Author Topic: Wheel of Fortune (Read 4208 times)

adamjk · « **on:** October 26, 2004, 07:53:45 PM »

Anyone know when Wheel started doing them?

zachhoran · « **Reply #1 on:** October 26, 2004, 08:15:22 PM »

[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Oct 26 2004, 06:53 PM\']Anyone know when Wheel started doing them?

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In the Harry Friedman era on the syndicated version. But did the NBC Daytime WOF participate in Trick or Treat week some of the other NBC game shows of the time did on Halloween week 1988?

adamjk · « **Reply #2 on:** October 26, 2004, 08:19:00 PM »

I know it started during the nighttime run, but I meant what year it started.

zachhoran · « **Reply #3 on:** October 26, 2004, 08:44:21 PM »

[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Oct 26 2004, 07:19 PM\']I know it started during the nighttime run, but I meant what year it started.

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1996 or 1997.

JayDLewis · « **Reply #4 on:** October 26, 2004, 10:21:55 PM »

FWIW, I'm disappointed by Wheel's cheesy set this year. What, no room for the massive set they usually use?

gameshowguy2000 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 26, 2004, 11:49:53 PM »

And what about the lightning and thunder, or the evil laugh/scream, when a player chooses a card out of the mini-wheel?

Is that gone?

Craig Karlberg · « **Reply #6 on:** October 27, 2004, 05:10:41 AM »

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Oct 26 2004, 10:49 PM\']And what about the lightning and thunder, or the evil laugh/scream, when a player chooses a card out of the mini-wheel?

Is that gone?

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For the most part, yes. However, I did notice on last night's show that a guy named Patrick landed on Bankrupt & I swear I thought I heard an evil-type laugh or maybe it was a subtle shriek.

gameshowguy2000 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2004, 07:52:15 PM »

OOOK. I don't know if that scream is really appropriate for a Bankrupt.

ChuckNet · « **Reply #8 on:** October 27, 2004, 11:28:39 PM »

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But did the NBC Daytime WOF participate in Trick or Treat week some of the other NBC game shows of the time did on Halloween week 1988?

They did indeed...the set was decorated w/pumpkins, etc, and MG Kelly did the closing "The prices of the prizes..." tagline in a Dracula-type voice.

Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")

gsfan85 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 27, 2004, 11:30:39 PM »

Wheel stopped using the massive Halloween set a couple years back. They now use the set with the 2 houses. They tape Halloween week the day before they tape Christmas week. If you watch at Christmas, the set is identical, except for different decorations.

I believe 2002 season they began using this set, which premiered as "Garage Sale" week as the last week of the 2000-01 season.

Adam

dmota104 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 28, 2004, 09:25:40 AM »

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OOOK. I don't know if that scream is really appropriate for a Bankrupt.

Agreed. I might have gone with some quick music cue akin to the "shower scene" from Psycho.