User:Daniel Benfield/Scrabble 1993 Video Archive

NBC Daytime: January 18 - June 11 [May 21?], 1993 (105 episodes?)

The 1993 return of Scrabble was...well, let's be honest, it was a bit on the cheap.

The main difference is the Bonus Sprint, which started at $1,000 and grew by whatever bonus squares the players solved words on in the main game – $500 for a blue square, $1,000 for a pink one. The money was also added if a player guessed the word without any tiles having been drawn for said word, including the bonus squares.

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. Footage ©1990/1993 Reg Grundy Productions and associated entities.


 * Taped 8/1/90 (Syndicated Pilot: Davis {Champ} vs. Craig, then ? vs. ? {Bonus Sprint: $8,000}; montage including slate, intro, and Bonus Sprint)
 * [Hosted by Steve Edwards shortly after the original NBC run ended, with some elements (including the logo, music, and some of the set) held over for the '93 revival...along with several ill-advised changes that didn't get past this pilot.]


 * 1993 (Brief promo for this and Scattergories)

January
 * January 18, 1993 (Premiere: Deb vs. GEORGE SEALY {the champ from the 1990 Finale!} and Monique vs. Sam, with the Sprint Jackpot at $1,000 {Parts 3, 4, and 5})
 * [For at least the first two episodes, the Cube, Stopper lights, and score displays don't work.]
 * January 19, 1993 (#2: Deb vs. Kyle and Emily vs. Steve, with a player dropping a tile in the wrong place and something I didn't think happened in the self-contained format; taped from WBAZ, kinda-muffled audio)
 * [Oddly, the opening clue and solution are the same as the last Bonus Sprint clue and solution of the 1990 Finale...so why wasn't this used on the debut of this version?]


 * January 1993 (Joanne {Day 2 - $1,500} vs. Dave and Monique vs. CLANKY LARSON, with the Sprint Jackpot at $3,000; includes a Scattergories promo! {alternate copy})
 * January 1993 (Emily {back due to an error "last week"} vs. Clanky, then Olivia vs. David; average quality, video screws up at start of Game 2 segment)

February
 * February 15, 1993 (Yvette {Day 2 - $1,500} vs. Sandy, then Wendy vs. Tom {Sprint Jackpot starts at $15,000!}; has commercials {including a Scattergories promo!}, slightly muffled audio)

March
 * March 1, 1993 (Kathy-Lynn vs. John {Day 4 - $4,500} and Doreen vs. Eddie {Sprint Jackpot starts at $11,500!}, with the worst Sprint time of '93! {Part 2}; has commercials {including one with Michael Carrington!}, kinda-muffled audio {alternate copy, audio seems to be worse})


 * March 1993 (Cheryl {Day 2 - $1,500} vs. Milt, then Susan vs. Seth {Sprint Jackpot starts at $5,500}; has some bits of commercials)
 * [One partial promo is for an offer ending March 13 or 15.]

April
 * April 22, 1993 (Jean {Champ - $8,500} vs. Peter and Myra vs. Ross {Sprint Jackpot starts at $1,000}, with Chuck plugging a "Telephone Scrabble" contest; ends during credits {alternate copy, slightly shorter})
 * [Said contest runs from April 26-May 17.]

Uncertain placement
 * March-June 1993 (Mary Jo vs. Harry {Day 2 - $1,500} and Nancy vs. Charlie {Sprint Jackpot starts at $8,000}, with Game 1 deemed "the Scrabble game from Hell"!; has a Family Secrets promo {yay?}, average-ish quality, kinda-low audio, ends during credits)
 * [Not during the contest period, that much is clear.]


 * 1993 (Joanne vs. Ryan and Nina vs. Avery, with Chuck going to drastic measures to add money to the Sprint Jackpot!; Game 1 clip only {alternate copy})
 * 1993 (Nina vs. ?, then Debbie vs. Tom; begins at Game 2 {Sprint Jackpot is at $3,000}, ends after subsequent Sprint)
 * 1993 (Priscilla vs. RALPH GARMAN, then Paula vs. Peter; Game 2 clip only)

June
 * June 7-8, 1993 (Julie vs. Jason {Day 2 - $1,500}, then Ailsa vs. John {Sprint Jackpot starts at $8,000}; includes a Caesar's Challenge promo!)
 * June 11, 1993 (Finale: Caryn vs. Blake {Day 2 - $11,000!} and Shelley vs. Nick {Sprint Jackpot starts at $1,000}, with Chuck noting an unstated rule about Stoppers {Parts 3, 4, and 5})
 * [Chuck's notes that Blake "had a good day yesterday".]