User:Daniel Benfield/Nighttime Video Archive/Seasons 19-22

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More seasons that didn't have enough for their own page, so they're grouped here.

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Season 19 (2001-02)
September 3, 2001 - May 31, 2002

The current $1,000-$2,000-$3,000 Toss-Up structure is introduced, and the puzzles are revealed using a purple disc that says "Toss" on the edges (the first being right-side-up and the second being upside-down), and "Up" in the center. Also, the W-H-E-E-L envelopes remove all non-car/cash items in favor of having three cars and two $25,000 all week.

October 22 brings the largest change, namely the Bonus Wheel (which looks remarkably like it was based on the Wheel of Pressman's 1980s Deluxe Editions), whose center changes by December 11 to a larger dome-ish light. The Big Money Week of February 18-22 introduces cash amounts of $30,000, $35,000, $40,000, $45,000, and $50,000, all of which become permanent the next season.

On October 25, Columbia-TriStar Television and Columbia-TriStar Television Distribution merge to become Columbia-TriStar Domestic Television. This lasts until the third week of the following season.

New Categories: Song Lyrics by February 14.

Road Shows: Knight International Center in Miami, Florida (November 5-23); Las Vegas Hilton in Nevada (February 11-March 1); Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois (May 6-24).

GSN Repeat Dates: N/A as of yet.

2001


 * September 3, 2001 (#S-3511/Season Premiere/Desert Southwest, Day 1: Dante/Narvia/Brian {alternate copy})
 * September 17-21, 2001 (#S-35??/San Francisco Salute, Day ?: Rob/?/?, complete Bonus Round)
 * October 8-12?, 2001 (#S-35??/Safari Adventure, Day ?: Harriet/Frank/Laura, with a six-round game; taped from some Kentucky station with commercials {including one with Bob Eubanks, as well as one for Liberty Medical with Wilford Brimley!}, begins during logo animation, first part of final segment missing {alternate copy thing... pretty self-explanatory})

Bonus Wheel debuts


 * October 22, 2001 (#S-3546/Big Money Week, Day 1: La Donna/Brian/Claudia {alternate copies: #1, #2})

"Domed" Bonus Wheel center


 * December 11, 2001 (#S-3582/Hawaiian Vacation, Day 2: Christopher {from Burbank!}/Katie/April; taped from KABC, with most commercials {alternate copy by the original uploader})
 * December 19, 2001 (#S-3588/Great Outdoors Week, Day 3: Douglas/Beckie/Mike, with the first $100,000 win {alternate copy})
 * December 20, 2001 (#S-3589/Great Outdoors Week, Day 4: Danielle/Cori/Dave {alternate copies: #1, #2; separate segment by the original uploader)

2002


 * January 7-10, 2002 (#S-360?/NFL Players Week, Day ?: Shannon/Mazi/Kristy {alternate copy...thing})
 * February 5, 2002 (#S-3622/Hershey's Pot of Gold {aka Hugs & Kisses} Sweepstakes, Day 4: Kia/Steve/Heidi, a weird episode {taped 12/14/01}; taped from WLS with commercials, including 2:12 after the show)
 * February 6, 2002 (#S-3623/Hershey's Pot of Gold {aka Hugs & Kisses} Sweepstakes, Finale: Bethany/Dominic/Sue {taped 12/14/01}; taped from WVEC, small portion of Sue's interview cut out {based on the epilogue, I'm guessing the skipped portion was about her then-husband}, ends after bonus prize announcement {alternate copies, same source and missing parts: #1a and #1b; #2})
 * February 14, 2002 (#S-3629/Sweethearts Week, Day 4: Karen & Steve/John & Andrea/Alexander & Patricia, with the STRAWBERRY LIP GIRLS blooper {alternate copy})


 * April 3, 2002 (#S-3663/Southern Hospitality, Day 3: Mark/Tanya/Jeff, Round 2 through end of show {albeit with the video sticking from 1:25-10:23, 11:20-12:23, and 13:20 onward}; taped from Channel Five in Singapore, with what appears to be a commercial or two)
 * April 15-19, 2002 (#S-367?/Travel USA, Day ?: Rochelle/Jennifer/Scott; taped from Channel Five in Singapore, begins at second Toss-Up but ends during Round 1)
 * April 25, 2002 (#S-3679/NASCAR Week, Day 4: Jim/Brian/Debbie {alternate copies: #1a, #1b, #1c, and #1d by the original uploader; #2})
 * May 30, 2002 (#S-3704/"At the Movies", Day 4: Nicole/Randy/Peggy)
 * May 31, 2002 (#S-3705/"Wheel Goes To The Movies", Finale: Rich/Jacinta/Deanna; video goes out from 8:57-13:35 {replaced by a pale-green screen}, while the audio goes out at 12:51 – in any case, none of the show is lost but when the audio returns at 13:43 it lags by about 3-4 seconds until somehow disappearing around 14:40; has a few commercials, though)

Season 20 (2002-03)
September 2, 2002 - May 30, 2003

On September 16, Columbia-TriStar Television becomes Sony Pictures Television. New music is added to the Toss-Ups (including its solve cue), main solve cue, Final Spin, Bonus Round, and credits.

The scoreboards are now computerized, and swivel when the scores change; at the show's open, the scoreboards read "WHEEL", "OF", and "FORTUNE", respectively (although not in the show's font); upon the revealing of the first letter of the $1,000 Toss-Up, they vanish via an explosion graphic. When Bankrupt or Lose A Turn is hit, the appropriate colors appear with the words of the space hit.

Gameplay-wise, the Mystery Round debuts on September 2 in Round 3, and feature two black $500 spaces with question marks on them: one with a Bankrupt, the other an economy car; both appear on the colored $500 spaces (teal and orange, respectively). As a result, the $10,000 Wedge moves to Round 1, now over the orange $800. Also, the second Bankrupt returns to Round 3, over the purple $600 next to the top dollar; the Round 3 Prize is removed; and the Gift Tag moves to $700.

Any contestant/team who gets shut-out receives $500/$1,000 as a consolation prize.

The Bonus Round now makes the cash amounts from last season's Big Money Week permanent; when announced, there is a graphic of the Bonus Wheel slowly spinning as each envelope opens and its amount is announced; after the $50,000 envelope, it zooms in for a shot of the stage and the announcement of the $100,000 top prize.

The Mystery Round spiel changes sometime between December 27 and January 24. The second line of that spiel is changed sometime between April 24 and May 1.

Most likely on January 27, all cash amounts on the Wheel (except the top values) get their current font and Lose A Turn changes to Clarendon. On April 28, the puzzle board's frames are removed except for the ones on the bottom.

Retired Categories: Fill in the Blank by September, possibly earlier (it was present the week of May 29, 2000).

Road Shows: Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle (November 4-22), Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee (February 3-21), San Diego Convention Center in California (April 28-May 16).

GSN Repeat Dates: N/A as of yet.

2002


 * September 2, 2002 (#S-3706/Season Premiere/Hot Cars, Day 1 {alternate copy})
 * September 13, 2002 (#S-3715/Las Vegas Week, Finale: Wendy/David/Kristen, with a "null" cycle very obviously edited out of Round 1, a three-line Same Name in Round 4, and Pat's "Bozo shoes" comment {taped 7/02}; begins just before Kristen's interview {there's some joke with Charlie that's almost entirely missing}, but has commercials from WTHR that suggest it's 9/13...except Pat says "tomorrow" at one point {alternate copy, same source})
 * November 4, 2002 (#S-3751/Seattle Week, Day 1)
 * November 7, 2002 (#S-3754/Seattle Week, Day 4)
 * November 8, 2002 (#S-3755/Seattle Week, Finale)
 * November 14, 2002 (#S-3759/College Week, Day 4: Chris/Lauren/Diana; ends during sign-off)
 * November 21, 2002 (#S-3764/Family Week, Day 4)
 * November 22, 2002 (#S-3765/Family Week, Finale {alternate copy})
 * December 3, 2002 (#S-3772/Family Vacations, Day 2)
 * December 4, 2002 (#S-3773/Family Vacations, Day 3 {alternate copy})
 * December 5, 2002 (#S-3774/Family Vacations, Day 4)
 * December 6, 2002 (#S-3775/Family Vacations, Finale)
 * December 12, 2002 (#S-3779/Fiesta!, Day 4)
 * December 13, 2002 (#S-3780/Fiesta!, Finale)
 * December 27, 2002 (#S-3790/Christmas Week, Finale: Ann Marie/Dave/Kim)

2003

Mystery Round spiel changes Wheel wedges become Clarendon


 * February 3, 2003 (#S-3816/Nashville Week, Day 1 {taped 1/10/03; alternate copy})
 * February 7, 2003 (#S-3820/Nashville Week, Finale: Zack/Paula/Tim {taped 1/10/03; alternate copies: #1, #2})
 * March 4, 2003 (#S-3837/South Florida Week, Day 2 {"I have to live with me 24 hours a day. How do you think I feel?}: Matt/Bob/Hilda; taped from Channel Five in Singapore with a few {bits of} commercials, begins early in first Toss-Up with Jackpot sponsor plug cut out and end of Round 3 through start of Bonus Round plugs missing, then ends after Bonus Round)
 * March 13, 2003 (#S-3844/Lap of Luxury, Day 4)
 * March 18, 2003 (#S-3847/Bahamas, Day 2)
 * April 24, 2003 (#S-3874/Celebrating Chicago, Day 4)

Second line of Mystery Round spiel changes, most puzzle board frames removed


 * May 1, 2003 (#S-3879/San Diego Week, Day 4 {alternate copy})
 * May 15, 2003 (clip of the ENJOY THE SHOW Bonus Round which, given the contestant in question uploaded this himself, is closer to ENJOY MY EPIC FAIL)

Season 21 (2003-04)
September 8, 2003 - June 4, 2004

The puzzle board adds black carpeting and changes its border to a neon frame, which is also added to both video walls. The Wheel's base also changes to neon, and the Prize Puzzle debuts September 11. The Mystery Round spiel is shortened, and its animation begins after the Wheel stops. In addition, the colors change for the letters and solid spaces on the Bonus Wheel.

Beginning on March 15, home viewers now have a chance to win the Prize Puzzle's prizes that are won by the contestants.

Also, this is the only season thus far with no $100,000 winners.

New Categories: On the Menu on September 10.

Retired Categories: Fill In the Number on April 28 (oddly with two different numbers); Clue around May 13.

Road Shows: Radio City Music Hall in New York (November 3-21); Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona (February 9-27); Moscone Center in San Francisco (May 3-21).

GSN Repeat Dates: N/A as of yet.

2003


 * September 8, 2003 (#S-3901/Season Premiere/Big Money, Day 1: Larry/Desiree/Jessica {alternate copy})
 * September 22, 2003 (#S-3911/Resort Week, Day 1)
 * October 20, 2003 (#S-3931/Living In Style, Day 1: Alvin/Maria/Julie, with a pretty elegant entrance)
 * November 3, 2003 (#S-3941/New York Week, Day 1)
 * November 10, 2003 (#S-3946 {ceremonial #4,000} CLIPFEST, taped from GSN on August 18, 2007 {alternate copies: original/repeat #1, original/repeat #2; same-ish source, lower quality})

2004


 * January 5, 2004 (#S-3986/NFL Players, Day 1)
 * January 6, 2004 (#S-3987/NFL Players, Day 2; also the 29th-Anniversary show)
 * January 7, 2004 (#S-3988/NFL Players, Day 3)
 * January 8, 2004 (#S-3989/NFL Players, Day 4)
 * January 12, 2004 (#S-3991/"Winter Sports", Day 1: Laura/Michael/Diana {alternate copies: #1; #2, by the original uploader})
 * January 28, 2004 (#S-4003/"Coast to Coast", Day 3: Cecy/Michael/Kathy)
 * May 3, 2004 (#S-4071/"Mom & Me", Day 1; has commercials)
 * May 4, 2004 (#S-4072/"Mom & Me", Day 2; has most commercials)

Season 22 (2004-05)
September 6, 2004 - June 3, 2005

Several gameplay changes are made: a second Gift Tag is placed over the pink $300 between $400 and $900, and the Mystery Wedges' "bribe" is increased to $1,000 per consonant. Aesthetically, the Bonus Wheel gets neon lights and blue lettering.

New Categories: Fun & Games on September 6, Best Seller on September 8.

Road Shows: Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (November 8-19, January 31-February 4); Las Vegas Hilton in Nevada (February 7-25); Bartle Hall in Kansas City, Missouri (May 2-20).

GSN Repeat Dates: N/A as of yet.

2004


 * September 6, 2004 (#S-4096/Season Premiere/American Adventures, Day 1)
 * September 27, 2004 (#S-4116/Delta World Tours, Day 1 {alternate copy})
 * October 19, 2004 (#S-4132/Florida Salute, Day 1 {alternate copies: #1; #2a, #2b, and #2c})
 * October 29, 2004 (#S-4140/Halloween, Finale {alternate copies: #1; #2a and #2b})
 * November 2, 2004 (#S-4142/America's Game, Day 2)
 * November 12, 2004 (#S-4150/Philadelphia Week, Finale: Joyce/Michael/Nicole; somewhat-low audio, ends just after Bonus Round segment {alternate copy of Bonus Round segment})
 * December 2, 2004 (#S-4164/Pacific Coast Highway, Day 4; ends at beginning of Round 5)

2005


 * January 3, 2005 (#S-4186/NFL Players, Day 1)
 * January 4, 2005 (#S-4187/NFL Players, Day 2)
 * January 5, 2005 (#S-4188/NFL Players, Day 3)
 * January 6, 2005 (#S-4189/NFL Players, Day 4; also the 30th-Anniversary show, but I'm pretty sure there's no reference to that)
 * January 7, 2005 (#S-4190/NFL Players, Finale)
 * February 1, 2005 (#S-4207/Teen Best Friends, Day 2)
 * March 22, 2005 (#S-4242/World Class Spas, Day 2 {alternate copy, by the original uploader})
 * April 7, 2005 (#S-4254/Lap of Luxury, Day 4; taped from KOMO, with some commercials {alternate copy})
 * April 15, 2005 (#S-4260/Big Money, Finale: Larry/Todd/Kimberly)