Wipeout

Episode #010 Mark/Elliott/Debra. OBD: 09/23/1988 in syndication. Please visit the Whammium Blog at (whammium.wordp...)

[@gilwood7530]

I'll watch ANYTHING with Peter as a host ...What a great guy . I bet he was a fun person to be around ... very quick witted. RIP One of the good people

[@nperry106]

Loved this show growing up. Rest In Peace, Peter. He died doing something very noble.

[@DLCOrganization]

What exactly was that?

[@sha11235]

Put the old guy on PYL and let him get four Whammies in a row.

[@lojosol]

it is so painful watching the people play this bonus round so wrong. she was lucky that she didn't mess up what she had at the beginning

[@ALTAIR2]

She got very lucky

[@foxmccloud7055]

I've seen this show on the USA Network when I was a kid.

[@richierich3541]

Getting a Wipeout was very much like getting a Whammy.

[@sha11235]

I even thought it was the Whammy that was guarding their winnings.

[@Wii2PLAY]

When I went to look up the gameshow Wipeout (for 2021), 😂 I don't think I was ever expecting to run into this!!! WOW!

[@paullarue2010]

That game show was in Hollywood, California, at Paramount Pictures Studios.

[@markasflood8196]

Yes, Indeed

[@ryanstrnad8442]

I think the announcer on this episode, Jim Hackett was some sort of associate producer on this show. I remember seeing his name on the extended ending credits one time. Wonder if he was part of the AFTRA union?

[@foxmccloud7055]

Didn't they later on give the contestants running shoes for the bonus round?

[@spacemanmonster23]

Whoa this is mint!!

[@dangargus7882]

Disappointed this wipeout didn't last longer than it did.

[@sha11235]

They didn't have the greatest airtime back then. Game shows were on the decline so it wasn't like they were all on in the mornings and afternoons in blocks.

[@marcomacias3960]

im guessing theres was a glitch in the Soap Opera part. the answers were all gone.

[@sha11235]

Probably. They had erased the board by mistake, rather than keep it on so Peter could show the answers not given.

[@paullarue2010]

Peter Tomarken was a good host.

[@DBradshaw25]

A trip to San Diego from LA.....that's like a 2 hour drive lol

[@paullarue2010]

I remember this show was on USA Television Network.

[@Musicradio77Network]

I remember it well, but I remember seeing this on WCBS-TV (channel 2) when it was during the overnight block of game shows at a dreadful 3 AM time slot.

[@nicka727]

@@Musicradio77Network in Detroit, WXYZ 7 had that too in the late night time slot.

[@markstevens9249]

Wish I could find the episode where he accidentally said a customer had "Whammied" instead of wiped out. Proved he missed THAT show even then.

[@ShadowLinkxMaster]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYjVfn6oaZ2hh7c That’s right here. :)

[@abptt]

that was the second bonus round win. the first win was on the first episode.

[@SteveS4755]

Wished they would have had a rule that a 2nd wipeout in the first round by the same person would end the round. Leaves it open to someone hitting 2 wipeouts and still being able to advance over someone who hits just 1.

[@drewconway7135]

That’s part of the strategy. Just like not taking all of the answers you know are correct in your first at-bat so that if/when it comes back to you, you don’t wipe out. Of course, these contestants don’t have a strategic bone in their body.

[@marcpower4167]

​@drewconway7135 plus, if you leave answers you know you stand a chance to win more money.

[@robertlalexander4083]

Elliot was VERY lucky to advance to the challenge round. He clearly had no clue regarding Elvis' songs.

[@drewconway7135]

Robert L Alexander The whole thing was basically a dumb-off. Even blondie in the bonus round turned off 2 screens after Peter told her she had 5/6 correct. 🙄

[@marcpower4167]

@@drewconway7135 I don't think she understood how to work the screens. I've seen a few earlier episodes where that seems to happen. Later contestants seemed to understand better.

[@PUFFFIRE]

You think as old as Elliot is he would know the Elvis songs.

[@nperry106]

He obviously was paying attention when his wife watched her soap operas.

[@sha11235]

Maybe he didn't like Elvis.

[@danbarker4857]

Is that the first bonus win?

[@mitchellries256]

Dan Barker No. The first was in episode 1(spoiler alert).

[@christopherkemp8398]

REAST IN PEACE PETER

[@mitchellries256]

I always hate it when no one wins the Hot Spot.

[@sha11235]

Lucky old man there.

[@lawyerboy82]

How did she win? Lol.

[@sha11235]

One prize should've been a bunch of Elvis records so he could've caught up on his songs.

[@drewconway7135]

This episode was a total dumb-off. I don’t think the older guy had ever heard of Elvis.

[@sha11235]

He probably just didn't care about Elvis.