Adam C. Nedeff¶s Game Show Collection 5,358 Episodes Strong as of 3/23/2010 I: Game Shows II: Game Show Specials III: Unsold Game Show Pilots IV: My Game Show Box Games I: Game Shows ABOUT FACES {1 episode} Tom Kennedy¶s big break as announcer/substitute host. -Episode with Tom Kennedy filling in for Ben Alexander (End segment missing) [AF-1.1/KIN] ALL-STAR BLITZ {2 episodes} You might as well call it ³Hollywood Square of Fortune.´ -Sherlyn Walters, Ted Shackleford, Betty White, Robert Woods (Dark picture but watchable) [ASB- 1.1/OB] -Madge Sinclair, Christopher Hewitt, Abby Dalton, Peter Scolari [ASB-1.2/OB] ALL-STAR SECRETS {3 episodes} Overly-chatty celebrity guessing game. -Conrad Bain, Robert Gulliame, Robert Pine, Dodie Goodman, Ann Lockhart [AlStS-1.1/OC] -David Landsberg, Eva Gabor, Arnold Schwarzenegger(!), Barbara Feldon, David Huddleston (First two minutes missing) [AlStS-1.2/OC] -Bill Cullen, Nanette Fabray, John Schuck, Della Reese, Arte Johnson [AlStS-1.3/OC] BABY GAME {1 episode} Question: On Match Game, you had to make a match to win. On Dating Game, you had to make a date to win. How did you win on a show called Baby Game? -George & Carolyn vs. Gloria & Lloyd [BG-1.1/KIN] BANK ON THE STARS {2 episodes} A pretty nifty memory test with the master emcee. -Johnny Dark, Mr. Hulot¶s Holiday, The Caine Mutiny; Roger Price appears to plug ³Droodles´ [BOTS- 1.1/KIN] -The Long Wait, Knock on Wood, Johnny Dark [BOTS-1.2/KIN] BATTLESTARS {6 episodes} Alex Trebek just isn¶t right for a ³Hollywood Squares´-type show. ³Battlestars´, 1981-82 -Fred Willard, Randi Oakes, Joan Rivers, Skip Stephenson, Tim Reid, Carol Wayne (Tracking faults) [Ba:81-1.1, 2/OB] -Christmas show with Todd Bridges, Nancy McKeon, Richard Simmons, Skip Stephenson, Nell Carter, Richard Keil [Ba:81-1.3/OB] -Tom Poston, Debbie Reynolds, Jm J. Bullock, Jennilee Harrison, Ricky Schroeder, Rip Taylor [279.5/OB] ³The New Battlestars,´ 1983 -Premiere with Tom Wopat, Debbie Reynolds, Erik Estrada, Glen Scarpelli, Vicki Lawrence, Jimmy Bullock [Ba:83-1.1/OB] -James Sikking, Emma Samms, Charles Nelson Reilly, Mary Frann, Andy Gibb, Fred Grandy (Bad VQ but watchable) [279.7/OC] -Finale with Charles Nelson Reilly, Betty White, Jimmy Bullock, Stuart Damon, Candy Clark, Mary Crosby (Bad tracking but watchable) [272.2/OB] BEAT THE CLOCK {40 episodes} The classic game that¶s been ripped off too many times to count. Bud Collyer -Mr. & Mrs. Prince vs. Jackpot Clock; 36 Boy Scouts play a special stunt; Bud¶s birthday is celebrated [BTC:C- 1.1/GSN] -Mr. & Mrs. Shalkov vs. $100 Clock [BTC:C-1.2/GSN] -Mr. & Mrs. Jones vs. $100 Clock [BTC:C-1.3/GSN] -Frank Wayne guest-hosts; Mr. & Mrs. Mercovich vs. $200 Clock [BTC:C-1.4/GSN] -Frank Wayne guest-hosts; Mr. & Mrs. Babcock vs. $200 Clock [BTC:C-1.5/GSN] -Mr. & Mrs. DiBona vs. $100 Clock [BTC:C-1.6/GSN] -Mr. & Mrs. Kruger vs. $200 Clock [BTC:C-1.7/GSN] -Mr. & Mrs. Park vs. $100 Clock [BTC:C-1.8/GSN] -Mr. & Mrs. King vs. $64,000 Super Bonus Clock [BTC:C-1.9/GSN] Jack Narz -Guest is Gene Rayburn (low sound) [BTC:N-1.1/GSN] -Two episodes with Tom Kennedy [BTC:N-1.2, BTC:N-1.5/GSN] -Guest is Bob Denver [BTC:N-1.3/GSN] -September 1971: Couples are Al & Cindy and Curry & Shirley; guest is Cab Calloway [BTC:N-1.4/GSN] -1972: Guest is Bert Convy [BTC:N-1.6/GSN] -Guest is Louis Nye [BTC:N-1.7/GSN] -Guest is Helen O¶Connell [BTC:N-1.8/SM] -Guest is Gene Wood [BTC:N-1.9/GSN] Gene Wood -1st couple is Chris & Barbara; guest is Henry Morgan (quirky video switches to b&w occasionally, but very watchable) [BTC:W-1.1/GSN] -Three episodes with Richard Dawson [BTC:W-1.2-4/GSN] -1st couple is Harry & Terri; guest is Henny Youngman [BTC:W-1.5/GSN] -Guest is Dick Clark [BTC:W-1.6/GSN] -Guest is Patti Deutsch [BTC:W-1.7/GSN] -Guest is Ted Knight [BTC:W-1.8/GSN] -Guest is William Shatner [BTC:W-1.9/GSN] Monty Hall -Pilot #1, taped 9/4/79; Solomons vs. Gottsegans [BTC:H-1.1/SM] -Pilot #2, taped 9/5/79; Gary & Chris vs. Ed & Donna [BTC:H-1.2/SM] -Premiere with Gary & Sue vs. David & Geri [BTC:H-1.3/GSN] -Jerry & Marlene vs. Burt & Sheila; Jack Narz plays an old drunk for a stunt [BTC:H-1.4/GSN] -JoAnn Pflug & Ty Andrews vs. Robert Donner & Abby Lane [BTC:H-2.4/GSN] -Jimmy Van Patten & Michelle Colvin vs. Laurie Walters & Ira Angesten [BTC :H-2.5/GSN] -Two episodes from Christmas Week with Ronnie Schell, Joyce Bulifant, Johnny Brown, and Patti Deutsch (Yowzah!); Jack Narz cameo during credits of first episode [BTC:H-1.5-6/GSN] -Bobby Van & Elaine Joyce vs. Mitzi McCall & Charlie Brill [BTC:H-2.1/GSN] -Gordon Jump & Charlene Tilton vs. Phyllis Davis & Sorrell Brooke (faulty video but watchable) [BTC:H- 2.3/GSN] -Finale, with Hovis vs. Mazak [BTC:H-2.2/OB] Gary Kroeger -Pilot [BTC:K-2.1/SM] -Tracy & Darryl vs. Cheryl & Martin vs. Jamie & Roger [BTC:K-1.1/OB] -Dawn & Nick vs. Erik & Cindy vs. Chris & Susan [BTC:K-1.2/OB] BEAT THE GEEKS {13 episodes} Much better than I was expecting. Paul the TV Geek, I think, is me 20 years in the future. -2001 premiere with Eric vs. Amy vs. Lance; Guest Geek is Gabriel the Star Trek Geek [BTG-1.1/OB] -Didi vs. Alan vs. Aaron; Guest Geek is Antonio the Simpsons Geek [BTG-1.2/OB] -Nick vs. Christina vs. Tony; Guest Geek is Ivy the Sopranos Geek [BTG-1.3/OB] -Christine vs. Brad vs. Michelle; Guest Geek is Gabriel the Star Trek Geek [BTG-1.4/OB] -Eric vs. James vs. Trish; Guest is Mike the Horror Geek [BTG-1.5/OB] -André vs. Aaron vs. Terry; Guest Geek is John the incredibly creepy Playboy Geek [BTG-1.6/OB] -Heidi vs. Scott vs. Quinn; Guest Geek is Antonio the Simpsons Geek [BTG-1.7/OB] -Ben vs. Mike vs. Heather; Guest Geek is Alan the Comic Book Geek [BTG-1.8/OB] -Eyal vs. Courtney vs. Thomas; Guest Geek is Paul the Hip Hop Geek [BTG-1.9/OB] -T.J. vs. Daryl vs. Kelly; Guest Geek is Holly the South Park Geek; All four Geeks lose their medals! [BTG-1.10/OB] -Greg vs. Gigi vs. Jason; Guest Geek is Karen the Michael Jackson Geek [BTG-1.11/OB] -Zach vs. Kristine vs. Scott; Guest Geek is Holly the South Park Geek [BTG-1.12/OB] -Danielle vs. Neil vs. Melissa; Guest Geek is Paul the Hip Hop Geek [BTG-1.13/OB] BEAT THE ODDS {1 episode} I bet you thought ³Press Your Luck´ was the first game show to use Whammys, right? Fun word game, but it could never work today. -1962 KTLA episode used as a pitch film for national syndication; George vs. Liz [BTO-1.1/KIN] THE $1.98 BEAUTY SHOW {2 episodes} Chuck Barris¶ valiant attempt to out-tacky his own other creation, ³The Gong Show´ -Panel is Anson Williams, Mabel King, and Wayland Flowers & Madame (low audio) [BePa-1.1/GSN] -Jaye P. Morgan, Trini Lopez, Dorothy Lamour; a contestant gets stage fright and runs away! [BePa- 1.2/GSN] THE BETTER SEX {4 episodes} Soap opera time slot expansion robbed this fun game of a longer run. It¶s a shame. -Pilot, with seven-member teams (so-so video) [BeSe-1.1/SM] -³The Mean Machine´ knocks out all 30 women in the bonus round on the first question [BeSe-1.2/GSN] -Men¶s team is defeated after piling up more than $27,000 [BeSe-1.3/GSN] -Series finale, taped 12/10/77 with slate [BeSe-1.4/SM] THE BIG PAYOFF {1 episode} ³Half game show/half-fashion show´ isn¶t any more interesting than it sounds -Boring unaired pilot for a new version taped at Tavern on the Green [BP-1.1/KIN] THE BIG SHOWDOWN {1 episode} A dice and quiz game that was much better than its short run would have you believe. -March 14, 1975: ³The Big Falldown!´ Watch your step, Jim!; Andy vs. Diane vs. Mike [BSh-1.1/SM] THE BIG SPIN {3 episodes} For my money, the best lotto game show out there. Larry Anderson -1996 episode with a $100,000 win (low audio) [BiSp-1.2/OC] Pat Finn -Episode with the Twice as Grand game and a $2,080,000 win [BiSp-1.3/OC] -2002 special episode with Big Spins only; includes a clip of Geoff Edwards¶ version with a $15,000,000+ win from 1986 [BiSp-1.4/OC] THE BIG SURPRISE {1 episode} The biggest surprise was that this show ever actually made it to air. HA! I kill me! -Guest contestant Errol Flynn goes for $30,000; Former World Champion Ed ³Strangler´ Lewis is a contestant later, but the show ends before he actually plays [BiSu-1.1/KIN] BINGO AT HOME {1 episode} Monty Hall¶s first game; he hated it, with good reason! -1955 episode that¶s probably interchangeable with every other episode produced [190.12/KIN] BLANK CHECK {1 episode} Boring blind-luck oriented game. -Pilot, using Quincy Jones¶ ³Chump Change´ as theme music«and since it¶s a pilot, of course, Jack Campion is playing (Bad but watchable video; counter on screen) [BC-1.1/SM] BLANKETY BLANKS {1 episode} Bill hosts an underrated game of delightfully stupid puns.