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Last updated:  May 26, 2003

 

(Please excuse the random look of the page.  I can’t seem to get it to upload properly.  When I get this done, I’ll be adding other stuff, and taking the whole website process a bit more seriously.)

 

These are the videos I have catalogued.  I estimate that 50% of my collection is accounted for on this page.  The shows in red are ones that I catalogued a year ago, and I do not have complete information on them (most notably:  fee plug removals, split-screened credits, celebrity info, dates).  The shows are mostly in alphabetical order; all versions of a particular show are usually together (e.g., Password, Pyramid).  “Most eps. available” means I’ve been recording on a regular basis, but I don’t have them catalogued yet, but I’ll find them if you want them.  Episodes of any given show are roughly in chronological order.  Exact dates given are air dates; years only are copyright dates or determined by watching the show.  All videos are of good quality, except where noted.  On shows aired by GSN, fee, audience, and contestant plugs are removed unless otherwise stated.  Please e-mail me with any questions and/or trade requests.  Here are the abbreviations that are used throughout the list:

 

NEW RATING SYSTEM (as of January 2003):

[source/quality/tape #]

Most source abbreviations are obvious (e.g., “USA”, “FAM”, “GSN”) or standard (“OA”=original airing; “SM”=studio master; “SMS”=studio master with slate; “RR”=same-network rerun).  If original commercials are included, the second letter is replaced with a “C”.  If non-original commercials are included, the year of the commercials will immediately follow the source (e.g., USA1992; GSN2002).

Quality ratings are on an A/B/C/D/F scale.  As a guideline, anything with a C or above is definitely watchable.  *A B+ is halfway between an A and a B; a C+ is halfway between a B and a C; etc.  A “-“ indicates that the program is missing a few seconds, but the game play is unaffected unless specifically noted otherwise.

Tape numbers are from my personal collection.  Please include them when requesting a show.

 

OLD RATING SYSTEM (which is in the process of being phased out):

(sm) = copy of studio master.  (sms) includes slate

(oa) = show was recorded from its original airing (or reruns shortly thereafter from the same network)

(gsn) = recorded from Game Show Network reruns

(fam) = recorded from Family Channel reruns

(pax) = recorded from PAX reruns

(tvl) = recorded from reruns on Nick at Nite’s TV Land

(usa) = from USA Network (are you noticing a pattern here?)

Note:  Next to the title is the source of most of my eps.  Exceptions are noted next to the specific episode or group

[c#] = compressed - the number is how badly, 1 or 2 being barely noticeable, 5 being about 10%, 9 or 10 being just absurd - only for one segment, in most cases

[e] = I edited commercials and might have chopped off a second on either side

[g] = occasional GSN contest info scrolling across the bottom of the screen or something similar (e.g., a brief split-screen with a Greed interactive leader board)

[l] = GSN did not show a last segment (presumably just a goodbye) then rejoined the credits after the fee plugs

[p] = brief cable or satellite pixelation - on no more than one or two brief occasions unless noted

[s] = split-screened credits (or more generally, whatever station I got it from messed with the credits in some way, but someone else could possibly have an intact copy)

 

For a list of marathons that I have, click here.  For music, click here.

 

And now, the shows…

 

All-Star Blitz (oa)

with Peter Marshall

4/8/85 - debut ep. - Leslie Uggams, John Byner, Abby Dalton, Robert Mandan - fair quality, missing first few seconds (t1034)

’85 - Anne Bloom, Tom Poston, Rose Marie, Sam Behrens - with two Blitz Bonanzas - this show is really underrated - original commercials included - good quality (t205)

 

Bargain Hunters (oa)

with Peter Tomarken

’87 - first game:  Carol vs. Sunny - with original commercials - fair to good quality - tracking control briefly onscreen (t946)

’87 - first game:  Cheri vs. Glenna - with original commercials - fair to good quality - how did this show ever make the air? (t951)

’87 - first game:  Dorothy vs. Juanita - with original commercials - fair to good quality (t1000)

 

Battlestars, (The New) (oa)

with Alex Trebek

4/23/82 - first season finale - Tom Poston, Debbie Reynolds, Jenilee Harrison, Rip Taylor, J.M. Bullock, and Ricky Schroeder - occasional audio drop-outs [OA/C/t1859]

4/4/83 - first episode of the “new” season - Erik Estrada, Debbie Reynolds, Tom Wopat, Jimmy Bullock, Glenn Scarpelli, Vicki Lawrence - Debbie doesn’t seem to be enjoying herself - missing first and last few seconds - fair quality (t1249)

 

Beat the Clock (gsn)

with Bud Collyer

Misc. ep. (g740)

Toupee attempt for $3200 (g2450)

 

with Monty Hall

“All-New, All-Star” Christmas ep. (m546)

 

Beat the Geeks (oa)

with J. Keith van Straaten

Misc. ep. (u4641)

 

with Blaine Capatch

*Several episodes available*

 

Beat the Odds (sm)

with Warren Hull

’69 - B&W - of course, everyone remembers this as the show with the Whammie J - original commercials included (t721)

 

with Chuck Henry

unsold pilot from ’75 (t726)

 

Big ShowDown, The (sms)

with Jim Peck

’74 PILOT, titled ShowDown - marginal to fair quality (t1400)

’75 - “The Big FallDown” - fair to good quality - VTR 3-14-75 [e] (t1015)

 

Blackout (oa) - all with original commercials

with Bob Goen

1/88 - Markie Post and Denise vs. Charles Siebert and Jan (t1205)

1/88 - Stephen Furst and Laurie vs. Annie Bloom and Robert (t1210)

1/88 - Annie Bloom and Debbie vs. Stephen Furst and Robert (t1230)

 

Blankety Blanks (oa)

with Bill Cullen

4/21/75 - premiere - Anne Meara and Bill Shatner (t912)

 

Blind Date (sm)

with Arlene Francis

’50 - fathers choose dates for their offspring - with original commercials (for Gruen watches) - fair to good quality (t1404)

 

Blockbusters (gsn)

with Bill Cullen

First 4 eps. from ’80 (g2045, g2345, g2405, g2425)

2nd ep. - Nancy (then Georgia) vs. twins Tom and Joe - two great games [l] (g2345)

10th ep. (g2605)

Misc. ep. (a210)

Pat and Liz McCarthy shoot for $120,000 (missing 1st minute) (g210)

Pat and Liz win $120,000 (missing 1st minute) (g220)

Game Show Saturday Night with Leland Yung (g3100)

4/23/82 - Marge vs. Nina & Kim - last ep. - Cullen reads off some very interesting stats [GSN1999/B+/t1625]

 

with Bill Rafferty

1/5/87 - Rafferty’s first - what happened to the family pair? - fee plugs included - marginal to fair quality - missing first and last couple of seconds [e] (t708)

5/1/87 - Rafferty’s last - with original commercials (and Classic Concentration contestant plug) - fair quality - missing first few seconds (t1409 - oa)

 

Blockbusters (UK version - oa)

with Bob Holness

’91 - quite a faithful recreation - fair, shaky video - missing first second or so (t636)

 

Body Language (gsn)

with Tom Kennedy

First ep. from ’84 (m140)

Christmas ep. (m515)

1/3/86 - Vicki Lawrence & Janus vs. Ted Lange & Scott - last ep. - Tom tries to skip the bonus game [GSN1999/A/t1615]

 

Boggle:  The InterActive Game (oa)

with Wink Martindale

’94 - Eric, Scott, Viviana, Kate - with commercials and lackluster InterActive PlayBreaks - I was born too late—I would’ve kicked nether region at this game! - fee plugs truncated, no credits (t1029)

 

Break the Bank (oa)

with Gene Rayburn

9/16/85 - debut - Michael and Lori vs. Tim and Becky - original commercials intact, including plug for TV Guide’s Wheel of Fortune play-at-home game (t200)

9/17/85 - Tim and Becky vs. Ron and Gale - with original commercials (t830)

 

Bullseye (sm)

with Jim Lange

’79 PILOT - Scott vs. Gale, for $1,000,000 - fair quality, missing first few seconds (t1414)

 

Bumper Stumpers (gsn)

with Al DuBois

Misc. ep. (a205)

Misc. ep. (a220)

 

Caesars Challenge (oa) - all consecutive episodes, with original commercials

with Ahmad Rashad

’93 - Jay, Susan, Nestor - one of the words is on the topic of game shows - blowout city! (t834)

’93 - Nestor, Kathy, Bob - yet another blowout (t839)

’93 - Nestor, Ruth, Rich - it’s amazing how much the game slows down when Nestor doesn’t know the word - he retires this time (t844)

’93 - Lea, Wade, Carol - close game, but very boring if you’re playing along at home (t849)

’93 - Wade, Karen, Reizian (t854)

’93 - Wade, Deborah, Ken (t859)

’93 - Wade, Denise, Jayson (t864)

’93 - Denise, Ron, Laurel - close game (t869)

’93 - Laurel, David, Michelle - an, uh, interesting game (t874)

 

Card Sharks (gsn)

with Jim Perry

’78 - PILOT #1 - Jack Campion vs. Pam - fair to good quality (t1417 - sms)

’78 - PILOT #2 - Judith vs. Johnny - $28,800 win - fair to good quality (t1521 - sms)

First ep. from ’78 (m110)

‘78 - first game:  Carol vs. Elaine - Would you give up a year of your life for an evening with one of Charlie’s Angels? [s] (g3730)

All 15 “turnabout” episodes, featuring 8 game show hosts: (g200, g205, g215, g225, g230, g235, t1343, g240, g245, g250, g255, g300, g325, g340, g349)

            #7 - Jim Lange vs. Alex Trebek and a game and a half of Jack Clark vs. Jim Lange [l, s] (t1343)

Misc. ep. (g1225)

Young people’s week ep. with hilarious contestant (g1352)

Ep. with fascinating question about communism and democracy (g1545)

Misc. ep. (g1754)

Misc. ep.  GSN didn’t remove contestant plug! (g1845)

Misc. ep. (g2145)

Misc. ep. (g2155)

Misc. ep. (g2440)

Misc. ep. (g2740)

Misc. ep. (g2845)

Christmas ep. (m526)

Misc. ep. (g3240)

Ep. with frightening contestant (g3640)

Misc. ep. (g3645)

 

with Bob Eubanks

First week from ’86 (g2615, g2755, g2850, g2940, g3005)

First 2 eps. of second week (g3035, g3050)

Ep. from early ’86 (g3200)

Early ’86 ep. (g3250)

’86 ep. (g3300)

’86 ep. (g3330)

’86 ep. with blind contestant (g3540)

’86 ep. (g3635)

’86 - first game:  Frank vs. Susan - Would NYC cops turn in their dope-smoking son? - fee plugs included [s] (g4014)

’89 ep. with 10 marines (g2525)

3/31/89 - last ep. - another teary-eyed goodbye from Bob [GSN/B+/t1635]

 

with Pat Bullard (yeah, it pains me to bring up the topic, too - oa)

Debut ep. (u300)

 

Catch Phrase (oa)

with Art James

9/16/85 - debut - Michael vs. Ashley - ineptitude abounds! - with original commercials (t815)

9/17/85 - Michael vs. Bri - if the show doesn’t make you slap your forehead, the commercials will! (t825)

9/18/85 - Bri vs. Bill - with original commercials, including one for a Wheel of Fortune “home game” - missing first second or so (t820)

 

Celebrity Game. The

with Carl Reiner

’64 - Lee Marvin, Connie Stevens, Oscar Levant, Louis Nye, Nanette Fabray, Mickey Rooney, Sal Mineo, Suzy Parker, Gypsy Rose Lee [SC/B-/t1840]

 

Celebrity Sweepstakes

with Jim McKrell

’74 PILOT - John Astin, Jane Withers, Luci Arnaz, Dean Jones, Ted Knight, Patty Duke Astin - Sandi, Cy, Jackie - a few breakups throughout the show­ [SM/B-/t1759]

 

Chain Reaction, (The New) (sm)

with Bill Cullen

’79 PILOT - Joyce Bulifant and Nipsey Russell - marginal to fair quality (t1431)

 

with Blake Emmons

9/29/86 - premiere - Allan & Jo Ann vs. Karen & Lorraine [GSN1996?/B+-/t1854]

 

Chain Reaction, The $40,000 (oa)

with Geoff Edwards

12/27/91 - the finale, missing next to last segment - fair quality, quite a few picture breakups, low audio (t1435)

 

Challengers, The (oa) - all with original commercials

with Dick Clark

9/17/90 - Mary, Tone, Doug - great game - staticky audio - missing opening and part of the closing credits (t927)

9/18/90 - Toni, Doug, Chick - great game (t932)

9/19/90 - Cindy, Chick, Larry - good game (t412)

9/20/90 - Susan, Larry, Joel (t936)

 

Classic Concentration (oa)

with Alex Trebek

1/88 - first game:  Glenn (and canine companion) vs. Sandra (in a rematch) - it sounds like they’re a bit desperate for contestants - with original commercials (t1215)

’89 - Jeff vs. Terri - this woman is lucky! - Marjorie has an injured foot - with original commercials (t1319)

 

Concentration (sm)

with Hugh Downs

’58 - the “forfeit one prize” space adds an interesting bit of strategy to the mix - complete with commercials for several sponsors - time counter (from ’58) on bottom of screen for entire show (doesn’t really block anything important) - shaky video (t325)

’68 - Christmas episode (in B&W) - with nifty opening animation - two fake Santas square off (Bob Clayton and Victor Borge, the latter won’t take the game seriously) - Hugh Downs passes the proverbial torch to Bob Clayton - some original commercials included (t500)

 

with Bob Clayton

’69 - Christmas episode (B&W) - with the same nifty animation and two more fake Santas (Hugh Downs and Joe Garagiola) - includes countdown to show - some original commercials intact, including plugs for NBC’s new lineup, which includes several game shows! (t505)

 

with Orson Bean

Unsold pilot from ’85 - low audio [SM/B/t1775]

 

Cop Out (gsn)

with Geoff Edwards

Unsold pilot (m300)

 

Cram (oa)

with Graham Elwood

*Several episodes available*

 

Dating Game, The (gsn)

with Jim Lange

Christmas ep. with H.R. Pufnstuf (m521)

Misc. ep. (g2010)

Misc. ep. (g2100)

’72 - 12-year-old Michael Jackson selects a date - Whammy! bug present throughout (u3716)

 

with Elaine Joyce

’86 - the first game could be the least graceful thing I’ve ever seen in my life - the second (which isn’t far behind) features a young Cuba Gooding, Jr. - fee plugs included (u3241)

 

Definition (Canadian - oa)

with Jim Perry

’85 - with sportscasters Dan Matheson and Pat Marsden - commercials and contestant and fee/audience plugs intact (t626)

’87 - final of the Tournament of Champions - fair to good quality - low audio (t631 - sm)

 

Dollar a Second (gsn)

with Bob Eubanks

Unsold pilot (m320)

 

Double Dare (gsn)

with Alex Trebek

4/29/77 - last ep. - first game:  Andy vs. Ilene - “To use one properly, grip it firmly with three fingers at the curve near the tip.” What is it? [GSN1999/A/t1630]

 

Dream House

with Mike Darrow (sm)

’68? - in B&W - first game:  Doyle and Pam vs. Susan and Jerry (all newcomers, as the champions just became parents) - with original commercials - fair to good quality (t1253)

 

with Bob Eubanks (oa)

’83 - Sharon and Rob (in their 5th game) vs. Kandy and Peter - Halloween-themed ep. with special guest appearance by Go’s Kevin O’Connell - I love the modern furniture and video game system! - original commercials included - video not bad at all, considering the age (t110)

4/29/84? - Becky and Lynn (in their 2nd game) vs. Rose and Larry - not long after the scoring system was changed (for the worse) - a good game, nonetheless - with original commercials (t805)

4/30/84? - Rose and Larry vs. Barbara and Duke - with original commercials (t810)

 

Extreme Gong (oa)

with George Gray

Ep. from ’98 (a125)

Ep. from ’98 (a925)

 

Face Is Familiar, The

with Jack Clark

’65 PILOT with Betsy Palmer and Bill Cullen [SM/B+/t1872]

 

Face the Music (fam)

with Ron Ely

18 random eps. (f100)

11 random eps. (f300)

18 random eps. (f200)

 

Family Challenge (hour-long - oa)

with Ray Combs

11/95 - Falcioni vs. Bidar - they’re waging a war of words, as well! - stunts include a memory game with fast talker John Moschitta and a game of musical chairs with pies (with the worst officiating I have ever seen) - with original commercials and fee plugs (a1140)

 

Family Feud (gsn - daytime in black - nighttime in blue)

with Richard Dawson (fee plugs intact unless otherwise mentioned)

PILOT - Speir vs. Madvig - anyone who says the current set is bad obviously hasn’t seen this atrocity - the game format is better though, IMHO, than that of any version that’s aired - good quality (sm ‑ t514)

First daytime ep. from ’76 (m150)

First nighttime ep. from ’77 (g150)

’77 - Macfarland vs. Gunther - does Dawson get a lot of hate mail? - a great answer to the question “name a kind of nut” - missing first second or so [s] (u3305)

8/4/79 - Farrens vs. Strom (no returning champs) - Richard doesn’t want Gene’s sympathy - Caryn Lucas sub-hosts 2 questions - great ep.! - poor quality first few seconds, but it recovers nicely - a second or so missing from the end of the show (after credits end) [g] (g100)

Christmas ep. (m541)

8-ep. Thanksgiving marathon (m400)

Miss Universe vs. Miss USA ep. (g2435)

One-time-champ Ugoretz family vs. the Folkins clan (g3335)

Game Show Saturday Night, with six episodes featuring the Ugoretz family (g800)

WIN TV ep. (g2555)

Misc. ep. (g2620)

TV hosts specials (g2950, g3015)

Nighttime ep. from ’82 (a705)

’80 - Smith vs. Smith - no, they aren’t related to each other (one look at them will tell you that J) [c5] (u2200)

’83 - Mathiesen vs. Barakat - the answer:  “Hang it out the window.”  What’s the question? [s] (g2300)

’83 - Mathiesen vs. Perkins - challengers rack up $299, only to lose on the fifth question [s] (g2305)

’83 - Mathiesen vs. Kunz - a place people take kids on Sunday--the river??? (g2310)

’83 - Kunz vs. Hulsey - is there an echo in the building? [s] (g2315)

’83 - Hulsey vs. Hainlen - Richard is blown away by a contestant’s answer (g2320)

’83 - Hainlen vs. Cunningham - one of the few Feuds to have a response censored (g2325)

’83 - Cunningham vs. Phillips - “Name a question, such as ‘How old are you?’ that you might answer with a lie.” - and that’s just the beginning! - Undoubtedly, the most hilarious Feud ep. ever! (g2330)

’83 - Phillips vs. Jurisich - Dawson starts out the show by saying he’s ill from the last, and begrudgingly welcomes the champs back - then, the challengers give him oysters! (g2335)

6/14/85 - Murphy vs. Mackin - finale of original ABC run - with Dawson’s touching final speech, and a great bit about Ronald Reagan’s age [GSN1999/A/t1669]

 

with Ray Combs

The 2nd Price Is Right vs. The Young and the Restless week (g330, g335, g345, g354, g400)

5 eps. with males vs. females from American Gladiators (g650, g655, g1300, g1305, g1310)

Battle of the “almost celebrities” ep. (g1320)

Misc. ep. (g2625)

Military ep. (g2510)

Misc. ep. (g3205)

AFC vs. NFC quarterbacks from ’94 (g3235)

Misc. ep. (g3340)

’89 - Crawford vs. Lorenze - Ray drags a female contestant through the process of hosting a question [s] (u1246)

 

with Louie Anderson

*At least one episode available*

 

with Richard Karn

*A couple of episodes available*

 

50 Grand Slam (oa)

with Tom Kennedy

10/4/76 - debut - Allen Ludden cameos - subjects are American Women, Golf, and General Knowledge (all at the $200 level), and the play is not good - fair quality [e] (t1258)

 

Friend or Foe? (oa)

with Kennedy

*Several episodes available*

 

Gambit (sm)

with Wink Martindale

’75 - first game:  Livingston vs. Ferraro - missing first few seconds - marginal quality (t900)

 

Game Game, The

with Jim McKrell

’69 - George Carlin, Jackie Susann & Andrew Pume - How decisive are you? [GSN/B+-/t1868]

 

Get Rich Quick (gsn)

with Steve Edwards

Unsold pilot (m305)

 

Get the Picture (oa)

with Mike O’Malley

’91 - Taylor/Melissa vs. Michael/Shawne - with commercials from ’92 - a brief glitch, but otherwise, great quality (a1248)

 

Giant Eagle Hometown High Q  (KDKA [Pittsburgh] high-school quiz - oa)

with Ken Rice

Most episodes, starting with the first season’s championship game, can be found on their own page.

 

2nd season - ‘00-01 - I am Oil City’s team captain!

First Round     #4 - Oil City, Boyce Campus Middle College, Fort Cherry (h9200)

Playoffs           #2 - Oil City, Laurel Valley, Penn Hills - Oil City is the only team to reach the 600 mark after the first round :-) (h005)

Semifinals        #1 - Derry Area, Oil City, Charleroi - One of the greatest comebacks in game show history! :-) (h010)

Final                Championship Game - Oil City, Montour, Sewickley Academy - a lackluster game like this can only be played by three exhausted teams that won tough semifinal games earlier in the day ;-) (h015)

 

Greed

with Chuck Woolery

*Most episodes available*

 

Gong Show, The (gsn)

with John Barbour

Unaired first ep. from ’76 (m100)

 

with Chuck Barris

’76 - Arte Johnson, Jaye P. Morgan, Jamie Farr - the panel takes over the show! - great ep.! [g] (g3825 or m825)

’76? - Arte Johnson, Jaye P. Morgan, Steve Garvey - eccentric comedienne; Paul Reubens doing sound effects; attractive marimbist (brief glitch) [g] (g3810 or m810)

’77 - Jaye P. Morgan, Pat Paulsen, Pearl Bailey - Definitive Gong Show ep.! - “Mama Don’t Wanna Let Me Go On the Gong Show”; act earns 1 point; cross-dressing stripper [g] (g3800 or m800)

’77 - Louis Nye, Jaye P. Morgan, Pat McCormick - one-man band; “red, red robin” needs to be put out of its misery [g] (g3805 or m805)

’77 - Arte Johnson, Jaye P. Morgan, Steve Martin - talented mouth player; Unknown Comic; the Tubadours! [g] (g3820 or m820)

’77 - Arte Johnson, Jaye P. Morgan, Jamie Farr - classic hour-long All-Star Gong Show Special - celebrity interviews; two cross-dressers get romantic; Siamese harmonica players; Rindercella; Alice Cooper and Tony Randall; dog goes after Chuck; marching band invades an act; rotund stripper and belly dancer; Chuck gets in the way of a brawl; Dr. Jerry, the singing chef - and those are only the highlights! [g] (g3830 or m830)

’78 - Anson Williams, Dionne Warwick, Jamie Farr - 400th show - Chuck forgets to introduce the panel; dancing Granny; another Granny fiddling around [g] (g3815 or m815)

Misc. ep. (g034)

Misc. ep. (incomplete, poor video) (a900)

Misc. ep. (g2000)

Misc. ep. from ’78 (a100)

7/21/78 - Carl Ballantine, Patti Andrews, Jamie Farr - NBC series finale - entire ep. is a story about the land of Ferb - a real gem! [GSN/A/t1664]

 

Gong Show Movie, The

The 1980 film starring Chucky and several of your favorite Gong “legends”, featuring quite a few uncensored clips from the show.  89 minutes; rated R for language and Jaye P. Morgan flashing.  Fair to good quality with a 2-minute video lapse toward the beginning (t1300)

 

He Said. She Said

with Joe Garagiola

’70 - Bert & Anne Convy, Hal Holbrook & Carol Rossen, Bob Zambino(?) & E.J. Peaker, Dick & Loretta Clark [GSN2000?/B/t1845]

 

High Rollers

with Alex Trebek

6/20/80 - the oft-discussed finale, with a $10,000 fishbowl and a possibly-inebriated emcee - marginal quality (t700)

 

History IQ (oa)

with Marc Summers

First-season ep. (g1050)

First-season ep. (g1155)

First-season ep. (g1220)

First-season ep. (g1719)

First-season ep. (g1744)

7 first-season eps. (g2900)

Second-season ep. (g2150)

Second-season ep. (g2415)

Second-season ep. (g3325)

 

Hit Man (oa)

with Peter Tomarken

4/1/83 - Gene Kelly and Vice-Presidents stories - final ep. - Randy West is a contestant - “If you would like to be a contestant on Hit Man, forget it!” - with original commercials and fee plugs - fair quality, missing first couple of seconds - 10-sec. glitch during first story (t407)

 

Hollywood Connection, The

with Jim Lange

’77 - Dick Smothers, Pat Carroll, Tommy Lasorda, Jaye P. Morgan, Jan Murray, Barbara Rhoades - Nancy vs. Gale [GSN/A-/t1771]

 

Hollywood Showdown (oa)

with Todd Newton

Misc. ep. (a230)

Misc. ep. (a700)

4 eps. with fun contestant Shannon (g305, g310, g315, g320)

Day one of “Full Monty Week” (g750 or g2455)

Air Force Week ep. (g2535)

 

Hollywood Squares, (The) - more episodes of ‘70s and current versions are available

with Bert Parks (sm)

’65 PILOT - Wally Cox, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Gisele MacKenzie, Robert Q. Lewis, Vera Miles, Charley Weaver, Abby Dalton, Jim Backus - fair quality (t1443)

 

with Peter Marshall (gsn)

’67 - earliest surviving daytime ep. - Vincent Price, Marty Allen, Michael Landon, Joanne Dru, Charley Weaver, Eva Gabor, Wally Cox, Rose Marie, Steve Rossi [SC/B+/t1831]

’72? - Wally Cox, Rose Marie, Dick Smothers, Marty Feldman, Kent McCord, Joan Rivers, Jan Murray, Susan St. James, Paul Lynde - what did Jack trade to get the magic beans?  Paul:  “Monty Hall.” - are we here to learn or to earn? - “I’d like to correct something that Paul Lynde said.” - fee plugs intact [s] (u3727)

’80 - finale - Rose Marie, Tom Poston, Michele Lee, Vincent Price, Leslie Uggams, George Gobel, Marty Allen, Charlie Callas, Wayland & Madame [OC/B-/t1827]

 

with John Davidson (oa)

’85 PILOT - Burt Reynolds, Loni Anderson, Marla Gibbs, Dick Butkus & Bubba Smith, Steve Landesberg, Apollonia, Tony Danza, Jackie Collins, Dom DeLuise (t1448 - sm)

4/1/87 - Stuart Pankin, Charlotte Rae, Marlon Jackson, Clifton Davis, Jay Johnson, David Naughton, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Vikki Carr, Sarah Purcell - the hilariously infamous April Fools’ Day ep. - fair to good quality, shaky video (t1452)

 

with Tom Bergeron (oa)

week of 5/13/02:  Tangi Miller, Brad Garrett, Miss Piggy & Kermit The Frog, Nancy Kerrigan, Doris Roberts, Seth Peterson, Dyan Cannon, Gilbert Gottfried, Whoopi Goldberg

Tues.:   day 2 of the 2002 ToC  - Dwayne vs. Kimy - fair to good quality - missing most of celebrity intros [s] (u4405)

Wed.:   Mark vs. Pat - Miss Piggy moves in with Whoopi - like his cousin, the worm, this creature has 32 brains.  What is it?  Kermit:  Ben Stein. - fair to good quality - missing most of intros [s] (u4420)

Thurs.:  Guy vs. Kamara (u4430)

Fri.:      championship game - Mark vs. Guy - how did John Lennon get his harmonica for “Love Me Do”? - fair quality (u4435)

 

Hot Seat

with Jim Peck

’76 - only existing ep. [OC/C/t1876]

 

Hot Streak, (Bruce Forsyth’s)

with Bruce Forsyth

PILOT #2 from ’84 - Joni, Susan, Karen, Becky, & Wanda vs. Jack, Scott, Peter, Patrick, & Peter [SMS/A/t1517]

 

Inquizition (oa)

with The Inquizitor

Ep. from ’98 (a135)

Ep. from ’98 (a935)

 

It’s Your Chance of a Lifetime (oa)

with Gordon Elliott

Last half of Tim Hsieh’s first show (a235)

Hsieh’s second show, missing a few seconds (a241)

 

It Takes Two (oa)

with Dick Clark

’97 - Mary Ellen/Biz, Bea/Adam, Eric/Paul - how many shrimp can the chef butterfly in 12 minutes? - end of credits chopped off (t922)

’97 - Janice/LaVerne, Andrea/John, Steven/Craig - how many rings can Schmoo catch during a commercial break? - portion of fee plugs and credits chopped - staticky audio (t1053)

 

I’ve Got a Secret (gsn)

with Garry Moore

12/17/58 - Cullen, Palmer, Morgan, Donna Reed - contestants include a father and son that both fought Jersey Joe Walcott, who cameos after the secret is revealed, and a group of children that will all have their tonsils out the next day - Guest star:  Arthur Godfrey, who takes the panelists on a trip to yesteryear (u3147)

Classic segment (10 minutes) (a800)

Ep. with Bill and Ann Cullen on panel (g1140)

2 eps. with baseball stars (g1905, g1920)

Misc. ep. (g2015)

Misc. ep. (g2110)

Henry Morgan is elected! (g2445)

Military ep. (g2500)

Military ep. (g2530)

Great ep. (g3455)

 

with Steve Allen

Christmas ep. (m551)

4/3/67 - last ep. of original CBS run (B&W kinescope) - Steve goes up to meet the first contestant, who rides a 20-foot unicycle - guest:  Lynn Redgrave [GSN/A/t1644]

Misc. color ep. (g2035)

 

with Bill Cullen

6/23/76 - second in a series of aired pilots - Elaine Joyce, Richard Dawson, Pat Collins, Henry Morgan - guest is Rodney Dangerfield [SM/A/t1817]

 

Jackpot

with Geoff Edwards

1/3/75 - with a $38,750 Super Jackpot win! [SM/B-/t1530]

 

Jeopardy! (gsn)

with Art Fleming

2/10/72 - the 2000th episode, a special one-round, all-video format with the 3 top money winners of all time - Mel Brooks cameos as the 2000-year-old man (t1315)

3/2/79 - Art’s last ep. - Charlie, Susan, Doug [GSN1999/B+/t1600]

 

with Alex Trebek

PILOT #2 from ’84 - Jack Campion, Cynthia, Michael - low audio [SM/C+-/t1505]

First Trebek ep. from ’84 (m120)

4/22/86 - Kurt, *Randy Amasia*, Susan - Stupid Answers makes its second appearance [SMS/A/t1509]

4/23/86 - *Randy Amasia*, Pam, Lois - In Other Words… shows up [SMS/A/t1513]

Celebrity Invitational ep. (a514)

Celebrity ep. with Carol Burnett and Regis Philbin.  Hilarious! (g1345)

Celebrity ep. (g2030)

11/01 - Kristin, Geoffrey, Harold - first show with $200-2000 clues - fair video quality - fee plugs truncated, no credits (g4029 - oa)

5/14/02 - Brad Rutter, Eric Newhouse, Bob Verini - the second day of the Million Dollar Masters tourney final - great game! - lottery numbers and weather warning info onscreen for a couple of minutes near the beginning - weather warning onscreen for a minute near the end (which is extremely annoying, since I was fighting the sun’s glare to see the show!) [s] (u4400 - oa)

5/15/02 - it’s the 4000th episode, and no game is played - it’s all a reminiscence, including a cameo by Johnny Gilbert, a clip from an early Fleming ep., a recent interview with Merv Griffin, some of the more interesting contestants and celebrities, a few of the interesting categories and clues (including my favorite clue of all time!), appearances of the show in pop culture, and the Clue Crew (okay, every great special has to have a bleak spot) [s] (u4415 - oa)

 

Jeopardy!, Super (gsn)

with Alex Trebek

Tournament final from ’90 (g145)

 

Joker’s Wild, The

with Allen Ludden (sm)

’69 PILOT (in B&W) - Don Drysdale, Rosemary Clooney, Rich Little, Irene Ryan, Pat Paulsen - Same basic idea as the series, but the categories are represented by celebrities, the game is played to thirteen points, and there’s a different method of selecting questions - fair quality (t305)

 

with Jack Barry (gsn)

9/4 through 9/8/72 - Premiere week (g900, g910, g915, g920, g925)

6/13/75 - the CBS finale [SM/B-/t1836]

 

with Pat Finn (oa)

’90? - Roger, Myra, Ed - Pat needs to pay more attention to the scores - otherwise, this is a terrific, underrated show - original commercials (many for 900 numbers) and fee and audience/contestant plugs intact - fair audio (t421)

 

Just Men!

with Betty White

2/83 - Tim Reid, Tom Dreesen, Peter Tomarken, Martin Hewitt, Jay Johnstone, Tom Sullivan, Ken Berry - Angela vs. Wendy [OC/B+/t1714]

 

Krypton Factor, The (oa)

with Dick Clark

8/28/81 - Ronna Hermes, Garry Boone, Andrew Lessman, and Kivi Harris play this unusual game of intelligence and physical ability - the season winner gets $50,000 in gold - original commercials intact - a couple of brief video glitches (t509)

 

Let’s Make a Deal (gsn) - quite a few more episodes are available, including a few ‘80s All-New LMaDs

with Monty Hall

’63 PILOT - in color - everyone’s in plain clothes—a sight to behold! - ep. starts with Monty in an empty studio, giving an explanation of the game’s premise - game is a cross between Monty’s end-of-show deals and the series we’re all familiar with - Big Deal is worth $2005 - fair quality (t319 - sm)

‘70s - a woman gives up a six-foot photo of Monty Hall at age one and a half (u2205)

 

Liars Club

with Bill Armstrong

’76 - Peter Marshall, Fannie Flagg, Joey Bishop, George Savalas [USA/B+-/t1863]

 

Lingo (oa)

with Chuck Woolery

*Several episodes available*

 

Love Experts, The

with Bill Cullen

’78 - Jo Anne Worley, Geoff Edwards, Elaine Joyce, Soupy Sales - a woman with a perpetually sleepy boyfriend, an overly-tall woman­, and a designer of sexy clothes [SM/A/t1767]

 

Magnificent Marble Machine, The (sm)

with Art James

7/10/75 - Florence Henderson and Roddy McDowall - from premiere week - an interesting concept:  watching people play a huge pinball machine - fair, shaky video (t730)

 

Make the Connection (gsn)

with Gene Rayburn

Misc. ep. (g930)

Misc. ep. (g2125)

 

with Jim McKay

Misc. ep. (g3145)

 

Make the Grade (oa)

with Lew Schneider

’89 - Chris, Dvora, Bernadette - with original commercials, including one for the soon-to-be-released magazine, Entertainment Weekly(!) (a1305)

 

Mall Masters (oa)

with Chris Harrison

Game Show Saturday Night (g1000)

Misc. ep. (g3630)

 

Match Game, The (gsn)

with Gene Rayburn

’62 PILOT with Peggy Cass and Peter Lind Hayes [SC/A/t1718]

All-star special with Bennett Cerf, Henry Morgan, and Robert Q. Lewis against Joan Fontaine, Betty White, and Peggy Cass (g1205)

 

Match Game 7x (gsn)

with Gene Rayburn

__________athon, with 8 eps. and clips from ‘90s interview with Rayburn. (m600 and m700)

Game Show Saturday Night with Scoey Mitchlll (g1800)

Game Show Saturday Night (g3500)

 

Match Game 73 (gsn) - numbers are from matchgame.org’s episode guide

with Gene Rayburn

PILOT - Arlene Francis, Jack Klugman, Bert Convy, Jo Ann Pflug, Richard, Betty White - the same game we all know and love, but with a different (I’d say better) set - poor quality, occasional drop-out, but mostly watchable (for us die-hards, anyway J) (t300 - sms)

#1 - Michael Landon, Vicki Lawrence, Jack Klugman, Jo Ann Pflug, Richard, Anita Gillette (m105)

#6 - Bob Barker, Arlene Francis, Richard, Michael Learned, Richard Thomas, Della Reese - interesting theme music gaffe at beginning - fee plugs included [s] (g3722)

#115 - Jack Cassidy, Brett, Charles, June Lockhart, Richard, Loretta Swit (Christmas ep.) (m536)

 

Match Game 74 (gsn)

with Gene Rayburn

late March - Pat Harrington, Brett, Nipsey Russell, Fannie, Richard, Jo Anne Worley (a509)

first week of July - Don Adams, Brett, Charles, Mitzi McCall, Richard, Elaine Joyce (a115)

same week as above - Charles, Brett, Don Adams, Elaine Joyce, Richard, Mitzi McCall (a915)

#227? - Bert Convy, Brett, Charles, Louisa Moritz, Richard, Kaye Stevens - it’s the Karen Lesko episode! - the incident itself was edited (I’ll include it if you’d like), but it was referred to quite often, probably leaving most original viewers quite bewildered [s] (u2145)

4-episode morning mini-marathon (g940)

 

Match Game 75 (gsn)

with Gene Rayburn

#618 - Dick Martin, Brett, Charles, Jody Donovan, Richard, Fannie (last ep. - missing first couple of minutes) (a610)

 

Match Game 76 (gsn)

with Gene Rayburn

early February - Ed Asner, Brett, Gary Burghoff, Marcia Rod, Richard, Betty White (a200)

mid-February - Gary Burghoff, Brett, Charles, Susan Howard, Richard, Fannie (a215)

Doors Die! (includes commercial for History IQ) (g455)

#872 - Joey Bishop, Brett, Charles, Elizabeth Allen, Richard, Fannie (last ep.) (g1734)

 

Match Game 77 (gsn)

with Gene Rayburn

#873? - Joey Bishop, Brett, Charles, Elizabeth Allen, Richard, Fannie (g1739)

Game Show Saturday Night (8 eps.) (g500)

Game Show Saturday Night (8 different eps.) (g1400)

Game Show Saturday Night (8 other eps.) (g1500)

Misc. ep. (g2635)

Misc. ep. (g3215)

Misc. ep. (g3350)

 

Match Game 78 (gsn)

with Gene Rayburn

#1129 - Richard Deacon, Fannie, Charles, Mary Wickes, Richard, Joyce Bulifant (first ep. - sign change at beginning) (a620)

6 eps. from “Star Wheel Era” in old set (g540, g545, g550, g555, g640, g645)

#1261-1263 - First 3 eps. in new set (third has guest on stage) (g1315, g1325, g1330)

Late-year ep. (g755)

Late-year ep. (g905)

Late-year ep. (g1040)

Late-year ep. (g1150)

Mid-October - with Brett and Jack Klugman (g1210)

#1362 - Joe Santos, Brett, Charles, Carol Jones, Dick Martin, Fannie (g1235)

#1363? - Christmas ep. with Brett and Charles as little girl and Santa (g1550)

#1365? (g1645)

Last ep. (g1650)

 

Match Game 79 (gsn)

with Gene Rayburn

4 early-January eps. (g1440, g1445, g1450, g1455)

#1376? - Nipsey Russell, Brett, Charles, Dolly Martin, Dick Martin, Patti Deutsch (we love Patti!) (g1714)

Early ep. (g1840)

Misc. ep. (g2410)

Misc. ep. (g2430)

#1431-1435 - Kukla & Ollie, Brett, Charles, Eva Gabor, Arte Johnson, Fannie (g3230, g3255, g3305, g3311, g3600)

Misc. ep. (g3545)

You go, Brett! (g3615)

Misc. ep. (g3655)

3/16/79 - with director’s track - Marc Breslow calls a great game J - David Doyle, Brett, Charles, Loretta Swit, Scoey Mitchlll, Fannie [SM/C/t1723]

#1452? - Bart Braverman, Brett, Gary Burghoff, Elaine Joyce, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace - contestant:  “I’d like to go with ‘the joy of sex.’”  Rayburn:  “OK, come with me.” [s] (g3750)

#1453? - Bart Braverman, Brett, Gary Burghoff, Elaine Joyce, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace - “The stock market was so bad, I went to Merrill Lynch to _________ Merrill.” (g3855)

 

Match Game (gsn)

with Gene Rayburn

Ep. with Jennie Jones (g450)

’81 ep. (g2130)

9/82 - Skip Stephenson, Brett, Charles, Melinda O. Fee, McLean Stevenson, Betty White - last syndie ep. - no mention made [GSN1999/B+/t1673]

 

Match Game pm (gsn)

with Gene Rayburn - fee plugs included unless otherwise noted

#1 - Clifton Davis, Brett, Charles, Elaine Joyce, Richard, Joyce Bulifant - I think Chuck’s at his comedic finest - what a way to start the series:  a tie! (u2635)

#5 - Orson Bean, Brett, Charles, Lynda Day George, Richard, Patti Deutsch - Patti’s a new mother, and she might be confused with Fannie Flagg J - what did Euell Gibbons eat at the reunion? - Charles starts to disrobe - fee plugs forcibly extracted (u2825)

#11 - Bill Daily, Brett, Charles, Kate Jackson, Richard, Betty White - Why does Fred’s wife remind him of his old army sergeant? - Johnny O. cameos (g3850)

Ep. from ’79 (a246)

Misc. ep. (g039)

Game Show Saturday Night (g700)

Misc. ep. (g2105)

Misc. ep. (g3140)

#196 - Gary Burghoff, Brett, Charles, Holly Hallstrom, Dick Martin, Joyce Bulifant - male contestant is unhappily married (and a bit dense) [s] (u1500)

#199 - David Doyle, Brett, Charles, Betty Kennedy, Bob Donner, Marcia Wallace - “Orville Roberts”??? - Gene makes a reference to “Cuckoo, Friend, and Ollie” [s] (u1600)

#205 - Bart Braverman, Brett, Charles, Eva Gabor, Dick Martin, Betty White - Gene admires the female contestant’s cardiovascular - missing first few seconds (through Dick Martin in the open) [s] (u1836)

#227 - Fred Grandy, Brett, Chuck, Marjorie Wallace, Gary Crosby, Fannie - no single memorable moment jumps right out, but this has to be one of the funniest nighttime episodes the series has produced [s] (u2500)

#229 - Brian Patrick Clarke, Jack Klugman, Charles, Elaine Joyce, Bob Donner, Marcia Wallace - contestant and Elaine are hitting on each other - Jack gets a complimentary MG jacket (boy, would I like to get my hands on one of those!) - the contestant wins $20,000, and the panel goes berserk! [c2, s] (u2530)

#230 - Bart Braverman, Betty White, Chuck, Joyce Bulifant, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace - last ep. (no mention made) - Betty “came on the Match Game and got mugged!” (u2555)

 

Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour, The (oa)

with Gene Rayburn and Jon Bauman

11/83 - Shannon Tweed, Charles Nelson Reilly, Ed Begley, Jr., Arsenio Hall, Nedra Volz, (Eddie Mekka, Bonnie Urseth, Fred Travalena) - with one of the great Squares players of our time - original commercials included (t1005)

2/13/84 - Richard Kline, Bill Daily, Leonard Frey, Nancy Stafford, George Gobel, (Tom Wiggin, Elaine Joyce, Jimmie Walker) - 1st day of phone game, and Gene’s having some coordination problems - I still can’t figure out the “strategy” employed in Squares - original commercials included (t100)

 

Mindreaders

with Dick Martin

8/15/79 - the third episode - Patty Duke Astin and Nipsey Russell [OC/C+­/t1745]

 

Monday Night Quarterback (gsn)

with Jerry Kramer

Unsold football-related pilot, and I don’t know how it even got to the pilot stage (t1348)

 

Moneymaze, The (sm)

with Nick Clooney

’74 PILOT - tracking control on screen for first few seconds, fair to good quality (t904)

 

Monopoly (oa)

with Mike Reilly

’90 - Robert, Diane, Ken - what’s this alleged risk in buying hotels? (t210)

 

Name’s the Same, The (gsn)

with Robert Q. Lewis

Misc. ep. (g745)

Ep. with a guest-starring baseball player (g1910)

 

Name That Tune, The $100,000

with Tom Kennedy

2/23/78 - Richie vs. Joan - Kathie Lee Johnson [Gifford] sings, and a contestant returns to try for the title amount [OC/A/t1533]

 

with Jim Lange

’84 PILOT - Connie vs. Ross - with a bizarre second round format [USA/B/t1538]

 

Name That Video (oa)

with Karen Bryant

Debut? ep. (g1640)

 

Newlywed Game, The (gsn)

with Bob Eubanks

12/20/74 - last ep. of original ABC daytime run - “Do you know how happy you were when you scored for the first time?”  Well, this guy was happy about it - with Bob’s teary-eyed goodbye (u1717 [g]) or [GSN1999/B+/t1630]

‘77 - couples 1 and 4 have a dinner bet going, and they’re really going at each other! - hilarious! [g] (u1700)

’77 - what is your wife’s bra size? [g] (u1723)

’78? - a husband and a wife both threaten Bob - couple number 3 features the most hen-pecked husband I’ve ever seen - funny, and a wild game to boot! [g] (u1711)

’78? - what President does your husband most resemble?  African-American contestant: “Well, if they put some paint on him, I could think of one.” [g] (u1728)

’79? - the contestants get Bob with squirt guns! - no one’s seen his wife naked?  Not even him? (u2900)

’79 - a contestant hits on Bob - stupid wife thinks the Pope’s from Poland! J [g] (u1706)

’79 - it’s Pat and Charlie Berg - need I say more? (Even if I don’t, I will - “Closet Queen” J) (u1734)

Misc. ep., missing a few seconds (a225)

Misc. ep. (g1749)

Four-way tie (g1540)

Misc. ep. (g2120)

Misc. ep. (g2140)

Couple racks up a perfect score! (g2610)

’79 - Bob must’ve woken up on the wrong side of the bed - he threatens to quit the show because the sign’s held together by Band-Aids [s] (u1325)

’79 - probably the most continuously-funny episode I’ve seen - she has a pet food processor? J [s] (u1510)

’79 - it’s maternity day - what game show title gives the best description of what happened on your wedding night?  The wives’ answers are priceless! (u2510)

 

with Jim Lange

2/13/84 - what’s the silliest thing of hers he ever put on? - with original commercials (t1239)

 

Nipsey Russell’s Juvenile Jury (gsn)

Misc. ep. (a831)

 

Now You See It

with Jack Narz (gsn)

6/13/75 - last ep. - Jack seems to be getting a bit superstitious [GSN1999/B/t1620]

 

with Jack Clark (sm)

Unsold pilot from ’85, with a front game and payout structure ripped off from Pyramid - fair quality, missing a minute or two toward the end (t1324)

 

with Chuck Henry (oa)

’89 debut - Joanne vs. Jeff (who somewhat resembles a young Bill Cullen) - fair quality [e] (t1328)

’89 finale, and to quote Ray Combs, it’s a damn fine way to go out - another Joann vs. Carol - fair quality, missing opening [e] (t1331)

 

Obliviou$ (oa)

with Regan Burns

*Several episodes available*

 

$1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime, The (oa)

with Jim Lange

’87 - Rick and Rita (going for the million) vs. Richard and Pat - fair to good quality (t941)

 

Pass the Buck

with Bill Cullen

’78 - the episode with the hilarious 4-word sentence question [GSN/C/t1763]

 

Password (gsn)

with Allen Ludden

First nighttime ep. from ’62 (B&W) (m135)

Misc. B&W ep. (g2005)

5/22/67 - Barbara Rush and Noel Harrison - last nighttime ep. [GSN1999/A/t1649]

 

Password All-Stars

with Allen Ludden

2/75 - Grand Master Tournament finale with Richard Dawson, Bill Bixby, Hal Linden, and Betty White - fantastic competition­ [OC/B-/t1731]

 

Password Plus (gsn)

with Allen Ludden

Week 1 - Elizabeth Montgomery and Robert Foxworth (first 4 eps.) (g2040, g2340, 2400, g2420)

1/9/79 - second ep. - the clues are Youth, Man, Ceremony; and Elizabeth’s guess is…what?!? [s] (g2340)

1/19/79 - Marcia Wallace and Tony Randall (g2600)

Week 33 - Patty Duke Astin and Bowzer from ’79 (two eps.) (a140, a940)

Ep. from ’79 (a635)

Misc. ep. (g2020)

Christmas ep. (m510)

Misc. ep. (g2640)

Ep. from ’80 (a826)

Misc. ep. (g3355)

Misc. ep. (g3620)

 

Password, Super (gsn)

with Bert Convy

9/24-9/28/84 - premiere week (g2645, g2840, g2855, g2945, g3010)

Misc. ep. (a820)

Christmas ep. (m531)

Misc. ep. (g2135)

1/88 - Audrey Landers and Bruce Baum - “Patrick” (who is wanted in Alaska) wins $55,000 - with original commercials (oa - t1225)

3/24/89 - Betty White and Christopher Hewitt - last ep. - Betty destroys the “magic toaster” - fee plugs, as well as pleas for work, intact [GSN1999/A/t1610]

 

PDQ (sm)

with Dennis James

’65 PILOT (B&W) - Stubby Kaye, Dennis Patterson, Gisele MacKenzie - Gisele should not be permitted anywhere near the guessing area - great game (t334)

 

Pennsylvania Game, The (oa)

with Scott Bruce

from 2000

#1201 (g2245)

#1202 (g3025)

#1203 (g1955)

#1204 (g3440)

#1205 (g1655)

#1206 - Charles Dumas (nice shirt!), Mary Lee Sheaffer, Bob E. Davy - announcer Wendy Williams cameos (g3705)

#1209 - Bruce Bond, Carolyn Donaldson, John Paul Shaffer - How did Hershey’s Kisses get their name? - ineptitude abounds! (g4000)

 

Pitfall (oa)

with Alex Trebek

’81 - Rosemary takes on the pitfall and sets a record! - fair to good quality (t622)

 

Play the Percentages

with Geoff Edwards

1/7/80 - debut - Smith vs. Greci [SM/B/t1800]

 

Pop ‘n’ Rocker Game, The (oa)

with Jon Bauman

’83 - Mario, Donna, Mykul - with guest performances by Jack Mack and the Heart Attack and the Commodores - with original commercials - fair to good quality (t215)

 

Powerball Instant Millionaire (oa)

with Todd Newton

*Several episodes available*

 

Press Your Luck (gsn)

with Peter Tomarken

’83 PILOT, starring Maggie Brown and Jack Campion - fair to good quality (t1456 - sm)

9/19/83 - debut - Lana, Linda, Joe - fair quality, missing first few seconds - with some original commercials (t1460 - oa)

9/29/83 - *Randy West*, Pam, Maggie - with original commercials (t1468 - oa)

9/30/83 - *Randy West*, Kathy, Alan - terrific game! - with original commercials (t1473 - oa)

*Most (probably all) eps. that Game Show Network has aired (Feb 24-Nov 29, 1984)*

6/8 and 6/11/84 - *Both* of the Michael Larsen episodes - video:  first half marginal to fair, second half fair - both missing first couple seconds of Crazy Karen intro, first cut off short of credits (t404 and t1335 - oa)

2/26/85 - Sam, Jim, Pamela - Jim is the potty-mouthed Mr. Hess - wild game! - fair to good quality [e] (t1465 - usa)

6/17/86 - Scott, Paige, Jacques - a falling N results in probably the funniest episode of the series - Add-A-One and Double Your $$+ hit J [OC/B+-/t1500]

 

Price Is Right, The

with Bill Cullen

9/6/63 - the NBC primetime finale - Reyes, Fears, Robertson, Peterson - Don Pardo cameos [SC/B/t1551]

 

with Arlene Francis

2/61 - Arlene fills in with Cullen on vacation - Patrick, Talman, Kaplan, Silliman [GSN/A-/t1849]

 

with Bob Barker (gsn)

9/8/72 - from Friday of the debut week - Grocery Game (with amusing contestant Boo Boo), *Bullseye I*, Double Prices [OC/C/t1556]

’72 - Grocery Game, *2-Player Bullseye I/Auction*, Double Prices [GSN/C+/t1561]

’75 - Clock Game, Give or Keep, Any Number - half-hour ep. that aired on CBS after the Pillsbury Bake-Off in 2002 - “Price Is Right Classics/1975” graphic in lower left corner (u2445)

’75 - first of the trial week of hour-long shows - notable because of the strange wheel used for the Showcase Showdown - Golden Road, Grocery Game, Most Expensive, Any Number, Range Game, Give or Keep - tracking problems in second half [SMS/B/t1564]

’82 - Clock Game, Hole in One (with a very uptight contestant), Take Two, Squeeze Play, Secret “X”, Money Game (a945)

One of the last eps. before the removal of the long-time beauties (g1335)

One of the first playings of “That’s Too Much!”; contestant wants to be a game show host (he should stick to his day job) (g2951)

Quite a show - “Triple Play” is attempted (g3315)

Misc. ep. (g2545)

Misc. ep. (g3550)

30th season premiere (u305 - oa)

’02 - 30th anniversary special (from Las Vegas) - Triple Play (win!), It’s in the Bag, Squeeze Play, Plinko, One Away, Double Prices (with a very hammy contestant) - clips include Bob getting kissed, Big Wheel fall-downs, and Yolanda (need I say more?) - showcase features the infamous slow bidder (u1520 - oa)

 

Pyramid, The $10,000 (gsn)

with Dick Clark

6/73 - Kaye Ballard and Richard Deacon - the judging sure changed over the years - major controversy in the second Winner’s Circle - commercials intact - fair quality (t716 - oa)

with McLean Stevenson and Anita Gillette (a404)

Game Show Saturday Night marathon (8 eps.) (g410)

 

Pyramid, The $20,000 (gsn)

with Dick Clark

Game Show Saturday Night with 8 David Letterman eps. (g1600)

’78 - Anita Gillette and David Letterman - with 3 Winner’s Circle attempts, including a very bad one - rather humorous - fee plugs included (u3106)

’79 - Jamie Lee Curtis and George Maharis - “We’ll see you tomorrow on the Bandstand, bye-bye!” - fee plugs included (u3123 or u3220)

 

Pyramid, The Junior (oa)

with Dick Clark

’79 - Susan Richardson and Jimmy Baio - and the contestants are far better than the celebrities - with original commercials - missing intros - fair quality (t800)

 

Pyramid, The $25,000

with Bill Cullen (oa)

11/20/75 - Anita Gillette and *Dick Clark* [RR1986?/D/t1813]

3/4/76 - Michele Lee and *Dick Clark* - ‘80s commercials included - fair quality (mediocre reception) (t739)

’78 - Sandy Duncan and Dick Cavett - fairly good game play - contestant wins a car! (well, actually a Chevette) - original commercials included - fair quality (t314)

 

with Dick Clark (gsn)

First ep. from ’82 (m125)

’82 - “New” - Lynn Redgrave and Billy Crystal - Billy takes a crack at breaking his record (u3117)

’83? - “New” - Elaine Joyce and Charles Siebert - the judge needs to wake up (poor video for first minute) (g3700)

’83 - “New” - Denise Miller and Brian Mitchell - technical breakdown in the middle of a round - $10,000 tie, one win right at the buzzer (g4005)

’83 - “New” - Melody Thomas and Tony Danza - Tony’s being his obnoxious self, with part-humorous, part-tragic results - the second game features one of the most blatant judging screw-ups I’ve ever seen on a game show (u3100)

‘83 - “New” - Denise Miller and Michael J. Fox - show features four tiebreakers (u3111)

’83? - “New” - Vicki Lawrence and Harry Anderson - obviously, Vicki never learned how to be subtle J (u3134)

 “New” ep., featuring a 1-point round (g1230)

Game Show Saturday Night (“New”) (g2200)

’88 - Markie Post and Stuart Pankin - second game has a delayed illegal clue call and a $10,000 win [c5, s] (u2155)

7/1/88 - Robin Riker-Hasley and Charlie Siebert - last CBS ep. (mention edited in) [GSN/B+/t1640]

 

Pyramid, The $50,000 (oa)

with Dick Clark

’81 - Shelley Smith and Nipsey Russell - commercials included, except for last break - fair, shaky video (t631)

 

Pyramid, The $100,000 (gsn)

with Dick Clark

Full tournament (8 eps.) with Richard, Robin, and Toby (g600)

Full tournament (5 eps.) with Barb, Patty, and Tim (g1100)

Full tournament (3 eps.) with Al, Carrie, and Jenny (g1125 or g3425)

Full tournament (5 eps.) with Lynn, Marilyn, and M.G. (g3400)

Tournament ep. (a500)

’86 - Teresa Ganzel and Howard Morton (tournament eps. 1-4 - Cheryl, Janice, Sidney) (g3726 [e], g3740 [s], g3745 [s], g3755)

’87 - Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson - there’s some terrible game play, but the easiest material I’ve ever seen results in a pair of 21-21 games (u3128)

Misc. ep. (g2630)

Misc. ep. (g3210)

Fifth ep. with blind contestants (g3345)

 

with John Davidson (oa)

’91 - Mel Harris and Earl Holliman - with a clip of Markie Post helping Mel Harris win $10,000 - original commercials and fee plugs intact - fair to good quality (t734)

 

Pyramid (oa)

with Donny Osmond

*Quite a few episodes available*

 

Queen for a Day

with Jack Bailey

’63 - it’s circus day - animals and clowns appear throughout the show, and I can’t figure out why - commercials included - shaky video (t355)

 

Riddlers, The (gsn)

with David Letterman

Unsold pilot - about ten seconds accidentally edited out, but all questions and answers are intact [e] (m335)

 

Ruckus (gsn)

with The Amazing Jonathan

Misc. ep. (a320)

 

Russian Roulette (oa)

with Mark L. Walberg

*Quite a few episodes (from both seasons) available*

 

$ale of the Century (usa)

with Jim Perry

1/3/83 - the Perry debut - Lynn, Joel, Janice [OA/B/t1700]

’88 - Janinka, Randy, Kathleen - with commercials from the 1992 Christmas season (including one for a Let’s Make a Deal phone game - on a 900 number, no less) - lapse in cable of about six minutes, lasting from near the beginning of the third segment until 18 seconds left in the speed round (rats!!!), but the rest of it is in quite good shape (a1407)

3/24/89 - the finale - Frank, Jody Lee, John [SM/B/t1704]

 

Says Who? (gsn)

with Geoff Edwards

Unsold pilot (m330)

 

Scrabble (oa)

with Chuck Woolery

’84 PILOT, with an awful scoring system - first game:  Laura Chambers vs. Bill - marginal to fair quality (t1425 - sm)

7/2/84 - the first episode, with a very different format than most of us remember - first game:  Vanessa vs. Jack - missing first and last second or so - fair quality (t1244)

1/88 - first game:  Debbie vs. Gerald - Bonus Sprint is worth $6000 - very humorous episode - missing first couple of seconds of intro (t1235)

1/18/93 - the debut of the ’93 version, which just reeks of cheap - fair to good quality [e] (t1427)

 

Second Chance (sm)

with Jim Peck

PILOT - it’s the pilot that became the show that became the show that became Whammy!: The All-New Press Your Luck - fair quality (it’s a bit tough to read the numbers on the board) (t310)

 

Second Guessers (gsn)

with Jack Carter

Unsold pilot (m310)

 

$hopping $pree (oa)

with Ron Pearson

’96 - Janet/Wylie vs. Suzanne/Tony - staticky audio (t1048)

 

Shuffle:  The InterActive Game (oa)

with Wink Martindale

’94 - Annalisa, Forry, Jeff, Sharen - with commercials and uh…interesting…InterActive PlayBreaks - missing first second or two (t1019)

 

$64,000 Question, The

with Hal March

’56 - first anniversary ep. - a few previous $64K winners (including Mrs. Joyce Brothers!) open the show - a husband and wife go for $32K each - Revlon commercials included - video occasionally shaky, but highly watchable (t351)

 

(smush) (oa)

with Ken Ober

*Most eps. available*

from ‘01

David, Heather, Arlene, Tim - debut episode - money round is high on Percodan - fair video (g4039)

Joel, PJ, Mike, John - 2nd ep. - Will Smith sitcom + the colored area around the nipple - low audio (g4044)

David, Kahlea, Andy, Kurt - 3rd ep. - Fred Flintstone’s favorite expression + Green Day album featuring “When I Come Around” (g4049)

Tim, Liz, Megan, Brooke - England’s grand slam tennis tournament + stage of grief that’s not just a river in Egypt - term for a pig’s nose + Hoffman movie about a viral epidemic - a very interesting game - a few video glitches, each a few seconds long (u2400)

Darren, Athena, Andrea, Scott - explosion that created the universe + capital of Thailand (u2415)

David, Kathryn, Felice, Ron - I think Ken might be ahead of his time:  (smush) is like Russian Roulette,” said nearly six months before the latter debuted J - it’s David’s world, we just smush in it - he racks up 20 points before the chain (u2420)

Jon, Jenny, Paul, Deyone - Ober is featured in a Lightning Round smush - Paul was a contestant on The Dating Game, and he relates his sad story - exciting game! (u2425)

from ‘02

Ben, Debbie, Pete, Fish - largest South American country + term for a person with one zillion dollars - Fish racks up 41 points (u1235)

Joe, Elaine, Corey, Jamie - Warning:  (smush) surgery is not for those with weak stomachs! (u1255)

Scott, Lindsay, Fred, Brandon - I think Ken has finally lost it - on what other game show does a refrigerator fall from the ceiling? - close game (u1310)

Mike, Howie, Joe, Travis - Howie plays the harmonica with his nasal extremity - whoever thought up that (smush) theater bit should be fired immediately! (u1435)

C.A., Chris, Daavid, Mike - Mike puts forth a great performance, racking up 19 points before the chain (u1450)

Bob, Elle, Michael, Rick - Bob is Mr. Harris of Jeopardy! and Greed fame - stiff competition - word or phrase for the money round is “booby” - one of the best eps. of the series (u1455)

Jeff, Amy, Roland, Neil - Ober gets foot-in-mouth disease again - Jeff loses, and Neil is jealous of him! - Neil needs to get his own show (u1535)

Glenn, Sue, Dan, Mike - cable show with Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Corolla + Missouri’s voyeuristic nickname - close game with two tiebreakers (u1645)

Lance, Chris, Amy, Eric - sound effect guy goes berserk - did I mention (smush) surgery is not for those with weak stomachs? (u1825)

Jim, Megan, Dennis, Jon - after sweeping the chain, Jim carries his $8000 into the living room—with Lisa attached! (u1900)

Mitch, Cathy, Paula, Lou - Lisa’s not wearing a shirt! - Bond theme butchered by Axl Rose + skin problem commonly found on babies’ butts - Ken proves beyond all doubts that he’s a dirty old man - great show, and not a half-bad game to boot! (u1920)

Larry, Liz, Sheila, Ari - actress who played Rollergirl in Boogie Nights + ability to use left and right hands equally when thinking of this actress - Chuck Barris was one of Ober’s heroes?  That explains so much J - amusing ep.! (u1936)

Kitt, Marcy, Abby, Mike - Ken gets fresh with Marcy - contest to recite letters in words in the correct order + the act of a human having sex with an animal (u1951)

Gary, David, Ben, Lloyd - Taco Bell Chihuahua’s catch phrase + the king of rock and roll - canine term for the team predicted to lose + canine term for the celestial body Sirius + Ed McMahon’s talent show that once featured Britney Spears and Ken Ober - unsolved quad edited from the show - great game! (u2125)

Tony, Eileen, David, Chris - foxy Weird Science actress + Bond movie whose title seems to refer to eight cats - “(smush) cinema:  where the audience is throwing up” - rarely-heard portion of the theme played (u2140)

Beau, Justin, Michelle, Wayne - primetime show with Kermit and Miss Piggy + Elizabeth Berkley movie about Vegas strippers - Ken and Lisa show their vacation slides - Justin runs a tough chain - phrase for the money round:  “Me so horny” - excellent ep.! (u2215)

Chris, Judy, Gary, Greg - Ken lets loose one of his funnier verbal blunders, then gets a phone call in the middle of the show (u2225)

Ghizal, Eric, Bill, Will - I believe this is the first episode after the move to Wednesdays at 4:00 a.m. - Ken and Lisa show their vacation slides (u2430)

Larry, Shazz, Ken, Steve - senior citizen sitcom with Betty White + trashy video series advertised on late-night TV - guy that looked at Lady Godiva + Mark Twain’s fence-painting hero + seventh planet from the Sun (u2435)

Derek, Jane, Maryam, Allen - who ever said Lisa was just another pretty face?  Jane has 2, gets one right, and Lisa puts another 2 up - Allen gets the best of Ken J (u2700)

Tim, Gail, Joshua, Kelly - Kelly’s a guy, he and Tim are getting the best of Ken J - quad edited from the show - for some reason, I get the feeling that these contestants would rather be on Jeopardy! than (smush) (u2705)

Steve, Alexa, Scott, Tony - one of six eps. I have where contestants ring in with buttons behind their lights instead of signaling buttons (possibly the first eps. taped) - ageless host of The $10,000 Pyramid + Superman when he ain’t super - strange “Celebrity Hand” bit - great, high-scoring game (u2905)

Nik, Carolita, Chris, David - the next of said six eps., also with a “Celebrity Hand” - another great game! (u2910)

Greg, Adam, Abe, Tamara - third of said six - an incredible game with three tiebreakers! (u3051)

Jeanine, Law, Eitan, Sean - fourth of said six, and one of the few with a female smushmaster (or is that smushmistress?) (u3056)

3/27/02 - Bill, Abbie, Melanee, Paul - fifth of said six - big-eared elephant in a Disney cartoon + big-boobed fox in the movie 10 - Abbie one-ups Ken J, and it’s a great game to boot - you just have to see this episode! (u3410)

3/27/02 - Nick, Jenelle, Nadine, Jon - last of said six, possibly the finale (u3415)

 

$pend it Fa$t (oa)

with Larry Hoff

*Several episodes available*

 

Split Second (oa)

with Tom Kennedy

6/27/75 - the Kennedy finale - marginal to fair quality - with original commercials (t1200)

 

Sports Geniuses (oa)

with Matt Vasgersian

’00 - Bill, Bryan, Craig - guest star Pete Rose(!) - for some reason, I see quite a bit of similarity between this show and (smush) - featuring an “Internet Genius” segment with Win Ben Stein’s Money co‑host-to-be Sal Iacono - original commercials and fee and contestant plugs included (a1045)

 

Street Smarts (oa) - a few other episodes available, as well

with Frank Nicotero

2 random eps., first preceded by plug for upcoming show, The Weakest Link (g1700, g1705)

 

Strike it Rich

with Warren Hull

’51 - two girls who want a window fan for their grandmother, a 17-year-old soon-to-be mother of two, penniless wife of a hospitalized worker - host’s plugs and contest info intact - shaky video (t365)

 

Stumpers! (oa)

with Allen Ludden

10/4/76 - debut ep. - Dick Gautier and Robert Reed - I think these people need to take a few smart pills - guest appearance by Tom Kennedy - with original commercials - fair to good quality (t907)

 

Supermarket Sweep (oa)

with David Ruprecht

’01 - Erik/Jennifer, Wendy/Laura, John/Carla - first ep. of the season? (u2630)

 

Taboo (oa)

with Chris Wylde

*Several episodes available*

 

Tattletales (gsn)

with Bert Convy

2/18/74 - Gautier/Stuart, Stiller/Meara, Van/Joyce (order?) (first ep.) (m145)

’74 - Carolyn/Orson Bean, Phyllis Diller/Warde Donovan, Marcy Lafferty/William Shatner - from week 2 - Carolyn Bean and her “butch suit” (g3735)

’74 - Julie London/Bobby Troup, Rona Barrett/Bill Trowbridge, Barbara Stuart/Dick Gautier - from week 20 - the infamous Richard Nixon episode! - volume bar on screen for 3-5 seconds (g4024)

Mason/Rigby, Bain, Ludden/White from ’78? (a120)

Donovan/Dawson, Harper/Macy, Stevens/Lindstrom (a920)

Christmas ep. (m505)

Misc. ep. (g2115)

Van/Joyce, Ross/Deutsch, Hall (a712)

Ludden/White, Woolery/Pflug, Cullen (g105)

Dennis/Micki James, Jamie/Joy Farr, Frank Jamison/Eva Gabor (g110)

Mayo, Bean, Martindale (g120)

Barker, Narz, Dawson/Donovan (g125)

Chuck/Elizabeth Allen, Alan Hamill/Suzanne Somers, Gary Muledeer/Debra Winger (g130)

Ron Cass/Joan Collins, George Grannow/Barbi Benton, Gene/Helen Rayburn (g135)

Peter Marshall/Jenifer Green, Bill/Becky Anderson, George Grannow/Barbi Benton (g140)

 

guest host Gene Rayburn

12/15/75 - Barker, Van/Joyce, Convy (g115)

 

$10,000 Sweep, The (gsn)

with Jack Clark

Unsold pilot (m315)

 

Three on a Match

with Bill Cullen

3/15/73 - boards include luxuries and rooms of the house - fair quality (t704)

 

3’s a Crowd (gsn)

with Jim Peck

Ep. from ’79? (a130)

Ep. from ’79 (a930)

 

Tic Tac Dough

with Jay Jackson

’57 - Army Captain Michael O’Rourke vs. Mr. Martin Dowd - (to the tune of Splendido!) “Oh, yeah, nothing but ti-i-ies…” - can anyone say “rigged”? - occasionally shaky video - commercials and the opening conspicuously edited (t347)

 

with Patrick Wayne (oa)

’90? - Brian vs. Debbie then Ron - …and to think, that this was my favorite show as a seven-year-old - I’ve figured out why - most people that age can answer most of the questions! - it’s worth getting, just to watch Wayne’s face, hear the catchy theme music, and see all of the early ‘90s commercials for 900 numbers - fair audio (t416)

 

To Tell the Truth (gsn)

with Bud Collyer

With a female bowler who seems to know nothing about the game (g3150)

Military ep. (g2520)

Misc. ep. (g2540)

9/68 - last ep. - in color - Bert Convy, Joanna Barnes, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle - Eileen Heckart’s husband and a clown college dean [GSN/A/t1654]

 

guest host Gene Rayburn

(g935)

 

with Garry Moore

Misc. ep. from ’71 (a105)

Misc. ep. from ’71 (a905)

 

with Lynn Swann

Christmas ep. (m556)

 

with Alex Trebek

Military ep. from ’91 (g2505)

 

with John O’Hurley (all O’Hurley eps. from oa)

Ep. with Willie Ames as Bibleman (g1045)

Ep. with TV geek Paul Goebel (g1215)

Misc. ep. (g1055)

Misc. ep. (g1555)

Ep. with PEZ dispenser collector (g2935)

Misc. ep. (g3000)

Misc. ep. (g3030)

With a giant banana (g3155)

Misc. ep. (g3245)

Misc. ep. (g3625)

Misc. ep. (g3650)

 

Treasure Hunt, (The New) (gsn)

with Jan Murray

3/20/58 - Sarah vs. Bessie [SC/B+/t1804]

 

with Geoff Edwards

’74 - first contestant:  Jean - Chuck Barris cameos [CBN/B+/t1809]

Misc. ep. from ’81, I believe (g044)

Game Show Saturday Night (8 terrific eps. from ’81, I believe) (g2700 or g2800)

 

Triple Threat (oa)

with Jim Lange

’88 - Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini vs. Melody Thomas Scott - with original commercials - missing first several seconds (t1038)

’88 - Shirley Jones vs. Marion Ross - with original commercials - staticky audio (t1043)

 

Trivial Pursuit (oa)

with Wink Martindale

’94 - Jill, Pete, Mark - a good game with an incredible finish - with commercials, but no credits (t1024)

 

Trivia Trap

with Bob Eubanks

*Several GSN-aired episodes available*

’84 - celebrity edition:  Jamie Farr, Bill Cullen, and Tom Poston vs. Vicki Lawrence, Jayne Meadows, and Betty White [OC/C+/t1573]

 

Trump Card (oa)

with Jimmy Cefalo

’90 - Gerry, Judi, Joel - a pure Q&A if ever there was one - not a bad game - video shaky - original commercials and fee plugs included (t115)

 

Truth or Consequences (sm)

with Bob Barker

’66 - color ep. with a unicycling near-disaster and a mother and army son reunited - shaky video (t330)

 

Twenty One

with Jack Barry

12/5/56 - this, the most famous episode of the scandal era, has Charles Van Doren and Herbert Stempel playing for $2000 and $2500 a point­ [SC/A/t1708]

 

with Maury Povich - oa

2000 - Rahim Oberholtzer breaks game show money record (g000)

 

Twisters (gsn)

with Jim Perry

Unsold pilot - and I don’t know why it didn’t sell (m325)

 

2-Minute Drill (oa)

with Kenny Mayne

Misc. 1st-season ep. (g405)

2nd season - 7th first-round game - Tristram Coffin vs. Bob Smith - with ESPN2 bottom line (g3710)

2nd season - 8th first-round game - Michael Maloney vs. Jake Luxemburg - also with ESPN2 bottom line (g3715)

2nd season - championship game (aired the night of Sept. 11, 2001) - Gibson takes another title - with original ESPN Bottom Line (g3940)

 

Video Village

with Red Rowe

9/16/60 - the primetime finale - first game:  Regina vs. Jim [SC/B/t1542]

 

Virtual Memory (oa)

with Jamie Alexander

’01 - Monkeys for Christ vs. Survivors - I can’t believe I actually recorded this! (g4010)

 

Weakest Link, The (oa)

with Anne Robinson

Debut? ep. (g1930)

Early ep. (g1940)

Early ep. (g2050)

4/30/01 - Dennis, Nick, Yvonne, Candice, Helen, Scot, Andrea, Brad - “Is there a village that needs its idiot back?”  There might be eight, as only $40,000 is banked (u2815 - pax)

5/21/01 - Comedians edition - Joe, Kathy, Nora, Rob, Tommy, Aisha, D.L., George - “Rob, do you still think I’m sexy?”  Rob:  “Yes, I do.”  Anne:  “Good, because I still think you’re stupid.” - $42,000 banked - Tornado watch information on bottom of screen for about 30 seconds (g2350)

Misc. ep. (g2650)

Misc. ep. (g2745)

Misc. ep. (g3040)

Misc. ep. (g3220)

Serious conspiracy! (g3445)

Misc. ep. (g3605)

7/2/01 - Nathan, Julie, Brenda, Mary, Aaron, Greg, Kristyn, Marcus - “Who would Lassie not even bother to save?” - $92,500 banked (missing first 2 or 3 seconds) (g3840)

 

with George Gray - given dates are for markets which get two eps. a day

2/02 - Bebe, Cristina, Elizabeth, David, Keenan, Tom - “who’d vote themselves off if they could spell their own name?” - Tom provides a clinic on how to play the game—laying low, never receiving a single vote, and raking in a cool $5500 (u1956)

2/02 - college edition - Kara, Elizabeth, Craig, Sam, Art, Priscilla - they scraped the bottom of the collegiate barrel to get some of these contestants - the strongest link (and the first ever to get every question right for a whole show!!) takes away $5250 (u2240)

2/02 - Joey, Pam, Bobby, Amy, Mike, Josh - rather a humorous ep. - a $13,500 paycheck is awarded (u2245)

3/4/02 - Zach, Ray, Lucy, Robin, Jim, Amanda - team reaches target in final round! ($33,000 total) - “As a famous English woman once said, ‘You ARE the weakest link.  G’bye!’” (u2620)

3/4/02 - Tiffany, Tammy, Nick, Kelly, Garland, Wayne - an interesting assemblage of contestants if ever there was one - $16,000 won (u2625)

3/29/02 - Burl, Scot, Peggy, Diane, Josh, Lori - $5750 banked in a hilarious episode (u3435)

3/29/02 - Tara, Jim, Angela, Wally, Michele, William - $7750 banked (u3440)

week of 5/6/02 - first four eps. from week of returning losers - including an ep. with TWO target hits and a $34,750 paycheck (somewhere near u4100-u4200)

 

Whammy!:  The All-New Press Your Luck (oa)

with Todd Newton

*Quite a few episodes available, including…*

#23 - Rebekah, Mario, LaSha - no spins earned with the first two questions, and only nine in the game (u4410)

#24 - Pookie, Johnna, John - how can you go wrong with a contestant named Pookie and a question about Miss Cleo? (u4425)

 

What’s My Line? (gsn)

with John Daly

First ep., from February 2, 1950 (m130)

Gene Rayburn’s panel debut (g1200)

1/12/58 - from Hollywood - Lorraine Day, Mickey Rooney, Esther Williams, Jack Lemmon - Duke Snider (of the now-Los Angeles Dodgers) is a contestant - Mystery Guest:  Bob Cummings (u3140)

6/22/58 - 20-minute clip (panel guest is Jack Lemmon) with a female baseball/softball umpire, mystery guest Andy Griffith, and a nudist camp owner (hilarious questioning) (g3720)

Mystery guest Bill Cullen (g1145)

3 eps. with baseball stars as mystery guests (g1900, g1915, g1925)

Misc. ep. (g2025)

4/12/64 - Dorothy Kilgallen, Gore Vidal, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf - Bennett’s puns are as terrible as ever - contestants include Mr. Lee Shephard and Miss Lee Shepherd, both TV weather reporters,  a nitroglycerin maker, and a pepper grinder - mystery guest:  loyal Line? viewer Barbra Streisand (u1740)

11/15/64 - Dorothy Kilgallen, Groucho Marx, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf - Groucho can’t keep his mouth shut - contestant is the youngest Congressman-elect in over a century and a half - Mystery Guests:  bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguin and Anne Bancroft (u3153)

10/31/65 ep. (u3650)

11/7/65 - Dorothy Kilgallen, Tony Randall, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf - Dorothy Kilgallen’s last episode - Whammy! bug on screen for first minute, counter on screen for first two minutes (u3700)

11/14/65 - Francis, Steve Allen, Kitty Carlisle, Bennett Cerf - first ep. after the death of Miss Kilgallen - you can tell that John’s struggling through the proceedings, after his heartfelt opening speech - Whammy! bug present - four-second satellite dropout while mystery guest is walking toward the panel (u3721)

11/21/65 - Arlene Francis, Tony Randall, Helen Gurley Brown, Bennett Cerf - from death to life - John’s a new father - five-second satellite dropout during Bennett’s intro of “Pop” Daly - cut off in the middle of the last contestant’s questioning - too bad, this was a hilarious ep. (u3733)

9/3/67 - Martin Gabel, Arlene Francis, Steve Allen, Bennett Cerf - last ep. of original run - with clips from early eps., John Daly as the mystery guest, and cameos by Uncles Mark and Bill, as well as Johnny O. - great ep.! [SC/B/t1659]

 

with Wally Bruner

Military ep. from ’70 (g2515)

 

with Larry Blyden

Misc. ep. from ’72 (a110)

Misc. ep. from ’72 (a910)

 

Wheel of Fortune

with Chuck Woolery

6/20/80 - Ken, Linda, Charlotte - the so-called “Swedish Girl” episode - original commercials included (during which contestants have to turn their backs on one occasion) - marginal to fair quality, shaky video (t369 - oa)

11/80 - *Tom Kennedy*, Monty, Minnie [OC/B-/t1736]

 

with Rolf Benirschke

1/10/89 - Rolf’s first ep. - Karen, Cheryl, Consuelo [OC/B+-/t1741]

 

with Pat Sajak

Christmas ep. (m500 - gsn)

NFL Players Week ep. (a519 - oa)

4/1/97 - from one of the greatest days in recent game show history - Alex Trebek hosts, Lesly Sajak activates letters, and the contestants?  You figure it out J - some slight digital breakups - end of credits chopped (t1338 - gsn)

 

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

with Greg Lee

’91 PILOT - Jerrylyn, Prashant, Mike - with quite a peculiar scoring system, and quite a few kinks to work out, but fortunately they did [OA/B+­/t1750]

’91 - Jason, Amy, Ali - Robocrook swipes The Gateway Arch [OA/B+/t1823]

 

Whew! (oa)

with Tom Kennedy

6/1/79 - long-tenured champ Howard Wilson makes his first appearance - fair quality (t600)

6/4/79 - fair quality (t603)

6/6/79 - ticket plug included - fair quality (t606)

6/8/79 - fair quality (t609)

6/11/79 - fair quality (t612)

6/12/79 - first segment only - Howard Wilson’s final appearance (will include with 6/11/79 show) - fair quality (t615)

8/27/79 - Randy Amasia’s first ep. - with Rod Roddy attempting a contestant plug (t616 - sm)

8/28/79 - Randy Amasia’s second ep. (t619 - sm)

5/30/80 - Betty White and John Saxon - the last episode, corrupted with celebrities - with the infamous computer-generated blocking scheme - video fair and shaky (t400 - sm)

 

Whiz Kids (awful Erie, PA high school quiz - oa)

with Wally Fozz(?)

2001 tournament 2nd semifinal (g1950)

2001 championship (g2240)

 

Who Dares Wins (gsn)

with Mike Whitney

Misc. ep. (g4110)

 

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (oa)

with Regis Philbin

Mega-millionaire ep. with jackpot at $2,120,000 (g1724)

“Tournament of Chumpions” ep. (g2250)

 

with Meredith Vieira

*Several episodes available*

 

Who, What or Where Game, The (sm)

with Art James

’73 - Greg, Clare, John - great game (t712)

 

Win Ben Stein’s Money (oa) - a few more episodes available, including some with Sal Iacono

with Ben and Jimmy Kimmel

’01 - College Week - Steve, Michael, Drew - Jimmy’s back for a special two weeks - funny opening sequence - ep. has scrolling message to support 9-11-01 charities (g4019)

3/29/02 - Mark, Erin, Tahm - Nancy’s left to pursue other interests, and Jimmy’s back to provide one of his relatives as a replacement - today, it’s his cousin Sal (u3430)

 

with Ben and Nancy Pimental

’01 - David, Jennifer, Rick - the first interactive game, I believe - Benjamin goes down 7-5! - fair video quality (g4034)

 

Win, Lose or Draw

with Bert Convy (gsn)

*Several episodes available*

 

with Vicki Lawrence (oa)

1/88 - Isabel Sanford, Shawn Weatherly, John Matuszak, Billy Warlock - Mary Ann vs. Darrell - with original commercials - fair to good quality (t1220)

 

Winning Lines (oa)

with Dick Clark

Misc. ep. (a300)

Misc. ep. (a305)

Misc. ep. (g029)

 

Winning Streak

with Bill Cullen

’74 - the only surviving episode - first game:  Paul vs. Cathy [GSN/B/t1727]

 

WinTuition (oa)

with Marc Summers

*Several episodes available*

 

Wipeout (oa) - all (except pilot) with commercials from December ‘88

with Peter Tomarken

’87 PILOT - Nan, Chuck, La Dawn - a similar game, with a cheap presentation that’s part Catch Phrase and part early Wheel of Fortune [SMS/A/t1755]

10/24/88 - John, Donna (1-time champ), Cynthia (t1100)

10/25/88 - Tina, John, Tom - great game (t1105)

10/26/88 - John, Chris, Alissa - Chris goes to town in the first round (t1110)

10/27/88 - Paula, Chris, Paul (t1119)

10/30/88 - John, Janny, Paula - a couple of fairly brief glitches (t1124)

10/31/88 - Pamela, Lisa, Mark - containing an interesting Win, Lose or Draw promo, and a very strange one for Wheel of Fortune (t1130)

11/1/88 - Janet, Erica, Ken - with a plug for the forthcoming Pat Sajak Show (t1135)

11/2/88 - Janet, Scott, Monica - ah yes, the old intentional miss gag (t1140)

11/3/88 - Dave, Linda, Gabe (t1145)

11/6/88 - Eric, Linda, Liz - it’s interesting how computer lingo has changed over the years (t1150)

 

Wordplay (oa)

with Tom Kennedy

’87 - Richard Moll, Marilyn Michaels, Jamie Farr - Pam vs. Al - words include subterfuge, olio, and claqueur - with original commercials (t955)

 

You Bet Your Life

with Groucho Marx

’57 - contestants are:  a woman with a family history of appendicitis, a gasoline distributor, a quiet Dutch man, and a health-conscious old lady - hilarious, as always - commercials included - video occasionally shaky (t360)

 

You Don’t Say! (sm)

with Tom Kennedy

’68? - Jaye P. Morgan and Rod Serling - sign of the times:  departing contestants receive their choice of a flight anywhere in North America or a 14” TV - countdown, peacock, and original commercials included - fair quality, shaky video, low audio (t519)

 

Your Number’s Up (oa)

with Nipsey Russell

’85 - first game is between Linda, Ralph, and Debbie (t917)

 

 

 

And some other stuff…

 

Biography (oa)

Game show week (n100)

 

Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The (oa)

3/4/02 - this has nothing whatsoever to do with game shows, and I have no idea how it got into my game show collection, but I’ll put it here on the odd chance that someone might want it - stories include newly-found additional Nixon tapes and a cloned cat - guest is David Remnick (u2650)

 

$1.98 Beauty Show, The (gsn)

with Rip Taylor

Misc. ep. (u315)

 

Game Show Stuff, Miscellaneous - I’ll throw in one of these per tape upon request

Billy Crystal’s 26-second jaunt up The $20,000 Pyramid (u3220)

A kinescope of ’74 promos for:  The $25,000 Pyramid (Cullen), The Joker’s Wild, Match Game ’74, Gambit, The Price Is Right, Now You See It, and Tattletales (t960)

A 14-minute film clip of Mark Goodson and Dennis James pitching The New Price Is Right (t1478)

A 7-minute clip of Chuck Woolery’s last Wheel of Fortune and Pat Sajak’s first (t1481)

A half ep. of a ’77 $25,000 Pyramid, with June Lockhart & William Shatner [OA/B/t1578]

The first 5 minutes of a ’66 Jeopardy! episode [SCS/C/t1581]

Half of a ’69 Eye Guess with car win - very low audio [SC/C+/t1678]

Bill Cullen File, a 4-minute tribute produced in ’90, not long after his passing, with clips from The Price Is Right, I’ve Got a Secret, Three On a Match, and Hot Potato [SMS/A/t1767]

The last 7 minutes of a ’74 Name That Tune ep., beginning with Gina and the Golden Medley [OC/B/t1779]

The last 5 minutes of a ‘70s Concentration, hosted by Jack Narz [SM/C+/t1780]

 

Odd Couple, The (tvl)

The duo appears on Password - guest starring Mr. and Mrs. Betty White - missing first few seconds (u2020)

The duo appears on Let’s Make a Deal - guest starring Monty Hall (u2025)

 

 

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