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'''''Wheel Of Fortune''''' is a game show that debuted to great success in 1975, with Chuck Woolery as host. This success has only grown, with Pat Sejak hosting the current iteration of the show, and currently over sixty international adoptions to capitalize on the series' success. | |||
=Lost Episodes= | =Lost Episodes= | ||
Woolery's run lasted from the show's debut until 1981, when he departed and passed the show off to Pat Sajak. Recordings of episodes from Woolery's run, as well as early Sajak episodes, were often taped over to be reused to record more recent episodes. Because of this, very little footage from these years remains, and what does exist mostly comes through home recordings and television archives. Unfortunately, very little of this remaining footage actually circulates online. A large, yet incomplete list of Daytime episodes that are known to still exist can be found online.<ref>[http://wheeloffortunehistory.wikia.com/wiki/Daytime_episodes_known_to_exist Article on Daytime ''Wheel Of Fortune'' episodes that are known to still exist (courtesy of wheeloffortunehistory.wikia.com).] Retrieved 23 Jul '13.</ref> | Woolery's run lasted from the show's debut until 1981, when he departed and passed the show off to Pat Sajak. Recordings of episodes from Woolery's run, as well as early Sajak episodes, were often taped over to be reused to record more recent episodes. Because of this, very little footage from these years remains, and what does exist mostly comes through home recordings and television archives. Unfortunately, very little of this remaining footage actually circulates online. A large, yet incomplete list of Daytime episodes that are known to still exist can be found online.<ref>[http://wheeloffortunehistory.wikia.com/wiki/Daytime_episodes_known_to_exist Article on Daytime ''Wheel Of Fortune'' episodes that are known to still exist (courtesy of wheeloffortunehistory.wikia.com).] Retrieved 23 Jul '13.</ref> | ||
=Lost Puzzles= | =Lost Puzzles= | ||
Some episodes were not presented as originally intended. This is due to the fact that some puzzles were omitted during post-production. Reasons for this include personal troubles, national tragedies, technical faults, or just simple production errors. | Some episodes were not presented as originally intended. This is due to the fact that some puzzles were omitted during post-production. Reasons for this include personal troubles, national tragedies, technical faults, or just simple production errors. | ||
===VANNA'S PREGNANT=== | ===VANNA'S PREGNANT=== | ||
One instance of a puzzle being removed from airings was for the November 2nd, 1992 game. The round 2 puzzle was "VANNA'S PREGNANT", which was meant to announce the hostess's pregnancy. Unfortunately, not long after the taping of the episode, Vanna had a miscarriage.<ref>[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19920918&slug=1513705 Seatle Times Article about the reveal and her miscarriage] Retrieved 11 Mar '18</ref>. In place of the puzzle was a three minute, behind the scenes, look at the San Francisco filming, which is where the episode had been shot. At the end of it, Pat shows the winner and how much they won. | |||
One instance of a puzzle being removed from airings was for the November 2nd, 1992 game. The round 2 puzzle was "VANNA'S PREGNANT", which was meant to announce the hostess's pregnancy. Unfortunately, not long after the | |||
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===Katrina Puzzles=== | ===Katrina Puzzles=== | ||
There were 2 puzzles that were deleted due to Hurricane Katrina, one of which remains unseen and unknown to this day. For the original airing of the episode, the puzzles were replaced with Pat and Vanna requesting that the viewers donate to relief funds and then announcing who won the rounds. For the summer 2006 rerun, however, one of the rounds, for some unknown reason, was actually shown (The answer was "THE LOUISIANA SUPERDOME"). The other puzzle was replaced with Pat and Vanna thanking those who had donated. To this day, the round hasn't been seen by the public, and its answer has never been revealed. | |||
There were 2 puzzles that were deleted due to Hurricane Katrina, one of which remains unseen and unknown to this day. For the original airing of the episode, the puzzles were replaced with Pat and Vanna requesting that the viewers | |||
==Cancelled Episodes== | ==Cancelled Episodes== | ||
In some cases, some episodes were never aired | In some cases, some episodes were never aired or never finished production. Because of this, very little, if anything, remains of these episodes besides basic information. | ||
===November 2005 Family Week=== | ===November 2005 Family Week=== | ||
Three weeks worth of shows were planned to be shot in New Orleans, from August 26th to August 28th (At 5 games/1 week per day). However, Hurricane Katrina struck before production had wrapped up, and the crew evacuated after the recordings for the August 27th episodes had finished<ref>[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2005/11/how_the_wheel_r.html Chicago Tribune Article regarding Wheel's New Orleans Tapings] Retrieved 11 Mar '18</ref>. This left the third week of episodes unshot, and in turn, cancelled what was intended to be a Family Week that was meant to air in November of that year. The contestants of the cancelled week were able to get their chance to play in the May of 2006. | |||
==References== | |||
=References= | {{reflist}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:30, 12 March 2018
The "Wheel of Fortune" logo.
Status: Partially Lost
Wheel Of Fortune is a game show that debuted to great success in 1975, with Chuck Woolery as host. This success has only grown, with Pat Sejak hosting the current iteration of the show, and currently over sixty international adoptions to capitalize on the series' success.
Lost Episodes
Woolery's run lasted from the show's debut until 1981, when he departed and passed the show off to Pat Sajak. Recordings of episodes from Woolery's run, as well as early Sajak episodes, were often taped over to be reused to record more recent episodes. Because of this, very little footage from these years remains, and what does exist mostly comes through home recordings and television archives. Unfortunately, very little of this remaining footage actually circulates online. A large, yet incomplete list of Daytime episodes that are known to still exist can be found online.[1]
Lost Puzzles
Some episodes were not presented as originally intended. This is due to the fact that some puzzles were omitted during post-production. Reasons for this include personal troubles, national tragedies, technical faults, or just simple production errors.
VANNA'S PREGNANT
One instance of a puzzle being removed from airings was for the November 2nd, 1992 game. The round 2 puzzle was "VANNA'S PREGNANT", which was meant to announce the hostess's pregnancy. Unfortunately, not long after the taping of the episode, Vanna had a miscarriage.[2]. In place of the puzzle was a three minute, behind the scenes, look at the San Francisco filming, which is where the episode had been shot. At the end of it, Pat shows the winner and how much they won.
Katrina Puzzles
There were 2 puzzles that were deleted due to Hurricane Katrina, one of which remains unseen and unknown to this day. For the original airing of the episode, the puzzles were replaced with Pat and Vanna requesting that the viewers donate to relief funds and then announcing who won the rounds. For the summer 2006 rerun, however, one of the rounds, for some unknown reason, was actually shown (The answer was "THE LOUISIANA SUPERDOME"). The other puzzle was replaced with Pat and Vanna thanking those who had donated. To this day, the round hasn't been seen by the public, and its answer has never been revealed.
Cancelled Episodes
In some cases, some episodes were never aired or never finished production. Because of this, very little, if anything, remains of these episodes besides basic information.
November 2005 Family Week
Three weeks worth of shows were planned to be shot in New Orleans, from August 26th to August 28th (At 5 games/1 week per day). However, Hurricane Katrina struck before production had wrapped up, and the crew evacuated after the recordings for the August 27th episodes had finished[3]. This left the third week of episodes unshot, and in turn, cancelled what was intended to be a Family Week that was meant to air in November of that year. The contestants of the cancelled week were able to get their chance to play in the May of 2006.
References
- ↑ Article on Daytime Wheel Of Fortune episodes that are known to still exist (courtesy of wheeloffortunehistory.wikia.com). Retrieved 23 Jul '13.
- ↑ Seatle Times Article about the reveal and her miscarriage Retrieved 11 Mar '18
- ↑ Chicago Tribune Article regarding Wheel's New Orleans Tapings Retrieved 11 Mar '18