| 1 | [[http://gameshowgarbage.com/ Game Show Garbage]] (GSG) is a website created in 2009 by Cyndi Seidelman. The best way to describe GSG is basically that it's Website/{{WrestleCrap}} for the worst in {{Game Show}}s. |
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| 3 | In 2014, the site expanded to add [[http://gameshowgarbage.com/tooncrap.html Tooncrap]] (a blog about terrible cartoons), [[http://gameshowgarbage.com/gsgmmtv.html Mediocre Music TV]] (a blog about music-based reality shows), and [[http://gameshowgarbage.com/vggindex.html Video Game Garbage]] (a blog about bad video games), although MMTV and V.G. Garbage have since fallen by the wayside. |
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| 5 | The regular "Game Show Garbage" inductions ended September 26, 2015, with the induction of ''The Briefcase''. According to the official Facebook page, each year going forward would have approximately 5-6 inductions, including the annual Wayney Award. In 2018, the inductions expanded to a monthly format. Finally, Seidelman announced that she would stop doing inductions in late 2019, choosing instead to focus on her new project “Game Show Gumbo”, which focuses on game show news in a ''Series/TheSoup''-esque format, ending with the site’s 255th Induction (Seidelman stated she planned to end at 255 in reference to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'', namely its Rupee counter which maxes out at 255). The last induction, detailing the downfall of the quiz app ''HQ'', was released on October 18, 2019. However, at the end of 2020, Seidelman decided to bring it back with an induction on the 1978 version of ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', citing fan demand. |
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| 7 | !!List of inductions: |
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| 10 | [[folder:Inductions 1-50]] |
| 11 | * Patrick Wayne (Creator/JohnWayne's son; hosted the 1990s ''Series/TicTacDough'') |
| 12 | * Wrestling/{{WCW}} 2000 on ''[[Series/DoubleDare1986 Double Dare 2000]]'' (special with four WCW stars including Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, who had competed against [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] in a 1989 episode) |
| 13 | * ''Series/SlimeTime'' (short-lived 1988 syndicated game that was little more than a second-rate ''Double Dare'' knockoff) |
| 14 | * ''Series/HowMuchIsEnough'' (a boring GSN show from 2008) |
| 15 | * ''[[Series/ThePriceIsRight TPIR]]''[='s=] First Bullseye Game (the fifth-ever pricing game after ''Price'' returned in 1972...and the first to be retired) |
| 16 | * Nadine (''Series/NickArcade'' contestant who played the bonus round pretty badly) |
| 17 | * Elevated Conquer Ring (an ill-thought-out ''Series/AmericanGladiators'' tweak that was only used once during the first half of Season 1) |
| 18 | * Howard's Buttah Answer (a particularly bad answer given by a contestant on the 1998-99 ''Series/MatchGame'') |
| 19 | * "Johnny Arcade" aka Stivi Paskoski (host of ''WesternAnimation/VideoPower'', which was a game show for its second season) |
| 20 | * Duel of the Dice (minigame used in a pitchfilm for the 1986 ''Series/HighRollers'' revival pilot but not the series) |
| 21 | * Joe Farago (comedian who hosted the 1980s ''[[Series/BreakTheBank1985 Break the Bank]]'' after Gene Rayburn's dismissal) |
| 22 | * Frog & Alligator (two bad ''Series/FamilyFeud'' answers to the 1977 Fast Money question "Name an animal with three letters in its name.") |
| 23 | * Rappin' Chuck Woolery (commercial for Woolery's Creator/{{GSN}} reality show ''Naturally Stoned''...a show that ended up killing his then-current marriage) |
| 24 | * Fried Chicken Drewcase (late-2008 ''Price'' Showcase written by host Drew Carey that made almost no sense at all) |
| 25 | * Joker (long-running ''Price'' pricing game with a pretty ugly main prop and a flawed game mechanic by which a player could play the game perfectly and still lose) |
| 26 | * Bad ''TPIR'' Bids, Part 1 (compilation of bad guesses over the years) |
| 27 | * Joseph (early-2008 ''Price'' contestant who most famously bid $2,000,000 in Contestant's Row) |
| 28 | * ''3's a Crowd'' (1979-80 Creator/ChuckBarris series that asked whether a man's wife or secretary knew him better...and took down all of Barris' other shows with it upon its cancellation) |
| 29 | * ''Series/TheNewlywedGame'', Rodriguez Version (1988-89 overhaul hosted by comedian Paul Rodriguez; originally based solely on his debut, it was updated in January 2011 after an episode from much later in his tenure surfaced, proving that he got better) |
| 30 | * ''Chains of Love'' (short-lived UPN dating show where everybody was chained together) |
| 31 | * ''Tic Tac Dough'' 90 Raps (the inexplicable decision about six weeks in [[GratuitousRap to have the Dragon and Dragonslayer rap]]) |
| 32 | * Attack of the Zeroaires Part 1 (compilation of various $0 winners on ''Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire'') |
| 33 | * Sang's ''Series/{{Scrabble}}'' Sprint (an infamous 1985 Sprint with several mistakes and a final time of '''87.0 seconds''') |
| 34 | * ''Series/CardSharks'' 2001 (the second aired revival, with several inexplicable changes) |
| 35 | * ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' (April Fool's induction, but see below) |
| 36 | * ''You're On!'' (late-1990s Nickelodeon game that brought Phil Moore back) |
| 37 | * ''Series/{{Inquizition}}'' (early GSN original which featured an interesting setup and a cool set but very pedestrian gameplay) |
| 38 | * ''Full Swing'' (short-lived 1997 BBC game based around golf) |
| 39 | * ''Scavengers'' (1990s ITV series with a sci-fi theme) |
| 40 | * ''Hi Score'' (British show based around video games that was not only bad in every aspect but didn't actually ''play'' any video games until the end...and ''that'' was a freeware game!) |
| 41 | * ''Series/FamilyFortunes''[='=] Irishman Problem (a 1983 episode where the contestants gave ''six'' wrong answers at the third Face-Off) |
| 42 | * Robb Edward Morris (host of ''Series/MakeTheGrade''[='s=] second season, replacing Lew Schneider; as it turned out, [[http://www.gameshowgarbage.com/gsgcomm_35.html he got better]]) |
| 43 | * Skip Lackey (host of ''Series/ThinkFast''[='s=] second season, replacing Michael Carrington) |
| 44 | * The ''Series/GetThePicture'' Rap Special (an episode from the second {far cheaper} format with lots of cringe-worthy "rapping") |
| 45 | * ''Celebrity Double Dare'' (unsold 1987 spinoff pilot {one of four: two ''Celebrity'', two with just couples} with a different set, host, and announcer...and everything about ''Double Dare'' pretty much sterilized) |
| 46 | * ''Hold Everything!'' (1990 Barry-Enright hidden-camera show with Pat Bullard hosting and not much else) |
| 47 | * ''[[Series/WheelOfFortune WOF]]''[='s=] Worst Solves pt. 1 (compilation of various missolves from over the years) |
| 48 | * The ''Series/RemoteControl'' NES Game (a lackluster home adaptation by Hi-Tech Expressions) |
| 49 | * ''Series/TheChamber'' (a short-lived Fox show from 2002 that was literally painful) |
| 50 | * Carnie Wilson (original host of GSN's ''Newlywed Game'', 2009-10) |
| 51 | * ''The Neighbors'' (short-lived 1975-76 game hosted by Regis Philbin that was basically ''Series/TheNewlywedGame'' [-WITH NEIGHBORS!-] {note that the review is based on the pilot, as it was the only episode known to exist at the time; two episodes from the series have surfaced since then}) |
| 52 | * ''Series/NumberPlease'' (a 1961 Goodson-Todman show that did not age well) |
| 53 | * ''Monday Night Quarterback'' (unsold 1970 Creator/BobStewart pilot hosted by ex-football player Jerry Kramer that involved guessing the outcome of various football plays) |
| 54 | * The ''Series/OurLittleGenius'' Scandal (2009-10 Patrick Wayne Award winner) |
| 55 | * Fred's Futile Fast Money (a contestant's four pretty lame answers during an August 1976 ''Series/FamilyFeud'') |
| 56 | * ''What's Going On?'' ('''really''' short-lived 1954 Goodson-Todman game that was primarily hampered by the remote segments having audio problems) |
| 57 | * ''Series/BlankCheck'' (a dull show that was Barry-Enright’s first NBC show since the quiz show scandals...and turned out to be their last) |
| 58 | * ''[[Series/TheHollywoodSquares Squares]]''[='=] Big-Money Bonus Game (the overhauled bonus round used for most of the fourth Bergeron season {2001-02}, with no relevance to the rest of the show) |
| 59 | * Laurie Dotson (late-2010 ''Price'' contestant who did nothing but bid $420) |
| 60 | * Jason's Selfish ''Series/{{Fun House|1988}}'' Run (1988 contestant who deliberately passed up several prize and cash tags to spend ''all but four seconds of the allotted '''two minutes''''' in the House) |
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| 63 | [[folder:Inductions 51-100]] |
| 64 | * ''Bamboozle'' (unsold 1986 Barris pilot hosted by Bob Hilton that was lawsuit-close to ''Series/ToTellTheTruth'') |
| 65 | * Bruce [=McBirney's=] Cure-all Water (a particularly sleazy pitchman on the Canadian ''Series/DragonsDen'' in January 2010, who claimed his $18 bottles of water cure {among other things} arthritis, colitis, hepatitis, flus, and cancer) |
| 66 | * ''Hidden Agenda'' (early-2010 GSN flop involving wives trying to get their husbands to do various "stunts" for money, probably most infamously by giving them liquor to loosen them up {a practice encouraged by the host, because common sense and livers be damned}) |
| 67 | * ''Series/YoureInThePicture'' (a 1961 show hosted by Jackie Gleason that only lasted one episode, and was so bad Gleason had to apologize for it in its planned second episode) |
| 68 | * Brooke Burns (host of ''Series/DogEatDog'') |
| 69 | * Professor Price (1977 ''Price Is Right'' pricing game that was played twice, involving a puppet "Professor" and answering general-knowledge questions; start of "The Price Is WRONG Month") |
| 70 | * Evan Goding (circa-2004 ''Price'' contestant who bid $420, then $1,420, then $420 again; part of "The Price Is WRONG Month") |
| 71 | * The Yodely Guy Suicides (compilation of bad Cliff Hangers bids on ''Price'' that resulted in an immediate loss; part of "The Price Is WRONG Month") |
| 72 | * On the Spot (2003-05 ''Price'' pricing game that involved matching prices to prizes to get off the titular Spot; part of "The Price Is WRONG Month") |
| 73 | * Jack Wagner (infamous early-2009 ''Price'' episode where far more focus was put on said guest than anything else, resulting in no games being won and a tasteless bit where Jack "flashes" Drew and the contestants; end of "The Price Is WRONG Month") |
| 74 | * ''Sweethearts'' (1988-89 syndicated show hosted by Charles Nelson Reilly where panelists tried to determine which of three couples was actually a couple) |
| 75 | * ''Series/TheDatingGame'' with Brad Sherwood (the 1996-97 revamp, alongside a revamped ''Newlywed Game'') |
| 76 | * ''[[Series/{{Temptation 2007}} Temptation: The New Sale of the Century]]'' |
| 77 | * Attack of the Zeroaires Part 2 (compilation of various $0 winners on ''Millionaire'') |
| 78 | * ''The Game Game'' (obscure 1969-70 syndicated Barris game about psychoanalysis) |
| 79 | * ''Baloney'' (1989 Canadian game hosted by Pat Bullard) |
| 80 | * Horrible Karn ''Feud'' Answers Pt. 1 (compilation induction) |
| 81 | * ''Born Lucky'' (1992-93 ''Series/ShopTilYouDrop'' knockoff that aired on the same network) |
| 82 | * ''When Did That Happen?'' (1998 GSN original that replaced ''Super Decades'' and was about one-third as fun to watch) |
| 83 | * Jackee Harry's ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'' Problems (disastrous Winner's Circle playing in which Harry was buzzed three times, and almost a fourth, for providing improper clues) |
| 84 | * ''Series/SupermarketSweep''[='s=] Monster Squad (various "monsters" used during the Big Sweep in Season 1) |
| 85 | * The Chase of Keith from the Isle of Wight (a 2011 round of ''Series/{{The Chase|GameShow}}'' where a contestant gets '''no''' questions right; start of "UK Month") |
| 86 | * Bradley Walsh: UK ''Wheel'' Host (the 1997 season, where Walsh acted like a cross between Pat Sajak and Edd Byrnes; part of "UK Month") |
| 87 | * ''Series/CatchPhrase'' Post-Roy Walker (five problems with the last few seasons of the original British version; part of "UK Month") |
| 88 | * Bob Johnson's Big Money Turkey (1983 ''Series/FamilyFortunes'' bonus round where a contestant answered "Turkey" to three consecutive questions; end of "UK Month") |
| 89 | * ''Series/ImTelling'' (1987-88 NBC game that was a children's version of ''The Newlywed Game''; start of "Kids Month") |
| 90 | * ''Wheel 2000'' (1997-98 ''Wheel'' spinoff that simultaneously tried too hard to be "cool" and was '''way''' too cheap for its own good; part of "Kids Month") |
| 91 | * ''Jep!'' (1998-99 ''Jeopardy!'' spinoff that added penalties and also had no money to offer; part of "Kids Month") |
| 92 | * The Worst ''Double Dare'' Obstacle Course Obstacles (five ''really'' bad obstacles; end of "Kids Month") |
| 93 | * ''Family Feud''[='s=] 400 Point Format (the format used from 1984-85, with $400 as the goal and a fourth Single question, leading to heavier editing and further emphasizing the show's age) |
| 94 | * ''Secrets of the Crypt Keeper's Haunted House'' (1996-97 CBS children's game with the titular Cryptkeeper; actual end of "Kids Month") |
| 95 | * Patrick Duffy: Game Show Host (his performance as host of GSN's ''Bingo America'') |
| 96 | * Ray Combs' Last Fast Money (the infamous ''Family Feud'' endgame of May 27, 1994, where the second player got five zeroes and Ray proceeded to note that this was in fact his last show) |
| 97 | * Name it and Claim It (an infamous minigame during GSN's ''Game Show Awards''; Co-Third Place GSG "Create an Induction" Winner, written by Matthew Wojis) |
| 98 | * The Golden Cricket Cage of Khan Temple Run (a really bad run on ''Legends of the Hidden Temple''; Co-Third Place GSG "Create an Induction" Winner, written by Andrew Mora) |
| 99 | * ''Superstar USA'' ('''very''' infamous ''American Idol'' knockoff by Creator/TheWB that looked for the bad singers and told the good ones they sucked {among many other issues}; Second Place GSG "Create an Induction" Winner, written by Brian Henegar) |
| 100 | * ''Fun House Fitness'' (two-tape set of fitness tapes with ''Fun House'' elements shoehorned in, later released on a single DVD in 2005; GSG "Create an Induction" Grand Prize Winner, written by Aaron Levinger {who also wrote [[http://gameshowweekly.blogspot.com/2011/08/garbage-gladiators.html an unsubmitted induction]] on ''Gladiators 2000''}) |
| 101 | * ''Millionaire''[='s=] Tournament Of Ten (a November 2009 mess that was little more than an attempt to give away the million after more than six years since the last winner) |
| 102 | * ''Love Triangle'' (abysmal 2011 GSN show with no play-along factor and a host who couldn't seem to care for anything except her paycheck; 2010-11 Patrick Wayne Award winner) |
| 103 | * ''Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition'' (NES) (an “update” of [=GameTek’s=] Wheel of Fortune video game that wasn’t much different from the original) |
| 104 | * The Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa Puzzle (infamous January 2010 ''Wheel'' round where the contestants kept mispronouncing words when trying to solve - including one who messed up '''[[EpicFail with the entire puzzle revealed]]''') |
| 105 | * Megaword (Season 12 ''Wheel'' category that was pretty problematic and had a silly "bonus" attached, the only saving grace being Pat's [[DeadpanSnarker snarkiness]] due to clearly hating it {confirmed by him in a 2014 episode when a player brought it up}) |
| 106 | * Rolf Benirschke (short-lived daytime ''Wheel'' host from January-June 1989) |
| 107 | * ''SNL''[='s=] Phillips ''Family Feud'' Parody (2009 ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch that beats the whole "Mackenzie Phillips had an affair with her father John!" thing into your head) |
| 108 | * Rappin' Wink Martindale (Creator/{{GSN}} promo for Wink's return to the genre - ''Instant Recall'', a hidden-camera show with almost no game and hence very little Wink to speak of) |
| 109 | * ''Yahtzee'' (1988 Ralph Andrews game that had elements of ''Match Game'' and issues with paying winners) |
| 110 | * The Worst of ''Series/HellsKitchen'': Season 1 (compilation induction) |
| 111 | * ''Malcolm'' (unsold 1983 Merrill Heatter pilot that involved Alex Trebek interacting with a cartoon character) |
| 112 | * ''Series/ShopTilYouDrop'': Megastore Edition (the final two seasons {2003-05}, with an overhaul that left the show far less enjoyable to watch) |
| 113 | * ''Big Saturday Night'' (2009 GSN "wraparound" for ''20Q'' and ''The Money List'' that was little more than a big insult to the genre and those who loved it) |
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| 116 | [[folder:Inductions 101-150]] |
| 117 | * On the Nose (1984-85 ''Price Is Right'' car game that relied on physical prowess; knowing the car's price did nothing but give you $1,000 and more chances to win) |
| 118 | * Bad ''TPIR'' Bids: Part 2 (compilation induction) |
| 119 | * Ghouls of ''TPIR'' Halloween 2009 (some pretty bad contestants) |
| 120 | * Double Digits (short-lived 1973 ''Price'' pricing game that paved the way for Temptation) |
| 121 | * ''Fake-A-Date'' (2004 GSN dating show) |
| 122 | * ''Perfect Match'' (1986 version) {second-rate ''Newlywed Game'' knockoff that replaced ''Catch Phrase''} |
| 123 | * ''ESPN's Trivial Pursuit'' (2004 "pilot week" that was...kinda lame, actually) |
| 124 | * Attack of the Zeroaires Part 3 (compilation induction) |
| 125 | * Patricia Heaton's ''Millionaire'' Meltdown (an infamous celebrity question during the 10th-Anniversary Specials in 2009) |
| 126 | * Robert Redford is Pointless...Truly (a round of ''Series/{{Pointless}}'' where almost none of the contestants know who Redford is!) |
| 127 | * ''Keith Chegwin's Naked Jungle'' (2000 one-off with nudity) |
| 128 | * Robert Kilroy Silk (host of ''Shafted'', who sounded really fake and "hollow") |
| 129 | * Chris's Big Money Fail (1994 ''Family Fortunes'' player who managed to give five no-score answers) |
| 130 | * ''Series/PeerPressure'' (aka ''Pressure 2'') {1997-98 game for teens that was reedited '''twice''' for each of the next two seasons; start of "Kids Month"} |
| 131 | * ''Series/Pressure1'' (1999-2000 game for teens that replaced ''Click'' and was paired with ''Peer Pressure'' {by then reedited & renamed ''Pressure 2''}; part of "Kids Month") |
| 132 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Pictionary}}'' -- the 1989 Version (the version for kids, done by Barry-Enright; part of "Kids Month") |
| 133 | * ''Series/NickArcade'' (end of "Kids Month") |
| 134 | * Phil Moore (host of ''Nick Arcade'' and ''You're On!'') |
| 135 | * Mark Richards (host of ''Series/{{Starcade}}'' for its first 23 episodes) |
| 136 | * Blake Emmons (host of ''Series/ChainReaction'' for its first few months back in 1986; USA waited several months before getting to his run when airing the show in the States) |
| 137 | * [[Radio/BobAndRay Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding]] (hosts of ''Series/TheNamesTheSame'' for a brief period in 1955) |
| 138 | * Edd "Kookie" Byrnes (host of the 1974 ''Wheel of Fortune'' pilots) |
| 139 | * ''Series/WinLoseOrDraw'' Nintendo Game (the NES version by Hi-Tech Expressions, which...kinda sucks) |
| 140 | * ''The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime'' Board Game (lackluster adaptation of the 1986-87 game show) |
| 141 | * ''Series/PressYourLuck'' Wii Game (2010 attempt that consulted the fans...and '''still''' failed) |
| 142 | * ''Fun House'' NES Game (Hi-Tech Expressions' attempt to make an InNameOnly game with very little connection to the show) |
| 143 | * The Australian ''Price Is Right'' Revival (2011-12 Patrick Wayne Award winner) |
| 144 | * ''Shopper's Bazaar'' (the original ''Wheel of Fortune'' pilot, taped in Fall 1973) |
| 145 | * ''Name That Video'' (low-budget 2001 revival of ''Series/NameThatTune'') |
| 146 | * ''Extreme Gong'' (late-1990s revival of ''Series/TheGongShow'' that insulted a then-popular fan group for not liking it) |
| 147 | * ''Cop Out!'' (unsold 1972 Chuck Barris pilot) |
| 148 | * ''Faux Pause'' (1998 GSN attempt to do ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' for game shows) |
| 149 | * ''Series/HomeShoppingGame'' (short-lived 1987 game done by the Home Shopping Network) |
| 150 | * ''Series/BargainHunters'' |
| 151 | * ''Series/ShoppersCasino'' (a NoBudget 1987 game show that by all indication was little more than a front for a pyramid scheme) |
| 152 | * The Torturing of Rich Fields (Season 37 "Drewcases" which did such things like have Rich suspended over a dunk tank; start of "The Price Is WRONG Month") |
| 153 | * Daniel Rosen (a '''really''' bad announcer during Season 32, following Rod Roddy's death; part of "The Price Is WRONG Month") |
| 154 | * Brad Sherwood: ''TPIR'' Announcer (another '''really''' bad announcer during Season 39, after Rich was kicked out; part of "The Price Is WRONG Month") |
| 155 | * Those Golden Fanbois Who Live Down The Road On The Internet (Golden-Road.net, an induction that was edited and softened after Golden-Road and The Game Show Forum took Seidelman to task {see the YMMV tab for more}; end of "The Price Is WRONG Month"; only induction to be removed from the site) |
| 156 | * ''Series/LoveConnection'': The 1998 Version (the one-season revival, hosted by Pat Bullard) |
| 157 | * ''Shipmates'' (2001-03 syndicated show that was pretty much ''Blind Date'' [-ON A CRUISE SHIP!-]) |
| 158 | * ''Swaps'' (short-lived 1995 dating-based game) |
| 159 | * ''Burt Luddin's Love Buffet'' (GSN original that was part ''Newlywed Game'' knockoff, part scripted behind-the-scenes drama) |
| 160 | * Top Five Reasons Why ''Series/MatchGame'' 1998 Failed |
| 161 | * ''Think Like A Cat'' (GSN one-off special hosted by Chuck Woolery, with way too many cat puns; Video Induction) |
| 162 | * ''Outrageous!'' (early FOX Family show that involved hidden cameras and getting random people to do random silly stuff) |
| 163 | * ''The Reel To Reel Picture Show'' (PAX's first game show in 1998, with a lame format and '''massive''' problems with paying winnings and salaries) |
| 164 | * ''Golden Balls'' (2007-09 ITV game that ended with the PrisonersDilemma) |
| 165 | * ''The Colour of Money'' (short-lived 2009 ITV game) |
| 166 | * ''It's Torture!'' (short-lived ITV children's game show from 1989; start of "Kids Month") |
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| 169 | [[folder:Inductions 151-200]] |
| 170 | * ''Off the Wall'' (short-lived Disney Channel game that was partnered with ''Mad Libs'' but was nowhere near as fun to watch; part of "Kids Month") |
| 171 | * ''Thousand-Dollar Bee'' (utterly '''abysmal''' show from the Black Family Channel with almost no redeeming elements; end of "Kids Month") |
| 172 | * ''Series/ThinkFast'' (Video Induction; actual end of "Kids Month") |
| 173 | * ''What Are My True Colors?'' (unsold pilot aired May 30, 1987 by ABC, with almost nothing worth noting except that Charlie [=O'Donnell=] is announcer) |
| 174 | * ''Second Guessers'' (unsold 1969 Bob Stewart pilot) |
| 175 | * ''Dollar A Second'': The Unsold 1981 Pilot (Chuck Barris' attempt to revive another Jan Murray game of the 1950s) |
| 176 | * ''Series/TakeItAll'' (2012-13 Patrick Wayne Award winner) |
| 177 | * ''[[Series/{{Pyramid}} The $100,000 Pyramid]]'' DVD Game (contains just 15 games, and the scoring system makes no sense) |
| 178 | * ''Strip Poker'' (1999-2001 show hosted by Graham Elwood that mostly involved [[{{Fanservice}} taking clothes off]]...and they couldn't even do ''that'' right, giving everyone so many layers that it's impossible to actually get naked) |
| 179 | * The Worst Answers from the [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} TNA Wrestling]] Special (''Series/FamilyFeud'', Harvey; Video Induction) |
| 180 | * ''Family Feud''[='s=] Bullseye Round (gameplay element introduced in 1992 which ended up squashing the standard front-game format somewhat; made an unwelcome return in 2009-10) |
| 181 | * ''American Gladiators'' NES Game |
| 182 | * ''Series/WhosStillStanding'' (Video Induction) |
| 183 | * Split Decision (Pricing Game) {mid-1990s ''Price'' game) |
| 184 | * Top Five Reasons Why ''The New Price Is Right'' Failed (the 1994-95 series, that is; Video Induction) |
| 185 | * ''The Newlywed Game'' Porno Parody (written by Mark "Cornshaq" Davis) |
| 186 | * ''Scramble'' (1993-94 syndicated game where the "referee" hosts better {and more} than the host does; Video Induction) |
| 187 | * ''Jeopardy!'' Porno Parody (written by Mark "Cornshaq" Davis) |
| 188 | * ''Series/TimeMachine'' (short-lived 1985 NBC game by Reg Grundy; split into two parts, with each part covering the different formats) |
| 189 | * ''Series/LetsGoBack'' (1991-93 Nostalgia Channel series that was very cheap and ripped off the Countdown Round of ''Series/SplitSecond1972'', not to mention the host/producer who hasn't done much in the way of quality programming or being a decent person) |
| 190 | * Jack Gallagher (1996-98 host of ''Series/TheBigSpin'' who didn't seem to "gel" with the show) |
| 191 | * ''Make Me Famous, Make Me Rich'' (2006-07 Ohio Lottery show that replaced the long-running ''Cash Explosion''...and was so bad it got replaced by the still-running ''Cash Explosion'') |
| 192 | * Anna Sass's 0-Fer Fast Money (May 2014 ''Family Feud'' contestant who managed to lose Fast Money despite needing only 18 points {although Steve didn't help by barely hosting}; Video/Instant Induction) |
| 193 | * Charles Ingram (infamous British ''Millionaire'' contestant who "won" the Million by a coughing system; Video Induction) |
| 194 | * ''Divided'' (2009-10 ITV game that was basically a three-player PrisonersDilemma) |
| 195 | * ''WesternAnimation/VideoPower'' (Video Induction) |
| 196 | * ''Hurl!'' (G4 show where people ate a bunch of food, then played physical games while attempting to avoid throwing up) |
| 197 | * ''Series/NickelodeonGUTS'' for SNES (16-bit adaptation that's ''way'' too hard for not only the demographic the game was going for, but even adults; Video Induction) |
| 198 | * ''Series/MillionSecondQuiz'' (2013-14 Patrick Wayne Award winner; last text-based induction until 2019) |
| 199 | * ''Taboo'' (2002 TNN adaptation of the board game with a bad host and...well, nearly everything else; Video Induction) |
| 200 | * Website/YouTube ''Family Feud'' (the first season of Buzzr's online "adaptation" of the franchise; Instant Video Induction) |
| 201 | * FAM Interactive Games (The Family Channel's interactive games of 1993-94: ''Boggle'', ''Jumble'', ''Shuffle'', and ''Trivial Pursuit''; Video Induction) |
| 202 | * David Sparks & ''All About The Opposite Sex'' (two-fer induction of Sparks in general and the short-lived 1990 Barry-Enright game in particular; Video Induction) |
| 203 | * ''Series/{{Mindreaders}}'' (Video Induction) |
| 204 | * ''TTD'' 90's Divorced Couples Week (a set of six ''Series/TicTacDough'' episodes in November 1990 where exes competed against each other, notable for host Patrick Wayne remarking that just because you're divorced doesn't mean you can't have fun together; Video Induction) |
| 205 | * ''American Gladiators'' for SNES and Genesis (the 16-bit adaptations of the game show, neither of which are particularly good; Video Induction) |
| 206 | * ''The Diamond Head Game'' (26-week syndicated show from 1975 that was taped on-location in Hawaii; Video Induction) |
| 207 | * ''TPIR''[='s=] Plinko Special (2013 daytime episode where Plinko was played as all six pricing games, an interesting idea in theory but a '''huge''' failure in practice; Video Induction) |
| 208 | * ''TPIR''[='s=] Failed Pricing Games of '78 (three games that were only used that year and were never seen on GSN - Finish Line, Shower Game, and Telephone Game; Video Induction) |
| 209 | * Top 5 Worst Game Shows of 1975 (including ''Series/TheMagnificentMarbleMachine'' and ''Series/GiveNTake''; Video Induction) |
| 210 | * Top 5 Worst ''Hell's Kitchen'' Moments: Season 3 (Video Induction) |
| 211 | * Dylan Lane (host of the 2006-07 ''Chain Reaction''; Video Induction) |
| 212 | * ''Series/TheVideoGame'' (1984-85 syndicated show that replaced ''Starcade'' and was less than half as good as it; Video Induction) |
| 213 | * ''Series/RemoteControl''[='s=] Last Days (the final season, and particularly the last two episodes; Video Induction) |
| 214 | * ''The Choice'' (FOX's attempt to do a dating-based version of NBC's ''The Voice''; Video Induction) |
| 215 | * ''Man O Man'' (British dating show that was...kinda sexist; Video Induction with Kim Justice) |
| 216 | * ''There's Something About Miriam'' (2004 Sky One show filled with deception and transphobia; Video Induction with Jessica "Prizes" Brand from the Buy A Vowel boards, no comedy here because this show is '''bad''') |
| 217 | [[/folder]] |
| 218 | |
| 219 | [[folder:Inductions 201-250]] |
| 220 | * The Worst Final Chase...EVER! (from a 2014 episode of the British version of ''Series/{{The Chase|GameShow}}''; Video Induction) |
| 221 | * ''Show Me the Money'' (short-lived 2006 ABC show hosted by William Shatner which had a '''ton''' of issues, such as the director ordering reshoots for no reason; Video Induction) |
| 222 | * ''Identity'' (short-lived NBC game show that had a lot of padding and stalling...and really shouldn't have been played for $500,000 or taken seriously, either; Video Induction) |
| 223 | * ''Game Show In My Head'' (''very'' short-lived 2009 CBS show that was basically ''You're On!'' with an adult flair; Video Induction) |
| 224 | * Top 5 Worst ''Whose Line'' UK Panelists of All Time (Video Induction) |
| 225 | * ''Revenge of the Egghead'' (2014 BBC Two show that ripped-off its parent show ''Eggheads'' and ''The Chase''; Video Induction, replacing the planned induction of ''Millionaire'''s infamous Clock format, which was eventually uploaded in 2019) |
| 226 | * ''Strike It Rich'' (the 1940s-50s show, which if you thought ''Series/QueenForADay'' was big on exploitation, well...; Video Induction) |
| 227 | * Buzzr ''Password'' (Wayney Award winner, Internet; abbreviated version of the 1960s format with the only real negative being host Steve Zaragosa) |
| 228 | * ''The Briefcase'' (Wayney Award winner, Television; exploitative game where two families in need receive $101,000 and decide whether to share none, some, or all of it with another family in need...unaware that said other family also received $101,000 and has the same choice {not to mention that the producers deliberately picked families with radically different political opinions to create drama and conflict}) |
| 229 | * The Top 5 Worst Good Show/Good Host Combinations (Video Induction) |
| 230 | * ''The Perfect Match'' - 60s Version (1967-68 daily syndicated series hosted by Dick Enberg, who's probably the only real positive about the show; Video Induction) |
| 231 | * ''Hollywood's Talking'' (1973 CBS show notable for being the first series hosted by Geoff Edwards...and not much else; Video Induction) |
| 232 | * ''Camouflage'' - Barris Version (1980 revival of the early-60s show; Video Induction) |
| 233 | * Tom and Kris' $0 Pyramid (a scoreless ''$25,000 Pyramid'' Winner's Circle round from 1986; Video Induction) |
| 234 | * ''Win, Lose or Draw'' - The Robb Weller Season (the final season {1989-90} of the syndicated version, which deliberately broke the format; Video Induction, also part of Seidelman's ongoing "The Games of '90" series) |
| 235 | * ''TPIR''[='s=] College Rivals Show (2016 special that had sets of two players called down from rival schools; when one person came up onstage, the "rival" was ''sent back to their seat''...but if the onstage player lost their game, the "rival" got $1,000, pretty much ''encouraging'' bad advice; 2015-2016 Patrick Wayne Award winner) |
| 236 | * ''Million Dollar Word Game'' (short-lived and ''insanely'' low-budget 1999 show that was little more than a scam; Video Induction) |
| 237 | * ''The Grudge Match'' (short-lived Jesse Ventura vanity project from 1991-92 that tried to combine boxing, wrestling, and ''Double Dare''...and failed at being even halfway interesting; Video Induction) |
| 238 | * ''Philly Pheud'' (low-quality unlicensed ''Family Feud'' knockoff with a worse host; Video Induction) |
| 239 | * ''Beat The IRS (Legally)'' (unsold 1985 pilot hosted by Bob Goen; Video Induction) |
| 240 | * ''Series/TheKryptonFactor'': 1990 US version (the second Stateside adaptation of the British game show; Video Induction) |
| 241 | * ''The Krypton Factor'': the 1995 series (the final year of the original British version, with many poorly-received changes; Video Induction) |
| 242 | * ''Series/SetForLife'' (short-lived 2007 show whose gameplay consisted of little more than pulling lights out of random tubes and hoping they'd be white instead of red; Video Induction) |
| 243 | * ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'' (2001 TV adaptation that managed to almost completely miss the point; Video Induction by Garrett Seidelman, Cyndi's brother) |
| 244 | * ''The Moment Of Truth'' (infamous 2008 FOX show hosted by Mark L. Walberg where people were supposed to share their secrets for big cash, and how it frequently went into uncomfortable/awful territories; Video Induction). |
| 245 | * ''Series/SaveToWin'' (2016-2017 Patrick Wayne Award winner) |
| 246 | * ''Goddess of Love'' (a terrible 1988 TV movie starring Vanna White) |
| 247 | * ''Penny to a Million'' (a 1955 game show that Rhino Media called a “TV Turkey”) |
| 248 | * ''Series/{{To Tell the Truth}}’s Final [=CBS=] Daytime Season'' (the 1967-1968 season of that show which made many changes) |
| 249 | * ''Series/McGeeAndMe A Star in the Breaking'' (a 1989 video that pushes the humility moral into your head) |
| 250 | * ''Family Secrets'' (a 1993 NBC show hosted by Bob Eubanks) |
| 251 | * Top 5 Worst Moments from ''Hell's Kitchen'' Season 2 |
| 252 | * ''Series/TheMatchGameHollywoodSquaresHour'' (Viewers' Choice Winner) |
| 253 | * ''Series/OneHundredAndOneWaysToLeaveAGameShow'' |
| 254 | * ''Celebrity Series/{{Bullseye|US}}'': 1980 US Version |
| 255 | * ''Series/RedOrBlack'' (Viewers' Choice Winner) |
| 256 | * Goen's [[Series/WheelOfFortune WOF]]'s Armed Forces Week |
| 257 | * ''VideoGame/CandyCrush'' (2017-2018 Patrick Wayne Award Winner) |
| 258 | * ''King of the Mountain'' (Aired Pilot) |
| 259 | * ''Series/WaitTilYouHaveKids'' |
| 260 | * Kevin Frank (host of ''Kidstreet'' and ''The Next Line'') |
| 261 | * ''The Riddlers'' (1977 unsold pilot hosted by Creator/DavidLetterman) |
| 262 | * Twas the Worst Fast Money Ever (a parody of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" about the Quayle family and their atrocious 16-points Fast Money performance on the Combs ''Series/FamilyFeud''). |
| 263 | * ''[=MG2=]'' (a 1996 unsold pilot for a revival of ''Series/MatchGame'') |
| 264 | * ''Small Talk'' |
| 265 | * Peppard's ''Series/{{Password}}'' Rant (Creator/GeorgePeppard launching into a rant about NBC's standards and practices - specifically, he was upset about the non-disclosure agreements that participants are forced to sign before appearing on the show - on an episode of ''Password Plus'', causing the episode to be pulled from broadcast) |
| 266 | * ''Free 4 All'' ([=GSG=]’s first text-based induction since 2014) |
| 267 | * ''Game On!'' (a Canadian game show from 1998-2000 that ripped off ''Jeopardy!''; originally done for ''Games O’Canada'' but made an induction in retrospect) |
| 268 | * ''[[Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire Millionaire]]'''s Clock Format (an attempted Retool of ''Millionaire''; was to be inducted in place of ''Revenge of the Egghead'') |
| 269 | * ''Series/NationalBingoNight'' (2006 series featuring boring games that paved the way for ''Bingo America'') |
| 270 | [[/folder]] |
| 271 | |
| 272 | [[folder:Inductions 251-]] |
| 273 | * ''Sex Wars'' (a game show that ran from 2000-01 and was cheap all around, despite having a good set and host) |
| 274 | * ''It’s Your (Million Dollar) Chance of a Lifetime'' (short-lived Aussie ''Millionaire'' clone from 1999 that got an also-short-lived American version on Fox, which is covered here) |
| 275 | * Jeff and Barb’s $7 Big Sweep (a 1991 ''Series/SupermarketSweep'' team who only scored [[EpicFail $7]] in their Big Sweep, the lowest confirmed score in the show’s history) |
| 276 | * ''Series/CardSharks'': The 1996 Pilot (an unsold 1996 pilot for a revival of ''Card Sharks'' that, like the 2001 version after, made some questionable changes; Seidelman calls the pilot a gut punch to her soul) |
| 277 | * The Fall of ''VideoGame/{{HQ}}'' (guest starring Jessica "Prizes" Brand; originally the last Induction of the series) |
| 278 | * ''Jeopardy '78'' (a failed version of ''Jeopardy!'' that made unnecessary changes and only ran a single season; listed as a "26 Weeks or Less" video but actually considered an Induction, first Induction since 2019) |
| 279 | * ''Double Up'' (NBC Kids Version) (terrible kids’ dating show produced and hosted by a then-young JD Roth) |
| 280 | * ''Series/TruthOrConsequences'' - The Unsold FOX Pilot (a proposed reboot of the classic game show for Fox that Seidelman considers worse than ''There's Something About Miriam'') |
| 281 | * ''Bedroom Buddies'' (an overly sleazy dating show that tried to combine ''Studs'' and ''The Newlywed Game'') |
| 282 | * ''Tic-Tac Dough '90s Commercials'' (an off-the-cuff Induction that involves three poorly-thought out commercials promoting the 1990 version) |
| 283 | * ''Series/{{Trashed}}'' (a 1994 Creator/{{MTV}} game show that is basically "Game Show Garbage personified") |
| 284 | * ''ESPN's Dream League'' (a sports quiz show that tried to add weekend fantasy elements, but also boasted confusing rules and a pathetic quiz portion) |
| 285 | * ''Gutterball Alley'' (a Canadian series that tried to add gross-out to bowling) |
| 286 | * ''Who Wants To Be A Princess?'' (a short-lived Fox show about romance that was one of many shortsighted decisions made by the network in the 2000s) |
| 287 | * ''GSN Sings The Themes'' (an advertising campaign by GSN that added really bad lyrics to game show themes) |
| 288 | * ''UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} Smarts'' (a boring NASCAR-themed game show that aired on Speed Channel) |
| 289 | * Top 5 Worst Replacement Hosts (five hosts who turned out to be very poor replacements) |
| 290 | * Top 5 Best Replacement Hosts (five hosts who excelled as replacements) |
| 291 | * Top 5 Worst Replacement Hosts International Edition |
| 292 | * Top 5 Best Replacement Hosts International Edition |
| 293 | * Top 5 Worst Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Shows (five Goodson-Todman flops) |
| 294 | * ''Top 5 Least Favorite Hell's Kitchen Seasons'' (five seasons of ''Hell's Kitchen'' that Seidelman disliked for various reasons) |
| 295 | [[/folder]] |
| 296 | |
| 297 | [[folder:Tooncrap Inductions]] |
| 298 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' |
| 299 | * ''Little & Big Monsters'' |
| 300 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheShnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow'' |
| 301 | * ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatTheJourneyBegins'' |
| 302 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E17BartToTheFuture Bart to the Future]]" |
| 303 | * ''The Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers'' |
| 304 | * ''WesternAnimation/AllenGregory'' |
| 305 | * ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue'' |
| 306 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' episode "Population Bomb" |
| 307 | * ''WesternAnimation/CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue'' |
| 308 | * ''WesternAnimation/RubikTheAmazingCube'' |
| 309 | * ''WesternAnimation/DoozyBots'' |
| 310 | * ''WesternAnimation/Dougs1stMovie'' |
| 311 | * ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsInTheLandWithoutFeelings'' |
| 312 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012'' |
| 313 | * ''The Simpsons'' Pilot: Original Version (the first, incomplete attempt at "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E13SomeEnchantedEvening Some Enchanted Evening]]") |
| 314 | * ''All-Star Rock & Wrestling Saturday Spectacular'' |
| 315 | * ''The Rosey & Buddy Show'' |
| 316 | * ''Captain Planet'': The NES Game |
| 317 | * ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS10E2SeahorseSeashellParty Seahorse Seashell Party]]" (WARNING: disturbing imagery) |
| 318 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "[[Recap/SouthParkS4E14Pip Pip]]" |
| 319 | * ''WesternAnimation/LittlePrincessSchool'' (Creator/VideoBrinquedo rip off of various [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess Disney Princesses]]) |
| 320 | * ''WesternAnimation/EightCrazyNights'' |
| 321 | * ''WesternAnimation/BebesKids'': The Movie |
| 322 | * ''Bebe's Kids'': The Game (SNES video game that's...pretty bad) |
| 323 | * ''The Simpsons'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E18TheBoysOfBummer The Boys of Bummer]]" |
| 324 | * ''{{WesternAnimation/Madballs}}: Gross Jokes'' |
| 325 | * ''Film/InspectorGadget2'' |
| 326 | * ''Captain Planet'' episode "A Formula For Hate" |
| 327 | * ''Family Guy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS13E12StewieIsEnceinte Stewie Is Enciente]]" |
| 328 | * ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfOzDorothysReturn'' |
| 329 | * ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon'' episode "Stimpy's Pregnant" (WARNING: disturbing imagery) |
| 330 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' episode "How's Bayou" (the original, incomplete version) |
| 331 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Boast Busters" |
| 332 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS6E5TheSplinterSlideWhistleStooges The Splinter]]" (WARNING: disturbing imagery) |
| 333 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' episode "Mr. Ogg Goes To Town" |
| 334 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'' episode "Kootie Pie Rocks!" |
| 335 | * ''The Power Team'' (the animated segments from ''Video Power'' Season 1) |
| 336 | * ''Prostars'' |
| 337 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' episode "[[Recap/TeenTitansGoS2E32LetsGetSerious Let's Get Serious]]" (which pretty much mocks fans of the classic ''Teen Titans'' cartoon and those of ''Young Justice'') |
| 338 | * ''Equestria Girls'' Holiday One-Shot (IDW comic) |
| 339 | * ''Wings'' (Russian knockoff of Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}'') |
| 340 | * ''WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain'' |
| 341 | * ''South Park'' episode "[[Recap/SouthParkS10E5AMillionLittleFibers A Million Little Fibers]]" |
| 342 | * ''My Little Pony: Newborn Cuties'' episode "Over Two Rainbows" |
| 343 | * ''WesternAnimation/FrostyReturns'' (Broadway Video-headed 1992 sequel to Rankin-Bass' ''WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman'' films) |
| 344 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Bubsy}}'' |
| 345 | * #48: ''[=SpongeBob SquarePants=]'' episode "A Pal For Gary” (an episode where Gary is treated unfairly by [=SpongeBob=] even after the former saved him) |
| 346 | [[/folder]] |
| 347 | ---- |
| 348 | !!This website provides examples of: |
| 349 | * {{Anvilicious}}: [[invoked]]Seidelman's analysis of ''[=McGee=] and Me! A Star In The Breaking''. It "takes the moral of humility and bashes it over your head like a brick." |
| 350 | * AprilFoolsDay: As a joke, Seidelman "inducted" ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' by painting it as a bad show. The fact Seidelman has bashed the show in the past, though, even after the induction, kind of ruins the joke. |
| 351 | * {{Crossover}}: Seidelman made a video review of ''Think Fast'' with WebVideo/TheHardcoreKid; he showed up again in the induction of ''The Moment of Truth''. |
| 352 | * DeadpanSnarker: Seidelman, as well as former Dumb Answer of the Week correspondent, the late Jim Williams. |
| 353 | * FanHater: At one point, Seidelman didn't think too highly of a certain highly passionate faction of game show fandom that she called the "Number 3s" (as opposed to "Number 1s" whom she sees as the most rational fans, and "Number 2s" who only occasionally let their fandom cloud their judgment). According to her, these fans have oversensitive {{Nostalgia Filter}}s and {{Berserk Button}}s, often display what borders on InsaneTrollLogic, and are very quick to complain about change. For the site's 139th induction, as part of a "The Price Is WRONG" week, Seidelman singled out ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' fan site Golden-Road.net as an example of the "Number 3" branch. Except... |
| 354 | ** The induction included personal attacks on several prominent members, with Seidelman using the Encyclopedia Dramatica page on the site as a source (despite noting that yes, ED is "a parody site and a troll site"). Said ED page was created by a disgruntled former Golden-Road member. |
| 355 | ** She notes that "The integrity of the site was long gone even before the new website was put up since it was the actions of the users that compromised it with the 2007 blow up over Barker retiring and the 2008 death blow of Dobkowitz being fired." Relatively few people were upset over Barker retiring, as it was his choice. By comparison, a '''lot''' of people were upset about Roger being fired, since he had been very kind to the site [[note]](giving behind-the-scenes access, supplying info about the show's history for the site's ''Price'' FAQ, and actively playing against the site's members in the Friday Prediction Game)[[/note]] and it ''wasn't'' his choice, having essentially been told "We want to take the show in a new direction. Either go with it or get out." |
| 356 | ** The main reason the induction was made was because a former Golden-Road user had emailed Seidelman to talk about a disturbing incident in August 2008 when a couple of members were being ''extremely'' stupid in response to said user's loved one dying from cancer. While the user in question didn't paint the entire forum as being full of those kinds of people, Seidelman pretty much did. |
| 357 | * FormulaBreakingEpisode: |
| 358 | ** The induction of ''There's Something About Miriam'' is less of a scripted review and more of a serious discussion of the show's failures with Jessica "Prizes" Brand, indicating the seriousness of the subject matter. (Both Brand and Seidelman are transgender.) |
| 359 | ** Also, the ''Games of '90'' series focuses on all the different game shows on the air in 1990 and reviews them in general... although a few (notably the Robb Weller season of ''Series/WinLoseOrDraw'' and the 1990s US adaptation of ''Series/TheKryptonFactor'') have turned into inductions midway through; additionally, the review of ''The Last Word'' (a short-lived game that was Creator/MerrillHeatter's last until ''[[Series/{{Gambit}} Catch 21]]'') also included a primer on "[=CanCon=]", the rules that state that game shows taped in Canada have to have Canadian content and how various series handled that rule/quota. |
| 360 | * GodzillaThreshold: Kind of - she found ''Million-Dollar Word Game''[='s=] host, Ian Jamieson, to be so horrible that she actually ''apologized'' to several of her previous targets - Skip Lackey (he "was dealt a bad hand" and was just nervous), Patrick Wayne (stating that he was JustFollowingOrders from Dan Enright, who stifled his hosting potential), and even Pat Bullard (stating that she'd rather watch all his corny jokes and fake enthusiasm than Jamieson's utter dullness). When she gets to Rick Schwartz from ''The Chamber'', however, she decides to give up on that. |
| 361 | * GuestHost: Since Cyndi was sick, the induction for the 2001 TV adaptation of ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'' was instead performed by her brother Garrett. |
| 362 | * NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: In the review of ''Beat the I.R.S.'', Seidelman points out that host Bob Goen namedropped the show on an episode of ''Series/ThePatSajakShow'' and that many people thought it was a joke. Turns out it really existed. |
| 363 | * RunningGag: Several. |
| 364 | ** Seidelman's OverlyLongScream whenever the host is revealed to be Pat Bullard. Also used when the host of ''Hidden Agenda'' was revealed to be Debi Gutierrez, and when webmaster Carl Chenier suggested Jack Wagner for a "The Price Is WRONG Month". |
| 365 | ** "Thank you, High." A picture of High, the dice-rolling monkey from the 1986 ''Series/HighRollers'' pilot, {{Face Palm}}ing whenever an IncrediblyLamePun shows up (even from [[SelfDeprecation Seidelman]]). |
| 366 | ** "[[Website/{{Botchamania}} SEND FOR THE MAN]]!", whenever a show or host is "corpsing" (i.e., "failing"). |
| 367 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In the ''Set for Life'' induction, Cyndi decides the format's so flimsy, she'll just wrap it up early and after the standard outro animation, she prepares to go to a Seattle Mariners game. Her brother Garrett, however, intercepts her and asks if she really made an induction. Cyndi sheepishly admits she didn't, and Garrett takes the ticket from her and orders her to go finish the induction. |
| 368 | * ShoutOut: The ''Burt Luddin's Love Buffet'' induction ended with Seidelman saying "THIS SHOW SUCKS!" in an homage to ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall''. |
| 369 | * TakeThat: |
| 370 | ** GSG's tagline: "More profitable than Wrestling/ImpactWrestling!" |
| 371 | ** In the ''Big Saturday Night'' induction, Seidelman can barely hide her contempt for Ross Matthews. She lets loose near the very end, calling him an "un-talented waste of molecular tissue", and she goes as far as to ''threaten to kill'' Ross. |
| 372 | ** At one point in ''Think Like a Cat'', the contestants predict if their cat will go inside a box with a speaker playing the owner's voice. One contestant guesses "no", but the judges rule against him because his cat poked its nose inside. Seidelman responds by saying: |
| 373 | --->'''Cyndi:''' Now I see where the NFL got their replacement refs for this previous season. Damn you replacement refs for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail_Mary handing the Seahawks the win over the Packers!]] Damn you! |
| 374 | ** In the David Sparks induction, Seidelman mentions that hunting shows and professional logger competitions are "not for [her]". She displays a list of other things that aren't for her, which include ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' games after ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2 Modern Warfare 2]]'', shows starring the Kardashians, and Music/NickiMinaj. |
| 375 | ** In the ''Series/ThinkFast'' induction, Seidelman compares season 1's tiny set to the inside of Tim Tebow's head. |
| 376 | ** In the ''NASCAR Smarts'' induction, Seidelman makes digs at stage racing in NASCAR, as well as the 2022 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum and NASCAR's current state in general. |
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