The show's working title was going to be Pandemonium before it was determined that the word "Pandemonium" seemed too big and complicated for Nickelodeon's target audience. The show was initially hosted by Molly Scott and Keith Diamond, who was on through July 1989 at the latest. The format of Total Panic was arguably similar to that of Wonderama, which originally appeared on the Metromedia owned stations from 1955 to 1977.
