Talk:Wheel of Fortune (US daytime game show)

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Contents 1 Merged 2 more info 3 photo 4 Wheel of Fortune on GSN 5 1983 nighttime wheel on GSN 6 Chuck Woolery's knack for spinning $1000 spaces for the "final spin" 7 Fair use rationale for Image:$2000 Space.jpg 8 Fair use rationale for Image:$2000 Space.jpg 9 Fair use rationale for Image:Bob Goen.jpg 10 Fair use rationale for Image:Bob Goen.jpg 11 Fair use rationale for Image:Bob Goen.jpg 12 Fair use rationale for Image:Bob Goen.jpg 13 Reason for Woolery's 1980 absence 14 A Tie On The Daytime Show 15 A Team Episode? 16 Host and hostess images 17 Succession box

[edit] Merged

As the author of the page, I would prefer that it not be merged. I created it because going back and forth between descriptions of the daytime and nighttime versions on the main article page added a great deal of bulk, and it didn't flow well. Thanks.--JTRH 02:12, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] more info

Hi - I have moved more daytime information from the main "Wheel" page to this page, which should make this more comprehensive and get rid of some of the bulk in the main article.

65.27.233.132 03:50, 27 October 2006 (UTC)DAP

[edit] photo

I added {{reqphoto}} in this talk page because this article needs one to reduce some imaginative possibilities from every reader online. --Gh87 14:48, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by this comment.JTRH 16:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

I'll rephrase my comment for you: "I added this tag for article improvement request." --Gh87 20:50, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wheel of Fortune on GSN

I wonder why WOF is not on GSN anymore, does Pat have a problem with it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.228.70.72 (talk) 23:30, 6 February 2007 (UTC).

As far as I know, Pat had nothing to do with the contract not being renewed. JTRH 00:01, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

It's probably just out of the rotation for now. Sony owns both GSN and Wheel of Fortune. Calliaume 16:36, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 1983 nighttime wheel on GSN

Was the 1983 NIGHTTIME Wheel ever shown on GSN, I just don't recall it.

--24.228.70.72 01:51, 14 April 2007 (UTC)nextbarker

[edit] Chuck Woolery's knack for spinning $1000 spaces for the "final spin"

As a teenager I watched WOF with Chuck Woolery every morning during summer vacation for years, and I would like to know if anyone else ever noticed that for the shortened final round, Chuck had an unbelievable ability to hit the top money space most times when he gave the wheel a "final spin". Did he stick around after taping practicing that? It made me believe that the wheel was rigged with controls so the director could get the most exciting ups and downs for the show.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:$2000 Space.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Bob Goen.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Bob Goen.jpg

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[edit] Reason for Woolery's 1980 absence

I'm not reverting the statement that was inserted, but I'm not sure it's (a) verifiable if it's only been reported on one fan site (which doesn't give its source), and (b) relevant to an encyclopedia page about the show even if it is true. Would the author please consider removing? It's your call as far as I'm concerned. Thanks. JTRH 20:17, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

I reverted the edit. I suggest e-mailing David Livingston about that statement, more clarification, and seeing where he got that information. Because yes, I've noticed that only his website seems to have that as the reason for Woolery's departure at the time. FamicomJL 20:27, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

I kinda figured it might get deleted, and I won't try to restore it. But at the time, it jumped off the page at me, and the idea that this belonged on Wikipedia just flashed through my brain. Yes, I'm still learning about what is and isn't acceptable on Wikipedia. --JoBrLa 22:07, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

The article now says that Woolery took this leave of absence when he "became sick". What was he ill with? --JoBrLa 04:54, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

I can't find that in the article, but if it's there, delete it. The only thing Chuckster was sick of....was Merv. Lambertman 15:29, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

It said "Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek filled in for Chuck Woolery during an episode in 1980, when he reportedly became sick." I'm going to delete it for three reasons: (1) The sentence is technically incorrect, since Alex wasn't hosting Jeopardy! at the time that he substituted for Chuck; "Alex Trebek, now host of Jeopardy!, filled in..." would be correct, but (2) the reason why Chuck Woolery missed a week of work 27 years ago isn't all that relevant to an encyclopedia article, even if we can credibly establish what the reason was, which we haven't, and (3) the sentence is badly written. Although the meaning may be obvious to most readers, the "he" to which it refers isn't clear from the way it's written. Someone who didn't know anything about the history of the show couldn't tell from reading that sentence whether Alex filled in because Chuck was out sick that day, or Alex got sick during an episode when he happened to be filling in for Chuck. In any case, it's pretty much celebrity gossip and fancruft. So it's gone. :) JTRH 16:59, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

My apologies for not reading for context; I thought this was another "reason why Woolery quit" a la the suicide attempt malarkey, rather than the time he was gone. Ignore me. Lambertman 21:57, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A Tie On The Daytime Show

No bonus round was played if there was a tie between two or three players on the NBC shopping version. Was that true on the CBS/NBC play-for-cash version as well? --JoBrLa (talk) 21:49, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A Team Episode?

Is it correct to add information that The Wheel of Fortune featured in an episode of the A Team?

Episode name: Wheel of Fortune Airdate: Jan. 14, 1986

As the episode begins, Murdock wins $28,000 and a trip to Hawaii on Wheel of Fortune. Later in the episode, Murdock wins a truck on the Wheel of Fortune finals.

Jamesedmo (talk) 12:17, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Host and hostess images

Hey! What happened to all the pictures of the hosts and hostesses???? --JoBrLa (talk) 02:53, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

See your talk page. JTRH (talk) 02:59, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Succession box

The succession box (which has been fact-checked) has been the target of some erroneous information lately. I'm inclined to dump the thing altogether. I'm not sure it's all that relevant, and the main Wheel page from which this article was spun off has recently undergone a massive cleanup to about half its previous size. This one could use some slimming down, too. "Preceded by" and "succeeded by" in this context are confusing for the reader. For example, the first entry says the show aired at 10:30 AM from 1/6/75 to 1/16/76, preceded by Winning Streak and succeeded by High Rollers. The way it's phrased, a casual reader might not know whether that means Winning Streak was the previous program in the 10:30 time slot and High Rollers was the next one (which is the case), or whether "preceded by" and "succeeded by" means Winning Streak aired at 10, Wheel at 10:30, and High Rollers at 11. Anybody feel strongly about keeping this? JTRH (talk) 20:50, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

PS. If anyone wants to know the complete schedule of network daytime programming, it's at curtalliaume.com. It hasn't been updated since 1999, but all the historical data are there. JTRH (talk) 20:51, 24 February 2008 (UTC)