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

Again, like Seasons 15-18. Cluttering up the main subpage, none had enough for their own page, yadda.

LEGAL STUFF SO I DON'T GET SUED: I'm only linking to these videos, none of which were uploaded by me, for the purposes of research and as a public record. Footage ©2001-05 Califon Productions/Merv Griffin Entertainment and associated entities.

Season 19 (2001-02)
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, whose center changes by December 19 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 Week, Day 1: Dante/Narvia/Brian {alternate copy})

Bonus Wheel debuts


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

"Domed" Bonus Wheel center


 * 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)

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 Sweepstakes, Day 4)
 * February 6, 2002 (#S-3623/Hershey's Pot of Gold Sweepstakes, Finale {alternate copies: #1a and #1b, #2})
 * February 14, 2002 (#S-3629/Sweethearts Week, Day 4 {alternate link})
 * April 25, 2002 (#S-3679/NASCAR Week, Day 4: Jim/Brian/Debbie {alternate copy})
 * May 27-31, 2002 (#S-370?/"At the Movies", Day ?: Nicole/Randy/Peggy)

Season 20 (2002-03)
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; 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 13 and February 3. The second line of that spiel is changed sometime between April 24 and May 1.

Sometime in January, 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 in Indianapolis {which suggest it's 9/13, but 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 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)

2003

Mystery Round spiel changes
 * February 3, 2003 (#S-3816/Nashville Week, Day 1 {alternate copy})
 * February 7, 2003 (#S-3820/Nashville Week, Finale: Zack/Paula/Tim {alternate copies: #1, #2})
 * 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})

Season 21 (2003-04)
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.

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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
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 (Season Premiere/American Adventures, Day 1)
 * September 27, 2004 (Delta World Tours, Day 1) {alternate copy})
 * October 19, 2004 (Florida Salute, Day 1 {alternate copies: #1; #2a, #2b, and #2c})
 * October 29, 2004 (Halloween, Finale {alternate copies: #1; #2a and #2b})
 * November 2, 2004 (America's Game, Day 2)
 * December 2, 2004 (Pacific Coast Highway, Day 4: Ends at beginning of Round 5)

2005


 * January 3, 2005 (NFL Players, Day 1)
 * January 4, 2005 (NFL Players, Day 2)
 * January 5, 2005 (NFL Players, Day 3)
 * January 6, 2005 (NFL Players, Day 4)
 * January 7, 2005 (NFL Players, Finale)
 * March 22, 2005 (World Class Spas, Day 2 {alternate copy by the original uploader})
 * April 7, 2005 (Lap of Luxury, Day 4 {alternate copy})
 * April 15, 2005 (Big Money, Finale: Larry/Todd/Kimberly)