[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.
(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
[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
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For music, click here.
And now, the shows…
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)
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)
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)
with Bud Collyer
Misc. ep. (g740)
Toupee attempt for $3200 (g2450)
“All-New, All-Star” Christmas ep. (m546)
with J. Keith van Straaten
Misc. ep. (u4641)
with Blaine Capatch
*Several episodes available*
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)
’74 PILOT, titled ShowDown - marginal to fair quality
(t1400)
’75 - “The Big FallDown” - fair to good quality - VTR 3-14-75 [e] (t1015)
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)
with Bill Cullen
with Arlene Francis
’50 - fathers choose dates for their offspring - with original commercials (for Gruen watches) - fair to good quality (t1404)
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)
with Bob Holness
’91 - quite a faithful recreation - fair, shaky video - missing first second or so (t636)
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]
’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)
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)
with Jim Lange
’79 PILOT - Scott vs. Gale, for $1,000,000 - fair quality, missing first few seconds (t1414)
with Al DuBois
Misc. ep. (a205)
Misc. ep. (a220)
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)
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)
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)
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]
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]
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]
with Geoff Edwards
12/27/91 - the finale, missing next to last segment - fair quality, quite a few picture breakups, low audio (t1435)
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)
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)
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]
with Geoff
Edwards
Unsold pilot (m300)
with Graham Elwood
*Several episodes available*
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)
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)
with Bob
Eubanks
Unsold pilot (m320)
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]
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)
with George
Gray
Ep. from ’98 (a125)
Ep. from ’98 (a925)
with Jack Clark
’65 PILOT with Betsy Palmer
and Bill Cullen [SM/B+/t1872]
with Ron Ely
18 random eps. (f100)
11 random eps. (f300)
18 random eps. (f200)
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)
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*
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)
with Kennedy
*Several episodes available*
with Wink Martindale
’75 - first game: Livingston vs. Ferraro - missing first few seconds - marginal quality (t900)
with Jim McKrell
’69 - George Carlin, Jackie Susann & Andrew Pume - How decisive are you? [GSN/B+-/t1868]
with Steve
Edwards
Unsold pilot (m305)
with Mike
O’Malley
’91 - Taylor/Melissa vs. Michael/Shawne - with
commercials from ’92 - a brief glitch, but otherwise, great quality (a1248)
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)
with Chuck
Woolery
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]
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)
with Joe Garagiola
’70 - Bert & Anne Convy, Hal Holbrook & Carol Rossen, Bob Zambino(?) & E.J. Peaker, Dick & Loretta Clark [GSN2000?/B/t1845]
with Alex Trebek
6/20/80 - the oft-discussed finale, with a $10,000 fishbowl and a possibly-inebriated emcee - marginal quality (t700)
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)
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)
with Jim Lange
’77 - Dick Smothers, Pat Carroll, Tommy Lasorda, Jaye P. Morgan, Jan Murray, Barbara Rhoades - Nancy vs. Gale [GSN/A-/t1771]
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)
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)
with Jim Peck
’76 - only existing ep.
[OC/C/t1876]
with Bruce Forsyth
PILOT #2 from ’84 - Joni, Susan, Karen, Becky, & Wanda vs. Jack, Scott, Peter, Patrick, & Peter [SMS/A/t1517]
with The
Inquizitor
Ep. from ’98 (a135)
Ep. from ’98 (a935)
with Gordon
Elliott
Last half of Tim Hsieh’s first show (a235)
Hsieh’s second show, missing a few seconds (a241)
’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)
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)
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]
with Geoff Edwards
1/3/75 - with a $38,750 Super Jackpot win! [SM/B-/t1530]
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)
with Alex
Trebek
Tournament final from ’90 (g145)
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)
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]
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)
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)
with Bill Armstrong
’76 - Peter Marshall,
Fannie Flagg, Joey Bishop, George Savalas [USA/B+-/t1863]
with Chuck Woolery
*Several episodes available*
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]
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)
with Gene Rayburn
Misc. ep. (g930)
Misc. ep. (g2125)
with Jim McKay
Misc. ep. (g3145)
with Lew
Schneider
’89 - Chris, Dvora, Bernadette - with original
commercials, including one for the soon-to-be-released magazine, Entertainment
Weekly(!) (a1305)
with Chris
Harrison
Game Show Saturday Night (g1000)
Misc. ep. (g3630)
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)
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)
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)
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)
with Gene Rayburn
#618 - Dick Martin, Brett, Charles, Jody Donovan, Richard, Fannie (last ep. - missing first couple of minutes) (a610)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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]
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)
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)
with Dick Martin
8/15/79 - the third episode - Patty Duke Astin and Nipsey Russell [OC/C+/t1745]
with Jerry Kramer
Unsold football-related pilot, and I don’t know how it even got to the pilot stage (t1348)
with Nick Clooney
with Mike Reilly
’90 - Robert, Diane, Ken - what’s this alleged risk in
buying hotels? (t210)
with Robert Q. Lewis
Misc. ep. (g745)
Ep. with a guest-starring baseball player (g1910)
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]
with Karen
Bryant
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)
Misc. ep. (a831)
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)
with Regan Burns
*Several episodes available*
’87 - Rick and Rita (going for the million) vs. Richard and Pat - fair to good quality (t941)
with Bill Cullen
’78 - the episode with the hilarious 4-word sentence question [GSN/C/t1763]
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]
with Allen Ludden
2/75 - Grand Master Tournament finale with Richard Dawson, Bill Bixby, Hal Linden, and Betty White - fantastic competition [OC/B-/t1731]
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)
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]
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)
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)
with Alex Trebek
’81 - Rosemary takes on the pitfall and sets a record! - fair to good quality (t622)
with Geoff Edwards
1/7/80 - debut - Smith vs. Greci [SM/B/t1800]
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)
with Todd Newton
*Several episodes available*
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]
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)
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)
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)
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]
with Dick Clark
’81 - Shelley Smith and Nipsey Russell - commercials included, except for last break - fair, shaky video (t631)
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)
’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)
with Donny Osmond
*Quite a few episodes available*
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)
with David
Letterman
Unsold pilot - about ten seconds accidentally edited out, but all questions and answers are intact [e] (m335)
with The
Amazing Jonathan
Misc. ep. (a320)
with Mark L. Walberg
*Quite a few episodes (from both seasons) available*
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]
with Geoff
Edwards
Unsold pilot (m330)
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)
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)
with Jack
Carter
Unsold pilot (m310)
’96 - Janet/Wylie vs. Suzanne/Tony - staticky audio (t1048)
’94 - Annalisa, Forry, Jeff, Sharen - with commercials and uh…interesting…InterActive PlayBreaks - missing first second or two (t1019)
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)
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)
with Larry Hoff
*Several episodes available*
6/27/75 - the Kennedy finale - marginal to fair quality - with original commercials (t1200)
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)
with Frank
Nicotero
2 random eps., first preceded by plug for upcoming show, The Weakest Link (g1700, g1705)
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)
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)
with David
Ruprecht
’01 - Erik/Jennifer, Wendy/Laura, John/Carla - first ep. of the season? (u2630)
with Chris Wylde
*Several episodes available*
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)
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)
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)
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)
with Bob Barker
’66 - color ep. with a unicycling near-disaster and a mother and army son reunited - shaky video (t330)
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)
with Jim Perry
Unsold pilot - and I don’t know why it didn’t sell (m325)
with Kenny
Mayne
Misc. 1st-season ep. (g405)
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)
with Red Rowe
9/16/60 - the primetime finale - first game: Regina vs. Jim [SC/B/t1542]
with Jamie Alexander
’01 - Monkeys for Christ vs. Survivors - I can’t believe I actually recorded this! (g4010)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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]
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)
with Wally
Fozz(?)
2001 tournament 2nd semifinal (g1950)
2001 championship (g2240)
with Mike
Whitney
Misc. ep. (g4110)
with Regis
Philbin
Mega-millionaire ep. with jackpot at $2,120,000 (g1724)
“Tournament of Chumpions” ep. (g2250)
*Several episodes available*
with Art James
’73 - Greg, Clare, John - great game (t712)
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)
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)
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…
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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