The show caused substantial outrage at the time, as partial nudity was a central feature (the show featured scantily dressed and stripping women). It was the first erotic TV show on German television and was also available to viewers across Europe as it was broadcast without encryption via the Astra satellite which could be received over a wide area and was popular with 'early adopter' satellite enthusiasts in the UK. It was aired from 21 January 1990 through to 21 February 1993 on RTL plus for three series, totaling approximately 140 episodes. Tutti Frutti was the German version of the Italian game show ('Big Score').

Dezember 2016 wurde eine einmalige Neuauflage der Show auf RTL Nitro unter Moderation von Jörg Draeger und Alexander Wipprecht ausgestrahlt. Tutti Frutti gilt als erste erotische Fernsehshow in Deutschland. Staffel 1 (1990/91) lief auf einem Sendeplatz am späten Sonntagabend, Staffel 2 (1991/92) wurde freitags ausgestrahlt, Staffel 3 (1992/93) im Wechsel freitags und sonnabends. Insgesamt wurden drei Staffeln mit 150 Folgen produziert. Februar 1993 auf dem Privatsender RTL plus ausgestrahlt.

Tutti Frutti (italienisch „alle Früchte, gemischte Früchte“) war die deutsche Version der italienischen Erotik-Spielshow Colpo Grosso (it.

If you end up covering up your card with any card that doesn’t have that fruit, there will only be five left and the other players are likely to pounce on it before you even can finish playing the card to the table. This is especially true in situations where there are exactly five of a fruit on the table but your previous card makes it more than five of the fruit. You are at a disadvantage because everyone else can see the card first and you need to finish playing the card before you can ring the bell. In most other situations though you don’t want to be playing the card that puts five of the same fruit on the table. If the card is a card with five of the same fruit and none of that fruit is currently on the table, the player that plays the cards seems to have an advantage for some reason. In some cases it seems to be better to be the player playing the card while in most situations it is better to not be playing the current card. With next to no strategy in the game, turn order becomes quite important.

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