"Wheel of Fortune" (1975)TV series 1975-????

Creator:

Merv Griffin

Seasons:

2 | unknown

Release Date:

6 January 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show

Plot:

Pat Sajak hosts this game show, where contestants guess letters in mystery words and phrases. They win...

Plot Keywords:

Game Show | Money | Non Fiction

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 15 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 9	7:30 PM	ABC
Thur. July 10	7:30 PM	ABC

Cast

Pat Sajak	...	Himself - Host / ... (18 episodes, 1983-2007)
Vanna White	...	Herself - Hostess / ... (18 episodes, 1983-2007)

Also Known As:

Shoppers' Bazaar (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (1975-) | USA:60 min (1975-1976)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (1975-1983) | Stereo (1983-)

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Califon Productions

Trivia:

Chuck Woolery's last week hosting was also the first week of the four-row puzzle board. Wheel had previously used a three-row board.

Quotes:

[introducing the touch monitor-based board]
Host: Ladies and gentlemen... presenting... our new puzzle board. Oh, oh, oh! Oh, I'm all goosebumpy!
[a curtain rises to reveal the new board as Vanna poses by it]
Host: I'll bet you a dollar it don't work.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Execution (#3.15)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Changing Keys

great show!

This had got to be one of the best game show of all time and is certainly the most popular. I think the prizes have gotten better, and I love the recent addition of the "prize puzzles." Though I miss some of the old categories such as slang and megaword, the newer cateogories like fun & games and best seller work just as well. I have gotten very good at solving the puzzles at home, sometimes even immediately. I also miss some of their old prizes, such as the surprise and double play. I think this show will go down as a game show classic. Pat Sajak is a terrific host, and occasionally the show is good if only to see what Vanna White is wearing. They come up with very creative puzzles for the before & after category. I hope to appear on the show one day.

*** 1/2 out of ****