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* NightmareFuel: Something is just wrong about Robin's [[LargeHam "BECAUSE IT'S TRUE!!"]] face [[http://www.finderskeepers.gcgstudios.com/?p=comic&cid=24&chap=2 near the end of Chapter Two]].
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* WhatAnIdiot: Perhaps a rather harsh judgment when the contestants are nervous, excitable middle school age kids, but many teams missed objects or clue cards in plain sight (in some cases despite actually ''touching them several times'') or didn't search the most obvious hiding place during the Romp.
** For example, in one 1987 episode, the Romp clue in the Garage read, "The snowblower broke - looks like more work for you!", suggesting a snow shovel. The players actually held the snow shovel for several seconds and ''still'' didn't notice the clue card, prompting Eure to throw up his hands in utter disbelief.
** Another example from the Toffler episodes had the players making it only as far as the second room, the Kitchen, with the clue involving a "bowl of cherry vanilla" (as in ice cream). Those players spent all the remaining time tearing apart the kitchen EXCEPT for the freezer which had the next clue card!
** For example, in one 1987 episode, the Romp clue in the Garage read, "The snowblower broke - looks like more work for you!", suggesting a snow shovel. The players actually held the snow shovel for several seconds and ''still'' didn't notice the clue card, prompting Eure to throw up his hands in utter disbelief.
** Another example from the Toffler episodes had the players making it only as far as the second room, the Kitchen, with the clue involving a "bowl of cherry vanilla" (as in ice cream). Those players spent all the remaining time tearing apart the kitchen EXCEPT for the freezer which had the next clue card!
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** For example, in one 1987 episode, the Romp clue in the Garage read, "The snowblower broke - looks like more work for you!", suggesting a snow shovel. The players actually held the snow shovel for several seconds and ''still'' didn't notice the clue card, prompting Eure to throw up his hands in utter disbelief.
** Another example from the Toffler episodes had the players making it only as far as the second room, the Kitchen, with the clue involving a "bowl of cherry vanilla" (as in ice cream). Those players spent all the remaining time tearing apart the kitchen EXCEPT for the freezer which had the next clue card!
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** The [[https://youtu.be/S2xzp0tMfas Room Romp theme]] is as tense and exciting as a BonusRound theme should be, especially as it builds in intensity in the last few seconds.
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** The [[https://youtu.be/S2xzp0tMfas [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=368WDTUqXxw Room Romp theme]] is as tense and exciting as a BonusRound theme should be, especially as it builds in intensity in the last few seconds.
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* BrokenBase: Who was the better host? Wesley had a better rapport with the contestants but was visibly uncomfortable with the messy side of the show. Larry was more laid back but seemed largely indifferent to the competitive side of the show.
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* ReplacementScrappy: Larry for Wesley, although it is arguable which one was actually the better host; their respective defenders and detractors claim that Wesley had a better rapport with the contestants but was visibly uncomfortable with the messy side of the show, while Larry was more laid back but seemed largely indifferent to the competitive side of the show.
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* ThatOneLevel: Ever had trouble finding things buried deep in your closet or in your attic? Then you can see why the Closet and the Attic were the most dreaded rooms in ''Finders Keepers'', with many teams coming unstuck during the main game and especially the Room Romp because of the sheer number of possible hiding places for objects. Pity the poor teams who entered one of those rooms to be greeted by the Instant Prize flashing lights and bells; they could nearly always kiss that trip to Disney World or Space Camp goodbye.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Perhaps a rather harsh judgment when the contestants are nervous, excitable middle school age kids, but many teams missed objects or clue cards in plain sight (in some cases despite actually ''touching them several times'') or didn't search the most obvious hiding place during the Romp. For example, in one 1987 episode, the Romp clue in the Garage read, "The snowblower broke - looks like more work for you!", suggesting a snow shovel. The players actually held the snow shovel for several seconds and ''still'' didn't notice the clue card, prompting Eure to throw up his hands in utter disbelief.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Perhaps a rather harsh judgment when the contestants are nervous, excitable middle school age kids, but many teams missed objects or clue cards in plain sight (in some cases despite actually ''touching them several times'') or didn't search the most obvious hiding place during the Romp.
** For example, in one 1987 episode, the Romp clue in the Garage read, "The snowblower broke - looks like more work for you!", suggesting a snow shovel. The players actually held the snow shovel for several seconds and ''still'' didn't notice the clue card, prompting Eure to throw up his hands in utterdisbelief.disbelief.
** Another example from the Toffler episodes had the players making it only as far as the second room, the Kitchen, with the clue involving a "bowl of cherry vanilla" (as in ice cream). Those players spent all the remaining time tearing apart the kitchen EXCEPT for the freezer which had the next clue card!
** For example, in one 1987 episode, the Romp clue in the Garage read, "The snowblower broke - looks like more work for you!", suggesting a snow shovel. The players actually held the snow shovel for several seconds and ''still'' didn't notice the clue card, prompting Eure to throw up his hands in utter
** Another example from the Toffler episodes had the players making it only as far as the second room, the Kitchen, with the clue involving a "bowl of cherry vanilla" (as in ice cream). Those players spent all the remaining time tearing apart the kitchen EXCEPT for the freezer which had the next clue card!
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** Quite often, the Instant Prize was worth more than the Room Romp's grand prize (sometimes more than ''all six prizes combined''). Pity the poor team who won a keyboard for completing the Romp (or, worse, only found one or two clue cards before time ran out) while their opponents got to go to Disney World or Space Camp.
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** Quite often, the Instant Prize was worth more than the Room Romp's grand prize (sometimes more than ''all six prizes combined''). Pity the poor team who won a keyboard for completing the Romp (or, worse, only found one or two clue cards before time ran out) while their opponents got to go to Disney World or Space Camp.[[note]] On the other hand, a team that found the Instant Prize on their way to a win only to faceplant in the Romp might console themselves with having won the day's most valuable prize at the expense of several lesser prizes.[[/note]] Less common in the Toffler era, when the trips were often moved across to being the grand prizes for the Romp.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMVwM6dogbg It's an Edd Kalehoff theme]], would you expect anything less?
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** Don't forget the [[https://youtu.be/S2xzp0tMfas Room Romp theme]].
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMVwM6dogbg It's an Edd Kalehoff theme]], would you expect anything less?
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** Quite often, the Instant Prize was worth more than the Room Romp's grand prize. Pity the poor team who won a keyboard for completing the Romp while their opponents got to go to Space Camp.
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** In the Eure era, the romp record was 66 seconds, and contestants sometimes had to find hidden objects in one or more rooms to find the next clue card. In the Toffler era, the clues were much more straightforward, with the cards often visible as soon as the contestants entered the room, and at least three teams finished the romp in under a minute (the record was 40 seconds).[[note]] Although the Toffler era also saw at least four teams find just ''one'' clue card in the romp.[[/note]]
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** In the Eure era, the romp record was 66 seconds, and contestants sometimes had to find hidden objects in one or more rooms to find the next clue card. In the Toffler era, the clues were much more straightforward, with the cards often visible as soon as the contestants entered the room, and at least three teams finished the romp in under a minute (the record was 40 seconds).[[note]] Although the Toffler era also saw at least four teams find just ''one'' clue card in the romp.romp; the "record" for the Eure era was two clue cards.[[/note]]
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* SequelDifficultyDrop:
** The hidden pictures round, as the gateway to the room trashing for which audiences really tuned in, was gradually made easier over the series' run. In the first Eure season, there were four clues in the first hidden picture round and four or five in the second, so it was quite common for one, two, or even three of the eight rooms (sometimes including the Instant Prize room) to go unclaimed, requiring Eure to pad the episode's run time by bantering with the contestants. In the second season, the pictures had six clues each, so it was far less common (but not unheard of) for rooms to go unclaimed. And in the Toffler era, the pictures were the size of a wall rather than displayed on a monitor and the hidden items were pre-identified via a set of Colorforms, and rooms almost never went unsearched.
** In the Eure era, the romp record was 66 seconds, and contestants sometimes had to find hidden objects in one or more rooms to find the next clue card. In the Toffler era, the clues were much more straightforward, with the cards often visible as soon as the contestants entered the room, and at least three teams finished the romp in under a minute (the record was 40 seconds).[[note]] Although the Toffler era also saw at least four teams find just ''one'' clue card in the romp.[[/note]]
** The hidden pictures round, as the gateway to the room trashing for which audiences really tuned in, was gradually made easier over the series' run. In the first Eure season, there were four clues in the first hidden picture round and four or five in the second, so it was quite common for one, two, or even three of the eight rooms (sometimes including the Instant Prize room) to go unclaimed, requiring Eure to pad the episode's run time by bantering with the contestants. In the second season, the pictures had six clues each, so it was far less common (but not unheard of) for rooms to go unclaimed. And in the Toffler era, the pictures were the size of a wall rather than displayed on a monitor and the hidden items were pre-identified via a set of Colorforms, and rooms almost never went unsearched.
** In the Eure era, the romp record was 66 seconds, and contestants sometimes had to find hidden objects in one or more rooms to find the next clue card. In the Toffler era, the clues were much more straightforward, with the cards often visible as soon as the contestants entered the room, and at least three teams finished the romp in under a minute (the record was 40 seconds).[[note]] Although the Toffler era also saw at least four teams find just ''one'' clue card in the romp.[[/note]]
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** Don't forget the [[https://youtu.be/S2xzp0tMfas Room Romp theme]].
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic / EarWorm: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMVwM6dogbg It's an Edd Kalehoff theme]], would you expect anything less?
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* MomentOfAwesome:
** The ''very'' rare occasion someone finds the object without trashing the room. Goes against the idea of the show, but awesome in that it only happened before the clock started.
** Toffler getting [[CoveredInGunge slimed]] in the first round. The production staff wouldn't let him change out of his gunge-covered shirt until just before the Romp.
** Romp wins were rare enough that they were always good for Moments of Awesome, but in a special class are those where the sixth clue card was found either with 1 second or less remaining or in less than 75 seconds. The record for the Eure era was 66 seconds, while at least three Toffler-era teams finished in under a minute, one taking just ''40 seconds'' (of course, most of the clue cards were HiddenInPlainSight).
** The ''very'' rare occasion someone finds the object without trashing the room. Goes against the idea of the show, but awesome in that it only happened before the clock started.
** Toffler getting [[CoveredInGunge slimed]] in the first round. The production staff wouldn't let him change out of his gunge-covered shirt until just before the Romp.
** Romp wins were rare enough that they were always good for Moments of Awesome, but in a special class are those where the sixth clue card was found either with 1 second or less remaining or in less than 75 seconds. The record for the Eure era was 66 seconds, while at least three Toffler-era teams finished in under a minute, one taking just ''40 seconds'' (of course, most of the clue cards were HiddenInPlainSight).
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** The ''very'' rare occasion someone finds the object without trashing the room. Goes against the idea of the show, but awesome in that it only happened before the clock started.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Admit it, you wanted to trash your own house after seeing the kids on the show do it.
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* NightmareFuel: Something is just wrong about Robin's [[LargeHam "BECAUSE IT'S TRUE!!"]] face [[http://www.finderskeepers.gcgstudios.com/?p=comic&cid=24&chap=2 near the end of Chapter Two]]. ''*SHUDDER*''
* NightmareFuel: Something is just wrong about Robin's [[LargeHam "BECAUSE IT'S TRUE!!"]] face [[http://www.finderskeepers.gcgstudios.com/?p=comic&cid=24&chap=2 near the end of Chapter Two]]. ''*SHUDDER*''
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* NightmareFuel: Something is just wrong about Robin's [[LargeHam "BECAUSE IT'S TRUE!!"]] face [[http://www.finderskeepers.gcgstudios.com/?p=comic&cid=24&chap=2 near the end of Chapter Two]].
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* WhatAnIdiot: Perhaps a rather harsh judgment when the contestants are nervous, excitable middle school age kids, but many teams missed objects or clue cards in plain sight (in some cases despite actually ''touching them several times'') or didn't search the most obvious hiding place during the Romp.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Perhaps a rather harsh judgment when the contestants are nervous, excitable middle school age kids, but many teams missed objects or clue cards in plain sight (in some cases despite actually ''touching them several times'') or didn't search the most obvious hiding place during the Romp. For example, in one 1987 episode, the Romp clue in the Garage read, "The snowblower broke - looks like more work for you!", suggesting a snow shovel. The players actually held the snow shovel for several seconds and ''still'' didn't notice the clue card, prompting Eure to throw up his hands in utter disbelief.
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** The team that made it through the entire Romp in less than half the allotted time (of course, most of the clue cards were HiddenInPlainSight). And Toffler getting [[CoveredInGunge slimed]].
** Any Romp where the sixth clue card was found with 1 second or less remaining.
* NightmareFuel: The Dungeon, Dracula's Den, and the Torture Tower.
** Several teams were noticeably more hesitant when searching the Dungeon than other rooms, which had unfortunate results when it was the Instant Prize Room in one episode.
** Any Romp where the sixth clue card was found with 1 second or less remaining.
* NightmareFuel: The Dungeon, Dracula's Den, and the Torture Tower.
** Several teams were noticeably more hesitant when searching the Dungeon than other rooms, which had unfortunate results when it was the Instant Prize Room in one episode.
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** Toffler getting [[CoveredInGunge slimed]] in the first round. The team production staff wouldn't let him change out of his gunge-covered shirt until just before the Romp.
** Romp wins were rare enough thatmade it through they were always good for Moments of Awesome, but in a special class are those where the entire Romp sixth clue card was found either with 1 second or less remaining or in less than half 75 seconds. The record for the allotted time Eure era was 66 seconds, while at least three Toffler-era teams finished in under a minute, one taking just ''40 seconds'' (of course, most of the clue cards were HiddenInPlainSight). And Toffler getting [[CoveredInGunge slimed]].
** Any Romp where the sixth clue card was found with 1 second or less remaining.
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* NightmareFuel: The Dungeon, Dracula's Den, and the TortureTower.
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* MomentOfAwesome:
** The team that made it through the entire Romp in less than half the allotted time (of course, most of the clue cards were HiddenInPlainSight). And Toffler getting [[CoveredInGunge slimed]].
** Any Romp where the sixth clue card was found with 1 second or less remaining.
* NightmareFuel: The Dungeon, Dracula's Den, and the Torture Tower.
** Several teams were noticeably more hesitant when searching the Dungeon than other rooms, which had unfortunate results when it was the Instant Prize Room in one episode.
* ReplacementScrappy: Larry for Wesley, although it is arguable which one was actually the better host.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: With Toffler came an overhaul of the Hidden Pictures round, an increase in difficulty of the room searches, and a decrease in difficulty of the Romp.
* WhatAnIdiot: Perhaps a rather harsh judgment when the contestants are nervous, excitable middle school age kids, but many teams missed objects or clue cards in plain sight (in some cases despite actually ''touching them several times'') or didn't search the most obvious hiding place during the Romp.
* MomentOfAwesome:
** The team that made it through the entire Romp in less than half the allotted time (of course, most of the clue cards were HiddenInPlainSight). And Toffler getting [[CoveredInGunge slimed]].
** Any Romp where the sixth clue card was found with 1 second or less remaining.
* NightmareFuel: The Dungeon, Dracula's Den, and the Torture Tower.
** Several teams were noticeably more hesitant when searching the Dungeon than other rooms, which had unfortunate results when it was the Instant Prize Room in one episode.
* ReplacementScrappy: Larry for Wesley, although it is arguable which one was actually the better host.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: With Toffler came an overhaul of the Hidden Pictures round, an increase in difficulty of the room searches, and a decrease in difficulty of the Romp.
* WhatAnIdiot: Perhaps a rather harsh judgment when the contestants are nervous, excitable middle school age kids, but many teams missed objects or clue cards in plain sight (in some cases despite actually ''touching them several times'') or didn't search the most obvious hiding place during the Romp.
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** ** The team that made it through the entire Romp in less than half the allotted time (of course, most of the clue cards were HiddenInPlainSight). And Toffler getting [[CoveredInGunge slimed]].
** ** Any Romp where the sixth clue card was found with 1 second or less remaining.
* * NightmareFuel: The Dungeon, Dracula's Den, and the Torture Tower.
** ** Several teams were noticeably more hesitant when searching the Dungeon than other rooms, which had unfortunate results when it was the Instant Prize Room in one episode.
* * ReplacementScrappy: Larry for Wesley, although it is arguable which one was actually the better host.
*host; their respective defenders and detractors claim that Wesley had a better rapport with the contestants but was visibly uncomfortable with the messy side of the show, while Larry was more laid back but seemed largely indifferent to the competitive side of the show.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: With Toffler came an overhaul of the Hidden Pictures round, an increase in difficulty of the room searches, and a decrease in difficulty of the Romp.
* * WhatAnIdiot: Perhaps a rather harsh judgment when the contestants are nervous, excitable middle school age kids, but many teams missed objects or clue cards in plain sight (in some cases despite actually ''touching them several times'') or didn't search the most obvious hiding place during the Romp.
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: With Toffler came an overhaul of the Hidden Pictures round, an increase in difficulty of the room searches, and a decrease in difficulty of the Romp.
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* NightmareFuel: Something is just wrong about Robin's [[LargeHam "BECAUSE IT'S TRUE!!"]] face [[http://www.finderskeepers.gcgstudios.com/?p=comic&cid=24&chap=2 near the end of Chapter Two]]. ''*SHUDDER*''
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* WhatAnIdiot: Perhaps a rather harsh judgment when the contestants are nervous, excitable middle school age kids, but there were numerous episodes where the contestants many teams missed objects or clue cards in plain sight (in some cases despite actually ''touching them several times'') or did not didn't search the most obvious hiding place during the Romp.