The Game Show Chinese Zodiac?

[TimK2003]

As I was responding on another post, an interesting and timely thread crossed my mind...

If you have ever stepped foot in a Chinese restaurant -- especially those in which you can sit down and eat there -- you have probably seen those 'el cheapo' paper placemats in which you see the Chinese Zodiac and what year represents what animal (The year of the Dog, Sheep, Cock,...).

If there were ever a Game Show Zodiac, based on the Chinese Zodiac, what 12 facets of game shows should be included.

Should you want to really have fun with this, perhaps each facet could coincide with the year that show first premiered then rotated every 12 years.

For Example:

1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 -- The Year of the Wheel (WoF)...
     or if you were to go back 12 years further...1963 -- The Year of the Zonk (LMaD)

1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 -- The Year of the Daily Double (J!)...
     or beginning with 1976...The Year of the Gong

1983, 1995, 2007 -- The Year of the Whammy (PYL)

1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 -- The Year of the Clock (BtC)

1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 -- The Year of the Dragon (TTD)

1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 -- The Year of the Battlestars...
     or beginning with 1969...The Year of the Instant Bargain (SotC)...
     or beginning with 1957...The Year of the Showcase (TPiR)


Again, there are some gimmies left to reveal as well as some years to define...Have fun and Happy New Year from the Spectrum!!!

[BrandonFG]

1972, 1984, 1996 The Year of the Joker

[Don Howard]

1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004...The Year Of The Barker

[Robert Hutchinson]

We'd only need to move the Year of the Dragon a couple of spots.

[Winkfan]

1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 -- The Year of the Clock (BtC)

This particular set-up could also be The Year of the Mystery Guest (WML) or The Year of the Groucho (You Bet Your Life).

Here's some more:

1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 -- The Year of the Blank (Match Game)...
beginning in 1974 -- The Year of the Banana Section (Tattletales) or The Year of the Peck (as in Jim)...

1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 -- The Year of the Feud...
beginning in 1988 -- The Year of the Wipeout.

1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 -- The Year of the Money Card (Card Sharks)...
beginning with 1966 -- The Year of the Whoopee (The Newlywed Game) or The Year of the Center Square (Hollywood Squares).

1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 -- The Year of the Isolation Booth (The $64,000 Question.)

1973, 1985, 1997, 2000 -- The Year of the Winner's Circle (Pyramid)... or beginning in 1961 -- The Year of the Password.

1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 -- The Year of the Famous Name (The Name's the Same), The Year of the Heartline (Strike it Rich), and The Year of the Mink (The Big Payoff)...
beginning on 1987 -- The Year of the Jump-In (Bumper Stumpers)

1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 -- The Year of the Golden Medley (Name That Tune).....
or beginning in 1965, The Year of the (Supermarket) Sweep or The Year of the Bachelor/Bachelorette (The Dating Game)

1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 -- The Year of the Gambit...
or beginning in 1984 -- The Year of the Stopper (Scrabble)

Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Joan Rivers of the Big Board!'

[TimK2003]

[quote name=\'Winkfan\' date=\'Dec 28 2004, 11:16 PM\'][quote name=\'TimK2003\' date=\'Dec 28 2004, 06:12 PM\']1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 -- The Year of the Clock (BtC)[/quote]

This particular set-up could also be The Year of the Mystery Guest (WML) or The Year of the Groucho (You Bet Your Life).

Here's some more:

1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 -- The Year of the Blank (Match Game)...
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Of course, you could compromise between the 2, and go with the Year of the Secret Word, which could be a synonym for Blank!

Here's 2 more:

1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 -- The Year of the Pyramid

1979. 1991, 2003, 2015 -- The Year of the Gauntlet *or* The Year of The Longshot (W!)

[JamesVipond]

I have a suggestion that should have been obvious:
1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006: The Year of the Rebus (Concentration)