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* SignatureSoundEffect: Any time a contestant ran out of time in a main round or the Gauntlet of Villains, instead of a typical buzzer sound, an audio clip would play of the "villains" tauntingly saying, "Time's up!"

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* SignatureSoundEffect: Any time a contestant ran out of time in a main round or the Gauntlet of Villains, instead of a typical buzzer sound, sound or LosingHorns, an audio clip would play of the "villains" tauntingly saying, "Time's up!"
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The "last pre-Celebrity show" that TVPMM had aired this morning, allowing me to get a definitive show number for it.


* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For four decades, this was the only way to see the series outside of Website/YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but was unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section. Rescued when Creator/{{Buzzr}} began airing it in September 2021; to say the fandom rejoiced was an understatement.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For four decades, this was the only way to see the series outside of Website/YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but was unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the 3/10/80 show (erroneously mislabeled as the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, episode), and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section. Rescued when Creator/{{Buzzr}} began airing it in September 2021; to say the fandom rejoiced was an understatement.
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* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Singer & actress Julie Brown appeared on the very first episode of Whew, going by the name Annie Brown.
** Larry Rice, a semi-regular guest on ''Series/HotSeatWithWallyGeorge'' in the late 1980s and early 1990s, was a contestant on ''Whew!'' in September 1979.
** Greg Itzin was on ''Whew!'' in October 1979; he would go on to have a lengthy acting career, most notably as President Logan on ''Series/TwentyFour''.
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** Larry Rice, a semi-regular guest on ''Series/HotSeatWithWallyGeorge'' in the late 80s and early 90s, was a contestant on Whew in September 1979.
** Greg Itzin was on Whew in October 1979; he would go on to have a lengthy acting career, most notably as President Logan on ''Series/TwentyFour''.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jay Wolpert stated in [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/interview-with-jay-wolpert-part-2/ an interview]] that the show actually was doing well against ''All-Star Secrets'', when NBC decided to play dirty and put up ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'' up against it instead[[note]]though that was more of an aftereffect of Fred Silverman's attempts over at NBC to shut down the ''Squares''- Silverman hated game shows, and particularly hated the ''Squares'' as he had rejected it while at CBS and was obviously very annoyed that it had succeeded on NBC. Trying to switch the timeslot around was the first part of that plan[[/note]]. CBS' daytime dept. realized they needed to counter it, and asked the promo dept. for more advertising. They didn't get it, and they had to resort to the "add celebrities" as a last resort given how the promotional guys had screwed them over, but it was too late.
* SignatureSoundEffect: Any time a contestant ran out if time in a main round or the Gauntlet of Villains, instead of a typical buzzer sound, an audio clip would play of the "villains" tauntingly saying, "Time's up!"

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** Larry Rice, a semi-regular guest on ''Series/HotSeatWithWallyGeorge'' in the late 80s 1980s and early 90s, 1990s, was a contestant on Whew ''Whew!'' in September 1979.
** Greg Itzin was on Whew ''Whew!'' in October 1979; he would go on to have a lengthy acting career, most notably as President Logan on ''Series/TwentyFour''.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jay Wolpert stated in [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/interview-with-jay-wolpert-part-2/ an interview]] that the show actually was doing well against ''All-Star Secrets'', when NBC decided to play dirty and put up ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'' up against it instead[[note]]though that was more of an aftereffect of Fred Silverman's attempts over at NBC to shut down the ''Squares''- ''Squares'' - Silverman hated game shows, and particularly hated the ''Squares'' as he had rejected it while at CBS and was obviously very annoyed that it had succeeded on NBC. Trying to switch the timeslot around was the first part of that plan[[/note]]. CBS' daytime dept. department realized they needed to counter it, and asked the promo dept. department for more advertising. They didn't get it, and they had to resort to the "add celebrities" as a last resort given how the promotional guys had screwed them over, but it was too late.
* SignatureSoundEffect: Any time a contestant ran out if of time in a main round or the Gauntlet of Villains, instead of a typical buzzer sound, an audio clip would play of the "villains" tauntingly saying, "Time's up!"
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** Singer & actress Julie Brown appeared on the very first episode of Whew, going by the name Annie Brown.
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* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Larry Rice, a semi-regular guest on ''Series/HotSeatWithWallyGeorge'' in the late 80s and early 90s, was a contestant on Whew in September 1979.
** Greg Itzin was on Whew in October 1979; he would go on to have a lengthy acting career, most notably as President Logan on ''Series/TwentyFour''.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Until September 2021, this was the only way to see the series outside of Website/YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but was unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section. Rescued when Creator/{{Buzzr}} began airing it.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Until September 2021, For four decades, this was the only way to see the series outside of Website/YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but was unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section. Rescued when Creator/{{Buzzr}} began airing it.it in September 2021; to say the fandom rejoiced was an understatement.
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* LaughTrack: Played after almost every blooper read by Tom. The same audience groan track was also used any time someone ran out of time in the Gauntlet of Villains.


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* SignatureSoundEffect: Any time a contestant ran out if time in a main round or the Gauntlet of Villains, instead of a typical buzzer sound, an audio clip would play of the "villains" tauntingly saying, "Time's up!"
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Until recently, this was the only way to see the series outside of Website/YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but was unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section. Rescued in September 2021 when Creator/{{Buzzr}} began airing it.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Until recently, September 2021, this was the only way to see the series outside of Website/YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but was unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section. Rescued in September 2021 when Creator/{{Buzzr}} began airing it.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The only way to see the series outside of Website/YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but seems unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section. Rescued in September 2021 when Creator/{{Buzzr}} began airing it.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The Until recently, this was the only way to see the series outside of Website/YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but seems was unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section. Rescued in September 2021 when Creator/{{Buzzr}} began airing it.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The only way to see the series outside of Website/YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but seems unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section.
** Soon to be rescued after 40 years in limbo. Buzzr will begin airing episodes in September 2021.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The only way to see the series outside of Website/YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but seems unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section.
** Soon to be rescued after 40 years in limbo. Buzzr will begin airing episodes
section. Rescued in September 2021.2021 when Creator/{{Buzzr}} began airing it.
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!!The Gauntlet of Villains were (from left as in the intro and [[http://www.game-show-utopia.net/whew/gauntletofvillainspilotphoto.jpg this photo]]):

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!!The Gauntlet of Villains were (from left as in the intro and [[http://www.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20170716031436/http://www.game-show-utopia.net/whew/gauntletofvillainspilotphoto.jpg this photo]]):
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** Soon to be rescued after 40 years in limbo. Buzzr will begin airing episodes in September 2021.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jay Wolpert stated in [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/interview-with-jay-wolpert-part-2/ an interview]] that the show actually was doing well against ''All-Star Secrets'', when NBC decided to play dirty and put up ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'' up against it instead[[note]]though that was more of an aftereffect of Fred Silverman's attempts over at NBC to shut down the ''Squares''- Silverman hated game shows, and particularly hated the ''Squares'' as he had rejected it while at CBS. Trying to switch the timeslot around was the first part of that plan[[/note]]. CBS' daytime dept. realized they needed to counter it, and asked the promo dept. for more advertising. They didn't get it, and they had to resort to the "add celebrities" as a last resort given how the promotional guys had screwed them over, but it was too late.

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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jay Wolpert stated in [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/interview-with-jay-wolpert-part-2/ an interview]] that the show actually was doing well against ''All-Star Secrets'', when NBC decided to play dirty and put up ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'' up against it instead[[note]]though that was more of an aftereffect of Fred Silverman's attempts over at NBC to shut down the ''Squares''- Silverman hated game shows, and particularly hated the ''Squares'' as he had rejected it while at CBS.CBS and was obviously very annoyed that it had succeeded on NBC. Trying to switch the timeslot around was the first part of that plan[[/note]]. CBS' daytime dept. realized they needed to counter it, and asked the promo dept. for more advertising. They didn't get it, and they had to resort to the "add celebrities" as a last resort given how the promotional guys had screwed them over, but it was too late.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jay Wolpert stated in [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/interview-with-jay-wolpert-part-2/ an interview]] that the show actually was doing well against ''All-Star Secrets'', when NBC decided to play dirty and put up ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'' up against it instead. CBS' daytime dept. realized they needed to counter it, and asked the promo dept. for more advertising. They didn't get it, and they had to resort to the "add celebrities" as a last resort given how the promotional guys had screwed them over, but it was too late.

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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jay Wolpert stated in [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/interview-with-jay-wolpert-part-2/ an interview]] that the show actually was doing well against ''All-Star Secrets'', when NBC decided to play dirty and put up ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'' up against it instead.instead[[note]]though that was more of an aftereffect of Fred Silverman's attempts over at NBC to shut down the ''Squares''- Silverman hated game shows, and particularly hated the ''Squares'' as he had rejected it while at CBS. Trying to switch the timeslot around was the first part of that plan[[/note]]. CBS' daytime dept. realized they needed to counter it, and asked the promo dept. for more advertising. They didn't get it, and they had to resort to the "add celebrities" as a last resort given how the promotional guys had screwed them over, but it was too late.
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!!The Gauntlet of Villains were (from left as in the intro and [[http://www.game-show-utopia.net/whew/gauntletofvillainspilotphoto.jpg this photo]]):

# Alphonse the Gangster
# Bruno the Headsman
# Mr. Van Louse the Landlord
# Nero the Fiddler
# Count Nibbleneck the Vampire
# Frank and his little friend Stein
# Kid Rotten the Gunslinger
# Jeremy Swash the Pirate
# Dr. Deranged the Mad Scientist
# Lucretia the Witch
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Jay Wolpert stated in [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/interview-with-jay-wolpert-part-2/ an interview]] that the show actually was doing well against ''All-Star Secrets'', when NBC decided to play dirty and put up ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'' up against it instead. CBS' daytime dept. realized they needed to counter it, and asked the promo dept. for more advertising. They didn't get it, and they had to resort to the "add celebrities" as a last resort given how the promotional guys had screwed them over, but it was too late.
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Crowner called for removing Hey, It's That Voice/Guy examples from trivia pages: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1454613823001793300&page=4#89


* HeyItsThatGuy: Tom Kennedy was hosting ''Series/NameThatTune'' at this point.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Rod Roddy handled announcing chores on ''Soap'', and later went to fame on ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Rod Roddy handled announcing chores on ''Soap'', and later went to fame on ''ThePriceIsRight''.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: Rod Roddy handled announcing chores on ''Soap'', and later went to fame on ''ThePriceIsRight''.''Series/ThePriceIsRight''.
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the Namespace Fix!!


* HeyItsThatGuy: Tom Kennedy was hosting ''Series/NameThatTune'' at this point.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Rod Roddy handled announcing chores on ''Soap'', and later went to fame on ''ThePriceIsRight''.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The only way to see the series outside of YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but seems unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section.

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* * HeyItsThatGuy: Tom Kennedy was hosting ''Series/NameThatTune'' at this point.
* * HeyItsThatVoice: Rod Roddy handled announcing chores on ''Soap'', and later went to fame on ''ThePriceIsRight''.
* * KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The only way to see the series outside of YouTube.Website/YouTube. Burt Sugarman has the entire series (plus format and trademark rights), but seems unwilling to share. The Television Production Music Museum has the premiere, the last pre-''Celebrity'' episode, and the GrandFinale available for viewing in its Vault (paying member) section.

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