Classic Sesame Street - SQUEAL! OF! FORTUNE!

[Garrettk41]

Big Bird mispronounces the word fortune.

[Garrettk41]

I probably would have picked the portrait of Pat. That's the only one I'd really be able to do anyting with.

[Garrettk41]

"He won? Oh no!"

Aw, be a good loser, Prairie. You can't win 'em all.

[1985Nebraska]

Was there more Squeal of Fortune segments on Sesame Street? I recall seeing at least a few other segments.

[MVillani1985]

Man, I'd forgotten about this skit. Now I know why I always remembered something about a pig squealing from on top of the Wheel of Fortune wheel.

[Momo869]

SHEER CLASSIC i forgot about this until i stumbled on the link who needs WHEEl of fortune when u gt SQUEAL OF FORTUNE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sideslide23]

I remember that I thought that it was Wheel of Fortune but its Squeal of Fortune which is crazy, you have to guess the number of the day.

[jestanotherguy]

Good old count!

[1985Nebraska]

I remember "Squeal of Fortune" on Sesame Street. The two muppets of Pat Playjack and Velma Blank really do look like Pat Sajak and Vannah White from Wheel of Furtune.

[cne08]

Where's Vanna White?

[MsTexas73]

LOL...what a great parody of Old School WoF...back when the contestants had to SPEND the money and buy all the tacky prizes.

[gameshowluvr86]

'80s WoF, gotta love it!

[MusicMan32K]

I loved this clip as a kid. The pig squealing was always hysterical! weee!...weee!...weee!

[ilovemayo123]

i thought this was so funny! The pig squeal is priceless

[alrasw]

they made Velma Blank seem like a DUMB BLONDE...cute...

[gameshowluvr86]

Which makes sense because everyone thought Vanna White was a dumb blonde. Those assholes...

[rocketstevo]

I just realize about the other voices here.

Richard Hunt- Pig

Eel- Kevin Clash

You can also hear Jerry Nelson in the audience.

[wiley207]

I also read somewhere that David Rudman performed Velma Blank, even though Velma was silent.

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

who did the voice of pat playjacks? was that jim?

[stackey96]

Oh wow! Completely forgot about this one. The pig squealing used to crack my brother and I up.

[namk19]

u think this host and guy smiley are related?

[wiley207]

It's possible, since Jim Henson voiced them both

[johnissoevil]

So, who hosted the pilot? "Edd the Cookie Burner?"

[gameshowluvr86]

NICE!

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

ROFL!

[cbsteffen]

Why did the Count want to take the pig if it wasn't supposed to be a prize?

[chewlyhoop]

That is the joke!

[MaryHelsing]

Count, seems soooooo sweet to the little piggy at 4:04!!!

[MrBertstown]

And the category is...People who annoy you!

[Modor20]

Thanks for adding this!

Considering the crap that Harry Freidman churns out these days; Squeal of Fortune is almost an improvement.

[Vook]

What's Prairie Dawn saying to the eel at the end?...

[nextbarker]

I'll take Wheel of Fortune anyday

[NDW85]

This segment would make Pat Sajak and the rest of the crew of Wheel of Fortune cringe.

[byrney86]

What was the name of that big heffalump thing again?...

[verkaforever]

His name was Mr. Snuffleupagus, but everyone called him Snuffy.

[Noraa972]

too funny

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

i love this

[Minfire]

"I'll take the pig and count his squeals!" Sorry, no comment.

[spiked200]

Pat Playjacks reminds me a bit of Liberace!

[DakariKingMykan]

So...

If Guy Smiley is America's Favortie Host.

and Pat PlayJacks is 2nd best.

What does that make Sonny Friendly... 3rd?

[GameShowNetwork]

I hope GSN airs it.

[Warlockfoxfire]

what horrible prizes XD

[gameshowluvr86]

Just like old school Wheel. Nice....

[krist19]

i thought "guy smiley" hosted it haha. maybe im wrong but i watched this show 2 or 3 times a day, everyday as a kid

[jeopardy60611]

Hmmm...I guess the "piggy" rhyme only works on people--birds only have three toes.

This is one hell of a SPIN on "Wheel of Fortune."

[nekojima1987]

For some strange reason, this sketch used to scare me when I was little. I don't know what I was thinking back then. Although the pig's squeals get kind of annoying after a while. I feel bad for the pig at the end.

[nekojima1987]

You guys know if there was any more squeal of fortune sketches? Cause I remember it differently.

[cosmowanda868]

This may have been the only Squeal sketch; there was another Wheel spoof that happened during the "street scenes" of another episode, in which Maria was the contestant; that spoof, "Sight Word", was hosted by another Sajak spoof, Matt Playback, with Velma Blank at the puzzle board.

BTW, it sounds as if Playjacks said "This is 'Wheel' here" to the eel.

[nekojima1987]

Hmm... I must have remembered it wrong, then. I thought I remembered that the pig was on his back, and the wheel was mounted on the wall, and the pig wasn't enjoying it one bit. Maybe I dreamed it.

[ISNorden]

Ah HAH, there really was a Matt Playback...my memory from long ago wasn't wrong after all!

[pricemodel1983]

I want that wheel

[gameshowluvr86]

The real Wheel of Fortune wheel wasnt made like that at all.

[MsTexas73]

But it was similar enough....they had to make it like that to fit the pig.

[pjkrahn0202]

i think the pig is now in "The Simpsons movie" as spider pig

[newyorkfan16]

Isn't it cute?

[Detaliah]

Poor Prarie Dawn. She's the only normal one on Sesame Street.

[jeopardy60611]

That's funny how she says she's happy to be on a "normal" show, and then she finds out she has to guess pig squeals. I think it's a carryover from when she was all depressed about having to play "The Triangle Is Right" where the answer is always a triangle.

[SesameStrut]

Why isn't this hosted by everyone's FAVORITE game-show host, Guy Smiley? Dubious...especially since Henson clearly wasn't so busy he couldn't play both.

[Tomheyd]

because the host was pat sajaks muppet counterpart

[SesameStrut]

...rhetorical. Thanks for the pop culture lesson, though. [jeez...]

[bboytramp]

That audience sounds like Jerry Nelson.

[jeopardy60611]

THE PORTRAIT!!!!

I think the Amazing Mumford was in the audience for that taping.

[bboytramp]

Oh, By the way, nice sequel!

[bboytramp]

That does look like Pat Sajak & Vanna White! Cool, isn't?

[gameshowluvr86]

Yep, 1988 Pat Sajak and Vanna White! :D

[gameshowluvr86]

OMG YEEEEEEEEESSSS!!! I totally remember asking if anyone had "Squeal of Fortune," and sawing14s came through. sawing, YOU ROCK!

[mrhorgan]

gameshowluvr86, I absolutely enjoyed watching "Squeal of Fortune" on that Sesame Street episode when I was young. I remember laughing when The Count spun the wheel as the pig squealed. This certainly was a great moment in my childhood...

[cosmowanda868]

This was one of my favorite SS sketches! And it was certainly my favorite spoof. It must've been because I enjoyed "Wheel" at the time. I still enjoy Wheel every now and then.

[88HJS]

Same here!

[Lectronimo]

You are correct sir!

[nicka727]

The two areas that I watched Sesame Street on from Flint and Detroit PBS stations for the 1988-89 season that I saw squeal of fortune and I heard that Big Bird mentioned about the little piggy was on Wheel of Fortune and the real Wheel Of Fortune aired on NBC daytime at the time and in syndication for Detroit and Flint stations in which the PBS markets I watched on was aired on WDIV 4 in Detroit since day one and in Flint it aired Wheel on WJRT 12 back then.

[uofmrules1]

Jeez, from 1977 to 1986 I has the fortune of watching SS on three channels in Detroit; WTVS 56, and Channels 9 & 32 in Windsor, ON (where we got to watch the Canadian SS).

[nicka727]

In 1988, when I watched Sesame Street on two PBS stations that season WTVS in Detroit and WFUM in Flint and I seen this skit.

[ruwise2]

It's a parody of Wheel of Fortune!

[leafsfan18]

Fran Brill is obviously Prarie and I know Jerry Nelson is The Count, so I'm willing to bet that Pat Playjacks is being performed by Jim Henson in this sketch.

[Marbles471]

Look at the Count with the pig at 4:07. :)

[cpowers94]

Yeah, I did.

I call shenanigans.

[DRUMMERMAN77]

kevin clash is the eel and richard hunt is the pig im betting

[Lectronimo]

I never enjoyed Squeal of Fortune as much after they stopped letting contestants shop for their prizes. And personally, I preferred the original host, Chuck Woolier.

[wrestlegameshow]

He's not like Guy Smiley.

[b3d]

"Well Waddya know wan outta pitties" LOL!!

[emilysong2000]

A normal, sensible show...yeah, right. They don't show this kind of awesome quality on PBS Kids anymore.

[americanaccents]

MORNING SQUIRT!!!! LMFAO!!!!!

[TVLubber]

Same here. My 2nd favorite game show is spoofed in this clip!

[tpirman1982]

Obviously a parody of Wheel of Fortune.

Pat Sajak and Vanna White, eat your hearts out!

[gameshowluvr86]

1980s Pat and Vanna ;)