Pictionary

Pictionary is an American children’s game show based on the picture-drawing board game of the same name. This was the first of three game shows based on the board game, with later editions for adults launched in 1997 and 2022. Pictionary ran from June 5, 1989 until September 8, 1989 in syndication and was a joint production of Barry & Enright Productions and QMI Television. The program was distributed by MCA Television. Gameplay Two teams of three competed against each other, drawing pictures on a telestrator. Round one One player at a time drew a picture for his/her teammates to guess. Once the picture was guessed or 20 seconds had elapsed, the next player in line began to draw. Each team had 60 seconds to guess as many pictures as possible, and the high scorers received 10 points. If the round ended in a tie, both teams scored.