This odd reality TV precursor was a surprise hit at the turn of the 80's spawning a small list of imitation shows, including a couple of spinoffs on NBC itself. Having recently viewed the first 2 episodes on Amazon (I vaguely remember watching it first-run), the stories were infinitely more interesting than the rest of the program, which was usually overstuffed with a heaping, bland mix of Laugh-In style humor and SNL-live bloopers. In other words, it was a show for real people.