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
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
8/31 - closing out the summer w/another interesting assortment...
Baggage On the Road - first 2 eps. from 1/7/15
Beat Shazam:
- 4th season prem. from 6/3/21
- celeb ep. from 6/10/21 w/Rob Gronkowski, Ludacris, Garcelle Beauvais, et al.
The Chase:
- 2nd season prem. from 6/6/21
- Ladies' Night ep. from 1/19/22
- 3rd season prem. from 5/3/22
Cherries Wild:
- 2/21/21 premiere ep.
- 3/7/21 ep. w/the show's only $250K win!
DoND - CNBC revival "sneak preview" Xmas ep. from 12/3/18
Distraction:
- 1st season finale from 4/5/05 (contestant Jack was also on Whammy! and TPiR)
- 1/24/06 ep. w/an undamaged car win
- 2/21/06 ep. w/a perfect bonus round win!
- 3/14/06 ep. w/a bonus round wipeout!
FF (Dawson):
- 10/77 ep. where Richard wears a track suit
- 1984 synd. ep where Richard presents his lapel flower to an elderly audience member
- 1984 synd. ep where stage manager Ed Duzik helps Richard unveil a banner made by some HS students
FF (Combs):
- 8/88 ep. where the Dainkos become the first-ever undefeated family
- Buzzr copy of DT Halloween ep. from 10/31/89 (w/everyone in costume, and Ray and his son as Batman & Robin!)
- Buzzr copy of NT Halloween ep. from 10/31/89 (see above)
- Buzzr copy of Halloween ep. from 10/31/90 (w/everyone in costume)
- Armed Forces Tournament finals from 11/90
- Halloween ep. from 10/31/91 (w/everyone in costume)
- Buzzr copies of entire TPiR vs. Y&R week from 1993
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment - clip of Stale Mates dating show parody
TPiR (Barker) - 2 general 1982 eps.
TTD (Caldwell, all GTV):
- general 11/85 ep.
- 4/86 ep. where Lydia Rudametkin wins a car
- last 2 eps. from 5/22-23/86
TTTT (Trebek): Buzzr copy of last ep. from 5/31/91 w/Mother Love, et al.
Trivia Trap:
- 2 general 10/84 eps.
- 10/84 ep. w/a maingame shutout!
- Buzzr copy of 10/84 ep. w/former Blockbusters contestant Puff Contreras
TV's Funniest GS Moments - Buzzr copy of 1984 special
TV's Funniest GS Moments 2 - SM of 1985 special
WML? at 25 - Buzzr copy of 1975 special
WoF:
- general 5/84 (DT) ep.
- Teen Week finals ep. from 1/3/86
- general 11/86 ep.
- first 2 Battle of the Sexes Week eps. from 9/87
- Andrew Berlin's 2 eps. from 12/96
7/31 - a midsummer night's additions...
FF (Dawson):
- 9/77 ep. w/an appearance by Gene Wood's daughter at the beginning
- Buzzr copy of 2/83 ep. where the Thomases retire undefeated w/$25,420
- first 2 eps. w/the lollipop trees from 3/2-3/83 (in ep. 2, the Ugoretzes retire undefeated w/$28,332!
- Buzzr copy of 3/83 ep. w/TWO confusing questions!
- 5/83 ep. where the Smiths retire undefeated w/$27,179
- Buzzr copy of 7th anniversary ep. from 7/13/83
FF (Harvey):
- 11/13/23 ep. where the Woodsons go for their 5th win
- 5/13/24 ep. where the Dermarkars go for their 5th win
J!:
- Mayim's last ep. from 6/30/23
- all 3 Invitational Tournament finals eps. from 4/5 and 4/8-9
NYSI:
- Buzzr copy of veteran GS champ John Gose's appearance from 8/74
- Buzzr copy of 9/74 ep. w/a $15K Solo Round win (the clock is briefly stopped in said round due to a technical error!)
- Buzzr copy of future Wordplay champ Salli Lewis' record $21K Solo Round win from 10/74
- Buzzr copy of 11/74 ep. w/a $17K Solo Round win
Password - 4/9/24 ep. w/Nikki & Brie Garcia
P+ (Kennedy):
- Buzzr copy of Tom's 1st ep. from 10/27/80; it's an all-star show w/Nancy Walker, *Jim Perry*, et al.
- Buzzr copy of 12/80 ep. w/Betty White and Dick Martin (includes the infamous "France/French" blooper!)
- Buzzr copy of 1/81 ep. w/Robert Donner and Joanna Gleason (Rich Jeffries announces)
- Buzzr copy of all-star ep. from 5/81 w/Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, Patty Duke Astin, et al.
- Buzzr copy of 12/81 ep. w/Betty White and *Pat Sajak*
$25K Pyramid (Cullen!) - 1977 ep. w/oc; guests are Vicki Lawrence and George Maharis (missing opening win montage)
$100K Pyramid (Clark):
- GTV copy of tournament win from 9/87 w/Shelley Smith and Barry Jenner
- 9/87 ep. w/Teresa Ganzel and Nathan Cook
Relatively Speaking:
- 1st taped ep. w/Marsha Warfield, George Wyner, et al. (O.J. Simpson is the special guest!)
- 1988 ep. w/Howard Morton, et al. (*Monty Hall* is the special guest!)
- another 1988 ep. w/same panel as above (*Dennis James* is the special guest!)
- another 1988 ep. w/Melody Rogers, Henry Polic II, et al. (*Peter Marshall* is the special guest!)
- 1988 ep. w/Marcia Wallace, Soupy Sales, et al. (*Wink Martindale* is the special guest!)
- another 1988 ep. w/Marsha Warfield, *Peter Marshall*, et al.
SSDD '87:
- P+ copy of Celebrities and Their Parents ep. w/Frederick & Marilyn Koehler vs. Danny & John Pintauro
- P+ copy of ep. where Marc plugs Robin's new book Hey! Robin Speaks
TTD (Caldwell):
- GTV copy of 4/86 ep. that I already have from OB
- 5/86 ep. where Brian Baker wins a car
- 5/86 ep. where Nick Scott wins his 1st car
- Nick's final ep. from 5/86
WoF:
- 9/83 ep. where TWO cars are purchased in round 3!
- 3/84 ep. w/Charlie O'Donnell announcing
- 11/84 ep. w/a questionable bonus round
- general 12/84 ep.
- Xmas ep. from 12/24/84
- 10/85 ep. where the game ends in a tie!
- Xmas ep. from 12/25/85
- Teen Week (DT) ep. from 1/1/86
- 1/19/23 ep. w/a $100K win
- 1/31/23 ep. w/a $112,750 win
- 2/21/23 ep. from Teen Week (the first w/solo players in 28 years!)
- 5/1/13 ep. w/a $103,298 win
- 5/18/23 ep. w/an appearance by Lacey Chabert at the end
- 5/29/23 ep. from Star Wars Galactic Celebration Week (w/Jim in a Darth Vader helmet and a $100K win!)
6/30 - summer's here, and so are these latest titles...
Blockbusters:
- 12/81 ep. where a joke is played on Bill after a break!
- 12/81 ep. where Bill bombs on a joke
BtC (Narz):
- 1971 ep. w/Skitch Henderson (missing 1st minute)
- 1971 ep. w/Rita Moreno
BtB (Kennedy):
- 6/76 ep. w/Dick Gautier, Cathy Rigby, Jack Carter, et al. (a $5K bank is broken!)
- 6/76 ep. w/Jaye P. Morgan, Robert Reed, Judy Carne, et al. (a $6.25K bank is broken!)
- 7/76 ep. w/Marilyn Michaels, Rip Taylor, Fannie Flagg, et al.
- 7/76 ep. w/Robert Hegyes, Barbara Sharma, Wolfman Jack, et al.
Bumper Stumpers:
- GameTV copy of 6/29/87 premiere ep.
- another general 1988 ep. w/oc
- 2nd season finale from 1988 w/oc
- 2 more general 1989 eps.
CS (Eubanks) - 4 consecutive eps. from 4/18-21/88 w/all-time top winner Scott Greenberg
Concentration (Narz) - 1977 ep. w/a clean sweep in game 1
DD (Koshy):
- 7/17/18 ep. w/a team of two former contestants and their kids
- 7/23/18 ep. where the moms on both teams are former contestants
FF (Dawson) - Buzzr copies of entire TV Hosts Special week from 11/14-18/83
J! - both Second Chance Tournament finals eps. from 10/27-28/23
J! National College Championship - finals ep. from 2/22/22
Just Men! - 1/3/83 premiere ep. w/David Hasselhoff, Leif Garrett, Dick Van Patten, et al.
Nick Arcade:
- future FF announcer Rubin Ervin's appearance from 1992
- 1992 ep. w/Nadine's disastrous Video Zone run
- P+ copy of Salute Your Shorts special from 1992
- P+ copy of Clarissa Explains it All special (and last ep. taped) from 1992
PYL:
- Buzzr copies of Gene Snyder's eps. from 7/23-24/84
- Buzzr copy of 11/26/84 ep. w/the first 3-way $0 tie
- Buzzr copy of "rematch" ep. from 11/27/84
$otC:
- Buzzr copy of 1/30/86 ep. where the new champ wins $10K on his first Winner's Board visit (precedes the ep. below)
- Buzzr copy of 1/31/86 ep. where returnee James Reynolds wins a car on his first Winner's Board visit (a clip of the previous day's $10K win is shown at the beginning!)
- Buzzr copy of 2/14/86 ep. where Crystal Miller wins a car
- last 2 syndie eps. from 3/20-21/86
WoF:
- general 11/86 ep.
- 3/87 ep. where Leigh Sampson wins *3* cars and sets a one-round record of $44.3K!
- 5th season prem. from 9/7/87
- Battle of the Sexes Week finals (w/just 2 players) from 9/87
- 8th season prem. (and start of Teen Week) from 9/3/90
- Teen Week finals ep. (and end of 8th SP week) from 9/7/90
- 9/90 ep. where Mindy Mitola retires undefeated w/a solo player record total of $146,014!
- 10/90 ep. w/an appearance by Bob Goen at the end
- Family Week finals ep. from 12/90
- Teen Week finals ep. (and end of 9th SP week) from 9/6/91
- Family Week finals ep. from 12/91
- Teen Week finals ep. from 1/92
5/31 - some new goodies as we head into summer...
Blank Slate:
- 1/8 premiere ep. w/Sarah Tiana and Dwayne Perkins
- 1/23 ep. w/Dave Holmes and Caroline Rhea
- 2/5/24 ep. w/Greg Fitzsimmons and Frances Callier
Celebrity Bowling:
- OD copy of 1971 ep. w/the Lennon Sisters
- OD copy of 1972 ep. w/Phil Ford & Mimi Hines vs. Lucie Arnaz & Phil Vandervort
- OD copy of 1972 ep. w/Dave Madden & Patty McCormack vs. Art Metrano & *Peter Marshall*
- OD copy of 1972 ep. w/McLean Stevenson & Ed Ames vs. Richard Deacon & *Tom Kennedy*
- OD copy of 1973 ep. w/Christopher Knight & Eve Plumb vs. Maureen McCormick & Barry Williams
- OD copy of 1975 ep. w/Mike Lookinland & Susan Olsen vs. Eric Scott & Mary McDonough
CFF - Salt-N-Pepa/Proud Family/Saved By the Bell/Bel-Air from 7/17/22
Chain Reaction (Lane):
- 2nd revival ep. from 2/23/21
- 3/8-9/21 eps.
The Cross-Wits:
- 1976 ep. w/Elaine Joyce, Bobby Van, et al.
- 1977 ep. w/Jo Anne Worley, Pat Harrington, et al. (part of intro missing)
Double Dare:
- P+ copy of 1987 ep. where Marc gets pied by Alan Silberberg at the end!
- P+ copy of Back to School ep. from 1987
- P+ copy of 1987 ep. w/an appearance by the DD Rules Choir
- P+ copy of Salute to Food ep. from 1987 (w/appearances by Chef Tell!)
FF (Dawson) - 11/82 ep. w/the infamous Willie the Pooh answer
FF (Anderson):
- 2 more general 1999 eps.
- 2 more general 2001 eps.
FF (Karn) - general 10/02 ep. w/oc
FF (O'Hurley):
- Buzzr copy of Halloween ep. from 10/30/06
- COMPLETE copy of College Tournament finals ep. from 11/08
FF (Harvey):
- general 1/27/20 ep.
- 2/8/23 ep. where the Vegas go for their 5th win
- 5/12/23 ep. where the Bentleys go for their 5th win
- 25th season prem. from 9/25/23
- 10/3/23 ep. where the Elhertanis go for their 5th win
FYSA - 4/24/19 ep. w/Jon Lovitz, Vivica A. Fox, Louie Anderson, et al.
Get a Clue - Small Business Owners vs. Gamers from 2/20/20
J! - Brian Henegar's 1st ep. from 4/4/23
Password:
- holiday special (and 1st season finale) from 12/18/23 w/Jon Cryer, et al.
- 2nd SP from 3/12 w/Jimmy Fallon and Joe Manganiello
- 3/26 ep. w/Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel
People Puzzler - 11/22/21 ep.
TPiR (Barker) - 2 general 5/85 eps.
TPiR@N:
- Super Bowl special from 2/7 (w/video appearances by Jason & Travis Kelce, whose mother appears in-studio!)
- Valentine's Day ep. from 2/14 (w/couples playing)
Raid the Cage:
- Best Friends ep. from 1/3
- Mommas' Night (and the 1st season finale) from 1/17
SSDD - 2 more general 1987 eps.
WoF:
- 3 consecutive DT eps. from 5/8-10/85
- 1/19 ep. w/a $100K win
- 1/31 ep. w/a $112K+ win
- WWE Tournament finals ep. from 3/31 w/Big E, Natalya, and Austin Theory
- 5/18 ep. w/a $100K loss and appearance by Lacey Chabert at the end
Where to now?