Blockbusters (136 episodes)
NBC 1980-82:
(Bill Cullen) (65 episodes)
-(10/27/1980) Episode #1 - Joanne vs. Tom & Joe (premiere!) [GSN, also SM copy w/slate]
-(10/28/1980)
Episode #2 - Nancy vs. Joe & Tom [GSN]
-(11/3/1980) Episode #6 - LaRae vs. Tom & Joe [GSN]
-(11/5/1980) Episode
#8 - LaRae vs. Florence & Pat (LaRae has $10,400) [GSN]
-(11/6/1980) Episode #9 - LaRae vs. Florence & Pat (LaRae
is up to $18,400) [GSN]
-(11/7/1980) Episode #10 - LaRae vs. Cassandra & Don (LaRae is up to $25,900) [GSN]
-(11/10/1980)
Episode #11 - LaRae vs. Ruby & James [GSN]
-(11/11/1980) Episode #12 - LaRae vs. James & Ruby [GSN]
-(11/12/1980)
Episode #13 - LaRae vs. Barbara & Jerrilyn [GSN]
-(11/13/1980) Episode #14 - LaRae vs. Ronda & Matt (LaRae retires
with $47,000) [GSN]
-(12/2/1980) Episode #26 - John Hatten vs. Jack & Jan [GSN]
-(12/8/1980) Episode #30 - John
Hatten vs. Jimmy & Cindy [GSN]
-(12/9/1980) Episode #31 - John Hatten (his house burned down) vs. Faith & Nancy
[GSN]
-(12/11/1980) Episode #33 - John Hatten vs. David & Rosalie [GSN]
-(12/18/1980) Episode #38 - Donna @ Gold Run [OC-WNBC]
-(12/23/1980) Episode #41 - Heidi vs. John & Kathy
[GSN]
-(12/24/1980) Episode #42 - Susan vs. Kathy & John [GSN]
-(12/26/1980) Episode #43 - Rick vs. John & Kathy
[GSN]
-(12/29/1980) Episode #44 - Linda, Kathy & John [GSN]
-(1/8/1981) Episode #51 – Leland Yung vs. Gold
Run [GSN]
-(1/12/1981) Episode #53 - Leland Yung vs. Keith & Robyn [GSN]
-(1/13/1981) Episode #54 - Leland Yung
vs. Sandy & Carla [GSN]
-(1/14/1981) Episode #55 - Leland Yung vs. Sandy & Carla [GSN]
-(1/16/1981) Episode
#57 - Leland Yung @ Gold Rush [GSN]
-(1/19/1981) Episode #58 - Leland Yung @ Gold Rush (Leland's last show (for now)) [GSN]
-(4/1/1981)
Episode #109 - Paula vs. Jerry & Judy (features contestant plug!) [GSN]
-(4/21/1981) Episode #123 - Shay/Betty @ Gold Run [OC]
-(5/28/1981) Episode #150 - Jere vs. Les & Doris (Gold Run loss) [GSN]
-(6/23/1981) Episode #168 - Jamie
vs. Warren & Lee ($26,800 GR win) [GSN]
-(8/16/1981) Episode #199 - David @ Gold Rush [GSN]
-(6/29/1981) Episode
#172 - Bob vs. Diane & Vicki/Shari & Bob ($7,700 Gold Run win) [GSN]
-(7/15/1981) Episode #184 - Gene vs. Judy
& Joyce/Roxanne & Andrea ($19,600 GR Win) [GSN]
-(7/23/1981) Episode #190 - Gene vs. Jody & Anne (Gene’s
final day, retires with $46,700) [GSN]
-(8/16/1981) Episode #199 - David @ Gold Rush [GSN]
-(9/16/1981) Episode #228
- Julio/Mary vs. Pat & Liz ($42k GR win) [GSN]
-(9/17/1981) Episode #229 - Mike vs. Pat & Liz (No Bonus Round
played) [GSN]
-(9/18/1981) Episode #230 - Mike vs. Pat & Liz [GSN]
-(9/22/1981) Episode #232 - Barbara vs. Pat
& Liz [GSN]
-(9/23/1981) Episode #233 - Kirk vs. Pat & Liz ($72,000 GR win) [GSN]
-(9/25/1981) Episode #235
- Judith vs. Pat & Liz [GSN]
-(9/29/1981) Episode #237 - Kathy/Greg vs. Pat & Liz (Pat & Liz win $90k!) [GSN]
-(9/30/1981) Episode #238 - Jayne vs. Pat & Liz (Pat & Liz win $96k!) [GSN]
-(10/1/1981) Episode #239 - Jayne/Beau
vs. Pat & Liz (Pat & Liz win $102k, $108k!) [GSN]
-(10/2/1981) Episode #240 - Melinda vs. Pat & Liz/Sharon
vs. Allen & Michael (Pat & Liz retire) [GSN]
-(10/5/1981) Episode #241 - Sharon vs. Allen & Michael (Gold
Rush loss) [GSN]
-(10/16/1981) Episode #250 - Helen vs. Pat & Deni/John & Roger (Tom Kennedy plugs Password Plus!)
[GSN]
-(1/12/1982) Episode #298 - Sherry vs. Erin & Kitty (features contestant plug!) [GSN]
-(1/28/1982) Episode
#310 - Marty vs. Lanny & Matt [GSN]
-(3/10/1982) Episode #339 - Leland Yung vs. Harvie and Dottie (Bob Hilton is briefly
on camera at the beginning!) [GSN]
-(3/15/1982) Episode #343 - Leland Yung vs. Foster & Sandra (light on the board
goes out and Bill tells the young viewers to color it in with mom’s lipstick!) [GSN]
-(3/18/1982) Episode #345 -
Leland Yung vs. Dave & Vicki (Leland breaks the $100,000 mark!) [GSN]
-(3/19/1982) Episode #346 - Leland Yung vs. Bob
& Tom (Leland retires with $106,000!) [GSN]
-(4/7/1982) Episode #359 - John Hatten vs. Kelly & Ryan [GSN]
-(4/8/1982) Episode #360 - John Hatten
@ Gold Run (up to $72,000 total) [GSN]
-(4/9/1982) Episode #361 - John Hattten vs. Susan & Janet (Bob Hilton‘s
final show as announcer) [GSN]
-(4/12/1982) Episode #362 - John Hatten vs. Debbi & Linda (Rich Jeffries takes over
as announcer) [GSN]
-(4/13/1982) Episode #363 - John Hatten vs. Andy & Katie [GSN]
-(4/14/1982) EpIsode #364 - John
Hatten vs. Cec & Cecil [GSN]
-(4/16/1982) Episode #366 - John Hatten vs. Jill & Cynthia (John is now the highest
winning solo player) [GSN]
-(4/19/1982) Episode #367 - John Hatten vs. J.D. & Wendy (John is awarded $5,000 more after
one of his answers in the Gold Rush was proven correct) [GSN]
-(4/20/1982) Episode #368 - John Hatten vs. Stephanie &
Mark [GSN]
-(4/21/1982) Episode #369 - John Hatten vs. Stephanie & Mark (John Hatten retires with $120,000; the third
to last episode) [GSN]
-(4/22/1982) Episode #370 - Marge vs. Nina & Kim (family pair is brought back due to technicality)
[GSN]
-(4/23/1982) Episode #371 - FINALE! Marge vs. Nina & Kim (At the end of the show, player Gene from 1981 returns.
Are two heads really better than one?) [GSN]
NBC 1987:
(Bill Rafferty) (68 episodes)
-(1/5/1987) Episode #1 - Debbie vs. Stacy [OB, another much better copy is GSN]
-(1/6/1987) Episode #2 - Debbie vs. Karis [GSN]
-(1/7/1987) Episode #3 - Debbie vs. John [GSN]
-(1/8/1987) Episode #4 - Debbie vs. John (STILL!) [GSN]
-(1/9/1987) Episode #5 - Debbie vs. David (Finally, a $5,000 win!) [GSN]
-(1/12/1987) Episode #6 - David vs. Andrea [GSN]
-(1/13/1987) Episode #7 - David vs. Linda [GSN]
-(1/14/1987) Episode #8 - David vs. Debbie [GSN]
-(1/15/1987) Episode #9 - Debbie vs. Bob [GSN]
-(1/16/1987) Episode #10 - Bob vs. Dianne [GSN]
-(1/19/1987) Episode #11 - Bob vs. Vanessa [GSN]
-(1/20/1987) Episode #12 - Bob vs. Annette (last second Gold Run win!) [GSN]
-(1/21/1987) Episode #13 - Bob vs. Candy [GSN]
-(1/22/1987) Episode #14 - Bob vs. Laurel [GSN]
-(1/23/1987) Episode #15 - Laurel vs. Chris [GSN]
-(1/26/1987) Episode #16 - Laurel vs. Jackie [GSN]
-(1/27/1987) Episode #17 - Laurel vs. Madelyn [GSN]
-(1/28/1987) Episode
#18 – Madelyn vs. Laura [GSN]
-(1/29/1987) Episode #19 - Madelyn vs. Randy [GSN]
-(1/30/1987) Episode #20 - Randy vs. Maria (Maria gets bleeped) [GSN]
-(2/9/1987) Episode #26 - Andy vs. Robert [GSN]
-(2/11/1987) Episode #28 - Anne vs. Tim [GSN]
-(2/12/1987) Episode #29 - Anne vs. Michele [GSN]
-(2/16/1987) Episode #31 – Val vs. Kim (Bill wrongly says it was a pleasure to have a player on Card Sharks!)
[GSN]
-(2/17/1987) Episode #32 – Val vs. Susan [GSN]
-(2/19/1987) Episode #34 – Janet vs. Debbie (GSN screws up and shows a few secs. of TTTT’81) [GSN]
-(2/20/1987) Episode #35 – Bob vs. Grace [GSN]
-(2/23/1987) Episode #36 – Bob @ Gold Run [GSN]
-(2/24/1987) Episode #37 – Bob vs. Peggi [GSN]
-(2/26/1987) Episode #39 - Sharon vs. Mike [GSN]
-(3/2/1987)
Episode #41 - Mike vs. Debbi [GSN]
-(3/3/1987)
Episode #42 - Mike vs. Pat [GSN]
-(3/4/1987)
Episode #43 - Mike vs. Ann [GSN]
-(3/5/1987)
Episode #44 - Mike vs. Susan [GSN]
-(3/9/1987)
Episode #46 - Susan vs. Florence [GSN]
-(3/10/1987)
Episode #47 - Susan vs. Florence (still) [GSN]
-(3/11/1987)
Episode #48 - Florence vs. Deb [GSN]
-(3/12/1987)
Episode #49 - Florence vs. Duchess [GSN]
-(3/13/1987)
Episode #50 - Florence vs. Sandy [GSN]
-(3/16/1987)
Episode #51 - Florence @ Gold Run [GSN]
-(3/17/1987)
Episode #52 - Florence vs. Joanie [GSN]
-(3/18/1987)
Episode #53 - Joanie vs. Jeryl [GSN]
-(3/20/1987)
Episode #55 - Joanie @ Gold Run [GSN]
-(3/23/1987)
Episode #56 - Joanie vs. Melinda [GSN]
-(3/24/1987)
Episode #57 - Melinda vs. David (finally, a Gold Rush win!) [GSN]
-(3/25/1987)
Episode #58 - David vs. Wendy [GSN]
-(3/26/1987)
Episode #59 - David vs. Melannie [GSN]
-(3/27/1987)
Episode #60 - Melannie vs. Deirdre [GSN]
-(3/30/1987)
Episode #61 - Melannie vs. Mayi ($10,000 GR win) [GSN]
-(3/31/1987)
Episode #62 - Deirdre vs. Tony [GSN]
-(4/1/1987)
Episode #63 - Tony vs. Caroline (has a GR question about Bill) [GSN]
-(4/2/1987) Episode #63 - Tony vs. Rhona [GSN]
-(4/3/1987) Episode #64 – Rhona vs. Michele (Bill has a bad British accent, lol) [GSN]
-(4/6/1987) Episode #65 – Rhona vs. Michele [GSN]
-(4/7/1987) Episode #66 – Rhona @ Gold Run [GSN]
-(4/8/1987) Episode #67 – Rhona vs. Sam [GSN]
-(4/9/1987) Episode #68 – Rhona @ Gold Run [GSN]
-(4/10/1987) Episode #69 – Rhona vs. Jeanne [GSN]
-(4/13/1987) Episode #70 - Jeanne @ Gold Run [GSN]
-(4/14/1987) Episode #71 - Jeanne vs. Kieran [GSN]**
-(4/15/1987) Episode #72 - Jeanne vs. Cindi [GSN]
-(4/21/1987) Episode #77 - Jeanne
vs. Denver [GSN]
-(4/22/1987)
Episode #78 - Jeanne (who now has $40,000 and then wins $10,000 more!) vs. Teri [GSN]
-(4/23/1987)
Episode #79 - Holly @ Gold Run [GSN]**
-(4/24/1987)
Episode #80 - Holly vs. Denice ($15,000 GR win!) [GSN]
-(4/27/1987)
Episode #81 - Holly @ Gold Run [GSN]
-(4/28/1987)
Episode #82 - Holly vs. Faith (Bill has a terrible French accent, lol) [GSN]
-(4/29/1987)
Episode #83 - Holly vs. Paul [GSN]
-(4/30/1987)
Episode #84 - Paul vs. Patti [GSN]
-(5/1/1987)
Episode #85 - FINALE! Patti vs. Pete (I now have both a recent GSN copy, and one with the Classic Concentration plug &
full-screen credits) [GSN]
Blockbusters [UK] (Bob Holness) (3 episodes)
-(8/29/1983) PREMIERE! - Alistair
vs. Verity & Ruth (w/slate) [SM]
-(1991) Matt vs. Susie &
Steve [OC]
-(1992) Tim vs. Yvette
& Katherine [CHAL]