Press Your Luck - The Whammies

Here's a montage of the whammies from the classic 80s game show Press Your Luck enjoy.

[@fhb3]

I must have been a sadistic child. I was rooting FOR the Whammy. And to this day, I am still rooting for that Whammy.

[@TheCRTman]

+Felix Brown Hahahahaha!

[@terraclaiborne2088]

I ALWAYS root for that Whammy!

[@thevoid99]

hey, that was the reason why i loved the game. the whammy. if that show ever came back, i would play only for the whammy. fuck the money. i want the whammy.

[@JhamariDude75]

+thevoid99 same 100%

[@paullarue2010]

The Whammy is the enemy.

[@krazerkap]

"One if by check! Two if by cash! The Whammies are coming to steal your stash!" CLASSIC!

[@XJIcequeen]

5:29

[@jellytoonsshorts3916]

Yeet

[@alexthompson5275]

All funny

[@DigiAkuma]

2:05 - "I cannot tell a Lie! You Lose!"

[@jwavada]

1:11- “Hold it, Fang! Hold it! Don’t forget the money!!!!

[@sirharry13]

28 years after the shows cancellation and I still enjoy watching these as if it were yesterday! Nice collection!

[@SnailMaster]

The only game show where I actually wanted to see people lose. The Whammy rules! Hahahaha.

[@colleen4ever]

The people on the reboot are too good! We hardly see the Whammies!

[@Frankie-O]

The whammies? I hate.

[@savedbyjesusblood]

Once in a blue moon there'd be a contestant I would want to win. I remember in the Australian version if you won 5 nights in a row you would win a car. Only two contestants ever won five games. A couple of others made it to the fifth and still lost. Barely anyone made it to the forth game. The first lady that won it was so nerve wracking watching her in the fifth game. It was the first time that I didn't want to see a whammy (not for her anyway. I did want the other contestants to get them so she would win.)

[@briansetpente1019]

Loved it when the whammy took the contestants money😃

[@cdjsteve]

That one guy and Lady lost 31,000... I don't know if I could sleep after that. The right you are we all wanted to see the whammy

[@funshine97]

"All I hear is 'Big Bucks! Big Bucks!'. I gotcha Big Buck!" LOL! 😂

[@gladfan1989]

Punny, but the Whammy stinks at them.

[@u2yes1dnoedcpsabrinakittyb2]

funshine97 8:29

[@wolfgang1097]

The whammy is quite a troll, go figure.

[@rshelley7496]

These were hilarious ..seeing the contestants getting pissed even made it funnier😂😂😂😂😂

[@MystikWizard]

I guess so ... all it took was one Whammy and the one blonde lady lost $30,000 just like that.

[@anthonywalker1044]

I remember that.

[@gsw88888]

"All I Need is Cash. Give Me All Your Money!" Some good/old memory comes back to me.

[@martinsantos1965]

God I miss the 80s...everyone and everything was so awesome and fun back then.

[@antoniocognato5023]

Great times my friend

[@antoniocognato5023]

Great times to be a kid

[@lisvender]

What a fascinating show this was! Three hapless people drawn to a hypnotic, flashing monolith that promises them riches. If they displease it, they leave broke and humiliated. Still, the contestants keep coming, and we can’t stop watching!

[@Tararini]

Best collection of whammies ever. Nearly half of them I wasn't able to see in my childhood!

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Imagine how much fun the crew that put the whammies together must have had. I've always wondered how many unaired whammies were created and whether any still exist in a vault somewhere.

[@anthonywalker1044]

Anthony Walker: Man, I used to love watchin' this ol' game show when I was little. My brother did the same thing when he was little, too, and I know my mom loved seeing that as well, and now, I can watch it anytime I want! 🧒

[@sarahsimpkins2021]

I used to love to watch this show when I was little.

[@SupermarketSweep777]

The funny thing is the Whammies can sing better than most modern "singers".

[@woffandaniel]

By "modern singers", do you mean someone like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, The Wanted, or even Katy Perry?

[@SupermarketSweep777]

Daniel Monahan Exactly

[@woffandaniel]

bucky468 Oh, yeah?!? No Whammy does it better than Josh Groban! He's, like, the golden voice of music in the 21st century!

[@thehoosierfortheUK]

Ain't that the truth!

[@raymondgallardo576]

@@woffandaniel Say Daniel, can you picture those singers and more on the current revival on ABC?

[@SuzakuMalikXemnas]

I love when the contestant reacts/plays along

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

My favorite one is "All I hear is 'Big bucks, big bucks.' I got your big buck!" I like how the Whammy in that case not only steals the contestant's money but also mocks them! There's also another one that wasn't shown in this video where the Whammy is bowling, and he says "I'm bowling for bucks, and it's a strike!" Then the bowling ball reappears behind the Whammy and he says "Uh-oh..." and the ball runs him over.

[@somerandomgameranimator4481]

I kinda liked that whammy, I watch that whammy animation with my best friend at my school!

[@lisacogar1490]

Should they use them in the 2019 version

[@sha11235]

They didn't have all of them in here.

[@KororaPenguin]

And yet that animation shows the Whammy has a hart. ;þ

[@MystikWizard]

Absolutely loved Breakdance Whammy.

[@Frankie-O]

🕺

[@80MWH]

5:48 - The Boy George one will live forever in my mind. It stuck there ever since I was a kid.

[@Bcilloz]

I'd watch this show just to see this happen to them! Brings back memories!

[@ThunderFist1978]

Oh my lord, thank you!!! I'd been looking for the one where Peter fainted after a guy lost 30 grand forever! I knew I didn't just dream that up!

[@jimgarvey5623]

Omg! The final minute ... The dude losing over $30,000 .... This was a cool compilation. Thank you for putting this together

[@patrickballoonman]

0:10 - Weightlifter 0:24 - Pole Vaulter 0:36 - Trick-or-Treating Ghost 0:53 - Picnic Scene 1:10 - Fang Chases Cat 1:20 - Pilgrim Shoots Turkey 1:30 - Shark 1:43 - Vaudeville Dancer Gets Hook 1:54 - Elvis Throws Out Back 2:06 - George Washington 2:23 - Genie Falls Off Magic Carpet 2:33 - Jackhammer 2:46 - Presidential Candidate 2:59 - Roller Skater 3:13 - Cyndi Lauper 3:35 - Sherlock Holmes 3:56 - Supremes 4:19 - Cruise Ship 4:40 - Baseball Player 4:58 - Flying Saucer 5:09 - Dixieland Band 5:28 - Paul Revere 5:44 - Boy George 6:05 - Motown Quartet 6:28 - Boxer 6:46 - Surfer 7:07 - Football Player Gets Bombed 7:35 - Water Skier 7:52 - Native American’s Canoe Sinks 8:07 - Michael Jackson 8:28 - Big Buck 8:47 - Window Washer 8:58 - Aerobics Instructor 9:22 - Heavy Metal Guitarist Gets Electrocuted 9:44 - The Great Whamini 10:09 - Beatles 10:48 - Tarzan Hits Elephant 11:18 - Roller Skater 11:40 - Cruise Ship 11:58 - Chandelier Hits Liberace 12:16 - Cannon Blasts Orchestra 12:38 - Fortune Teller 12:52 - Photographer 13:11 - Pogo Stick 13:24 - Benjamin Franklin Get Struck by Lightning 13:38 - Breakdancer

[@Babeolicious777]

OMG!!! I LOVED this show!! 😃😃😃

[@brianserpente4366]

After all these years still love press your luck buzzer plays it 4pm Mon thru Friday 😃

[@davidcolantuono3622]

That was too funny when Peter was shown lying on the floor after that guy lost over $30,000 to a Whammy.

[@lojosol]

second worse whammy loss

[@fanofpink]

Granny was savage!!!!

[@shutterbug_713]

It IS funny! 14:35 is where 2 go 2 C it.

[@colleen4ever]

@@shutterbug_713 Somebody get the smelling salts!

[@shutterbug_713]

Rite on, @@colleen4ever!

[@gokaury]

I love Peter Tomarken's reaction when Robert loses it all. Other than the Whammies and the contestants' reactions, Peter made the show what it was.

[@jonathanfleming5831]

I have to find out what episode that was

[@coolnut99]

And you wonder why the show lasted only three seasons -- it was utterly insulting to the audience when someone loses TENS of thousands of dollars over something stupid like that. The fact that this created champions several times with ZERO DOLLARS didn't help. In short, Peter Tomarken was great and the Whammies were fun to watch, but it was just too sadistic to enjoy overall. It was vindicated by cable, though. :)

[@chuckschillingvideos]

@@coolnut99 That's idiotic. That's the thing that separated the show from all the other lamebrain game shows over the years. It's also the reason so many people identified with the show - because it inserted the key element of reality and negative outcomes - something that most people encounter at least occasionally in their daily lives. What I would suggest is insulting to the audience (particularly the audience's intelligence) is when EVERYONE goes home a winner.

[@andrewguerra9343]

Whammy should get his own film. It’s a love story with heart, emotion, and whammys!

[@wolfgang1097]

Maybe a film about if the Whammy was in the real world.

[@calvin3464]

He might even get his own cartoon show.

[@kali3665]

11:40 "Hasta luego! Arrivederci! Bon voyage! That means goodbye!" That one was pure evil! 🤣

[@blindsportslover]

He rubbed it in the contestant's face. Lol.

[@Elavator66]

my favorite.

[@TangoSierra888]

In the golden age of game shows, this show brought on so much anxiety 😂

[@MetProduct-td4rz]

Michael Larson was a master of this game show he didn’t cheat it was his skill

[@jdb2002]

This compilation should have shown his single Whammy.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

​@@jdb2002The joke was on the Whammys, because he didn't have any money yet at that point... 😏

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

I watched Press Your Luck while I was growing up and I always laughed whenever the Whammy came up and they're different antics was freaking hilarious and it still is after all these years whether it's Whammy!The All New Press Your Luck or the new Press Your Luck where contestants have a chance at winning $1 million dollars.

[@jamesgeorge5727]

all I hear is big bucks big bucks... I got your big buck here xD

[@Frankie-O]

The big bucks stop here.

[@TomCurtis-t2r]

Best thing about growing up in the 80s and staying home from school, was seeing contestants getting humiliated by the whammy. My mom used to get so frustrated with the contestants getting so greedy and ends up leaving with nothing. I loved the reboot it brought back memories of my childhood, now my children enjoys watching and says no whammies!!! lol.

[@khenry320737]

Even at age 28, can't get enough of those danged whammies!!!

[@thrashmetalfiend]

Why do I enjoy watching this so much?

[@Frankie-O]

I enjoy the classic version with Peter Tomarken and current version with Elizabeth Banks.

[@cutemimi25]

You forgot the one when a person gets 4 whammies and the Whammy dressed up as an umpire says "You're Out".

[@selinadaly8967]

cutemimi25 I

[@antdude]

We need a full compilation of ALL Whammies including 2019's version! Did the older series repeat using them or were they always new?

[@donmccullen1973]

@@antdude They are new..many have been remade.

[@antdude]

Do we have a video compilation of these new ones?

[@somerandomgameranimator4481]

And the bowling whammy!

[@kevinsaget123]

Sweet potatoes, cranberries, and... *WAM* ...a turkey. 😂😂😂

[@brynunderwood9147]

Better luck next time,pilgrim.

[@dwightcorbett8889]

I admit it, I actually watched this show just for the whammies, some of them were very creative and downright hilarious.

[@creatornat]

The surfing one's my face, because of how adorable he whammy sounds when he says,'It's a wipe ouuuuuuut!' Also, I tend to like the earlier show's animations, because they were more primitive, thus making them more cute to me. :)

[@dkd2008]

I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!

[@Frankie-O]

ABC version, hosted by Elizabeth Banks.

[@80sNewWaveGeek]

9:22 😂😂 I was looking to find the whammy on the electric guitar - thanks for uploading!

[@GamingSpirit79]

2:48 “If elected, I will raise your taxes!” 😁 Gets me every time! 🤣

[@marihdimitri7219]

🥧

[@geezyhamilton130]

The Cyndi Lauper whammy is the GOAT, LOL.

[@pajamamar2011]

That is the ugliest Whammie along with the Tina Turner one.🤢

[@Lost_idiot223]

8:10 Michael Jackson Whammy was the only one i remembered from the show! xD

[@PZKPFWVII]

MJ whammy is my favorite of the bunch.

[@TheMichaelaJJackson]

Boy George too

[@grantedklass777]

TJ sands me to xdddddd

[@OldSchool845]

I believe there was also a Tina Turner whammy but I don't see it here. I miss this show...

[@irishpogi]

The Tina Turner and Cyndi Lauper impersonations were good too

[@Wheeloffortunefan999]

"I'M OPEN I'M OPEN THROW ME THE BOMB THROW ME THE!"(BOOM.) LOL

[@petercolbeysgameshowmania7176]

Oh, no...

[@Frankie-O]

💣

[@stevekoenig3684]

I wonder how many times a contestant who got whammied yelled a four-letter word that had to be deleted.

[@fromthehaven94]

That's the part where "events not affecting the outcome of the game" appears in the closing credits.

[@turbinerocks]

GOD’S PERFECT GAME SHOW

[@Elavator66]

agreed.

[@VNYZ-rw7in]

7:33 Shark Whammy (Incomplete)

[@VNYZ-rw7in]

11:57 This Veron Was Same Piano Whammy As She. 13:22 This Kenyetta Was Same Kite Dang. Whammy As He.

[@hbhallman]

Me: Come on, big bucks! Stop! Host: Stop at a whammy! Me: Dang it! Tammy: ( Singing ) It's good to have your money back again! Whammy: Ladies and Gentleman, Tammy Whammette! ( Pie in the face ) Host: I'm sorry, But you got your first whammy. Ok? Me: That's ok.

[@TrevorGleason]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Luschan]

I love how cruel and sadistic the whammy animations are lol. It’s the last thing you’d want to be listening to in that moment, especially the ones that just keep going

[@newfie2keith]

"Elementry my dear Fang. It was greed that got him." LOL

[@saint0wen]

"Who would ever hurt a whammy?" at 5:43 was always my favorite as a kid. Sorry lady, hahaha.

[@dwightcorbett8889]

Ha ha, that was my favorite one also.

[@colleen4ever]

I loved the Supremes one. "All I need is cash! Give me all your money! Give back the money!"

[@rubedogg6969]

RIP host Peter Tomarken!

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

Also announcer Rod Roddy. RIP.

[@kevinblack9503]

@@MetalSmasherGaming how did Rod Roddy passed away?

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

@Kevin Black He died of colon cancer in 2003.

[@kevinblack9503]

@@MetalSmasherGaming thanks for the information

[@robbernath]

@@MetalSmasherGaming correction: he died of cancer, but not the colon variety; it was actually breast cancer It's very, very rare in men but it can occur, unfortunately. He was a great announcer - not only for this show but others as well, most famously The Price Is Right.

[@spectrastar2749]

Elementary my dear Fang, it was greed that GOT HIM

[@Angie2343]

Greed's the title of another game show I love.

[@calvin3464]

"This is it. A new world record!" That was cool.

[@Frankie-O]

That was no new world record.

[@miked4377]

staying home from school to watch the wAmmmie circa 85

[@sirharry13]

Personally, my three favorite whammies were the "elimination" whammies (the whammies that would only play when a player got the fourth whammy; though this only happened in the second and third seasons) 1. The cruise boat whammy (which was shown twice here), the umpire whammy and the Barbershop quartet whammy...

[@gbtrat]

My favorite whammy was the barbershop band! I loved that! Any of the whammys that were special if you got 4 of them

[@TheCoolProfessor]

LMAO! I couldn't keep cool if I lost all that money! I'd be losing my shit completely!

[@rdc197810]

TheCoolProfessor the whammy makes people crazy!

[@shaunna28]

4th grade me loved Press Your Luck.. and I STILL do, too! 😊

[@terraclaiborne2088]

That was a surprise at the end, but concerning...poor host passed out!

[@Thegreatjoker13]

after 20yrs+ this shit is still funny..... If im right wasnt this show in the 80s???? If so thats when the BEST shit was ever made (music some of it lol) Im proud to be born in the 80s.... They dont make shows like this anymore... Best tv show to come out of the 80s was MWC (married with children) Best game show PRESS UR LUCK....

[@kevingembel5767]

My favorite was always the Bluegrass band at 5:10! It always brought a smile to my face

[@lisacogar1490]

Should they use it in the 2019 version

[@dwightcorbett8889]

One of my favorites too.

[@Frankie-O]

Dixieland that was.

[@wlj99]

the "Do you really want to hurt me" Whammy parody of Culture Club. "Whammy"

[@MrBowtie1982]

One missing is another one when you whammy out. The tenor singing "you're out". As well as the baseball umpire one where he also says you're out.

[@lisacogar1490]

Should they use it in the 2019 version

[@robertsanders2059]

The Michael Jackson Whammy is my one and the Boy George Whammy too

[@HTownsDrummingVideos]

2:07, 2:33 & 12:53 are my favorite whammies, especially "I wanna get a picture of you losing your money. Say cheese!"

[@lisacogar1490]

Should they use them all in the 2019 version

[@kidfrombrooklyn66]

DID NOT AIRED IN SOUTH FLORIDA. Only knew about the show when I visited L.A. in 1986 in Aug and saw it from a store window just before it ended. Could have been a contestant on that show - turned 18 on Dec 1984 and was half way on my senior year of high school.

[@MarauderOSU]

12:50 "I want to get a picture of you losing your money. Say cheese!" (BANG!)

[@miguellelanscepineda8652]

7:33 Heartbreaker moment of the game! She had a 31 grand bucks from that game.

[@DionysusAlS]

My favorite is when the lit panel is a prize for a fraction of second and then changes to a whammy. Deliciously cruel.

[@reneethornton9734]

@DionysusAlS Or when there’s one whammy on the board and it nails you!

[@brendanwilliams7291]

Some of these I remember seeing on the Australian version of Press Your Luck.

[@TBONE_2004]

Michael Larson - The Whammy's worst nightmare

[@thesmallvideomaker7646]

bucky468 Yep. Chuck Norris can steal their money completely when he just took $1.

[@animefan25]

He did get one whammy

[@fromthehaven94]

@@animefan25 And won over $100,000 in (mostly) cash and prizes afterwards. Two separate episodes.

[@animefan25]

@@fromthehaven94 Actually, it was one episode. They cut into two episodes.

[@fromthehaven94]

@@animefan25 That was what I meant.

[@christophercotton9048]

7:33 That hurts 😢 💔 😫 😞 😪 😔 😢!! OMG!!

[@sha11235]

Love it that the First Baptist Church got a Whammy.

[@christophercotton9048]

Looks like the whammy raided the collection trays of the tithes and offerings.

[@KevinJohnson-rc8dw.]

Bad Whammy...BAD!!!

[@dannydougin3925]

A church lady using that much make-up??

[@gmon5000]

*Whammy:* "All I hear is 'Big bucks, big bucks!' I gotcher big buck!" *Me:* 🤣 "Oh no, help, my lungs...."

[@jehb8945]

I wonder if the contestants knew that all the kids who watched Press Your Luck were wishing they would hit a Whammy so the kids could have a quick laugh at the cartoon animations that denoted their misfortune.

[@rodneysexton1034]

Love those whammies! They are funny!

[@Frankie-O]

I hate those whammies, the audience should boo at them.

[@JoeyLamontagne]

I love the Cyndi Lauper/Madonna and Michael Jackson Whammies

[@alskyviewerallen9665]

+Joey Lamontagne me 2

[@greshaminc156]

The whammy goonies.

[@corybigham6429]

I like the boy george whammy

[@devin5657]

0:14 0:24 1:12 1:18 1:50 2:00 4:38 4:56 5:08 5:42 6:03 6:28 6:46 7:08 8:29 8:45 9:30 9:51 12:04

[@MalekMasoud]

The Whammy clips all have one thing in common: "BYE BYE MONEY!"

[@cliftonmcknight4659]

I was laughing hard as a kid at the 6:07 markand that one stuck out over the years😂😂😂😂😂 coming out like the FOUR TOPS

[@KevinJohnson-rc8dw.]

🎶 Who would ever hurt a whammy? Who would ever want to--OW!! 🎶

[@Agent_1701-D]

Kevin Johnson I WOULD! 😆

[@OldSchool845]

The Boy George (from Culture Club) whammy always cracked me up...

[@geezyhamilton130]

Cyndi Lauper whammy is the GOAT! 3:13

[@TheKeyboardKing1]

I love the "Whammy songs" that were not-so-changed versions of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me", "Billie Jean"... did I miss any?

[@KevinJohnson-rc8dw.]

The Keyboard King The Elvis Whammy and the George Jones and the Tammy Wynette whammy.

[@makeshiftgoalhorns8303]

The Beatles one is I Want to Hold Your Hand

[@anthonywalker1044]

Ha ha ha ha! Man, that one get funnier every time I see that! 😂😂😂

[@IDowney1988]

TRG: Stop Host: Stop at a whammy TRG: GAMEEEEEEE!

[@cutemimi25]

That's ProtonJonSA.

[@femininebeauty5934]

I love those darn whammies. 😂

[@Frankie-O]

Audience: [after contestant lands on a whammy] Boo!

[@dannydougin3925]

2:03 is the best LOL!!!! That lop-sided hairdo just ads to it! HA HA HA! "OH NO!!!"

[@spacebullseye]

"Who would ever hurt a whammy, who would ever want..OW!"

[@KevinJohnson-rc8dw]

The Boy George whammy.

[@TheRobobuck]

5:29 One if by check, two if by cash The Whammies are coming to steal your stash!

[@thegamerontop5348]

Ah ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

[@thegamerontop5348]

Ah ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

[@corjonbett]

Who would EVER hurt a Whammy? Who would ever want to *HAMMER!* OW!!

[@johnnguyen270]

Paul Whammy! Or is it Whammy Revere?

[@johnnguyen270]

Boy Whammy George ;)

[@thegameshowgeek]

3:55 I don’t want to give you all my money!

[@KevinJohnson-rc8dw.]

Now appearing in the center ring -- The Great Whamini!

[@lisacogar1490]

Should they use the 2019 version

[@kylebulger4240]

1:55 what episode is the Elvis one from

[@KororaPenguin]

3:36 -- Fun fact: Holmes never said the full quote, and only ever used the adjective in _The Crooked Man_. 4:43 -- That means the Whammy (or a pinch-runner) advances to first automatically. 10:02 -- Somewhere, Murphy laughed. BTW, did Paul have any relatives in British television? Because I swear he looks like a younger (and saner) version of Harrison Chase from the Fourth Doctor chiller _The Seeds of Doom_. 12:02 -- With apologies to Friz Freleng: ♪Now the Whammy, he was a swingin' like a gate/Doin' Liberace on the eighty-eight...♪ 13:24 -- Somewhere Murphy laughed again.

[@ericfeick4270]

I love Breakdancing whammy with the 80s boombox

[@patrickmccarron5059]

People in the 80s never said "god-damn-it", "fuck", or "shit" when they messed up back then. They would say stuff like "gosh darn it" or "gee whiz", "golly", "jeepers", or "dog-nabbit" they did not use offensive language.

[@tinamarie86]

Surely, you mean best TWO episodes ever!!!

[@thegamerontop5348]

"Throw me the bomb I'm open! Oh no..." (My favorite one)

[@lisacogar1490]

Should they use it in the 2019 version

[@danieldorsey6768]

@@lisacogar1490after the terrorist attacks, some people will be offended with anything bomb related. So I don't see this whammy animation coming back.

[@Frankie-O]

💣

[@reaperoftheknight975]

6:05 my favorite of all-time 😂😂