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Kazza · 12-04-2005, 11:01 AM

Do any of you know if this show airs somewhere? I used to love it

friendsfan77 · 12-04-2005, 05:20 PM

$otC as well as Scrabble are in an Austrailian vault and haven't been seen since their days in reruns on USA. Fremantle owns all of the Grundy shows. There has been wondering as to why one or both of these shows don't air. The reason is because the high cost of money is a factor, at least for GSN.

Kazza · 12-04-2005, 06:59 PM

I was reading about the Aussie version (which I've never seen) and think it's very interesting. The show I used to watch had Jim Perry on it.

friendsfan77 · 12-05-2005, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Kazza

I was reading about the Aussie version (which I've never seen) and think it's very interesting. The show I used to watch had Jim Perry on it.

That's the version I mean. Both the 1983-1989 NBC SoTC and the 1984-90 and 1993 versions of Scrabble are in an Australian vault. I believe it's been that way since Fremantle Media took ownership of the Grundy shows. They own the rights to the Goodson-Todman, Carruthers, and Reg Grundy shows.

Bob's TV Treasures · 12-07-2005, 04:29 AM

I have one very nice episode of the Jim Perry version with original commercials. I'm interesting in obtaining the ORIGINAL version of the show with both Jack Kelly, and later Joe Garagiola as host. Jack Kelly was dreadful as a game show host - VERY out of place. He had this habit of calling upon each woman on the show with the line, "hey, pretty lady." It got REALLY old after a while. And the original version had a better bonus round. If the contestant won a few days, their total points on the tote board from the multiple days could buy them cars, boats, etc.

snl 70s show fan · 12-07-2005, 02:48 PM

my sisters ex boyfriend was a conteasant on sotc in 1983 or 84 but the only thing he won was a necklece but it was nice to see what had become of my sisters old boyfriend after 10 years

friendsfan77 · 12-09-2005, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob's TV Treasures

I'm interesting in obtaining the ORIGINAL version of the show with both Jack Kelly, and later Joe Garagiola as host. Jack Kelly was dreadful as a game show host - VERY out of place. He had this habit of calling upon each woman on the show with the line, "hey, pretty lady." It got REALLY old after a while. And the original version had a better bonus round. If the contestant won a few days, their total points on the tote board from the multiple days could buy them cars, boats, etc.

Unfortunately, not many eps of original $otC exist from 1969-1974. The UCLA Archive has about 9 episodes from that era. That's pretty much all that's left that we know of.

12-04-2005, 11:01 AM	#1
Kazza Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3,244	Sale of the Century Do any of you know if this show airs somewhere? I used to love it

12-07-2005, 04:29 AM	#5
Bob's TV Treasures Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 12, 2004 Location: california Posts: 529	S O T C I have one very nice episode of the Jim Perry version with original commercials. I'm interesting in obtaining the ORIGINAL version of the show with both Jack Kelly, and later Joe Garagiola as host. Jack Kelly was dreadful as a game show host - VERY out of place. He had this habit of calling upon each woman on the show with the line, "hey, pretty lady." It got REALLY old after a while. And the original version had a better bonus round. If the contestant won a few days, their total points on the tote board from the multiple days could buy them cars, boats, etc.

12-04-2005, 05:20 PM	#2
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	$otC as well as Scrabble are in an Austrailian vault and haven't been seen since their days in reruns on USA. Fremantle owns all of the Grundy shows. There has been wondering as to why one or both of these shows don't air. The reason is because the high cost of money is a factor, at least for GSN.

12-04-2005, 06:59 PM	#3
Kazza Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3,244	I was reading about the Aussie version (which I've never seen) and think it's very interesting. The show I used to watch had Jim Perry on it.

12-07-2005, 02:48 PM	#6
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	my sisters ex boyfriend was a conteasant on sotc in 1983 or 84 but the only thing he won was a necklece but it was nice to see what had become of my sisters old boyfriend after 10 years