User:Daniel Benfield/Shop 'Til You Drop Video Archive

To be honest, while I remember watching Shop 'Til You Drop in 1998 I didn't really become a "fan" (such as it is) until around the time GSN began airing Season 7. I don't really understand the hate some people gave this, although when one gets to the final two seasons it becomes pretty hard to find someone who prefers that era.

Note that I don't have complete data for Seasons 7-8, partly because I missed GSN's advance schedules for the days between February 3 and March 3, 2014. Even then, I don't have all the player names available, and as such there's some guesswork on my part. For all the episodes from this period that I know about, see User:Daniel Benfield/Shop 'Til You Drop 2000 Episode Guide. (Big thanks to Ryan Rinkerman and various YouTube uploaders for much of the placement.)

Similarly, I also have a page on what I could find of Seasons 9-10. See User:Daniel Benfield/Shop 'Til You Drop 2003 Episode Guide. (Big thanks to Game Show News Net for much of the Season 10 placement.)

If you see an error or omission, let me know on my talk page and give sources if possible. Thanks. :)

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 ©1991-94/1996-97/2000-05 Stone-Stanley Entertainment and associated entities.

AND ANOTHER THING: The airdates given for episodes that have production numbers (ranging from Seasons 5-9: "1##"/"2##" for Seasons 5-6, "0##" for Season 7, and "8###"/"9###" for Seasons 8-9) are based solely on their numbers, and don't reflect any shuffling or preemptions the networks may have done; any out-of-order airings that I know of are noted.

Lifetime (1991-94)
Lifetime, Daily: July 8, 1991 - September 30, 1994 [May 31, 1996]

The original version started out pretty rough, but found its footing after Season 2. The first two seasons used a $1,000 goal in the bonus round with "gag gifts" worth less than $50 (related to the store, with no photos of them shown during descriptions as was the case with the larger prizes), and one store had a prize worth over $300; Season 3 ditched the gag gifts and upped the goal to $2,500, with one store having a prize worth over $700.

The traditional theme made its first appearance in Season 4, when the show moved to Universal Studios Hollywood.

A few stations aired repeats around 1995-96 to see if it could work in first-run syndication; these reruns were distributed by ACI (now part of FremantleMedia). PAX aired repeats of Season 4 from November 1, 1999-March 31, 2000.


 * Taped 1991 (Pilot: Curt & Debbie vs. Pam & Mel, hosted by Scott Herriott and Susie Faucett with a lot of differences; montage including full first segment and most of bonus round)

Season 1 (July 8-October 4, 1991)
 * July-August 1991 (Denise & Thom vs. John & Natalie {alternate copies: #1, #2})

Team podium lettering becomes black, nametags change from yellow to white
 * August 30, 1991 (ROBERT WARGO & Susanne vs. John & Lori; begins shortly before logo animation {alternate copy})

Season 2 (April 7-October 2, 1992: teams now present together during intro {but no longer introduced by Mark}, Bob Loudin becomes director)
 * April 1992 (Alison & Lyman vs. Jamie & Danny, with a close bonus round; begins right after first stunt)
 * Taped 4/30/92 (Sharon & Richard vs. Carrie & Bill, with a stunt where Mark assists Pat; has some bits of commercials, begins at Round 2)
 * [Per the uploader: "Filmed April 30, 1992, (the day after the LA Riots began) [...] I brought my 8-year old nephew to this taping and, because of the riots, there were no other audience members, so we were asked to be extras on the mini-mall set."]


 * 1992 (Charlene & John vs. Shell & Steve {both of whom were married on the same day!}, with a really poor bonus round {alternate copy... thing, by the original uploader})


 * September 9-14, 1992 (Becky & Vince vs. Janelle & John; has commercials {alternate copy, no commercials})
 * [Closing voiceover plugs an election special on Tuesday, known to have been September 15.]

Season 3 (July 5-October 1, 1993: bonus round goal increased to $2,500 {one store has a $700+ prize}, gag prizes removed)
 * July 1993 (Ann Marie & Jeff vs. Carol & David, with a Contestant Plug {alternate copy})
 * [Pat specifically mentions it's "a great new season", noting the slightly-redone set and new bonus round goal. One consolation prize is the Fun House Fitness tapes, despite that show having been off the air since '91!]

New logo animation
 * 1993 (David & Tami vs. Erin & Dan {Part 3, Part 4}, with a third stunt that I'm sure worked well in practice runs; ends right after Pat signs off {alternate copies: #1, same length; #2, missing about three minutes})


 * 1993 (Bill & Nancy vs. Wendy & Mark {Part 3, Part 4}, with a painful bonus round; recorded via handheld camera at an angle, but still pretty watchable)
 * [According to the uploader, who was one of the contestants, after being asked what the year the episode is from: "I'm sorry I don't know. The contract just says Feb 3rd."]

Season 4 (December 19, 1993-September 30, 1994: move to Universal Studios, traditional theme debuts)
 * December 19, 1993 (Celebrity Christmas Special: J.C. Wendel & Joe E. Tata vs. Victoria Rowell & Michael Tucci vs. Mother Love & The Nelsons vs. Farrah Forke & Brad Maule {alternate copies: #1, #2})

Logo now "bounces" into view, completely formed, and falls "backward"
 * 1994 (Sheri & Chris vs. Michele & Fred, with a huge win; PAX repeat, begins just after logo appears {alternate copy, same source})
 * 1994 (Ann & Bryan vs. Terri & Mark; PAX repeat, begins at Pat's entrance {alternate copies: #1, #2)
 * 1994 (Tammy & Mike vs. Laura & Victor; PAX repeat {alternate copy, same source})
 * 1994 (Katie & Joe vs. Kimi & Jaime, with the Quicksilver theme used as a stunt cue; PAX repeat {specifically, WPXN})

Family Channel (1996-97)
Family Channel, Daily: September 30, 1996 - December 26?, 1997 [August 14, 1998] (620 episodes total with previous run)

Not much different from Season 4, aside from Jason Grant Smith replacing Mark L. Walberg as announcer (Season 6 replaced him with Dee Bradley Baker). The rest of the changes were cosmetic.

PAX aired repeats of this version from April 19-October 29, 1999. As a bit of a surprise, GSN aired the first eight episodes of Season 6 from July 25-31, 2014, eventually returning to it on March 30, 2015.


 * 1996-97 (Clips of about four different episodes, from Pat's official hosting reel)

Season 5
Compared to Season 4, the set is redone a bit and the nametags are now blue or yellow depending on the team. The intro is now back to the later Season 3 style, including the logo animation and Pat's entrance.

Also, the pricetags in the bonus round are changed to a black-on-yellow style.

Season 5 (September 30, 1996-1997)
 * September 30, 1996 (Premiere: Misty & Brian vs. Lori & Kevin {alternate copy})
 * October 2, 1996 (Ronda & Kevin vs. Dianna & Matt {alternate copy})
 * October 4, 1996 (Lauren & Vinh vs. Michele & Greg {alternate copy})


 * November 28, 1996 (#144: Barb & Phil vs. Bonnie & Dave, with Jason dressed as a really unfunny clown for one stunt {taped 10/11 or 14/96}; studio master with slate, VCR info onscreen throughout, ends during Stunt #3)
 * December 13, 1996 (Carrie & Michael vs. Donna & Garey; has commercials, including a promo for The New Shop 'Til You Drop and Shopping Spree {alternate copy, no commercials})
 * [One promo is for the world premiere of The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue Sunday at 7:00 PM (12/15/96). Another is for tonight's 25 Days of Christmas showing of Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (among others).]


 * March 19?, 1997 (Sylvia & Garrett vs. Suzanne & Scott {taped 1996}; begins just before opening logo {alternate copy})
 * April 17?, 1997 (Ann & John vs. Laura & Jeff {taped 1996}, with what may be a bonus round record {alternate copy})

Bonus round total now shown at bottom-right
 * Taped 1996? (Diana & Brien vs. C.C. & Mike; montage including most of Shopper's Challenge and tail end of bonus round)
 * [There's a post from alt.tv.game-shows (ATGS) from October 25, 1996 that notes the day's episode had the total shown at the bottom-right. Since this was the visual method used in Season 6, the above clip is likely a later Season 5 taping.]

Season 6
Aside from Dee replacing Jason as announcer, per Heidi Cayn the set is spread out a bit more (due to taping on a larger stage) with revamped colors along with transparencies in the doors. The floor pattern is different, the main podium is recarpeted to a different color, there's twinkling lights on both sides of the stage, and there's now a hanging logo-sign on each side of the set.

While the show was scheduled to tape 65 episodes for Season 6, I'm not sure whether they managed to do so before Fam's sale to News Corp. brought down the axe; ATGS posts indicate that Mike Klauss was given conflicting reports on this, although in any case this means that Seasons 1-5 produced a combined minimum of 555 episodes.

September
 * September 29, 1997 (#201/Season Premiere: Robyn & Fred vs. Victoria & Thomas; taped from GSN {alternate copy})
 * September 30, 1997 (#202: Kim & Bobby vs. Suzanne & Chris, with a pretty awkward ending for Stunt #4; taped from GSN)

October
 * October 1, 1997 (#203: Sherry & Matthew vs. Jeanine & Michael, with a first stunt that goes extremely poorly; taped from GSN)
 * October 2, 1997 (#204: Randy & Adam vs. Sandra & Daniel; taped from GSN)
 * October 3, 1997 (#205: Maria & Marc vs. Nicole & Shawn, with two consecutive stunts that involve going outside the studio; taped from GSN {alternate copy of said stunts})


 * October 6, 1997 (#206: Shannon & Arlito vs. Kim & Joel; taped from GSN)
 * October 7, 1997 (#207: Tricia & Eric vs. Sandra & Larry, with Pat pretty clearly rushing through the second part of the bonus round; taped from GSN)
 * October 8, 1997 (#208: Tammy & Dennis vs. Roberta & Mike, with a stunt that involves going outside the studio; taped from GSN)
 * October 9, 1997 (#209: Cammy & Jerry vs. Toni & Jeff, with a third stunt that involves going outside the studio; taped from GSN)
 * October 10, 1997 (#210: Carol & John vs. Shannon & Jeff, with a pretty obvious edit during Stunt #3 {at 9:34}; taped from GSN)


 * October 13, 1997 (#211: Angela & Jason vs. Vicki & Steven, with another noticeable edit at 14:46; taped from GSN)
 * [Pat goes the "Tell your friends about us." route as he signs off. Maybe he knew cancellation was looming...]
 * October 14, 1997 (#212: Peggy & Scott vs. Alissa & Brian; taped from GSN)
 * October 15, 1997 (#213: Molly & Bob vs. Amanda & Todd {taped 7/ or 8/97}; taped from GSN)
 * [Stunt #3 (8:40) has various magazine covers – Premiere with Mel Gibson (12/96), WorkingWoman with Rosie O'Donnell, Entertainment Weekly with Anthony Hopkins (3/29/91), People with Julia Roberts (7/7/97), Ladies' Home Journal with Dolly Parton, and Vanity Fair with Princess Diana (7/97). While I can't seem to find the Working Woman or Home Journal info, Pat refers to Diana in the present tense, indicating this was taped before her tragic death on 8/31/97.]
 * October 16, 1997 (#214: Kathi & Taylor vs. Karen & Mitchell, with the third stunt being about Japanese products {some real, some fake}; taped from GSN)
 * [Also, a flap falls open during Stunt #1, although Dee quickly closes it back up and it's never commented on.]
 * October 17, 1997 (#215: Aimee & Joe vs. Noelle & Jeff, with a stunt about strange organizations {some real, some fake} and another that involves going outside the studio; taped from GSN)
 * [Okay, who thought adding slurping sounds to Stunt #1 was a good idea? Stunt #4 is in honor of the Olympics "as we're doing this".]


 * October 20, 1997 (#216: Suzan & Chad vs. Georgette & Randall, with stunts that go badly; taped from GSN)
 * [No episode was supposed to be aired by GSN on 3/31/15 due to Monopoly Millionaires' Club...and then GSN suddenly yanked the show. In fact, this episode was originally scheduled for 4/10/15!]
 * October 21, 1997 (#217: Jennifer & Michael vs. Shanna & Bill, with a "Shatter or not?" game where Pat has an active role and Pat later making a Let's Make A Deal reference; taped from GSN)
 * [One stunt is related to Speed 2 (released 6/13/97). Pat again goes the "Tell your friends about us." route as he signs off.]
 * October 22, 1997 (#218: Jennifer & Derrek vs. Bronwen & John, with a "screeching tires" sound during Pat's entrance, a couple of comments by him that might have some basis in reality, and a pretty obvious edit at 15:52; taped from GSN)
 * [Stunt #2 (a "TV shows with missing vowels" game) begins with Pat saying the art department suffered a budget cut and couldn't buy any vowels, while the next stunt has Pat saying "We should talk about your contract negotiations next time around." to Dee after a weird moment. I'm not sure whether either comment has any basis in reality, but given the show was pretty much hanging by a thread with Fam's looming sale to News Corp. I think they're interesting to note.]
 * October 23, 1997 (#219: Robin & Scott vs. Maggie & Aaron, both of whom were married on the same day in Las Vegas!; taped from GSN)
 * [Pat notes how they pair up teams for each show before noting the aforementioned coincidence. Interestingly, the "To where, Dee?" clip from the bonus round is played during Stunt #1.]
 * October 24, 1997 (#220: Wendy & Jason vs. Heather & Todd; taped from GSN)


 * October 27, 1997 (#221: Sarah & Robert vs. Maria & Joel, with a pretty obvious edit at 14:27 during Shopper's Challenge; taped from GSN)
 * [Pat, after looking at the contestants' donkey masks in Stunt #2: "Don't you feel like an-well, anyway..." :P]
 * October 28, 1997 (#222: Melissa & Shane vs. Katharine & David, with a bad fourth stunt; taped from GSN)
 * October 29, 1997 (#223: Julie & Fred vs. Robin & Ted; taped from GSN)
 * October 30, 1997 (#224: Elsa & Joey vs. Heather & Thomas; taped from GSN)
 * October 31, 1997 (#225: Kimberly & Darrick vs. Heather & Dylan; taped from GSN)

November
 * November 3, 1997 (#226: Krissy & Matt vs. Jennifer & Dan; taped from GSN)
 * November 4, 1997 (#227: Kimberly & Roy vs. Kate & Jeff; taped from GSN)
 * November 5, 1997 (#228: Tawnya & Gregory vs. Stephanie & Oscar; taped from GSN)
 * November 6, 1997 (#229: Michelle & David vs. Joanne & Eric; taped from GSN)
 * November 7, 1997 (#230: Penny & Michael vs. Norma & Mitch; taped from GSN)


 * November 10, 1997 (#231: Renee & Joshua vs. Jeanette & Dante; taped from GSN)
 * November 11, 1997 (#232: Vicki & Rod vs. Jackie & Roy; taped from GSN)
 * November 12, 1997 (#233: Maria & Fred vs. Christine & Richard; taped from GSN)
 * November 13, 1997 (#234: Jill & Bill vs. Sonia & J.D.; taped from GSN)
 * November 14, 1997 (#235: Alyssa & Paul vs. Jenny & Wayne; taped from GSN)


 * November 17, 1997 (#236: Jill & Maya vs. Katrina & Curtis; taped from GSN)
 * November 18, 1997 (#237: Debbie & Tim vs. Tricia & Steven; taped from GSN)
 * November 19, 1997 (#238: Crissy & Kirk vs. Alexis & Michael; taped from GSN)
 * November 20, 1997 (#239: Shira & Robert vs. Mary & Melvin; taped from GSN)
 * November 21, 1997 (#240: Jeannie & Wes vs. Karri & Christopher; taped from GSN)


 * November 24, 1997 (#241: Monique & Sean vs. Cecila & Darrell; taped from GSN)
 * November 25, 1997 (#242: Mignon & Tony vs. Kat & Wrigley; taped from GSN)
 * November 26, 1997 (#243: Rosena & Greg vs. Rhonda & Richard; taped from GSN)

[As a bit of a note on what to expect in the future: GSN's advance schedules currently take the show through #253 (December 10, 1997) on May 29, 2015.]

December
 * December 26?, 1997 (#265? {620}/Finale {reran 8/14/98}: full bonus round, with Pat taking care of some personal business {namely, that it's the last taping of Season 6} and most of the staff appearing on-camera; PAX repeat)
 * [Based on this and GSN's advance schedules, they either managed to fill their 65-show order or got pretty close, although either way they were able to give a proper goodbye.]

PAX, Finn (2000-02)
PAX, Daily: April 3 - July 21, 2000 (80 episodes)/September 12, 2001 - January 29 [May 24], 2002 (100 episodes)

Not too different from the FAM era, really – the differences were mostly cosmetic. Season 8 introduced a "rave-esque" closing theme and changed the floor from marbling to a reflective solid blue.

About halfway through Season 8 (sometime between #8044 and #8067), Dee's intro changed to remove "shopping" and give Pat various "titles".

Season 7
April
 * April 3, 2000 (#001 {621}/first taped): Stacy & Jake vs. Anita & Jamie, with lots of cosmetic differences; taped from GSN {alternate copy})
 * April 5, 2000 (#003 {623}: Rae & Ty vs. Lisa & Jeff; taped from GSN)
 * April 10, 2000 (#006 {626}: Rupa & Clarence vs. Jeremy & Jamie, with a debatable judging moment at the very end of Shopper's Challenge that probably affected the outcome; taped from GSN, cable glitches during part of Stunt #4)
 * April 13, 2000 (#009 {629}: Alicia & Ryan vs. Tracie & Vince; taped from GSN)
 * April 14, 2000 (#010 {630}: Danelle & Jeff vs. Karla & Tim, with Dee making fun of the show during Stunt #1 and a pretty fun bonus round; taped from GSN)
 * April 17, 2000 (#011 {631}: Robyn & Dan vs. Amy & Matt, with probably the biggest bonus round outside the '93 Christmas Special; taped from GSN)
 * April 19, 2000 (#013 {633}: Lisa & Lamon vs. Tammi & Nick, with a huge bonus round; PAX airing! {alternate copy, same source})
 * April 21, 2000 (#015 {635}: Melissa & Tom vs. DeAnna & Ray; taped from GSN)
 * April 24, 2000 (#016 {636}/Tropical Special: LaTaushia & Donte vs. Keree & Adam; taped from GSN)
 * April 25, 2000 (#017 {637}: Cindy & Matt vs. Menina & Quentin, with a really bad edit after time expires in Shopper's Challenge; taped from GSN)
 * April 27, 2000 (#019 {639}: Susan & Willie vs. Tina & Jeremy; taped from GSN)
 * April 28, 2000 (#020 {640}: Rashaan & Robert vs. Michelle & Joe; taped from GSN)

May
 * May 2, 2000 (#022 {642}: Julie & Clark vs. Michelle & Jason, with half the board games in Stunt #2 credited to the wrong companies {and the company names are right on the boxes, so how did they screw this up?!}; PAX airing!)
 * May 3, 2000 (#023 {643}: Niki & Chris vs. Shawna & Steve; taped from GSN)
 * May 8, 2000 (#026 {646}: Kiki & Adam vs. Tiffany & Bruce; taped from GSN)
 * May 11, 2000 (#029 {649}: Reina & Christian vs. Shawna & Greg {aired 4/28/00}; taped from GSN {alternate copies: full episode, bonus round})
 * May 18, 2000 (#034 {654}: Sonia & Sal vs. Rebecca & Greg, with a "Leno or Letterman?" game as Stunt #2; taped from GSN)
 * May 24, 2000 (#038 {658}: Capella & Mike vs. Karrie & Derek, with Pat pulling a joke during Stunt #1; taped from GSN)
 * May 25, 2000 (#039 {659}: Este & Dave vs. April & Jason, with a painful bonus round; taped from GSN)
 * May 30, 2000 (#042 {662}: Tamiko & James vs. Frances & Michael; taped from GSN)

June
 * June 5, 2000 (#046 {666}: Kendra & Darryl vs. Liz & Bill; taped from GSN)
 * June 6, 2000 (#047 {667}: Carolyn & Michael vs. Jenny & Scott, with Diana and Jessica from #049 appearing in Stunt #2 {and the former has her nametag!}; taped from GSN)
 * June 7, 2000 (#048 {668}: Eilene & Mike vs. Sophrenia & Deone {aired 6/1/00}; taped from GSN {alternate copy of bonus round})
 * June 8, 2000 (#049 {669}: Diana & Ben vs. Jessica & Elvis; taped from GSN's 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time {as #45, with Truth or Consequences as #44; alternate copy, same source})
 * June 9, 2000 (#050 {670}: Jana & Donny vs. Kara & Torey, with Pat's daughter Kaitlyn helping out in Stunt #2 and later appearing during the credits; taped from GSN)
 * June 12, 2000 (#051 {671}: Patrice & Delaney vs. Denise & Roger; taped from GSN)
 * June 13, 2000 (#052 {672}: Shontay & Yusef vs. Rebecca & Eric; taped from GSN)
 * June 14, 2000 (#053 {673}: Lori & Dave vs. Mabel & Andrew; taped from GSN)
 * June 21, 2000 (#058 {678}: Ayame & Scott vs. Vivian & Terrence, with Dee not doing any characters and a first stunt that goes pretty poorly; taped from GSN)
 * June 22, 2000 (#059 {679}: Andrea & Bill vs. Kim & Steve; taped from GSN)
 * June 27, 2000 (#062 {682}: Maria & Jason vs. Terri & Duane; taped from GSN)
 * June 28, 2000 (#063 {683}/Maternity Day: Jamie & Greg vs. Starr & Mike; taped from GSN, weird fade effect during Pat's intro {not sure if that's the show or GSN})
 * June 29, 2000 (#064 {684}: Ana & John vs. Shannon & Greg; taped from GSN)
 * June 30, 2000 (#065 {685}: Hanna & Joe vs. Karen & John; taped from GSN)

July
 * July 3, 2000 (#066 {686}: Cindy & Duke vs. Tiffany & Freddie; taped from GSN)
 * July 5, 2000 (#068 {688}: LeLani & Chris vs. Jennifer & Jason, with a pretty funny ending to the bonus round that I did not see coming...and neither did Pat or Dee; taped from GSN)
 * July 6, 2000 (#069 {689}: Vart & David vs. Lilly & Al; taped from GSN)
 * July 7, 2000 (#070 {690}: Darlene & Lee vs. Bonnie & Don; taped from GSN)
 * July 10, 2000 (#071 {691}: Kathie & Phil vs. Nicole & Ryan; taped from GSN)
 * July 11, 2000 (#072 {692}: Kendra & Greg vs. Jackie & Jon; taped from GSN)
 * July 12, 2000 (#073 {693}: Msaada & Jeremy vs. Natalie & Ben, with a weird bonus round incident {no, actually, the lid isn't important} that results in a smart move from Pat; taped from GSN {alternate copy of bonus round})
 * July 13, 2000 (#074 {694}: Lupe & Danyel vs. Bernie & Joe, with Pat pulling a joke during Stunt #1 {same one he did on #038, and it was funnier there}; taped from GSN)
 * July 14, 2000 (#075 {695}: Lorrine & Brelon vs. Sarah & Dan, with a prize display coming apart during the bonus round; taped from GSN)
 * July 17, 2000 (#076 {696}: Tamara & Richard vs. Heather & Mikey, with a bonus round runner getting up and down the stairs four times!; taped from GSN)
 * July 18, 2000 (#077 {697}: Roberta & Jim vs. Rita & Nathan, with a "Shatter or not?" game where Pat has an active role plus a third stunt that goes pretty poorly; taped from GSN)
 * July 19, 2000 (#078 {698}: Tammy & Steve vs. Jennifer & Adam; taped from GSN)
 * July 21, 2000 (#080 {700!}/Season Finale: Sue & Chris vs. Julie & Chuck; taped from GSN)

Uncertain period (between May and July)
 * May-July 2000 (Kristina & Adam vs. Kimberly & Tommy; taped from GSN)
 * May-July 2000 (Charise & Bill vs. Kim & Scott, with a pretty fast runner in the bonus round; taped from GSN)
 * May-July 2000 (Erin & Matt vs. Teri & Andre; taped from GSN)
 * May-July 2000 (Lisa & Billy vs. Meg & Bryan; taped from GSN)
 * May-July 2000 (Lesa & Jon vs. Robin & Darrell, with Pat nearly hurting one of the people involved in Stunt #4 and making light of his pre-bonus game spiel {possibly indicating there was a retake of some sort?}; taped from GSN)
 * May-July 2000 (Nancy & Griff vs. Lotta & Micah; taped from GSN)
 * May-July 2000 (Susan & Dean vs. Katie & Nick, with an unusual ending to Shopper's Challenge and a really painful bonus round; taped from GSN)

Season 8
September
 * September 12, 2001 (#8001 {701}/Season Premiere: Jamie & Sean vs. Kimberly & Brian {aired 9/19/01}; taped from GSN)
 * September 13, 2001 (#8002 {702}: Marcella & Sal vs. Valerie & Bryan, with a painful bonus round; taped from GSN)
 * September 14, 2001 (#8003 {703}: Samira & Jim vs. Margie & Keith; taped from GSN)
 * September 17, 2001 (#8004 {704}: Julianna & Stewart vs. Christian & Katie, with a really obvious edit right as time runs out in Stunt #4 {13:07}; taped from GSN)
 * September 18, 2001 (#8005 {705}: Melinda & Doug vs. Denise & Devin; taped from GSN)
 * September 19, 2001 (#8006 {706}: Selena & JR vs. Tessa & Rick; taped from GSN)

October
 * October 1, 2001 (#8014 {714}: Zeny & Dominic vs. Wendy & Darren, with probably the poorest bonus round since the goal was upped to $2,500 way back in Season 3; taped from GSN)
 * [Might be #8008; not sure.]
 * October 3, 2001 (#8016 {716}: Jill & Brent vs. Breanne & Will; taped from GSN)
 * [Might be #8010; not sure.]
 * October 4, 2001 (#8017 {717}/"That was a lawsuit waiting to happen!": Gina & JD vs. Sharon & Jeff, with Pat pulling a joke during the third stunt {same as #038 and #074, and this time might be the most amusing}; taped from GSN)
 * October 5, 2001 (#8018 {718}: Donna & Kurt vs. Katie & Jared; taped from GSN)


 * October 8, 2001 (#8019 {719}: Helen & Chris vs. Deanna & Bryn {aired 9/13/01}, with a really obvious edit early in Stunt #3 description; PAX airing, begins during player intros, bonus round rule explanation missing)
 * October 9, 2001 (#8020 {720}: Lyndie & Scott vs. Catherine & Eddie {father-daughter!}; taped from GSN)
 * October 10, 2001 (#8021 {721}: Candy & Allen vs. Nekia & Baron {a rather unusual team in that Nekia's a friend of Baron's wife, and the two hadn't met before the audition}; taped from GSN)
 * October 11, 2001 (#8022 {722}: Elizabeth & Kevin vs. Morgana & Sean; taped from GSN, first second or so missing)
 * [I think the video's a bit bright or washed-out, since for the most part the set looks a lot brighter than usual.]
 * October 12, 2001 (#8023 {723}: June & Jah'lon vs. Melissa & Robert {aired 9/14/01}; taped from GSN)
 * October 15, 2001 (#8024 {724}: Tokewisha & Rickey vs. Jennifer & Mike, with Pat making a possible reference to the gag prizes of Seasons 1-2; taped from GSN)
 * October 16, 2001 (#8025 {725}: Nicholle & Micah vs. Amy & Carr, with a "Shatter or not?" game where Pat has an active role; taped from GSN)


 * October 17, 2001 (#8026 {726}: Bobbie & Vince vs. Darlene & Larry; taped from GSN)
 * October 22, 2001 (#8029 {729}: Karla & Renato vs. Tiffany & Jonathan, with an adorable puppy appearing; taped from GSN)
 * October 30, 2001 (#8035 {735}: Jamie & Brian vs. Yolanda & Sean, with a stunt about reality shows where Pat namedrops {among others} Temptation Island; taped from GSN, with most of the credits intact!)
 * October 31, 2001 (#8036 {736}: Janette & Joe vs. Haley & Ryan, with a stunt all about getting crabs {no, not that kind, gutterbrain}; taped from GSN)

November
 * November 1, 2001 (#8037 {737}: Melissa & Bobby vs. Rhena & Alfred, with a second stunt I would've expected to take place outdoors {did they even do outdoor stunts during the PAX era?}; taped from GSN, with most of the credits intact!)
 * November 6, 2001 (#8040 {740}: Vera & D vs. Tricia & Jay, with a bonus round runner getting up and down the stairs three times...and falling down at the end!; taped from GSN)
 * November 12, 2001 (#8044 {744}: April & Emir vs. McKenna & Chris; taped from GSN)
 * [Still has the Season 7 opening spiel.]

Intro changes: "shopping" dropped, Pat given various "titles" (debuted by 12/13/01)

December
 * December 13, 2001 (#8067 {767}: Julie & Brian vs. Ani & Pete; taped from GSN, player interviews missing {not sure if that's the uploader or GSN})
 * December 14, 2001 (#8068 {768}: Barbara & Steven vs. Amy & Rich; taped from GSN)


 * December 17, 2001 (#8069 {769}: Sarah & Mike vs. Temi & Jason; taped from GSN, with most of the credits uncrunched! {alternate copy, runs over two minutes less})
 * December 18, 2001 (#8070 {770}: Cassie & Alan vs. Beth & Christian, with Dee making a cameo at his microphone and a runner who falls over in the bonus round {and temporarily sends the bell with him!}; taped from GSN {alternate copy of Dee's cameo})
 * December 19, 2001 (#8071 {771}: Wanda & David vs. Andrea & Joe; taped from GSN, player interviews missing {the network's doing}...but no network graphics or credit crunch! {alternate copy, runs about 50 seconds less})
 * December 20, 2001 (#8072 {772}: Kristin & Steve vs. Tammy & Nick; taped from GSN, but no crunch! {alternate copy, runs about two minutes less})
 * December 21, 2001 (#8073 {773}: Carmen & Tony vs. Targol & Mike {Michael}; taped from GSN, but no crunch!)


 * December 25, 2001 (#8075 {775}: Bita & Jamey vs. Diana & Jose, with Dee doing a Robert DeNiro impression at his podium...as Grandma Curmudgeon; taped from GSN {alternate copy, runs just over a minute less})
 * December 27, 2001 (#8077 {777}: Kelly & Robert vs. Joe {a girl!} & Benn; taped from GSN)
 * December 28, 2001 (#8078 {778}: Jenni & Chris vs. Liza & Brad, with a "Shatter or not?" game where Pat has an active role, his daughter Kaitlyn making an appearance on the second floor, and a pathetic bonus round; taped from GSN)
 * December 31, 2001 (#8079 {779}: Kaitlin & Mario vs. Toni & Jason, with Pat acting a bit like he doesn't want to do this anymore during Stunt #2...; taped from GSN)
 * [Just before said stunt begins: "Good thing I get paid well for this job, that's all I'll say."]

January
 * January 1, 2002 (#8080 {780}: Amber & Bobby vs. Lisa & Mike, with Dee introducing Pat as being "indefatigable" and Pat having no idea what said word means; taped from GSN {alternate copy, runs just over a minute less})
 * January 2, 2002 (#8081 {781}: Denise & Vernon vs. Tanya & James; taped from GSN {alternate copy, just over a minute less})
 * January 3, 2002 (#8082 {782}: April & Adam vs. Veronica & Ken, with some pretty obvious dubbing on the line at 2:35/37 {not sure if it was the show or network}; taped from GSN {alternate copy, runs about two minutes less})


 * January 7, 2002 (#8084 {784}: Holly & Scott {father-daughter!} vs. Stacy & Thomas, with a pretty odd fourth stunt; taped from GSN)
 * January 8, 2002 (#8085 {785}: Erin & Jason vs. Sabrina & Godman, with a first stunt that goes pretty poorly; taped from GSN)
 * January 10, 2002 (#8087 {787}: Rachelle & Joe vs. Angela & Brent, with Dee mentioning Thanksgiving during his first appearance; taped from GSN)


 * January 14, 2002 (#8089 {789}: Ellen & Steve vs. Nina & Dana; taped from GSN)
 * January 15, 2002 (#8090 {790}: Athena & Tom vs. Rosie & Jose Luis; taped from GSN)
 * January 16, 2002 (#8091 {791}: Marianne & Joel vs. Julie & Sam, with an awkward-feeling moment between Pat and Dee during the third stunt; taped from GSN)


 * January 24, 2002 (#8097 {797}: Michelle & Shane vs. Meredith & Greg, with Dee making the entrance and an odd fourth stunt where Pat has an active role; taped from GSN {alternate copy of host entrance})
 * January 25, 2002 (#8098 {798}: Lalu & Louis vs. Cat & Brian, with a bonus round runner getting up and down the stairs four times!; taped from GSN)
 * [One for the "Maybe they knew it was the end?" file: while Pat intros the first stunt, Dee (as a cherry tree) says, in response to the mentions of an axe, "Life may not be a bowl of cherries around here too much longer."]
 * January 28, 2002 (#8099 {799}: Talene & Raffi vs. Lesley & Jacob; taped from GSN)
 * January 29, 2002 (#8100 {800!}/Season Finale: Karen & Anthony vs. Charisse & John, with all sorts of weird events {including a surprise in the last "keep or exchange" box and some hints that only Dee was getting the boot at first}; taped from GSN {alternate copy, same source})

Uncertain placement, Season 7 intro (date ranges are based on when the videos are uploaded and known episode info)
 * September-December 10, 2001 (Tricia & Carl vs. Dene & Armando, with Pat showing a TV Guide cover with him on it!; taped from GSN {uploaded 5/7/14})
 * [Pat's comments indicate that the TV Guide cover isn't real, confirmed by Wikipedia's listing of TV Guide covers.]
 * September-December 10, 2001 (Michelle & Michael vs. Amy & Dan, with a pretty odd third stunt; taped from GSN {uploaded 5/9/14})
 * September-December 10, 2001 (August & Eric vs. Lisa & Jeffrey; taped from GSN {uploaded 5/9/14})
 * September-December 10, 2001 (Naimeh & Teddy vs. Jessica & Jake; taped from GSN, with most of the credits uncrunched! {uploaded 5/12/14})
 * September-December 10, 2001 (Dana & David vs. Maria & Hector; taped from GSN {uploaded 5/12/14})
 * [Since Pat never actually gives the name itself, the PlayStation video game in Stunt #2 is Xenogears.]
 * September-December 10, 2001 (Mary & Darren vs. Jennifer & Christopher, with an odd fourth stunt where Pat has an active role plus a painful bonus round; taped from GSN {uploaded 5/13/14})
 * [May be #8016 (716). First stunt is for "the 56th Anniversary of the United Nations", which was established 10/24/45; not sure whether this reflects the tapedate, intended airdate, or airdate per production number.]
 * September-December 10, 2001 (Bobbie & Vince vs. Darlene & Larry; taped from GSN {uploaded 5/20/14})
 * September-December 10, 2001 (Daena & Doug vs. Heena & Beri, with a...to put it mildly, awkward bonus round; taped from GSN {uploaded 10/9/14})
 * [May be #8002 (702).]
 * September-December 10, 2001 (Sasha & Johnathan vs. Carrie & Todd, with the first appearance of Grandpa Curmudgeon and a very disturbing costume for Dee in Stunt #4 {aired 9/12/01 as the Season Premiere}; taped from GSN {uploaded 10/16/14})
 * [May be #8015 (715).]

Uncertain placement, odd or uncertain intro
 * September-November 30, 2001 (Sun & Ray vs. Rasheda & Mike; taped from GSN {uploaded 3/4/14})
 * ["They're all here to play the wildest sh-game ever..." Hm. Pat doesn't have a "title".]
 * September-December 10, 2001 (Tiffany & ? vs. ? & ?, with an example of why it's probably not a good idea to forget how the bonus round is supposed to work; taped from GSN, partial bonus game only {uploaded 3/21/14})
 * [No clue what this episode is, although it definitely isn't #8029.]

Uncertain placement, "wildest game ever..." intro (Pat given a "title" by Dee unless otherwise noted)
 * November 19-December 5, 2001 (Stephanie & Michael vs. Elena & Ryan; taped from GSN {uploaded 3/5/14})
 * [Pat not given a "title".]
 * November 19-December 10, 2001 (Janene & Hal vs. Alycia & Todd; taped from GSN {uploaded 3/7/14})
 * November 19, 2001-January 4, 2002 (Geri & Kirk vs. Jennifer & Sean, with a really weird bonus round that I'm not spoiling here; taped from GSN {uploaded 4/6/14; alternate copy of partial bonus round})


 * November 19, 2001-January 23, 2002 (Victoria & Ron vs. Ivy & Adam; taped from GSN {uploaded 4/27/14})
 * November 19, 2001-January 23, 2002 (Christine & Kevin vs. Karen & Bart, with Grandma Curmudgeon namedropping Pat's mother during Stunt #1; taped from GSN {uploaded 4/27/14})
 * November 19, 2001-January 23, 2002 (Daria & James vs. Maureen & Jeff, with the show's copy writer {Maureen} making a cameo during Stunt #4; taped from GSN {uploaded 4/27/14})

PAX, Roberto (2003-05)
PAX, Daily: October 6, 2003 - Early 2004/October 4, 2004 - May 27, 2005 [August 11, 2006] (180 episodes total)

For the first three eras of the show's run, the mall grew and improved much like a real mall tends to do, with stores moving in and out, changing names, and swapping spots as time went on. And say what you will about the stunts and such, but I thought the atmosphere was pretty decent.

Then the mall got shut down, bulldozed, and replaced by a megastore that looked great but had a near-zero tolerance for silliness, preferring bad humor instead; not Blankety Blanks or Definition-style punnery, which I could laugh at if in the right mood and groan at otherwise, but rather stuff that tried way too hard to be humorous and only resulted in me yelling "You're not funny!"

So to sum it up: no more stunts (all games were played from the host/contestant area on a computer screen, using two categories whose puns semi-described what the games were about, all of which generally required 4-6 correct answers in 60 seconds; to be fair, sometimes they played a Clock Game variant), a more tiring-for-the-players way to pick prizes in the front game (the other player went "shopping" by running to any department with a flashing blue light and grabbing its box), drawn-out reveals in the bonus round, new announcer Don Priess was just an announcer with only the occasional role as co-"humorist" (to my knowledge, despite being present in the studio, he never appeared on-camera), and the theme became a remix with a good instrumental portion but lyrics that sound remarkably like they went through either Autotune or a bad American Idol audition. Twice. At least.

The bonus round was also slightly altered to have the team members take turns opening and keeping/exchanging the boxes, but unlike his predecessors Preiss didn't help with the boxes – instead, the contestants had to put the boxes on a small platform near the bell box, with an offscreen stagehand organizing the exchanged/kept prizes; one department had a prize worth over $1,000. In addition, if an exchange was made, JD usually didn't give the value of the original prize; none of this is near as bad as the above changes, mind you.

Oh, and product plugs. Product plugs everywhere. And no, I'm not talking about the prizes – the set has a lot of name brands right out in the open, with JD plugging 2-4 during his intro and at least two others during the show by way of his "punchlines".

In fairness, Shopper's Challenge and the bonus round were otherwise unscathed, and I personally liked the redesigned logo (GSN appears to have used a variant for promoting the Seasons 7-8 shows) plus the continued usage of a cue (generally for jewelry) that's been with the show pretty much the entire run.

While teams consisting of friends of the same or opposite gender had appeared before this point, they seem to have been way more frequent in this part of the run...although that may be a sign that they were having trouble getting relationship-based couples. Didn't really help that some of the teams seemed to be grabbed from Central Casting, though...

Season 9
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, and remained for the rest of the run.

Early episodes also had the Gifts department named "Gifts Galore", so at least one of the mall's stores managed to survive the overhaul...albeit briefly.

Shortened intro (early tapings)
 * October 6, 2003 (Season Premiere: Christina & Tony vs. Elizabeth & David)
 * [Promo graphic at 0:16 is for Early Edition (more specifically, repeats of the CBS show), premiering tonight.]
 * Taped 2003 (Kevin & Mike vs. Alicia & Darnell)
 * [JD, during the fourth game intro: "Yeah, it's true, my jokes stink like fish." Thanks for being honest. :)]

Normal intro (later tapings)
 * October 2003 (Amy & Courtney vs. Dain & Ed, with a jewelry plug using the Lifetime-era cue, a team celebrating early, and both teams acting remarkably like they came from Central Casting during the credits; video cuts out for five seconds during Game #4 description, ends during credits)
 * December 2003 (Signe & Heather vs. Matt & Brian, with a jewelry plug using the Lifetime-era cue!; first second or two missing {"-eam vacation!"}, ends during credits)


 * Taped 2003 (Stephanie & Amos vs. June & Jelana, with a category of "Shameless Plugs" and JD pretty much outright admitting he hates the constant plugs as much as anyone else!)
 * Taped 2003 (Carrie & Jon vs. Jenny & James {alternate copy})
 * Taped 2003 (Mother/Daughter Special: Sandy & Lori vs. Tracy & Starla {alternate copy})
 * Taped 2003 (Matt & Adam vs. Heather & Katie)


 * 2003-04 (Gary & Dan vs. Carolyn & Valerie, with script supervisor John Filtranti as a choice in a Shopper's Challenge question; montage of Gary & Dan's games, full Shopper's Challenge round, and near-complete bonus round)
 * January 29, 2004 (#9084 {884}: Kim & Mike vs. Shasa & Maeyen {taped 11/19/03}; behind-the-scenes four-camera look at how an episode of the crappy version was produced, although nearly all of Shopper's Challenge is missing)

Uncertain placement
 * Taped 2003 (Ashley & Lauren vs. Etan G & Daniel; begins during first team's intro {alternate copy})

Season 10
The final season made a few relatively-minor-but-still-noticeable changes: a large diagonal-facing TV displaying the logo was added behind JD, the bonus round clock had its font changed, and the bonus round total had its comma removed when it got into the thousands (and didn't change alignment even when it got there).

Unfortunately, nothing was done to make the show itself better – not only was a sponsor added to the bonus round clock, but it seems JD began plugging products more often while introducing games. (Did I mention that the "humor" got worse? Because it did. I didn't think it was possible, either.)

And while this isn't directly related to the show, I feel it's worth noting: as Randy West notes here, PAX was hemorrhaging money hard – by the time this season began airing, the network had somehow gotten itself over $990 million in debt, which got up to over $1 billion by April 2005.

2004
 * October 7, 2004 (Rachel & Russell vs. Heather & Julia {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Nestle}, with a painful bonus round; begins during first team intro, ends as JD congratulates the winners post-bonus round)
 * [JD, during one game intro: "You know, I actually got this job by reading the want ads." That's a punchline, but I gotta wonder...]
 * October 15, 2004 (Tamara & Brian vs. Jennifer & Paul {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Hunt's}; begins during first team's intro, wavy/grainy video throughout)
 * October 20, 2004 (Patricia & Adam vs. Jessi & Corey {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Totino's}; begins during first team intro)
 * October 21, 2004 (Elizabeth & Tom vs. Brooke & Dan {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Cottenelle}, with the Lifetime-era cue played at 18:43; begins during first team's intro)


 * November 19, 2004 (Jen & Stephanie vs. Thomas & Travis {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Dove}, with a very lame/unfunny Star Wars reference in Game #4; begins during second contestant intro)
 * November 29, 2004 (Tiffany & Jenny vs. Jessica & Andrea {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Alka-Seltzer Plus}, with some really bad jokes {and even JD seems to think so for Game #4!}; begins as JD explains the megastore)
 * December 2, 2004 (Cori & Matt vs. Kirsten & Mo; Round 1 and Shopper's Challenge segments only, audio cuts out right after time expires in the latter)

2005
 * January 20, 2005 (Beth & Dana vs. Kimberly vs. Elizabeth, with an abysmal Shopper's Challenge; aforementioned segment only)
 * [As Chico Alexander said when he recapped this episode, "The video also serves to further the notion that contestants may have been farmed from central casting... don't really know for sure, though."]
 * February 7, 2005 (Judy & Dennis vs. Tara & Illya {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Jif}; begins during first team intro)
 * February 16, 2005 (April & Jillian vs. Catarina & Bryan {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Smucker's}; taped 8/04)
 * [Catarina notes that she and Brian got married "Valentine's Day, six months ago."]


 * February 22, 2005 (Vannesa & Christina vs. Stephanie & Kelly {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Arm & Hammer}, with possibly the biggest winners of this era!; begins as JD explains the megastore)
 * February 24, 2005 (Anthony & Christian vs. Catherine & Rachel {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Ricola}, with a first game that goes pretty poorly; sped-up video and no audio during first line of intro, ends during credits)
 * March 16, 2005 (Diane & Sue vs. Richelle & Dan {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Iams}; begins during first team intro)

Uncertain placement
 * Taped 2004 (Joe & JC vs. Torrel & Casandra {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Dove}, with Don actually doing something other than announcing in Game #2; begins as second team runs to their podium)
 * Taped 2004 (Shannon & Topher vs. Kimberly & Carl {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Pam}; begins shortly before second team's intro)
 * Taped 2004 (Steph & Mitch vs. Cyndi & Holly {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Pampers}, with the third game's intro unintentionally summing up Seasons 9-10!; begins during first team's intro)


 * Taped 2004 (Tori & Robbie vs. Jamel & Janora {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Ricola}, with a painful bonus round; begins as JD explains the megastore)
 * Taped 2004 (Stephanie & Caroline vs. Darlene & Ronnie {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Dove}; begins during first team's intro)
 * Taped 2004 (Nicole & Karen vs. Elaine & John {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Nestle}, with two consecutive plugs using the Lifetime-era cue!; begins during first team intro, "warbly"/blurry video throughout)
 * [Before Game #2, JD quickly mentions the Keanu Reeves film Speed, which was released in 1994.]


 * Taped 2004 (Andrea & Meredith vs. Alexis & Dan {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: All}, with two consecutive plugs using the Lifetime-era cue!; begins just before first team intro, "warbly/robotic" audio at times)
 * [The first category is a parody of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in name only; the game itself is the Clock Game variant.]
 * Taped 2004 (David & Todd vs. Suzy & Sheryl {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Ricola}; begins just before first team intro)
 * Taped 2004 (Klementina & Murphy vs. Jenna & Kevin {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Smucker's}, with JD seemingly more subdued than usual; begins during second team intro)


 * Taped 2004 (Kelly & Silke vs. Missi & Michael {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Campbell's}; begins during first team intro)
 * Taped 2004 (Ross & Eric vs. Lesley & Melissa {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Clorox}; 6/20/05 repeat, begins during first team intro, first part of Shopper's Challenge missing {resumes at the 1:07 mark})
 * [A graphic promo at 12:38 is for the Mystery Movie Monday film Paradise Virus, airing tonight. From what I can tell, PAX aired said film on 6/20/05.]
 * Taped 2004 (Patrick & Owen vs. Lia & Alyssa {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Dove}; begins during first team intro)
 * [May be 2005, as a graphical promo at 0:50 is for an all-new Young Blades on Sunday. Said show ran from 1/23-6/2/05 and aired new shows on Sundays from 1/23-30, 2/13-20, and 3/13-20; that said, some STYD repeats did air in said timeframe.]


 * Taped 2004 (Kristin & Jones vs. Christina & Drake {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Friskies}; begins during first team intro)
 * [May be 2005, as a graphic promo is for Young Blades on Thursday.]
 * Taped 2004 (Jennifer & Tharam vs. Julie & James {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Huggies}, with a pretty low bonus round total partly because JD doesn't keep them informed on their remaining time; begins during JD's intro)
 * [Graphic promos near start are for America's Most Talented Kids and the film The Bounty, both airing tomorrow. The GSNN recap on 2/11/05 (Robin & Brian vs. Jamie & Claire) notes that the $1,629 bonus round there is "a new series low", suggesting this is afterward.]
 * Taped 2004 (Molly & Kim vs. Shannon & Jeff {Bonus Round Clock Sponsor: Alberto VO5}; begins during first team intro)
 * [One Shopper's Challenge question is about Ken Jennings winning "over a million dollars" on Jeopardy!, suggesting this was taped before he reached the $2,000,000 mark. Assuming the show wasn't privy to info before the episodes aired, this was taped somewhere between July 13 (when Ken passed the $1M mark) and October 25 (when Ken passed the $2M mark).]