W-X-Y-Z SHOWS
128 total


The Weakest Link (Anne Robinson) [1 episode]

5/21/01- Comedians edition, has Rob Schneider's famous "sexy link" quip, Anne cracks [2001/GSN/144.06]

 


What's Going On? (Lee Bowman) [1 episode]
One wouldn't think Goodson/Todman could make a BOMB,
but this show is it! Shame on ABC for ever putting this on the air!

11/28/54- First Episode, In Panel: Jayne Meadows, Hy Gardner, Kitty Carlisle, Out Panel: Gene Raymond, Susie Oakland, Cliff Norton  [1954/GSN/29.03]


What's My Line? (John Daly, Wally Bruner, Larry Blyden)
[32 episodes]
Celeb Codes: AF- Arlene Frances; BC- Bennett Cerf; DK- Dorothy Kilgallen;
SS- Soupy Sales

John Daly episodes (1950-1967)
2/2/50- First Ep w/ Harold Hoffman, DK, Louis Untermeyer, Richard Hoffman [1950/GSN/26.05, 35.10]
3/14/54- DK, Steve Allen, AF, BC; MG: Louis Armstrong; guest is a brewery guide in Milwaukee [1954/GSN/30.10]
10/31/54- DK, Fred Allen, AF, BC; MG: Ray Milland; guest guards gold at Fort Knox [1954/GSN/54.07]
1/16/55- DK, Robert Q. Lewis, AF, BC; MG: Esther Williams; guest sells eyeglasses for chickens [1955/GSN/54.03]
5/29/55- DK, Fred Allen, AF, BC; MG: McGuire Sisters; guest tests bulletproof vests [1955/GSN/54.06]
8/14/55- DK, Fred Allen, AF, BC; MG: Paul Muni (with violin in tow) [1955/GSN/144.02]
8/28/55- DK, Fred Allen, AF, BC; Double MG Ep: Lilly Daché, Peggy King [1955/GSN/144.05]
9/4/55- DK, Fred Allen, AF, BC; Double MG Ep: Sec. of Labor James Mitchell, Jean Pierre Aumont [1955/GSN/144.07]
10/2/55- DK, Robert Q. Lewis, AF, BC; MG: Desi Arnaz/Lucille Ball (hilarious segment!) [1955/GSN/144.04]
8/12/56- Chicago ep- DK, Dr. Bergen Evans, AF, BC; MG: Walter Cronkite and CBS News Convention Team, Mrs. Perle Mesta [1956/GSN/149.01]

4/5/59- AF, Richard Boone, DK, BC; MG: Jeanne Crain; guest teaches butchering at San Quentin [1959/GSN/54.05]
9/20/59- HILARIOUS ep w/ AF, Groucho Marx, DK, BC; mystery guest: Claudette Colbert [1959/RPT/101.10]
7/16/61- AF, Abe Burrows, DK, BC; MG: McGuire Sisters; guest makes false teeth for cows [1961/GSN/54.04]
2/9/64- AF, Bobby Darin, DK, BC; Jane Fonda is the MG, a classic segment! [1964/GSN/54.09]
11/14/65 episode where Dorothy Kilgallen's death is acknowledged (v. hold problems) [1965/KIN/82.17]
11/27/66- Frank Sinatra appears on this episode, along with Mia Farrow (they're both mystery guests) [1966/GSN/10.03]
1/22/67- Double mystery guest ep w/ Vince Lombardi; Sue Oakland, Tony Randall, AF, BC [1967/GSN/48.07]
6/11/67- AF, Martin Gabel, Barbara Feldon, BC; MG: Melina Mercouri; Kelly Lange, now of KABC is a guest [1967/GSN/54.08]
9/3/67- Final episode with John Daly as the mystery guest!- AF, Martin Gabel, Steve Allen, BC [1967/KIN+C/26.06; GSN- 80A.13]

Wally Bruner episodes (1968-1972)
9/9/68 Premiere with Soupy Sales, Meredith McRae, Gene Rayburn, Arlene Francis [1968/GSN/82.14]
SS, Meredith Macrae, Joel Gray, AF; guest makes tails for Playboy bunnies [1968/GSN/54.12]
Soupy Sales, Sandy Duncan, Henry Morgan, AF [1970/GSN/120.08]

Larry Blyden episodes (1972-1975)
Larry's first 2 shows; SS, Dana Valery, Gene Shailt, Melba Tolliver [1972/GSN/07.03, 07.06]
Another show from Larry's first week- MG: Sheila MacRae [1972/GSN/07.09]

From the same week as above: the inventor of the the pregnancy puff [1972/GSN/08.08]
Monday episode of Larry's 2nd week; SS, Anita Gillette, Gene Raybun, AF [1972/GSN/06.03]
SS, Dana Valery, Henry Morgan, AF; MG: Joel Grey [1972/GSN/09.03]
SS, Phyllis George, Leonard Harris, AF; guest inspects potato chips [1972/GSN/54.13]
Henry Morgan, Sherry Henry, Jack Cassidy, AF; MG: Big Bird [1973/GSN/59.01]
SS, Fannie Flagg, Allen Ludden, AF; guest is Peter Goldmark [1973/GSN/54.10]
Circus Set show; Henry Morgan, Anita Gillette, Tony Roberts, AF [1974/GSN/54.11]
Circus Set show; SS, Meredith Macrae, Joe Silver, AF [1974/GSN/54.14]


Wheel of Fortune (Chuck Woolery, Pat Sajak, Rolf Bernischke)
[15 episodes; 1 clip]

Chuck Woolery episodes (1975-1981)
6/20/80- Chuck's "Swedish Girl" comment and the infamous candy dish! [1980/OC/47A.04]
11/80 Episode with Tom Kennedy guest playing! What rotten luck he has! [1980/OC/32.06]
12/25/81- Open and closing speech of Chuck's last daytime show. [1981/OB/79.08]

Pat Sajak episodes (1981-present)
NBC Daytime Episodes
12/28/81- Pat Sajak's FIRST SHOW! And he does a good job! [1981/OC/79.09]
4/1/83- Teen Week finals ep, has storm warnings (fair/poor quailty) [1983/OB/82.02]
1/9/89- Pat's last daytime show with a HILARIOUS farewell! [1989/OC/79.01]
Syndicated Nighttime Episodes
9/19/83- Syndicated Premiere Episode [1983/GSN/47A.06]
9/88- 6th Season Premiere [1988/GSN/125.08]

10/89 Episode with the first ever $100,000+ champion [1989/GSN/107.08]
12/25/92- Xmas ep, conclusion of Family Week, $130,708 winners! [1992/GSN/106.01]
11/20/98- 3000th nighttime episode with lots of classic clips! [1998/OB/79.13]

Rolf Bernischke episodes (1989 NBC daytime)
1/10/89- Rolf's first daytime show, he does ok, but could be better [1989/OC/79.02]
6/30/89- Rolf's last episode, little did Rolf know it was.....  [1989/OC/100A.06]

Bob Goen episodes
(1989-1991 CBS daytime)
7/17/89 CBS premiere, boy this show was CHEAP! [1989/OC/82.03]
1/11/91 CBS finale, still pretty CHEAP [1991/OB/97.07]
(1991 NBC daytime)
1/14/91 Return to NBC Premiere, but the wheel is still cheap!  [1991/OC/98.10]


Whew! (Tom Kennedy) [2 episodes]

Randy Amasia is a contestant in this episode, and boy can he block! [1979/OB/33.10]
5/30/80- Final episode, guests are Betty White and John Saxon [1979/SM/130B.07]


Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (Regis Philbin) [59 episodes]
Unless noted, all episodes are 1 hour long

Series One- August 1999
08/16/99- Premiere Episode- David Korotkin wins $1,000 [1999/OC/92A.01, 82.01] (1/2 hour)
08/17/99- Episode #02- Hillary Daw wins $16,000 [1999/OC/92A.02] (1/2 hour)
08/18/99- Episode #03- Norman Payne wins $32,000 [1999/OC/92A.03] (1/2 hour)
08/19/99- Episode #04- David Honea gets a bogus question; Rob Gelbman and his incident [1999/OC/92A.04] (1/2 hour)
08/20/99- Episode #05- Doug Van Gundy wins $250,000, a riot to watch! [1999/OC/92A.05] (1/2 hour)
08/21/99- Episode #06- John McClain wins $32,000 [1999/OC/92A.06] (1/2 hour)
08/22/99- Episode #07- Robby "Llama Boy" Roseman bombs; Tom Colletta's heart can't take it!!! [1999/OC/92A.07]
08/24/99- Episode #08- Ginny Hovarth wins $32,000 [1999/OC/92A.08] (1/2 hour)
08/25/99- Episode #09- Michael Shutterly wins $500,000 [1999/OC/92A.09] (1/2 hour)
08/26/99- Episode #10- Mark Dixon wins $32,000 [1999/OC/92A.10] (1/2 hour)
08/27/99- Episode #11- Bill McDonald wins $125,000 [1999/OC/75.03] (1/2 hour)
08/28/99- Episode #12- Michael Rosenthal wins $125,000 [1999/OC/75.04] (1/2 hour)
08/29/99- Episode #13 (August Finale)- David Honea returns and wins $125,000 [1999/OC/92A.11]

Series Two- November 1999
11/07/99- Episode #01 (14)- John Cuthbertson wins $32,000 [1999/OC/92A.12]
11/08/99- Episode #02 (15)- Jeff Siehl wins $64,000 [1999/OC/92B.01]
11/09/99- Episode #03 (16)- Joel Winkelsas wins $64,000 [1999/OC/92A.13] (1/2 hour)
11/10/99- Episode #04 (17)- Ted Patchell loses at the $125,000 question [1999/OC/92B.02] (1/2 hour)
11/11/99- Episode #05 (18)- Gary Levine wins $250,000 [1999/OC/92B.03]
11/12/99- Episode #06 (19)- John Lamantia wins $125,000 [1999/OC/92B.04] (1/2 hour)
11/13/99- Episode #07 (20)- Mike Feinberg and Rick Grimes both win $64,000 [1999/OC/92B.05]
11/14/99- Episode #08 (21)- Andreas Rivera wins $125,000 [1999/OC/92B.06]
11/15/99- Episode #09 (22)- Contestants can't get past $32,000 [1999/OC/92B.07]
11/16/99- Episode #10 (23)- Jennifer Mullins wins $64,000 [1999/OC/92B.08] (1/2 hour)
11/17/99- Episode #11 (24)- Meredith Mansfield bombs the $16,000 question [1999/OC/92B.09] (1/2 hour)
11/18/99- Episode #12 (25)- Toby Moore wins $250,000 [1999/OC/92B.10]
11/19/99- Episode #13 (26)- John Carpenter's big Million Dollar win! [1999/OC/70.04] (1/2 hour)
11/20/99- Episode #14 (27)- ATGS's Matt Marcotte wins $250,000 [1999/OC/92C.01]
11/21/99- Episode #15 (28)- John Nelson and Bob Ehrenberg win $32,000 each [1999/OC/92C.02]
11/22/99- Episode #16 (29)- Jane Oviatt and Rob Berman win $125,000 each [1999/OC/92C.03]
11/23/99- Episode #17 (30)- Jason Francis wins $32,000 [1999/OC/92C.04]
11/24/99- Episode #18 (31) [Finale]- Lauren Kelner wins $125,000; Neil Larrimore wins $250,000 [1999/OC/92C.05]

Series Three- January 2000 (and still going- all shows from here on are 1 hour)
01/09/00- Ep #32- The premiere of the January series! Joe Roberts wins $250,000! [2000/OC/74.05]
01/18/00- Ep #40- Dan Blonsky's MILLION DOLLAR WIN! [2000/OC/80B.11]
01/29/00- Ep #45- Special Gridiron edition with all Football trivia, my kind of trivia! [2000/OC/78.03]
03/23/00- Ep #73- Joe Trela becomes MILLIONAIRE #3 [2000/OC/92C.06]
03/24/00- Ep #74- Oscar Special [2000/OC/92C.07]
04/13/00- Ep #82- Mitch Groff is a fastest finger contestant!!!  [2000/OC/88.03]
04/27/00- Ep #87- Mike Menz of GREENVILLE, TN! (woohoo!) wins $500,000 [2000/OC/92C.08]
05/01/00- Ep #89- Celebrity Show #1- David Duchovny, Kathie Lee Gifford and Dana Carvey play   [2000/OC/87.02]
05/02/00- Ep #90- Celebrity Show #2- Dana Carvey, Vanessa L. Williams and Drew Carey play [2000/OC/87.03]
05/03/00- Ep #91- Celebrity Show #3- Rosie O'Donnell and Emeril Lagasse play [2000/OC/87.04]
05/04/00- Ep #92- Celebrity Show #4- Queen Latifah, Lance Bass and Ray Romano play (1hr10min)  [2000/OC/87.05]
05/09/00- Ep #94- Paul Houghland wins $125,000 with the help of Eddie Timanus! [2000/OC/86.02]
05/18/00- 100th Episode- Three $32,000 winners and a TIE in the Fastest Finger! [2000/OC/90.01]
05/18/00- Behind the Scenes at WWTBAM- Great 1 hour special [2000/OC/90.02]
05/21/00- Ep #101- Champions Episode #1- Joe Trela and David Forman play [2000/OC/90.03]
05/23/00- Ep #102- Champions Episode #2- Mike Avitzur, Neil Larrimore and Dan Blonsky play [2000/OC/90.05]
05/24/00- Ep #103- Champions Episode #3- Tim Shields, Michael Shuttery and John Carpenter play  [2000/OC/92D.01]
05/25/00- Ep #104- Champions Episode #4- Carpenter, Toby Moore, Al Schaeffer, Tom Ashton play [2000/OC/90.06]
06/11/00- Ep #111- Tom O'Brien walks w/ $500,000; Allen Harris is emotional after winning $250,000 [2000/OC/91.01]
06/12/00- Ep #112- Bob House becomes MILLIONAIRE #4! [2000/OC/91.04]
06/18/00- Ep #114- Another TIE in the Fastest Finger! Impossible! [2000/OC/92D.02]
07/06/00- Ep #115- Kim Hunt becomes MILLIONAIRE #5! [2000/OC/92D.03]
07/11/00- Ep #117- David Goodman becomes MILLIONAIRE #6! [2000/OC/92D.04]
08/15/00- Ep #133-1st Anniversary is acknowledged; Phil Gibbons amazingly wins $500,000 [2000/OC/99.05]
04/10/01- Ep #235- Kevin Olmstead wins $2.18 million dollars [2001/OC/118.03]
06/27/02- Final episode (not acknowledged) [2002/OC/133.03]

Canadian Edition (Pamela Wallin) 2 Episodes
09/13-14/00- Both episodes of this special on CTV [2000/OC/130B.03, 130B.04]


Win Ben Stein's Money (Ben Stein, Jimmy Kimmel) [1 episode]

3/28/00 Salute to WWTBAM  [2000/OC/100B.04]


Winner Take All (Bill Cullen) [1 episode]

3rd episode; sound your buzzer or your bell! [195?/GSN/29.08]


Win, Lose or Draw (Bert Convy) [1 episode]

9/7/87 Syndie Premiere- Burt Reynolds, Dom Deluise, Betty White, Annie Potts [1987/GSN/137.04]


Winning Lines (Dick Clark) [9 episodes]

1/08/00- Premiere Episode with a $500,000 win on the Wonderwall! [2000/OC/74.02]
1/15/00- Episode #2 with a $70,000 win on the Wonderwall [2000/OC/75.01]
1/21/00- Episode #3 with a $100,000 win on the Wonderwall [2000/OC/75.02]
1/22/00- Episode #4 with a $400,000 win on the Wonderwall [2000/OC/78.01]
1/22/00- Episode #5 with a strikeout on the Wonderwall :( [2000/OC/78.02]
2/04/00- Episode #6 with a $25,000 win on the Wonderwall [2000/OC/78.04]
2/05/00- Episode #7 with a $200,000 win on the Wonderwall [2000/OC/76.01]
2/18/00- Episode #9 with a $30,000 win on the Wonderwall (useless segment interrupted by WJHL) [2000/OC/71.17]
2/18/00- Episode #10 (last episode) with a $90,000 win on the Wonderwall [2000/OC/71.18]


Wordplay (Tom Kennedy) [3 episodes]

12/29/86- First Episode w/ Dick Shawn, Dorothy Lyman and Richard Moll [1986/OB/19.04]
Jamie Farr subs for ill Tom- celebs are Curtis Baldwin, Andrea Elsen, Corey Feldman [1987/OB/81B.02]
9/4/87- Final Episode w/ Jamie Farr, Marsha Warfield, Jimmy Aleck [1987/OB/19.05]


You Bet Your Life (Groucho Marx) [3 episodes]

Early betting format episode  [195?/RPT/101.01]
Episode in pristine condition, secret word "Food" is said, 3 way tie with the couples! [195?/RPT+OC/101.02]
'61 "Best of Groucho" repeat from later in the run  [1961/RPT/101.03]