1982 Wheel of Fortune Part 3

[TVLubber]

"Time is running out. It's all Reggie Jackson's fault."

ROFLMAO!

[johnissoevil]

Who is this new guy? What happened to Chuck Woolery? This kid ain't gonna last!

[Angie2343]

@johnissoevil That is Pat Sajak.

[yammie75]

almost 30 years old and I could still spot that JCPenney ad coming a mile away...

[jemerson722]

Sally Julian wore that same "astronaut" outfit on the series premiere of "Sale of the Century"

[wheelpsych94]

Even though it was 1982, $1600 is still a pretty cheap bonus prize.

[PsYcHoFaB]

@wheelpsych94 True it is cheap, but I can imagine that if that 3rd round wasn't played as a speed round, he would have won that round and bought it anyway... lol

[CrazyWedz]

@wheelpsych94, it's about $4400 in today's dollars.

[pytko3]

This guy is as sharp as a tack!

[5star555555555]

does anyone know how bill did on the next show?

[aLaMode298]

For a 1982 tape this is actually really good!

[Jamal92345]

"Haste Makes Waste" would now be in the category of Rhyme Time."

[Hallstrom77]

Does anyone know the story behind why Susan holds up one finger at the end of many shows? Just curious if this was her signature like how Carol Burnett always tugged on her ear.

[Hallstrom77]

I like how Susan went across to fill in MAKES and comes back by to complete HASTE on the top line. Very nice!

[Hallstrom77]

I can't help but notice Susan is much more reserved in her letter turning by this point. I didn't notice any letters exposed before the trilons were lit. I'm curious if this is just an isolated incident or if she was instructed by the producer to wait. Maybe she was still adjusting to the four lined puzzleboard? Since we don't have many Stafford/Sajak episodes available, its hard to say if she started this practice after Chuck Woolery left the show.

[whammy850]

It's weird hearing Big Wheels and seeing Pat Sajak.

[Hondo20132]

You know what's even wierder? Hearing Big Wheels and seeing Vanna White, and it does exist!

[zachhoran]

THis episode couldn't have aired in March 1982 with the reference to NFL preseason football by the announcer during the credits. Maybe it originally aired then and its a rerun from March as is said in the comments on part one, but it has to be from August 6, 13, 20, 27 or September 3, 1982(Friday episode given Pat's reference to wrapping up the week) given the preseason football reference.

[Scrabbleship820]

That game in question (Giants/Dolphins) was September 3, 1982.

[feudfan55]

did it air in the usual 10:30 am slot that WoF was seen during that time? i didn't think that daytime game shows were reran

[Hondo20132]

Yes, being the sole NBC daytime game show until January 3rd, 1983.

[freeek04]

oh they certainly do rerun. The last few months of NBC Wheel Of Fortune in 1991 were reruns from earlier in the year, and Classic Concentration went on for 2 years in reruns before NBC finally cancelled it outright in 1993.

[NikitaFilatovFan3040]

What's the contestant's name?

[Aamigo19126]

Bill.

[Tubewings]

Damn, that guy was good!

[geniusinmath]

This is the "The Astronaut episode."