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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: MikeK on December 10, 2022, 10:48:43 AM
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The Lucky 7 incident with Janice from ~1997 made me think about stuff damaged during shows. I'm not talking about mechanical/electronic issues and I'm not talking about regular wear-and-tear.
* The UK Wheel of Fortune had someone damage their wheel by moving it counter-clockwise. Video is out there.
* The Magic Toaster twice.
* On Win, Lose, or Draw (99% sure it was the Convy version), someone tested a marker by drawing some lines on the easel instead of on the pad of paper. The ink marks were visible for weeks.
* And the final episode of Rhyme and Reason, supposedly.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ze46L3unA
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The Joker’s Wild contestant who pulled the Face the Devil lever a little too hard. Jack exclaimed “You broke our set!”
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The Price Is Right Contestant Shatter the Big Wheel Light.
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The original Feud buzz-in button (sorry about the watermark): https://youtu.be/Jb_61oq98PU?t=51
I think PYL's original buttons were broken once or twice before they changed out the style of buttons as well.
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I think PYL's original buttons were broken once or twice before they changed out the style of buttons as well.
I believe I heard about Peter having said something to the effect of "You obliterated our buzzer!" on one of those occasions.
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Two incidents on US Deal or No Deal come to mind. The first is where a contestant bumped into the phone and it fell on the floor. A replacement was put in during the commercial break. Another contestant slammed down the cover on the Deal button so hard, it broke off its hinge. In this case, it was repaired with duct tape during the commercial. In both cases, the Banker deducted the cost of repairs from their next offer.
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The episode of syndicated MG in which Gene destroyed the doors he entered through at the top of the show. I can only assume thay the staff was planning to replace the doors anyway...or that he just didn't care at that point.
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The episode of syndicated MG in which Gene destroyed the doors he entered through at the top of the show. I can only assume thay the staff was planning to replace the doors anyway...or that he just didn't care at that point.
It was a gimmicked door specially built for the sole purpose of that gag. Notice the way it breaks. There's not even a split down the middle that would open up for Gene's entrance.
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I think PYL's original buttons were broken once or twice before they changed out the style of buttons as well.
I believe I heard about Peter having said something to the effect of "You obliterated our buzzer!" on one of those occasions.
I remember him calling it a “broken shmaggie”. But I don’t think those buzzers made it past the end of 1983.
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I think we may have to make a distinction between on purpose and accidental. One of the more bizarre set piece destruction occurred on the last episode of the Portuguese Wheel of Fortune. During the show the soon to be fired host ended up shooting prizes and set pieces with a gun.....yes you read that correctly. Oh yes, there is proof.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYVq1Pssb_U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbTb-l06E-A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFQZqSJnoDU
Or if you don't want to watch all boring bits (the actual game), here is all the gunshots:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJZcdGLAgaY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ze46L3unA
There was another instance on TPiR where part of the Showcase Showdown's numbers (part of them, anyway) broke because a contestant got too excited. XD
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On the second episode of Your Number's Up, one contestant managed to break their buzzer. (Starts at 3:01). Oddly, nobody calls attention to it, they go to commercial after a spin where the affected contestant wouldn't need to buzz in anyway, and the buzzer's back in place after the ad break.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmnPzw3vnm8
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The episode of syndicated MG in which Gene destroyed the doors he entered through at the top of the show. I can only assume thay the staff was planning to replace the doors anyway...or that he just didn't care at that point.
It was a gimmicked door specially built for the sole purpose of that gag. Notice the way it breaks. There's not even a split down the middle that would open up for Gene's entrance.
Was the first time more spontaneous? It appears to be the real doors to my eyes, but the sound op was awfully quick with the gag music.
https://youtu.be/9VtoCXgXLvA
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Those doors looked mighty thin and flimsy, almost like it was made of balsa wood.
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The episode of syndicated MG in which Gene destroyed the doors he entered through at the top of the show. I can only assume thay the staff was planning to replace the doors anyway...or that he just didn't care at that point.
It was a gimmicked door specially built for the sole purpose of that gag. Notice the way it breaks. There's not even a split down the middle that would open up for Gene's entrance.
Was the first time more spontaneous? It appears to be the real doors to my eyes, but the sound op was awfully quick with the gag music.
https://youtu.be/9VtoCXgXLvA
Gimmicked doors. The sound man was quick to switch the music, and Gene's remark about the mess would suggest it was premeditated.
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I remember him calling it a “broken shmaggie”. But I don’t think those buzzers made it past the end of 1983.
Here ya go. Early January of 84.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFAwgPciIls&t=495s
And here is another moment where the N falls off "SPINS" from late in the run.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvABkgPEaRI&t=245s
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One time on Family Double Dare, a guy put a hole in one of the bowls during a toss up challenge.
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One time on Family Double Dare, a guy put a hole in one of the bowls during a toss up challenge.
Ah yes, that reminds me of a physical challenge where they had to stomp on "grapes" (balloons) to "juice" them. Unfortunately, the output was connected to a tap that kept closing due to the force of the stomps, but eventually, the entire box gave way, which caused the container to fill past the line, and they gave them the win.
EDIT: Here's the clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=232nTzBTAgs
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This may be a false memory, but I'm pretty sure that on the last non-repeat episode of The Moneymaze, some of the walls of the maze fell over during the $10,000 Dash.
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A minor malfunction, but in Tom Kennedy's Split Second finale, when he turns on the answer-value lights, one of the spring-loaded buttons came flying off the podium after it was pressed.
Tom quickly commented, comparing the breakage to the last show.
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An ever-so-small prop's demise:
https://youtu.be/l0YuH1Pmw6E
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The Joker’s Wild contestant who pulled the Face the Devil lever a little too hard. Jack exclaimed “You broke our set!”
https://youtu.be/hr9xee5ThpI?t=5685
I remember seeing this when I was around 6 or 7 and I legit thought Jack was angry.
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In Italy one of the water tanks of the final round of Ciao Darwin broke and flooded the stage ;D
https://www.facebook.com/fulvio.perrone.67/videos/1264544089789/
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I’m surprised no one has mentioned the time a TPiR contestant amped up on Red Bull spun the Big Wheel so hard it came loose from its mountings, rolled into the audience and crashed through the back wall.
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I’m surprised no one has mentioned the time a TPiR contestant amped up on Red Bull spun the Big Wheel so hard it came loose from its mountings, rolled into the audience and crashed through the back wall.
AGTOT?
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I’m surprised no one has mentioned the time a TPiR contestant amped up on Red Bull spun the Big Wheel so hard it came loose from its mountings, rolled into the audience and crashed through the back wall.
Right, that guy from Rhode Island. The heck was his name, again?
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I’m surprised no one has mentioned the time a TPiR contestant amped up on Red Bull spun the Big Wheel so hard it came loose from its mountings, rolled into the audience and crashed through the back wall.
Right, that guy from Rhode Island. The heck was his name, again?
He was on Wheel of Fortune too, IIRC.
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I’m surprised no one has mentioned the time a TPiR contestant amped up on Red Bull spun the Big Wheel so hard it came loose from its mountings, rolled into the audience and crashed through the back wall.
AGTOT?
https://youtu.be/W0HxqnytaIY?t=70
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I’m surprised no one has mentioned the time a TPiR contestant amped up on Red Bull spun the Big Wheel so hard it came loose from its mountings, rolled into the audience and crashed through the back wall.
He also tripped over a rock on Survivor, and damaged the backdrop only to reveal the TPiR set. CBS should really do something about that guy.
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I think on one of the TPIR episodes in the current cycle on Pluto, a contestant playing Check Game tried to write on the reveal instead of the check, leaving a black dot that was visible for several subsequent playings.
Also - Gene Wood:
https://youtu.be/8-aO48fwEzo
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One time on Family Double Dare, a guy put a hole in one of the bowls during a toss up challenge.
Ah yes, that reminds me of a physical challenge where they had to stomp on "grapes" (balloons) to "juice" them. Unfortunately, the output was connected to a tap that kept closing due to the force of the stomps, but eventually, the entire box gave way, which caused the container to fill past the line, and they gave them the win.
There was another Double Dare ep where the final obstacle on the course was giant cannolis- the intention was the player would stick their hands into the openings on the sides to find the flag in the filling- the player ended up ripping it open from the middle to get the flag out..
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The original Feud buzz-in button (sorry about the watermark): https://youtu.be/Jb_61oq98PU?t=51
I think PYL's original buttons were broken once or twice before they changed out the style of buttons as well.
I remember a similar Family Feud incident from when they had the old buzzers, as shown in this old GSN promo. The contestant missed the buzzer and knocked her podium mic out of its stand.
https://youtu.be/jLRIHKgcnCg
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I think on one of the TPIR episodes in the current cycle on Pluto, a contestant playing Check Game tried to write on the reveal instead of the check, leaving a black dot that was visible for several subsequent playings.
Not quite -- the contestant did try to write there, but Bob is the one who actually made the mark while he was reacting to her.
Of course, that didn't stop him from blaming her for it the couple of times he referenced it.
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I think on one of the TPIR episodes in the current cycle on Pluto, a contestant playing Check Game tried to write on the reveal instead of the check, leaving a black dot that was visible for several subsequent playings.
Something similar happened in the 90s and Bob suggested that they leave the mark there and refer to it as "Timothy's dot" from then on (at 16:38).
https://youtu.be/GV4kuSd2oBw?t=998
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In Italy one of the water tanks of the final round of Ciao Darwin broke and flooded the stage ;D
At least it didn't contain thousands of tropical fish (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63996982).
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Match Game:
First 74: "Wacko" contestant Dorothy slammed her desk so hard that the screen of her score fell off, causing Gene to put it back on, saying "You're breaking the whole set!"
Another contest was jumping near the blue dot, causing Gene to look at the floor, saying that she split the whole set, and to stay still if she wins more money.
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At 20 minutes in....
https://youtu.be/C4oxpV8Io5s?t=1203
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How about when Flip Flop lost its second set of digits?
https://youtu.be/WLxoT03nBNA?t=78
Or (and I can't find the clip) when Bob and a contestant had to rip the reveal off of Squeeze Play?
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How about when
Bob and a contestant had to rip the reveal off of
Flip Flop
?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWG-sfKSF5s
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IIRC, the episode of The Moneymaze at the Paley Center had an incident where the runner ripped the carpet on the steps accidentally after a win (and the guider was so excited about the win he ripped the back of his pants and Nick Clooney commented something to the effect or "she broke our maze, he ripped his pants...")
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Is the story true that the big electronic percent sign on Play The Percentages ended up as useless decor after a couple episodes, because it damaged the set when it came up?
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Somewhere there's an ep of Eubanks' "Card Sharks" where the tilting mechanism for the giant lit cards fails, and they come crashing down to their normal resting position. I don't think you see them tilt again after that, which is a shame. I think that was the only redeeming quality about that set.
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I’d wondered why the cards stopped tilting so early in the run. That was a really cool feature IMO.
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I thought they stopped tilting so as not to smash into the car they put upstage centre.
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Did the panel on the Go podium stop working on camera? I know it no longer changed color by the end of the run.
The entire Hollywood Squares board on MG/HS.
I think they had to write down clues once on Super Password because the puzzle board broke?
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Did the panel on the Go podium stop working on camera? I know it no longer changed color by the end of the run.
I completely forgot about that one, but yes, that was a subtle break.
I think they had to write down clues once on Super Password because the puzzle board broke?
There was a brief time on a SP episode that the sfx cable broke and one of the stagehands or producers had to create the sfx themselves.
A similar event also happened on at least one Barker episode with the Showcase Showdown wheel -- Barker had the audience do the "beeps".
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There were a few times on Davidson HSq where the neon Xs and Os stopped working. It happened so frequently they had cards printed for the celebs to hold up in their squares.
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Two that come to mind...
1. The final episode of Super Password, when Betty White is unable to help her partner win the CA$HWORD, she throws the magic toaster and it breaks.
2. During one Showcase Showdown, the player had 30 cents and spun again and landed on 70 for $1.00. In his excitement, the player was thrashing his arms around and he hit and broke the "7" on the wheel. Drew kind of laughed it off and fixed it. I know had Barker been there he would have said "I'm glad you won $1,000 because that's how much it's going to cost to fix our wheel!"
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This was cut out, but on my Strahan Pyramid episode, one of the metal rectangles that borders ech of the little pyramid's trilons came loose as the trilon was trying to turn. Really wish they would leave that kinda stuff in.
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I thought they stopped tilting so as not to smash into the car they put upstage centre.
I wouldn’t know about that, but I seem to remember that the first car rounds were played with them tilted.
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I thought they stopped tilting so as not to smash into the car they put upstage centre.
I wouldn’t know about that, but I seem to remember that the first car rounds were played with them tilted.
Right. There's a country mile of distance between the cards and the car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHnymxHg96Y
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This was cut out, but on my Strahan Pyramid episode, one of the metal rectangles that borders ech of the little pyramid's trilons came loose as the trilon was trying to turn. Really wish they would leave that kinda stuff in.
I had thought the whole boards were just giant single TV screens based on how smoothly and consistently timed they always seemed to be when "turning." Maybe it was just Richardsmid that had a solid screen only?
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Is the story true that the big electronic percent sign on Play The Percentages ended up as useless decor after a couple episodes, because it damaged the set when it came up?
I had dinner with Geoff when he was in Branson years ago. The story he told was - that section of the set floor was stored upright with the pop-up latched down. It wasn't unlatched when the set was dressed for the taping, and the hydrualics broke the set floor when it was activated. Geoff didn't elaborate on what 'broke the set floor' entailed other than there was a long stop-down and the end result was no more pop-up.