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Wheel of Fortune

  • TV Series
  • 1983–
  • TV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.9K
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Vanna White and Ryan Seacrest in Wheel of Fortune (1983)
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Contestants guess letters to solve word puzzles and earn prizes like cash, cars and vacations through spinning a wheel. The top scorer advances to a bonus round for potential bigger rewards.Contestants guess letters to solve word puzzles and earn prizes like cash, cars and vacations through spinning a wheel. The top scorer advances to a bonus round for potential bigger rewards.Contestants guess letters to solve word puzzles and earn prizes like cash, cars and vacations through spinning a wheel. The top scorer advances to a bonus round for potential bigger rewards.

  • Creator
    • Merv Griffin
  • Stars
    • Vanna White
    • Pat Sajak
    • Charlie O'Donnell
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    6.7/10
    3.9K
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    • Creator
      • Merv Griffin
    • Stars
      • Vanna White
      • Pat Sajak
      • Charlie O'Donnell
    • 51User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 10 wins & 92 nominations total

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    • 1983–2025
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    One of the Few Game Shows I Watched

    I haven't watched "Wheel of Fortune" in decades. I'm happy to see that Pat Sajak and Vanna White have retained their jobs. If I'm not mistaken, Vanna White had to sue to keep her job after they wanted to replace her with a younger, newer model.

    "Wheel of Fortune" was so simple and successful that they made board games, video games, and even slot machines. All it is is a high stakes game of hangman. Losing can be very embarrassing depending upon the answer and conversely it can be very gratifying as well.

    I don't watch any game shows anymore, but when I did, "Wheel of Fortune" was in the rotation.
    Danorgan

    Pretty Cool!

    Wheel of Fortune is a fun Game Show to watch. I watch it every night on my local NBC affiliate and I enjoy the old reruns on the Game Show Network. It's always been my dream to be on Jeopardy! but if I can't get on there, I wanna try for Wheel of Fortune, if it's still around in 5, 6, or 7 years. I think it will be because as Charlie O'Donell says at the beginning of every episode "It's America's Game!" It must be the most popular game show on Television. I hope it stays around. Pat Sajak and Vanna White are great hosts for the show too! I have versions of the game on Nintendo 64 and for my computer and I enjoy playing it myself. It's a fun game and I would really like to appear on a game show because I've always enjoyed watching game shows and thought they were neat.
    Danorgan

    LONG LIVE WHEEL OF FORTUNE!

    I love to watch Wheel of Fortune! I sit at the TV at 7:00 p.m. and solve all the puzzles, even some of the bonus rounds. I like the way Pat Sajak talks when he is on the show. He uses that "Game Show Host" voice. It's really cool. I don't care much for the new theme songs though. They have ruined them. Wheel of Fortune has lost the theme song they are known for. It would be just as bad as if they changed the Jeopardy! theme! Jeopardy is known for its theme song. I hear people hum it all the time. Wheel of Fortune needs its old theme back!
    zelda1964

    Television's spin of fun every weeknight

    I have loved the Wheel of Fortune show, ever since Chuck Woolery first hosted it with Susan Stafford as lovely assistant; It was a joy to sit at the television and challenge your skills. There have been many changes to the show's original format,but it still is wonderful to experience a victory solving the bonus puzzle.Pat Sajak and Vanna White are a great team and make the show fun and exciting.Miss White is sparkling with her personality, and Mr. Sajak has a warm mannerism about him that you can trust.What is amazing is that this show is like the simple game of hangman!I think it is remarkable how a popular show came about through a child's game.I really Love It.
    10sethn172

    Now in HD!!!!!

    That show I like, and the show America likes, is bigger, brighter, and better than ever because it's now in High Definition!!!!! It's "Wheel of Fortune!!!!!"

    Anyhow, Pat Sajak and Vanna White run the show and they are the perfect duo to take center stage. The game is played exactly like "Hangman," as Merv Griffin envisioned it more than 30 years ago. Here people spin for "BIG MONEY !!!," and prizes too, but watch out for "Bankrupts," "Lose a Turns," calling wrong letters, etc. and the player shall succeed!!!!! The person with the most cash goes on to spin the little wheel for a chance at cars and cash ranging from $25,000 to $100,000!!!!!

    I am looking forward to seeing such a great season this year, especially the Dallas episodes. As a matter of fact, the Nokia Theater in Grand Prairie just wrapped up three nights (three weeks on TV) of shows a couple of weeks back. It'll probably be on in November, so I'll have my old-fashioned SD VCR ready!!!!!

    "Wheel of Fortune" is the best game show ever made, and 6th according to GSN. Watch it, you will enjoy it!!!!!

    10/10

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    • Trivia
      Pat Sajak and Vanna White tape a whole season in less than 40 days including road trips, promotions, and commercials.
    • Quotes

      Host: [during speed-up round when music is played] You know, in hell, they play this song for eternity.

    • Connections
      Featured in Cheers: The Cape Cad (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Changing Keys
      (1983-1984)

      Composed by Merv Griffin

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures Television
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lucky Wheel
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 11, Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Califon Productions
      • Merv Griffin Entertainment
      • Columbia TriStar Television
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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