Cop Out

Broadcast History: Unsold Pilot, February 15, 1972

Main Game: Eight celebrities (Yes, eight!) are involved. Two contestants compete against each other. One celebrity is asked a question (There were eight questions asked during the show, one for each celebrity.) and they give an answer. Then, they have to lock in whether they were being honest, or if they were just "Copping Out". The objective of the contestant is to determine whether the celebrity was honest or lying. If he/she was right, they got $100. If he/she was wrong, the other player gets $100. The score would see-saw back and forth depending on the contestants' abilities to nail the right answer. (In other words, only one player will have a score and the other will not.) The winner of the game would get $800.

INTERESTING FACTS AND TRIVIA

The eight celebrities who participated on Cop Out included Ann Elder, James Farentino, Michele Lee, Bill Bixby, Lois Nettleton, Larry Hovis, Della Reese, and Richard Dawson.

Home Games: None.

Episode Existence: Only the pilot exists. Cop Out never made it to a series. This pilot aired on GSN on October 28, 2000 as part of an "Unsold Pilots" marathon.

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Cop Out is ©1972 Chuck Barris Productions. No challenge to ownership is implied.