12/31 - another assortment to close out the year with...
CS (Eubanks):
- Buzzr copy of 5/86 ep. w/a Mark Goodson cameo
- Buzzr copy of 10/86 ep. w/the first-ever car win
- 11/86 ep. w/a contestant also named Bob Eubanks!
- Buzzr copy of 10/87 ep. w/two of the fastest matches in CS history
FF (Dawson, first 2 daytime, rest syn):
- 9/80 ep. w/an appearance by PA Jeff Nagler (who discusses his upcoming marriage) at the beginning
- 4/83 ep. where a contestant presents Richard w/a proclamation declaring "FF Day" in Monmouth County, NJ and the county flag (for which Gene Wood appears to help Richard unveil it!)
- 1984 ep. where the Groovatrons breakdancing group performs at the beginning
- 1984 ep. where Richard invites a young audience member onstage to receive some lollipops
- 1984 ep. where Richard announces that he's just become a US citizen!
Love Connection:
- 9/19/83 premiere ep.
- 3 general 1983 eps. (including a better copy of one I already have from OC)
MG '7X:
- Buzzr copy of New Year's ep. from 12/31/73 w/Bert Convy, Gail Fisher, et al.
- Buzzr copy of New Year's ep. from 12/31/74 w/James Darren, Juliet Mills, et al.
- Buzzr copy of New Year's ep. from 12/31/75 w/Dick Martin, Jody Donovan, et al.
- Buzzr copy of New Year's ep. from 12/31/76 w/Joey Bishop, Elizabeth Allen, et al. (Mark Goodson makes an appearance at the end!)
- Buzzr copy of New Year's ep. from 12/30/77 w/Richard Deacon, Mary Wickes, et al.
- Buzzr copy of New Year's ep. from 1/2/79 w/David Doyle, Connie Stevens, Jack Jones, et al.
$100K NTT (Lange):
- 2 Pilot Week eps. from 1984 (including a better copy of one I already have from FAM)
- another general 1985 ep.
- 1985 ep. where Tommy Oliver serenades the day's winner after an early Golden Medley loss!
Password:
- Buzzr copy of 8/21/62 ep. w/Rita Moreno and Bill Cullen (Jack Clark subs)
- 4/67 DT ep. w/Betty White and George Grizzard
- 4/67 DT ep. w/Connie Stevens and Dick Shawn
- 4/67 DT ep. w/Agnes Moorehead and Barry Nelson
The $100K Pyramid:
- GTV copy of 9/87 ep. w/Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson (BOTH games end in a 21-21 tie!)
- 10/87 ep. w/Martha Smith and Earl Holliman
- 10/87 ep. from Blind Contestants Week w/Lynn Herring and Charlie Siebert
- GTV copy of tournament win from 11/87 w/Markie Post and Brian Mitchell
TTD (Caldwell):
- general 10/85 ep.
- general 1/86 ep.
TTTT (Swann):
- 11/90 ep. w/Orson Bean, Betty White, et al.
- 1/91 ep. w/Orson Bean, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, et al.
- Buzzr copy of 1/91 ep. w/Ron Masak, Jennifer Valoppi, et al. (original TTTT announcer Bern Bennett is the subject of game 1!)
TTTT (Trebek) - Buzzr copy of Alex's 1st ep. from 2/4/91 w/Betty White, Richard Moll, et al.
11/30 - some goodies worth giving thanks for...
AYSTa5G (Cena) - 6/10/19 premiere ep.
BtC (Collyer):
- 2/21/53 ep.
- 2/28/53 ep. where Bill Shipley appears to show a Radio/TV Mirror article about Bud!
Celebrity Talk About - 2nd ep. from 1/17/89 w/Janet-Laine Green, Stu Jeffries, et al.
Dating Factory - 10/06 ep.
Jackpot! (Edwards) - another general 1989 ep. w/oc
Nick Arcade:
- 1992 ep. w/a tie in the 1st Face-Off
- 1992 ep. where Phil enters wearing a Star Trek TNG visor!
PYL:
- 8/84 ep. where the contestant island gets stuck!
- Buzzr copy of Xmas ep. from 12/25/84
- Buzzr copy of foul-mouthed Jim Hess' appearance from 2/85
- 4/86 ep. w/a wild game (Charlie O'Donnell announces)
TPiR (Barker):
- 3/84 ep. where a piece of furniture falls apart on Dian!
- 3/84 ep. w/a DSW
- 4/84 ep. w/the debut of Balance Game
- 5/84 ep. where a new CBS daytime winnings record of $39,518 is set (but ends up being broken by Michael Larson less than a month later!)
- 6/84 ep. w/an appearance by Tom Kennedy and the first-ever pet adoption segment
- 13th season prem. from 9/10/84 (w/an appearance by Mark Goodson at the beginning, plus the debut of the pink Contestants' Row and new Showcase podiums!)
$otC:
- Buzzr copies of Alan Servetnick's last 2 eps. from 11/29 and 12/2/85
- Buzzr copies of Curtis Warren's first 2 eps. from 1/7-8/86
- Curtis' 5th ep. from 1/13/86
StYD (Finn) - entire Battle of the Sexes Week from 1994
StYD (Roberto) - another general 2004 ep.
Super Sloppy Double Dare (all 1989):
- GAS copy of ep. saluting the series' CableACE Award win
- GAS copy of Backwards Day
- complete GAS copy of Stupid Hat Day
- GAS copy of Don't Just Sit There special
TTD (Martindale):
- 2 more general 9/79 eps.
- 4 consecutive 10/79 eps. w/former Double Dare champ Gary Giardina (including GTV upgrades of the 3 eps I already have from GSN!)
TTD (Caldwell) - GTV copies of 2 consecutive 2/86 eps. w/Don Benn (which I already have from OC)
Trivia Trap - general 11/84 ep.
WML? (Bruner):
- 1970 ep. w/Sheila MacRae, Bert Convy, et al.
- 1971 ep. w/Phyllis Newman, Gene Shalit, et al.
WoF:
- 11/93 ep. where a contestant gets carried away (literally) w/Pat!
- 3 consecutive eps. from 12/13-15/93
- Best Friends Week ep. from 11/97
- 5/99 College Week ep. from Philadelphia (w/an appearance by Boyz II Men!)
- another 11/99 ep. from NYC (w/an appearance by Alex Trebek!)
- 9/03 ep. w/the (permanent) debut of the Prize Puzzle
- general 1/04 ep.
- 12/08 ep. w/the infamous "Fish Love" mis-solve
- 3/8/11 ep. w/a Winnebago win (Joe Cipriano announces)
10/31 - no Tricks, but plenty of Treats...
Body Language:
- Buzzr copy of 7/84 ep. w/Betty White and Ed Begley Jr. (Betty wears her P+ satin jacket, and Ed is clueless when "Johnny Olson" comes up as a puzzle!)
- Buzzr copy of 3/85 ep. w/Martha Smith and Ed Begley Jr.
- Buzzr copy of 5/85 Teen Week ep. w/Dana Hill and Todd Bridges
- Buzzr copy of 7/4/85 Teen Week ep.
BtB (Kennedy):
- another 7/76 ep. w/Dody Goodman, Robert Hegyes, Fannie Flagg, et al.
- 2 more 7/76 eps. w/Jimmie Walker, Elayne Boosler, Wolfman Jack, et al.
Classic Concentration:
- 1st anniversary ep. from 5/25/88 (w/a cake and celebration at the end!)
- 4/90 ep. w/the only perfect game in CC history (ALL prizes are won, plus both $500 Wild Card bonuses!)
- 9/90 ep. w/a hearbreaking car loss
- Buzzr copy of 9/90 ep. w/an appearance by BB King at the beginning
FF (Dawson) - Buzzr copy of Halloween ep. from 10/31/94
FF (Karn):
- Buzzr copy of Halloween ep. from 10/31/02 (w/everyone in costume)
- Buzzr copy of Halloween ep. from 10/31/03 (w/everyone in costume)
- Buzzr copy of Halloween ep. from 10/31/04 (w/kids playing)
TJW (Barry) - 4 consecutive 1984 eps. (in ep. 3, John Houlihan wins a record $26.5K+ Natural Triple Jackpot!)
TNG (Kroeger):
- special Married on Valentine's Day ep. from 2/97
- another Las Vegas ep. from 2/97 (w/an appearance by Rip Taylor!)
- Our Favorite Losers ep. from 1997
- special Chicago Bears Newlyweds ep. from 1997
NYSI:
- 5/74 ep. w/an $11K Solo Round win
- Buzzr copy of 1st. ep w/the "bonus word" rule from 9/74
P+ (Ludden):
- complete Buzzr copy of 10/79 ep. w/Betty White and Joanna Gleason
- Buzzr copy of 11/79 ep. w/Marcia Wallace and Bill Cullen (producer Howard Felsher appears to help celebrate Marcia's birthday!)
- Buzzr copy of 1/80 ep. w/Joanna Gleason and Dick Gautier (has a hilarious post-Alphabetics blooper!)
- Buzzr copy of 8/80 ep. w/Sally Struthers and Monty Hall (who plugs the upcoming LMaD revival!)
P+ (Kennedy) - Buzzr copy of all-star ep. from Tom's first taped week (not aired until 12/80) w/Gina Hecht, David Doyle, et al.
10 Seconds:
- another general 1993 ep.
- 3 consecutive 1993 eps. (last 2 w/oc)
TTD (Martindale):
- Mike Duckworth's final ep. from 11/79 (Wink plugs the upcoming Over 80 Tournament that starts the following Monday!)
- general 12/79 ep.
- 1/80 ep. where Clanky Larson goes for a car
Top Card (Miller) - another general 1992 ep.
Virtual Memory - celebrity ep. from 2002 w/Bob Smiley, Ben Cissell, and Rob Beckley vs. the members of Tree 63
9/30 - you'll really "fall" into these latest additions...
Celebrity Bowling:
- OD copy of 1972 ep. w/Gail Fisher & Ed Asner vs. Peggy Lennon and John Davidson
- OD copy of 1972 ep. w/Martin Milner & Kent McCord vs. James Farentino & Joe Campanella
- OD copy of 1972 ep. w/Michael Callan & Frankie Avalon vs. Herbert Rudley & Richard Deacon
- OD copy of 1973 ep. w/Tige Andrews & Brenda Vaccaro vs. Elizabeth Ashley & Michael Douglas
Chain Reaction (Edwards) - another general 1988 ep. (missing first minute and entire final segment)
Classic Concentration:
- St. Patrick's Day ep. from 3/17/89
- 7/89 ep. w/Alex's birthday acknowledged at the beginning
- pre-St. Patrick's Day ep. from 3/16/90
- 7/90 ep. w/an appearance by Bob Hilton at the end (albeit mostly edited out by Buzzr)
DD (Koshy):
- Halloween special from 10/19/18
- Keenan & Kel special from 11/21/18
FF (Combs) - another Funny Women vs. Funny Men ep. from 11/88 w/Louise DuArt, Marla Gibbs, Soupy Sales, Norman Fell, et al. (w/oc)
Headline Chasers - another general 1985 ep.
J!:
- 9,000th ep. from 3/22
- 6/4 ep. where Adriana Harmeyer breaks the $100K mark
- 6/10 ep. where Adriana breaks the $200K mark
- 6/17 ep. where Adriana breaks the $300K mark
LMaD Primetime - Singles Appreciation Night from 2/14
$100K NTT (Lange) - 1985 ep. where Tommy Oliver serenades the day's champ after an early Golden Medley loss!
On the Spot (local Portland, OR Q&A game):
- 1984 ep.
- 2 consecutive 1987 eps.
- 3 consecutive 1987 eps.
- 2 more general 1987 eps.
On the Spot High School Challenge (weekly teen version of above) - 2 eps. from 1987
Relatively Speaking:
- 9/88 ep. w/Pat Harrington, Sally Struthers, et al.
- 9/88 ep. w/Isabel Sanford, *Chuck Woolery*, et al.
- 9/88 ep. w/Marsha Warfield, Charlie Callas, et al.
- 11/88 ep. w/Dick Martin, Edie McClurg, et al.
Virtual Memory - 2 general 2005 eps. (both SMs!)
WoF:
- 41st season prem. from 9/11/23
- Teachers' Week ep. from 10/2/23 (Bridgette Donald-Blue fills in for Vanna)
- Halloween ep. from 10/31/23
- 5/23 ep. w/the infamous "Right In the Butt" mis-solve
- 8,000th ep. from 5/24
- Pat's last ep. from 6/7/24
Where to now?