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Double Dare. Forty years of taking the physical challenge.

The questions, the obstacle course and the Orlando production history behind Nickelodeon’s messy game show.

The original feature 34 seconds. Written context accompanies the film.

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Double Dare. Forty years of taking the physical challenge.

Nickelodeon premiered Double Dare on October 6, 1986. Questions could turn into physical challenges, followed by the obstacle course that became part of the show’s identity.

The human-size Mouse Trap connection and later Orlando production help explain the work behind the mess. The first image is from the original late-1980s run; later production photographs document Family Double Dare around 1990, rather than the 1986 premiere.

The Florida production photographs preserve performers, crew and the making of a game show. They do not establish ownership of a Double Dare collectible.

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