The Big Moment

The Big Moment

"The Big Moment" was an American television game show hosted by "Whose Line" alumnus Brad Sherwood. It ran on ABC in 1999. The show was based on a Japanese show of the same concept, "Happy Family Planning".

The show's premise centered on one member of a family (sometimes a group of people) who was given one week to practice a certain task before the show's taping. A video camera was provided to record the rehearsal process at home. At the end of the week, the contestant (and his/her family and other supporters) came to the studio to perform the task, and was given only one attempt. If successful, he/she left with a pre-selected prize package worth $25,000. If unsuccessful, he/she received a $2,000 consolation prize. Two contestants appeared each episode.

Some of the stunts presented:
*Memorizing pi to the 100th decimal
*Playing Beethoven's Für Elise on a piano, without missing a note
*Answering ten questions on the movie "Ghost"
*Riding around three cones on a unicycle and returning to a starting line
*Pulling a tablecloth out from a fully-set table without any items hitting the floor or glasses being knocked over (this stunt was featured at least twice.)
*Identifying 12 random flavors of Baskin-Robbins ice cream while blindfolded

Later into the show's run, Sherwood would go into the audience after the first contestant's stunt and randomly select someone to perform a task at the end of the show (after some time to train for the task). Tasks included memorizing other audience members' names and birth months, spontaneously crying within 30 seconds, and breaking into a car on stage within 90 seconds. If successful, he/she won $5,000.

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