Weakest Link (USA) - April 16, 2001 - S1E1

[@jacobrichardson1952]

I was a baby in 2001 when I debut watching Weakest Link (USA) 🍼 I'll never forget the chills i had while watching this show on NBC.

[@Nostrhomo]

I love this show! I'm so glad you left the commercials, it's awesome.

[@TheMarc388]

I loved this show when I was a kid. I never understood why it just ended. It was so popular for like a year and then it just went away.

[@darkicestorm83]

They left... with nothing.

[@plushbatfan]

The game show is back again.

[@MrGophillyeagles]

@@plushbatfan it’s not the same though only Anne Robinson could fill that role in my opinion

[@nolancain8792]

@@MrGophillyeagles Jane still is pretty good.

[@B81-n5w]

I was born in 81 loved this show in my 20s.

[@nuknowledge9414]

14:37 the way she said “Marcus” and then got eliminated 😂

[@JamesLaverty08]

Probably a re-recording so she knew she was going so decided to give it a bit of sass

[@c.t.p.9821]

He acted like a big baby though...

[@jessetorres8738]

It feels kind of surreal watching this episode after watching 2 Seasons of the reboot series made 20 years later.

[@cjent8]

The reboot is so good, and Jane lynch is a great host

[@danieldelavera9212]

Much better than today's version..

[@Xəeroh]

Ever since Anne Robinson quit starring it went downhill

[@ClapHurts]

I really liked the early episodes of US Weakest Link

[@User-3O3]

18:40 Not sure about this question. I thought the highest temperature recorded on Earth was in North America. Death Valley, CA, in 1913.

[@kevinjuarez9252]

No, she's right. The highest temperature ever recorded was in El Azizia, Libya at 136.4°F on September 13, 1922. The Second highest was in Furnace Creek, California, United States at 134°F on July 10, 1913.

[@anniefinch6843]

I remembered watching this game show on television.

[@666Lachrimae666]

Jeff: I was their best shot at winning the million dollars! Also Jeff: loses them 10,000 dollars by not knowing Frosty the Snowman song 😂😂😂😂😂

[@trevorbuehler3273]

0:04 to the then host of that show! Pulling against the players and being sharp!

[@ericzubyk2329]

I miss having Anne as the host in the US.

[@trevorbuehler3273]

@@ericzubyk2329 i don't.

[@MatthewCampbell-pd1qr]

Mark your calendars April 16th, 2024 23rd anniversary of weakest link.

[@frankadiaz3629]

I watched this 1st episode in amazement back in April of 2001. when every other show looked like the Price is Right, this one was pitch black and quiet; every other audience was like Let's Make a Deal, but this one was silent; instead of a smiling Pat Sajak, it was Anne Robinson. 😮 It was extraordinary in every way. I was hooked and still am a huge fan. Who's as useless as an ashtray on a motorcycle? 😂😂😂

[@daneyboy98]

Some of these contestants truly are sore losers

[@cryosapien4607]

Jeff came off as a bit racist telling Marcus to get out of the country

[@davidfearis7335]

@@cryosapien4607 To be honest Marcus deserved it

[@nextbarker2702]

@@davidfearis7335 On the other it's so much easier when you're under no pressure, I'm sure he knew the answers, they all do, but when the lights are on, it's harder.

[@Xəeroh]

Obviously Marcus

[@dakotareeves3939]

This is the premiere episode of the American "Weakest Link" program and it's originally aired April 16, 2001 on NBC. 🇺🇲 🇺🇲

[@dahboo2273]

I loved this show as a kid! I am glad he won he was very smart

[@officialSgtPepperArc360]

46:46 - That was later rephrased as "one of you will go home the winner, and the other will just go home!"

[@glsweeney721]

That was because the celebs always got some money for their charities so they didn’t go home with nothing

[@officialSgtPepperArc360]

@@glsweeney721 I'm talking about the reboot with Jane Lynch. Also, you do realize that comment was posted nearly a year ago, right?

[@alexwashbrook3172]

Who else gets frustrated when they bank on nothing? Lol

[@bklyyynn]

I get frustrated when they don’t bank a large number then get the answer wrong

[@spoyledbratt]

I get frustrated when Renee doesn’t bank with a few seconds left.

[@michellegulden1052]

James doesn't understand how he got voted off. Yet he voted off in the round previously even though he was the weakest link in that round.

[@TJMalana]

Karen jealous much of an 18 YT old? LOL 😂

[@babangidanzegwu1476]

Please post more😭

[@JeremyYost]

"the weekeh slink!"

[@CarlosFranciscoHinojosaRodrígu]

Hello, I really like the weakest link of United States, very good show, I am a big fan of the weakest link, since childhood I am a fan of this TV Show, when I was a little boy I watched a lot of the weakest link, I watched it with my parents and I was very entertained watching it (well, here I am referring to the weakest link of my country), I am still a fan of this show. Well, I have noticed that the weakest link in the United States stopped airing on TV two months before the one here in Mexico was released, I am not saying this to make fun or something like that, it is just a comment, because when I researched information about the time of transmission of each of the versions of the weakest link I noticed that the one in the United States stopped airing on TV about two months before the one here in Mexico was released, greetings from Mexico.

[@theedspage]

Jeff, Marcus, and Renee would have been perfect candidates for the Bad Losers special

[@davidfearis7335]

Kira, Karin, James & Mary would also be good candidates, basically everyone except John would be in the Bad Losers Special for me

[@gaymerkrazed]

@@davidfearis7335 I think James had a right to be salty. He played better than them and was voted off because he was young.

[@waltergraves3273]

Can’t believe she said FDR for the Purple Heart. The medal predates his presidency. It started in WW1

[@davidfearis7335]

32:00-32:55 They Had A PERFECT CHAIN OF 8 CORRECT ANSWERS Here So They Could've BANKED THE $125,000 TARGET

[@kittym6071]

She chose to go first 😅

[@stevevasta]

Ironically, $73K was a comparatively good total. In many episodes, the total was far more dismal!

[@mattice9083]

The UK versions only had 1000 pounds as the top prize lol

[@stevevasta]

@@mattice9083 In the comments under a video of the British version, someone asked about that. The BBC decided deliberately to keep the prizes small, so that, as a public entity, they wouldn't be seen as throwing around taxpayers' money!

[@trevorbuehler3273]

38:36 sometimes when two contestants on WoF are at $0 going to the final spin I often think, "at least one of them is about to leave with $1,000." With this sentence in mind!

[@ericmcmillen1154]

I couldn't finish watching it. That Renee was too snooty ; I did NOT want to see her stuck up attitude win ! Lol

[@briankelleywastaken]

Keep watching lol

[@c.t.p.9821]

Mary had some of the most correct answers...

[@jimmygoodrich9590]

Most correct ?

[@AllenJones-w3p]

The syndicated version of "TWL" was emceed by George Gray, who acted more like a traditional game show host than Anne Robinson did. George currently serves as announcer on "The Price Is Right".

[@robbyosborne9708]

When I was a little kid, Anne Robinson used to terrify me for some reason.

[@bink9797]

same and she kind of still does as an adult 😂

[@gatweet1]

How she felt cheated when she lost fairly? 🤪 John did not smile even one time until he won, well yea I guess I can understand that. 😁

[@mattgreene3895]

Do you have the 3rd episode from April 18 2001?

[@ryohn5468]

Facts are useless at times. There's so much different types of knowledge. For example my knowledge of one subject is unknown to another and theirs is unknown to me.

[@JeetSingh-d3l]

Watching in dec 2024😂 love such shows and thought james was amazing but robbed in second last round

[@Xəeroh]

30:04 that was uncalled for

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Surely that male announcer was john cramer

[@ellenchristensen7160]

What a sore loser Renee was. If she were the strongest link, she would have won. The right person won.

[@W81Researcher]

I know John is from.Canada, but what is his race?

[@jimmygoodrich9590]

Human

[@W81Researcher]

@@jimmygoodrich9590 no it's important to know if he was black. Because it was hard to tell. He didn't talk black but not all Canadians are deep skinned.

[@jimmygoodrich9590]

@@W81Researcher talk black ? Why is it important?

[@W81Researcher]

@@jimmygoodrich9590 black people have a certain voice tone.

[@dakotareeves3939]

Anne Robinson: "That's means John, you are tonight's 'Strongest Link' and you go home with $73,000. Renee, you leave with nothing."

[@davidfearis7335]

36:15-38:00 And This Is What Happens When You VOTE-OFF THE STRONGEST LINK PURE KARMA

[@waltergraves3273]

Marines are Always Faithful (Semper Fidelis in Latin). Boy Scouts is be prepared (Paratus in Latin)

[@TheRealKingKevin]

13:00 Be Prepared 😂

[@jamesbooker6103]

Are you just doing this episode

[@benadams4807]

36:05 You just kicked out the strongest link from the last round. So We’ll start with the second strongest link. That’s you, John.

[@spwash1000]

Lets Play The Weakest Link!

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

I was in 8th grade.

[@areyyyyyyy]

9.99 for a bucket of kfc... those were the days

[@xmanval2]

22:56

[@redrazorx-23]

They 100% voted off James because they were sick of someone way younger than them showing them up.

[@katiemunro750]

A million!

[@jayv7006]

John was hot af

[@xmanval2]

55:01

[@AproposOfWetSnow]

The host is so sassy!

[@dakotareeves3939]

Marcus, Kira, Karin, John, Renee, Jeff, James, & Mary are the 8 contestants on this premiere episode.

[@jamesbooker6103]

Have you got episode 3 by any chance

[@politicalgangster9395]

Just for nbc to get it of KZbin

[@jamesbooker6103]

@@politicalgangster9395 yes but if they have got it I can download it

[@rafaelgoodmaon3874]

❤❤❤

[@xmanval2]

8:28

[@c.t.p.9821]

LOL@ big apple circus

[@allogicid]

It’s so funny how she has to repeat the rules like a dozen times for the American audience lol

[@jimmygoodrich9590]

Cheated out-of alot of money how ?😮

[@frankadiaz3629]

This was the very first episode of the USA version of the show, whose format was different from game shows in the early 21st century 😊

[@dixierae3442]

As a proud Canadian, I think the comment made by the Fitness Instructor should have been edited out. It clearly had negative undertones .What if he had said any other country. I doubt it would have been considered acceptable had it been a less layed back population.

[@spoyledbratt]

The questions were so hard back then. Questions are easier now, indicating that America has gotten dumber.

[@gameshowguy2000]

5:12 Correct answer was Judy Blume.

[@rafaelgoodmaon3874]

😊😊😊

[@todds.6028]

Do women EVER take responsibility for ANYTHING?

[@roamer1389]

Nope; only when they have to lose, that's what makes them so pathetic and hard to take seriously, BWAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

[@roryknox2030]

Nope! lol

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

BANK!!!

[@aurei44]

1 Person gets significantly harder questions at the end is a flaw in this game. A best of 10 would be a lot fairer. she getss: spluka (whatever that is), purple heart president.. Some Iyatola book whatever the fk that is The guy gets. Amazon, Lethal Weapon, Portugese Brazil.. I even knew that and I don't even know who the head of my nation is..

[@davidfearis7335]

RUBBISH! If both contestants had the same difficulty of questions, we would be here forever

[@Xudmud]

Spelunker, not spluka.

[@monaiannucci9434]

Take a bowl bully

[@joeymclean7358]

Bad quality episode on KZbin

[@machmodeling]

Not everyone had high quality recording equipment back then

[@John-nk3ej]

@@machmodeling dont let this weirdo bring you down this is great thx for posting it!

[@krystalking3037]

22:00 30:06 37:01

[@BobWestWA8YCD]

Jane Lynch was OK in the US version, but you can't match Anne!!!

[@Scottwilkie18]

Karen