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opus · 07-09-2025, 01:37 AM

(once you know the show works)

I’ve seen Beat The Bridge and even soundless you know exactly what’s going on the whole time.

Wheel Of Fortune is close as you can follow the gameplay and solve all the puzzles, but you wouldn’t hear incorrect letter picks or incorrect puzzle guesses.

Any others?

howierules86 · 08-12-2025, 03:47 PM

Jeopardy! (the questions are shown on the screen while the host is reading them)

opus · 08-13-2025, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by howierules86

Jeopardy! (the questions are shown on the screen while the host is reading them)

I don't think I agree. Unless you 100% know the answer you wouldn't hear the correct answer.

Let's Make A Deal and Deal Or No Deal might fit.

(This thread question doesn't include closed captioning of course)

cd637299 · 08-24-2025, 11:36 PM

The original 1960’s Password for sure, but the leniency of the Lightning Round might knock it down a peg.

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cd637299 · 08-26-2025, 11:17 PM

If we are talking “past or present,” the all time nod would go to the original “You Bet Your Life” with Groucho. It was tailored for both TV and radio to run concurrently.

When I first got into the reruns in 1974, it looked awkward to me with George Fenneman and a clipboard, keeping track of the team’s score, and telling it to them; I figured there could be a scoreboard for them! But I learned that because it was also on radio, then I could understand.

The 1952 edition of “Winner Take All” with Bill Cullen, although designed for TV, especially being the first big show with a lockout device, looked and sounded odd on TV. One player had a buzzer for lockout, the other a bell. Whenever someone rang in, Cullen said “There’s the buzzer” or “there’s the bell,” which seemed quite obvious on telly…. I guess it may have aired on radio concurrently, but I don’t know.

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opus · 08-27-2025, 01:28 AM

I think you could watch Body Language this way for the most part.

And maybe some of those drawing shows like Pictionary or Win, Lose, or Draw to name two.

cd637299 · 08-27-2025, 10:13 PM

Oh wow, SCRATCH what I wrote above! I somehow thought the thread was with VIDEO off. Sorry!

cd

opus · 08-27-2025, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cd637299

Oh wow, SCRATCH what I wrote above! I somehow thought the thread was with VIDEO off. Sorry!

cd

I hadn’t even noticed that when I read what you wrote, but yeah, no video is basically just radio.

Name That Tune works good for no video.

cd637299 · 08-31-2025, 06:46 PM

Now that I understand the thread….

I nominate Catch 21.

cd

07-09-2025, 01:37 AM	#1
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,056	Game shows you can completely follow even with the sound off (once you know the show works) I’ve seen Beat The Bridge and even soundless you know exactly what’s going on the whole time. Wheel Of Fortune is close as you can follow the gameplay and solve all the puzzles, but you wouldn’t hear incorrect letter picks or incorrect puzzle guesses. Any others?

08-12-2025, 03:47 PM	#2
howierules86 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 05, 2007 Location: Opelika, AL Posts: 29,407	Jeopardy! (the questions are shown on the screen while the host is reading them)
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08-24-2025, 11:36 PM	#4
cd637299 cd637299 Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 14, 2022 Location: South Florida Posts: 844	The original 1960’s Password for sure, but the leniency of the Lightning Round might knock it down a peg. cd

08-26-2025, 11:17 PM	#5
cd637299 cd637299 Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 14, 2022 Location: South Florida Posts: 844	If we are talking “past or present,” the all time nod would go to the original “You Bet Your Life” with Groucho. It was tailored for both TV and radio to run concurrently. When I first got into the reruns in 1974, it looked awkward to me with George Fenneman and a clipboard, keeping track of the team’s score, and telling it to them; I figured there could be a scoreboard for them! But I learned that because it was also on radio, then I could understand. The 1952 edition of “Winner Take All” with Bill Cullen, although designed for TV, especially being the first big show with a lockout device, looked and sounded odd on TV. One player had a buzzer for lockout, the other a bell. Whenever someone rang in, Cullen said “There’s the buzzer” or “there’s the bell,” which seemed quite obvious on telly…. I guess it may have aired on radio concurrently, but I don’t know. cd

08-27-2025, 01:28 AM	#6
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,056	I think you could watch Body Language this way for the most part. And maybe some of those drawing shows like Pictionary or Win, Lose, or Draw to name two.

08-27-2025, 10:13 PM	#7
cd637299 cd637299 Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 14, 2022 Location: South Florida Posts: 844	Oh wow, SCRATCH what I wrote above! I somehow thought the thread was with VIDEO off. Sorry! cd

08-31-2025, 06:46 PM	#9
cd637299 cd637299 Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 14, 2022 Location: South Florida Posts: 844	Now that I understand the thread…. I nominate Catch 21. cd