Wheel of Fortune 12/25/1981 - clip of Woolery's final episode!

[blozier2006]

I'm guessing Chuck's "Thank You" speech is what helped keep him in consideration for future NBC shows (*cough* Scrabble *cough*)

[vaibanez17]

what was the technical difficulty?

[jimmyboyzable]

I've always wondered why they waited so late to introduce this "Wheel of Fortune" set.

They should've debuted this set like in September of that year, the start of the 7th season on NBC.

[zachhoran]

I wonder when exactly in 1982 the negotiations started for the syndicated Wheel.

[saml760]

Chuck was fired because he demanded more money that Merv was willing to pay him.

[FutureNewsAnchor]

@saml760 Chuck also wanted his paycheck to match that of Family Feud's Richard Dawson. NBC wouldn't shell out the money.

[WarioBarker88]

I'm always happy to see classic "Wheel" (37 years old in a couple of weeks), but why put in that "keyhole" transition?

[Hondo20132]

@WarioBarker88 I always put in transitions like that.

[t7204]

@Hondo20132 why did he leave

[t7204]

@t7204 when did chuck woorlery have the bounse round

[Hondo20132]

@t7204 1. Basically he left because the paycheck he has given did not meet his requests to catch up with other NBC game show hosts at the time, despite how popular the show was in comparison.

2. He never did have the Bonus Round. The only exception was in 1978 when they had a Star Bonus wedge.

[t7204]

@Hondo20132 okay when did pat sajack stop doing the warm up spins at the begining of the show

[gamelover1949]

@Hondo20132 And there also was a bonus round when they did the hour-long shows in 1976.

[dakinewater]

I didn't know Chuck used to host the show. Wow! Merry CHristmas everyone!

[t7204]

@dakinewater he left because of his paycheck did not meet his requests to catch up with other NBC game shows

[Bu8956]

Hard to believe that three and a half years later he would return to NBC as the host of Scrabble!!!!

[bluebear1985]

@Bu8956 Also, about one year and nine months from this time, Love Connection debuted in syndication.

[vnisanianisback]

I can't believe no one (and I repeat NO ONE) on that day actually taped ALL of Woolery's final episode. Instead, all that exists (as far as this episode existing in full) is an audio recording.

[TVLubber]

@vnisanianisback

No one in the current trading circuit, that is.

[millenniumman75]

@vnisanianisback = nobody knew that WOF would become as big as it did back then, though. Susan was gone ten months later. I would bet that few people if any taped that one either.

[Lupton2000]

I cannot believe this was 30 years ago today!