Wordplay (April 1987): Ralph vs Peggy

Here is an April 1987 episode of Wordplay.
Returning champion Ralph has already won $7950. Can Peggy stop him and play for $5000 in the end game? No copyright infringement is intended.
Celebrities: Leslie Nielsen, Sydney Goldsmith and Jamie Farr.

[@taureanmay7480]

I ❤ this episode of Wordplay.

[@taureanmay7480]

Good.

[@bearcattony00]

this had 80s written all over it. the set, the wordplay sign.

[@DakotaReeves-v7e]

This is an April 1987 episode from the 80s American game show "Wordplay" and on this episode, Ralph plays against Peggy. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@christophercotton9048]

WORDPLAY, is a Scotti Vinnedge Television Production in association with Fiedler Berlin Productions and Rick Ambrose Television distributed by Fremantle.

[@paullarue2010]

I never been to Mexico.

[@taureanmay7480]

No not me.

[@JMFabiano]

Somewhere in the underworld, Sydney and Judy Tenuta are both on some show's panel.

[@taureanmay7480]

Haaaaa.

[@blind_t2]

And this show is gonna be on buzzr next week! Wow! A rare game show i get to see.

[@jehobden]

Unfortunately Buzzr only gave it 3 days (not even a week) before axing it for MG '73 reruns. :(

[@taureanmay7480]

Nope.

[@bmasters1981]

@@jehobden Did they think it was unpopular with viewers?

[@jehobden]

@@bmasters1981 BUZZR had some excuse about clearances that led to the show's cancellation after 2 or 3 days. It's still my favorite GS of all time.

[@bmasters1981]

@@jehobden Clearances-- I think they probably thought it had musical problems in that line, if I understand it correctly.

[@QHMCQ]

Leslie Neilsen did a game show?! This is a find!

[@PREGO1966]

Actually he has been around game shows before, he was on Celebrity Sweepstakes in the 70s

[@jehobden]

He did 3 different weeks on this show. I first remember him appearing as celebrity #1 on CELEBRITY SWEEPSTAKES in the 70s before I was familiar with any of his other work.

[@bluebear1985]

I believe he was on "Match Game" in either '75 or '76. At least one of those episodes are around the interweb somewhere.

[@usa02]

Sydney Goldsmith reminds me of Jackee Harry of "227" fame.

[@PREGO1966]

Not even close, Sydney's voice is much higher

[@jehobden]

Jackee Harry crossed with "Born Yesterday" actress, Judy Holliday, maybe.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Wordplay from Syd Vinnedge & Tony Scotti the Co-Producers of America's Top 10 w/the late great Casey Kasem and Fiedler-Berlin the Co-Producers of Trivial Pursuit w/Wink Martindale, Treasure Mall w/Comedian Hal Sparks and Trump Card w/Former Miami Dolphin Jimmy Cefalo and Debbie Massi

[@taureanmay7480]

Great Stuff.

[@ryanstrnad8442]

This game show was more of a "Darkhorse" show in NBC's game show line-up in 1987. I thought it was right up there with the Scrabble's & Sale of the Century's in their' block as far as quality. But, unfortunately, it went up against CBS Young and the Restless when it was "endpegged" along with premiering with the new Blockbusters on the start of the block in Jan. of '87. This was also the tail end of NBC's heavy airing of game shows as it would soon begin to give away or cancel game shows without replacing them with other game shows. I also think this show got screwed when it was replaced with a daytime version of Win Lose or Draw, IMO, Bert Convy and maybe Burt Reynolds had pull with NBC to get their' WL or D show up there in place of Wordplay.

[@CreightonRabs]

Was this from Pittsburgh's NBC affiliate, by any chance? I ask because Kittaning isn't that far from Pittsburgh.

[@newstarcadefan]

+Creighton Rabs It was. WPXI does serve Kittaning.

[@jehobden]

According to Tom Kennedy, in an online interview, WORDPLAY got the ax because NBC wanted to do business w/ Disney, who had a stake in WLoD.

[@jehobden]

Yes, i have this show in my collection, and it starts with a promo for SOLID GOLD, which WPXI-TV ran on Saturdays at 7 PM. Since this promo has SOLID GOLD on "tomorrow", that places the original air date for this show on Friday, April 24, 1987.

[@taureanmay7480]

True.

[@jellyrewis]

Leslie was also a "Match Game" panelist one week in 1975.

[@jehobden]

+jellyrewis I also remember him on the 2nd week of this show with Jamie Farr (again) and Dorothy Lyman of "Mama's Family". Jamie Farr was considered a bigger celebrity than Leslie N at the time, as he was seated in position #1 and was thereby the first person seen when this show began this week.

[@PREGO1966]

He did Celebrity Sweepstakes in the 70s as well

[@jehobden]

Sorry, Dorothy Lyman appeared in Week 1 with Dick Shawn & Richard Moll. Jamie & Leslie appeared in Week 2 with Arleen Sorkin.

[@taureanmay7480]

RIP Leslie Nielsen.

[@jamesmoss3424]

Ralph did excellent. 😀👍

[@jehobden]

original air date April 24, 1987

[@taureanmay7480]

The Year i was born.

[@christophercotton9048]

TOM: We MAY be back in a minute. That's a threat. (13:05) (13:07) ME (in my best Dr. Claw voice): Wordplay *MAY* return after these messages. 13:13 We NOW return to WORDPLAY.

[@patrickballoonman]

LUM - n.: chiefly Scotland : chimney MYRMECOPHAGOUS - adj.: feeding on ants -used especially of organisms that prey on but do not live with ants ROWEL - n.: a revolving disk with sharp marginal points at the end of a spur

[@taureanmay7480]

Hmmmm.

[@bradhig]

Didn't air in St. Louis on KSDK they ran a talk show instead and didn't air scrabble or classic concentration.

[@taureanmay7480]

Also true.

[@foxmccloud7055]

I wonder if these words seen here ended up on "Webster's Dictionary"?

[@MountainHawkPYL]

2:24

[@ClassixSuperRetroPlayhouse]

Soothing Emotion or Score Of Zero In Tennis

[@taureanmay7480]

RIP Tom Kennedy & Charlie O' Donnell.

[@MMB18abel]

Sydney may have had an annoying voice but she was kind of cute. I could honestly see her hosting a game show. No doubt Tom Kennedy rocks but I could've also seen Wink Martindale host this show too.

[@judgedredd6509]

Liar's Club using words instead of stuff.

[@taureanmay7480]

Same.

[@michaelholman517minKC]

Who in the world is Sydney Goldsmith? What an annoying voice!

[@jehobden]

I think she may have also been on MOONLIGHTING at the time.

[@taureanmay7480]

# Natural.