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: |
4 | |
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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