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1	Programming concept in which a number of different TV shows are run in the same time slot under one umbrella title. Creator/{{Universal}} Television was the most prolific producer of these programs. Not to be confused with that ''other'' [[Series/WheelOfFortune wheel program]]. Shows that share their time slots with spin-offs (''Series/OnceUponATime''/''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland'', ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''/''Series/AgentCarter'') should not be considered as there is no umbrella wheel title.
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3	!!Wheel Titles:
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5	* ''Creator/ActionPack'' (somewhat of a blend between this and a Creator/{{PTEN}}-style "network")
6	* ''Cliffhangers'' (an updating of old-style movie serials)
7	* ''Force Five'' (five different dubbed anime shows centered around giant robots)
8	* ''Four in One'' (unlike many other wheel shows, there was no common connection or overarching theme)
9	* ''TheABCMysteryMovie''
10	* ''Series/TheBoldOnes''
11	* ''WesternAnimation/TheComicStrip''
12	* ''The Name of the Game'' (the TropeCodifier, being the first of the Universal/NBC wheel programs)
13	* ''WesternAnimation/SuperSunday'' (an AnimatedAnthology featuring multiple segments, all based upon Creator/{{Hasbro}} toylines)
14	* ''Series/TheNBCMysteryMovie''
15	** ''The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie''
16	** ''The NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie''
17	* ''The [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]] Series Collection'' (more of a rerun slot for shows that only lasted one season)
18	* ''The Men'' (an Creator/{{ABC}} series that presented three different shows from different companies, one of which was Universal)
19	* ''Creator/WarnerBros Presents'' (the TropeMaker, though about a decade too early)
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22	!!Wheel shows:
23	* ''Amy Prentiss''
24	* ''Series/{{Banacek}}''
25	* ''BL Stryker''
26	* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' (first series, and revival)
27	* ''Cool Million''
28	* ''Faraday and Company''
29	* ''Gideon Oliver''
30	* ''Series/HecRamsey''
31	* ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' (revival)
32	* ''Lanigan's Rabbi''
33	* ''Madigan''
34	* ''Series/McCloud''
35	* ''[=McCoy=]''
36	* ''Series/McMillanAndWife''
37	* ''Series/NightGallery'' (first season)
38	* ''Series/QuincyME'' (first season)
39	* ''Film/SanFranciscoInternationalAirport''
40	* ''Stop Susan Williams''
41	* ''Series/{{Tatort}}''
42	* ''Tenafly''
43	* ''The Curse of Dracula''
44	* ''The Lawyers''
45	* ''The New Doctors''
46	* ''The Protectors''
47	* ''The Psychiatrist''
48	* ''The Secret Empire''
49	* ''The Senator''
50	* ''The Snoop Sisters''
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52	!!References to Wheel Shows:
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54	* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': Whenever a man is shown with a flashlight, the bots call out, "It's the NBC Mystery Movie!" The pilot film for ''San Francisco International Airport'', which later became part of the wheel series ''Four in One'', [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E14SanFranciscoInternational was riffed in season 6 of the show]].
55	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': One episode ends with a parody of the ''NBC Mystery Movie'' opening credits, with Nelson as Series/{{Columbo}}, Dr. Hibbert as ''Series/QuincyME'', Rich Texan as Series/McCloud, and Mr. Burns and Smithers as Series/McMillanAndWife.

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