User:Daniel Benfield

Daniel Benfield (that would be me :) is a Co-Administrator of and semi-frequent contributor to the Wheel of Fortune History Wiki who was born on August 23, 1988 and lives in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

My main thing on this Wiki is fixing info where needed, removing needless redundancies, and adding links (mostly YouTube) to various pages – usually for unsold pilots or short-lived/rare shows.

Other Game Show Wikis of Note

 * Mark Goodson (including Goodson-Todman)
 * Bob Stewart (including shows produced with his son Sande)
 * Heatter-Quigley (including Merrill's solo efforts)
 * Barry & Enright (including Jack's solo efforts {approx. 1960-75} and Stafford-Enright {1991-94})
 * Reg Grundy (both domestic and international productions)


 * Canadian Game Shows
 * Australian Game Shows
 * British Game Shows

I've also contributed a little bit to the Jeopardy! History Wiki (mainly, making the network timeline similar to the Wheel History Wiki), but that place is a bit of a mess (for instance, a spam page sat around for over five months).

Video Archives
"Great times are coming your way!" (Ernie Anderson, mid-1981 ABC promos.)

If you've seen my work at the Wheel Video Archive and/or UltimaGanon's Sale of the Century Video Archive, you know that I and the other contributors tend to search on YouTube semi-regularly for game show stuff. I've been surprised time and again at what I've found, including uploaders who don't quite seem to realize just what they have.

Since about 2013, I've made various documents and YouTube playlists for a myriad of games, and with the two exceptions above I've mostly been sitting on them. Given that this is a Wiki for game shows in general, I might as well make use of 'em. :)

(Note that the unlinked pages below are planned, generally in-progress on my hard drive. For those pages that are linked, any help or additions are welcome unless otherwise noted. :)

#-D
 * The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime (1986-87, plus the 1988-91 British version All Clued Up)
 * All-Star Blitz (1985)


 * Battlestars (1981-82/1983)
 * Beat the Clock (1969-74)
 * Beat the Clock (1979-80)
 *  Blockbusters  (1987)
 * Break the Bank (1945-57)
 * Break the Bank (1976-77, plus the Greek versions)
 *  Break the Bank  (1985-86, plus the French version)
 * Bullseye (1980-82)


 *  Caesars Challenge  (1993-94)
 *  Card Sharks  (1986-87, Bill Rafferty)
 * Card Sharks (2001)
 * Catch Phrase (1985-86, plus the British and Australian versions; the British section is a huge work-in-progress at best, and a long climb since most of Roy Walker's 1985-99 run is online)
 * Chain Reaction (1980/1986-91/2006-07, plus the French-Canadian {Action Réaction} and British {Lucky Ladders} versions)
 * The Challengers (1990-91, plus its predecessor The Who, What, or Where Game {1969-74})
 * College Mad House (1989-90 spinoff of Fun House)
 * Concentration (1958-73/1973-78, plus the 1988-90 British version)
 * The Cross-Wits (1975-80/1986-87, plus the British versions)


 * The Dating Game (1965-74/1978-80)
 * Debt (1996-98)
 * Dream House (1968-70/1983-84)

F-J
 * Family Challenge (1995-97)
 * Family Feud Challenge (1992-93)
 * Family Feud (1994-95 season)
 * Family Feud (1999-2002, with Louie Anderson)


 * Gambit (1972-76/1980-81, plus the British versions)
 *  High Rollers  (1974-76/1978-80/1987-88)
 * The Hollywood Squares (1966-81)
 *  Hot Potato  (1984 {yes, including the Celebrity format})
 * It Takes Two (1969-70/1997)
 * I've Got A Secret (1972-73/1976/2000-03)


 *  Jeopardy!  (1964-75/1978-79)
 *  Jeopardy!  (Super {1990}, Jep! {1998-99?}, and Rock & Roll {1998-2001} spinoffs; will also include Sports {2014-}, if the need arises)


 * The Joker's Wild (1972-75, plus the 1968-70 pilots; will also include the 1971 KTLA version, if it ever surfaces)
 * Joker! Joker! Joker! (1979-81)
 *  The Joker's Wild  (1990-91)
 * Just Men! (1983)

K-M
 * Keynotes (1986/1990 US pilots, plus the British and Australian versions)
 * The Krypton Factor (1981/1990-91; may also include the New Zealand version and select British episodes)


 * The Last Word (1989)
 * Let's Go Back (1991-93)
 * Let's Make A Deal (1963-77/1980-81/1984-86/1990-91/1996/2003, plus the Australian and {if I can figure it out} Univision versions {still have 1984-86 episodes to go through})
 *  Liars Club  (1969/1976-79/1988-89)
 * Lingo (1987-88, plus the British version)


 * Match Game (1998-99)
 *  The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour  (1983-84)
 *  Monopoly  (1990)

N-P
 * Name That Tune (1952-59/1974-81/1984-85, plus the 2001 revamp Name That Video; will likely include the British versions, plus possibly a couple of other foreign adaptations)
 * The Neighbors (1975-76)
 * The Newlywed Game (1966-74/1977-80/1984-89/1996-99)
 *  Now You See It  (1974-75/1989, plus the British and Australian versions)
 * Oh My Word/Take My Word For It! (1965-67/1982-83)


 * Pass the Buck (1978, plus the British and Australian versions)
 * Pay Cards! (1968-69/1981-82, plus the 1973-75 Canadian version)
 * Pitfall (1981-82)
 * Play the Percentages (1980)
 * The Price Is Right (1972-75 half-hour daytime shows, plus the occasional 30-minute episodes done between then and 1994)
 * The Price Is Right (1972-80/1985-86/1994-95 syndicated versions)


 * The $10,000/$20,000/$50,000 Pyramid (1973-81, daytime)
 * The $25,000 Pyramid (1974-79, nighttime; while yes, it's part of the New York era, it's unique enough to get its own page)
 *  The $100,000 Pyramid  (1991)

Q-S
 * Relatively Speaking (1988-89)
 * Rodeo Drive (1990)
 * Scattergories (1993)
 * Scrabble (1993)


 * Second Chance (1977)
 * Press Your Luck (1983, plus select episodes from January 2, 1984-November 15, 1985)
 * Press Your Luck (1985-86, from GSN's current lease {starts at 11/18/85} onward)


 * Seven Keys (1960-65)
 * Shopping Spree (1996-97)
 * Shop 'Til You Drop (1991-94/1996-97/2000-02/2003-05)
 * Split Second (1972-75/1986-87, plus the British version)
 *  Strike It Rich  (1947-58/1986-87; might include the British version of the latter)
 * Supermarket Sweep (1965-67/1990-95/2000-03, plus the Australian, Canadian, and British versions among others)

T-V
 *  Tic-Tac-Dough  (1956-59)
 *  Tic-Tac-Dough  (CBS and early Season 1 {through the first episode with "shuffle after every question" rather than "shuffle after every two questions"}, plus possibly some "select" episodes from afterward)
 * Tic-Tac-Dough (1985-86 season)
 * Tic-Tac-Dough (1990-91)


 * Time Machine (1985)
 *  To Tell The Truth  (1962-68, daytime)
 * To Tell The Truth (1980-81, plus the British versions {still have episodes to go through})
 *  To Tell The Truth  (1990-91)
 *  To Tell The Truth  (2000-02)


 * Triple Threat (1988-89/1992-93)
 * Trump Card (1990-91, plus the British, German, and Finnish versions {still have episodes to go through})
 * Video Power (1990-92; yes, Season 1 didn't use the game show format, but there's plenty of it around to make fun of and besides that...it's my namespace, so why not? :P)

W-Z
 *  Whew!  (1979-80)
 *  Win, Lose or Draw  (1987-89, daytime)
 *  Win, Lose or Draw  (Robb Weller {1989-90 syndicated}, Teen {1989-92 Disney}, and the 2014 Disney revival)
 * Winning Lines (2000, plus the British and French {Le Numéro Gagnant} versions; by request of Gameshowguy2000)
 * Wipeout (1988-89, plus the British, Australian, and German versions)
 * Wordplay (1986-87)


 * You Don't Say! (1962-69/1974-75/1978-79)
 * Your Number's Up! (1985)

Misc./Other
 * Family Channel Interactive Games (Boggle {1994}, Jumble {1994}, Shuffle {1994}, and Trivial Pursuit {1993})
 * TNN Game Shows (Fandango {1983-89}, Money Mania {1986}, Top Card {1989-93}, 10 Seconds {1993-94}, Rockin' Bowl {2000}, and Taboo {2002-03})


 * Lottery Game Shows (because boy, there's a lot of them; includes The Big Spin, Flamingo Fortune, and Canada's Wintario {still have a lot of episodes to go through})
 * Quiz Bowls (high schools, colleges, universities, etc.; will include G.E. College Bowl, It's Academic {the Washington DC one that's been going since 1961!}, and Quizbusters)


 * Sold Pilot Theatre (sold pilots, including those that aired as part of their respective series)
 * Unsold Pilot Theatre (unsold pilots, including shows where only the pilot was aired)
 * "Not-For-Broadcast" Theatre (various bits of footage that weren't meant to air)
 * Greggo's Game Shows (1999-present, because I like his work; arranged by show, then year {still have a lot of episodes to go through, being an ongoing page and all; if you've found anything that's not uploaded by him, especially if it's from before 2014 and not listed here, let me know on my talk page or the discussion tab for this subpage})

William Sydnor's Video Archives have several other shows, including Beat the Clock (1979-80), Classic Concentration, and Hit Man.

Episode Guides
Small things I wrote for a few shows. Nothing too big.


 * Chain Reaction (2006-07, mostly per Game Show News Net {GSNN} recaps)
 *  Family Feud  (1994-95 season, partly from alt.tv.game-shows {ATGS} recaps)
 *  The Joker's Wild  (1990-91)


 * Sale of the Century (1985-86, syndicated)
 * Temptation (2007-08, primarily per GSNN recaps)


 *  Shop 'Til You Drop  (1996-97, Seasons 5-6)
 * Shop 'Til You Drop (2000-02, Seasons 7-8)
 * Shop 'Til You Drop (2003-05, primarily Season 10 per GSNN recaps)
 * Split Second (1986-87)

Archives I'll Probably Never Make
Ideas that I've considered, or which have been suggested to me, but I likely won't do for various reasons. The Video Archives I do and plan to do are because I want to do them, whether because I like/love the show or for sentimental/memory-related reasons; in a few cases, I've done pages for short-lived and/or rare shows, sometimes because they had changes that aren't generally noted on trading websites.

Obviously, anything is possible; these are more in the "improbable at this time" section.

Generic examples
 * [insert rare and/or short-lived show] – either there's not too many episodes/clips out there, or I simply don't like the show.
 * [insert well-known, long-running show] – usually way too much out there, and in some cases the show's already been well-documented. Even so, I'll usually try to come up with a "compromise" page for a particular part of the run that's notable for one reason or another (music, host, set, rule change, scarcity despite long run, etc.).

US
 * Card Sharks (1986-89, Eubanks) – while the run's basically broken up into several "sections" (pre-Audience Questions; Audience Questions pre-car game; first car game pre-light frame; first car game with light frame; second car game), there's still way too much out there.
 * The Dating Game (1986-89/1996-99) – as the runs progress, it gets a bit harder to date them. The page on the Lange era took forever to put together, mainly because I was finding so much stuff and trying to figure everything out. The Woolery era (1997-99) might be fun to do, and I'd probably throw in the 1988 Charlie O'Donnell game for shiggles, but that'd be it; the Sherwood season kinda sucked. :P


 * The Gong Show (1976-80/1988-89) – way too much out there, plus as far as I know there's no episode guides out there that list the airdates, panelists, and acts.
 * Extreme Gong (1998-99) – there's not many episodes around, but mainly because it bashed ATGS for no real reason other than trolling them live on a national cable network; after the first time, the producer said "Hey, it's all in jest. We love you guys, really.", and the next night they do heavy-duty trolling by bashing classic Gong Show and calling ATGS a bunch of fat humorless virgins who do nothing but sit at their computer all day and will never get laid. Season 2 had a few improvements and was more tolerable, but only just, and said producer gloated about the renewal on ATGS in the most jerkish way.


 * The Joker's Wild (1977-86) – way too much out there. The Cullen era is somewhat feasible, Season 1 is plausible since it was the only one to use "Joker's Jive" (the 1974-75 main theme), and I could probably even make a page just for Jim Peck's episodes. The main bulk of the run, though...no, sorry.
 * Love Connection (1983-94/1998-99) – dear lord, no. Not only is the show's placement in the genre disputed (despite having a lot of top-notch genre connections on both sides of the camera), but I already have one Pat Bullard show represented and that's one more than I probably should have. :P


 * Press Your Luck (1984-85 period) – I have pages on 1983 and the 11/18/85 to 9/26/86 part of the run (including however big GSN's 2014 lease turns out to be), but the rest...? Aside from original broadcasts (preferably with commercials), USA repeats with commercials, or master copies as a "select" package in the 1983 Video Archive...no, sorry. The main problem is that GSN has aired nearly every episode between 1/2/84 and 11/15/85, so it'd take up at least two huge pages since it's just over 480 shows.
 * Whammy! (2002-03) – while feasible due to its short run, easily-distinguishable two seasons, and a full knowledge of its taping order (plus GSN's finally stopped airing the frickin' thing)...I don't really like it. I did back then, and still have an episode on tape, but looking back it really was a pale imitation with an overemphasis on prizes (over 100 were worth $300 or less!) and dumping stuff on people (the Double Whammy).


 * Pyramid (2002-04) – reasons are listed on my talk page, but to summarize...while I'd normally take "no returning champs" as a challenge, the taping sessions were shuffled up for broadcast (see Ryan Rinkerman's collection for some great examples, especially the Tournament shows) and the format was changed for no real reason. While yes, the two seasons are distinguishable (and early Season 1 discernible by the lack of score displays on the desks), the show had way too much wrong with it.


 * Scrabble (1984-90) – while I'd love to, and the show went through about three or four format variations (most infamously the brief period circa April 1985 with the "spell the word for cash" maingame), there's just too much out there, sorry.
 * Tic-Tac-Dough (1979-85 period, Martindale) – way too much out there. The first part of Season 1, from the 1978 Premiere through the debut of the "shuffle after every question" rule (the board was originally shuffled after every two) in early '79, will be on a page alongside the CBS era...but that's pretty much it.

Foreign Versions
 * Catch Phrase (UK, 1986-2002) – way too much out there. Sure, I could skip Roy Walker's tenure, but I'd feel like a jerk for only presenting the lower-quality Hewer and Curry eras.
 * Strike It Lucky/Rich (UK, 1986-94/1996-99) – see above. That, and I just haven't found it as fun to watch as the American series.

Thend
...What, you expected links? :P