User:Daniel Benfield/Supermarket Sweep Video Archive

Another pretty great show, Supermarket Sweep had its share of oddities (for one, the studio audience was usually only there for the front games and tended to have paid extras aside from the contestants) but remains pretty good even today. Special thanks to Ryan Rinkerman's awesome collection for many of these airdates.

Big thanks to [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgHWv08QhyQ6TVTycn43isQ/videos the "Supermarket Sweep Fans!" YouTube channel] for a whole bunch of alternate copies, plus 15 or so episodes uploaded from their personal collection – and they're always looking for stuff they don't have. If a long back-and-forth with Zachary Ellis is any indication, they might end up with every American and Canadian episode I know to be circulating, so this page will likely see some huge updates.

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 ©1965-67/1987-2003/2007/2009 Talent Associates/HBO/Al Howard Productions and associated entities.

(Yes, really, HBO; they own the Talent Associates library.)

ABC (1965-67)
ABC Daytime: December 20, 1965 - July 14, 1967

The original version, which was filmed in various supermarkets across the country. The front game involved the wives of each couple using cash registers to guess the price of various items; closest guess won the item and some more time in the Big Sweep. All couples kept the items in their carts after the Big Sweep, with the winning couple returning for the next game.

The series had some issues during development – the test shows (shown in theaters) had the wives do the Big Sweep, and during the filming of one such show a player had a heart attack. The former was fixed by having the husbands run the Big Sweep, while the latter resulted in executive producer Leonard Stern adding a rule stating that runners had to be no older than 40 and have a note from a physician certifying that yes, they were healthy enough to participate in this; Stern himself didn't contribute to the show otherwise, as he was pretty much busy with Get Smart and developing three sitcoms.

Sweep wasn't too well-received even when it debuted, and Talent Associates founder/president David Susskind (who had a reputation of "class" shows) quickly noted to TV Guide that while the show kept his company afloat and made some profit, he wasn't involved. Indeed, he wasn't there when Al Howard, Sy Fischer, and Jerome Schnur pitched the show to Ed Vane (ABC's then-vice president of daytime programming), and Talent Associates really only agreed to produce the show because they were hemorrhaging money from Get Smart due to production issues with Don Adams.

In the end, Supermarket Sweep did reasonably well for itself, running 19 months before being replaced by The Honeymoon Race, which had the same on-air personnel and was by the same production company. The new show had couples driving around a mall to complete various silly stunts-waitasec...


 * March 28, 1967 (Fran & John/Dick & Renata/Hank & Peggy; bright video at times)

The Transition (1989)
Taped 1989; hosted by David Ruprecht

The pilot for the eventual revival had the clear signs of a franchise wanting to go in new directions but not wanting to accidentally leave itself behind.

Also taped at an actual supermarket, the format is pretty much a hybrid of the 1960s and 1990s styles – the teams (now not always married couples) were picked from the audience through a "Who's got the [product]?" method of David hitting a buzzer at his podium to stop a flashing light on a small board of eight products; added to the standard "price this" element were other games based around identifying products, with a 10-second penalty for a wrong answer; and there was now just one game per show, with the Big Sweep winners playing a Bonus Sweep for an extra $5,000.

The announcer is also different: Johnny Gilbert, who stayed with the series until shortly into Season 7.


 * Taped 1989 (Kim & Lisa/Lorrie & Bill/Julie & Kevin; preceded by an intro by David, low audio at times {alternate copy})

Lifetime (1990-95)
Lifetime, Daily: February 5, 1990 - June 16, 1995 [August 14, 1998]

The first iteration nearly everyone remembers, now taping in a studio (although modeled after a real store) with money being awarded rather than groceries (the perishables were sometimes fake or past their sell-by date, but not always). The wrinkles exclusive to the 1960s format have been pretty much abandoned, with no more penalties for wrong answers and the intro now ending with Johnny calling down the couples by naming products.

PAX aired repeats from April 5, 1999 to March 31, 2000.

Seasons 1-4
Mainly distinguishable by the logo, although each season had their own changes.

Early in Season 1, the teams' Big Sweep totals began being rounded off to the nearest dollar (cents only came into play on very rare occasions) and a "monster squad" (referred to on-air by host David Ruprecht as "weird customers") was added. Said monsters were really only there to get in the way, as the players had to turn around and leave the aisle they encountered said creature on.

Season 2 altered the "beautiful supermarket" intro, enlarged the logo on the contestant area, standardized the sound effects to their more familiar styles, dropped the in-studio clock, added the $100 Coffee Grinder, gave a 30-second bonus for each team if all three players won a price-based game, began showing the bonuses on the register before the grand total again, and moved the Big Sweep and Bonus Sweep clocks (originally in the top-left corner, now in the bottom-left and top-right respectively).

Season 3 added the Mini-Sweep and $250 Shopping List, along with changing the intro.

Season 4 added the $200 Super Sandwich, and $200 Manager's Special, as well as the "$100 in 20 seconds or less" Mini-Sweep rule (with the timer now counting upward} and another new intro.

Season 1 (February 5-June?, 1990)


 * February 5, 1990 (Premiere: Gary & Mildred/Ron & Mark/Doris & Debbie; has a Rodeo Drive debut promo! {alternate copy})
 * February 6-9, 1990 (Don & Mary/Casey & Nancy/Dani & Elaine {alternate copy})

Logo added to front of contestant area; cents dropped from Big Sweep totals (".00" still used in post-Bonus Sweep totals, however)
 * February 15, 1990 (#9: Richard & Paula/Marcia & Debbie/Cal & Helen, with some very different sweatshirts in the Big Sweep {green/pinkish-red/dark blue, with white stick-on numbers and no logos on backs} {alternate copy})
 * [The sweatshirts are normally light blue/red/yellow, with the show's logo on the back (purple/yellow/green, respectively). Interestingly, a clip of this specific Bonus Sweep was used in the Season 2 intro.]


 * Early 1990 (Randy & Randall/Eddie & China/David & Nicole; third team calldown through first team interview, part of first game, and first part of Big Sweep)
 * [The "weird customers" aren't present yet, but other than that I can't really place this any more accurately without the reveal portion of the Big Sweep.]

"Weird customers" added to Big Sweep; equation no longer shown on Big Sweep total displays, with bonuses no longer displayed separately
 * May 7, 1990 (Sweep of Champions, Day 1: Matt & Scott/Kevin & Julie/Tani & Lani, with the infamous "Mr. Yuck" in the Big Sweep; has commercials {alternate copies: #1, with commercials; #2, no commercials})
 * May 8-11, 1990 (Sweep of Champions, Day ?: Donna & Martha/Melissa & Darlene/Jeri & Beverly, with David running into the audience during the intro and "Big Dave" {a giant turkey} in the Big Sweep {alternate copies: #1, #2})
 * June 1990 (Jay & Darrin/Joanne & Bill/Tyler & Debbie, with "Mr. Yuck" in the Big Sweep {alternate copy})

Season 2 (September 3, 1990-1991?)
 * Late 1990 (Barbarana & Barbara Jean/James & Karin/Neil & Kathy; first second or so missing, I think {alternate copy})
 * [Notably, the intro has a clip of the Bonus Sweep from the Richard & Paula/Marcia & Debbie/Cal & Helen show, the only clip in this intro that doesn't have the normal sweatshirts.]

Season 3 (1991)
 * 1991 (Karen & Debbie/Dan & Barbie/Jeff & Bob {Part 3, Part 4}; "shaky-cam" upload, small part of intro missing)


 * 1991 (Sweep of Champions, Day 1: Caitlin & Brian/Lori & Val/Cynthia & Gary {alternate copy})
 * 1991 (Sweep of Champions, Day 2: Wendy & Janine/Rich & Bruce/Regina & Shawn {alternate copy})
 * 1991 (Sweep of Champions, Day 3: Dora & Jean/Roxanne & Barry/Don & Mary {alternate copy})
 * 1991 (Sweep of Champions, Day 4: Sally & Diane/Lauren & Wendy/Stacy & Robbie {alternate copy})
 * 1991 (Sweep of Champions, Finale: Maureen & Karin/Jamie & Tony/Julie & Sam {alternate copies: #1, #2})

Season 4 (April? 1992-May 28, 1993)
 * April? 1992 (Sue & Jill/Michael & David/Cheri & Judy, with a Slogan game where the players seem to think they're on Jeopardy! {which is...kinda odd, I'll be honest})
 * [Likely from the first week of taping, as David's intro notes that there's now larger products in the market and a new Super Sandwich bonus. (This intro is also used, albeit with different products in David's example, in the below three shows.)]
 * April? 1992 (Amy & Elaine/Rebecca & Mike/Robin & Karyn)
 * April? 1992 (Mike & Antoinette/Kristin & Debbie/Lori & Tammy, with a really bad Bonus Sweep)
 * April? 1992 (Karen & Chris/Imelda & Nicole/Ardemis & Paula, with 40 seconds somehow cut out of the Big Sweep)


 * May? 1992 (Cheryl & Saundra/Toni & Michael/Ann & Sherri)
 * May? 1992 (Mother/Daughter Week, Day ?: Megan & Cathy/Corinne & Chris/Cambria & Carol, a pretty fun episode with a unique Big Sweep where the kids do the shopping and a moment that made it into later intros!)
 * [The YouTube comments include one by Zachary Ellis, listing his full Season 6 collection; this actually filled in some stuff I didn't have, including a few of the "uncertain placement" listings on this page.]


 * September-October 1992 (Lisa & Mary/Lori & Ben/Richard & Mark {alternate copy... thing})
 * October-November 1992 (Sweep of Champions, Day ?: Richard & Mark/Dana & Ellie/Yvonne & Cynthia {Part 3})
 * October-November 1992 (Sweep of Champions, Day ?: Debbie & Geri/Edie & Kay/Lance & Carol, with a rare Bonus Sweep clue that directly references the $5,000)
 * October-November 1992 (Sweep of Champions, Finale: Sheri & Tiffanie/Carolyn & Penni/Stephanie & Mark, with some unusual camera angles during the first Mini-Sweep; has two partial commercials, weird audio issues during first part of intro)
 * November-December 1992 (Joe & Brenda/Evonn & Patty/Lynn & Valerie; has commercials {alternate copy})
 * [Possibly an early taping of this season, given how David notes the $100 Mini-Sweep award.]


 * 1992 (Suzie & Dianne/Stephanie & Jana/Teresa & Paul; first half-second or so missing, kinda-low audio)
 * 1992 (Veronique & Margot/Cheryl & Mike/Cathy & Mecca)
 * 1992 (Ellen & Stacy/Mindy & Robert/Sandi & Chris)
 * 1992 (Debbie & Steve/Marie & Rachael/Dennis & Amy)


 * 1992 (? & ?/Troy & ?/Tawney & Stacy; montage including Bonus Sweep)
 * 1992 (Big Sweep clip of Shannon {a guy} frantically going through the supermarket like nobody else I've seen on this show!)

Season 5
July 12, 1993 - July 1, 1994

Overhauled the theme, logo, and set (the scoreboards changing from red to yellow before quickly changing again to blue), added the second Mini-Sweep and 30-Second Shootout to the front game, and added the Mystery Product, $250 Magazine Display, $250 Super Bonus, and $100 Candy Corner to the Big Sweep.

While the logo, theme, and set changed this season, the Season 7 intro suggests this might not have been the original plan. This season is easily distinguishable from the rest of the run by the logo's blue/yellow/green color scheme.

Originally, the Mystery Monitors were touchscreens. By August 13, they changed it to have the players press a button on a horizontal bar underneath (but noticeably separate from, rather than being part of) the monitor. Apparently, late in the season (definitely by the start of Season 6) the monitors were redone in a new style that had the button and bar integrated, which changed to a noticeably different design (with a longer red bar) for the PAX era.

1993
 * July 13, 1993 (Chris & Summer/Doug & Louie/Sonya & Jeanine; has a partial commercial)
 * ["Welcome to the all-new Supermarket Sweep."]
 * July 15, 1993 (Deanna & Alan/Sharon & Leeann/Jodi & Jan; has commercials {alternate copies, no commercials: #1; #2; #3a and #3b})
 * July 16, 1993 (Del & Tanya/Jeff & Steve/Renee & Denise {alternate copy})

Scoreboards become blue; David's cards change from logo to "cart" emblem; $100 Recycling Machine and $250 Super Bonus added (debuted by 7/23/93)
 * July 23, 1993 (Laura & Patsy/Kevin & Brandon/Rhonda & Ricki {taped 5/20/93; alternate copy})
 * July 27, 1993 (Deborah & Kristen/Mike & Darren/Laurie & Linda {alternate copy})
 * [Mystery Monitors are still touchscreens. Big Sweep still has the total displays at the bottom-center.]

Candy Corner added; Big Sweep total displays move to bottom-right; Mystery Monitors change from touch-based to red buttons (debuted by 8/13/93)
 * August 13, 1993 (Cindy & Tony/Heather & Carrie/Julie & Carole, with an iffy clue for Mini-Sweep #2 and David explaining the Candy Corner; has commercials)
 * [One promo is for a limited-time Red Lobster offer ending August 22. Another is for tonight's Lifetime Comedy Lounge, which aired on Fridays during at least Summer '93. Yet another is for the Lifetime World Premiere Movie Night Owl (first aired 8/19/93), debuting Thursday at 9pm.]
 * [The Mini-Sweep #2 clue is "You'll wonder where the yellow went. Bubble your dentures clean with..." Polident is initially ruled wrong, while Efferdent is accepted, and even then "you'll wonder where the yellow went" was the tagline of Pepsodent, a toothpaste company!]


 * August 20, 1993 (Nancy & Kathy/Ron & Dru/Keah & Micki, with David noting they'll be introducing new bonuses over the next few weeks and going into detail about the Candy Corner; has commercials)
 * [One promo is for Afterburn (first aired 5/30/92 on HBO), airing tonight at 9pm. Another is for a Payless Shows back-to-school sale. Another is for a Life cereal-related $5 rebate for the Home Alone 2 VHS, where the register receipt must be dated between 7/28/93 and 1/3/94. Yet another is an MCI "free calls in December if you join in August" promotion.]

Big Sweep total displays now show "TOTAL" before anything else (began by 10/11/93)
 * October 11, 1993 (Sweep of Champions, Day 1: Tom & Laura/Kelly & Dave/Shawn & Mary; circa-1997 repeat {alternate copy})
 * October 12, 1993 (Sweep of Champions, Day 2: Gina & Walter/Hans & Lu/Nicole & Marni; circa-1997 repeat {alternate copy})
 * October 13, 1993 (Sweep of Champions, Day 3: Cami & Lynn/Jordan & Bill/Dawnmarie & Anna; 1998 repeat with commercials, slightly scratchy audio at times {alternate copy with no commercials, slightly muffled audio, bright video at times})

Uncertain placement (all of these have the second-generation Mystery Monitors and "TOTAL" Big Sweep displays)
 * Taped 1993 (Debbie & Robin/Sean & Michelle/Stacy & Dana; begins at first Mini-Sweep {alternate copy})
 * Taped 1993 (Irene & Marcella/Scott & Kristi/Darin & David {Part 3}; begins shortly before second Mini-Sweep question)
 * Taped 1993 (Karin & Dan/Julie & Michelle/John & Charlene, with a somewhat-awkward Bonus Sweep {alternate copy... thing})
 * Taped 1993 (Sandy & Michelle/Gwen & Terri/Wendy & Stephanie, with a good reason why the Candy Corner only allows for one customer at a time in the Big Sweep, and why products in glass jars shouldn't be used in the Bonus Sweep; 8/20/96 repeat with commercials {including one for Debt!}, begins during intro)
 * [One promo is for the Lifetime Original Movie For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal, debuting tomorrow at 9pm.]


 * 1993-94 (Clem & Omar/Jill & Jon/Pat & Diana, with a Bonus Sweep clue that not only references the $5,000 but requires the players to know Spanish{?!}; 1997 repeat, begins just before Team 1 goes in Big Sweep, ends just before promotional-consideration plugs)
 * [I'm all for cultural diversity and knowing multiple languages, but the idea of the clue (you need to know Spanish) and its wording ("How's your Spanish? For $5,000, try translating this: [word 1] [word 2]!") just rubbed me the wrong way. Personally, I knew what the first word meant but thought the second was a kind of cheer or exclamation instead of...well, what it actually is.]

1994
 * April 15, 1994 (Linda & Terece/Gloria & Jim/Ann & Debbie, with the BiC misgrab; no credits {alternate copy})
 * April 27, 1994 (Kelley & Vicky/Tracey & Stacey/Les & Maggie, with the $250 Instant Coupon Machines and $100 Cake-Decorating Kit; 1998 repeat {alternate copy})
 * May 9, 1994 (Bella & Beth/Lonnie & Mike/Carolyn & Kim; 1998 repeat {alternate copy})
 * May 13, 1994 (Carla & Jeff/Trudy & Lisa/Janna & Brian {alternate copy})

Season 6
September 19, 1994 - June 16, 1995

The standard logo's normal color scheme debuts, along with upping the Shootout to 40 seconds. The Big Sweep added the $250 Frozen Yogurt, $250 International Bread Center, and $200 Cracker Jackpot.

The season kicked off in a big way, with the Twin Car Giveaway (say what you will about the fact said cars were Chevy Geo Trackers and only about $12,500 each): various teams competed over the first 15 shows, with the 12 highest-scoring teams returning for a set of four Semifinal games. The six top teams from there played in the Finals.

1994
 * September 20, 1994 (Twin Car Giveaway, Day 2: Ashley & Emma/Jill & Andrew/Lana & Nicole; PAX repeat, with commercials {alternate copies: #1, with commercials; #2a and #2b, no commercials})
 * [During the Twin Car Giveaway, the $50 bonus was replaced by a $300 "Super Super Bonus".]


 * September 26, 1994 (Twin Car Giveaway, Day 6: Amy & Todd/Kacy & Michelle/Tamara & TL; 1997 repeat)
 * September 28-30, 1994 (Twin Car Giveaway, Day 8-10: Al & Liz/Tyna & Stephanie/Rick & Aaron; five-minute montage, including second half of opening)
 * October 3-7, 1994 (Twin Car Giveaway, Day 11-15: DeAnna & Lucy/Carolyn & Darryl/Karen & Bert; ends during David's signoff)


 * October 11, 1994 (Twin Car Giveaway, Semifinals #2; PAX repeat {alternate copy})
 * October 12, 1994 (Twin Car Giveaway, Semifinals #3; circa-1997 repeat {alternate copy})
 * October 13, 1994 (Twin Car Giveaway, Semifinals #4; 1997 repeat {alternate copy})
 * October 14, 1994 (Twin Car Giveaway, Finals; PAX repeat, with commercials {alternate copies: #1, with commercials; #2, with commercials; #3, no commercials; #4, no commercials})
 * [The show was split into two halves, with each set of three teams playing eight Round Robin "questions" worth $50 each followed by a Big Sweep, with all teams starting at 3:00. The team with the highest total after the second Big Sweep won all prior winnings plus the cars.]

Opening changes to a "What show...?" style (began 10/17/94)
 * October 18, 1994 (Mark & Jennifer/Kari & Vicki/Tammy & Lizz; 1997 repeat, begins right before David's intro {alternate copy})
 * October 19, 1994 (Matt & Kirstin/Denise & Gina/Tim & Patrick, with a Bonus Sweep sure to cause controversy; circa-1997 repeat, begins at second team calldown {alternate copies, begins during first question: #1; #2; #3a and #3b})
 * October 20, 1994 (Dave & Tresa/Christy & Debbie/Lisa & Tom, a close game; no open or credits {alternate copy})
 * October 28, 1994 (Jill & Tiffany/Joyce & Andrea/Dawn & Donna; PAX repeat {alternate copy})
 * [Zachary Ellis' collection lists this as being 10/27.]


 * November 2, 1994 (Rex & Mikki/Scooter & Kevin/Stacy & Karen; PAX repeat {alternate copy})
 * November 18, 1994 (Cruise to Paradise, Finals: John & Tanya/Bobbi & Bonnie/Lolita & Suzie {alternate copy})
 * November 28, 1994 (Jennie & Kristy/Louie & Kim/Rene & Susan; PAX repeat {alternate copy})
 * November 30, 1994 (Michelle & Debbie/Candi & Carol/Kamelia & Tony; PAX {WPXN} repeat {alternate copy})
 * [Zachary Ellis' collection lists this as being 11/26.]


 * December 5, 1994 (Alysen & Debbie/Eden & Dave/Lorraine & Lauri; 12/4/95 repeat with commercials, begins near end of clip montage)
 * [One promo is for the Lifetime Original Movie Ebbie, premiering tonight.]
 * December 6, 1994 (Mechelle & Tawana/Rudy & Elizabeth/Darla & Debbie; PAX {WPXN} repeat {alternate copy})
 * December 7, 1994 (Felicia & Gwen/Josette & Mila/Beth & Nikki {alternate copy})
 * December 9, 1994 (Michael & Amy/Brad & Debbie/Jenny & Noem, with David talking to the teams after the Big Sweep and a pretty fast Bonus Sweep; 12/95 repeat, with commercials)
 * [Several commercials are Christmas-themed, while another is for the Lifetime Original Movie Sophie and the Moonhanger, premiering next month; said film first aired 1/15/96.]

Uncertain placement
 * 1994-95 (Scott & Kristin/Maria & Robin/Leigh & Colleen; 6/20/97 repeat with commercials, begins shortly before Round Robin, ends just before Bonus Sweep)
 * [One promo is for the premiere of Your Cheatin' Heart on Sunday, July 6 (one of the hidden-camera clips is dated "APR.17,1997"). Another is for the start of "Lifetime WNBA" tomorrow (June 21).]

1995
 * March 30, 1995 (Lori & Kelly/Lisa & Kevin/Cheryl & Mitch; PAX repeat {alternate copy})


 * April 3, 1995 (Jana & Teresa/Kate & Michele/Keri & Teri; PAX repeat {alternate copy})
 * April 11, 1995 (Ed & Toni/Anissa & Sybil/Jean & Dawna; PAX {WPXN} repeat {alternate copy})
 * April 12, 1995 (Scott & Karen/Brandi & Sherry/Tom & Maria; has commercials {not sure if OB or repeat}, begins during intro, brief dropouts at times, ends during credits)
 * [This is the video with the long back-and-forth with Zachary Ellis in the comments. One promo, as well as the closing voiceover, is for the film She Said No (released 9/23/90), airing tonight at 9pm/8c.]
 * April 17, 1995 (Wayne & Linda/Lori & Denise/Lisa & Jennifer; 1/96 repeat with commercials, brief dropouts at times)
 * [One promo is for the Lifetime Original Movie Closer and Closer, premiering Sunday February 18th at 8pm/7c; said film first aired in 1996.]
 * April 19, 1995 (Vikki & Bill/Raquel & Rita/Gina & Suzie; circa-1996 repeat, with commercials)
 * [One promo is for the Lifetime Original Movie Dancing in the Dark, airing tonight. Said film first aired 7/6/95, but the promo doesn't mention the film as premiering that night.]
 * April 21, 1995 (Liz & Lisa/Brooke & Roy/Annette & Gwen; PAX {WPXN} repeat, with some commercials {alternate copy, same source but no commercials})
 * [Zachary Ellis' collection lists this as being 4/23.]


 * May 4, 1995 (Gary & Lori/Derek & Shawn/Nicole & Lucy; PAX {WPXN} repeat {alternate copy})
 * [Zachary Ellis' collection lists this as being 5/6, but unless something really weird happened I doubt it.]
 * May 9, 1995 (Mother/Daughter Week, Day 2: Kim & Shauna/Patty & Melissa/Penny & Jessica; bright video, low audio {alternate copy})
 * May 12, 1995 (Mother/Daughter Week, Finale: Joyce & Natalie/Sandy & Robyn/Donna & Jillian; kinda-bright video {alternate copy})
 * May 15, 1995 (Ellen & Paula/Niki & Bobby/Danielle & Sonoma {alternate copy})
 * [Zachary Ellis' collection lists this as being 5/17.]
 * May 18, 1995 (Jason & Mel/Shawndrell & Tara/Kim & Anna {alternate copy})
 * May 19?, 1995 (Michelle & Ann/Stephanie & Adriane/Larry & Betsy; 8/95 repeat, with commercials)
 * [One promo is for the VHS release of The Pebble and the Penguin (released 8/15/95). Another is for the Lifetime Original Movie Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story, premiering next month (9/4/95).]
 * May 19?, 1995 (Karen & Erin/John & Marilyn/Carmen & Betsy; has commercials {alternate copy})
 * [Zachary Ellis' collection lists this as being 5/21 and the above as 5/19.]
 * May 22, 1995 (Liz & Noelle/Julie & Christine/Isela & Erika, with the frozen yogurt bonus {alternate copy})


 * June 6, 1995 (Scott & Jennifer/Tony & Vicki/Dusty & Kerry; PAX repeat {alternate copy})
 * [Zachary Ellis' collection lists this as being 6/8.]
 * June 13, 1995 (Sweep of Champions, Day 2: Eric & Matt/Lara & Larry/Janine & Ryan; PAX repeat {alternate copy})
 * June 14, 1995 (Sweep of Champions, Day 3: Rita & Raquel/Jerilynn & Andy/Michelle & Debbie; PAX repeat {alternate copies: #1, #2})
 * June 15, 1995 (Sweep of Champions, Day 4: Kathy & Karol/James & Dina/Pam & Kim; PAX repeat {alternate copies: #1, #2})

PAX (2000-03)
PAX, Daily: April 3, 2000 - May 23, 2003 [March 26, 2004]

Season 7 was pretty much identical to the last Lifetime season, although Randy West replaced Johnny Gilbert on June 19, 2000. The Shootout time limit was dropped back to 30 seconds, and now required the giver to use pre-selected clues. New bonuses added this season included the Sweep Swipe (teams could swipe two $100 gift boxes off a display to their own table) and the Giant Laundry Box of Detergent (Cheer/Gain) with four money envelopes containing $25, $50, $75, or $100.

Notably, the opening sequence for Season 7 uses the Seasons 1-4 theme and logo, suggesting that it was intended for Season 5.

Season 8 moved taping to NBC Burbank, changed the intro to a graphic of the "cart" emblem with several clips playing at once, and stopped calling the contestants from the audience (not like anybody else in the audience was going to be a contestant, but still...). New bonuses added this season included the Alphabet Game (played like the Shopping List); the Red Tag Special (played like the Manager's Special); The $300 Movie (involves the Mystery Monitors, which were reduced to two for all Mystery Monitor-related bonuses); Jolly Time is Money! (played like the Cracker Jackpot, awarding $100); and the Bonus Envelope (David's overhead announcement gave a clue to find the envelope; a variation was also used for the video display).

Season 9 changed the intro to a variant of the later Season 6 one, with a clip of the Twin Car Giveaway opening and a spinning logo, and the reminder that the show's given away over $2,000,000 and is ready to go for $3,000,000 (not sure whether they got there before being canned, though); Randy began giving each player's name as they came out, and the zoom to the nearby Mystery Monitor "chroma transitioned" to the next shot (it was a fade in Season 8). Gameplay-wise, the only real big change was that the candy and coffee bonuses were increased from $100 to $200 (although they tended to alternate) and two other bonuses were upped (The Alphabet Game now awarded $300, while Stack Job and Jolly Time is Money! offered $150).

The final season also added several new bonuses: The Fruit Fantasy, offering $250 for collecting certain quantities of oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and apples (similar to the International Bread Center); Splitting the Name, played like the Mystery Product; and Market Madness, which offered up to $250.

Season 7 (April 3-November 24, 2000)
 * May 26, 2000 (#40: Mike & Tony/JoAnne & Keri/Dan & Becky, with a Video Rental Game question answered Jeopardy!-style and very likely the most Big Money Makers ever in one Big Sweep {alternate copy... thing, by the original uploader})
 * [A promo graphic is for the U.S. Olympic Trials on June 3. Show number and airdate per a YouTube comment.]

Randy West becomes announcer (began 6/19/00)
 * October 18, 2000 (Jo Ellen & Jackie/Chanda & Steve/Becky & Nikki; taped from KPXN {alternate copies: #1; #2, by the original uploader})
 * November 13, 2000 (Stephanie & Spencer/Juanita & Marion/Coleman & Murphy {alternate copy})

Season 8 (August 6, 2001-February 22, 2002; approx. 130 episodes)
 * October 8-12, 2001 (Rashel & Stacy/Tolga & Donovan/Mike & Amanda {taped 3/01}; has commercials, "iSkysoft" logo in top-left corner throughout {alternate copy, same source})
 * [One promo is for the Mrs. America 2001 25th-Anniversary Pageant on Saturday (October 13).]


 * Taped 2001 (Carolyn & Cathy/Shannon & Bob/Jacque & Stephanie, with a "slip of the tongue" moment in the 30-Second Shootout and a Bonus Sweep where confusion of the rules sets in {alternate copy})


 * Taped 2001 (Barbara & Phil/? & ?/? & ?; ends shortly after first Mini-Sweep)
 * Taped 2001 (Double Your Money Week, Day 1?: Phil & Barbara/Susie & Michelle/Tamara & Kelly {alternate copy})


 * Taped 2001 (Stephanie & Debbie/Glenn & Lisa/Marisa & Rachel, with a "slip of the tongue" moment in the 30-Second Shootout; taped from KPXN {alternate copy... thing, same source})
 * Taped 2001 (Carla & Joseph/Gina & John/Jamie & Jennifer {alternate copy... thing, same source})


 * May 2002 (Jen & Chad/Deanna & Cindy/Carmen & Omar, with a somewhat-awkward Bonus Sweep; has commercials {alternate copy})

Season 9 (September 23, 2002-May 23, 2003)
 * November 25, 2002 (Family Week, Day 1: Jheri & Teri/Karen & Elyse/Maggie & Mike http:www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq8ZazY24jc alternate copy)
 * November 26-27, 2002 (Family Week, Day 2-3: Yolanda & Malika/Greg & Jerry/Deanna & Darla {alternate copy})
 * [A promo graphic is for the Friday Night Film Mary Christmas, this Friday at 8/7c (November 29, 2002).]
 * December 27, 2002 (#1,000!/Cruise Week, Finals: Jerome & Haley/Tiffany & Sheila/Jackie & Michelle, playing for a week-long cruise to Mexico and a $1,000 cash bonus!; ends during credits {alternate copy})
 * Taped 2002 (Deirdre & Debbie/Jaqi & Dawn/Brian & Lenitra; begins during open {alternate copy})
 * Taped 2002 (Alison & Pam/Joe & Lauren/Mike & Steve {alternate copy})
 * February 25, 2003 (Lisa & Tina/Heather & Anne/John & Andrea {alternate copy})
 * March 4, 2003 (Joe & Rea/Marna & Jennifer/Mary Lou & Erika {alternate copy})
 * March 5, 2003 (Jennifer & Shane/Angel & Julie/Diana & Lou {alternate copy})

Argentina (1987-88/1996)
Canal 9: 1987 - 1988/circa 1996

The original series was Sume y Lleve, with two different sets of hosts. The revival, Clink Caja, was hosted by Beruga Carámbula.

Original series (1987-88)
 * 1988 (Promo)

Revival (circa 1996)
 * 1995? (Debut promo?)
 * 1997? (Clips of the co-host)

Brazil (1990-93/2000s)
Band: 1990 - 1993/2000s

SuperMarket, hosted by Ricardo Corte Real. At least the logo is the same as Chile's version.


 * ? (Full Big Sweep segment)

Australia (1992-94)
Nine Network, Daily: 1992 - 1994

Hosted by Ian Turpie, with a kinda-similar set (the market itself being initially based on a Coles Supermarket) and a logo that kinda looks like a hand-drawn copy of the American one.

Oddly, there doesn't seem to be much of this version around, a trait also shared by Turps' era of Press Your Luck and (to a lesser extent) The Price Is Right.


 * 1992 (Debut promo)
 * 1992 (Promo)
 * 1992 (Promo for a Celebrity Special)

Canada (English, 1992-95)
Global: 1992 - 1995

A pretty good copy, although winning the Bonus Sweep allows the team to pick a letter from the show's logo for one of 16 prizes, including $5,000. My only real criticism is the absence of copyright dates, which makes doing something like this more difficult than it probably should be.

Early episodes had no borders on the player nametags and no Toronto Blue Jays banners in the deli, along with using Windows sound effects for the bells and buzzers. The intro shows some players with the plain nametags and a few with the checkerboard-border ones; given that this is the case even on the plain-nametag shows, I'm guessing the nametags were changed pretty early on.

Probably in 1993, an onscreen timer was added to the Bonus Sweep, which also began showing the clues onscreen (I'd like to know who thought not having either from the start was a good idea); later that year, the Manager's Special was added to the Big Sweep. Probably in '94, several inflatable cheese bonuses were added to the Big Sweep (although according to Chuck Donegan, they were short-lived) and a $75 gift certificate from a sponsor to the Mini-Sweep (which now also had an onscreen timer).

At least sometimes, one game would be "Headlines", presumably about then-recent events. (I'm guessing this is how Chuck Donegan was able to date his episodes so well.) Also, while the main theme tries to sound like the American one, it just ends up kinda dull and really repetitive...and sounds like it's just a 30-second piece they looped.

Oh, and the show's pretty obviously got a main sponsor of Nabob coffee: it's name-dropped during the intro, a display case is part of Tito's backdrop, and the credits have a "fascinating world of Nabob coffee" phone-number plug.

(And maybe it's just me, but some of the Bonus Sweep clues seem a bit vague.)

No "checkerboard" borders on nametags
 * 1992 (Rosie & Sarah/Beth & Randy/Linda & Leslie; GameTV repeat, with commercials)
 * [Very early on, as the bells and buzzers are Windows sound effects (I think)...but the Bonus Sweep has its onscreen timer and clues, suggesting they...dropped 'em for a period? What the sense-make? (The only other thing I can think of is that the checkerboard borders were dropped for a while; if anybody can help straighten this out, I'm all ears.)]


 * 1992 (Janet & Leeann/Kathleen & Jana/Dave & Audrey; GameTV repeat {alternate copy})
 * 1992 (Sue & Sara/Debra & Marcelle/Al & Glen; GameTV repeat {alternate copy})

"Checkerboard" borders added to nametags
 * 1992? (Tanis & Glenn/Elaine & Winifred/Mike & John; GameTV repeat {alternate copy})
 * 1992? (Jodi & Sharon/Beth & Victor/Wayne & Judy, with a Shopping List item {20 chocolate chip cookies} that might have been asking too much given how small they are; GameTV repeat {alternate copy})
 * 1992? (Kim & Liz/Steve & Wendy/Robyn & Tara, with a bad Bonus Sweep; GameTV repeat {alternate copy})


 * 1992? (Diane & Richard/Linda & Jan/Shirley & Sue; GameTV repeat {alternate copy})
 * 1992? (Daphne & George/Sandra & Shirley/Diane & Christine; GameTV repeat {alternate copy})
 * 1992? (Liz & Maro/Ian & Janet/Moira & Margaret; GameTV repeat, with commercials)


 * 1992? (David & Jaqueline/Angela & Dave/Julie & Jaye, with a first Mini-Sweep that the viewers never get to see {the runner goes off, but the camera stays on the other player until the end!}; GameTV repeat from 10/3/12 with commercials, cable box graphic pops up briefly at 10:11)

Onscreen timer and clues added to Bonus Sweep
 * 1993? (Debbie & Vince/Denise & Kelly/Helen & Julie; GameTV repeat, with commercials)
 * 1993? (Karen & Sheri/Shawn & Lesley/Mary-Catherine & Murray; GameTV repeat, with commercials)
 * 1993? (Lori & Glenda/Louan & Wendy/Kathleen & Guy; October 2000 Prime repeat with commercials, ends late in credits)
 * [One promo is for a contest running from October 20 - November 27, 2000.]
 * 1993? (Susan & Ron/Denise & Denes/Shirley & Nancy; GameTV repeat, with commercials)
 * [Has some different placement of sound effects, and an odd sound when the teams are given their starting 1:00. Also of note: a clip from this episode appears in the show's intro.]


 * 1993? (Michelle & Terry/Karen & Shelley/Kim & Suzanne, with a really bad team whose Big Sweep outcome can be seen from a mile away; GameTV repeat, with commercials)
 * 1993? (Donna & Ron/Allan & Yvonne/Joe & Karla, with a first Mini-Sweep whose solution is {surprise, surprise} Nabob coffee and a bad Bonus Sweep; GameTV repeat, with commercials)
 * 1993? (Sue & Debbie/Adrienne & Pat/Starr & Karen, a good example that it doesn't really matter how much of a time lead you've got – it's whether you can complete the Shopping List; GameTV repeat, with commercials)
 * 1993? (Lisa & Cindy/Mary & Nina/Jean & Pat, with another hard-to-watch Bonus Sweep; GameTV repeat, with commercials, video glitch at 23:05)

Manager's Special added
 * 1993? (Bill & Rosemary/Stan & Steve/Leslie & Tina, with a bad first Mini-Sweep; GameTV repeat, with commercials)
 * Taped 8/30/93 (Adrienne & Dave/Lina & Steph/Faith & Joanne {alternate copy})


 * Taped? 9/93 (Cheryl & Michele/Paul & Tracy/Ivy & Barbara, with a weird checkout stand crash; GameTV repeat, Big Sweep clip only {alternate copies of said footage, from a c1995 Prime repeat: #1, #2})

Inflatable cheese bonuses added; onscreen timer added to Mini-Sweep, which now offers a $75 gift certificate in addition to the $50
 * 1994? (Cathy & James/Janet & Rose/Lisa & Michelle {Part 3}; GameTV repeat {alternate copy})

Turkey (1993-94/2009)
Kanal 6: 1993 - 1994

Kanal D: 2009

Supermarket (sometimes listed as Super Market), hosted by Erdinc Dogan for the original run and Yigit Alici for the revival. For at least part of the first series, the teams started with 1:30 and the set was reversed (host on the left, teams on the right).

Kanal 6
 * 199? (Clip of a standard "Here's six choices, pick the one that answers my question." game)
 * 199? (Filiz & Hallik?/Gulay & Osman/Hatice & Nazan; odd audio issues {sounds like the mics were bad and/or the audio feed from this upload's source was bad}, buzzing noise for first few seconds, ends during credits)

Kanal D
 * 2009 (Promo; interestingly, the shopping cart graphic near the end appears to be the American version's emblem minus one wheel)

Greece (1993-94)
ANT1: 1993 - 1994

Called Super Market, using the 1993 American theme. Each team is represented by a fruit and starts with 1:00, but that's about all I can tell.


 * 199? (Three minutes of clips, including intro, a Mini-Sweep, and first part of Big Sweep; "shaky-cam" upload)

United Kingdom (1993-2001/2007)
ITV, Daily: September 6, 1993 - September 6, 2001 (549 episodes in 7 series)/February 12 - August 31, 2007 (60 episodes in 1 series)

Also pretty good, although host Dale Winton could've benefited from toning it down a bit. One main problem, at least early on, was that no items in the front game were actual brand names, meaning some blind guesswork and generic terms; in fairness, though, the "covered-up" products tended to have a "Sweep" brand name on them.

Unlike the American and Canadian versions, an audience was legitimately present throughout and everything's treated as if this were an actual supermarket (including, as noted above, the seeming presence of a "store brand"), which really does nothing but add to the show.

Supermarket Sweep (1993-98)

Series 1 (September 6-December 17, 1993; 75 episodes)
 * September 6, 1993 (Premiere: Julie & Mandy/Wayne & Richard/Eve & Julieanne, with a "grand opening" cold open; taped from Challenge)
 * September 15, 1993 (#8: Lisa & Annie/James & Karen/Josephine & Gillian; taped from Challenge)
 * December 6, 1993 (Christine & Clive/Trudy & Julie/Eric & Jan; might be tapedate, since the set's a bit different)
 * December 17, 1993 (Season Finale/Christmas Special: Simon & Elaine/Anne & Jennifer/Mandy & Rob; taped from Challenge, begins during third team interview, missing Big Sweep intro and first part of the Sweep itself)

Series 3 (September 4-December 15, 1995; 75 episodes)
 * October 31, 1995 (Lisa & Sally/Andy & Alison/Joey & Charlie; has commercials)

Dale's Supermarket Sweep (1998-2001/2007)

Revival (2007)
 * Taped 1/07 (Kay & Michelle/Gary & Mark/Mandy & Rachel {Part 3}; taped from Challenge on May 4, 2009 {one of the 20 episodes not aired on ITV})

Canada (French, 1994-95)
TQS: 1994 - 1995

L'épicerie en folie!, hosted by Christian Tétreault and using the same contestant area as the English-Canadian version.


 * 1995 (Promo, possibly using a clip from an episode)
 * 1995 (Promo)

Chile (1995-96)
Canal 13: 1995 - 1996

Supermarket, hosted by Pablo Krogh, who was later replaced by Juan La Rivera.


 * 1996 (Promo)