Wheel Of Fortune pilot Shopper´s Bazaar 1973

[@lindseycassella3015]

I love how they're just lounging in chairs. The boards were so cute!

[@wildfire1120]

Chucks asks her if she wants to buy a vowel? She responds "leave me alone? im dying lol

[@ericpurkey7502]

And we are still watching wheel of fortune to this day because of this pilot.

[@TheJinxCast]

Not really. Merv Griffin hated it.

[@MorganNye]

OpticalJW yeah, pointless pilot

[@timothymansker6177]

The theme song from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

[@JEMQueen]

i loved both pilots!!! Chuck Woolery was amazing since he always made me laugh every time ever since i grew up with him on Scrabble & Love Connection when i was a kid. Also the enthusiasm from Marilyn/Dawn/Marie they must have very excited when they became the first contestants of the most popular game show on NBC thank you so very much for uploading this :D

[@d_andy0]

i love the german version ;) but in 2001 the germen version becames / get (?) a ;digital-toutch;- puzzlebord . it was not a puzzleboard. it was a big tv without touchsensors. totaly loveles :( in my playlist Glücksrad u can see it. sorry for the bad english

[@JEMQueen]

it's OK, i'll get a chance to see them :)

[@nyc78]

This different format and vibe is so surreal to watch now! And lol at how ridiculously excited the contestants are! Thank you for uploading this!

[@jayparry1139]

Chuck in the 70's looks a lot like a cross between Elvis Presley and Jay Leno...

[@hdayejr]

Now he's a 45 ass kisser

[@TimmehJay]

They spent all their money on the rights to the Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang song

[@daffers2345]

I just love old episodes or old "versions" of shows, like this one. We get to see a piece of culture from the day as well as learn a bit of TV history. I find it interesting that they use the same font on the puzzleboard as today. The upright wheel looks funny and when the ladies say "Stop the wheel," I keep expecting them to say "No whammies!" XD Thank you for posting. This is a nice clear recording with excellent sound. :)

[@daffers2345]

OK, it seems I can't edit. However ... I realized the font isn't the same but is similar with large serifs. I also find it interesting that they have a clue wedge and used the phone to give a clue privately to one of the contestants - it reminds me of the phone-a-friend from Millionaire. Such a neat episode to see!

[@nolancain8792]

KZbin, you’ve finally recommended something wholesome yet deafening.

[@cloverconnections]

omg.... between the screaming and moaning... starting to understand what "hysterical" used to mean, geez

[@BADBIKERBENNY]

This is so damn relaxing to watch and listen to. Such a relaxing environment, contestants were so relaxed and hip.

[@chrisrandall2710]

BAD BIKER BENNY mmm Like you!

[@streetcarjay]

Background music is "Spinning Wheel" by David Clayton Thomas.

[@steveng.willis618]

Game shows were everywhere in the 70's.

[@chazzstorie2981]

That lady screaming is hysterical. Like damn, calm down honey. Also, when the wheel stops and then starts back up while it’s still on camera

[@brianoneill7186]

*Wheel isn't spinning* 'It's your turn to stop the wheel!' 'Stop!' *Wheel starts spinning* And it took taping an entire episode to figure out how stupid that part was?

[@gardenplots283]

The show should been called Stop The Wheel.

[@sqrlmonger]

Except in Old Valyria where, due to a mistranslation, they call it "Break the Wheel"

[@mshroye2]

More like stop the wheel I want to get off

[@Lisa-di1wi]

Vanna White had just started her junior year in high school back then.

[@wecantfightgravity]

Yes. She was 16 and Pat was 27 in 1973.

[@MorganNye]

Anthony Guarino well he came in 1981

[@Silenced23]

Love the loud enthusiasm. The audience clapping I think is a track. When people tell her to keeping going or stop, I only hear a few voices really close and when the ladies shout, it doesn't sound like a huge area like the screams are bouncing off the walls that are close.

[@fibotron85]

I actually like the idea of earning chosen prizes throughout the game. With a different format I think this concept could fly.

[@canttouchthis6439]

So glad they improved this show

[@libertubey2199]

It's interesting that Chuck was the host of this original 1973 pilot and Susan Stafford was the hostess of the two 1974 pilots with Edd Byrnes. It's also interesting that vowels have always and continues to be worth $250.

[@verucaanavrin1081]

the first contestant's name was Marilyn.. at the end of the show, the announcer called her Maureen.. which was the 3rd contestant's name.

[@bk-wq9zn]

this exquisite 1974 Pontiac Firebird ! 😎

[@aldofhister6859]

That full length mink coat is worth more than the Firebird

[@Y0Y0Evan]

The wheel clicking whenever it stops is so satisfying.

[@Jiltedin2007]

Love the Chitty Chitty, Bang Bang background music at the Beginning. DANG! Chuck Woolery looked like A College Student then.

[@thegameshowgeek]

Jiltedin2007 and the wheel looked old el cheapo!

[@cjsadman3750]

Amazing how much this game has changed

[@crevettedeberg]

Haha...so weird hearing Blood, Sweat and Tear's 'Spinning Wheel' used! Fitting and yet odd at the same time.

[@mrceleb2006]

8:57 - What it's like to for the wheel to stop on "Lose a Turn"!

[@TiberiousNeruda]

Wow, this version is... *really* different. Pretty interesting, if not too confusing. I liked how the introduced the contestants *and* did a round of gameplay in the opening. I'm not sure what happens if you have two prizes 'paid off' before solving a puzzle, whether you only claim one prize, or all the ones you've covered.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

If you have 2 or 3 paid off but haven't got a puzzle they all would be urs if u get a puzzle

[@itetpirsonicfan3931]

1:57 That wrong letter buzzer sounded like a "school bell", a "big beep" and a huge "human burping" sound all at once.

[@gangsnapp_yt5945]

family fortunes was the same thing except a fart. and the whammy sound effect from pyl. which did appear in uk. but is unknown if wiped out of existence by the network or not

[@georgef551]

"I'll spin the wheel" She saw into the future......

[@cutemimi25]

georgef551 Yes she did, but a that time the host "who later hosted Wheel of Fortune until replaced by Pat Sajak" said "Okay, we're going to stop the wheel.

[@georgef551]

I'm just talking about spinning the wheel. Went a bit far there. :)

[@cutemimi25]

georgef551 I know what you mean.

[@WonderWhatHappened]

How do the letters appear if there is no Vanna?

[@holton345]

Vanna is hiding behind the board. True story. HAHAHA!!!

[@watershed44]

Wow this is fascinating to watch....I believe that at the time this might have aired ONLY on O&O NBC stations daytime. I think I saw this pilot during the daytime on WMAQ TV in Chicago way back in 1973 as a child. Amazingly this episode holds up well. It kept my attention!

[@jamesd7195]

The lady lands on “lose a turn” and Chuck Woolery laughs. Lol

[@jeopardy60611]

They play "Spinning Wheel" as a commercial bumper, and the closing credits play "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." It's so interesting that this original show didn't have a model in front of the puzzle board turning letters. The puzzle board looks like cardboard, similar to the original Jeopardy.

[@jimmymckay73]

I love this its so chaotic and raw .

[@johnnyballenatl]

12:20 “Quickly, or we’ll be into Search For Tomorrow”...which was still on CBS at the time (didn’t move to NBC until 1982)!

[@cherrypizza]

Loving the incomprehensible use of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' as theme music.

[@rockland6674]

That's an instrumental version of "Spinning Wheel," the Blood, Sweat & Tears song.

[@gardenplots283]

+rockland6674 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was played while they were showing the prizes at the beginning. Very odd.

[@NatandGeorge]

I'll take a '74 Firebird today, please!

[@litigioussociety4249]

The music would make you think the grand prize was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

[@MysticalChicken]

"Do you want to buy a vowel? Maybe you should buy a vowel. I think you should probably buy a vowel. You know you can buy a vowel, right? SOMEBODY PLEASE BUY A VOWEL."

[@majorneptunejr]

I would suggest watching the second pilot. Closer to the final version.

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

It's so appropriate that they are playing _Spinning Wheel_ by Blood, Sweat, and Tears.

[@danielwestfall9578]

Thanks so much for uploading this. I was curious to see if this existed.

[@jehobden]

I love the version of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" used as the opening.

[@suuzq35]

this is wild, I remember Chuck woolery and this version of the show.

[@pinedelgado4743]

The countdown music played during the "Shopper's Special" segment of this pilot, SHOPPER'S BAZAAR, was the same music that was sometimes played during Charlie O'Donnell's or Jack Clark's prize descriptions on WHEEL OF FORTUNE after a contestant went shopping for prizes following his/her win of a round. On this SHOPPER'S BAZAAR video, that version of the music (perhaps written by Merv Griffin) was more playful. On WHEEL when this music was played, it was played at a different pitch and was a bit somber but had a triumphant finale if it got that far.

[@Ryan_Carder]

I love how he asks the women "what does your husband do for a living?"

[@majorneptunejr]

Should have said, who care he not a contestant .

[@justinmiddleton8818]

Some of the funniest parts of the ladies' hilarious screaming from this pilot. XD 5:54- "OH NO!!!!!!!" 12:44- "OH NO AND I DON'T KNOW IT!!!!" 13:00- "AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!" 13:36- "AAAHH!!!!" 15:50- "OOOOOOOHHHH" 26:06- "OH I KNOW!!!!!"

[@nolancain8792]

Justin Middleton hopefully the audio operator got paid well for his possible hearing damage.

[@justinmiddleton8818]

+Nolan Cain LOL i know right, but i have to say hearing these ladies incessantly scream through nearly every part of the game is still pretty funny. XD

[@biruss]

@@justinmiddleton8818 it makes me hot!

[@pika23]

No ceramic Dalmatian? I remember that prize and when they had like 75 left it got turned into a service merchandise gift certificate

[@kap79]

I like how that first woman naturally said "spin the wheel".

[@sabster74]

Loved the use of "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat, & Tears.

[@bigred3164]

Anyone else notice the final round thinking music sounds a little familiar?

[@mrceleb2006]

15:19 - What it sounds like when the wheel lands on "LOSE A TURN"

[@FoDaddy]

These women are going in hysterics every other time they stop the wheel. Hard to believe the show wasn't picked up right away...

[@YoBoyMarcus]

They invented Valium for these women.

[@ce7.0]

somehow the weirdest part is still the chitty chitty bang bang theme

[@floydefisher]

Even with all the bugs, this wasn't half bad. The setup made it look way more intimate, which isn't a bad thing. Remove the audience and it becomes one helluva edge on other game shows of that time. For those of you saying this looked like 'Press Your Luck', you need to realize this show was done like 4 years before the original iteration 'Second Chance' and 10 years before 'Press Your Luck' came on the air. So maybe it's the other way around?

[@Dj-Ch33f]

That has to be the most bizarre game show music ever made...

[@alanr4447a]

That melody playing in the show is the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang song!

[@NSHM122]

And then they played Spinnin' Wheel by Blood, Sweat and Tears

[@onorebakasama]

Shoppers' Bazaar? Yeah, this game certainly is bizarre.

[@Santiaram]

“Shoppers’ Bazaar” was the former name before 1974

[@onorebakasama]

​@@Santiaram ...I am very aware of that. It was a joke. Wordplay, because "bazaar" sounds like "bizarre", which means strange, and this version of Wheel of Fortune is very different, which can be seen as strange.

[@gilwood7530]

Thanks for putting this up

[@amymack6014]

I don’t even know where to start with this. The poor sound guy having to listen to these women screaming.

[@gilwood7530]

And a ceramic cat ... I USED TO LOVE THIS SHOPPING TRIP AS A KID ... I'd laugh so hard ! "YOU HAVE 8000 dollars ...You can buy this bread knife ...would you like the rest on gift certificate or account"

[@brettbousman5070]

Sounds like the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang theme

[@StyxNyx1]

I'm pretty sure it was at the beginning and ending. In between, when Chuck comes on stage, the song is, "Spinning Wheel", by Blood, Sweat & Tears.

[@karens8633]

I remember a version that was more like today’s game but had a shopping part when a contestant won the puzzle.

[@blindsportslover]

Elessar S that was during the first four or so seasons of the syndicated Wheel of Fortune. The NBC version had that format until its cancellation in 1989. Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

[@karens8633]

Gerard Landry, Great, it wasn’t a Dream then! 😂 I’m the only one that remembered it around here!

[@RogerBates7]

Yes, that's correct. The early years of the "current" wheel had this. It was called the "showcase" if I'm not mistaken. You had to spend your winnings on prizes from there and if there were an amount left that was insufficient to buy anything from the showcase, you received a gift certificate. You didn't take home cash winnings, like they do today. That came later on.

[@blindsportslover]

Roger Bates I kind of miss that. But these days it's all about the money. I'm not necessarily saying that's a bad thing, but I just wish that they brought back the shopping element.

[@WaltGekko]

@@RogerBates7 Right. That originally started in 1987 when they a "week of cash" that quickly became the permanent format. The daytime version didn't go all cash until it went to CBS in 1989 (with Bob Goen taking over from Rolf Benirshke, who replaced Pat Sajak on the daytime version) and had much lower cash amounts.

[@kennatiousc]

i like how the wheel constantly spins; and the contestants stop it.

[@boweandrew3]

Wow incredible and classic

[@blackphoenix77]

Wheel of Fortune should've kept the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang theme song. "Wheeel...of....FORTUNE! Bang, bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang...."

[@zymaymyn]

29:00 Bridge for "A Time for Tony", one of few prize cues from the 1983 version of "Wheel of Fortune".

[@libertubey2199]

Yes, your right. I wonder why they did not play this music cue throughout Chuck's stint nor the earliest part of Pat and Vanna's stint?

[@stephlemay]

oh my lord... that screeeeching !!!! Like nails on a chalk board !

[@pika23]

Those prizes were fab!

[@Mr.Face222]

The fact that they sometimes end up saying "spin the wheel" is what predicted the later years.

[@syferdet]

In 1973 the wheel doubled as a kitchen knife sharpener for the take home prizes.

[@karens8633]

Stop the Wheel? It looks like it’s just starting?! Weird

[@oleysiaogren1192]

True. Kinda stupid.

[@jimtrue1465]

Actually, the wheel is constantly turning. When the contestant says "Stop the Wheel", the little clicker drops down, causing the clicking noise, and the wheel starts to slow to a stop.

[@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010]

When she said, “ stop!” I was thinking wheel would stop 🛑 immediately?! 😐

[@jayparry1139]

The 1st contestant said she wanted the letter F and F even comes up in the close caption. But Chuck gets it wrong saying/giving the 1st contestant the letter S...

[@Cam-wm6eh]

I thought the same thing but I replayed it she does say S. Look at her lips. The audio is just old.

[@jphili]

Lol these prizes are so posh! An absolutely massive sterling silver, crystal and china set from Tiffany's, a full length mink coat from Bergdorf Goodman, a 5 piece Gucci luggage set, and did I see a bottle of Dom or are my eyes deceiving me?! Holy crap. What in the world happened to gameshow prizes?! :(

[@visaman]

Those were just left over props from The Beverly Hillbillies.

[@Zoomer30]

The smallest font in game show history.

[@harrisonnord4890]

We’ve come a long way..

[@MIKECNW]

You would think they'd have the players use a button instead of saying stop.

[@jkaylin6]

Happy this turned into Wheel.

[@April235E]

Henry Kissinger. Knew it as soon as I saw the SS.

[@StyxNyx1]

Me too. 👍👍

[@juststreaming012]

I see what you did there^

[@Kfaircloth13457]

I actually enjoyed the way the ladies interacted with each other. I can see its a good premise. And I see how the shopping happened after they'd won the round. But I wonder how they decided to put the wheel in front of the contestants and make them spin....

[@NatandGeorge]

Yup, I much prefer the format switch to spinning the wheel(intuitive) vs stopping(confused the women); by next year, they'd m,oved on to the bottom contestant-spun wheel & shopping from a shop of prizes, after winning a round --they kept thatformat at least ten years. . .

[@JLC48]

Pay no attention to the man behind the screen! Lol! Those women are scream queens!

[@rocknroller77]

Reminds me of Friends, "Bamboozled." "You've been Bamboozled!!"

[@DSMTheEditor]

Bamboozled made more sense than this version lol

[@b.r.i.d.g.e.t]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@cutemimi25]

10:44, 23:21, and 24:13 We're looking for a thing. 19:36 We're looking for a place.

[@TheBricksAndIvyArchive]

Three women constantly screaming 😳

[@burnouttx2415]

I remember this. Chuck did the first couple seasons of Wheel of Fortune. I think he only got 65K a year to do it too.

[@majorneptunejr]

He hosted Wheel of Fortune from 1975 to 1981 . More than a few seasons.

[@janeyza1]

That's pretty good money back then! It would buy you about 20 Pontiac Firebirds at MSRP! 💰

[@singleplytech]

Based on that I'm surprised it got picked up

[@NatandGeorge]

Just one year later it was tons different & so much better. . .

[@videox222ify]

thanks for posting

[@gitv2987]

Would be a bomb of a pilot if the lady didn't win the bonus at the end..

[@Ibhenriksen]

"Stop the wheel!" Hahahaha Oh God.

[@RandomVids-hx1py]

The announcer sounds like the same guy 😀

[@Musicradio77Network]

Never seen that before, but I wish that this show deserves a remake of "Shopper's Bazaar".

[@ChavoMysterio]

+Musicradio77 Television Network Really good idea, HOWEVER, the puzzleboard in this format would put Vanna out of a job.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

That's true. it could just be an LED billboard of sorts they'd be using.

[@sharonsumnerlott]

Stop the Wheel and it stops 10 clicks later 🙄

[@jenmilem6655]

Now THAT'S a classic!

[@strengthadmirer3184]

Bang, Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Theme Music?

[@brettbousman5070]

I was thinking the same thing when I heard this and was getting ready to post this. Great minds think alike.

[@millertime97jm]

It is. Using stock music was common back then, but this is something else.

[@gustavefrankfurter6462]

I want that Firebird!

[@StyxNyx1]

You and me both!

[@millertime97jm]

If Pontiac ever comes back, so should that car.

[@jmjfanss]

@@millertime97jm it won't happen because of the electric vehicle transition

[@brandonmartin-moore5302]

As with the other pilot, every time a contestant says S it sounds like F, but oddly enough the announcer sounds fine.

[@keikikahuna1674]

The closing theme is "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you."

[@Jiltedin2007]

Keiki Kahuna And the Beginning Background Music introducing the Contestants.