Whoopi Goldberg rules a grid of chaos while Tom Bergeron tries to keep order.
Season 6 • Episode 180
LatestOn September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head writer Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Mull, and Caroline Rhea as regular panelists and Brad Garrett, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wallace, Kathy Griffin and various others as semi-regular panelists. Shadoe Stevens returned to announce, although he was not given a square on the panel as he had been when John Davidson was host.
Writing
Bruce Vilanch's rapid-fire zingers delivered by comedy legends.
Acting
Gilbert Gottfried's unhinged center square performances.
Production
Glitzy 90s set design that's aggressively of its era.
Creator
Merrill Heatter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shadoe Stevens returned as announcer but lost his square—apparently one Davidson-era privilege was too decadent to repeat.
This era bridged classic Hollywood Squares snark with early reality TV celebrity culture, creating a perfect time capsule of 90s fame.
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