WHEW! Is Coming to BUZZR

[bigblue999]

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WHEW! hasn't been seen on TV since the show ended.

[GRWHAMMY the 2nd]

when i heard Wink tease big news for this week, i didn't expect this to be the thing

[Ccook]

Seeing as how Whew! ran only 25 minutes per show (a CBS news capsule followed), Buzzr will have plenty of time to run those bloody four-minute Car Shield commercials.

[pannoni1]

Nice to see another first-to-air since its original run appear again, and I'm certainly going to watch this as the players take on the Gauntlet of Villains! I have 11 episodes in my collection, and its always exciting to watch given that its a race against a clock with every round, and there's an interesting strategy element regarding avoiding blocks and calling "Longshot!" when time is short.

[Alfonzo]

My 10th Grade English teacher, Steven Glassman, was a contestant on this show. In fact, he even brought students from my high school, Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts, to the tapings to root him on! Looking for to seeing this!

[SeaBreeze341]

Seeing as how Whew! ran only 25 minutes per show (a CBS news capsule followed), Buzzr will have plenty of time to run those bloody four-minute Car Shield commercials.

They would have had time to run those Car Shield ads even if Whew ran for 30 minutes.

I'm a little surprised that this is the first time Whew! hasn't run anywhere in over 4 decades.  I'm not going to rank myself as (one of) the best GSN fanatic during their glory days (or USA for that matter), but I followed it enough to pay attention to what ran on the network.  I'll admit that if someone randomly asked me if Whew aired on GSN or USA, I might have said yes it did.  Though I would not have been able to tell them the years.  Because it never happened!

Totally underrated show.  Great news to see its return (on Buzzr).  Unless I'm mistaken, Whew! was the first ever lead-in to TPIR following the latter's move to its now normal & traditional timeslot

[pricefan18]

They would have had time to run those Car Shield ads even if Whew ran for 30 minutes.

I'm a little surprised that this is the first time Whew! hasn't run anywhere in over 4 decades.  I'm not going to rank myself as (one of) the best GSN fanatic during their glory days (or USA for that matter), but I followed it enough to pay attention to what ran on the network.  I'll admit that if someone randomly asked me if Whew aired on GSN or USA, I might have said yes it did.  Though I would not have been able to tell them the years.  Because it never happened!

Totally underrated show.  Great news to see its return (on Buzzr).  Unless I'm mistaken, Whew! was the first ever lead-in to TPIR following the latter's move to its now normal & traditional timeslot

Indeed it was in looking. Whew debuted 4/23, and Price went to it's since permanent 11am Eastern time slot same day.

I wonder how Buzzr will handle the commercials and such for Whew, sorta interested to see for my own curiosity. Very different deal from the 45 minute B&W slots course, but....still am curious.

[blozier2006]

Indeed it was in looking. Whew debuted 4/23, and Price went to it's since permanent 11am Eastern time slot same day.

I wonder how Buzzr will handle the commercials and such for Whew, sorta interested to see for my own curiosity. Very different deal from the 45 minute B&W slots course, but....still am curious.

Probably have one of their patented five-minute ads every single day. Lord knows they'd have the time for it

[Ccook]

Buzzr will have a three-hour preview of Whew! Sunday, September 5 starting at 4 PM Eastern.

[FPGWillyT]

I always loved the endgame, but moreso the reveal: the walls opening, the musical fanfare, the endgame play.  I can’t wait!

[FPGWillyT]

I just now noticed the “eyes” effect for the endgame.  Very cool 😉

[vnisanian2001]

If anyone is interested in listings for the celebrity era, here they are from vintage TV Guides. Some of the dates may be a little off.

November 5-9, 1979: Carol Lawrence & Patrick Wayne
November 12-16, 1979: Carol Wayne (also played on Mindreaders that week) & Sal Viscuso
November 19-21; 26-27, 1979: Mary Ann Mobley & Linwood Boomer
December 5; 7; 10-12, 1979: Didi Conn & John Schuck
December 13-14; 17-19, 1979: Rita Moreno & Richard Kline
December 20-21; 24-26, 1979: Trish Stewart & Gary Collins
December 27-28; 31, 1979; January 2; 4, 1980: Robert Mandan & Michael Young
January 7-11, 1980: Elaine Joyce & Sal Viscuso
January 14-18, 1980: Gina Hecht & Brian Patrick Clarke
January 21-25, 1980: Joan Prather & Jay Johnson
January 28-February 1, 1980: Roxie Roker & Richard Paul
February 4-6; 8; 11, 1980: Didi Conn & Patrick Wayne
February 12-15; 18, 1980: Meredith MacRae & Jon Walmsley
February 19-22; 25, 1980: Rita Moreno & Ross Martin
February 26-29; March 3, 1980: Mary Ann Mobley & Gary Collins
March 4-5; 7; 10-11, 1980: Jamie Farr & Dick Gautier
March 12-14; 17-18, 1980: Marcia Wallace & Clifton Davis
March 19-21; 24-25, 1980: Carolyn Jones & Michael Young
March 26-28, 1980: Betty White & Richard Kline
March 31-April 2; 4; 7, 1980: Elaine Joyce & John Saxon
April 8-11; 14, 1980: Trish Stewart & Jamie Farr
April 15-18; 21, 1980: Marilyn McCoo & Grant Goodeve
April 22-25; 28, 1980: Meredith MacRae & Jack Carter
April 29-30; May 2; 5-6, 1980: Joan Prather & Robert Mandan
May 7-9; 12-13, 1980: Roxie Roker & Dick Gautier
May 15-16; 19-21, 1980: Mary Ann Mobley & Gary Collins
May 22-23; 26-28, 1980: Marcia Wallace & Robert Vaughn
May 29-30, 1980: Betty White & John Saxon

[Superballer]

Wouldn't have truly earned its stripes in a celebrity format without Betty making at least one appearance, after all

[Alfonzo]

Wouldn't have truly earned its stripes in a celebrity format without Betty making at least one appearance, after all

Betty was a longtime friend of the Narz family (Both Tom and Jack Narz were announcers on Betty's sitcoms during the 1950s), so it's not surprising she showed up. I believe she's appeared as a celebrity on every single celebrity-based game show Tom hosted, and I wouldn't be surprised if she showed up on To Say the Least at one point. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if she recommended Tom to replace Allen on Password Plus. Before that Tom was on Mark Goodson's bad side for hosting You Don't Say!, which Goodson thought was a ripoff of Password. Sure, Tom appeared as a guest on a few G-T shows previously, but never a host until Password Plus.

[blozier2006]

In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if she recommended Tom to replace Allen on Password Plus.

Could've sworn I'd seen in one of Adam Nedeff's books, that it was Allen himself who told NBC/GT to call Tom.