Beat the Clock (26 episodes)
1950-1958; CBS Nighttime
(Bud Collyer, 135 episodes)
-(1951) first couple
– Mr. & Mrs. Greaker (Halloween episode) [KIN-OC]
-(8/30/1952) first
couple- Mr. & Mrs. Weinstein (they run out of pies in one stunt, so one couple wins by default) [GSN]
-(8/23/1952) first
couple - Mr. & Mrs. Sankovich [GSN]
-(9/6/1952) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Kadoon [GSN]
-(9/13/1952) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Pannasaw (the Broadway theme is still used on this ep., but
the visual opening is very different) [GSN]
-(9/20/1952) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Moulton [GSN]
-(9/27/1952) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Sipe [GSN]
-(10/4/1952) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Greco [GSN]
-(10/11/1952) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Kane [GSN]
-(10/25/1952) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Wejnert (Balloon themed show; Bud himself is involved in the
first stunt. Don Mitchell, the Sylvania president presents a cake celebrating the 3rd year of BtC; $700 bonus stunt win!)
[GSN]
-(11/1/1952) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Worrell [GSN]
-(11/22/1952) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Costellano [GSN]
-(12/13/1952) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Cohen [GSN]
-(12/20/1952) first
couple - Mr. & Mrs. Kerne (the first episode with the Sylvania Mouse intro, though there is an early aspect of it done
here for a few weeks which makes it a little creepy looking; $200 Bonus Stunt Win!; also BtC makes a family very happy for
the Yuletide season) [GSN]
-(12/27/1952)
first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Christensen (Best stunts of 1952; Bess Myerson presents Roxanne with an award from TV Guide!)
[GSN]
-(1/3/1953)
first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Carson [GSN]
-(1/10/1953)
first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Wallack [GSN]
-(1/17/1953)
first couple - Joan & Marvin [GSN]
-(1/24/1953)
first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Wagner [GSN]
-(4/25/1953)
first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Stanko ($900 Bonus stunt win!) [GSN]
-(5/2/1953)
first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Forstrom [GSN]
-(8/22/1953)
first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Denoit [GSN]
-(9/5/1953) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. DelBoccio [GSN]
-(9/12/1953) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Helsel (3 Italian models present an award to the 3 BtC models!)
[GSN]
-(9/26/1953) first couple- Sgt. & Mrs. Cannon [GSN]
-(10/3/1953) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Ipert (Navy Night) [GSN]
-(10/10/1953) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Molberger [GSN]
-(10/17/1953) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Grady [GSN]
-(10/31/1953) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Hoffman [GSN]
-(11/4/1953) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Malon [GSN]
-(11/14/1953) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Reardon [GSN]
-(11/21/1953) first couple- Dr. & Mrs. Markham ($1,500 Bonus Stunt win!) [GSN]
-(11/28/1953) first couple- Pvt. & Mrs. Shraeder [GSN]
-(12/19/1953) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Kupcheck (has a Christmas tree stunt) [GSN]
-(3/27/1954) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Klein [GSN]
-(4/3/1954) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Mahoney [GSN]
-(6/5/1954) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Yost [GSN]
-(6/12/1954) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Ipan; DJ Stan Richards and his wife play [GSN]
-(6/19/1954) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Wright [GSN]
-(7/10/1954) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Peters (Bud is presented an award!) [GSN]
-(7/24/1954) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Hodges ($3,200 Toupee Bonus Stunt is won!) [GSN]
-(9/4/1954) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Steckline [GSN]
-(9/11/1954) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Winger [GSN]
-(9/18/1954) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Curtis [GSN]
-(9/25/1954) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Veraines (Baseball themed episode) [GSN]
-(10/23/1954) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Kokoscka (Western night episode, Bonus Stunt win!) [GSN]
-(11/6/1954) first
couple- Dr. & Mrs. Rossi [GSN]
-(11/13/1954) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Dunlevy [GSN]
-(11/27/1954) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Doorhoper [GSN]
-(12/4/1954) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Whitman [GSN]
-(12/11/1954) first couple- Rev. & Mrs. Hall [GSN]
-(12/18/1954) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Billinghurst (Christmas show, the kids do some of the stunts) [GSN]
-(1954) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Stolar [GSN]
-(1/1/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Rowe (Best stunts of 1954) [GSN]
-(1/8/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Trapp [GSN]
-(1/22/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Kruger [GSN]
-(1/29/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Clark [GSN]
-(2/5/1955) first
couple – Anne Marie & John [GSN]
-(2/12/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Cudahay ($2,000 Bonus Stunt win!) [GSN]
-(2/19/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Morton (New bonus debuts) [GSN]
-(2/26/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Christie (Magic-themed show) [GSN]
-(3/5/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Branlow [GSN]
-(3/12/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Eckth (Stunt coordinators Bob Howard and Frank Wayne are apart of a stunt) [GSN]
-(3/18/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Coburn [GSN]
-(3/26/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Ruth (Circus-themed show) [GSN]
-(4/9/1955) first
couple – Lt. & Mrs. Clegg [GSN]
-(4/16/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Kelly ($1,300 Bonus Stunt win!) [GSN]
-(4/23/1955) first
couple – Lt. & Mrs. Grayling [GSN]
-(5/7/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Greene [GSN]
-(5/14/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Mooney [GSN]
-(5/21/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Sullier [GSN]
-(5/28/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Corp [GSN]
-(6/4/1955) first
couple – Mr. & Mrs. Groden (WISH-TV 8 in Indianapolis, IN at that point first became a CBS station) [GSN]
-(6/11/1955) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Key (Beach Show, there’s a small Wheel of Fortune in one of the stunts)
[GSN]
-(6/18/1955) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Prince (Bud’s birthday, everyone sings to him) [GSN]
-(6/25/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Shacoff [GSN]
-(7/2/1955) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Jones [GSN]
-(7/9/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Kaiser [GSN]
-(7/16/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Natkinson [GSN]
-(7/23/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Sigfried [GSN]
-(7/30/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Kavel (Bud and Roxanne’s last show together) [GSN]
-(8/27/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Kopske (Beverly’s first appearance) [GSN]
-(9/3/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Gibbins [GSN]
-(9/17/1955) first couple – Mr. Jackson & Mrs. Warren (Mr. Jackson’s wife couldn’t make show)
[GSN]
-(9/24/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Burkenstock [GSN]
-(11/19/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Yates [GSN]
-(11/26/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Fuller [GSN]
-(12/10/1955) first couple- Mr. & Mrs. Hudson [GSN]
-(12/31/1955) Best Stunts of 1955 [GSN]
-(1/7/1956) first couple – Dr. & Mrs. Mackenberg [GSN]
-(1/21/1956) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Langmuir [GSN]
-(1/28/1956) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Davis [GSN]
-(2/24/1956) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Foley (first ep. With Super Bonus) [GSN]
-(3/23/1956) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Swann ($18,000 Super Bonus stunt win!, 6th anniversary
episode) [GSN]
-(3/30/1956) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Nathanson [GSN]
-(6/15/1956) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Namish (last episode sponsored by Sylvania) [GSN]
-(6/22/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Cohicke (from this point until
Sept. the show's sponsor is Fresh Deodorants, the new "Daisy" intro is more tame compared to the previous one by
Sylvania) [GSN]
-(7/6/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Goodwill [GSN]
-(7/13/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Klendinning (the new theme music
at this point now has lyrics) [GSN]
-(7/20/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Brizzell [GSN]
-(7/27/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Holmes [GSN]
-(8/10/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs.D'Manno [GSN]
-(8/17/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Askew [GSN]
-(8/24/1956) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Beard [GSN]
-(9/7/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Basstacklis
[GSN]
-(9/14/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Fontana ($64,000 Bonus Stunt Win!; This is also the last episode sponsored
by Fresh Deodorants) [GSN]
-(9/21/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Ross (this is the first episode sponsored by Hazel Bishop Cosmetics, also
the first to use the theme Subway Polka) [GSN]
-(9/28/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Clinton [GSN]
-(11/25/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Mayne [GSN]
-(12/2/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Lozier (includes a semi-complicated stunt involving two tape recorders)
[GSN]
-(12/16/1956) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Bell [GSN]
-(12/23/1956) first
couple - Mr. & Mrs. Fitz (Christmas episode with toys used in the stunts) [GSN]
-(12/30/1956) first
couple - Mr. & Mrs. Marra (Best stunts of 1956, another interesting stunt used with a tape recorder) [GSN]
-(1/5/1957) first
couple - Mr. & Mrs. Blackman ($12k Bonus Stunt Win!) [GSN]
-(1/19/1957) first
couple - Mr. & Mrs. Fitzsimmons ($6k Bonus Stunt Win!) [GSN]
-(1/26/1957) first
couple - Mr. & Mrs. Cunningham ($5k Bonus Stunt Win!) [GSN]
-(2/8/1957) first
couple - Mr. & Mrs. Hauley [GSN]
-(2/15/1957) first
couple - Mr. & Mrs. Garfield [GSN]
-(3/15/1957) first couple: Mr. & Mrs. Walcott [GSN]
-(3/29/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Shiperd [GSN]
-(4/5/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Tantavassi (prize blooper) [GSN]
-(4/26/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Hobbs [GSN]
-(5/3/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Lyons [GSN]
-(5/24/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Kelly [GSN]
-(5/31/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Hendricks $21,000 Bonus stunt win!) [GSN]
-(6/14/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Went (Hal Simms announces) [GSN]
-(6/21/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Kimely (Nick Noelle announces) [GSN]
-(7/21/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Kelley [GSN]
-(8/16/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Messenger [GSN]
-(9/13/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Atkins [GSN]
1958-61; ABC Daytime
(Bud Collyer, 1 episode)
-(1960) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Hunt ($21,100 Bonus stunt win!) [KIN-OC]
(John Reed King, 2 episodes)
-(8/9/1952) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Notig [GSN]
-(8/16/1952) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Solomon [GSN]
(Frank Wayne, 1 episode)
-(1953) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Babcock [GSN]
(Bob Kennedy, 4 episodes)
-(8/7/1954) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Danbury [GSN]
-(8/14/1954) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Cabana [GSN]
-(8/21/1954) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Neece [GSN]
-(8/28/1954) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Budd [GSN]
(Win Elliott, 3 episodes)
-(8/6/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Cooke [GSN]
-(8/1955) first couple – Mr. & Mrs. Berglin [GSN]
-(8/21/1955) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Henry [GSN]
(Sonny Fox, 2 episodes)
-(7/26/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Quirne [GSN]
-(8/2/1957) first couple - Mr. & Mrs. Schwartz [GSN]
1969-72; Syndie
(Jack Narz, 6 episodes)
-(9/1971) Tom Kennedy is the guest [GSN]
-(9/1971) another episode with Tom Kennedy as the guest [GSN]
-(1971) Gene Rayburn is the guest [GSN]
-(1971) Bob Denver is the guest [GSN]
-(1971) Helen O’Connell is the guest [SM]
-(1972) Louis Nye is the guest; brother-sister teams [GSN]
1972-74; Syndie
(Gene Wood, 8 episodes)
-(1972) Henny Youngman is the guest [GSN]
-(1972) Dick Clark is the guest [GSN]
-(1972) Richard Dawson is the guest [GSN]
-(1972) Henry Morgan is the guest [GSN]
-(1972) Ted Knight
is the guest [GSN]
-(1973) William Shatner
is the guest [GSN]
-(1973) Patti Deutsch
is the guest [GSN]
-(1973) Dick Clark
is the guest [GSN]
(Monty Hall, 87 episodes)
-(9/4/1979) Pilot #1
(w/slate) [SM/HBtC-1]
-(9/5/1979) Pilot #2
(w/slate) [SM/HBtC-1]
-(9/17/1979) Sue &
Gary vs. Jerri & David (premiere, now with better video) [GSN/HBtC-1]
-(9/18/1979) Episode
#2 - Gary & Sue vs. Steve & Melissa (bonus stunt win!) [GSN/HBtC-1]
-(9/19/1979) Episode
#3 - Steve & Melissa vs. Jim & Barbara [GSN/HBtC-1]
-(9/20/1979) Episode
#4 - Jim & Barbara vs. Camille & Bill [GSN/HBtC-1]
-(9/21/1979) Episode
#5 - Jim & Barbara vs. Brad & Suzanne [GSN/HBtC-2]
-(9/24/1979) Episode
#6 - Brad & Suzanne vs. Grant & Miriam [GSN/HBtC-2]
-(9/25/1979) Episode
#7 - Brad & Suzanne vs. Peter & Karen (bonus stunt win!) [GSN/HBtC-2]
-(9/26/1979) Episode
#8 - Brad & Suzanne vs. David & Sally [GSN/HBtC-2]
-(9/27/1979) Episode
#9 - Brad & Suzanne vs. Tim & Lisa (bonus stunt win!) [GSN/HBtC-2]
-(9/28/1979) Episode
#10 - Tim & Lisa vs. Ron & Gloria (bonus stunt win!) [GSN/HBtC-2]
-(10/1/1979) Tim & Lisa vs. Pam & Bill [GSN]
-(10/2/1979) Tim & Lisa vs. Marlene & Jerry [GSN]**
-(10/3/1979)
Marlene & Jerry vs. Burt & Sheila (Jack Narz "drunk" cameo for a stunt; now w/much better video) [GSN]
-(10/5/1979)
Marlene & Jerry vs. Clint & Linda [GSN]
-(10/8/1979) Marlene & Jerry vs. Bob & Melanie [GSN]**
-(10/9/1979)
Marlene & Jerry vs. Quentin & Sheila (bonus stunt win!; Marlene & Jerry retire) [GSN]
-(10/10/1979) David &
Renee vs. Kim & Gary [GSN]
-(10/11/1979) Gary & Kim vs. Scott & Lori (bonus stunt win!) [GSN]
-(10/12/1979)
Steve & Karen vs. Jeff & Jolene [GSN]
-(10/13/1979) Steve & Karen vs. Frank & Gloria [GSN]
-(10/16/1979)
Steve & Karen vs. Zody & Moti [GSN]
-(10/17/1979) Steve & Karen vs. Michael & Carolyn [GSN]
-(10/18/1979)
Steve & Karen vs. Sarita & Jeffrey [GSN]
-(10/19/1979) Steve & Karen vs. Allan & Judy [GSN]
-(10/20/1979)
Steve & Karen vs. Ian & Karen [GSN]
-(10/23/1979) Steve & Karen vs. Richard & Joanna [GSN]
-(10/24/1979)
Don & Carol vs. Ron & Gloria [GSN]
-(10/25/1979) Ron & Gloria vs. Kurt & Dee [GSN]
-(10/31/1979) Gloria
& Ron vs. Doug & Kathy (Halloween show) [GSN]
-(11/1/1979) Gloria
& Ron vs. Michael & Josie (last civilian show) [GSN]
-(11/4-8/1979) Nancy
Lane, Robert Pine, Steve Kanaly, Mary McDonough (5 episodes, first all-star week, bonus stunt win on episode 4) [GSN]
-(11/11-15/1979)
Roxie Roker, Richard Kline, Mary Oates, Jim Dressen (5 episodes) [GSN]
-(11/19-23/1979) Robert Mandan, Ken Michelman, Leslie
Ackerman, Tamara Dobson (5 episodes) [GSN]
-(1979) Gordon Jump, Charlene Tilton vs. Phyllis Davis & Sorrell Booke [GSN]
-(11/26-30/1979) Jo Ann Pflug,
Tige Andrews, Abby Lane, Robert Donner (5 episodes) [GSN]
-(12/3-7/1979) Patty Duke, John Astin, Mary Ann Mobley, Gary Collins (5 episodes, bonus stunt win on Monday) [GSN]
-(12/1979)
Ronnie Schell & Joyce Bulifant vs. Patti Deutsch & Johnny Brown (Christmas week show) [GSN]
-(1/7-11/1980) Ira Augustine, Michele Tobin, Laurie Walters, Jimmy Van Patton (5 episodes) [GSN]
-(1/14-18/1980) Elaine Joyce, Bobby Van, Mitzi McCall, Charlie Brill [GSN]
-(1/21-25/1980) Meredith MacRae, Don
Sutton, Sue Ann Langdon, Bob Seagren (5 episodes) [GSN]
-(1/28/1980) Guy & Rena Hovis, Laurette Sprang, John McCook
[GSN]
-(2/1/1980) Guy & Rena Hovis, Laurette Sprang, John McCook (finale) [OB]
2002-03;
PAX
(Gary Kroeger, 11 episodes)
-(9/2/2002) Kim & Nate vs. MacKenzie &
George vs. Sonya & Marc (first episode of preview week!) [OC-PAX]
-(2002) Contestants:
Tracy & Daryl, Cheryl & Martin vs. Jaime & Roger [PAX]
-(2002) Contestants:
Dawn & Nick vs. Cyndi & Erik vs. Susan & Chris [PAX]
-(9/12/2002) Contestants: Amanda & Jack
vs. Gloria & Serge vs. Karin & Walter (Over $10,000 won!) [i]
-(9/2002) Contestants:
Angela & Jim vs. Anita & Al vs. Deirdre & Frank [i]
-(9/2002) Contestants:
Melissa & Eric vs. Crystal & Tracy vs. Robin & Cary [i]
-(2002)
Jennifer & Robert vs. Carolyn & Joe vs. Philly vs. Christopher (Funny moment where Gary slips on the water used in
a stunt!) [i]
-(2002) Stephanie & Michael vs. Sandy &
Art vs. Debbie & Mark [i]
-(2002) Contestants:
Tabby & Duane vs. Margaret & Jess vs. Myra & Conrad [i]
-(2002) Wendy &
John vs. Beth & Terry vs. Ashley & David [i]
-(10/23/2002) Contestants: Kim & Doug vs. Susie &
Don vs. Debbie & Chuck (One stunt is completed in 3 seconds!) [PAX]