7/31 - an interesting midsummer assortment from here and north of the border...
BtC (Collyer):
- 10/18/52 ep.
- 2/21/53 ep. where Bern Bennett makes an on-camera appearance!
- 2/28/53 ep. where all stunts involve cups and saucers
BtC (Kroeger):
- another general 9/02 ep.
- 9/02 ep. w/a teacher on each team
CS (Perry):
- 1st ep. w/a viewer-submitted opening poem from 6/12/78
- 9/78 ep. where the staff gives Jim a crown b/c of his resemblance to Prince Charles!
CS (Eubanks):
- 5th ep. from 1/10/86 (Bob and the champ swap shoes during the Money Cards!)
- 5/87 ep. where a match is won in just *3* questions!
Figure it Out (Sanders, all SMs w/an onscreen time code):
- Family Style ep. from 1998 w/*Phil Moore*, Megan Good, et al.
- Family Style ep. from 1998 w/Coolio, Ellen David, et al.
- Wild Style ep. from 1999 w/Tara Lipinski, Christy Knowings, et al.
- Wild Style ep. from 1999 w/Christy Knowings, Kareem Blackwell, et al.
HS (Davidson) - SM copy of 3/87 ep. w/Weird Al Yankovic, Dixie Carter, ALF (who hosts games 2 and 3 while John takes over his square!), et al.
LMaD (Hall):
- 2 more general 1985 eps.
- 1985 ep. w/a cash register car win
MG (Shafer):
- 9/90 ep. w/Bruce Baum, Jo Anne Worley, Richard Kline, et al.
- 9/90 ep. w/Fred Travalena, Dolly Martin, Richard Simmons, et al.
- 9/90 ep. w/Shelley Taylor-Morgan, Phyllis Diller, et al.
- 12/90 ep. w/Bill Kirchenbauer, Meredith MacRae, Tom Villard, et al.
- COMPLETE Buzzr copy of New Year's Eve ep. from 12/31/90 w/Bruce Baum, Edie McClurg, Roger E. Mosley, et al.
- 1/91 ep. w/Bill Kirchenbauer, Pat Musick, Bruce Baum, et al.
Nickelodeon Guts:
- GAS copy of 3rd season prem. from 9/12/94 (w/an appearance by Dominique Wilkens)
- Big Help Special from 9/19/94
- general 1/95 ep.
TPiR:
- Buzzr copy of 9/14/84 ep. w/debut of (baseball) On the Nose
- Buzzr copy of 9/18/84 ep. w/debut of basketball On the Nose
- 10/84 ep. w/Fingers Greco's B-Day acknowledged
- 11/84 ep. w/a rare enforcement of the Ten Chances time limit (which sets up an exciting finish!)
- Buzzr copy of 1/85 ep. w/cameraman Marty Wagner's B-Day acknowledged, a blooper during the 1st One-Bid and a Showcase appearance by Holly's BF John Darby
- 1/85 ep. where the Range Game rangefinder malfunctions (forcing Bob to move it manually!)
- 2/85 ep. w/a Penny Ante wipeout
- 4/85 ep. w/the second perfect Phone Home Game win!
$otC:
- Buzzr copy of former PYL champ Damon Jones' appearance from 9/88
- complete Buzzr copy of 9/88 ep. w/a $13K Instant Ca$h win!
Split Second (Hall):
- last ep. w/the early set from 1986
- 1986 ep. w/a $705 win AND a car win!
- last ep. w/the 1st bonus round (which never aired in the US) from 1986
- GTV copy of 1987 ep. w/a car win on the 1st day
Strike it Rich:
- Buzzr copy of 9/18/86 premiere ep.
- another general 1986 ep.
Talk About:
- 10/17/88 premiere ep.
- 11/88 ep. w/a last-second $500 sweep made
- 11/88 ep. where Blaine & Remo go for their 5th win (Doc Harris announces)
- 12/88 ep. where Nigel & Rod go for their 5th win
- 1/89 ep. w/WoF as a maingame subject!
- 2/89 ep. where Dean Hill appears on-camera and a contestant's son comes onstage
TTD (Wink) - 1985 ep. where Wendy Wilson Sigerson wins a car
WoF - ATGSer and former TPiR contestant Brad Francini's appearance from 11/2/20
6/30 - beating the summer heat w/these new arrivals...
J!:
- Mike Richards' last ep. (as guest host) from 3/5/21
- 41st season prem. from 9/9/24
LMaD - "not for air" Disney-MGM live stage show episode from 1990 (hosted by Susan Michaels)
Person Place or Thing:
- 8/8/22 ep.
- 8/17/22 ep.
Pictionary:
- 9/12/22 ep. w/Jaleel White and Melissa Peterman
- 9/12/22 (double-run) ep. w/Melissa Peterman and Carson Kressly
- 10/26/22 ep. w/Gabrielle Ruiz and Penn Jillette
- 1/2/23 ep. w/Orlando Jones and Kate Flannery
- 3/22/23 ep. w/Melissa Peterman and Carson Kressly
$otC:
- general 4/85 ep.
- Buzzr copy of Tim Holleran's final ep. from 9/85
25 Words or Less:
- 4th season prem. from 9/12/22 w/Melissa Peterman and Raven-Symone
- 10/26/22 ep. w/Amanda Seales and Greg Grunberg
- 1/2/23 ep. w/Melissa Peterman and Cedric Yarbrough
- 3/22/23 ep. w/Tawny Newsome and Andy Richter
WoF:
- 3/5/21 ep.
- 42nd season prem. (and Ryan's 1st ep!) from 9/9/24
YBYL (Leno):
- 9/12/22 ep.
- 9/20/22 ep.
5/31 - summer's just around the corner, and so are these latest additions...
Blockbusters - 2 more general 1982 eps.
Bumper Stumpers - 4 more general 1988 eps.
CS (Perry):
- 11/78 ep. where a match is won in just *3* questions!
- Buzzr copy of 1/79 ep. w/an appearance by Bob Eubanks (ironic, huh?)
The Challengers - 6/27/91 ep. w/oc (veteran GS champ Al[an] Lusher is a contestant!)
House to House - unsold 1982 pilot w/Bill Boggs
Legends of the Hidden Temple:
- 1st taped ep. from 1993
- another general 1993 ep.
- 1st taped season 3 ep. from 1995
- last aired ep. from 9/1/95
MGHSH:
- 5/84 ep. w/Martha Smith, Larry Linville, Nedra Volz, et al.
- another NBC Soap Stars ep. from 5/84 w/Christopher Rich, Nancy Frangione, Wayne Northrop, et al.
- Buzzr copy of Salute To the 50s ep. from 5/84 w/Jay Leno, Elinor Donahue, Bob Denver, et al. (Rich Jeffries announces; includes a $30K win!)
- 5/84 ep. w/Thom Bray, Nancy Lane, Ed Begley Jr, et al.
- 6/84 ep. w/Tim Reid, Marilyn Michaels, William Christopher, et al. (Rich Jeffries announces)
- 6/84 ep. w/Rene Enriquez, Fern Fitzgerald, Brian Mitchell, et al.
TPiR (Cullen) - unaired (and disastrous!) "test" ep. from 11/19/56
TPiR (Barker):
- 9/77 ep. where Alene faints after winning the Showcase!
- 11/83 ep. w/a 3 Strikes wipeout
- 6/84 ep. w/Bob's infamous Master Key karate kick!
- another general 1984 ep.
- 12/84 ep. w/a hilarious Safe Crackers blooper
- 6/85 ep. w/a HUGE Range Game production error that results in an automatic win!
- TBE copy of 14th season prem. from 9/9/85 (Bob reads a telegram from Mark Goodson at the beginning!)
TNPiR (Davidson) - Secret X/L7/Shell from 1994
WML? - unsold 2000 revival pilot w/Bryan Cranston, Betty White, et al.
Win With the Stars - 1968 ep. w/June Lockhart and Bob Crane
4/30 - still more goodies...
BtC (Hall):
- 10/79 ep. where Steve & Karen Oates retire undefeated w/$28.3K!
- Buzzr copy of 3rd-to-last civilian ep. (w/returnees Ron & Gloria Aikman) from 10/30/79
- 4th All-Star ep. from 11/8/79 w/Nancy Lane & Robert Pine vs. Mary McDonough & Steve Kanaly
- 11/79 ep. w/Leslie Ackerman & Ken Michaelman vs. Tamara Dobson & Robert Mandan
Body Language:
- 2 consecutive 2/85 eps. w/Mindy Cohn and Ted Lange (precedes the ep. below)
- another 2/85 ep. w/Melody Thomas and Tom Poston
BtB (Kennedy):
- 6/76 ep. w/Marty Allen, Joan Collins, Jack Jones, et al. (a $12K bank is broken!)
- another 6/76 ep. w/same guests as above (an $8.5K bank is broken!)
Bumper Stumpers:
- 10/87 ep. where the theme ends too soon during the credits!
- 2 more general 1987 eps.
CS (Perry):
- 11/78 ep. where Jim's birthday is acknowledged
- Buzzr copy of 500th ep. from 3/31/80 (w/a $22.6K MC win!)
- Buzzr copy of Jim's 3,000th TV ep. from 7/2/80 (Gene Wood appears at the beginning and presents wine to the staff!)
CS (Bullard) - 2000 pilot (w/Daphne Duplaix as dealer and a different format than the eventual series)
Celebrity Sweepstakes - two 8/76 eps. w/Alan Sues, Mitzi McCall, Pat Morita, et al.
Double Dare - unsold "adult" pilot from 1987
FF (Dawson):
- Buzzr copy of 8/76 ep. w/a question about GS hosts
- Buzzr copy of 8/79 ep. where Sammy Davis, Jr. hosts the 1st question!
- Buzzr copy of day after the September incident from 10/80 (where Cathy Trejo blows what should've been an easy Fast Money win!)
- Buzzr copy of 8/83 ep. where Mark Goodson appears w/his own survey
FF (O'Hurley) - 2010 ep. where the Kaatzes go for their 5th win
Inside the Box - Winners' Game ep. from 2007
J!:
- 8th season prem. from 9/2/91
- 9th season prem. from 9/7/92
- Tom Nosek's final ep. from 11/92
- 10th season prem. from 9/6/93
PYL:
- Buzzr copy of the infamous Sylvester ep. from 6/85
- 8/85 ep. where the board slides blow!
- GSN copy of the final Home Player Sweepstakes ep. from 11/85 (w/an all-cash board spin at the end!)
- Buzzr copy of Xmas ep. from 12/25/85 (w/an appearance by Peter's family at the beginning!)
- Buzzr copy of 2/4/86 ep. that ends w/a 3-way $0 tie!
- Buzzr copy of rematch ep. from 2/5/86
Talk About:
- GTV copy of 9/18/89 US premiere ep.
- 11/89 ep. where Jeopardy is chosen as a subject
- 12/89 ep. where Mary Anne & Colin go for their 5th win
- general 2/90 ep.
- GTV copy of last ep. from 3/16/90 (the entire staff joins Wayne onstage at the end!)
Trivia Trap - Buzzr copies of entire Soap Week from 2/11-15/85
3/31 - spring is here, and so is this latest assortment...
Celebrity Bowling:
- OD copy of 1973 ep. w/Michael Cole & Tige Andrews vs. Simon Oakland & Jan Murray (Michael & Tige set a record score of 266!)
- OD copy of 1975 ep. w/Julie London & Bobby Troup vs. JoAnn Pflug & *Chuck Woolery*
- OD copy of 1975 ep. w/*Peter Marshall* & Loretta Swit vs. Corbett Monica & Gavin MacLeod
- OD copy of 1976 ep. w/Dick Gautier & Scatman Crothers vs. *Alex Trebek & Jim McKrell*
The Celebrity Dating Game - 6/14/21 ep. w/Hannah Brown and Nicole Byer
Celebrity WoF:
- 1/7/21 premiere ep. w/Leslie Jones, Chandra Wilson, and Tony Hawk
- 10/17/21 ep. w/Melissa Joan Hart, Titus Burgess, and Lacey Chabert (includes the first-ever $1M win!)
The ClassH-Room:
- special 11/9/22 ep. w/Richard's family competing against his in-laws
- special 11/16/22 ep. w/Fox 29 News vs. Good Day Philadelphia
- 4th season prem. from 1/4/23
- 6th season prem. from 9/18/24 (*0* points are scored in the Art Class round!)
Cram:
- celeb ep. from 7/03 w/Corey Feldman and Billie Jeanne Houle
- 7/03 ep. where a team scores -35 in round 1!
- celeb ep. from 8/03 w/*Kennedy and Graham Elwood*
- last taped ep. from 8/03
J!:
- Ken Jennings' 1st ep. (as guest host) from 1/11/21
- Anderson Cooper's 1st ep. as guest host from 4/19/21
- both ToC finals eps. (and Buzzy Cohen's last 2 eps as guest host) from 5/27-28/21
- LeVar Burton's 1st ep. as guest host from 7/26/21 (a player finishes w/the lowest score in the show's history!)
- ToC semi-finals ep. from 11/9/22
- day 3 of the ToC finals from 11/16/22
Supermarket Sweep (Jones) - 10/17/21 ep.
WoF:
- 38th season prem. from 9/14/20
- 1/8/21 ep.
- 1/11/21 ep.
- 5/27/21 ep.
- 5/28/21 ep.
- 11/16/22 ep.
YBYL (Leno) - 11/9/22 ep.
2/28 - another interesting mix...
Cram:
- OD copy of 1/6/03 premiere ep.
- 5th aired ep. from 1/10/03 (Graham accidentally gives away an answer in round 2!)
- OD copy of Valentine's Day ep. from 2/8/03
- OD copy of April Fools' Day ep. (w/Marc Summers hosting) from 4/1/03
Crosswits (Sparks):
- 1986 ep. w/Steve Bluestein, Lanie Kazan, et al.
- 1986 ep. w/Norm Crosby, Wendy Schaal, et al.
- 1986 ep. w/Phyllis Diller, Howard Morton, et al.
Relatively Speaking:
- 9/88 ep. w/Marsha Warfield, Charlie Callas, et al.
- 11/88 ep. w/Marsha Warfield, Roger E. Mosley, et al.
- 12/88 ep. w/Sheila MacRae, *Peter Marshall*, et al.
- last ep. from 1/6/89 (though not mentioned) w/Marsha Warfield, Soupy Sales, et al.
Split Second (Higgins):
- 7/17/23 ep.
- 3rd season prem. from 4/8/24
- 6/11/24 ep.
- 7/1/24 ep.
Studs:
- OD copy of 1991 ep. w/Jim Perry cameo
- special Studs On the Road ep. from 1991
- OJ Simpson murder victim Ron Goldman's appearance from 1991
- general 1991 ep.
Switch:
- 3rd season prem. from 4/8/24
- 4/18/24 ep.
- 5/7/24 ep.
- 5/16/24 ep.
Tattletales:
- 4/75 ep. w/Don Galloway, Marty Allen, and Dr. Joyce Brothers
- 7/75 ep. w/Jan Murray, Totie Fields, and Helen Reddy
- 7/75 ep. w/William Shatner, Dick Gautier & Barbara Stuart, and Conny Van Dyke
- 3/76 ep. w/Steve Forrest, Steve Allen & Jayne Meadows, and Tom Poston
WoF:
- 2/16/23 ep. from Sweethearts Week
- 5/8/23 ep. from Fan Favorites Week
- 11/17/23 ep. from Home For the Holidays Family Week (w/a $100K win, but the confetti fails to fire!)
- 1/2/24 ep. w/a $100K win
- NFL Superfan Tournament finals from 2/9/24
- Marvel Superheroes Week ep. from 3/20/24 (w/appearances by Captain America and the Black Panther, plus another $100K win!)
- 3/27/24 ep. w/yet another $100K win
- 5/31/24 ep. from Fan Favorites Week (w/teams playing)
1/31 - new year, new assortment...
Beat Shazam:
- Sibling Smackdown ep. from 6/6/23 (w/a $1M win!)
- Battle of the Ages ep. from 9/12/23 ep. (w/a $1M win!)
Jackpot (Darrow):
- 1987 ep. w/a $2,460 Jackpot win (most of final segment missing)
- 1987 ep. w/a hyper contestant during the intro! (see above)
- 1987 ep. w/a contestant replaced and a $50K Riddle attempt (same story)
TJW (Barry) - 5th season prem. from 9/81 (w/the debut of the new set and audience game!)
MGHSH:
- 7/84 ep. w/Didi Conn, Michael Lembeck, Audrey Landers, et al. (Michael's young son makes an appearance at the beginning!)
- Mon. of final week from 7/23/84 w/Phyllis Diller, Charles Nelson Reilly, Roxie Roker, et al. (Morgan Fairchild makes an appearance at the end of MG!)
- Buzzr copy of last ep. from 7/27/84 (w/same guests as above)
Night Games:
- 1991 ep.
- 4/6/92 ep. w/oc
Personals - 4/6/92 ep. w/oc
A Perfect Score - 8/4/92 ep. w/oc (missing first 2 min.)
TPiR (Barker):
- 3/84 ep. w/the first-ever perfect Ten Chances win
- 10/84 ep. w/a *$9* DSW!
- Buzzr copy of 11/84 ep. w/a great Punch-a-Bunch
- 11/84 ep. w/the infamous Bullseye soap fiasco and *3* $1K winners in the 1st SS!
- 12/84 ep. where Diana sets a new record w/$41,571!
- 3/85 ep. w/Italian TPiR host Gigi Sabani and model Andi Rapagna in the audience
- 5/85 ep. w/the infamous One Away where Bob wants "a little horn"!
- 5/85 ep. w/a $10.25K Punch-a-Bunch win
$otC:
- 10/88 Trick or Treat Week ep. where Phil Cambry goes for the car (precedes the ep. below)
- 10/88 Trick or Treat Week ep. where Phil goes for $50K
Talk About:
- 2 consecutive eps. from 3/13-14/89 (ep. 1 has a 2-round win in game 1, and ep. 2 has a $500 sweep!)
- 3/89 ep. w/another rare $2K bonus round win!
- 4/89 ep. where David & Lesley go for their 5th win
- 11/89 ep. where Mary & Robert go for their 5th win (a $500 sweep is made!)
- 12/89 ep. w/a $1.4K bonus round win
- 1/90 ep. where TWO 9-point steals are made!
10 Seconds - 1993 ep. w/a record $14K bonus round win! (part of opening missing)
Where to now?