Welcome to the Daytime Game Lab's Filler: Club AM! Club AM is a Daytime Early Riser GSN Programing Block from 1994-1997 that lasted from 9AM to 1PM.
1. Welcome to Game Lab
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2023 8:22 pm
OOC Game Lab (Sampler) *Club AM* Page 1: Introduction =============================
In a dark empty room, we see a TV Camera that's turned off.
Suddenly, a spark is shot from behind the Camera as its turned on then goes back from behind the wall, across the cords and to outside of the building, across the power poles of a neighborhood in the middle of the night, the spark works its way through the power poles then heads upward toward a satellite.
The spark reaches the satellite, the satellite is turned on & we see a montage of shows celebrating the most competitive form of entertainment.
Montage List Shown: Beat the Clock (1950-1961 & Hall Era 1979-1980) Card Sharks (Perry Era, 1978-1981) Blockbusters (UK Holness Era, 1983-1995) Tattletales 1974-1984
Family Feud (Dawson Era 1976-1985, Combs Era 1988-1993, Dawson Era V2 1994-1995)
Second Chance 1977-1978 Press Your Luck (1983-1986 & All New PYL Eras) Match Game Classic (1973-1979, PM 1975-1981 & 1979-1982 Rayburn Eras)
Scrabble 1984-1993 Jep 1998-2000 Wheel 2000 [1997-1998]
Wheel of Fortune Daytime (1981-1991, Shopping & Post-Shopping Eras)
Double Dare 1986-1988 Super Sloppy Double Dare 1987-1990 Finders Keepers (Eure/Toffer Eras, 1987-1989) Classic Concentration 1987-1991 Family Double Dare 1988-1993 Fun House 1988-1991 Disney's Fun House 1988-1991 Think Fast 1989-1991 Make the Grade 1989-1991 Monopoly (Riley Era 1990-1991) Wild & Crazy Kids 1990-1992
Shop Til You Drop/New Shop Til You Drop (Finn Era, 1991-2001)
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego 1991-1995 What Would You Do 1991-1993 Super Special Double Dare 1992-1993 Nick Arcade 1992-1993 Nick Guts/Global Guts 1992-1996 Legends of the Hidden Temple 1993-1995 Nickelodeon All-Star Challenge 1994-1995 All New Price is Right 1994-1995 Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego 1996-1998
Figure It Out/Figure It Out: Family Style/Figure It Out: Wild Style (Sanders Era 1997-2000)
You're On 1998-1999
Supermarket Sweep (Rupert/Gilbert Era & Rupert/West Eras 1991-2000 & 2001-2003)
Super Duper Supermarket Sweep 1991-2003 (Buzzr Era) Double Dare 2000 Wild & Crazy Kids 2002 Shop Til You Drop 2003-2006 (Roberto Era) My Family's Got Guts 2008-2009 BrainSurge 2009-2010 Family BrainSurge 2011-2012 Figure It Out 2012-2013 Double Dare 2018 (2018-2019) Legends of the Hidden Temple 2021 (CW Era 2021-2023)
*A Proper Introduction to Game Lab* 1. Scrabble 1984 2. Tattletales 1974 3. 4. ==============================
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 7:17 am
[Wheel of Fortune Sound Stage: Pinwheel] *Puzzleboard Readout* WELCOME TO GAME LAB
Club AM Filler 1 opens with the Narrator inside the Set of Wheel of Fortune Daytime. Narrator: That's was amazing. Welcome to the Game Lab & to the set of Daytime Wheel of Fortune! And what you just saw was montage of all the History of TV Game Shows, Past, Present & Future when it comes to Competitive Forms of Entertainment. And that's what the Game Lab is about. What you will see is plenty of TV Games which are fan favorites, cult favorites that are the best of the best and more!
Here's some of the Games for All Ages, both Kids & Young Adults included, in the Game Lab you'll see. Games such as... Wheel of Fortune Daytime Jeopardy Classic Concentration Scrabble Match Game Second Chance Beat the Clock Double Dare Finders Keepers Make the Grade Think Fast GUTS Fun House Carmen Sandiego Figure It Out and much more!
But that doesn't end there! You can join me for the Fillers of Prime Games, Club AM, Wide World of Games, Late Night Games, Total Panic & Outta Here, with other Fillers coming soon.
New Fillers such as Game Lab Decades. This Filler will contain Rules of the Game PSAs from the Game Shows, Past & Present of the 1950s and beyond the Future.
Along with Randomizers like Mystery 7, 7-11, Big 7, Double Trouble & Super 6. Some of which may contain surprises.
For you Early Risers out there, we have Club AM Fillers as you may see some interesting bits and pieces. By the way, you can also check out Late Night Games Fillers that offers the Best when it comes to Night Owls out there.
Now, some of you may ask, why do people like watching TV Games? Well, in most cases, you can see people having fun on Television as its also fun to watch in the comfort of your own home and play the game as a home viewer, to see if YOU know the answers or questions before the players can come up with them.
What about All Star Classics from the Panel Shows of the 1950s to the Greatest Hits of the 1990s where the All Stars become Stars in their own rights. So, who doesn't think of Betty White when Match Game comes to mind?
To Start things off, let's go back to the 1980s...
Narrator: Scooby-Doo's has a Triple Triad Trilogy of Ghoul School, Boo Brothers and Reluctant Werewolf...
Disney's Little Mermaid arrives to Change History where a mermaid princess marries her human prince & in the processes, cements her happy ending with sequels a plenty and a Reboot that arrives 33 years later...
Kiki's Delivery Service shines ones Inner Spirit & Inner Voice to overcome Hardships...
Land Before Time & An American Tail come to America in search of a Happier Life with plenty of Big Dreams despite their small size.
Rainbow Brite goes Out of this World with her First & Only Movie.
The Last Unicorn develops a Cult Fan Favorite with Human Fanart of Thea aplenty.
The Autobots encounter Unicron in Transformers the Movie.
The B.E.T. (Broadcast Energy Transmitter) Incident occurs in G.I Joe the Movie.
Batman lights his way to strike down The Joker in Gotham City in Tim Burton's Batman.
Dune lands on Earth and its RTS Revolution storms in around the 1990s.
On 1986, The Great Mouse Detective goes back to Victorian England for a Deep Mystery and on that same year, Nickelodeon launches its Crown Jewel of Children's Game Shows, Double Dare! Viewers who tune in to that show would watch as players who find out that not knowing the answer to a question can lead you to getting really messy & that Trend continues over 30 Years Later after 11 Seasons Total... 6 Versions from the 1980s 2 Versions from the 1990s 1 Version from the 2000s and 2 Versions from the 2010s.
During 1984, NBC aired Scrabble then in 1993 as it was also shown on USA Network, hosted by former Wheel of Fortune Daytime Host, Chuck Woolery from 1975 to 1981 along with its famous Scrabble Cube which was really costly at the time which cost $2.5 Million to Build nowadays.
Both Scrabble & Double Dare can be found in the OOC and its Game Lab which also now has Club AM as its home in the Mermaid Princess RP Guild.
So let's take a trip down Memory Lane and look at Scrabble 1984...
[Wheel of Fortune Sound Stage: Pinwheel] *Puzzleboard Readout* WELCOME TO GAME LAB
We the Narrator inside the Set of Wheel of Fortune Daytime. Narrator: Everyone has a secret in life or so some sayings goes or in this case, you would ask yourself, "Would You Rather" which sounds like the Theme to the Game, Tattletales on Club AM.
If you enjoy word games, this is the game for you. The Game is played with 3 Teams as they try to match his or her teammate's answer to a Would You Rather Question. The Team who's correct scores & the Team with the highest score after 4 questions wins.
Tattletales premiered on CBS on February 1974 and the Host was Burt Convy. The Show Featured Famous Married Couples caught in a Game of "He Said She Said". One member of each team was seated at podiums while the other teammate for each team was stationed at an isolation booth and would be called on via closed circuit monitor to give their answers and see if they can match their teammate's answers.
The First 3 Questions were worth $150 while the Final Question was worth $300 during a Would You Rather Question. The Would You Rather Questions on Tattletales became the Gameplay Basis starting on July 1974. But before that, there was another Format where there was What If Story Questions worth $100 for a single clue or $50 for a Double Clue should the team answer correctly, provided that the player rang in to answer and gave the First Response.
After 2 Questions, the teams would switch places from the Isolation Booth to Podiums and vice versa. The Winning Team also got an additional $1,000 at the end of the game. In the case of a Tie Answer during a question, the Value of the Question was split among the Teams & if there was more than one winning team who was tied at the conclusion, then the $1,000 was split among the winning teams.
Tattletales ran until March 1978 then came back January 1982 and lasted until June 1984. Like Scrabble, Tattletales can also be found here in the Game Lab as well inside the Mermaid Princess RP Guild.
[Wheel of Fortune Sound Stage: Pinwheel] *Puzzleboard Readout* WELCOME TO GAME LAB
*Update: Classic Concentration Endgame* We the Narrator inside the Set of Wheel of Fortune Daytime. Narrator: By the way. I forgot to mention that there was a second Winner's Circle following the Grand Prize Version so I should clear things up right away...
During the 1987 Season of Classic Concentration, a Rare Occurrence happened in the Endgame and that is during some Tapings of that show, if there's any time left in the show's airing such as when a player wins the base game very quickly, audience members get to play the Winner's Circle Endgame of Classic Concentration but not for the Grand Prize, instead, they play for a Cash Prize up to a $500 Bonus.
The Cash Bonus Version of the Winner's Circle plays the same as the Endgame of Classic Concentration with the same 15 Spaces with 7 Cash amounts ranging of $5, $10, $15, $20, $25, $50 & $75. The $100 Space, however, has no match as its there to create problems.
Whatever matching pairs that player completed, that's the overall amount that the player won. To my knowledge, this happened once in Episode 8 during 1987.
So instead of a Mutator, I'm bringing this Cash Bonus Version of the Winner's Circle Back and integrating it into the Grand Prize Endgame of Classic Concentration's OOC Game so you can have the best of both endgames together in one Winner's Circle. To that end, you'll see a Space showing a Price with the Cash Bonus should that feature is being used in a Classic Concentration OOC Game.
Thank you for your time. Good luck to all Future Classic Concentration OOC Game winners, off you go.
[Wheel of Fortune Sound Stage: Pinwheel] *Puzzleboard Readout* WELCOME TO GAME LAB
*Update: Final Randomizers of the Year* We the Narrator inside the Set of Wheel of Fortune Daytime. Narrator: As you know with Halloween 2023 and its Countdown to Christmas coming in 3-4 Months, the Double Trouble Randomizers will be on hiatus so I can enjoy the winter holidays like the OOC Game Shows. So Double Trouble Set 2 will be the Last Double Trouble Randomizer for the Year...
Here's a fun fact... Some Games have a Costume Party Theme as so far we've seen Shopping Spree and Fun House. Shopping Spree is a game that aired alongside the New Shop Til You Drop on Freeform in the 1990s while Fun House aired in the Late 1980s. Weather its seeing the Host or Players in Costume on Shopping Spree or Fun House its fun.
There's also Holiday Themed Episodes of Games such as Double Dare, Finders Keepers, Match Game, Shop Til You Drop, Shopping Spree, just to name a few.
USA Network from 1984 to 1995 was the Place to be for all Viewers such as Professional Wrestling, Cartoons, Movies, TV Shows and Game Shows. 3 of the Shows that were shown during that time was Pyramid, Press Your Luck, Scrabble.
Second Chance or Press Your Luck can also be found on the Game Lab side by side with Double Dare, Finders Keepers, Match Game, Fun House, Shop Til You Drop and Shopping Spree.
[Wheel of Fortune Sound Stage: Pinwheel] *Puzzleboard Readout* WELCOME TO GAME LAB
*Update: Upcoming Randomizers & Filler Updates* We the Narrator inside the Set of Wheel of Fortune Daytime. Narrator: I haven't decided on what to do in the Game Lab for 2024 or how it will turn out but I suppose I can give you preview of what to expect and that would be the Big Money Randomizers. Where the Value Shown on the Big Money Card depends on how many random OOC Games will be played.
For example... *The Narrator walks to the Players' Podiums, picks up the $1,000 Space and shows it before putting it back into place then spins the wheel, RNG Result = 7-24* A $1,000 Money Card would be a Single Random Game will be played. Oh, check it out, I landed on $200. If that was $2,000 then 3 Random Games would be played.
Now, you're wondering at the moment, what's the Big Money Cards used for in Pyramid? Well, during 1976 to 1978, its a Bonus Space that awards a Cash amount ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 & if that team got all 7 answers right, then that team wins that amount regardless of the outcome.
Also, I hope to add some galleries to the Game Lab and since the All New Price is Right has over 115 Pricing Games to find out about and even though it was picked at random, I may switch that out with a different OOC Game or wait until 2024 since I need to find out about the Pricing Games that are used, so that OOC Game Pilot will need to be delayed & will not be seen
Following Wild & Crazy Kids Fall 2023 & the remaining OOC Games for the year, I won't have any new OOC Games for the Week of New Year's Day as usual due to the Rose Bowl Parade. But the NPC Hosts will be present at the conclusion of the last OOC Games of the Year which is when I turn off the Lights for that OOC Game until the New Year once that game ends. In other words, you maybe wondering what I would call these Final OOC Games of the Year? I would call them the "Lights Out" Edition since we all need a Good & Long Winter's Rest to be together with our friends and families for the Holidays and New Years.
Last but not least, have a safe and happy 2024 next year.
You can find the Lights Out Editions of an OOC Game here in the Game Lab as well.
Anyway, that will be all for Game Lab's Club AM Filler for the Year. Once again, thank you all for your support and once the last OOC Games for the year are wrapped up, we'll see the Game Lab next year.
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