User:Daniel Benfield/Hot Streak Video Archive

Hot Streak was a great show that look a long while to develop, and ended up getting one of the biggest middle fingers in the genre by the network it was eventually sold to. Managed to redeem itself elsewhere in the world, though.

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 ©1983-86/1988-2005/2010-11/2014-15 Reg Grundy Productions/FremantleMedia and associated entities.

Pilots (1983-84)
Taped 1983/October 19, 1984

The 1983 pilot was Party Line, while the '84 pilots were simply called Hot Streak.

Gene Rayburn (1983)
 * Taped 1983 (Laurie/Judy/LAURA CHAMBERS!/Sue/Evelyn {$4,500} vs. John/David/Stu/Wayne/Bob, with Gene indirectly referencing Match Game during his intro)

Bruce Forsyth (1984)
 * Taped 10/19/84 (Pilot #2: Jini/Susan/Karen/Becky/Wanda {$2,500} vs. Jack/Scott/Peter/Patrick/Peter {alternate copy, lower quality})
 * Taped 10/19/84 (Pilot #3: Wanda/Martha/Landa?/Jini/Kathy {$2,500} vs. Lance/Bryan/Bob/Peter/Jack; has slate!)

Series (1986)
ABC Daytime: January 6 - April 4, 1986 (65 episodes, taped December 12?, 1985 - March, 1986)

The series offered a "mere" $10,000, although the set was pretty nice and the format was solid. The only issue here was on a network level, as ABC slotted this against Wheel of Fortune nad The Price Is Right.

A brand-new format with a host who's pretty much a complete unknown in the States going up against the two biggest titans of 1980s daytime television? Yeah, not too surprising Hot Streak only got 13 weeks.

Gene Wood announces
 * Taped 12/2/85 (Test Episode: Ivana/Pat/Taylea/Ingrid/Linda vs. Howard/Brian M./Paul/Brian P./Larry)
 * [Logo uses the style of the '84 pilots. Bruce says it's "Day 1 of our new show".]


 * January 6, 1986 (Premiere: Cinder/Wendy/Leslie/Geraldine/Jackie vs. Steve/Brian/Tom/Frank/Walter; some video blackouts)
 * [Bruce mentions his British origins and the catchphrase he uses "back home".]
 * January 27, 1986 (#16: Lani/Bebe/Sylvie/Brenda/Martha vs. Rick/Alan/Don/Bill/Curt {$25,600}, with a player giving a censored answer in the bonus round!; color issues throughout, but still watchable)

Marc Summers announces (began by 2/10/86)
 * February 10, 1986 (#26: Tracy/Annie/Mosetta/Bobbie/Cynthia vs. Marc/J.Darryl/Jeff/John/Jamie {$10,900} {Part 3})


 * February-April 1, 1986 (Sharon/Lorena/Sarah/Felicia/Lisa {$6,500} vs. Roger/Tim/Marvin/Jeff/Scott {Part 2, Part 3})


 * March 17, 1986 (#51 {taped 3/3/86}: Danelle/Carla/Margie/Alicia/Joann vs. Seth/David/Scott/Len/Ron {$17,600} {Part 3}; studio master with slate and commercials!)


 * April 3, 1986 (#64: Laurey/Tina/Kim/Paula/Terri Rae {$3,300} vs. Loring/Warren/Kevin/Gary/Richard {Part 3})
 * April 4, 1986 (Finale: Paula/Terri Rae/Laurey/Tina/Kim vs. Bruce/Steve/David/Craig/John {Part 3}, with Bruce giving a great speech at the end; has commercials, small bit of credits missing {alternate copy... thing, average quality and no commercials})
 * [Paula was later on Scattergories (1993).]

International Versions
As I said, Hot Streak did very well for itself elsewhere in the world.

Belgium (1990-91)
VTM: 1990 - 1991

Rap Klap, hosted by Anne De Baetzelier.

Germany (1988-92/1993-2000/2004-05)
Tele 5: January 11, 1988 - December 31, 1992

RTL II: June 19, 1993 - February 6, 1995

tm3: January 1, 1995 - October 20, 2000

All of these were Ruck Zuck. Originally hosted by Werner Schulze-Erdel, who was replaced after 1991 by Jochen Bendel.

Tele 5: 1992

Kinder Ruck Zuck, hosted by Désirée Nosbusch.

Tele 5: October 25, 2004 - June 3, 2005

Again played by adults, and again with Bendel hosting (although he was replaced for the last part of the run by Mathias Euler-Rolle).

Greece (1994-97)
Mega Channel: 1994 - 1997

Pouk Zouk (aka Rouk Zouk), hosted by Mary Miliaresi.

Australia (1998)
Seven Network: 1998

Hosted by James O'Neill, and the only version I'm aware of that used the American title.

Indonesia (2000-05/2010-11/2014-15)
TPI, Daily: September 25, 2000 - September 30, 2005

Komunikata, originally hosted by Isam Surentu, who was replaced by Indra Bekti in June 2005.

The show also had two spinoffs: Komunikata Kapten Bintang in 2001, and Komunikata Junior in 2002. Both were also hosted by Surentu.

antv: October 4, 2010 - June 17, 2011 (150+ episodes)/2014 - 2015

The first revival was Katakan Katamu, hosted by Ben Kasyafani. The second was Kata Bergaya, hosted by Sule and Rizky Febian.