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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: gamed121683 on June 10, 2013, 08:06:40 PM
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While surfing the web, I was surprised to see that their are episode guides for various game shows such as Card Sharks, Pyramid and even Match Game. However, when looking for a $ale of the Century episode guide to help catalog my collection, I came up short. Thanks to GSN's schedule PDF's, I was able to pinpoint the airdates for a handful of shows. Unfortunately, skipped episodes & GSN no longer putting the VTR dates on their PDF's have made the task tough to keep up.
I'm sure others of you are taping this weekday trip back to the late '80s that are having the same problem. So as a public service, I've made my own $ale of the Century episode guide mostly based on the episodes that GSN have aired thus far.
"$ale of the Century" Episode Guide
--11/10/88: Julius/Kathy/Scott… (“True Romance Week”: Ep. #1,496).
--11/11/88: John/Dina/Rodney…(“True Romance Week”: Ep. #1,497).
--11/16/88: Richard/Kathleen/Bruce…(“True Romance Week”: Ep. #1,500).
--11/28/88: Joe/Dominique/Emil (The 1st regular play episode of $ale aired on GSN)
--11/29/88: Rick/Pattie/Emil
--11/30/88: Jaimi/Don/Pattie
--12/1/88: Bonnie/Howard/Pattie
--12/2/88: Sharon/Rick/Pattie
--12/5/88: Ann/Larry/Pattie
--12/6/88: Carla/Jamie/Ann
--12/7/88: Ruth/Walt/Carla
--12/8/88: Mary/Gianni/Carla
--12/9/88: Vivenne/Sean/Carla
--12/13/88: Chip/Bonnie/Matt
--12/14/88: Tony/Michelle/Chip
--12/15/88: Godfrey/Kimberley/Chip
--12/16/88: Johnny/Kathy/Chip
--1/3/89: Richard/Victoria/Kerry
--1/4/89: Todd/Jill/Kerry
--1/5/89: Bill/Janet/Kerry
--1/9/89: Jim/Julie/Kerry
--1/10/89: Steve/La Rae/Kerry (The start of La Rae's reign of terror)
--1/11/89: Paula/John/La Rae
--1/12/89: Ann/Jamie/La Rae
--1/??/89: Barbara/Sam/La Rae
--1/??/89: C.J./Paul/La Rae
--1/??/89: Abbe Jaye/Harvey/La Rae
--1/??/89: Jackie/Ray/Philly
--1/??/89: Craig/Eileen/Ray (Craig could pass for a Richard Belzer lookalike)
--1/??/89: Victor/Robin/Craig
--1/??/89: Don/Judy/Victor
--1/??/89: Robb/Kathleen/Don
--1/??/89: Leo/Teri/Robb
--1/??/89: Charlie/Laura/Leo
--1/??/89: Steve/Lori/Charlie
--1/??/89: Lou/Dawna/Steve
--3/24/89: Frank/Jody Lee/John (The 1,578th and last episode)
This is all I have so far, but if any of you out there in forum land can help us fill in some gaps or notice any errors, by all means...
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I've been keeping track too...here's what I've got.
11/14/88-Eric/Lisa/Jack
11/15/88-Sarah/Brian/Veronica
11/16/88-Richard/Kathleen/Bruce
11/17/88-Patty/George/Lorien
11/18/88-Richard/Ted/Brian (True Romance Week Finals)
(11/21-23/88 skipped)
11/28/88-Joe/Dominique/Emil
11/29/88-Rick/Pattie/Emil (Pattie back due to an error on the 11/17 show)
11/30/88-Jaimi/Don/Pattie
12/1/88-Bonnie/Howard/Pattie
12/2/88-Sharon/Rick/Pattie
12/5/88-Ann/Larry/Pattie
12/6/88-Carla/Jamie/Ann
12/7/88-Ruth/Walt/Carla
12/8/88-Mary/Gianni/Carla
12/9/88-Vivenne/Sean/Carla
(12/12/88 skipped)
12/13/88-Chip/Bonnie/Matt
12/14/88-Tony/Michelle/Chip
12/15/88-Godfrey/Kimberley/Chip
12/16/88-Johnny/Kathy/Chip
(12/19-30/88 skipped)
1/3/89-Richard/Victoria/Kerry
1/4/89-Todd/Jill/Kerry
1/5/89-Bill/Janet/Kerry
(1/6/89 skipped)
1/9/89-Jim/Julie/Kerry
1/10/89-Steve/LaRae/Kerry
1/11/89-Pat/Don/LaRae
1/12/89-Paula/John/LaRae
1/13/89-Ann/Jamie/LaRae
1/16/89-Barbara/Sam/LaRae
1/17/89-C.J./Paul/LaRae
1/18/89-Abbe Jaye/Harvey/La Rae
1/19/89-Jackie/Ray/Philly
1/23/89-Craig/Eileen/Ray
1/24/89-Victor/Robin/Craig
1/25/89-Don/Judy/Victor
1/26/89-Robb/Kimberly/Don
1/27/89-Leo/Teri/Robb
1/30/89-Charlie/Laura/Leo
1/31/89-Steve/Lori/Charlie
2/1/89-Lou/Dawna/Steve
(2/2-3/89 skipped)
2/6/89-Paul/Laurel/Robert
2/7/89-Tony/Karen/Robert
(2/8/89 skipped)
2/9/89-Judy/Michael/Gail
2/10/89-Bob/Lee/Michael
2/13/89-?? (Bride's Week begins; I missed this episode)
2/14/89-Sheryl/Lisa/Stella
2/15/89-Susan/Dorothy/Christine
2/16/89-Marlene/Lori/Sharon
2/17/89-Karen/Trudy/Heidi
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3/20/89-John/Nansi/Darrell
3/21/89-Ray/Terrie/Darrell
3/22/89-Kurt/Cher/Darrell
3/23/89-John/Gina/Ted
3/24/89-Frank/Jody Lee/John
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The 11/15/88 episode has been in the trade circuit for a while, so it's nice to pin down an exact air date for that one. My online list mistakenly puts a couple of USA 1985 episodes in the NBC daytime section, rather than the syndicated section. Since we know the only NBC episodes USA aired were from '88-89, I'll correct that.
Since I don't currently have GSN, I haven't been able to watch these episodes. I have an episode from USA with some sort of Dollar Bill contest. I had it marked down as 1987 - it has the winner's board - but does anybody here know exactly when it might have aired so I can update my list? (I'm a bit of a stickler for air dates, whenever possible). Contestants were Dave, Lisa, Jeff.
Also, on the couple of True Romance week episodes I was able to see, Jim mentioned that the top 3 scores came back for the Friday finals for the car. There was a three-way tie for third on the second-last show before the finale. If nobody broke it on the next show, how did they break the tie? It was never mentioned.
Thanks in advance.
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1987? I thought USA only aired Fall 1988-Winter 1989 of daytime run and entire 1985-1986 syndicated edition?
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Since I don't currently have GSN, I haven't been able to watch these episodes. I have an episode from USA with some sort of Dollar Bill contest. I had it marked down as 1987 - it has the winner's board - but does anybody here know exactly when it might have aired so I can update my list? (I'm a bit of a stickler for air dates, whenever possible). Contestants were Dave, Lisa, Jeff.
Also, on the couple of True Romance week episodes I was able to see, Jim mentioned that the top 3 scores came back for the Friday finals for the car. There was a three-way tie for third on the second-last show before the finale. If nobody broke it on the next show, how did they break the tie? It was never mentioned.
I have Dave/Lisa/Jeff from its original airing. It was Dec. 1984...which I don't think aired on USA.
Jim said at the start of the finals that they broke the three-way tie with a drawing backstage.
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The 11/15/88 episode has been in the trade circuit for a while, so it's nice to pin down an exact air date for that one. My online list mistakenly puts a couple of USA 1985 episodes in the NBC daytime section, rather than the syndicated section. Since we know the only NBC episodes USA aired were from '88-89, I'll correct that.
Since I don't currently have GSN, I haven't been able to watch these episodes. I have an episode from USA with some sort of Dollar Bill contest. I had it marked down as 1987 - it has the winner's board - but does anybody here know exactly when it might have aired so I can update my list? (I'm a bit of a stickler for air dates, whenever possible). Contestants were Dave, Lisa, Jeff.
Also, on the couple of True Romance week episodes I was able to see, Jim mentioned that the top 3 scores came back for the Friday finals for the car. There was a three-way tie for third on the second-last show before the finale. If nobody broke it on the next show, how did they break the tie? It was never mentioned.
Thanks in advance.
If my memory serves correctly, remember the prize card where the board is at random and you attempt to press the plunger hoping to win the money card. In this one, each couple tries to get to a high number where the highest number wins which in this case, there are 9 numbers. 2 couples end up with the same number where they have to play til one couple get the high number. I do know what was the highest number. No.. it was NOT #9.
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Just bumping this thread up because I heard on another $ale related post that some of you were interested in seeing the complete list of episodes from the '88-'89 package that GSN aired. Well, your wish is my command. Feel free to copy & paste this and a special thanks to the many of you that helped me out on this task:
--11/10/88: Julius/Kathy/Scott (“True Romance Week”: Ep. #1,496).
--11/11/88: John/Dina/Rodney (“True Romance Week”: Ep. #1,497).
--11/14/88: Eric/Lisa/Jack ("True Romance" Day 6; Ep. #1,498)
--11/15/88: Sarah/Brian/Veronica ("True Romance" Day 7; Ep. #1,499)
--11/16/88: Richard/Kathleen/Bruce (“True Romance Week”: Ep. #1,500).
--11/17/88: Patty/George/Lorien ("True Romance" Day 9; #1,501)
--11/18/88: Richard/Ted/Brian ("True Romance" Finals; Ep. #1,502)
--11/21/88: Diane/Larry/Lisa (Ep, #1,503)
--11/28/88: Joe/Dominique/Emil (The 1st regular play episode of $ale aired on GSN)
--11/29/88: Rick/Pattie/Emil
--11/30/88: Jaimi/Don/Pattie
--12/1/88: Bonnie/Howard/Pattie
--12/2/88: Sharon/Rick/Pattie
--12/5/88: Ann/Larry/Pattie
--12/6/88: Carla/Jamie/Ann
--12/7/88: Ruth/Walt/Carla
--12/8/88: Mary/Gianni/Carla
--12/9/88: Vivenne/Sean/Carla
--12/13/88: Chip/Bonnie/Matt
--12/14/88: Tony/Michelle/Chip
--12/15/88: Godfrey/Kimberley/Chip
--12/16/88: Johnny/Kathy/Chip
--1/3/89: Richard/Victoria/Kerry
--1/4/89: Todd/Jill/Kerry
--1/5/89: Bill/Janet/Kerry
--1/9/89: Jim/Julie/Kerry
--1/10/89: Steve/La Rae/Kerry (The start of La Rae's reign of terror)
--1/11/89: Pat/Don/La Rae
--1/12/89: Paula/John/La Rae
--1/13/89: Ann/Jamie/La Rae
--1/16/89: Barbara/Sam/La Rae
--1/17/89: C.J./Paul/La Rae
--1/18/89: Abbe Jaye/Harvey/La Rae
--1/19/89: Jackie/Ray/Philly
--1/23/89: Craig/Eileen/Ray (Craig could pass for a Richard Belzer lookalike)
--1/24/89: Victor/Robin/Craig
--1/25/89: Don/Judy/Victor
--1/26/89: Robb/Kathleen/Don
--1/27/89: Leo/Teri/Robb
--1/30/89: Charlie/Laura/Leo
--1/31/89: Steve/Lori/Charlie
--2/1/89: Lou/Dawna/Steve
--2/6/89: Paul/Laurel/Robert (Ep. #1,554)
--2/7/89: Tony/Karen/Robert (Ep. #1,555)
--2/9/89: Judy/Michael/Gail (Ep. #1,557)
--2/10/89: Bob/Lee/Michael
--2/13/89: ("Brides Week", Day 1)
--2/14/89: Sheryl/Lisa/Stella ("Brides Week", Day 2)
--2/15/89: Susan/Dorothy/Christine ("Brides Week", Day 3)
--2/16/89: Marlene/Lori/Sharon ("Brides Week", Day 4)
--2/17/89: Karen/Trudy/Heidi ("Brides Week", Day 5)
--2/20/89: Pat/Katie/Bob
--2/21/89: Matt/Kathy/Pat
--2/22/89: Charles/Mary/Pat
--2/23/89: (Did this episode air on GSN? I'm not sure...)
--2/24/89: Jim/Christine/Kevin
--2/27/89: Michael/Laurel/Kevin
--2/28/89: Darrell/Stephanie/Kevin
--3/1/89: Jake/Ceacy/Darrell
--3/2/89: Bernie/Cyndi/Darrell
--3/3/89: Mike/Cynthia/Darrell
--Two-week hiatus--
--3/20/89-John/Nansi/Darrell
--3/21/89-Ray/Terrie/Darrell
--3/22/89: Kurt/Cher/Darrell (Ep. #1,576)
--3/23/89: John/Gina/Ted (Ep. #1,577)
--3/24/89: Frank/Jody Lee/John (The 1,578th and last episode in the series)
You'll notice that there are still a few holes in it (ex. 2/23/89). So, if you spot any errors, don't hesitate to add a reply. As for an episode guide to the syndicated version starting up Friday, I think that's a fantastic idea! If Vahan or anyone else want to help me comply that list, you're more than welcome :-).
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gamed121683, how about we also try to get daytime episodes from 1983 to 1988, the ones that have never aired on GSN or even USA Network? Might take a lot of work, but I think it is well worth it. Here are a few examples of them, some of them I got from the most unlikely of sources:
--01/03/1983: Lynn/Joel/Janice (The premiere; #0001)
--01/??/1983: Carl/Vicki/Thom (Might be from the same taping day as the premiere episode. Taken from a photo in page 193 on the 3rd edition of The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows.)
--??/??/1983: Greg/Seth/Robert (Rare instance of three male contestants. Sally Julian is still Jim's co-host.)
--??/??/1988: Lisa/Richard/Rani (One of Rani White's episodes. A clip was shown in the Oscar-wnning film Rain Man.)
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The 2/23/89 episode did indeed air on GSN. :)
This will help fill some of the gaps!
--11/3/88: Noel/Christie/Jim (often listed as a Feb. 1989 episode...I had the same mistake on my site until a few months ago!)
--11/7/88: Margaret/Steven/Melanie (“True Romance Week”: Ep. #1,493).
--11/8/88: Steve/Esther/Raymond (“True Romance Week”: Ep. #1,494).
--11/22/88: Lucinda/Fred/Diane (skipped by GSN)
--1/6/89: Nick/Cheryl/Kerry (skipped by GSN)
--2/13/89: Stacey/Judi/Susan ("Brides Week", Day 1)
--2/23/89: Kevin/Christa/Pat
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Greg/Seth/Robert having Sally would narrow it down to January, would it not?
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Which change would have come first, replacing Sally Julian with Lee Menning, or adding the cash jackpot? I know that Greg/Seth/Robert came before either of those changes happened...
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Replacing Sally. Laura Chambers' episodes have Lee but no cash jackpot, and I've read on various websites that the cash jackpot was introduced in May.
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Well then Greg/Seth/Robert came before Laura Chambers' episodes
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Can anyone pinpoint all about the first episodes with Summer Bartholomew (December 31, 1984 and later)?
~Ben
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Was she there that early? I thought she didn't come around for a slight bit after.
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I don't remember where I read it (it was either here or Wiki), but I do recall seeing that Summer started in December 1984.
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So these syndicated episodes we're getting now would be among Summer's earliest shows then... another good reason to watch, I say!
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Apparently, this was Lee Menning's final episode. Aired on 12/28/1984.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGGZ45StRrg
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So these syndicated episodes we're getting now would be among Summer's earliest shows then... another good reason to watch, I say!
That's Great so Please Fire Your DVR's to enjoy the show!
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Watching the episode made me ponder something.
Me being the details geek that I am, I noticed the Fame Game octagons have the multi-colored numbers on them. I look back at some of the early syndie eps and the numbers are red on a yellow background.
Since it seems like the episodes were shot pretty close to each other and the syndie Sale launched within three weeks of this episode, might it be plausible to assume that Grundy only intended to bring Summer in for the nighttime episodes and keep Lee for the daytime?
(fully conjecture, yes, but my curiosity has gotten the best of me)
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I don't remember where I read it (it was either here or Wiki), but I do recall seeing that Summer started in December 1984.
No wonder Christmas was so warm that year!
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Can anyone who has the Syndie premiere, Jack/Andra/Buck, check it to see if the Fame Game squares are multi-colored, or red on yellow?
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Can anyone who has the Syndie premiere, Jack/Andra/Buck, check it to see if the Fame Game squares are multi-colored, or red on yellow?
Multi-colored.
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Don't forget to set your DVRs if you want to record this...I had to reset mine...Apparently regular $otC and Syndie $otc count as separate series.
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Don't forget to set your DVRs if you want to record this...I had to reset mine...Apparently regular $otC and Syndie $otc count as separate series.
I, speaking for myself, always count them as one show. Same thing with the $25K and $100K Pyramids from the 80's, and the daytime and Syndicated WOF, just to name a few.
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Right but, when I recorded $ale the first time it worked, but when I looked on my DVR to record the syndie version, it wasn't set to record, hence the warning. My DVR SHOULD see $OTC as one show but it didn't. Thankfully I caught it.
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I don't remember where I read it (it was either here or Wiki), but I do recall seeing that Summer started in December 1984.
No wonder Christmas was so warm that year!
There's some way to link this up with Reg Grundy's home country, I know there is.
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Hope you all are having a great Thanksgiving weekend so far. Don't know about you, but I'm ready to kick off this syndicated $ale episode guide. Below are the 1st 8 episodes courtesy of Friday morning's marathon on GSN. NOTE: The text has been lightened to prevent any spoiler damage.
--S-001: Jack/Andra/Buck
--S-002: Paul/Colleen/Buck
--S-003: Glenn/Audrey/Paul
--S-004: Ric/Ellen/Paul
--S-005: Jeff/Judy/Paul
--S-006: Phyllis/Vince/Judy
--S-007: Randi/Nick/Phyllis
--S-008: Gerry/Wanda/Nick
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And these were the original airdates of the first 8 Syndie episodes:
01/07/1985
01/08/1985
01/09/1985
01/10/1985
01/11/1985
01/14/1985
01/15/1985
01/16/1985
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gak_OVaTOc
Sometime back, somebody posted this episode of $ale (and the entire episode used to be up, too). Would anyone here know the airdate for this particular show? All I know is that it's from '83.
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I remember asking the uploader about that episode, and he said early July 1983. IIRC, July 8th or so.
Out of curiosity, anyone known when they changed the intro, to where the dollar sign on the logo "spiraled" onto the screen, as opposed to the counter-clockwise wipe shown here?
ETA: Per David himself (see the comments), July 12, 1983.
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I remember asking the uploader about that episode, and he said early July 1983. IIRC, July 8th or so.
Out of curiosity, anyone known when they changed the intro, to where the dollar sign on the logo "spiraled" onto the screen, as opposed to the counter-clockwise wipe shown here?
ETA: Per David himself (see the comments), July 12, 1983.
(Checks Comments) Ah! So it is. Gracias, Brandon! (Memo to self: The "Show More" bar is your friend :-/).
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During which instances was Daytime Sale preempted? I know of the following:
November 24-25, 1983
July 4, 1986
November 27-28, 1986
June or July 1987 didn't air (due to the Iran Contra hearings)
November 24-25, 1988
January 2, 1989
January 20, 1989
March 6-17, 1989 (Temp. replaced by Rona Barrett's At Rona's)
And even stranger: No new episode aired on January 2, 1984 on the west coast. But it did over on the east coast.
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Any Turkey Day $otC didn't air (parade coverage).
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Did it also get preemped nation-wide on January 21, 1985 (Ronald Reagan re-election)?
CBS simply re-scheduled their game shows for later that same day.
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Did it also get preemped nation-wide on January 21, 1985 (Ronald Reagan re-election)?
Yes.
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Did it also get preemped nation-wide on January 21, 1985 (Ronald Reagan re-election)?
CBS simply re-scheduled their game shows for later that same day.
No, they didn't. According to TV Listings for that day, $25K Pyramid and PYL aired intact at 10am, with Inauguration Coverage starting at 11am, and continuing through, to 5pm.
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Did it also get preemped nation-wide on January 21, 1985 (Ronald Reagan re-election)?
CBS simply re-scheduled their game shows for later that same day.
No, they didn't. According to TV Listings for that day, $25K Pyramid and PYL aired intact at 10am, with Inauguration Coverage starting at 11am, and continuing through, to 5pm.
I meant on the west coast. Particularly in Los Angeles.
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During which instances was Daytime Sale preempted? I know of the following:
November 24-25, 1983
July 4, 1986
November 27-28, 1986
June or July 1987 didn't air (due to the Iran Contra hearings)
November 24-25, 1988
January 2, 1989
January 20, 1989
March 6-17, 1989 (Temp. replaced by Rona Barrett's At Rona's)
And even stranger: No new episode aired on January 2, 1984 on the west coast. But it did over on the east coast.
Add 11/28/85 since there was a clip from 11/27.
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I took care of all Turkey Day preemptions in Post 34. :) (11/28/85 being one of them--that was the day of the Ahmad Rashad long-distance proposal to the-then Phylicia Ayers-Allen.)
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I believe the October 15, 1984 episode, Margerite/John/Debbie was the debut of The Winner's Board on the daytime edition. During the episode, Jim Perry wishes a 35th anniversary to WSAZ-TV in Huntington, West Virginia, which first signed-in on October 14.
http://www.wsaz.com/station/stationhistory
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Okay, I just got back from my local library, and here are the dates in which no new episode aired:
November 24-25, 1983 (2)
November 22, 1984 (1)
January 21, 1985 (1)
November 28, 1985 (1)
July 4, 1986 (1)
November 27-28, 1986 (2)
Circa Summer 1987
November 26-27, 1987 (2)
November 24-25, 1988 (2)
January 2, 1989 (1)
January 20, 1989 (1)
March 6-17, 1989 (10)
Could there have been staggered weeks (weeks ending on different days, instead of Fridays) during the summer of 1987, that would explain the total daytime episode count (1,578)?
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I believe the October 15, 1984 episode, Margerite/John/Debbie was the debut of The Winner's Board on the daytime edition. During the episode, Jim Perry wishes a 35th anniversary to WSAZ-TV in Huntington, West Virginia, which first signed-in on October 14.
http://www.wsaz.com/station/stationhistory
Could have that confused with the taping date, because of Bill Fogel's Cash Jackpot win being near the Winner's Board debut.
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Did it also get preemped nation-wide on January 21, 1985 (Ronald Reagan re-election)?
CBS simply re-scheduled their game shows for later that same day.
No, they didn't. According to TV Listings for that day, $25K Pyramid and PYL aired intact at 10am, with Inauguration Coverage starting at 11am, and continuing through, to 5pm.
Actually, TPIR does appear to have aired that day...although strangely enough, they seem to have run the next day's episode. The same holds true the following day, with a rerun airing on Wednesday the 23rd and Monday's show not airing until April 8.
Doesn't make a lot of sense, but that's what it says happened.
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Did it also get preemped nation-wide on January 21, 1985 (Ronald Reagan re-election)?
CBS simply re-scheduled their game shows for later that same day.
No, they didn't. According to TV Listings for that day, $25K Pyramid and PYL aired intact at 10am, with Inauguration Coverage starting at 11am, and continuing through, to 5pm.
Actually, TPIR does appear to have aired that day...although strangely enough, they seem to have run the next day's episode. The same holds true the following day, with a rerun airing on Wednesday the 23rd and Monday's show not airing until April 8.
Doesn't make a lot of sense, but that's what it says happened.
What was your source? I'm curious.I got mine from the Reading (PA) Eagle's Sunday TV section..
/Thankful for Google Newspaper Archives
//Except when the TV section is printed upside down
///Luckily this one wasn't..
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What was your source? I'm curious.I got mine from the Reading (PA) Eagle's Sunday TV section..
This is one of those things that I've had around for so long that I can't even remember anymore whether or not I've gone public with it. Suffice it to say, though, that this particular source being wrong would be kind of strange.
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What was your source? I'm curious.I got mine from the Reading (PA) Eagle's Sunday TV section..
This is one of those things that I've had around for so long that I can't even remember anymore whether or not I've gone public with it. Suffice it to say, though, that this particular source being wrong would be kind of strange.
Documentation from Roger or someone else highly placed at TPIR back in the day?
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And here are episodes #S-009 to #S-013:
#S-009 (01/17/1985): Greg/Joy/Gerry
#S-010 (01/18/1985): Robert/Maggie/Greg
#S-011 (01/21/1985): Hal/Mariann/Greg
#S-012 (01/22/1985): Jean/Bill/Mariann
#S-013 (01/23/1985): Beth/Ron/Mariann
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Here's a thought:
No doubt it will take a LONG time to piece together ALL 1,578 episodes of the daytime edition. But we can, however, try to nail down the airdates for some of them, during the shopping era (1983 to 1984).
To start with, David Dickstein, who was a contestant on the 7/12/83 episode, said that on the next episode, his male opponent, Richard Heft, took home the $82,000 jackpot. Supposedly, the cash jackpot was introduced on the 5/30/83 episode, and that Richard Heft became the first contestant to win it. If that's true, then it would mean Mort Camens' big win could have been anywhere between 1/3/83 and 5/30/83.
And also supposedly, the 2nd contestant to take home the daytime shopping cash jackpot was Barbara Phillips (8/9/83 episode). Now exactly who was the next person after her to do so, I don't know.
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#S-014 (01/24/1985): Dennis/Judith/Ron
#S-015 (01/25/1985): John/Susie/Ron (not to be confused with John Goss)
#S-016 (01/28/1985): John/???/Ron (episode skipped by GSN)
#S-017 (01/29/1985): Clay/Donna/John
#S-018 (01/30/1985): Tom/Diana/John
#S-019 (01/31/1985): Pat/Yooh/John
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I'm curious...
Did USA ever air any of the SOTC daytime or nighttime episodes that GSN skipped?
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I'm curious...
Did USA ever air any of the SOTC daytime or nighttime episodes that GSN skipped?
There's at least two skipped NBC episodes that are on the circuit because of the USA reruns; one's the 11/21/88 episode, and the other is a Christmas episode.
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Let me rephrase....
GSN skipped a slew of 1988-89 episodes during the last run.
Did USA ever air them?
I'm curious if it was a damaged tape issue or GSN was too cheap to pay for any music related clearances?
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#S-020 (02/01/1985): David/Cathrine/John
#S-021 (02/04/1985): Van/Sandra/John
#S-022 (02/05/1985): ???/???/John
#S-023 (02/06/1985): Chip/Naomi/John
#S-024 (02/07/1985): Bill/Pam/Ed
#S-025 (02/08/1985): Nick/Rose/Ed
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Unfortunately, due to the forum's temporary shutdown and my DVD recorder now pushing up daisies, I've lost track in keeping up with what syndicated episodes of $ale have aired on GSN thus far. I believe I left off at #S-025. Has anyone else kept track? Should I page Vahan_Nisanian to the front desk?
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#S-026 (02/11/1985): Bob/???/Ed
#S-027 (02/12/1985): Ron/Nancy/Bob
#S-028 (02/13/1985): Steve/Wanda/Ron
#S-029 (02/14/1985): Stan/Hilary/Ron
#S-030 (02/15/1985): Don/Diana/Preston
#S-031 (02/18/1985): George/Helaine/Preston
#S-032 (02/19/1985): Rhonda/Anthony/Helaine
#S-033 (02/20/1985): Laurie/Dave/Helaine
#S-034 (02/21/1985): Susan/Eric/Helaine
#S-035 (02/22/1985): Kit/Rick/Helaine
#S-036 (02/25/1985): Jack/Dick/Helaine
#S-037 (02/26/1985): Renee/David/Helaine
#S-038 (02/27/1985): Karin/Vince/Helaine
#S-039 (02/28/1985): Emory/Linda/Skip
#S-040 (03/01/1985): Danny/Judy/Skip
#S-041 (03/04/1985): Joe/Ali/Skip
#S-042 (03/05/1985): Barry/Ede/Skip
#S-043 (03/06/1985): Kevin/Bobbin/Skip
#S-044 (03/07/1985): Blaine/Pat/Skip
#S-045 (03/08/1985): Mick/Debra/Skip
#S-046 (03/11/1985): Arnie/Melinda/Mick
#S-047 (03/12/1985): Gordon/Shelli/Mick
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Just to give everyone a heads-up...
I found the updated PDF schedules just now. They go up to and including very early March, and it turns out that GSN leased approximately 65 episodes of the Syndicated $OTC - the last episode of the current lease is Ep. #S-068 (April 10, 1985), which airs on Friday, February 21. They turn back the clock to the Syndicated Premiere from January 1985 on Monday, February 24.
Sources:
February 17-23, 2014 (https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/b38f6138-8a78-4411-92da-1b838599fd87)
February 24-March 2, 2014 (https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/1a6b680a-a642-489c-8829-07bb5ad70e26)
Makes me wonder if the next limited run will include the conclusion of the first season and the first many weeks of the second season?
And when in Season 2 did the Winner's Board first appear?
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I've missed out on the majority of Skip's and Helaine's runs. How far did Skip go? (Spoiler space if needed)
Much appreciated.
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the last episode of the current lease is Ep. #S-068 (April 10, 1985), which airs on Friday, February 21.
So we just make Alice Conkwright's win with two shows to spare.
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I've missed out on the majority of Skip's and Helaine's runs. How far did Skip go? (Spoiler space if needed)
Much appreciated.
Went for the car and lost; the two previous shows he won in a tiebreaker.
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when in Season 2 did the Winner's Board first appear?
Someone else probably has the specific answer, but from what I can tell it was sometime between September 30 and November 18, 1985, based on when Tim Holleran and Alan Zervetnik [sp?] appeared.
If we can figure out when it changed over, it'd help date a nighttime episode from after the current lease that's on YouTube: Alan/Liz/Wally (http://www.gameshowforum.org/index.php/topic,25690.0.html). The Cash Jackpot is at $55,000, which means it's either April 16 (spoiler tags since it's connected to SRIV94's spoiler-tagged post) or October 2 (if shopping was still present then). Jim notes during his intro that a guy named Sandy [sp?] defeated the current champ and bought a motorcycle, but that's all I can determine.
Thanks in advance for any help. :)
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If we can figure out when it changed over, it'd help date a nighttime episode from after the current lease that's on YouTube: Alan/Liz/Wally (http://www.gameshowforum.org/index.php/topic,25690.0.html). The Cash Jackpot is at $55,000, which means it's either April 16 (spoiler tags since it's connected to SRIV94's spoiler-tagged post) or October 2 (if shopping was still present then).
I'm almost positive it's the former date.
During season 1, the Fame Game board went from multicolored to a yellow/red motif, and the Money Cards went from yellow/red to orange. The numbers on the orange Money Cards went from black to blue immediately after the week Alan/Liz/Wally aired. (I have the Friday episode from that week, as well as the following Monday.)
The orange/blue Money Cards were present on the first season finale, but were replaced by the old yellow/red ones on the second season premiere. (The Fame Game board kept its yellow/red numbers.)
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Thanks, Ryan. :)
During season 1, the Fame Game board went from multicolored to a yellow/red motif, and the Money Cards went from yellow/red to orange.
Regarding that, I know neither had changed yet on April 8 (spoiler tags since it's related to the other thing I spoiler-tagged).
The numbers on the orange Money Cards went from black to blue immediately after the week Alan/Liz/Wally aired. (I have the Friday episode from that week, as well as the following Monday.)
In that case, and if you don't mind, perhaps you can help me with another episode: for M.J./Adrienne/Dave (the Friday show you mention, if your website is any indication), is Dave a returning champ? If so, is any mention made of what day he's on? I'm curious as to whether he defeated the winner of Alan/Liz/Wally.
On a related note, does anyone know how many days Tim Holleran was on? Jim mentioned on his last show that Tim had made three trips from Connecticut to be on Sale, which suggests three taping days.
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Tim was on for 8 days. His first day was the 100th and last episode of Syndie Sale's first season, as implied on the air by Jim himself.
Also, it would seem Syndie Sale did 5 shows a day, just like its daytime counterpart. Some other Syndicated games did 10 shows a day (i.e. $100,000 Pyramid), and WOF I believe taped 3 daytime shows, and 2 Syndicated shows a day.
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In that case, and if you don't mind, perhaps you can help me with another episode: for M.J./Adrienne/Dave (the Friday show you mention, if your website is any indication), is Dave a returning champ?
He is not; all three were new players, since the champ the day before took the motorcycle.
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Okay, thanks. :)
One more thing (I feel like Columbo :P): is the Alan of Fletcher/Mary/Alan (a nighttime Winner's Board show from '85) Zervetnik (spelling based on pronunciation), who eventually cleared out most of the board? If so, what day was he on?
Sorry for asking you so many questions. :(
Tim was on for 8 days.
Just wanted to make sure about that -- I was reasonably sure he was on since at least #S-100.
His first day was the 100th and last episode of Syndie Sale's first season, as implied on the air by Jim himself.
That's weird. I'm pretty sure Matt O. said he was a contestant during the last week of Season 1, and on his episode Jim mentions that there will be new prizes in the endgame for the next five shows (indicating it's a Friday).
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I remember catnap1972 uploaded the November 29, 1985 episode of $ale before he was asked to put it to private for the time being. I miss catnap1972 uploading his goodies(especially the megasodes and megamixes) myself. Just wish he can return to YT or try his luck with Dailymotion and upload the game shows there. Now on the final Shopping episode of Syndie $ale, what was the cash jackpot on the episode before the debut of the Winner's Board anybody?
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His first day was the 100th and last episode of Syndie Sale's first season, as implied on the air by Jim himself.
That's weird. I'm pretty sure Matt O. said he was a contestant during the last week of Season 1, and on his episode Jim mentions that there will be new prizes in the endgame for the next five shows (indicating it's a Friday).
He did.
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when in Season 2 did the Winner's Board first appear?
Someone else probably has the specific answer, but from what I can tell it was sometime between September 30 and November 18, 1985, based on when Tim Holleran and Alan Zervetnik [sp?] appeared.
Alan's last name was pronounced and spelled Sudenik. He lost on his 10th match (in the Winner's Board format), playing for the Mustang convertible, on a costly error in the Speed Round.
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Is the Alan of Fletcher/Mary/Alan (a nighttime Winner's Board show from '85) Zervetnik (spelling based on pronunciation), who eventually cleared out most of the board? If so, what day was he on?
Sorry for asking you so many questions. :(
You're fine, always happy to help. Luckily, I had a lot of the episodes handy. :)
That was indeed the Alan you're looking for. Fletcher/Mary/Alan was his 9th game.
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Is the Alan of Fletcher/Mary/Alan (a nighttime Winner's Board show from '85) Zervetnik (spelling based on pronunciation), who eventually cleared out most of the board? If so, what day was he on?
Sorry for asking you so many questions. :(
You're fine, always happy to help. Luckily, I had a lot of the episodes handy. :)
That was indeed the Alan you're looking for. Fletcher/Mary/Alan was his 9th game.
And that was the one that catnap1972 uploaded before. I hope we can help him get back on YT ASAP or get him to Dailymotion and re-upload that episode if he has an external hard drive for that.
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when in Season 2 did the Winner's Board first appear?
Someone else probably has the specific answer, but from what I can tell it was sometime between September 30 and November 18, 1985, based on when Tim Holleran and Alan Zervetnik [sp?] appeared.
Alan's last name was pronounced and spelled Sudenik. He lost on his 10th match (in the Winner's Board format), playing for the Mustang convertible, on a costly error in the Speed Round.
Correct, but I listen to Jim's pronunciation of the name and it sounds like either you have the D and N reversed or there's an extra couple letters that were omitted ("Sudnednik", it sounded like)
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#S-048 (03/13/1985): John/Sheila/Mick
#S-049 (03/14/1985): //John
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#S-048 (03/13/1985): John/Sheila/Mick
#S-049 (03/14/1985): //John
He was playing alone? I'll bet he won!
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#S-048 (03/13/1985): John/Sheila/Mick
#S-049 (03/14/1985): //John
He was playing alone? I'll bet he won!
Amazingly, he didn't. That was the day that he bombed out and finished with nothing.
The tape didn't resurface until years later, when someone also found the tape for the Caesars Challenge pilot.
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That was just a placeholder.
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That was just a placeholder.
We know, V. Let us have our fun. :)
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We know, V. Let us have our fun. :)
Haven't you heard? He doesn't like fun.
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That was just a placeholder.
And who are you a placeholder for?
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Rose Marie.
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That was just a placeholder.
And who are you a placeholder for?
Leeza Gibbons.
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That was just a placeholder.
And who are you a placeholder for?
Classic Concentration.
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That was just a placeholder.
And who are you a placeholder for?
Classic Concentration.
See, I consider him more Blackout.
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#S-048 (03/13/1985): John/Sheila/Mick
#S-049 (03/14/1985): //John
Sonofagun, Vahan's right. I'm watching the 3/14 show right now on GSN, and he's playing against himself.
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And here it is:
#S-049 (03/14/1985): Steve/Devera/John
#S-050 (03/15/1985): Jay/Suzy/Steve
#S-051 (03/18/1985): Ernie/Sandy/Steve
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For the past two days, the encoding problems that were present during a part of the marathon last Black Friday are back. What could be causing the problems? A botched encoder at GSN's facilities?
If that's the case, that wouldn't explain why $25K Pyramid, which is playing on my TV right now, looks exactly how typical videotape quality looks like: Smooth & fluid, instead of choppy & jerky.
According to JonSea31, it may have something to do with the age of the sale tapes, which is nearly 30 years old.
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For the past two days, the encoding problems that were present during a part of the marathon last Black Friday are back. What could be causing the problems? A botched encoder at GSN's facilities?
If that's the case, that wouldn't explain why $25K Pyramid, which is playing on my TV right now, looks exactly how typical videotape quality looks like: Smooth & fluid, instead of choppy & jerky.
According to JonSea31, it may have something to do with the age of the sale tapes, which is nearly 30 years old.
The video may have been deinterlaced during conversion. Looks like 30-frame progressive video to me.
I don't know if GSN's still using their speed-up machine, but if so, then it totally crapped out during the shopping round today. :P
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According to JonSea31, it may have something to do with the age of the sale tapes, which is nearly 30 years old.
That's it exactly. I *knew* there was a reason they were in the clearance aisle...
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According to JonSea31, it may have something to do with the age of the sale tapes, which is nearly 30 years old.
Gonna let you in on a little hint: JonSea31 doesn't have the first friggin' idea of what he's talking about.
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Seeing as I have the free time (recovering from wisdom tooth surgery), I'm gonna fiddle with the video and audio in Final Cut Pro and see if I can post a fixed-up version of the shopping round on YT. It was freaky as hell coming back from commercial with everything so slowed down.
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I don't know if GSN's still using their speed-up machine, but if so, then it totally crapped out during the shopping round today. :P
If you watch the beginning of Blockbusters, I can assure you that they're still using their speed-up machine.
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Seeing as I have the free time (recovering from wisdom tooth surgery), I'm gonna fiddle with the video and audio in Final Cut Pro and see if I can post a fixed-up version of the shopping round on YT. It was freaky as hell coming back from commercial with everything so slowed down.
Well, so much for that. Not only do I not have the proper audio software or plugins to correct the slowed-down audio, but it would seem that a good chunk of the audio from the decision part of the shopping round wasn't even aired (although my lip-reading tells me he declined the crystal and dinnerware). Since I still have a morning to kill, I guess I'll just upload the shopping portion in 1080p HD.
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(although my lip-reading tells me he declined the crystal and dinnerware).
If the balloons stayed in the rafters he decided not to buy.
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As promised, here's the entire shopping round...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5qC9wPdU40
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Gonna let you in on a little hint: JonSea31 doesn't have the first friggin' idea of what he's talking about.
I will admit to that. I don't know what really goes on in the GSN control room. So it's just pure guesswork on my part.
But back on the topic of $ale of the Century, I do have one question regarding the GSN airings of the 1988-89 NBC run: I did use an Excel Spreadsheet to apply the episode numbers to the corresponding dates: The calculation came up with the finale being #1580, and this is obviously not the case (as the PDF schedule for July 1, 2013 showed it as #1578). What I ask is, was there a pre-emption of some sort during the original run between November 10, 1988 and March 24, 1989? I know that the George Bush, Sr. inauguration occurred on January 20, 1989, so I didn't count that on my spreadsheet. What I just realized now was that I didn't account for was January 2, 1989, which I wonder if there was a nationwide pre-emption that day? So was there one other nationwide pre-emption that I overlooked between November 10, 1988 and March 24, 1989?
Also, regarding Al McDonald's run on $ale in September 1986, I wonder if anyone knows the actual airdates of those episodes when they aired on NBC? I am not sure if Al McDonald commented on any of his uploaded videos as to when any one of his ten episodes originally aired. I might be able to catalog the episode numbers for his run in my Excel Spreadsheet, and I know full well that any fresh new $ale uploads to YouTube will be downloaded to my computer in a flash, as knowing GSN/WorldWinner's practices since last April, they won't last long.
I remember asking the uploader about that episode, and he said early July 1983. IIRC, July 8th or so.
Out of curiosity, anyone known when they changed the intro, to where the dollar sign on the logo "spiraled" onto the screen, as opposed to the counter-clockwise wipe shown here?
ETA: Per David himself (see the comments), July 12, 1983.
Barring any nationwide pre-emptions prior to July 12, 1983, David's appearance should be designated as Ep. #0137 (gotta love Microsoft Excel's fill handle feature).
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Least as far as I could tell, Al McDonald's 10 episodes aired from 9/3/86-9/16/86.
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I do have one question regarding the GSN airings of the 1988-89 NBC run: I did use an Excel Spreadsheet to apply the episode numbers to the corresponding dates: The calculation came up with the finale being #1580, and this is obviously not the case (as the PDF schedule for July 1, 2013 showed it as #1578). What I ask is, was there a pre-emption of some sort during the original run between November 10, 1988 and March 24, 1989? I know that the George Bush, Sr. inauguration occurred on January 20, 1989, so I didn't count that on my spreadsheet. What I just realized now was that I didn't account for was January 2, 1989, which I wonder if there was a nationwide pre-emption that day? So was there one other nationwide pre-emption that I overlooked between November 10, 1988 and March 24, 1989?
The only national pre-emptions during that period were on 11/24/88 (Thanksgiving parade), 11/25/88 (Day-after-Thanksgiving cartoons), 1/2/89 (Rose parade, football) and 1/20/89 (presidential inauguration.) If you're still coming up with the wrong episode count, you have an error somewhere else.
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Now, regarding the $78,000 cash jackpot win on January 18, 1984, did that cash jackpot start at $50K on December 8 or December 9, 1983(if there was a first-run on January 2, 1984)? We've talked about all the CBS game shows being pre-empted on January 2, 1984, also, a number of NBC game shows(Go!, Dream House) were also pre-empted on that day. For the latter, the total episode count is 322. Now for $ale, did it have a first-run episode on January 2, 1984 or was it pre-empted, meaning the December 30, 1983 episode's cash jackpot being $66K?
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According to Vahan's post regarding nationwide pre-emptions for $ale during its run, I was kind of surprised to learn that $ale aired on New Year's Day in 1985, 1986 and 1987. Maybe NBC didn't follow suit of at least CBS with regards to special programming for such holiday, and it was business as usual for NBC that day with regards to at least a few of their daytime shows.
I have now done up an Excel spreadsheet giving a more accurate list of episode numbers for airdates up to and including May 1, 1987. I am not sure if Oliver North coverage started sometime in May 1987 (though I don't remember such coverage in June 1987 but definitely by July 1987), but given that the Summer 1987 pre-emptions were scattered due to Oliver North coverage, it's hard to figure out what episode numbers have actually aired on the corresponding airdates for the summer of 1987. Because of this, I have the episode numbers with the corresponding airdates done right up to and including May 1, 1987.
And thanks to the Excel spreadsheet I created, I can now designate the unofficial episode numbers for Al McDonald's run as the following:
#0952 (9/3/1986) -- Al/Gisele/Vince
#0953 (9/4/1986) -- Steven/Marianne/Al
#0954 (9/5/1986) -- Bryan/Anna/Al
#0955 (9/8/1986) -- Art/Rebeca/Al
#0956 (9/9/1986) -- Raymond/Carol/Al
#0957 (9/10/1986) -- Ed/Cindy/Al
#0958 (9/11/1986) -- Ort/Barbra/Al
#0959 (9/12/1986) -- Rob/Rebecca/Al
#0960 (9/15/1986) -- Larry/Flo/Al (Day #1 of the Fall 1986 Home Viewer Contest)
#0961 (9/16/1986) -- Michael/Yvonne/Al (Day #2 of the Fall 1986 Home Viewer Contest)
As for airing Saturday morning cartoons on the day after Thanksgiving in 1988 (despite being a Friday), I don't know if it's true. I know it was definitely true in 1983 as I remember seeing The Smurfs instead of Wheel of Fortune that Friday, and I am pretty sure I saw the "April Smurf's Day" short.
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Sale was preempted a total of six times by September 1986. Ergo, it should really be #0952-#0961.
Just to clarify: What were the dates for the six pre-emptions prior to September 3, 1986?
I am aware of the following pre-emption dates prior to Al McDonald's run:
November 24 and 25, 1983 (2 episodes)
November 22, 1984 (1 episode)
January 21, 1985 (Reagan's inauguration) (1 episode)
November 28, 1985 (1 episode)
July 4, 1986 (either due to Wimbledon coverage or Lady Liberty's 100th birthday coverage) (1 episode)
6 pre-emptions total.
I am sure I didn't include those dates in my spreadsheet. I did use the fill handle in Excel to display all the episode numbers right up to and including May 1, 1987. I am pretty certain that my original unofficial labeling of Al McDonald's run (#0951 to #960) was pretty much right. I can upload the spreadsheet if you'd like and prove it.
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You got them already. And yes, upload the spreadsheet.
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And here is the link to the spreadsheet:
http://we.tl/byRUqSVZaZ
I believe the link will only be around for up to a week or two.
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You were off by one number because of not taking 1/2/84 into account as an episode. #1496 aired on 11/10/1988. Anyways, keep up the good work.
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As for airing Saturday morning cartoons on the day after Thanksgiving in 1988 (despite being a Friday), I don't know if it's true. I know it was definitely true in 1983 as I remember seeing The Smurfs instead of Wheel of Fortune that Friday, and I am pretty sure I saw the "April Smurf's Day" short.
It's true because I have the New York Times TV listings to prove it. Do you doubt every piece of information that's given you? (I can check any other date you'd like me to as well... just let me know.)
And Vahan is right... the first episode GSN aired was from 11/10/88, not 11/11/88. That makes you off by two numbers... which is because you have episodes listed for 11/12/88 and 11/13/88, which were a Saturday and a Sunday respectively.
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#S-052 Joe/Janet/Steve
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With regards to how many episodes of Syndicated Sale's first year, it was Greg Brobeck (Snowpeck) who said that. In another thread, he said that it was Variety Magazine who reported that it would debut on January 7, 1985 with 20 weeks first-run, 16 weeks repeats. Matt O.'s episode was, of course, #S-095.
As for it supposedly being replaced by the Courtroom Drama The Judge in some markets, well, it make sense. Both shows were distributed by Genesis Entertainment, and The Judge premiered on September 15, 1986.
Likewise, Family Feud with Richard Dawson was Syndicated by Viacom on mostly NBC stations from September 1977 to September 1985, and was replaced on most of them by The Price is Right with Tom Kennedy, and a year later, was replaced on most of them by Card Sharks with Bill Rafferty. Mark Goodson wouldn't have anymore first-run Syndicated game shows until September 1988 with Family Feud with Ray Combs, which was also mostly on NBC affiliates. Syndicated TPIR and Syndicated CS were from The Television Program Source, and Syndicated FF was from LBS Communications (later All-American Television).
/The Judge and Sale were also on USA Network
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As far as those deinterlaced video issues, I'm quite certain it's a GSN thing. Today's show was mostly affected----the speed round[? Don't remember anymore!] looked normal. Thankfully, no slowed-down audio this time!
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Actually, the reason why I was off by two numbers in the episode numbering for GSN's rotation was because I mistakenly included November 12 and 13, 1988, which were a Saturday and Sunday respectively. The episode numbers for GSN's airings on my Excel spreadsheet are now accurate.
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#S-053 (03/22/1985): Michael/Laurie/Joe
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Fascinating that $ale offered an RDI Halcyon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halcyon_%28console%29) in the shopping round. Wonder where that device is now...
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Here's the latest progress report on the Syndicated edition episode guide:
I have all the episodes completely filled, except for all three of the skipped episodes (no clue if USA Network ever showed them), three of Alice Conkwright's episodes, and the two episodes following her run. After I get done seeing the contestant's names on #S-068, I will post the list of all the Syndicated episodes in this current lease.
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Fascinating that $ale offered an RDI Halcyon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halcyon_%28console%29) in the shopping round. Wonder where that device is now...
Hopefully filled full of bullets, which would be quite justified from anyone who played "Thayer's Quest".
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After I get done seeing the contestant's names on #S-068, I will post the list of all the Syndicated episodes in this current lease.
Yes, please do. I'd be interested in it!
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Today's Sale had an interesting instance during the 2nd instant bargain. Rather than show it off at the same area as the Fame Game, it was instead shown off in front of the contestant podiums. I'm guessing they couldn't think of an elaborate way to show it off.
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As promised, here it is. If I made any mistakes, let me know.
#S-001 (01/07/1985): Jack/Andra/Buck (Syndicated premiere)
#S-002 (01/08/1985): Paul/Colleen/Buck
#S-003 (01/09/1985): Glenn/Audrey/Paul
#S-004 (01/10/1985): Ric/Ellen/Paul
#S-005 (01/11/1985): Jeff/Judy/Paul
#S-006 (01/14/1985): Phyllis/Vince/Judy
#S-007 (01/15/1985): Randi/Nick/Phyllis
#S-008 (01/16/1985): Gerry/Wanda/Nick
#S-009 (01/17/1985): Greg/Joy/Gerry
#S-010 (01/18/1985): Robert/Maggie/Greg
#S-011 (01/21/1985): Hal/Mariann/Greg
#S-012 (01/22/1985): Jean/Bill/Mariann
#S-013 (01/23/1985): Beth/Ron/Mariann
#S-014 (01/24/1985): Dennis/Judith/Ron
#S-015 (01/25/1985): John/Susie/Ron
#S-016 (01/28/1985): John/? ? ?/Ron (John Gose's first episode; skipped by GSN; unknown if USA Network ever aired it)
#S-017 (01/29/1985): Clay/Donna/John
#S-018 (01/30/1985): Tom/Diana/John
#S-019 (01/31/1985): Pat/Yooh/John
#S-020 (02/01/1985): David/Cathrine/John
#S-021 (02/04/1985): Van/Sandra/John
#S-022 (02/05/1985): ? ? ?/? ? ?/John (skipped by GSN; unknown if USA Network ever aired it)
#S-023 (02/06/1985): Chip/Naomi/John (John Goss buys all the prizes, and $72,000)
#S-024 (02/07/1985): Bill/Pam/Ed (three new contestants)
#S-025 (02/08/1985): Nick/Rose/Ed
#S-026 (02/11/1985): Bob/? ? ?/Ed (skipped by GSN; unknown if USA Network ever aired it)
#S-027 (02/12/1985): Ron/Nancy/Bob
#S-028 (02/13/1985): Steve/Wanda/Ron
#S-029 (02/14/1985): Stan/Hilary/Ron (Ron buys a lower-level prize package)
#S-030 (02/15/1985): Don/Diana/Preston (three new players)
#S-031 (02/18/1985): George/Helaine/Preston (Helaine Lowery's first episode)
#S-032 (02/19/1985): Rhonda/Anthony/Helaine
#S-033 (02/20/1985): Laurie/Dave/Helaine
#S-034 (02/21/1985): Susan/Eric/Helaine
#S-035 (02/22/1985): Kit/Rick/Helaine
#S-036 (02/25/1985): Jack/Dick/Helaine
#S-037 (02/26/1985): Renee/David/Helaine
#S-038 (02/27/1985): Karin/Vince/Helaine (Helaine Lowery buys all the prizes, plus $64,000)
#S-039 (02/28/1985): Emory/Linda/Skip (Three new players; Skip Jordan's first episode)
#S-040 (03/01/1985): Danny/Judy/Skip
#S-041 (03/04/1985): Joe/Ali/Skip
#S-042 (03/05/1985): Barry/Ede/Skip
#S-043 (03/06/1985): Kevin/Bobbin/Skip
#S-044 (03/07/1985): Blaine/Pat/Skip
#S-045 (03/08/1985): Mick/Debra/Skip (Skip goes for the car, but loses)
#S-046 (03/11/1985): Arnie/Melinda/Mick
#S-047 (03/12/1985): Gordon/Shelli/Mick
#S-048 (03/13/1985): John/Shelia/Mick
#S-049 (03/14/1985): Steve/Devera/John
#S-050 (03/15/1985): Jay/Suzy/Steve
#S-051 (03/18/1985): Ernie/Sandy/Steve
#S-052 (03/19/1985): Joe/Janet/Steve
#S-053 (03/20/1985): Michael/Laurie/Joe (Michael Friedman's first episode)
#S-054 (03/21/1985): Ron/Lynne/Michael
#S-055 (03/22/1985): Mitch/Lori/Michael
#S-056 (03/25/1985): Chuck/Bev/Michael
#S-057 (03/26/1985): Charles/Adrianne/Michael
#S-058 (03/27/1985): Brian/Cindi/Michael
#S-059 (03/28/1985): Ken/Nancy/Michael
#S-060 (03/29/1985): Matt/Judi/Michael
#S-061 (04/01/1985): Wil/Alice/Michael (Alice Conkwright's first episode; beats champion going for all the prizes)
#S-062 (04/02/1985): Myrna/John/Alice
#S-063 (04/03/1985): Peter/Don/Alice
#S-064 (04/04/1985): Linda/Curt/Alice
#S-065 (04/05/1985): Jeff/Richard/Alice
#S-066 (04/08/1985): Irwin/Chuck/Alice (Alice Conkwright buys all the prizes, plus $77,000)
#S-067 (04/09/1985): Steve/Elizabeth/Mitch (three new players)
#S-068 (04/10/1985): Carol/Bill/Elizabeth
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Since I'm not in the scene or trying to fill up my episode collection punch card, that guide would be much more interesting to me if it had footnotes like if the champion retired by buying something, what he was going for when dispatched, or whatever nifty thing happened that day.
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I have updated the guide to include certain notes.
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When Skip's run came to an end what was he playing for?
I had no idea that the nighttime version had champion incumbency to that degree. Now that's a useful statistic.
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Also, not that it really matters, but going by a brief bit of Googling, I'm pretty sure that it's Helaine Lowy not Lowery.
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Also, not that it really matters, but going by a brief bit of Googling, I'm pretty sure that it's Helaine Lowy not Lowery.
I know GSN's had the episodes closed-captioned-------that may help in confirming the spelling.
.....Then again, I noticed the captions spelled Alice's last name as Conkrite. Take that as you like.
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When Skip's run came to an end what was he playing for?
I recalled asking that question last month myself -- he was going for the car and lost.
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I know GSN's had the episodes closed-captioned-------that may help in confirming the spelling.
.....Then again, I noticed the captions spelled Alice's last name as Conkrite. Take that as you like.
I'm 99.9% certain GSN's closed-captioners had no definitive information on the spelling of contestants' last names, and had to make a semi-educated guess.
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Since GSN has decided to end the program, here is all the episodes of the Syndicated run from #S-069 to #S-196.
#S-069 (04/11/1985): Laura/Larry/Elizabeth
#S-070 (04/12/1985): Dave/Gabriel/Elizabeth
#S-071 (04/15/1985): Sandy/Kathleen/Dave (Red on yellow Fame Game cards debut; Sandy leaves with the motorcycle; Sandy is a Male; dollar fonts in Fame Game change)
#S-072 (04/16/1985): Alan/Liz/Wally (Three new players; a turntable blooper happens)
#S-073 (04/17/1985): Brian/Suzanne/Alan
#S-074 (04/18/1985): Jim/Judy/Brian (Jim leaves with the motorcycle)
#S-075 (04/19/1985): M.J./Adrienne/Dave (Three new players; Dave leaves with the motorcycle)
#S-076 (04/22/1985): Ron/Patricia/Mike (Three new players; dollar fonts in Fame Game change again)
#S-077 (04/23/1985): Frank/Jack/Patricia
#S-078 (04/24/1985): Walt/Victoria/Frank
#S-079 (04/25/1985): Duane/Valerie/Frank (Aruru blooper; Frank leaves with the living room set)
#S-080 (04/26/1985): Phil/Lynne/Tom (Three New Players; Lynne Lucas' first episode)
#S-081 (04/29/1985): Hope/Marty/Lynne (First and only appearance of "Trip or Pick Again" in Fame Game)
#S-082 (04/30/1985): Shelby/Rich/Lynne
#S-083 (05/01/1985): Pam/Paul/Lynne
#S-084 (05/02/1985): Giovan/John/Lynne (Giovan is a female)
#S-085 (05/03/1985): Suze/Michael/Lynne (Lynne is defeated by Michael LaShea; his first episode)
#S-086 (05/06/1985): Joel/Niki/Michael
#S-087 (05/07/1985): Jim/Eileen/Michael
#S-088 (05/08/1985): Greg/Melissa/Michael
#S-089 (05/09/1985): Dennis/Lynn/Michael (Michael leaves with the car)
#S-090 (05/10/1985): Gary/Terri/Ken (Three new players)
#S-091 (05/13/1985): Lyle/Dina/Gary
#S-092 (05/14/1985): Jack/Lucienne/Lyle
#S-093 (05/15/1985): Dick/Jan/Jack (Jan Rope's first episode)
#S-094 (05/16/1985): Helen/Al/Jan
#S-095 (05/17/1985): Melanie/Matt/Jan (Matt Ottinger's episode)
#S-096 (05/20/1985): Lianne/Jim/Jan (Big win cue played during undesirable Instant Bargain)
#S-097 (05/21/1985): Susan/Dorč/Jan
#S-098 (05/22/1985): Grace/Jonathan/Jan (Jan leaves with the His & Her Cars)
#S-099 (05/23/1985): Tony/Jinni/Len (Three new players)
#S-100 (05/24/1985): Tim/Shirley/Len (Tim Holleran's first episode; end of season 1 of Syndicated edition)
#S-101 (09/16/1985): Ed/Susan/Tim (Season 2 of Syndicated edition starts here; the older dollar fonts for the Fame Game return)
#S-102 (09/17/1985): Raymond/Melinda/Tim
#S-103 (09/18/1985): Chip/Lenore/Tim
#S-104 (09/19/1985): Robert/Verne/Tim
#S-105 (09/20/1985): Chuck/Pamela/Tim
#S-106 (09/23/1985): Tom/Susan/Tim
#S-107 (09/24/1985): Pat/Lisa/Tim (Tim buys all the prizes, plus the $90,000 cash jackpot, and is the all-time biggest American winner in Sale of the Century history, with a grand total of $166,875)
#S-108 (09/25/1985): Terry/Verna/Jorge (Three new players; clip from Tim Holleran's big win shown)
#S-109 (09/26/1985): Rick/Bonita/Terry
#S-110 (09/27/1985): Scott/Kathe/Rick
#S-111 (09/30/1985): Robert/Sue/Rick
#S-112 (10/01/1985): James*/Nancy/Rick
#S-113 (10/02/1985): Jim/Terry/James*
#S-114 (10/03/1985): Steve/Sarah/James*
#S-115 (10/04/1985): Neal/Sharon/James* (James returns in a future show; first contestant on Syndicated edition to do so)
#S-116 (10/07/1985): Mark/Betty/Neal
#S-117 (10/08/1985): Lee/Judy/Neal
#S-118 (10/09/1985): Gene/Kimberly/Neal (Neal leaves with the piano)
#S-119 (10/10/1985): Bob/Diane/Rich (Three new players)
#S-120 (10/11/1985): Marta/David/Diane
#S-121 (10/14/1985): Clark/Gail/David (First Syndicated episode with Fame Game randomizer)
#S-122 (10/15/1985): Dale/Mary/David
#S-123 (10/16/1985): Ron/Mindy/David
#S-124 (10/17/1985): Mike/Ronda/Ron
#S-125 (10/18/1985): Gayle/Jerry/Ronda
#S-126 (10/21/1985): Joyce/Jerry/Ronda
#S-127 (10/22/1985): Chris/Jeannette/Jerry
#S-128 (10/23/1985): Randy/Susan/Chris
#S-129 (10/24/1985): Jon/Pamela/Chris
#S-130 (10/25/1985): Dennis/Lisa/Chris
#S-131 (10/28/1985): David/Judi/Dennis
#S-132 (10/29/1985): Robert/Sandi/Dennis
#S-133 (10/30/1985): Susan/Ernie/Sandi
#S-134 (10/31/1985): Phyllis/Tom/Sandi
#S-135 (11/01/1985): Harold/Rita/Tom
#S-136 (11/04/1985): Bob/Barbara/Tom (Tom leaves with the Entertainment Center)
#S-137 (14/05/1985): Lou/Vicki/Chris (Three new players; clip of Tom taking home the Entertainment Center shown)
#S-138 (11/06/1985): Sheryl/Jerry/Vicki
#S-139 (11/07/1985): Ginger/Tony*/Vicki (Last two cracks at the Fame Game failed; Tony would come back)
#S-140 (11/08/1985): Aida/Hugh/Ginger
#S-141 (11/11/1985): Joyce/Mark/Ginger
#S-142 (11/12/1985): Jon/Carol/Mark
#S-143 (11/13/1985): Tony*/Susan/Mark (Tony is back from episode #S-139)
#S-144 (11/14/1985): Brad/BUffy/Mark
#S-145 (11/15/1985): Bill/Lauren/Brad (Last Syndicated episode with the shopping endgame)
*Under the Winner's Board, contestants can now win up to 11 games and clear 10 prizes followed by a $50,000 bonus*
#S-146 (11/18/1985): Lloyd/Susan/Brad (Brad picks up the $1,500 Shopping Spree, and currently has $9,683)
#S-147 (11/19/1985): Alan/Debby/Brad (Alan Cevednik's first episode; Brad leaves with $9,700; Alan picks up the $2,864 trip to Aruba, and currently has $3,985)
#S-148 (11/20/1985): Richard/Arlyss/Alan (Alan picks up the $2,000 Art Work, and currently has $8,613)
#S-149 (11/21/1985): Tom/Linda/Alan (Alan picks up the $1,500 Shopping Spree, and currently has $14,331)
#S-150 (11/22/1985): Doug/Jennifer/Alan (Alan picks up the $2,575 Ring, and currently has $17,363)
#S-151 (11/25/1985): Mark/Carole/Alan (Alan picks up the $5,000 Gold Camera, and currently has $25,460)
#S-152 (11/26/1985): Don/Marie/Alan (Alan picks up $3,000 in cash, and currently has $31,681)
#S-153 (11/27/1985): ? ? ?/? ? ?/Alan (Episode skipped by GSN; USA Network aired this episode in 1994; ends with Alan at $34,686)
#S-154 (11/28/1985): Willie/Michele/Alan (Alan picks up the $2,600 Large Screen TV, and currently has $40,140)
#S-155 (11/29/1985): Fletcher/Mary/Alan (Alan wins $10,000 in cash, and currently has $51,118)
#S-156 (12/02/1985): Rich/Pauletta/Alan (Alan loses after 10 games! New font for Fame Game timer debuts; Pauletta Schidecker's first episode; Alan leaves with $54,237; Pauletta picks up the $3,500 Sauna)
#S-157 (12/03/1985): Dana/Robert/Pauletta (Pauletta picks up the $4,000 Mexican Rivera trip, and currently has $8,350)
#S-158 (12/04/1985): Irene/Bill/Pauletta (Pauletta picks up the the $3,500 pair of earrings, and currently has $13,457)
#S-159 (12/05/1985): Shirley/Ira/Pauletta (Pauletta picks up the $2,188 Pine Cabinet, and currently has $16,511)
#S-160 (12/06/1985): Jana/Rocky/Pauletta (Rocky Brown's first episode; Pauletta leaves with $18,629; Rocky picks up the $4,000 Mexican Riviera trip)
#S-161 (12/09/1985): Paul/Ardell/Rocky (Font for Speed Round timer changes again; Rocky picks up the $2,680 silver bars, and currently has $9,330)
#S-162 (12/10/1985): Harold/Cheryl/Rocky (Rocky picks up $3,000 in cash, and currently has $14,288)
#S-163 (12/11/1985): Kirby/Sheila/Rocky (Rocky picks up the $3,787 Living Room package, and currently has $20,573)
#S-164 (12/12/1985): Joseph/Barbara/Rocky (Rocky picks up the $2,738 Oak Bar, and currently has $27,267)
#S-165 (12/13/1985): Al/Kim/Rocky (Rocky wins the Ford Thunderbird, and currently has $48,700)
#S-166 (01/06/1986): Jim/Christi/Rocky (Rocky picks up the $2,750 Piano, and currently has $54,135; first Syndicated episode with 1986 Copyright date)
#S-167 (01/07/1986): Curtis/Pam/Rocky (Curtis Warren's first episode; Rocky leaves with $55,200; Curtis picks up the $4,275 Soda Fountain)
#S-168 (01/08/1986): Ellis/Laura/Curtis (Curtis wins the $21,000 Nissan, and currently has $27,647)
#S-169 (01/09/1986): Eric/Barbara/Curtis (Clip of Curtis winning the car shown; Curtis picks up the $2,750 piano, and currently has $33,095)
#S-170 (01/10/1986): Rob/Alice/Curtis (Curtis picks up the $2,600 necklace, and currently has $40,350)
#S-171 (01/13/1986): Howard/Felice/Curtis (Curtis picks up the $2,500 Art Work, and currently has $45,970)
#S-172 (01/14/1986): John/Michele/Curtis (Curtis picks up the $2,900 trip to Jamaica, and currently has $51,450)
#S-173 (01/15/1986): Ray/Nana/Curtis (Curtis picks up the $2,655 leather luggage, and currently has $56,625)
#S-174 (01/16/1986): Claude/Senja/Curtis (Curtis picks up the $4,500 His & Her Fur Jackets, and currently has $64,964)
#S-175 (01/17/1986): Rick/Bob/Curtis (Curtis picks up $3,000 in cash, and currently has $72,262)
#S-176 (01/20/1986): Zareh/Susan/Curtis (Curtis wins $10,000 in cash, clears the board, and agrees to play one more game for the $50,000 bonus; Curtis currently has $86,288)
#S-177 (01/21/1986): Skip/Elaine/Curtis (Curtis wins the $50,000 bonus, and leaves with $136,288!)
#S-178 (01/22/1986): Cliff/Barbara/Nick (Three new players; clip of Curtis Warren's big win shown; Cliff Scott's first episode; Cliff picks up the $1,995 Gold & Diamond Watch, and currently has $5,665)
#S-179 (01/23/1986): David/Victoria/Cliff (Cliff leaves with $6,100; David Hefner's first episode; David picks up the the $2,996 trip to Singapore, and currently has $7,361)
#S-180 (01/24/1986): Neal/Joan/David (David wins $10,000 in cash, and currently has $17,361)
#S-181 (01/27/1986): Derek/Carol/David (Clip of David winning $10,000 in cash shown; David picks up the $2,800 Ring, and currently has $24,190)
#S-182 (01/28/1986): Phil/Patricia/David (David picks up $3,000 in cash, and currently has $30,818)
#S-183 (01/29/1986): Earle/Diana/David (David picks up the $3,270 trip to Puerto Rico, and currently has $36,179)
#S-184 (01/30/1986): Jerry/Judy/David (Jerry Wiseburger's first episode; David leaves with $38,558; Jerry wins $10,000 in cash, and currently has $10,500)
#S-185 (01/31/1986): James*/Liz/Jerry (Clip of Jerry winning $10,000 in cash shown; James back due to an error; Jerry leaves with $14,900; James wins the $21,000 car, and currently has $21,830)
#S-186 (02/03/1986): Robert/Alyce/James* (Clip of James winning the car shown; James picks up the $2,777 Dining Room, and currently has $27,101)
#S-187 (02/04/1986): Don/Mary/James* (James picks up the $2,200 Diamond Ring, and currently has $29,700)
#S-188 (02/05/1986): John/Kendall/James* (James picks up $3,000 in cash, and currently has $36,538)
#S-189 (02/06/1986): Patrick/Crystal/James* (Crystal Miller's first episode; James leaves with $36,900; Crystal picks up the $3,000 Art Work)
#S-190 (02/07/1986): Janet/Jon/Crystal (Crystal picks up the $2,500 Ski Package, and currently has $9,170)
#S-191 (02/10/1986): Adrienne/Rod/Crystal (Crystal picks $3,000 in cash, and currently has $15,335)
#S-192 (02/11/1986): Linda/Doug/Crystal (Crystal picks up the $2,762 Living Room set, and currently has $20,918)
#S-193 (02/12/1986): Cathy/Mike/Crystal (Crystal picks up the $3,500 trip to Holland, and currently has $27,147)
#S-194 (02/13/1986): Wendy/Steve/Crystal (Crystal picks up the $1,560 His and Her Motor Scooters, and currently has $31,042)
#S-195 (02/14/1986): Martha/Will/Crystal (Crystal wins the $21,000+ car, and currently has $56,372)
#S-196 (02/17/1986): Kendra/Larry/Crystal (Clip of Crystal winning the car shown; Crystal picks up the $2,175 Pocket Watch, and currently has $61,066)
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I moused over in the faint hope that he'd slipped the resting place of Jimmy Hoffa or the missing 18˝ minutes of Watergate tapes somewhere in all that blacked-out text. He hadn't.
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I moused over in the faint hope that he'd slipped the resting place of Jimmy Hoffa or the missing 18˝ minutes of Watergate tapes somewhere in all that blacked-out text. He hadn't.
That's screwed up....yet funny all the same.
My question is this...since he was composing such a compendium, wouldn't it have made so much more sense to link us to the compendium instead of copying and pasting all that? Unless it was just for his own personal use.
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Solve this Camouflage puzzle...
(http://i.imgur.com/opxMzrP.jpg)
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Or don't. I vote don't.
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47 seconds is a record response time for the No-Fun Police.
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"I LONG FOR HIS HO TUBE"? What the hell does that even mean?
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Bwahahahaa! Apparently the wrong letters fell out for you.
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I am stumped. JOKE FALLS FLAT isn't up there.
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You try making "LOL WUT" into words that sorta reflect the situation.
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You try making "LOL WUT" into words that sorta reflect the situation.
I wouldn't waste my time with an image that doesn't convey your point one iota when 7 keystrokes are all you need to make your point (?), and my initial reaction (which I kept to myself, which is key) was "How cute", in the sort of way when a dog brings you a dead bird from outside.
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Reviving this thread, because I have some updated information:
Taking Thanksgiving and Black Friday 1983 into consideration, and assuming there was a pre-emption on January 2, 1984, 2/29/1984 may most likely be a milestone episode, #0300, otherwise it's #0301.
Even though i couldn't find it on YouTube as of lately, i did download the clip of Ian Barondess's buying of the cash jackpot (it's currently in my external hard drive). It is said to be from 5/23/1984, and the end game decorations had an outer space theme. I will verify the episode number and Ian's challengers at some point hopefully soon. I do know the episode number is in the #0360-#0365 range.
I do know that the speed round was not prevalent until sometime in March 1984 (was definitely in place by March 26, 1984).
Rani White's $50,000 win was believed to have taken place sometime in May 1988, though the actual air date is unknown.