The Krypton Factor is an American game show based on the UK series of the same name.
The original Krypton Factor was produced by Alan Landsburg Productions in association with MCA Television Enterprises and was hosted by Dick Clark.
The revival was produced by Kushner-Locke Productions and distributed by Western International, with Willie Aames hosting.
In this adaptation, a player's score was called their "Krypton Factor," as was the case on the original UK version.
Only the home viewers can see the answers, while the audience in the studio can't and must remain silent, according to Clark.
Unlike the UK version, the course was designed to be fair to both men and women, so neither sex or age received a head start.
The race began with a death slide into an inflatable mat, then players had to cross a pontoon bridge, crawl through tubes, drive a motor vehicle, ride a swing in order to kick down a door, and complete the course by walking in an inflatable wheel.
He and the first runner-up, Joel Lewin, a physical fitness consultant from San Leandro, California, competed on The Krypton Factor International, a special edition of the original British version airing December 30, 1981, against the 1981 UK champion, John McAllister, and first runner-up, Peter Rimmer.
For they were shown a scene from a public domain film or cartoon, and they were asked two questions about it, which could be either visual or verbal information, in turn in reverse order.
There was also a bonus round in which the players were directed to the Krypton Cart, which concealed an object seen or mentioned in the film.
This course took place in Palos Verdes and began with a death slide, followed by a bicycle race, and ended with the Krypton Pavilion, a series of skill and agility tests.
The highest-scoring girl and boy in each of those episodes competed in the finals, the winner of which received $20,000 in cash.