There were two different formats used for the race. This was a high-stakes point earning round that decided the winning team. In the FOX run, a contestant who got the question right not only earned the 25 points, but also pied his/her opponent in the face. After each stunt, the teams returned to their podiums to answer a toss-up question (that somehow tied in with the stunt) for an additional 25 points. If the stunt ended in a tie, both teams received the points. The winner(s) of each stunt won 25 points. Several games, such as 'Pinhead' and 'Dump-O', were races to answer a certain number of questions first, with the losing player being slimed by an unusual contraption. While most stunts were matches of skill, others relied on luck, such as having teams alternating picking up pies with their teeth until finding two that said 'WIN'. Some stunts resembled those on another children's game show, Double Dare (in fact, Double Dare often mocked Fun House many times due to its similarities when the former was still taped in Philadelphia). The teams played three stunts (usually one for the boys, one for the girls and one for all players).

The Red Team was on the viewer's left and the Gold Team was on the viewer's right at the contestant podium. Two teams ( Red Team and Gold Team) of two children (a boy and a girl) played messy games and answered questions to win a chance to run through an obstacle-strewn Fun House at the end of the show.

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