10/31 - no Tricks, but plenty of Treats...
Blockbusters:
- 9/81 ep. where Pat & Liz McCarthy break the $35K mark
- Buzzr copy of 10/81 ep. where Pat & Liz are the ONLY players to give correct answers for the entire show!
- Buzzr copy of 10/81 ep. from LaRae Dillman's 2nd run
- Buzzr copy of 10/81 ep. w/an appearance by Tom Kennedy
- general 11/81 ep.
- 1/82 ep. where *3* spaces have to be reversed after an audience member shouts out an answer!
Child's Play:
- Buzzr copy of 2/83 ep. w/an appearance by Ronald Blair Wilkinson II
- 2/83 ep. where Joanie goes for her 5th win
- 2/83 ep. where Bill's birthday is acknowledged (Gene Wood makes an on-camera appearance!)
Concentration (Narz):
- 1976 ep. where a Double Play ruling is overturned after the break
- 1976 ep. w/Jack's birthday acknowledged
- 2 more general 1976 eps.
- 1976 ep. w/TWO cars won!
- 1976 ep. w/TWO Double Play wipeouts!
- 1977 ep. where a contestant is noticeably bummed after losing both games (now w/the new Double Play prize selection format)
- 1977 ep. w/a clean sweep in game 1 and big Wild Card bonus in game 2
- 1977 ep. where the Wild Card is found in both Double Play rounds
- 1977 ep. w/TWO Double Play wins
- 1977 ep. where a crew member makes an accidental on-camera appearance before the 2nd Double Play!
- 1977 ep. where all 4 prizes are won in Double Play
TJW (Barry):
- 2/83 ep. where Michael Clark wins a car
- 2/83 ep. where Mike Leone wins a car
- general 2/83 ep.
TJW (Cullen):
- 11/85 ep. where Lauren Abu wins a car
- general 11/85 ep.
- general 12/85 ep.
$otC:
- Buzzr copies of Tim Holloran's last 2 eps. from 9/23-24/85
- 2/27/86 ep. where a player finishes w/*$0*!
- 2/28/86 ep. where Lisa Munoz wins the $10K
- Lisa's 10th win (for 2 cars!) from 3/7/86
- Buzzr copy of Lisa's $50K win from 3/10/86
TTD (Martindale):
- GTV copy of 12/79 ep. where Richard Klinger wins his 1st car
- GTV copy of 12/79 ep. where Richard wins his 2nd car
- Richard's final ep. from 12/79
Whew!:
- first 2 eps. from 4/23-24/79
- 2 general 8/79 eps.
- Buzzr copies of Randy Amasia's 2 eps. from 8/27-28/79
- 2 consecutive eps. from 9/4-5/79 (Tom introduces the Villains in ep. 1, and ep. 2 has a $25K win!)
- 9/79 ep. where a contestant hits *5* blocks by level 2 in one round!
- 9/79 ep. w/a Gauntlet round where only *$100* is won!
- general 10/79 ep.
- 10/79 ep. where a contestant injures himself after winning the match
- COMPLETE Buzzr copies of Steve Leblang's 2 eps. from 10/31 and 11/2/79
9/30 - fall's here, and so are these latest titles...
About Last Night:
- 2022 ep. w/Ashlee Simpson-Ross, Curtis Stone, et al.
- 2022 ep. w/Zooey Deschanel, Tituss Burgess, etc.
- 2022 ep. w/Mario Cantone, Lauren Lapkus, et al.
AYSTa5G (Foxworthy) - celeb ep. from 2010 w/Joan Rivers
AYSTa5G (Cena) - 2019 ep. w/the series' sole $100K win!
Born Lucky - 3 general 1992 eps.
BtB (Kennedy):
- GameTV copy of 5/76 ep. w/Marjoe Gortner, Della Reese, Ron Palillo, et al. (an $11.5K bank is broken!)
- GameTV copy of 5/76 ep. w/Avery Schrieber, Ja'net DuBois, Mickey Dolenz, et al. (a $12K bank is broken!)
- 2 consecutive eps. from 5/27-78/76 w/Dick Gautier, Meredith MacRae, Soupy Sales, et al. (TWO banks are broken!)
- 6/76 ep. w/Foster Brooks, Gunilla Hutton, Abe Vigoda, et al. (all-time champ Bob Schober is defeated w/$22K+!)
- 7/76 ep. from the final week w/Donny Most, Jo Anne Worley, *Bill Cullen*, et al. (future Blockbusters champ John Hatton is a contestant!)
Bumper Stumpers - 4 more general 1987 eps.
CFF - Kathie Lee Gifford/Ricki Lake/2 Chainz/Big Boi from 9/24/20
Classic Concentration:
- Buzzr copy of 2/89 ep. from College Week
- 11/89 ep. from Twins Week
- pre-St. Patrick's Day ep. from 3/16/90
- 5/90 ep. from Summer Fun In the Sun Week
Cram:
- first taped ep. from 1/03 (w/a slightly different format)
- 1/03 ep. where a team forefits in round 3!
FF (Dawson):
- general 6/82 ep.
- 9/82 ep. w/actor Henry Wilcoxon in the audience
J! Masters - finals ep. from 5/24/23
MG '74 - 11/74 ep. w/Michael Evans, et al.
MG '77 - Buzzr copy of 11/77 ep. w/Orson Bean, Connie Stevens, et al. (Gene climbs OVER the audience when going to a commercial!)
MG '78 - 10/78 ep. w/Nipsey Russell, Valerie Bertinelli, Ed Asner, et al. (its first TV airing in 45 years!)
MG (syn.) - Buzzr copy of 1979 ep. w/Jack Carter, Dear Abby, et al.
PW (Palmer):
- 8/9/22 premiere ep. w/Jon Hamm and Jimmy Fallon
- 8/16/22 ep. w/Meghan Trainor and Jimmy Fallon
- all-star ep. from 9/14/22 w/Chrissy Metz, *Joel McHale*, et al.
P+ (Kennedy) - Buzzr copy of 1/81 ep. w/*Gene Rayburn and Wink Martindale* (a segment is accidentally lost, forcing everyone to explain what happened!)
PYL:
- Halloween ep. from 10/31/84
- general 4/85 ep.
Super Password:
- 2/86 ep. w/Jackee Harry and Tom Poston
- Buzzr copy of 6/86 ep. w/Anita Gillette and Robert Reed
Tattletales:
- 1/76 ep. w/Dick Van Patten, Gary Burghoff, and Liz Torres
- 3/76 ep. w/Patti Deutsch & Donald Ross, Meredith MacRae & Greg Mullavey, and Jack Riley
- 2/77 ep. w/Bill Anderson, Mickey Spillane, and Allen Ludden & Betty White
- 5/77 ep. w/Mickey Rooney, John McCook, and Dabney Coleman
TTD (Martindale):
- 9/79 ep. where Linda Van Buskirk wins a car (but still can't shake her bad luck against the dragon!)
- GTV copy of Dan McDade's final appearance from 10/79
- general 10/79 ep.
- GTV copy of 11/79 ep. where Mike Duckworth wins a car
- GTV copies of both Over 80 Tournament finals eps. from 11/79
TTD (Caldwell):
- 3 more general 1986 eps.
- GTV copy of Don Benn's final ep. from 2/86
TTTT (Ward):
- Buzzr copy of 9/8/80 premiere ep. w/Marguerite Trudeau, John Wade, et al.
- Buzzr copy of 1980 ep. w/Nipsey Russell, Tiiu Leek, et al. (civil rights icon Rosa Parks is the subject of game 2!)
TTTT (Swann):
- Buzzr copy of Lynn's 1st ep. from 10/29/90 w/Khrystyne Haje, et al.
- Buzzr copy of 12/90 ep. w/*Monty Hall*, Vicki Lawrence-Schultz, et al.
8/31 - summer's winding down, but the games certainly aren't...
Countdown - 7/24/12 ep.
DD (Summers):
- Twins Day from 1986
- 1986 ep. w/a great playing of Drown the Ducks and *5* Physical Challenges played!
- P+ copy of Xmas ep. from 12/25/86
- 1987 ep. where a question has NO wrong answers due to an error!
FF (Dawson) - 2 more Xmas eps. from 12/22-23/76
FF (Combs) - all 6 Armed Forces Tournament eps. from 5/22-29/89
FF (Aussie) - 1/8/20 ep.
IGaS (Miller):
- 2000 ep. w/Bill Zehme, Jim J. Bullock, et al.
- another 2000 ep. w/Jason Kravits, Chris Hogan, et al. (*Steve Allen* is the Secret Celebrity in game 1, and is surprised w/an appearance by Betsy Palmer!)
J! (Trebek):
- 1/90 ep. (from a 2020 rerun, w/a pre-show intro by Alex)
- 4/28/16 ep.
- 9/27/16 ep.
- Alex's last ep. from 1/8/21
TJW (Barry):
- another general 1978 ep. (Jack sits in a chair due to a leg injury)
- another general 1980 ep.
Juvenile Jury (Russell):
- 1982 ep. w/guest Telma Hopkins
- 1982 ep. w/guest Billy Davis Jr.
PYL (Tomarken):
- 1/84 ep. where Rona Binder retires unefeated w/$33K+
- 1/84 ep. where the 2nd question round was reshot b/c too few spins were earned
- 2nd SP from 9/17/84 (w/the debut of the "$2K or Lose 1 Whammy" space)
- Buzzr copies of 3 consecutive eps. from 1/28-30/85 w/then-unknown Jennie (Jenny) Jones
$100K Pyramid (Clark) - 3/88 ep. w/Crystal Bernard and Tom Villard
Supermarket Sweep (Ruprecht):
- 2nd SP from 4/29/91
- 5/91 ep. where a cart crashes into David during the Big Sweep!
- 5/91 ep. w/a heartbreaking last-second Bonus Sweep loss
TTTT (Trebek) - GSN copy of Alex's 1st ep. from 2/4/91
20/20 - Alex Trebek Remembered special from 11/8/20
7/30 - another midsummer assortment...
The Baby Game - another 1968 ep. w/oc
BtC (Hall) - OB copy of 1980 ep. w/Mitzi McCall & Charlie Brill vs. Elaine Joyce & Bobby Van
The Big Spin (Edwards):
- 12/15/90 ep.
- two 1991 eps.
Blockbusters (Rafferty) - another general 1987 ep.
Bowling for Dollars (Ohio) - last ep. from 1979 w/oc
CS (Eubanks) - 500th ep. from 12/87
CS (Rafferty):
- 2 consecutive 1986 eps.
- 5th ep. w/audience questions, prize cards and car game from 10/87
Choose Up Sides - another general 1956 ep.
Family Double Dare:
- 1990 ep. w/grandparents playing on one team
- 1992 ep. w/the longest opening toss-up challenge in the show's history!
FF Challenge - 2 more general 1993 eps.
Fantasy - pre-Fathers' Day 1983 ep. from 6/83 w/Glen Scarpelli as guest co-host, plus Tom Reilly and The Facts of Life cast
The Gong Show (Bleu) - 1988 ep. w/Dr. Demento, Mary Beth Evans & Stephen Nichols, and Bob Zany
Jackpot Bowling - 1961 ep. w/Gene Barry
J! (Trebek):
- 2 more general 1984 eps. w/oc
- 7 more general 1985 eps.
- another general 1987 ep. w/oc
TJW (Barry):
- another general 1979 ep.
- another general 1980 ep.
- 1981 ep. w/oc
LMaD (Hall) - another general 1976 ep.
NYSI (Narz) - 1974 ep. w/a $14K Solo Round win
TPiR (Cullen):
- 1957 ep. where a dog uses the bidding table as a toilet!
- 1958 ep. w/an on-camera appearance by Don Pardo
- 1958 ep. w/Bill plugging the upcoming TV Guide feature story on the show, plus an appearance by Bob Stewart and his son
- 1961 ep. where the models destroy part of the 3rd IUFB!
- 1963 ep. w/a hilarious opening
- 1963 ep. w/Pat Carroll as a celebrity player
- 1964 ep. w/Elizabeth Ashley as a celebrity player
TPiR (Barker):
- Money/Grocery/Clock from 1973
- 5PT/Hi-Lo/Clock from 1973 (a contestant wants a riding mower, and wins one!)
- Bonus/Any #/MostEx from 1973 (Bob almost makes a HUGE error during the 2nd One-Bid!)
- Any # (for a Corvette!)/GoK/Range from 1973
- L7/GoK/DP from 1973 (Johnny O. makes a rare early on-camera appearance!)
- Hi-Lo/Money/DP from 1974 (includes a DSW!)
- 5PT/Range/Race from 1974
- L7/DP/Shell from 1974 (Bob gets attacked before the 1st game!)
- L7/Shell/Clock from 1975
- Card/Grocery/Race from 1975 (a contestant calls Bob "Bob Baker"!)
TTD (Martindale):
- 1980 ep. where Wink explains why the final day of that year's Over 80 Tournament didn't air
- 1983 ep. where Wink and a contestant trade jackets at the end!
- 1983 ep. w/Wink's daughter and granddaughter in the audience
- another general 1984 ep.
- another general 1985 ep.
Where to now?