User:Daniel Benfield/Shop 'Til You Drop 2003 Episode Guide

I denote "2003" because this is for Seasons 9-10 (2003-05) of Shop 'Til You Drop, which haven't aired since PAX stopped airing repeats in 2006. And given the myriad issues with the final two seasons, I don't blame anybody for not picking up the rerun rights.

Big thanks to Game Show News Net (GSNN)'s recaps for much of the Season 10 placement, as well as Chris Bryant for uploading a lot of episodes from this period.

The note on my 2000-02 Episode Guide applies to only one episode this time – the airdate given for #9084 is based solely on its number, and doesn't reflect any shuffling or preemptions PAX may have done.

Season 9 (2003-04)
For whatever reason, at least two early episodes removed the opening line (mentioning the "dream vacation"), instead introducing the first team immediately. A variant of the "dream vacation" line was reinstated later on.

Shortened intro (early tapings)
 * October 6, 2003 (Season Premiere): Christina & Tony vs. Elizabeth & David.
 * Taped 2003: Kevin & Mike vs. Alicia & Darnell.

Normal intro
 * October 2003: Amy & Courtney vs. Dain & Ed.
 * December 2003: Signe & Heather vs. Matt & Brian. [A jewelry cue is a holdover from the Lifetime era!]


 * Taped 2003: Stephanie & Amos vs. June & Jelana. [JD hints that he hates the constant plugs as much as anyone else!]
 * Taped 2003: Carrie & Jon vs. Jenny & James.
 * Taped 2003 (Mother/Daughter Special): Sandy & Lori vs. Tracy & Starla. [A team runs out of time in the bonus round and still wins!]
 * Taped 2003: Matt & Adam vs. Heather & Katie.
 * 2003-04: Gary & Dan vs. Carolyn & Valerie. [Script supervisor John Filtranti is a choice in a Shopper's Challenge question!]


 * January 29, 2004 (#9084 {884}, taped 11/19/03): Kim & Mike vs. Shasa & Maeyen. [Online as a behind-the-scenes four-camera look at how an episode of this version was produced (clockwise from top-left: the director's line cut, front row of the booth, the executive producer, and a couple of roving DV cameras), assembled by JD himself.]

Uncertain placement
 * Taped 2003: Ashley & Lauren vs. Etan G & Daniel. [Tiebreaker played!]

Season 10 (2004-05)
Added a large diagonal-facing TV displaying the logo behind JD, as well as sponsors for the bonus round clock. Also, it seems JD began plugging products more often while introducing games...not to mention that they evidently didn't think they were trying too hard with the "humor" last season because it's worse here.

Bonus Round Clock Sponsors are noted where available.

2004
 * October 4, 2004 (Season Premiere): Leah & Marcell vs. Laura & Steven. [Ryan Rinkerman summed it up best: "Second season premiere, and it now sucks even more!"]
 * October 7, 2004: Heather & Julia vs. Rachel & Russell. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Nestle; during one game's intro, JD uses the punchline of "You know, I actually got this job by reading the want ads.", but I gotta wonder...]
 * October 15, 2004: Tamara & Brian vs. Jennifer & Paul. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Hunt's; Game #1 is the first part of the Rodeo Drive bonus round!]
 * October 20, 2004: Jessi & Corey vs. Patricia & Adam. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Totino's; a question is about Temptation Island!]
 * October 21, 2004: Elizabeth & Tom vs. Brooke & Dan. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Cottenelle; one cue is a holdover from the Lifetime era!]


 * November 19, 2004: Jen & Stephanie vs. Thomas & Travis. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Dove; Game #1 actually has a player leaving their podium! ...and Game #4 begins with a pretty lame Star Wars reference.]
 * November 29, 2004: Tiffany & Jenny vs. Jessica & Andrea. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Alka-Seltzer Plus; has some really bad jokes, and even JD seems to think so for Game #4!]
 * November 30, 2004: Nicole & Sharon vs. Rick & Michael.


 * December 2, 2004: Cori & Matt vs. Kirsten & Mo.
 * December 3, 2004: Erin & Sean vs. Anita & Aaron.
 * December 8, 2004: Felicia & Willie vs. Lisa & Rufus. [Tiebreaker played!]

2005
 * January 17, 2005: Kristin & Carla vs. Lee & Steve.
 * January 18, 2005: Shawn & Dustin vs. Olina & Carina.
 * January 19, 2005: Dorithie & Monica vs. Michelle & Joe.
 * January 20, 2005: Beth & Dana vs. Kimberly vs. Elizabeth. [Really bad Shopper's Challenge – only two right answers are given, and then only by Dana!]


 * January 24, 2005: Jan & Art vs. Piper & Anthony.
 * January 25, 2005: Chris & Mike vs. Ally & Jackie.
 * January 26, 2005: Jessie & Amity vs. Aaron & Ricky.
 * January 27, 2005: Brenda & Darius vs. Kat & Charmagne.
 * January 28, 2005: Lars & Rob vs. Krista & Sarah.


 * January 31, 2005: Jen & Brian vs. Susie & Shereen.
 * February 1, 2005: Angela & Matt vs. Margaret & Jon.
 * February 2, 2005: Molly & Kirsten vs. Helen & Adam.
 * February 3, 2005: Kim & Jmeka vs. Julianne & Daniel.


 * February 7, 2005: Tara & Illya vs. Judy & Dennis. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Jif]
 * February 8, 2005: Nina & Greg vs. Lisa & Alli.
 * February 10, 2005: Brooke & Chris vs. Tynesha & Sasha.
 * February 11, 2005: Robin & Brian vs. Jamie & Claire. [GSNN recap notes that $1,629 is "a new series low".]


 * February 14, 2005: Yoi & Mark vs. Jamie & Sam.
 * February 15, 2005: Arloa & Mitch vs. Trana & JD.
 * February 16, 2005: Catarina & Bryan vs. April & Jillian. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Smucker's; Catarina notes that she and Brian got married "Valentine's Day, six months ago.", meaning this was taped in August 2004.]
 * February 17, 2005: Catherine & Jason vs. Bobby & Paul.
 * February 18, 2005: Amber & Andrea vs. Rafalena & JP.


 * February 21, 2005: Audrey & Cliff vs. Ann & Jeff.
 * February 22, 2005: Stephanie & Kelly vs. Vanessa & Christina. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Arm & Hammer; huge win! ($3,129 might be a record for this era!)]
 * February 23, 2005: Lisa & Lee vs. Rebecca & David.
 * February 24, 2005: Catherine & Rachel vs. Anthony & Christian. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Ricola]
 * February 25, 2005: Leah & Mikki vs. Briana & Michael.
 * February 28, 2005: Robin & Chuck vs. Kaui & Anson.

[Repeats aired from March 1-11.]


 * March 14, 2005: Melinda & Pete vs. Sonjia & Donn.
 * March 16, 2005: Richelle & Dan vs. Diane & Sue. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Iams]
 * March 17, 2005: Debra & Denise vs. Claudia & Mary.
 * March 18, 2005: Jenny & Andrew vs. Holly & Evan. [Season/Series Finale?]

[Repeats aired from at least March 21-28, as well as April 1 and 6.]

Uncertain placement
 * Taped 2004: Joe & JC vs. Torrel & Casandra. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Dove; Game #2 has Don Preiss actually doing something other than announcing!]
 * Taped 2004: Shannon & Topher vs. Kimberly & Carl. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Pam]
 * Taped 2004: Steph & Mitch vs. Cyndi & Holly. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Pampers (...nah, too easy :P); third game's intro unintentionally sums up Seasons 9-10!]


 * Taped 2004: Tori & Robbie vs. Jamel & Janora. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Ricola; painful bonus round!]
 * Taped 2004: Stephanie & Caroline vs. Darlene & Ronnie. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Dove]
 * Taped 2004: Nicole & Karen vs. Elaine & John. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Nestle]


 * Taped 2004: Andrea & Meredith vs. Alexis & Dan. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: All]
 * Taped 2004: David & Todd vs. Suzy & Sheryl. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Ricola]
 * Taped 2004: Klementina & Murphy vs. Jenna & Kevin. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Smucker's]


 * Taped 2004: Kelly & Silke vs. Missi & Michael. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Campbell's]
 * Taped 2004: Ross & Eric vs. Lesley & Melissa. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Clorox (known to have been rerun on June 20, 2005)]
 * Taped 2004: Patrick & Owen vs. Lia & Alyssa. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Dove; possibly aired in early 2005, as one graphic promo on the circulating copy is for an all-new Young Blades on Sunday.]


 * Taped 2004: Kristin & Jones vs. Christina & Drake. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Friskies; possibly aired in early 2005, as a graphic promo on the circulating copy is for Young Blades on Thursday.]
 * Taped 2004: Jennifer & Tharam vs. Julie & James. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Huggies; a team runs out of time in the bonus round, and gets one of the lowest totals as a result...although I blame this more on JD not keeping them informed on how much time they had left.]
 * Taped 2004: Molly & Kim vs. Shannon & Jeff. [Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Alberto VO5]