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The Pop 'N Rocker Game was a syndicated weekly game show, premiering on September 17, 1983, and running for a full year. It combined musical trivia with in-studio performances; two bands were featured on each episode. Jon Bauman, better known as Bowzer from Sha Na Na, hosted (without the "Bowzer" persona); Phil Hartman and M.G. Kelly served as announcers.

Three teenagers competed.. Five music trivia questions were asked; some of them having to deal with visual clues (such as pictures or clips from music videos). Each question was worth $50. After the final question was asked, the performer mentioned in the question would come out and perform a song.

After this performance, the Countdown Round was played. The questions started at $50, and increased by $10 for each question. This continued for 60 seconds. Unlike most other game shows, if Jon was in the middle of reading a question when time runs out, he would finish it and it could still be answered. The contestant in the lead won the game and moved on to the Superstar Round.

In the Superstar Round, the contestant had to unscramble the names of bands. Jon would read a clue to each one. If they could unscramble three in 30 seconds, they won a prize package worth over $2,000. After the bonus round, one of the bands mentioned in the bonus round would come out and perform a song.

The show would end with one final song by the first performer.

• Some notable bands that appeared on Pop 'N Rocker Game were Mötley Crüe, Huey Lewis & the News, Oingo Boingo, Translator & The Commodores.
• This was the first of two game shows that Jon Bauman hosted. The second, Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, would premiere just a few weeks after Pop 'N Rocker Game.