This was honestly one the most lackluster lineups of the Kids' Specials. I'm not surprised. They hadn't repeated any games in the first three specials, so I'd understand why they tried to use more different games. It isn't that the games didn't work with kids. But when put together the lineup takes a dive. That's Too Much and Lucky Seven do work for it, but perhaps only one of those could've been played. Spelling Bee seems like it would've been perfect for this show and was certainly not out of the question as they've done 2 SP games in 2 of the 3 previous specials.
I suppose this short somewhat uninspired lineup could be attributed to the loose wheel, but the wheel being that loose just doesn't make sense. If 2-3 people are spinning the wheel it doesn't need to be loose. Even though they're kids, that's better than just one person spinning. Watching it go round and round like that was odd to say the least.
Not surprised at all that both Lucky Seven and That's Too Much were won. It's Christmas Eve and, even though they broke bank earlier in the week, it would still look good to be kind to the kids. It's so nice to see an L7 setup that doesn't make me cringe.
This has been a wonderful Christmas Week. I feel it was still missing something (but not the winning!) than others (Season 39 is a high watermark in the Mike era) and the lack of physical decor on home base made it seem barren to me. Still, great job show for putting up a few fantastic lineups and nice setup. You've still made it enjoyable for me.
Merry Christmas, everybody!
