"Break The Bank" [1976] Episode Guide (So Far)

[gamed121683]

I'm trying to a create a Break The Bank episode guide & I'm using whatever reruns I'm able to find of the show online and other game show related sources as source material. Below is what I got so far, which contains a list of the stars that were on that week as well as the first names of the pair of contestants that were introduced on said episode. Hopefully, this will come out as a good research tool and feel free to add on (or correct an error) as the weeks progress.   
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Week 1
Celebrities: Abe Vigoda, Alice Ghostley, JoAnn Pflug, Dick Gautier, Jan Murray, Lynda Carter, Liz Torres, Robert Heyges, and Marjoe Gortner.

1. 4/12/76: Marly vs. Ralph
2. 4/13/76: ("Lost" episode)
3. 4/14/76: Barbara vs. Ralph
4. 4/15/76: Barbara vs. Ralph (again!)
5. 4/16/76: Ralph vs. Ann

Week 2
Celebrities: Anson Williams, Lee Meriwether, Liz Torres, Alex Karras, Jan Murray, Ja'Net DuBois, Sandy Duncan, Tom Bosley, & Pat McCormick.

6. 4/19/76: Ralph vs. Glenda
7. 4/20/76: Glenda vs. Fred
8. 4/21/76: Fred vs. Dixie
9. 4/22/76: Fred vs. Jill
10.

[chrisholland03]

I'm trying to a create a Break The Bank episode guide & I'm using whatever reruns I'm able to find of the show online and other game show related sources as source material. Below is what I got so far, which contains a list of the stars that were on that week as well as the first names of the pair of contestants that were introduced on said episode. Hopefully, this will come out as a good research tool and feel free to add on (or correct an error) as the weeks progress.   
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Week 1
Celebrities: Abe Vigoda, Alice Ghostley, JoAnn Pflug, Dick Gautier, Jan Murray, Lynda Carter, Liz Torres, Robert Heyges, and Marjoe Gortner.

1. 4/12/76: Marly vs. Ralph
2. 4/13/76: ("Lost" episode)
3. 4/14/76: Barbara vs. Ralph
4. 4/15/76: Barbara vs. Ralph (again!)
5. 4/16/76: Ralph vs. Ann

Week 2
Celebrities: Anson Williams, Lee Meriwether, Liz Torres, Alex Karras, Jan Murray, Ja'Net DuBois, Sandy Duncan, Tom Bosley, & Pat McCormick.

6. 4/19/76: Ralph vs. Glenda
7. 4/20/76: Glenda vs. Fred
8. 4/21/76: Fred vs. Dixie
9. 4/22/76: Fred vs. Jill
10. 4/23/76: Barry vs Jill

Week 3
Celebrities: Rosie Greer, Beverly Garland, Liz Torrez, Bill Dana, Joey Bishop, Fannie Flagg, Mary Ann Mobley, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Arte Johnson

11: 4/26/76: Jill vs Kent
12: 4/27/76: Jill vs Bill
13: 4/28/76: Jill vs Dennis
14: 4/29/76: Hal vs Danielle
15: 4/30/76: Hal vs Pat

Week 4
Celebrities: Lonnie Shorr, Elayne Boozler, Jaye P Morgan, Craig Stevens, Joey Bishop, Meredith MacRae, Liz Torrez, Buzz Aldrin, Jimmie Walker

16: Jim vs Maggie
17: Jim vs Leah
18: Leah vs Dan
19: Margaret vs Dan
20: Margaret vs Jim

Week 5
Celebrities: Lonnie Shorr, Shari Lewis, Della Reese, Dick Gautier, Jan Murray, Dodie Goodman, Ron Pallilo, Liz Torrez, Marjoe Gortner

21: Jim vs Karen
22: Jim vs Nancy
23: Lavera vs Russell
24: Ron vs Irene
25: Irene vs Ben

Week 6
Celebrities: Avery Shrieber, Alice Ghostley, Liz Torrez, Bob Crane, Jimmy Walker, Ja'Net Dubois, Rue McClanahan, Micky Dolenz

26: Irene vs Barry
27: Irene vs ?
28: Connie vs Duan
29: Connie vs Bill

Week 7
Celebrities: Anson Williams, Lee Meriwether, Liz Torres, Alex Karras, Jan Murray, Ja'Net DuBois, Sandy Duncan, Tom Bosley, & Pat McCormick.

30: Connie vs Alan
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Week 8
Celebrities: Ave Vigoda, Gunilla Hutton, Liz Torrez, Greg Mulavey, Jan Murray, Gail Fisher, Jaye P Morgan, Buzz Aldrin, Foster Brooks

35:
36: Bill vs Jan
37: Jim vs Myrna
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I can help with what I had from the GSN airings.  The 6th week gets sticky as supposedly they only taped/aired 4 eps.  And I didn't have ep 27.

[thomas_meighan]

I can help with what I had from the GSN airings.  The 6th week gets sticky as supposedly they only taped/aired 4 eps.  And I didn't have ep 27.

ABC aired "The American Woman: Portraits in Courage" from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on 5-20-1976, pre-empting R&R, $20K Pyramid and BTB. Source:
https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/20/archives/television.html

[PYLdude]

Wait. What’s up with week 5? Seems like stuff is out of order there.

[chrisholland03]

Wait. What’s up with week 5? Seems like stuff is out of order there.

Fixed. Copypasta error.

[PYLdude]

Wait. What’s up with week 5? Seems like stuff is out of order there.

Fixed. Copypasta error.

I know that was a typo but I still got a chuckle. 😁

[chris319]

Does your database distinguish between the ABC and syndicated shows?

[chrisholland03]

It does, but the syndicated shows are harder to assign an episode or sequence number to.  The syndicated series tape days had a morning panel and an evening panel, each panel on for 3 shows.  The exception being the second tape day where the panel was on for all 6 episodes.

I have 3 GSN aired episodes -

Debbie vs Jeffrey - Tape day 1, Morning Panel
Elaine vs Carl - Tape day 1, Afternoon Panel
Kay vs Duane - Tape day 4, Morning Panel

[Jimmy Owen]

Announcers (or as Wikipedia calls them, narrators) I'm assuming Johnny Jacobs, then Ernie Anderson. Jack Barry did some fee plugs on syndie

[TimK2003]

Announcers (or as Wikipedia calls them, narrators) I'm assuming Johnny Jacobs, then Ernie Anderson. Jack Barry did some fee plugs on syndie

IIRC, Johnny Jacobs was only the announcer for the ABC Daytime series, while Ernie Anderson announced for the syndicated run.  I don't think they subbed for each other.

[JasonA1]

IIRC, Johnny Jacobs was only the announcer for the ABC Daytime series, while Ernie Anderson announced for the syndicated run.  I don't think they subbed for each other.

Ernie did some daytime shows.




-Jason

[Ian Wallis]

Announcers (or as Wikipedia calls them, narrators) I'm assuming Johnny Jacobs, then Ernie Anderson. Jack Barry did some fee plugs on syndie

My recollection was that the shows that Jack himself did the plugs on were later season reruns after all the originals had made their rounds.

[snowpeck]

Bumping this thread back up to note that GameTV should be running episode 30 on Monday, which means from here on out should be shows not seen since they were originally broadcast.

[tvmitch]

Thanks for putting the episode guide together.

I just want to add that the GameTV airings of LIV Golf give me serious nostalgia vibes of when USA would preempt the afternoon block of games for U.S. Open Tennis.

[That Don Guy]

Week 1
Celebrities: Abe Vigoda, Alice Ghostley, JoAnn Pflug, Dick Gautier, Jan Murray, Lynda Carter, Liz Torres, Robert Heyges, and Marjoe Gortner.

3. 4/14/76: Barbara vs. Ralph
4. 4/15/76: Barbara vs. Ralph (again!)

Not surprising; remember, BtB was one of those shows where the champion went first, and if the champion won before the challenger could select a space on the board, the challenger stayed on for another game. Note that if the challenger's first selection was a blank, and the champion won on the next turn, the challenger did leave.