Scrabble | the 1984 premiere, pt. 1

[syncapated]

Fremantle Media is the new Gustapo of television shows. They bought out all of the Goodson-Todman gameshow rights light The Price Is Right,Family Feud,To Tell The Truth,etc.

[glandryiris]

Two observations. The sound of the letter being placed in the word happens twice, and the music that played when she got the word right is usually heard at the end of the match itself.

[luckyboy906]

Michael Tiller I will bet you I could beat you in the Scrabble Spinrt.Then you have to let me be on one of your game shows games or be your assiant.For 2 and half years.

[luckyboy906]

Michael Tiller I like this set other than the other set.

[HomeoftheGoodGuys]

And speaking of the game show, did they used it on a game show which is now on Hub which is part of a game show called "Family Game Night"? It has "Scrabble" on there. It has based on a board game made by Hasbro. I'll have to check.

[gshowguy]

GSN better get the Grundy shows!

[HomeoftheGoodGuys]

@gshowguy Or let Hasbro Studios distributed the 1984-90 reruns of "Scrabble". Hasbro is the company that made "Scrabble", the best crossword game ever made.

[charliebrown136]

Scrabble sort of lives on in Chuck's current show, GSN's Lingo. He still uses the term "stopper" when a contestant draws a red ball after a puzzle solve (he first used the term on this show).

[Sunburn2007]

The quality is so that I feel like I'm watching this in IMAX.

[Disneydanny]

was the buzzer heard at @;15 used during the entire run?

[TVLubber]

Nope. Ended in 1985 in favor of clue-repeating.

[blozier2006]

i know the closing theme is on the trading circuit, but can anybody scrounge up the OPENING theme, in the clear??

[midknightryder13]

I ALWAYS thought the music vamp they used when the Big Scrabble board came forward for the first time was TOO cool. And the sound effect used when they opened the doors was sweet too.

[gamshwfan]

Scrabble looks like a game show that will be loosley based on the popular board game that we might enjoy. It can be difficult to adapt a board game to a game show because it needs to be platable for television and not alienate fans of the board game. Scrabble doesn't seem to be showing off your vocabulary skills but does keep the fun around. Chuck seems to be enjoying himself here and words games do fit him from his Wheel Of FOrtune experience. This could be a fun half-hour.

[johnissoevil]

Sure, Woolery left Wheel, but he wasn't gone from NBC itself forever.

[mtiller2006]

No. GSN is trying to get the rights to them as far as I know, but FremantleMedia holds the rights to the Grundy library, Sale of the Century included, and I don't know what's going on.

[Hondo20132]

Fremantle can be so stubborn...

Dismantle Fremantle!

[pannoni1]

They also own the rights to TPIR!

[Hondo20132]

Yes, but they did let GSN air that from 1994-2000. However, CBS executive Leslie Moonves didn't think the audience would appreciate the new ones as much if they continued to air.

[PsYcHoFaB]

Well, seeing that TPIR is now owned by Fremantle; that must mean that Fremantle must own Match Game, Family Feud, and all other Mark Goodson/ Bill Todman shows. GSN airs those shows. So why not those?

[Digifan23]

WHEELER

[TVLubber]

That's 1 point for you! Way to go!

[Digifan23]

Thanks!

[mgsnv2]

what did Scrabble replace when it went to air? Little trivia, when it moved to 12:30pm, our stupid nbc affiliate, woodtv8, didn't carry it, and optioned for divorce court. worst time in my life. hope that game show network will get this show.

[megamanj2007]

Scrabble replaced "Hot Potato," since "Hot Potato" was cancelled June 29, 1984.

[mgsnv2]

wasn't hot potato at 12 noon? I heard this b/c lot of stations didn't clear the show if they had noon news.

[Jnelson09Returns]

That's true. Scrabble first aired at 11:30, replacing Dream House. It moved to 12:30 in 1987, then to 10:00 in 1989.

[PTH4Fun]

Hey, mtiller2006. Have you got an infamous Andre Dupuy full episode yet?

[mtiller2006]

I don't even have it

[PTH4Fun]

Why not?

[mtiller2006]

I've never seen it in the trading circuit. And, Andre doesn't even respond to his stuff most of the time

[PTH4Fun]

Ah, Thanks. But Someone has recently seen it in the trading circuit.

[mtiller2006]

I wonder who has it...

[PTH4Fun]

I'll Bet Michael Tiller's got it.

[mtiller2006]

No, I don't. I'll be looking for it, though

[PTH4Fun]

Thank you very much. But maybe Chuck D. has it.

[PTH4Fun]

Thanks. But when are you doing that?

[nextbarker]

I hope GSN gets this eventually.

[jwgreek8606]

why did Jay Stewart quit announcing the show in 1985?

[megamanj2007]

Actually Jay Stewart left "Scrabble" in 1986, not '85.

[HomeoftheGoodGuys]

It was replaced by LA radio DJ Charlie Tuna, where is now on KRTH's "K-Earth 101".

[Paulywint]

I remember this show when it first aired. I loved the show when it came out!