Double Talk was an American game show seen on the ABC network in 1986. Henry Polic II hosted this word game created by Bob Stewart, which was a remake of Shoot for the Stars. Johnny Gilbert was the announcer.

Main Game

The game was between two teams, each with a contestant and celebrity. The object was for the team to work together and decipher puzzles that are written in "In Other Words" style. For example, "Twice / Speak" would be double talk for the show's title. The slash represented a break in the puzzle, and each partner had to solve a part of the puzzle to score. The game board has four puzzles on it, each worth 10 points if correctly solved by the team in control. The controlling team could continue to solve puzzles until they clean off the board, or mess up. If either partner cannot solve their half, control went over to the other team. The opponents can score five points for the steal, and end the round.

Round one ends after both teams play one board. Round two gave each team a chance to play another board, this time with puzzles worth 20 points, but still 5 for a steal.

The team that scored more points won the game and played the bonus round. If there was a tie, the game shifted to a 'buzz-in' format. The scores would be set to zero, and a puzzle shown. The team that buzzes in tries to solve it for 10 points, but a wrong answer gives 10 to the opponents. 20 points wins the game and a shot at $10,000 cash.

The Jackpot Puzzle

If a team manages to solve all four puzzles on the board, they get a chance at the "Jackpot" in the center. If they can solve a harder puzzle, the contestant wins a cash prize that starts at $1,000; and increases by that much until claimed.

Bonus Round

The winning team now has a chance to win $10,000 in sixty seconds. The celebrity sees nine phrases on a monitor, while the contestant is shown only the initial letter for each word. The celebrity must come up with a question, such that the answer is the desired phrase. Standard rules applied: no using the hands, no using part of the answer, passing is legal, and so on. Each right answer added a letter to the phrase "DOUBLE TALK," with the D given for free. If the team could get all nine phrases in under 60 seconds, the contestant won the $10,000; otherwise $100 per revealed letter was won.

The contestants swapped partners for the second half, and the contestant who won more money got to come back for the next show.