User:Daniel Benfield/Not-For-Broadcast Theatre

Every once in a while, a show does something that's...well, weird, usually. This page covers the things the public was never meant to see: rehearsals and runthroughs, behind-the-scenes footage, gag reels, pranks, wrap tapes, test episodes, and so on. Rehearsals, runthroughs, and behind-the-scenes footage for unsold pilots are on that subpage.

LEGAL STUFF SO I DON'T GET SUED: I'm only linking to these videos, none of which were uploaded by me, for the purposes of research and as a public record. All footage is copyrighted by their respective copyright holders, and I'm using that wording because there's way too many of them to list here.

Not exactly "legit" game shows, but have legit game show people involved
 * 1975-76 (The Bottom Line, a Mobil Oil Dealer film set up to look and feel like a game show, with Bill Cullen hosting!)
 * January 16, 1994 (The Prodigy Challenge, an infomercial for Prodigy designed like a game show, with Peter Tomarken and Charlie O'Donnell as host and announcer!; montage of behind-the-scenes footage and clips from the show)
 * [Little is explained about the format, but it's clear from what's shown that three families competed to build up time for a bonus round.]

A-M
Break the Bank
 * May 20, 1976 (#[illegible] 'A'-BKB-76: Foster Brooks, Gunilla Hutton, Jaye P. Morgan, Buzz Aldrin, Jan Murray, Gail Fisher, Liz Torres, Greg Mullavey, Abe Vigoda; Karen vs. Ron, with Irene and Nancy playing later {Bank starts at $8,500})
 * [Taped alongside the ninth ABC week with the same celebs, this episode was done to test a rule change (a wrong guess gives the chosen box to the other player unless it would lead to a win or block) and had at least one player who had been on the show before (Irene had been on May 12-17 or 18). This was also before a change to make the Bank increase by $2,500 per game, rather than the original $5,000.]

Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak
 * December 2, 1985 (Test Episode: Ivana/Pat/Taylea/Ingrid/Linda vs. Howard/Brian M./Paul/Brian P./Larry)

Chain Reaction
 * 1987 (A blooper during Geoff's Missing Links game; has timecode)
 * 2009 (International Sales Reel {selling a general format rather than a specific version}, noting the show's success on GSN {including clips of the later Season 1 version of Instant Reaction} and in Italy)
 * [I find it amusing that it cites the show's success on GSN, since it only got 26 weeks in 2006-07 and has been in repeats for most of the period since.]

The Challengers
 * Mid-1991 ("Wrap Party Video" shown prior to the August 2, 1991 finale, pretty much a mockumentary on the show's creation {not my kind of thing, sorry})

Decades
 * Late 1995 (Clips of a New Year's Special {Pilot?} that may not have aired, taped on the Wheel of Fortune set)

Family Feud
 * 2005? (International Sales Tape)

Game Show Network
 * 1996 (Pitch Tape, hosted by Pat Sajak!)

The Great Getaway Game
 * 1990 (Jim vs. Howard, neither of whom even buzz in for any questions...but there's a good reason, as Wink soon discovers; open and most of gameplay)

Headline Chasers
 * 1985 (Rehearsal episode hosted by Johnny Gilbert, with that week's couples rotating!; begins with Jamie & Michael vs. Lee & Richard)

High Rollers
 * April 1988 (Rehearsal game on the final day of taping: full open and other various clips)

Information, Please!
 * 1940! (One of several radio episodes filmed for use as theatrical shorts, although this is the only one that seems to exist)

Jeopardy!
 * Early 1985? (Season 1 rehearsal game hosted by Mark Richards, with RANDY AMASIA as a contestant!)
 * 1984-85 (Another Season 1 rehearsal game, also hosted by Richards)
 * June 18, 1990 (Outtakes from a Phone Jeopardy! promo shoot, with Alex Trebek swearing like a sailor {and no, he's not drunk – it's Diet Coke and a glass of water}, viewer discretion is strongly advised)

Let's Make A Deal
 * 1990-91 (Compilation of clips and behind-the-scenes stuff from the Disney/MGM Studios Live!-esque version of the show, using the same set as the actual program)

Match Game
 * 1998-99 (Behind-the-scenes footage, uploaded by announcer Paul Boland)

Merv Griffin's Crosswords
 * 2007 (Behind-the-scenes video/Sales Tape; gotta love how they try to make it seem like the show isn't broken and lame)
 * [Both this and the below are from early on, with the "trip shelves" on the front-row podiums.]
 * 2007 (Extra report on the show, with Mark McGrath and Deyna Devon playing the game; yes, really – the show had two celebs playing the game for fun, but refused to have celebrity games during the actual run...seriously?)
 * [Interestingly, by all indication a full (well, full-ish; no Spoilers here) show was taped with these two. The one time Crosswords had the game played by celebs...and it wasn't meant to air.]

The Million Second Quiz
 * 2013 (Behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage)

N-Z
Name That Tune
 * 1976 (Bid-A-Note round from a "Holiday Gag Reel" where everybody got into the raunchiness {WARNING: Strong language and sexual references})
 * 1992? (International Sales Tape, with clips of the unsold Peter Allen pilot...although oddly, there's no clips of the Tom Kennedy era)

Password
 * 1980s (Super: Outtakes)
 * 1980s (Super: More outtakes)

Press Your Luck
 * April 17, 1984 (#150: Joe/LaVerne {Day 2 - $9,895}/Diana, the first take with some awkward/funny/awkwardly funny moments; said take is aborted soon after the fourth question is read, but for a pretty good reason... {full second take, with Peter making a brief reference to the first})
 * August 1985 (#500a/Back-To-School Week, Show #6: Jacquie/Matt/Roxy, not aired by CBS or USA!; taped from GSN in Summer 2004)

Whammy!
 * 2003 (John Ricci/Lisa/Chris "Mr. Game Show" Colbourne; Rehearsal game on the final day of taping, hosted by Mandel Ilagan! {alternate copy})

The Price Is Right
 * 1961 (Message by Bill Cullen to dealers and salesmen of Newport Cigarettes, likely after an episode given the player displays visible behind him)
 * Late October-Early November 1975 (Johnny Olson warmup prior to the taping of #1685D {aired 11/21/75}; audio only)

Pyramid
 * December 30, 1974-January 3, 1975 ($10,000: Adrienne Barbeau & Tony Randall; uncensored clip of Tony flooring Dick!)
 * July 29-30, 2012 (The Pyramid: Rehearsal footage)

Russian Roulette
 * 200? (International Sales Reel, with the entire second half consisting of clips from the American version!)

Split Second
 * 197? (Clip of a rehearsal game, hosted by Jack Clark!)

Trump Card
 * 1990 (Tommy Mazza doing an audience warmup by singing)

Wheel of Fortune
 * August 1988 (Clips of Tim Brando's audition to replace Pat Sajak as host of the daytime version, done on the nighttime set: David/Jennifer/Ellen)
 * August (or so) 1988 (Clips of M.G. Kelly's audition to replace Pat)
 * April 26, 2012 (#MDI-1/"The LOTTERY EXPERIENCE Game": Mary/Eric/Guy, with a unique Prize wedge, the rarely-used "$1,000 bill" Gift Tag, and an onscreen Bonus Round timer among several other oddities)

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
 * February 6, 2004 (Play It!: Full episode {Part 3}; audio only)
 * 2006? (Play It!: The final Million-Point winner {uploaded 8/19/06})
 * 2006 (Play It!: Finale {alternate copy of several minutes})
 * 2007 (Outtake from Tom Bergeron's guest-hosting stint)

You Bet Your Life (stag reels)
 * 1950-52 (Seasons 1-3)
 * 1953-55 (Seasons 4-5)
 * 1955-56 (Mostly from Season 6, including a clip from a $2,500 jackpot episode and another mentioning Shrove Tuesday being "next February 14")
 * 1956-57 (Mostly from Season 7, with a moment they should've kept in where the Secret Word Duck lands right on Fenneman's head!)
 * 1958-59 (Mostly from Seasons 8-9, with a Batten, Barton, Durstine, and Osborn Agency gag plus a replay of the Sectet Word Duck's infamous landing)
 * 1959-60 (Season 10, including some jokes directed at the Quiz Show Scandals)
 * 1960-61 (Mostly from Season 11)