Perhaps the first inklings of the format appeared on a 1967 episode of an earlier 'Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions [us]' series I've Got a Secret (1952), on which guest Woody Allen read children's definitions of words for the panel to guess. Child's Play host 'Bill Cullen' (i) happened to be a member of that series' panel.
This show debuted on CBS on September 20, 1982 at 10:30 AM Eastern/9:30 AM Central immediately following The $25,000 Pyramid, which debuted on the same day.
This is the _'Mark Goodson Television Productions [us]'-produced series, _'Mark Godson'_'s first since the death of production partner Bill Todman in 1979.