$ale of the Century--Host: Jim Perry
Another great show, where bargains meet big decisions, with a huge cash prize
at stake.
NBC version, 1983-1989
--1st ep. from
--3 eps. from 4/83 from Lee's first days; all have
game show diva Laura Chambers as contestant!
--4/83 ep. with John v Linda v Jim; missing last 10 minutes [D93.3]
--11/9/83 ep. from Tournament of Champions! Fran/Michael/Helen [D55.4]
--3/84 ep. with Ed/Vicki/Harry [D55.1]
--4/84 ep. with Bill v Barbara v John [D73.1]
--ep. from 1984 with Dawn going for $99K cash jackpot, Dawn v Bob v Nanci
[D81.2]
--5/18/84 ep. with Ian v Andy v Gary (Gold Set now) [D73.2]
--ep. from 1984 with David going for $82K cash jackpot, David v Monty v Sheila
[D80.4]
--ep. from 1984 with Susan v Terry v Tom [D81.3]
--ep. from 1984 with Susan going for $61K cash jackpot, Susan v Bill v Veronica
[D81.4]
--1st Winner's Board ep. from 1984, Lou Mulford guest hostess, Debbie v Magerite
v John [D80.5]
--ep. from 1984 with Lee
Menning
--1984 NBC ep. with Lee Menning hostess; Jeff vs. Tom
vs. Jas; player finishes with $0!
--ep. from 12/84 which is College Week and has Lee
Menning as hostess
--Lee Menning NBC ep. from 1984 with Margerite, Keith,
Lisa [550.3]
--Len vs Ed vs Sherrill from 1985
--ep. from 1985 with a $60K Winner's Board win
--NBC ep. from 1985--players: Deborah/Michael/Ellen;
bad tracking throughout
--ep. from 1985 with a $110K Winner's Board win
--ep. from 1986
--ep. from 1987 with the Winner's Board; John v Kathy
v Bob
--ep. from 1987 from first week of Winner's Big Money
Game; Francine/Al/Charlotte
--1987 ep. which is the first ep. of
the Tournament of Champions final
--1988 ep. from Trick or Treat Week; champ going for
$50,000!
--NBC ep. from 1988; College week!--players:
Chris/Kip/Lakita
--1988 True Romance ep. that is also #1500 of the
series
--Brides week from late in run in '89; Marlene vs. Lori vs.
--last Monday through Thursday episodes (3/20-23/89); Thurs. ep. has monster Instant Ca$h and Instant Bargain wins!
--last (COMPLETE!) ep. from
Syndicated version, 1985-1986
--1985 Syndicated PREMIERE! (Jack/Andra/Buck); $810 wins the whole thing?
--ep. from
--John Goss wins it all from 1985; John/Chip/Naomi
--Helaine wins it all from 1985; Helaine/Vince/Karin
--
--1985 ep. where Summer gets caught behind the
turntable! Alan v Liz v Wally
--ep. from 1985 w/o/c with Joel vs Niki vs
Michael [508.11]
--
--Matt Ottinger's appearance from 1985!
--1985 Syndicated ep. and last shopping ep (Winner's Board premiered next
Monday); Bill/Laureen/Brad; missing last 20 seconds of credits
--big win from the winner's board from 1986; Cindy v Clay v Lisa
Sandblast--Host: Summer Sanders et al.
MTV's beach version of American Gladiators
--ep. from 1994 with Anthony vs. Randy; no end
credits [488.3]
Say What? Karaoke--Host: Dave Holmes
MTV karaoke game from the
--7/99 ep. which begins with Billie Milliken butchering
some rap song; Carrot Top and one of the guys from N'Sync are judges
Say When!--Host: Art James
A neat primitive Give 'n Take.
--ep. from 1961
Says Who?--Host: Geoff Edwards
Good idea, bad execution. Contestants guess what celebrities might have said.
--PILOT (and only) ep. from 1971 with Betsy Palmer,
Anne Meara, Peter Lawford, Bill Cullen [463.10]
Scattergories--Host: Dick Clark
Variation on the board game with low cash awards, but some humor.
--1st ep. from
--ep. from 1993 with MARK DECARLO, Betty White, Adam West, Robin Quivers, and
Stephanie from Baywatch
--2 eps from 1993 with Peter Noon, Candace Cameron, Vivica Fox, Robert Kelcher
Kelly and Richard Karn
Scrabble--Host: Chuck Woolery
Great word game with a long run.
1984-1990 NBC version
--1st (
--3rd ep. from 1984 w/o/c [585.10]
--12/84 ep. from Teen Week with Jason v Aaron [D75.1]
--12/84 ep. with Bill v Sprint [D73.3]
--3 eps. from 1985 w/the spelling format, but all
three are missing end credits and have bad commercial edits. :(
--from 1985, Mitchell vs. Damita Jo; spelling format! Great video, but missing
10 seconds of 2nd contestant intro due to technical difficulties
--1985 ep.; first ep. where contestants get same set
of words; Juanita v
--1986 ep that is the premiere of the $100,000 Tourney; Cayce v Eric
--ep. from game show week in 1987, with Jamie Farr,
Jeff McGregor, Peter Tomarken, and Tom Kennedy
--ep. from teen week 1988 with Sol Solomon!
--1988 Teen Celeb. ep. with
Gary Coleman, Shannon Doherty et al. [462.7]
--last Monday through Thursday eps. (3/19-22/90)
--last (
1993 NBC revival
--1st (
--last (
Scream for Millions--Host: Doug Davidson
Hour long lottery special with neat unique games...
--ep. from 1998
Second Chance--Host: Jim Peck
It's Press Your Luck, only seventies-fied!
--PILOT ep. from 1976
Second Guessers--Host: Jack Carter w/ Brenda Vacarro
Awful pilot where audience members guess the outcome of street polls.
--PILOT (and only) ep. from 1972 [463.8]
Second Honeymoon--Host: Wayne Cox
Let me guess...this is Canadian?
--ep. from 1987
Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House
A neat v/r game for kids with a fun wall climb round...
--1st ep. from
Seven Keys--Host: Jack Narz
Neat board game-esque show from the '60s...
--ep. from 1960's...may be a local ep. from LA?
Sex Wars--Host: J.D. Roth
Just plain awful Q&A game that pits the guys vs. the girls
--1st ep. from
Shop 'til You Drop--Host: Pat Finn
It's Fun House for the adult set with a trip at
stake...
Lifetime Shop 'til You Drop, 1991-1995
--ep. from 1991
"New" Shop 'til You Drop, 1996-
--1st ep. from
Shoot [for] the Stars [Works]--Host: Geoff Edwards
It became Double Talk 10 years later!
Shoot the Works [Pilots]
--Pilot #1, Anna Meara and Rick Hurst, studio master
--Pilot #2, Anita Gillette and Bill Cullen [448.2b]
Shoot for the Stars
--1977 ep. with Vicki Lawrence and Tony Randall;
missing last three minutes [455.2]
Shopper's Casino--Host: It Don't Matter
PLEASE! Don't request this show from me. You'll only hate me later on.
--ep. from
Shopping
Neat new Wolpert show with a spinning set and neatly-garbed contestants.
--1st ep. from
--ep. from 11/96
--ep. from
Show Me the Money--Host: William Shatner
Dance Fever meets ... ?
--90 minute premiere from 11/06 [D119.2]
Showoffs--Host: Bobby Van
A great charades show with a great host!
--ep. from 1976 with Dick
Gautier, Dr. Joyce (injured!) Brothers, Karen Morrow, Mike Farrell
Shuffle, the Interactive Game--Host: Wink Martindale
Yet another offering from the FAM afternoon of boredom.
--1st ep. from
Simon Says--Host: Bob Barker
Bizarre pilot with a talking computer; smells of Let's Make a Deal...
--PILOT (and only) ep. from 1971
Since You've Been Gone--Host: Tom Bergeron
Unbelievably bad "sequester them and ask them news events" quiz
--Special from 9/00 [451.1]
Singled Out--Hosts: Jenny McCarthy and Chris Hardwick
A neat game for the '90s, in which would-be Cassasnovas and Juliets are dumped
at will.
--interesting same-sex couples ep. from
--ep. from
--Jenny's last ep. (classic!) from
2/97
Slime Time--Host: Marty Cohen
A Double Dare take off, where kids can slime their opponent's teacher, if that
makes sense.
--1st (oh goodie!) ep. from
Small Talk--Host: Wil Shriner
Neat show with a Child's Play-eque format!
--1st two eps. from
--another ep. from 1996
Smart Allecks--Host: Allen Ludden
Neat pilot in which would-be inventors have their products rated by the stars.
--PILOT (and only) ep. from 1977 with David Letterman,
Don Meredith and Pat Carroll
The Smarter Sex--Host: David Hirsch
--Jasmine et al. vs. Mike et al. from 12/95 [442.6]
Spellround
Local (and do I mean local!)
--ep. from 1967 w/o/c (neat
ones, too!)
Split Decision--Host: Jim McKrell
Hilariously bad card game pilot for NBC in 1985; nearly as bad as the TPiR game
of same name...
--PILOT (and only) ep. from 1985
Split Personality--Host: Tom Poston
An interesting little G-T ditty, where players give their opponents clues about
a famous person.
--PILOT ep. from 1959
Split Second--Host: Tom Kennedy
Great lightning fast game that may be Tom's best performance!
--ep. missing first minute
but a great ep.; Marvin/Shari/Valiant from 1975
--last ep. from 1975
Split Second--Host: Monty Hall
A better set, but didn't flow as well as the original...
--Gaye v Richard v Diana from 1986
--Gaye v Roger v Carroll from 1986
--Gaye v Glenn v Norine from 1986
Sports Challenge--Host: Dick Enberg
Long running favorite where sports celebs answer tough
sports trivia questions.
--1st (
--ep. from 1972 with Hall of Fame pitchers battling
the NY Yankees
--ep. from 1973 w/Lakers--Happy Hurston, Gale Goodrich, Jerry West vs. NFL--OJ
Simpson, Jim Brown, Leroy Kelly
--ep. from 1979 with the LA Rams (I think) vs. the
Pittsburgh Steelers
Sports Geniuses--Host: Matt Vasgersian
New sports quiz from Fox Sports Net...
--ep. from
Sports on Tap--Host: Tom Greene
Neat sports trivia game set in a bar that should have lasted longer.
--finals ep. from 1994
Star Games--Host: Dick Butkus, Bruce Jenner, et al.
What an oddity. Butkus' roll in the show was especially questionable.
--ep. from 1985 with Roots
vs.
Starcade--Host: Geoff Edwards
Geoff must have loved watching geeky teens hack away at Pac Man and Dig Dug.
--ep. from 1983; missing last
two minutes
--ep. from 1983 with mother-son teams
--ep. from 1983 with two player teams
Starface--Host: Danny Bonaduce
Not so good.
--1st (aired) ep. from 8/06 [D110.2]
The Storybook Squares--Host: Peter Marshall
Kiddie version of the classic game, with fairy tale characters sitting in the
squares.
--ep. from original Saturday
morning run in 1969, with Merlin, Morticia, Little Miss Muffet, Charley Weaver,
Paul Revere, Romeo and Juliet, et al.
--ep. from 1976 with Rip Taylor, William Shatner, Charo, Roddy McDowall, Bonnie
Franklin, John Byner, Joan Rivers, Julie McWhorter, Doc Sevrinsen
[551.1]--GREAT QUALITY! 1977 special ep. that aired in daytime in lieu of the regular show; dressed
up in character are Rich Little, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle, Anson Williams,
Karen Valentine, Arte Johnson, Valerie Bertinelli, Vincent Price, PL
Straight to the Heart--Host: Michael Berger
Straight to the fast forward on this relationship yawner.
--Blondes vs. Bodybuilders from 1989
Street Smarts--Host: Frank Nicotero
Hilarious new game with idiots on the street bumbling through trivia questions
--1st ep. from
--ep. from 2000 with crazy street contestant Susan;
Piper v Adam [514.2]
--ep. from 2000 that ends in a $0 tie! [463.1]
--ep. from 2000 that ends with a tiebreaker
question [463.4]
--election special from 11/00 [465.3]
--"Revenge Week" episode (street contestants play in-house!) from
2/01 [478.7]
--50s "Time Warp" week ep. from 11/01
[536.7]
--'60s "Time Warp" episode from 11/01 [537.4]
Strike it Rich--Host: Warren Hull
Yawn. Tear jerker wanna-be with the annoying "Love Line"
--ep. from 1950s
Strike it Rich--Host: Joe Garagiola
Avoid the bandit, and you could win 1000 Bon Bons!
--2nd ep. from
--Maryann/Tim v Megan/Bob from 1986
--bonus round clip from 1986
Strip Poker
Honestly folks. It's a risque Gambit.
--ep. from 11/99
Studs--Host: Mark DeCarlo
Interesting relationship game with hearts galore.
--ep. from 1991
Stumpers!--Host: Allen Ludden
Great, though short lived word association game with $20,000 at stake.
--1st (
--last (
Stump the Stars--Host: Mike Stokey
Charades in the upper floor of a hotel...
--ep. from the '50s with Richard Long, RUTA LEE,
Beverly Garland, Stubby Kaye, Gordon and Shelia MacRae
Super Jeopardy!--Host: Alex Trebek
1990 Summer Tournament of Champions, with tough questions and a $250K grand
prize.
--1st ep. from
--last ep. from
Super Password--Host: Bert Convy
The last of the many Password incarnations, and the only one with a magic
toaster!
--1st (
--ep. from 1984 with Vicki Lawrence and Dick Gautier
--ep. from 1984 with Betty White and (sigh) Jon Bauman
--ep. from 1984 with Betty White and Jon Bauman; $40K
win [513.9]
--ep. from 1984 with Bill Cullen, Marcia Wallace;
Marvin v Dana [514.5]
--Audrey Landers and Bruce Baum from
--Marcia Wallace and Bill Cullen from
--Tournament of Champions Finals from 2/85 with Shelley Smith and Dick Gautier
[536.3]
--Vicki Lawrence and Pat Sajak from 9/10/85, Vicki shows the Ca$hword to the
world!
--ep. from 1985 with
--ep. from 1985 with Bill
Cullen! and Tom Poston
--Pat Klous and Dick Martin from
--Pat Harrington and Edie McClurg from 1986; bonus round win overturned
--Pat Sajak and Shelly Smith from 1986; missing first 10 seconds of ep.
--All star special from 1986; Lucille Ball, Anne Doosenberry, Betty White,
Estelle Getty
--Nichelle Nichols and TOM KENNEDY! from
--ep. from 1987, BILL RAFFERTY and Jill Whelan; lousy
video
--Betty White and G. GORDON LIDDY! from
--1988 ep. with HILARIOUS blooper; Rip Taylor and
Patty Duke
--ep. from 1988 with Marc Summers and Roz Ryan
--ep. from 1988 with Betty White and Carol Channing
--ep. from 1988 with Eight is Enough celebs
--last (
Super Pay Cards--Hosts: Art James and Mary Lou Basaraba
Yes, that's Basaraba. Concentration with
--AUDIO ONLY ep. from
--3 (yes, 3) eps. from 1981
--Laurie vs. Don from 1981
--Ann Marie vs Mark from 1981
Supermarket Sweep--Host: David Ruprecht
--1st (
--1st aired ep. of new PAX season from 2001 with
Winnie/Christine vs Kelly vs Carol/Kurt [539.8]
Survivor--Host: Jeff Probst
Hypnotically exciting offering with castaways vying for $1M.
Survivor (Pulau Tiga)
--1st ep. from
--2nd ep. from
--3rd and 4th eps. [442.2,3]
--5th episode [438.5]
--6th episode [439.1]
--7th ep. [443.1]
--8th ep. [443.3]
--9th ep. [444.1]
--10th ep. [444.3]
--11th ep. [444.5]
--12th ep. [444.6]
--INCREDIBLE last ep. of the series [446.4]
--
Survivor: The Australian Outback
--1st two eps. from 2001 [477.2,5]
--3rd ep. from
--4th ep. from
--5th ep. from
--6th ep. from
--7th ep. from
--8th ep. from
--Recap ep. from
--9th ep. from
--11th ep. from
--12th ep. from
--13th ep. from
--last ep. (2 hour) from
--post-game recap (hour long) with Bryant Gumbel [500.3]
--"Back from the Outback" special (hour long) from
Survivor: Africa
--Countdown to
--1st ep. from 10/01 [528.2]
--2nd ep. from 10/01 [528.6]
--3rd ep. from 10/01 [535.4]
--4th ep. from 10/01 [536.2]
--5th ep. from 11/01 [536.6]
--6th ep. from 11/01 [537.3]
--7th ep. from 11/01, merge happens here [539.4]
--Recap ep. from 11/01 [541.2]
--8th ep. from 11/01 [541.4]
--9th ep. from 11/01 [541.5]
--10th ep. from 12/01 [543.5]
--12th ep., Teresa is booted off from 1/02 [548.1]
--exciting 2 hour finale from 1/02 [544.1]
--post-game recap (hour long) with Bryant Gumbel [544.1]
--"Back from
Survivor: Marquesas
--1st ep. from 2/02 [554.2]
--2nd ep. from 3/02 [554.6]
--3rd ep. from 3/02 [555.1]
--4th ep. from 3/02 [555.3]
--5th ep. from 3/02 [555.6]
--6th ep. from 4/02 [558.2]
--7th ep. from 4/02 [558.4]
--8th ep. from 4/02 [558.6]
--Recap ep. from 4/02 [559.1]
--9th ep. from 5/02 [559.4]
--10th ep. from 5/02 [559.6]
--11th ep. from 5/02 [562.2]
--12th ep. from 5/02 [562.6]
--last ep. and reunion ep. from
5/02 [564.2]
Survivor:
--1st ep. from 9/02 [577.6]
--2nd ep. from 9/02 [578.6]
--3rd ep. from 10/02 [579.1]
--4th ep. from 10/02 [579.3]
--5th ep. from 10/02 [579.5]
--6th ep. from 10/02 [580.2]
--7th ep. from 10/02 [580.6]
--8th ep. from 11/02 [580.8]
--9th ep. from 11/02 [581.6]
--10th ep. from 11/02 [583.2]
--11th ep. from 11/02 [583.8]
--12th ep. from 12/02 [586.1]
--Last ep. and reunion ep. from
12/02 [587.1,2]
Survivor: The Amazon
--1st ep. from 2/03 [589.3]
--2nd ep. from 2/03 [589.4]
--3rd ep. from 2/03 [589.5]
--4th ep. from 3/03 [D2.1]
--5th ep. from 3/03 [D2.2]
--6th ep. from 3/03 [D5.1]
--7th ep. from 3/03 [D5.2]
--9th ep. from 4/03 [D10.1]
--10th ep. from 4/03 [D10.2]
--11th ep. from 5/03 [D10.3]
--12th ep. from 5/03 [D11.4]
--Last ep. and reunion ep. from
5/03 [D15.1]
Survivor:
--1st ep. (90 minutes) from 9/03 [D26.2]
--2nd ep. [D28.1]
--3rd ep. [D28.2]
--4th ep. [D29.1]
--5th ep. [D29.2]
--6th ep. [D30.2]
--7th ep. [D31.1]
--8th ep. [D31.2]
--9th ep. [D32.1]
--10th ep. [D33.1]
--11th ep. [D34.2]
--13th ep. [D35.1]
--2 hour finale and reunion eps. [D36]
Survivor All-Stars
--1st ep. [D38.1]
--3rd ep. [D38.2]
--4th ep. [D39.2]
--5th ep. [D40.2]
--6th ep. [D41.2]
--7th ep. [D42.1]
--8th ep. [D42.2]
--9th ep. [D48.2]
--10th ep. [D49.1]
--11th ep. [D49.2]
--12th ep. [D50.1]
--13th ep. [D50.2]
--14th ep. [D51.1]
--last ep. and tumultuous reunion show (Jerri storms off!) [D52]
Survivor Vanuatu: Islands of Fire
--1st ep. [D66.1]
--last ep. and reunion [D74]
Survivor Palau
--1st ep. [D78.2]
--last ep. and reunion [D85.1]
Swaps
A relationship show that never really got off the ground.
--2 eps. from 1995
Sweethearts--Host: Charles Nelson Reilly
Sort of like To Tell The Truth with couples...
--1st ep. from
Take a Good Look--Host: Ernie Kovacs
Old school game where celebrities guess what's certain scenes are about.
--ep. from 1959 with Zsa Zsa
Gabor, Cesar Romero, Jim Backus [455.3]
Take My Word For It--Host: Jim Lange
Rarely seen (thanks!) pre-Wordplay show from the early '80s
--ep. from 1982 with Roxie Roker, June Lockhart, and
Richard Kline
Talk About--Host: Wayne Cox
Interesting word game, and I put this in quotes, with a small $2000 prize.
--1st ep. from 9/18/89...contestants names are Barb
and Stripes. Only in
--ep. from 1989 with Devan & John vs Kathy &
Elaine; a bit blurry [461.7]
--"Celebrity" show from 1989 with Geoff Edwards, Marc Summers, a guy
from Totally Hidden Video, and one from Gary Shandling's Show
--last ep. from 3/90
Talking Pictures--Host: Allen Ludden
Dull memory game with celebrities hiding behind doors.
--PILOT (and only) ep. from 1970, with Stubby Kaye, Tom Smothers, Ann Miller,
Peter Lawford, Paul Winchell, Angela Cartwright, Lorne Greene, Jan Sterlin,
Agnes Moorhead, and Carol Burnett
Tattletales--Host: Bert Convy
The game of celebrity gossip, where the celebs pay off the audience.
1974-1978 version
--1st ep. from
--ep. from 1974 (with "clue" rules) with
Betty and Allen, Bill and Ann Cullen, and Chuck Woolery and Jo Anne Pflug
--ep. taped on
--ep. from 1975 (with "normal" rules) with
Judy and Mike Farrow, Peter Issacson and Susan Wishner, and Michael Malone and
Adrienne Barbeau
--ep. from 1975 with Bobby Van, Bob Barker, and Gene
Rayburn (and their wives, of course)--missing 1st min.
--ep. from 1976 w/Whitman Male, Wink Martindale, Orson
Bean
--ep. from 1976 with Susan Howard & Calvyn Crane,
Betty and Allen, George and Alana Hamilton
--ep. from 1976 with the Cullens, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and
Joan Collins
--ep. from 1977 with the
1982-1984 version
--1982 premiere with Jennilee Harrison, William Shatner, Gordon Jump
--ep. from 1982 with Bill and Ann Cullen, Conrad
Janice and Maria Grim, and Ric Boyer and Irlene Mandrell
--ep. from 1983 with Jerry Mathers and a whole bunch
of others
--ep. from 1983 w/Richard Kline/David Doyle/Lyle
Waggoner
--ep. from 1983 w/Bill Daily, Lynn Redgrave, Grant Goodeve [D121.2]
--2 eps. from 1984 from "non-husband and wives
week" with Phyllis and Perry Diller, Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy,
and Isabel and Sanford Sanford
Tattletales--Host: Jack Narz
Special ep. where Jack takes over for Bert!
--ep. from 1977 with Bert
Convy and wife, Richard Dawson and "his gal" Jody Donnovan, and Bob
Barker and Dorothy Jo
Tattletales--Host: Bob Barker
Getting confused yet?
--ep. from same week as
above, only with the obvious celebrity switches
Tattletales--Host: Bobby Van
Pattern forming...
--ep. from 1975; Convy and Rayburn are on the panel
Tattletales--Host: Gene Rayburn
Same verse...
--ep. from 1975; Van and Convy are on the panel
Teen Win, Lose, or Draw--Host: Marc Price
Everyone always wanted Skippy to host.
--ep. from 1989 with M.
Bialik and Donny Ponce
Temptation--Host: Art James
Interesting shopping show with high risk involved.
--2 eps. from 1967
Temptation--Host: Rossi Moreale
The New Sale of the Century has some plusses and minuses.
--"Preview" episode with American Idol losers from 2007 [D142.3]
Temptation--Host: Jed Allen
Whimsical format where many (300+) contestants are whittled down to one, with a
Cadillac at stake.
--PILOT (and only) ep. from 1980
Hardly a game show, but where else am I going to put it? Couples strive
to cheat in
--1st ep. from
--2nd ep. from
--3rd and 4th shows from 2001 [477.1,4]
--5th show from 2/00 [478.2]
--6th ep. from
--last ep. from
--1st ep. from 11/01 [536.5]
Ten Seconds--Host: Dan Miller
Another Nashville Network anomaly with a neat set and a terrible format.
--ep from 1993
Texaco Star National Academic Championship--Host: Chip Beall
Quiz bowl meets a gas company.
--ep. from 1991
That's the Question--Host: Bob Goen
Snooze-fest filmed in Holland.
--ep. from 2006
Think Fast--Host: Michael Carrington
Neat bonus round in this Double Dare/Classic Concentration
(really!) clone...
--ep. from 1989
Think Fast--Host: Skip Lackey
The nurses weren't controlling this guy's sugar
intake, that's for sure.
--ep. from 1990; Scooter and
Erica v James and Kamesha
Think Twice--Host:
PBS' most recent attempt at a game show, and it wasn't that bad!
--ep. from 1995
Third Degree--Host: Bert Convy
Bert's last show, it's basically I've Got a Secret with color.
--1st ep. from
Three on a Match--Host: Bill Cullen
True, false, true, false, three free boxes...
--ep. from 1973
3's a Crowd--Host: Jim Peck
It's the wives vs. the secretaries, with lives at stake (well, not really).
--2 eps. from 1979
All New 3's a Crowd--Host: Alan Thicke
Yeah, we were hoping this would come back...
--1st ep. from
Three for the Money--Host: Dick Enberg
One of the shortest lived game shows in history, but still a fun format.
--ep. from 1975 with Jim
McKrell as one of the celebs
Tic Tac Dough--Host: Jay Jackson
If you thought 21's rigging was obvious, check this one out.
--ep. from 1958, missing
first min.
Tic Tac Dough--Host: Wink Martindale
Yeah! A great show, full of excitement, decision, and the DRAGON!
CBS version, 1978
--1st 4 CBS episodes from 7/3-6/78; 2nd and 4th episodes missing end credits;
all are average video quality [485]
Syndie version, 1978-1985
--1st ep. from 9/1978
--2 eps. from 1978, with 1st shuffling rules
--ep. from 1978, with regular shuffling just being
introduced
--ep. from 1978, with children playing
--2 eps. from 1979
--4 eps. from 1980
--Thom's 1st ep. from 1980
--Thom's 2nd ep. from 1980 [D140.4]
--ep. from 1980 with biggest pot ever, $36K! Thom
McKee is contestant, which gives you an idea of who wins...
--Thom vs. Candy--the 1980-81 season premiere; Thom has a measley $229K
--Thom's fourth-to-last, third-to-last, most missing
missing first minute
--Thom's 2nd to Last episode [D110.1]
--Thom vs. Erik from 1980--Thom finally loses after winning $312,700 (complete)
--ep. from 1981
--ep. from 1982
--ep. from 1983
--finals ep. of big winner's tourney from 1983
--ep. from 1983 w/Dragon Catcher bonus round add-on;
audio from other shows pops in on occassion
--Bill vs Judy from 1984
--Joan vs the Dragon from 1984
--ep. from 9/7/84
--'83-'84 season FINALE with Kit v. Kathleen
--1984-5 season premiere (with Kit v. Kathleen still!)
--ep. from 1985 w/o/c w/Judy v Lisa [189.11]
--Wink's last ep. from 1985, fuzzy video [462.6]
Tic Tac Dough--Host: Jim Caldwell
Jim was okay, but wasn't Wink.
--His first nine episodes; consecutive:
--Jim's 1st ep. from 9/85 with Gisele v Archie [452.1]
--Chellie v Dragon [452.2]
--Chellie v Tricia [452.3]
--Tricia v Morgan [452.4]
--Morgan v Dragon [452.5]
--Morgan v Artie [452.7]
--Morgan v Steve [452.8]; also have this ep. w/o/c
--Morgan v Dragon [452.10]
--Thomas v Joan [452.11]
--David vs. Tonia from 1986; missing 1st 15 seconds
--last ep. of series (sniff!) from
Tic Tac Dough--Host: Patrick Wayne
I'm crying here...a rapping dragon, divorced couples week, it just got worse
and worse!
--ep. from 1990
--Jeannie/Michael from 1990
--ep. from infamous divorced couples week
Time Machine--Host: John Davidson
It was on the air just 13 weeks, but it changed
formats dramatically.
--1st (
--5th ep. from 1985 [461.3]
--ep. from 2/85 with the new format starting
--ep. from
--last ep. from
To Say The Least--Host: Tom Kennedy
Interesting show where the players whittle down a sentence as small as
possible.
--1st ep. from
--ep. with Ruta Lee, Sharon Gless, Jamie Farr, Paul
Silvan from 1978
To Tell The Truth--Host: Bud Collyer
The best panel show IMHO; a thinking man's game with a lot of intrigue.
--2nd ep. of series from 12/56 with Dick Van Dyke,
Mike Wallace, Polly Bergen, and H. Clark
--ep. from 1965 with Peggy Cass, Skitch Henderson, Ann
Sheridan, and Buddy Hackett
--last (color!) ep. from
To Tell The Truth--Host: Joe Fleming
Another guest host...
--ep. from 1950s with Kitty
To Tell The Truth--Host: Merv Griffin
He was a lot thinner back then.
--ep. with Poston, Johnny
Carson, Cass, Dena Marrow
To Tell The Truth--Host: Gary Moore
--ep. from 1970 with the
"mod" set and Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, and Kitty
--mod ep. from 1970 w/Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Kitty
--ep. from 1970 with Cass/Cullen/Carlisle/MARK
GOODSON; Tom Poston and BILL TODMAN are impostors dressed as teddy bears in
round 2!
--another mod ep. from 1971
w/Nancy Dickerson, Peggy Cass, Larry Blyden, and Bill Cullen; the impostor
forgets his name!
--ep. from 1973 with Bill,
Peggy, Orson, and Kitty again
--ep. from 1973 with Tom Kennedy, Cullen, Cass, and
--the infamous "Richard Buggy" ep. from 1974
with Joe Gargiola, Kitty, Peggy, and Bill
--ep. from 1974 with MARY DECKER as a subject, and
Betty and Allen, Bill, and Peggy on panel
--Gary Moore's LAST ep. w/Joe Gargiola, Peggy Cass,
Bill Cullen, Kitty
To Tell The Truth--Host: Bill Cullen
Not a takeover, just a brief change...
--ep. from 1974 with Gene Rayburn, Peggy Cass, Larry
Blyden, and Kitty
To Tell The Truth--Host: Joe Gargiola
Joe did it well, too...you couldn't go wrong with this show!
--ep. from 1977 with Bill
Cullen, Gene Rayburn, Kitty
--ep. with Cullen, Lynn Redgrave, Cass, and Rayburn
--last ep. from 1978 with Cass/Cullen/Carlisle/Barry
Nelson; very, very odd goodbye from Garagiola
To Tell The Truth--Host: Robin Ward
Now we're going wrong...yikes! What was Goodson thinking when he picked him?
--AUDIO ONLY ep. from 1980
--1st ep., Pat Collins, Margaret Trudeau, John Wade, Nipsey Russell
--ep. from 1980 with Susan Lucci (yeah!), Bill Cullen,
John Wade, and Polly Bergen--bad video quality at points, bad hosting quality
throughout
--ep. from 1980 with Polly Bergen, Carole Shelley,
Soupy Sales, and Nipsey Russell
To Tell The Truth--Host: Richard Kline
A programming goof! This is the pilot, accidently shown to half the country!
--PILOT (aired) ep. from 1990, with Morton Downey, Jr.
et al.
To Tell The Truth--Host: Gordon Elliot
A great host; certainly not as obnoxious as he as a T-S host...fired over an
odd contract dispute.
--premiere that never aired in the East from
--2nd ep. from
--ep. from 1990 with Dorothy Lyman, Tom Villard, Mort,
Kitty
To Tell The Truth--Host: Lynn Swann
Lynn really should have stuck as panelist, but had no choice...
--ep. from 1990 with Ron Masak, Dana Hill, David Niven, and Vicki
Lawrence-Schultz
--MONTY HALL, Vicki Lawrence Schultz, David Niven Jr., Kitty Carlisle from 1990
To Tell The Truth--Host: Alex Trebek
Host number 3...same show...
--his 1st (
--last ep. of series from
To Tell The Truth--Host: Mark Goodson
A real treasure! Mark's only cameo hosting appearance!
--ep. from 1991 with Cindy
Adams, Gloria Loring, David Niven Jr., and Orson Bean
To Tell the Truth--Host: John O' Hurley
It's back, with more money and more liars!
--1st aired ep. from
Top Card--Host: Jim Caldwell
Catch this card game show from TNN before it become overly-Nashvillized.
--ep. from 1989
Top Secret--Host: Wink Martindale
Pilot that was inches away from making CBS' daytime lineup...
--PILOT (and only) ep. from 1987(?)
(The New) Treasure Hunt--Host: Geoff Edwards
The classic surprise present game!
"The New" Treasure Hunt, 1974-7
--1st ep. from
--ep. from 1974
--ep. from 1974 with $25k win [D114.1]
--ep. from 1974 (?) with 1937 Rolls Royce won! [D140.1]
--ep. from 1976 with clips of past $25k winners
Treasure Hunt, 1981-2
--ep. from 1981
--ep. from 1981
--ep. from 1981, $46K check is lost!
--ep. from 1981, $50K win
--AUDIO ONLY ep. from 1981
See also "The New Treasure Hunt"
Treasure Isle--Host: John Tucker
The first outdoor game show--all the way from
--ep. from 1967
Treasure Mall--Host: Ed Mackay
2nd half of the "Slime Time-Treasure Mall" hour, a cheesy kids show
with surprise packages galore.
--1st (
Triple Threat--Host: Jim Lange
Another Lange music show, this one pitted the youngsters vs. the oldsters on
some questions.
--1st ep. from
--1988 ep. with Shirley Jones and Marion Ross
Triple Threat--Host: Alan Hunter
A teenage version, with obnoxious Alan...
--ep. from
Triple Threat--Host: Spencer Christian
BET version of the music game
--1st ep. from 1992 with
Trivia Track--Host: Larry Anderson
Part of the 30-minute interactive game push on GSN...yawn...
--premiere from 1997; hilarious blooper in bonus round, the entire game
crashes!
Trivia Trap--Host: Bob Eubanks
The game that changed formats every five minutes...another ABC bomb...
--PILOT ep. from 1984
--1st (
--2 other eps. from 1984
--11/23/84 ep. w/o/c, has Betty White, Vicki Lawrence,
Jayne Meadows, Jamie Farr, Tom Poston, and BILL CULLEN as celebs for charity
--last (
Trump Card--Host: Jimmy Cefalo
--1st ep. from
--ep. from 1990 with Steve v Martha v Lou
--from the $100,000 tournament in 1991:
*Tom, Dan, Michael
*Alec, John, Roberta
*Kevin, Joe, Tom
*Finals: Tom, Rich, John--Last ep. of series
Truth or Consequences--Host: Bob Barker
The classic game-variety show with surprises galore.
--1st NBC daytime ep. from
--a "color" (it's a kinescope, folks) ep. from
1966
Truth or Consequences--Host: Larry Andreson
If you could get past the sappy reunions, you were okay.
--ep. from 1987; $10 bill gag
starts show
Turn it Up--Host: Jordan Brady
Another MTV game, this one with a live band!
--1st ep. from
Twenty-One--Host: Jack Barry
The rigged classic; a great format, but too hard for anyone to win legally.
--ep. from 1957 with Van
Doren playing some lady named Ruth
--THE episode from 1957 with Van Doren beating a sweaty Herb Stempel
Twenty-One--Host: Maury Povich
Well it's back, and now it's not rigged!
--1st two eps. from
--3rd ep. from
--ep. from
--ep. from
--ep. from
--ep. from
--ep. from
--ep. from
Twenty Questions--Host: Bill Slater
Likeable panel game where the home audience suggests the questions!
--ep. from
Twenty Questions--Host: Jack Clark
Guess what? Jack Clark has another unsold pilot! Nothing like
the original...
--PILOT (and only) ep. from 1975, with Gene
Shalit, Anne Meara, Kelly Garrett, and Tony Roberts
Twisters--Host: Jim Perry
Kooky pilot with elements of Jackpot, Your Number's Up,
and $50,000 A Minute???
--PILOT (and only) ep. from 1983 [463.9]
Two Minute Drill--Host: Kenny Mayne
Great new sports quiz from the folks at ESPN
--1st ep. from 9/00 [451.2]
Ultimate Fan League--Host: Bill Dwier
Kooky sports quiz from Fox Sports Net...
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--1st (
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