USA GAME SHOWS (P-Z)

REVISED 29 October 2007

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Unless otherwise stated, all episodes have been taped in NTSC format

 

PASSWORD

Allen Ludden (1961-1967, 1971-1975)

  • 1962 night-time. Celebrities: Peggy Cass & Jack Paar. Jack’s not very lucky today – he reveals TWO passwords early in the game! [GSN/CD5-7] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
  • 1966 daytime. First colour episode. Celebrities: Barbara Bain & Brian Keith. [GSN/CD5-8]
  • 7/12/1971 – Celebrities: Jack Klugmann and Brett Somers [GSN/BM2-14]

Bert Convy (“Super Password”, 1984-1989)

  • 1988 – Celebrities: Patty Duke and Rip Taylor. All the rules seem to go out the window today, and to make things even more outrageous, Rip Taylor rips his toupée off! [GSN/CD6-5] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

 

PRESS YOUR LUCK (Peter Tomarken)

Big Bucks and plenty of Whammies in this high-energy show

  • 1983 – Pilot episode. Jack vs. Maggie vs. Matt. Features a slightly different format, different version of the theme, and lots of Big Bucks! [SM/ST3-7]
  • 1983 – Premiere episode. Lana vs. Linda vs. Phil. [OB/ST2-1] (Fair quality; some video problems during the second question round. Cut off end credits)
  • 1984 – Ed vs. MICHAEL LARSON vs. Janie. Yes, it’s Michael Larson’s double-episode reign of terror! [OB/CP5-2 in OK quality; also GSN/BM1-10-11 in better quality]
  • 1984 – (1st player TBA) vs. Lori vs. Cathy. It’s never happened before until now – the first (and possibly only) $30K+ loss on the show! (Includes slate) [SM/CD8-2] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
  • 1985 – the final day of the Home Player Sweepstakes. Jon vs. Carla vs. Shirley. [USA/CD4-3]
  • 1985 – Nina-Jo vs. Andrew vs. Paul. Features a very fierce spin battle in the Second Big Board round, and the closest ever finish in the game – the winner had a $3 LEAD! [GSN/CD4-4] (No end credits) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
  • 1985 – Sam vs. Jim vs. Pamela. Jim had better watch his mouth at the end of the game… [USA/ST1-10] (Fair quality)
  • 1986 – Dorothy vs. Wayne vs. Joe. It had to happen sometime, and it’s happened – the game ends in a 3-way tie with all players on $0! [USA/ST3-8]
  • 1986 – Yvonne vs. Paul vs. Annemarie. Paul gives Anniemarie a lot of spins near the end of the second Big Board round, and it pays off very well in the end! [USA/ST1-11]
  • 1986 – Annemarie vs. Dailyn vs. Robert. Looks like the Whammy’s enjoying himself in the second Big Board round… [USA/ST1-12]
  • 1986 – Annemarie vs. Nora vs. Mike. Annemarie’s final day, as she wins a grand total of $62,708, the second-largest grand total ever achieved on the show! [USA/ST1-13]
  • 1986 – Unacknowledged final episode. (Contestant names TBA) [OC/ST3-9] (OK quality)

 

THE PRICE IS RIGHT
Come on down to watch America’s longest-running game show to date. A true classic.

Bob Barker (1972-2007):

  • 1972 – Premiere episode. Any Number / Bonus Game / Double Prices (same as 2 Price Tags). Connie’s one heck of a screamer, but Paul comes out on top with the Showcase today. [OC/ST2-5] (OK quality)
  • 1974 – Any Number / Give or Keep / Clock Game [RPT/MCS1-2]
  • 1979 – Any Number / Take Two / Hi-Lo / Squeeze Play / Cliff Hangers / Dice Game. $2 DOUBLE SHOWCASE WIN! [GSN/CD5-13] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
  • April Fools’ Episode from 1981. Temptation / Danger Price / Cliff Hangers / Double Prices / Hit Me / Any Number. Bob makes his first ever entrance from the audience – find out why! [GSN/ST2-4]
  • 18/9/06 [OC/BM2-9]

 

PYRAMID

The $25,000 Pyramid (Dick Clark)

  • 1988. Final episode of series run. Celebrities: Robin Riker-Hasley & Charlie Siebert. [GSN/CD5-12]

The $100,000 Pyramid (Dick Clark)

  • 1986 – Celebrities: Mary Cadorette and David Graf. $100,000 WIN! [USA/MCS2-3]


QUIZ SHOW (1994) [RPT/BR20-4]
An idealistic young lawyer (Rob Morrow) working for a Congressional subcommittee in the late 1950s discovers that TV quiz shows are being fixed. His investigation focuses on two contestants on the show "Twenty-One": Herbert Stempel (John Turturro), a brash working-class Jew from Queens, and Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), the patrician scion of one of America's leading literary families. Based on a true story.

 

SALE OF THE CENTURY (Jim Perry)

A very well-done overseas version of the popular Australian show

Daytime episodes (1983-1989):

  • 1983 – Premiere episode. Lynn vs. Joel vs. Janice. A very close finish! [OC/CD2-2] (Audio slightly out of sync)
  • 1983 – Tournament of Champions episode. Fran vs. Michael vs. Helen. [OC/CD1-5] (Some video problems at start)
  • 1987 – International Invitational US Heat 3. Alice vs. Judy vs. Diane [OB/DD1-1]
  • 1987 – International Invitational US Finals. Tim vs. Diane vs. Bill [OB/DD1-2]
  • 1987 – International Invitational Grand Final Day 1. Cary vs. Tim vs. Harvey [OB/DD1-3] (Some tracking problems)
  • 1987 – International Invitational Grand Final (Day 4). Cary (Australia) vs. Tim (USA) vs. Harvey (Canada). Cary Young wins the Tournament after a rather interesting start. [OC/CP7-5, also OB/DD1-4] (PAL. OK quality)
  • All seven episodes from the Tournament of Champions in 1988: [all OC] (OK quality)
    • Heat 1 – Andy vs. Linda vs. Bob. [CD3-1]
    • Heat 2 – Dave vs. Zak vs. Tom. Tom has a VERY good lead throughout the game. [CD3-2]
    • Heat 3 – Ben vs. John vs. Diane. [CD3-3]
      The following Finals episodes are Linda vs. Tom vs. Diane (although the seating order changes throughout the finals):
    • Final 1 – Diane wins today’s episode. [CD3-4]
    • Final 2 – Linda wins today’s episode. [CD3-5]
    • Final 3 – Tom wins today’s episode. [CD3-6]
    • FINAL 4 – Diane wins the Tournament! [CD3-7]
  • 1989 – Charles vs. Mary vs. Pat. [OC/MCS1-3]
  • 1989 – Final episode. John vs. Jody Lee vs. Frank. Includes a personal message from Jim Perry at the end of the show. [OB?/CP2-10] (OK quality)

Syndicated episodes (1985-1986):

  • 1985 – Syndicated premiere. Jack vs. Andra vs. Buck [USA/DD1-5]
  • 1985 – Chip vs. Naomi vs. John. John wins the lot, after a tense Speed Round! [USA/CD2-3] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
  • 1985 – Karin vs. Vince vs. Helaine. Helaine wins the lot, after a very tense Speed Round and going against a very determined opponent! [USA/CP3-7] (Fair video quality. PAL)
  • 1985 – Pat vs. Lisa vs. Tim. Tim wins over $165,000 in cash and prizes! [USA/ST2-7] (Slightly grainy video)
  • 1985 – Richard vs. Jeff vs. Alice. Alice Conkright’s 5th night [USA/DD1-6]
  • 1985 – Irwin vs. Chuck vs. Alice. Alice Conkright’s final night [USA/DD1-7]
  • 1985 – Alan vs. Liz vs. Wally. The turntable goes nuts at the end of the first Instant Bargain! [USA/ST2-6] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

 

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE – BEST OF GAME SHOW PARODIES [OB/BM1-8] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! (No end credits)
Join hosts Regis Philbin (Darrell Hammond) and Alex Trebek (Will Ferrell) for this compilation of some of Saturday Night Live’s more recent GS spoofs, including:

  • "Celebrity Jeopardy!": Alex Trebek (Ferrell) plays host to a nasty Sean Connery (Hammond), a clueless French Stewart (Mike Myers), and a trying-too-hard-to-be-funny Burt Reynolds (Norm MacDonald)
  • "Old French Whore": A Q&A game which teams 3 high school honor students with 3 old French whores...one of whom isn't like the others! :-)
  • "Stand Up and Win": Bobby Wheat (Jerry Seinfeld) hosts this comedic Q&A show in which 3 stand-up comics (Dana Carvey, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider) try to come up w/funny comments about various subjects.
  • "Who Wants to Eat?": Rajneesh Philbin (Hammond) is the host as starving contestants from around the world compete for food, from a bowl of rice up to a full meal
  • ...and more!

 

SCRABBLE (Chuck Woolery)

Yes, another incarnation of a popular board game

  • 1990 – Starts with L.V. vs. Rick [OC/MCS1-4]

 

SECOND CHANCE (Jim Peck)

The 1970s forerunner to the popular show Press Your Luck

  • Third pilot episode (the only episode known to exist at this time) from November 1976. Maggie vs. Jack vs. Lyn. An episode with a bit of everything! [SM/CD2-5] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

 

THE STEVE THOMAS PROMO SAMPLER [ST3-10]
A three-minute compilation of promo reels and commercials for game shows, all supplied by fellow trader Steve Thomas

 

SURVIVOR (Jeff Probst) [all OC] (PAL)
A small group of everyday people all have to Outwit, Outlast, and Outplay in this battle in the wild
2005: SEASON XI – GUATEMALA:

  • Premiere episode. The castaways are in for a surprise when 2 familiar faces show up… [BR34-1]
  • 2nd person voted out [BR34-2]
  • 3rd person voted out [BR34-3]
  • 4th person voted out [BR36-7]
  • A few surprise twists in this episode – not one, but TWO people voted out! [BR39-5]
  • 7th person voted out [BR41-4]
  • 8th person voted out [BR42-6]
  • 9th person voted out [BR44-8]
  • 10th person voted out [BR46-9]
  • 11th person voted out [BR48-8]
  • 13th? person voted out [BR49-8]
  • 14th person voted out [BR50-4]
  • Final episode – some interesting twists right down to the Final 2. [BR51-1]
  • Reunion Special – secrets from this series revealed. [BR51-2]

2006: SEASON XII – PANAMA (EXILE ISLAND):

  • Premiere episode [BR72-2]
  • 2nd person voted out [BR73-5]
  • 3rd person voted out? [BR77-1]
  • (Taped 18/4/06) [BR94-4]
  • (Taped 26/4/06?) [BR78-2]
  • (Taped 2/5/06) [BR81-3]
  • (Taped 9/5/06) [BR85-1]
  • (Taped 16/5/06) [BR86-X]
  • “Evacuation” episode [BR88-1]
  • TBA [BR89-3]
  • TBA [BR91-1]
  • TBA [BR92-1]
  • Final episode [BR93-1]
  • Reunion Special [BR93-2]

 

TATTLETALES (Bert Convy)
NOTE: Just to save space, I will only list famous names in each episode

  • 1974 – guests are William Shatner, Orson Bean, and Phyllis Diller (who accidentally burps while answering a question!). [GSN/CD6-4]

 

THAT’S THE QUESTION (Bob Goen)

  • 2006 – General ep [GSN/MCS5-2]

 

TO TELL THE TRUTH

Bud Collyer (1956-1968)

  • 195? – guests include Tom Poston and Polly Bergen [GSN/MCS2-1]
  • 1967 Primetime – Panellists: Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle (KC). (One of only TWO surviving colour episodes from the primetime run, in near perfect condition!) [OC/CD8-7]

Garry Moore (1970-1977)

  • 1973 – Panellists: KC, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, *Gene Rayburn*. Clarence Nash, the voice of Donald Duck, is the subject of game 1. And in game 2, Bill Cullen is practically flushed when he tries to ask a question about… a broken toilet. [GSN/CD4-6]
  • 1974 – Panellists: Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Joe Garagiola, KC. Two of the panellists are in for a surprise when the two impostors in the first game reveal who they really are… [SM/CD2-4] (Slightly cut off at start. OK quality. Timecode at corner of screen) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Gordon Elliott (1990-1991)

Yes, Australia’s own Gordon Elliott hosted this reincarnation of the popular show (and did a fine job at it too!)

  • 3/9/90 – Premiere episode. Panellists: David Niven Jr., Gloria Loring, Lynn Swann, KC. [GSN/BM1-9]

 

TREASURE HUNT (GEOFF EDWARDS)

  • 1981 – includes $50,000 win! [GSN/MCS2-4]

 

TV’S FUNNIEST GAME SHOW MOMENTS [OB/CD1-2]
William Shatner presents a hilarious montage of popular game show clips from over the years. Features guest appearances by Bob Barker (The Price is Right), game show mogul Mark Goodson, Gene Rayburn (Match Game), Bert Convy (TattleTales), Richard Dawson (Family Feud) and Bill Cullen (Child’s Play, To Tell The Truth.).

 

TWENTY-ONE (Jack Barry)

  • 1957 – The infamous episode where Charles van Doren defeats Herb Stempel, in all its original glory [OC/ST3-1] (Kinescope quality)

 

THE WEAKEST LINK

Anne Robinson

  • 2002 – Brady Bunch special [OC/MCS3-1]

 

WHAMMY! THE ALL-NEW PRESS YOUR LUCK (Todd Newton)

  • 2003 – The two contestants from the infamous Michael Larson episode of PYL (Ed & Janie) take on Michael’s brother James. Former PYL host Peter Tomarken does the question round! An episode with everything! [GSN/CP5-3]

 

WHAT’S MY LINE?

John Daly

  • 4/6/1961 – Panellists: Arlene Francis, Joey Bishop, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf. One of the guests is a pickle manufacturer from Melbourne (Chris Powney’s home town), and the episode’s Mystery Guest really stumps the panel [GSN/CP9-2]

Wally Bruner

  • 1968 – Panellists: Soupy Sales, Joanna Barnes, Hal Holbrook and Arlene Francis. Mystery Guest: Vidal Sassoon [GSN/video ID TBA]
  • 1970 – Panellists: Gene Rayburn, Gail Sheldon, Bert Convy, Arlene Francis. Mystery Guest is Michael Caine. [GSN/BM1-3]

 

WHEEL OF FORTUNE
The real Wheel deal that started it all. Classic stuff

Chuck Woolery (1975-1981):

  • 1978 – Scott Hostetler vs. Glenda vs. Gail. [OC/CD1-6] (Brief reception loss at start of show)
    (For the record, Scott Hostetler has appeared on a number of American game shows. You can read an interview that Brian “Sonic Whammy” Sapinski had with the game show veteran.)
  • Episode following above. Scott Hostetler vs. Peggy vs. Laurrel. Scott gets to play the Star Bonus round, but will he win? [OC/CD1-7] (Opening cut off)
  • 1980 – Ken vs. Linda vs. Charlotte. Susan “looks like a little Swedish girl”! And poor Charlotte doesn’t know what to buy with the rest of her score at the end of the second round! [OC/CD1-8]

Pat Sajak (1981-1988; 1990-present):

  • 1985 syndicated – includes a heartbreaking $62,000 LOSS in Round 3 (the puzzle in this round couldn’t be more ironic for this situation)! [RPT/CD8-1] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
  • 1986 daytime – with Susan Stafford at the letterboard! [OB/ST3-4]
  • 2001 – Douglas becomes the first person to win $100,000 in the bonus round (but only just)! [OC/CP3-5]

 

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (Regis Philbin)

  • 1999 – John Carpenter becomes the first person in the world to win the top amount! [OC/CP2-8] GREAT EPISODE! (PAL)

Super Millionaire (where contestants could win as much as $10,000,000!):

  • 2004 – Premiere episode [OC/MCS4-1]

 

WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (Drew Carey)

The show where everything is made up and the points don’t matter. Yes, the points don’t matter, just like the nutritional info on a can of caffeine-free Diet Coke. They do not mean a thing.

  • 2003 – General ep [RPT/BR124-5] (PAL)
  • 2003 – with Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles [RPT/BR128-3] (PAL)

 

WIN BEN STEIN’S MONEY (er… Ben Stein)

  • 1998 – Jim vs. Susan vs. Matt [GSN/BM1-2]

 

YOU DON’T KNOW JACK! (Paul Reubens as “Troy Stevens”)

  • 20/6/01 – Premiere episode. Alex vs. Kat vs. Valdemarr (Regis Philbin appears in a special pre-taped segment during the opening!) [OC/BM2-11]

 

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