On the Spot (2011 TV series)
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Synopsis
On the Spot is a weekly syndicated trivia show that puts everyday people “on the spot" by asking them questions they should know the answers to, but often don’t. On the Spot is hosted by comedian Eric Schwartz, and produced and distributed by LongNeedle EntertainmentLongNeedle Entertainment
LongNeedle Entertainment is a Los Angeles based production company that specializes in producing animal, pet and nature based shows for children and families, including the children’s wildlife shows Animal Atlas [www.animalatlas.tv] and Safari Tracks [www.safaritracks.tv], and special programs...
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The show's questions vary by subject. Frequent subjects include: geography, science, math, history, the arts, sports, food, health, and many more. The show first aired nationally on September 25, 2011. It is shot at various popular locations around Los Angeles, including The Original Farmers’ Market, Hollywood and Highland, the Rose Bowl, Griffith Observatory, Redondo Beach, and the LA County Fair.
On each episode, Schwartz asks people questions from three different categories. Unlike on a traditional game show, participants of On the Spot do not win prizes or have their answers tallied. The show’s format is most similar to The Tonight Show's, "Jaywalking" segment and the show Street Smarts. After each question is asked to five or six participants, the correct answer is revealed and explained. The show is produced to be both informational and entertaining.
Season One
Episode 101 History, Transportation, Astronomy - From Columbus to Ponce de Leon, the horse to horespower, and Galileo to the order of the planets.Episode 102 Animals, Geography of North America, Math- From insects to polar bears, the Great Lakes to the Not So Great Lakes, and the Pythagorean Theorem to endless Pi.
Episode 103 Money, Plans, World Geography - From dollar bills to financial abbreviations, fruits to chromosomes, and a new ocean to a globe gone south.
Episode 104 Government, Sports, Music - From presidents to the Supreme Court, the first Olympics to Jackie Robinson, and orchestras to air guitar.
Episode 105 Climate, Language, Health - From the last ice age to the hottest place on Earth, an antonym for antonym to a metaphor, and calories to the secret about stretching.
Episode 106 Inventors, Agriculture, Mythology - From the light bulb to the internet, livestock to the real cash crop, and Zeus to the Minotaur.
Episode 107 Explorers, Culture, Economics - From the South Pole to the moon, slurping soup to feng shui, and purchasing power to monopoly.
Episode 108 Human Skeleton, Visual Art, American History - From your head to your phalanges, Van Gogh to the rainbow, and the American Revolution to the industrial one.
Episode 109 Natural Historym Early Technologies, Food Science - From sabertooth cats to America's first people, the history of pencils to the history of knives, and why popcorn pops and we have only five tastes.
Episode 110 Civil War, Business, Weather - From Lincoln to Lee, CEO's to the S&P, and tornados to the speed of lightning.
Episodes 111 - 122 in production