Go Go Stop

infobox television
show_name = Go Go Stop


format = Childrens Game Show
picture_format =
runtime = 30 minutes per episode (inc. commercials)
starring = Jesse Tobin
country = Australia
network = Seven Network
first_aired = 2004
last_aired = present
num_episodes = 5 per week
imdb_id = 0828773

"Go Go Stop" is a televised children's quiz show, produced by the Australian Seven Network, and fronted by former "The Big Arvo" co-host Jesse Tobin. Each week, three schools compete to win a weekly prize. One student from each school appears on the show daily.

The Game

Thirty plasma screens make up the gamezone, arranged in a rectangle five screens wide and six screens high. The players have to answer questions with two multiple-choice answers with control pads attached to their wrists. They can take their time, and only the correct-answering players are allowed to move down the gamezone.

At one time in the 2004 season, the audience was allowed to yell out the answer, but this was soon cancelled as the players all ended up with the audience's answer. Players cannot lose points, and the correct-answering players score points. The first player to answer correctly is the first to have a turn. Before the round, the players take up a space at the top of the gamezone, and when they answer correctly, they can take a step onto a plasma screen. Their plasma screen lights up a command. The player must obey this command.

Game Zone commands

Rounds

Round 1

Round 1 is called "Three Way Scramble", because there are three players. Answering a question correctly scores 10 points, and stepping off the game zone scores 25 points.

Round 2

Round 2 is similar to round 1, except correct answers are worth 15 points. In round 2, there are more hazards on the game zone, which makes it harder to get to the end of the gamezone. This is the first elimination round of the game, and the player with the lowest score leaves.

Round 3

Round 3 is called "Head to Head". There are only two players in this round, as one was eliminated in round 2. Answering a question correctly is worth 20 points, and stepping off the game zone is worth 50 points. The player with the lowest score is eliminated. In the event of a tie, two different games have been played. In 2004/2005 the tied players stand facing away from each other, with the host between. He asks a true or false question, and the players put thumbs up for true, and thumbs down for false. When one player gets the question correct, they win, hence they move on. In 2006/2007 the host would read a series of clues for a famous person or thing. If a contestant thinks that they know the answer, they yell the name of their school, to get the host's attention, and then they will have the chance to answer. A correct answer results in the player winning the tiebreaker. An incorrect answer would win it to their opposition.

Round 4

Round 4 is called "Run for Fun". The top scoring player goes to Round 4. This round is for the winner to win prizes for themselves. There are five questions in five categories to choose from, which are true or false questions. Five prizes are hidden in the game zone, and before the round begins are revealed for a few seconds.

The round lasts for 60 seconds. The player stands on a category, which are on the five plasma screens at the front of the game zone. They then must yell out the name of the category, and the host reads the question to them. Once the question has been read out, the player must run to the other end of the game zone and jump on a screen that says "true" or "false" and yell out the word.

If they are correct, the player can jump on screen they think has a prize. The player must yell "STOP" to reveal the screen. If it has a prize, the player wins it. If not, the category cannot be used again, and the contestant, if time permits, whether they have won a prize or not, can choose another category. The round ends when time runs out, when the player has won all five prizes, or when all categories have been used.

Questions

Questions on "Go Go Stop" are always asked with a multiple choice of two answers. Typically, these questions are fairly trivial, and often ask the children a comparative question about two unrelated quantities — "e.g." which is heavier: the largest gold nugget ever found, or an average gorilla? — or a true or false question. As such, children with a high level of general knowledge do not necessarily have an advantage in the game.

Although never actively mentioned during the show, the questions become significantly easier, almost to be point of being blatantly obvious, to promote correct answers when the game is taking too long.

Trivia

* In the 2005 and 2007 seasons, question text was bolded as opposed to 2004 and 2006 seasons when it wasn't.
* Five student's prizes have only been given away once, in the 2005 season.
* Jesse Tobin often invites players to do unusual things which are mentioned in their player's profile.
* When contestants are locking in their answers, a graphic appears at the bottom of the screens showing question options, abbreviating them to usually one word. These have occasionally been fairly humorous.
* In 2008Fact|date=June 2008, the Go Go Stop format was licensed to Ketnet, a Belgian kids channel.