subjects in the main game. The contestant has 45 seconds to answer one question correctly from all seven subjects.
===First season===
Each subject contained only one question and the contestant was only able to give one answer to each question. Each correct answer won $100, and getting all seven questions right augmented the bonus round total to $1,000.
===Second and third seasons===
The bonus round was played as before, but missing or passing a question moved to the next subject, and a contestant was able to return to the subject missed with new questions if time permitted. Each of the first six correct answers won $100, and the seventh correct answer won a trip to Universal Studios Florida.
====University round====
In second-season episodes where the game finished early (and there was additional time to fill), a special University Round was played. A series of five questions were asked, for $50, $100, $200, $500, and $1,000, respectively. The contestant could stop and take the money at any time.
In the first season, extra time was filled with clips of host Schneider going to malls and asking questions, and during the third season, studio audience members were asked questions to win T-shirts. On a few episodes, a contestant won the game so early that they started another game with a second set of contestants, playing the second game in abbreviated time.
==Episode List==
Please keep in mind that there's no official episode guide
===Season 1 (Lew Schneider) ===
Premiere Date 	Episode No.	Episode Name
October 9, 1989	 	Corey vs. Tara vs. Scott
 	 	Cori vs. Greg vs. Evan
 	 	Rebecca vs. Ryan vs. Marisa
 	 	Alison vs. Keisha vs. Matt
 	 	Cheryl vs. Matt vs. Kerry
 	 	Rachel vs. Kay vs. Jared
 	 	Ben vs. Mallon vs. Abbie
 	 	Matt vs. Carrie vs. Louie
 	 	Matthew vs. Stephanie vs. Paul
 	 	Kurt vs. Maria vs. Matt
 	 	Julie vs. Maria vs. David
 	 	Doug vs. Jamie vs. Marisa (Mall Tour Clips)
 	 	Andrew vs. Luni vs. Daniel
 	 	Laurie vs. Kyle vs. Erik
 	 	Gaby vs. Brian vs. Jeff
 	 	Robert vs. Lynn vs. Mark
 	 	Nitin vs. Natalie vs. Rachel
 	 	Teddy vs. Brooke vs. Heidi
 	 	Samantha vs. Jay vs. Nicole
 	 	Jesse vs. Kristopher vs. Stephanie
 	 	Sean vs. Danny vs. Vera
 	 	Scott vs. Kamia vs. Darren
 	 	Amee vs. Sheila vs. Evan
 	 	Damon vs. Dylan vs. Laura
 	 	Jenelle vs. Frank vs. Liana (Mall Tour Clips)
 	 	Michael vs. Elizabeth vs. Jeremy
 	 	Jordan vs. Chudnet vs. Angelo
 	 	Jennifer vs. Barry vs. Ron
===Season 2 (Lew Schneider)===
Premiere Date	Episode No.	Episode Name
 	 	Kevin vs. Jamie vs. Donna
 	 	Christine vs. Jeff vs. Colleen
 	 	Nicole vs. Jessica vs. Jeff
 	 	Maureen vs. Mike vs. Cindy
 	 	Shariful vs. Amy vs. Brian
 	 	Chris vs. Maria vs. Steven
 	 	Steven vs. Chris vs. Jennifer
 	 	Jennifer vs. John vs. Terry
 	 	Adam vs. Kelly vs. Jon
 	 	Todd vs. Robyn vs. Jesi
 	 	Peter vs. Robyn vs. Lauren
 	 	Lisa vs. Omari vs. Rich
 	 	Ragan vs. David vs. Assaf
 	 	Jeff vs. Brian vs. Leslie
 	 	Garfield vs. Allison vs. John
 	 	Keri vs. Jimmy vs. Janelle (University Round)
 	 	Domenick vs. Amy vs. Stephanie
 	 	Felecia vs. Joe vs. Pamela
 	 	Chris vs. Dimal vs. Jessica
 	 	Kendria vs. Colleen vs. Eric
 	 	Rhett vs. Rebecca vs. Justin (Footage is Incomplete)
 	 	Kenneth vs. Lauren vs. Joey & Mark vs. Chrissy vs. Jim (Double-Length Episode)
 	 	Jason vs. Jennifer vs. Vidya
 	 	Sarah vs. Mike vs. J.P.
 	 	Markiest vs. Brenda vs. Robert
 	 	Kathy vs. Gerard vs. Jaime
 	 	Greg vs. Jamie vs. Alex
 	 	Patty vs. Chris vs. Jill (University Round)
 	 	Nick vs. Stephen vs. Diane
 	 	Craig vs. Janeen vs. Matthew
 	 	Rory vs. ? vs. ?(First University Round Taped/Footage is Lost)
 	 	Alana vs. Ian vs. Bernadette (University Round/Footage is Lost)
 	 	Jennifer vs. Chris vs. Sean (Footage is Lost)
 	 	Rob vs. Andy vs. Jessica (Footage is Lost)
 	 	Leslie vs. ? vs. ? (Footage is Lost)
===Season 3 (Robb Edward Morris)===
Premiere Date 	Episode No.	Episode Name
 	 	Heather vs. Vince vs. Allie
 	 	Jaime vs. Pat vs. Jenny
March 25, 1991 (ekd)	 	Shivy vs. Abby vs. Shaun
 	 	Hoze vs. Kerry vs. David
 	 	Josi vs. Brent vs. Toyia
 	 	Jenny vs. Alon vs. Ti
 	 	Chris vs. Clay vs. Susan
 	 	Tadd vs. Sharon vs. Bobby
 	 	Luis vs. Carrie vs. Pat
 	 	Jimmy vs. Megan vs. Tom
 	 	John vs. Jenny vs. Vince
 	 	Brock vs. Yvonne vs. Mark
 	 	Sara vs. Rex vs. Darcie
 	 	John vs. Heather vs. Adam
 	 	Stacey vs. John vs. Lissa
 	 	Andy vs. Josie vs. Nick
 	 	Amy vs. Jason vs. Becki
 	 	Danny vs. Nicole vs. Jon
 	 	Matt vs. Tara vs. Mike
 	 	Ryan vs. Lisa vs. Jimmy
 	 	Mike vs. Shana vs. Ben
 	 	Rob vs. Chris vs. Bobby
 	 	Christi vs. Josh vs. Kelli
 	 	Emily vs. Josh vs. Gretchen
 	 	Pam vs. Tom vs. Jodi
 	 	Judy vs. Jimmie vs. Heidi
 	 	Brian vs. Noelle vs. Bri
 	 	Billy vs. Megan vs. Greg
 	 	Matt vs. Carrie vs. John
 	 	Kevin vs. Leigh vs. Chris
 	 	Danny vs. Katie vs. Brian
 	 	Sean vs. Kathy vs. Jeff
 	 	David vs. Cathy vs. Mike
 	 	Nic vs. Joanne vs. Chaz
 	 	Jay vs. Sylvia vs. Wes
 	 	Liz vs. Sam vs. Chrisy
 	 	Tom vs. Kenya vs. John
 	 	Todd vs. Allyson vs. Kevin
 	 	Joey vs. Danielle vs. Adam
 	 	Jenny vs. Richie vs. Rena
 	 	Natalie vs. Daniel vs. Pat
 	 	Mike vs. Missy vs. Brian
 	 	Marc vs. Heather vs. Brian
 	 	Mark vs. Megan vs. Frank
 	 	Ian vs. Noelle vs. Marc
 	 	Scott vs. Sandie vs. Jordan
 	 	Mike vs. Donna vs. Ben
 	 	Daryl vs. David vs. Matt & Dee vs. Troy vs. Wendy
 	 	Wayne vs. Joey vs. Jason
 	 	Andy vs. Lindsey vs. Ken
 	 	Cliff vs. Amber vs. Mike
 	 	Brian vs. Erica vs. Jeff
 	 	Ed vs. Diana vs. Rick
 	 	Mike vs. Beth vs. Kevin
 	 	Sabrina vs. Andy vs. Shari
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