NBC Wheel of Fortune 12/22/86 Teen Week pt1

[simplekeepitsimple]

why is that guy at 0:30 in the grey dressed like wesley crusher

[darthstarkiller1912]

LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY!!!!!!

I am so jealous of you right now!

[catolog96]

THUMBTACKS!

[WarioBarker88]

While I don't really understand why you guys didn't get to play with the Jackpot wedge (introduced over two months earlier), I can hazard a guess -- none of the episodes go further than three rounds.

[MystiqueBliss]

that was the day i was born :D

[tpir1972]

Did you watch the daytime version when Pat left in 1989 for Rolf.......Rolf I forgot his last name or with Bob Goen when it moved to CBS?

[tomxconn]

@tpir1972 Rarely watched either, because I was either in class at high school/college, or doing temp jobs. Goen did a decent job, although the show itself was pretty "cheap" as I recall. Rolf Benirschke was a former kicker for the San Diego Chargers. This was a rather.....odd choice by Merv. He tried his best, but he just never looked comfortable hosting the show.

[tpir1972]

Do you still watch the syndie version of WOF today?

[tomxconn]

@tpir1972 Just once in awhile, comes on right after local 6p news here. Somehow Vanna touching letters instead of turning them just doesn't seem right

[1Mom2One]

I remember when contestants used to buy prizes, thanks for posting this!

And $750 as the top prize? Wow lol.

[junkboxxxxxx]

Whatta babe!!!

[cowboycrushfan]

i'm going to audition this weekend, any advise?

[tylertyler82]

Wow these teens are now middle aged

[ilvanezzo]

2:31

NNNNNNEEEERRRRRDDD

[msu2k9]

$750 as the top prize in Round 1? This shit really IS old...it's baffling how cheap they were back then.

[MassJeepGuy]

Oh My god! A $14000 fun filled camping showcase! Wowwee!!! And a Sensational Ski trip in Colorado?!?! HOLY CRAP!!! It doesnt get any better then this!!! And Pat Sajack still looks old even in 86 and so doesnt Vana...Wow...A US Savings bond too....Wow... Do they still even have those? this is Hysterical!

[imachildofthe80s8089]

I like the bow around the puzzle. very festive.

[imachildofthe80s8089]

old peacock logo lol

[GameShowGamer]

It's funny how the canned shouting abruptly cuts off when the wheel stops. XD

[bambam2124]

@GameShowGamer the "fake audience" with the wheel spinning and the prize cues were used in just about all of the NBC game shows in the late 70s and all of the 80s... Also, I love WOF but the only reason i didnt watch this NBC version is because it was shown here in VA during the 2nd half of TPIR @ 11:30am

[mnm5476]

holy cute enough<3

[canada18671]

the show was so primitive then

[vfreeck]

I'm somewhat baffled they were still using the "This problem is in living color" bumper in 1986. 0_o

[tomxconn]

No, they weren't using that.  I just threw that in for fun.

[jnadle1]

@tomxconn I sure wish NBC used the "In Stereo Where Available" logo starting in 1985, or was the show never heard in stereo during the NBC run?

[QuickPic2]

Yeah, everyone looks a little older. When I became a senior in High School, we saw the freshmen getting smaller and smaller.

[001GenLee]

Ok, i have One question that some of you might know. WHY did the audience yell and shout out continuously on Wheel of Fortune back in the 80's when someone would spin the wheel?? LOL I thought that was hilarious, it was as if they were talking to the Wheel itself what to stop on, ha ha, very funny indeed! LOL I don't think the audience on Wheel of Fortune does that now days, yells out at the Wheel when it's spinning...do they? I don't think they do, they might've cut it out for some reason.

[alphamone]

canned audience, a very loud canned audience.

[imachildofthe80s8089]

actually it must've continued into the 2000

s and maybe even worse because my grandmother says that's the reason she quit watching. and this was back in 2003. Or maybe her hearing just got worse and she just couldn't handle it anymore.

[blazinpat]

Chrissy so looks like that Edward Cullen guy! haha

[nextbarker]

Does NBC or SONY own the Daytime version of Wheel of Fortune from the Pat Sajak era?

[RunescapeSkaters59]

so old

[ajstyles101895]

was the answer thumb tacks

[RavenRuled]

yep and I thought she knew it so it was surprising when she went for a D

[Unit545]

;) I bet that chrissy is the one you most want to meet.

[tomxconn]

Well, she was 2 years older than me. At the time, I just wasn't at ease talking to older girls--dumb thing I know. Tracey on the 12/23 show and Paula on the 12/25 show were dang cute though! Never got to know 'em that well.

[lnbsmommy]

Well thanks Tom! I had no idea that you thought I was dang cute.

I can't believe that you have posted the shows. I hope you are well. -Tracey

[Gigajie2]

holy cwap pat looks the same!

[sexysnake44]

pat sajak looks the same lol

[Nevetsboy2]

Danny has red hair just like me! WOW!

[Nevetsboy2]

OMG...5:51! Did Danny just lift the wheel?!!

[RunescapeSkaters59]

ye lol

[tomxconn]

See the beginning of the comment thread...I just threw that in for fun, NBC wasn't doing that then.

[BradDP90]

I didn't know that they were still doing the "brought to you in color" spiel in the mid 80's.

[vettefreak89]

wow this aired 3 years before i was born! WOF is the best.

[hdayejr]

Oh ,my, excellent quality! Thanks for posting this!

[tomxconn]

see the comment made 8 months ago

[MimsFamilyGang]

Hey Tom what happened to the video at 1:43

[Hondo20132]

Yeah, the AQ is (needless to say) amazing for the age, and next thing you know, it suddenly got loud!

Did you control your TV volume while capturing this?

And when did Vanna show her video that Pat mentioned?

[palmercomm]

You aim for a certain space and try to spin so that you land on that specific space. Sony doesn't like it.

[WorldWalker11]

The air date happens to be the very day I was born, and I coincidentally came across the video while watching other "Wheel" bloopers. Thanks for posting this! It's interesting to think this could have been the first show I ever watched.

[gospurs25]

I hope some network has the sense to bring back daytime "Wheel". Since the daytime show's values were 1/5 of the nighttime, the top prize could be $200,000 if brought back soon (season 26: $1 mil top prize). That for sure could compete with TPIR!!! If only ABC or NBC would bring it back for competition w/ TPIR.

[Wolfman12395]

BTW tom, did you notice that an awesome guy who just joined youtube posted the 1987 Teen week finale? I still can't believe you couldn't get a copy of the finale from your week...

[tomxconn]

Yes, I've been in touch with him. I could've delayed my appearance to that time, but just couldn't wait. I had all those puzzles in '87. Plus, there were some dang cute girls in '87! :)

[Wolfman12395]

Cmon 750! 750! BTW Tom, I was curious, in the bonus round later in this episode, were you able to actually watch Danny in the bonus round?

[tomxconn]

Yeah, offstage near the audience. I was a little stunned and bummed it was over. I wouldn't have solved it; I didn't know where Tahiti was, but I knew my folks wanted to go to Hawaii so that's what I would've played for

[Wolfman12395]

What were the other prizes anyway? I knew there was the trip and the car I believe, but was there anything else?

[storrs19]

That was neat to stick that 1960's NBC color peacock on the head end of this clip. Nice going there. Brings back memories.

[KoraggRules]

the wheel suck in that year there wasn't alot of money of it

[jemerson722]

It's the daytime version. The night time version had pretty much the same pattern except for the beefing up of some of the values. (EG the $100 by the Free Spin space was $700 on the night time show.)

[qwandiddy]

I love the opening credits Music way better than those Boring current songs during the show.

[bobmartin3]

Let's Win Big Money On The All New Wheel of Fortune Live Stage Show!

[hdayejr]

Hey Tom, that wasn't bad for an audience. Peter Marshall claims he took a peek at WOF when Chuck was hosting in '80, and there were only 7 in the studio then. Much better! lol

[NintendoGX159]

I wish I was up there with those kids at the puzzleboard, I betcha that got to turn those letters.

[Wolfman12395]

Pat: "Let's spin the wheel top dollar value is $750 try not to hit bankrupt.....if you do you lose your cash but not your merchandise because one you buy a prize, it's yours to keep."

That's classic. I wish Pat did that again.

[Joelomite]

My gosh, I can't believe how much the set has changed in 22 years! It looks so chintzy in this video compared to the digital displays they have now! Tom you're one of the lucky few who were able to get on the show!

[dngl21]

the set kinda looks like the price is right, lol!

[Mowac]

O.k....let's go shopping......pick....

"o.k..for $2350 i'll take the zebra skin mailbox. oh..And for $750 i'll have the Mona Lisa lamp.......and the rest on a gift certificate....(gift certificate to ??????)

Gosh those prizes were inflated and awful!

[palmercomm]

Well, if it was my turn at the camping showcase, I would've said: "Pat, I'd like it all in cash. None of this stuff looks good to me because I don't like camping. I'll take it all in cash." And if I had to buy something, then I'd only take what I'd want and then put the rest on a gift certificate. (Or, if I didn't have much left over, on account.)

[mf0rz]

oh-- wait a minute!! this is a fractal trip back into 80s or even pre-80s somebody please save this or keep posting

we don't need more problems ibn the future

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[mf0rz]

I feel your true sentiments, bru.

[tomxconn]

I did make it go 2 revolutions. I spun hard to look macho I guess. If I was gentler, maybe I would've won more, who knows

[Wolfman12395]

Well, with the wheel today, usually if you land on one space and spin again, if you have a good amount of strength you will most likely land very close or on that space every single spin afterward. With this wheel it's much harder though as the wheel seems to take forever to stop! :P

[palmercomm]

And if you try a skill shot, they stop tape and make you spin again.

[Wolfman12395]

Wow, this wheel certainly does not come to a stop as fast as today! If you really gave the wheel a good spin you could probably get this to go revolve 2 whole times!

[yomomma318]

very VERRRYYY old clip

[gameshowluvr86]

Wheel of Fortune was (IS) the McDonald's of TV game shows.

[tomxconn]

I've had it since it aired. Straight off the VCR.

[chantesassy]

How did you get the episode you were on?? I was a contestant march of 2003...searching all over youtube for my episode!! Thanks!

[sgissweet845]

"Ooh, Aah..." Classic Wheel of Fortune lingo!

[Jnelson09Returns]

So, why'd the still have the "living color" thing at the beginning?

[tomxconn]

See 2nd comment at top

[Jnelson09Returns]

Okay, thanks... for not calling me a dumbass or worse.

[johnissoevil]

Right around the time when Pat Sajak celebrated his anniversary on the show. And to think, 5 years earlier, nobody thought he'd fill Woolery's shoes well enough to last.

[nextbarker]

Did that center of the wheel change from GREEN to YELLOW?

[gameshowluvr86]

Yellow? Are you sure you werent dreamin'?

[streetcarjay]

Where have you been? The centre of the Wheel was always green!!!

[tomxconn]

When the show aired, I was 8 days shy of 16.

[ClassicTVFan82]

December 22, 1986 = 8 days to 16th birthday; meaning you were born on December 30, 1970.

[mylesspike119]

how old are you where you were on WOF?

[tomxconn]

Oh--for my game, you can faintly hear the audience, they were more animated than the other shows that taped that day. But most of the noise was truly "canned". As the day wore on, the audience was getting tired, not clapping as much. Taping started 3pm PT, we did 2 shows, then got a catered meal, then taped the last 3. We didn't really end til about 9.

[stevek83]

This is cool. Thank you for sharing this with us. You did well!

I know most of the audience sounds were canned, but while the wheel was spinning, was that sound canned, too? Another Q, how long did it take to start the next round, due to the puzzle board having to be reloaded?

[tomxconn]

No, the clicking of the wheel as I recall was "real".

Between rounds, some stagehands shoved the whole puzzle board behind some curtain, while others went behind the board to switch out the letters for the next round. At Price is Right, they run breaks pretty much in "real time," as if it were on air live.

[stevek83]

Thanks for your answers. But about the wheel spinning q., I meant, while the wheel was spinning was the cheering sound canned or real?

[bellybutton4]

Merry Christmas.

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

why would it not be in color? this wasn't the 50s for god's sake! lol

[gameshowluvr86]

nope, twas the '80s.

[Dannymac82]

This was When NBC Daytime was at its best!!!!

[VisionnerzBN]

So Tom, did you get with Chrissy after the taping?

[tomxconn]

No, we really didn't talk. I thought Paula on 12/25 was cute, but we never stayed in touch.

Again that NBC intro was my addition, not on the original.

[dogalways]

good gosh that pat and vanna didn't change much at all

[gameshowluvr86]

Vanna had big hair back then. :)

[dogalways]

doesn't matter

[gsnman]

Ever since Pat and Susan were on the daytime version as an infant, I've wanted to be on WHEEL so badly! Great video, Tom.

[tmq800]

Danny Mendelsohn later appeared on J! in 2002. If someone has a J! show with him on it, we want to see it!!!!!

[tomxconn]

I do have video of that, although I missed the first minute while I was digging around for a blank VHS tape. He won $25K, then lost the next day.  Do you know him? I'd love to hear from him, and any other players from my week.

[tomxconn]

In rounds 1 & 2, notice she went down the alphabet. Odd strategy. I was dang lucky to come away with 1 win.

[mylesspike119]

what is that thing on the puzzle board?

[RAS310]

It's a giant Christmas bow.

[tomxconn]

What happened was, tape 1 had the full intro, but started to have track issues from about 1:45 to 2:00. Tape 2 had some of the intro missing, but no tracking issues. So I edited between the two to make it look right. I didn't anticipate the jump in volume.

BTW, that NBC living color thing wasn't part of the real show, I threw that in just to give it a "nostalgic" feel.

[gameshowluvr86]

Dude, since two years old, it has been my DREAM to be on "Wheel of Fortune". You are SO incredibly lucky!!!

[samsticka]

The sound getting louder at 1:42 startled me.