This was inspired by the thread about GSN's tribute to Maureen Stapleton, but it's not really about that particular marathon. Does anyone else, on hearing that GSN is saluting someone, hope that they did Password at some point? Nothing against WML, but it's on every night, and a Mystery Guest appearance only accounts for a small part of the show.
If I were in charge of putting together a tribute to a hypothetical celebrity, I would only choose Mystery Guest appearances and guest shots on IGAS (like Alan King during the Oscar special) if nothing else was around.
Generally, I would prefer:
as many different shows as possible
a big payoff or a well-played game
The biggest thing I can imagine that GSN has would be a $100K tournament win. At the opposite extreme, ISTR that Betty White did not fare well on the P+ ep that was part of "A Betty White Christmas."
a show where celebs are paired with contestants
over panel shows
over other celeb-based shows, the fewer celebs per show, the better
an ordinary celeb-based show over a charity version of a show that normally has civilians