History Trivia / Greggo

* RecycledSet: ''Line 'em Up'' uses the same game board as ''The Joker's Wild'', as the latter had been retired when the former debuted in 2014.

* HeyItsThatSound: Not counting the classic game shows, since those use most if not all of their familiar sound effects...
** ''Farkle'' uses the Stopper noise from ''Series/{{Scrabble}}'' for getting a Farkle, the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' coin sound for removing dice from the board, the ''[[Series/ThePriceIsRight Price Is Right]]''/CBS Television City "ding" for adding money to the Bank, and the ''Price''/Television City buzzer as its buzzer.
** The buzz-in sound on ''The G.R.I.D.D.'' is the one from ''Series/SupermarketSweep''.
** The "wrong answer"/"time out" buzzer on ''WebAnimation/ThePokemonGameShow'' is the "illegal clue" sound from ''Series/{{Password}} Plus'' and ''Super Password''.
** ''Stop the Music'' uses the ''Price''/Television City buzzer as its buzzer, and the ''Price'' Penny Ante "button hit"/''Joker's Wild'' Face the Devil "spin" sound as the clock sets itself up.
** The "correct pick" sound on ''Strikeout'' is the "correct number" sound from ''Price''[='s=] Pathfinder game, followed by the ''Price''/Television City ding.
** ''All-Star Blitz'': For the Blitz Bonanza randomizing, the "bouncing light" noise from another obscure Merrill Heatter show, 1989's ''The Last Word'', is used, followed by the ''Press Your Luck'' buzz-in sound when the randomizer is stopped.

** ''Play Your Cards Right'' uses the "Pick A Prize" sound from ''Series/{{Whammy}}'' for the numerical answer to a survey; the same noise is also used as the "clue reveal" sound in ''All-Star Blitz''.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: [[https://t.co/JV8Qg2DaNw He strangled a cat while drunk]], resulting in the immediate end of Greggo's Game Shows for the forseeable future.

** The "wrong answer"/"time out" buzzer on ''WebOriginal/ThePokemonGameShow'' is the "illegal clue" sound from ''Series/{{Password}} Plus'' and ''Super Password''.

* LongRunners: Over ''15 years'', barring a year-and-a-half hiatus in 2008-09. In fact, Greggo's Game Shows predates the American ''Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire'' by two months.

** An adaptation of ''Series/{{Whew}}'' was announced in early 2018, but he quickly decided against it after someone pointed out the limited amount of actual gameplay time in the format.

** An adaptation of ''Series/{{Whew}}'' was announced in early 2018, but he quickly decided against it after someone pointed out the limited amount of actual gameplay time in the format.

** ''Farkle'' uses the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' coin sound for removing dice from the board, the ''[[Series/ThePriceIsRight Price Is Right]]''/CBS Television City "ding" for adding money to the Bank, and the ''Price''/Television City buzzer as its buzzer.

** ''Play Your Cards Right'' uses the "clue reveal" noise from ''All-Star Blitz'' for the numerical answer to a survey.

** Amusingly, the Yama-Con 2014 ''Line'' show had a stage setup with Greggo and the players on the left, Laugh Out Loud on the right, and the board in the center - essentially the same staging as the original ''Joker'' pilot from 1968.

* WorkingTitle: ''Ponyville Derby'' was initially called ''The Pony Wheel'', owing to its similarities to ''Wheel of Fortune'' (plus the fact it was using the puzzle board algorithm Greggo had created for ''Wheel'' years earlier).

* WorkingTitle:
** ''Ponyville Derby'' was initially called ''The Pony Wheel'', owing to its similarities to ''Wheel of Fortune'' (plus the fact it was using the puzzle board algorithm Greggo had created for ''Wheel'' years earlier).
** ''Generation Gap'', set to debut in 2016, is currently one. Not to be confused with the obscure 1969 ABC game show of the same name, the format here is basically "What if ''Series/ChildsPlay'' was anime-themed and had the roles reversed?"

** Adaptations of ''Series/RemoteControl'' and ''Idiotest'' were planned to debut at Tsubasacon 2015 before being removed from the lineup so Greggo could focus on brainstorming new ideas, having been inspired by ''Know Your Role''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Quite a lot of 'em, but we'd be here all day.
** One particularly notable guest is Amy Howard Wilson, who has been on Greggo's ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'' among other shows. She had also won $10,000 on ''The $20,000 Pyramid'' in December 1978 with the help of Anita Gillette, making her one of the few contestants who have returned to the franchise as a celeb (albeit unofficially in this case).

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Among those who have been TheAnnouncer for Greggo's shows are Brent Rolland, Creator/VicMignogna, Brett Weaver, Creator/UncleYo, Mike Leneski, Josh Woo, and Doug Morris, with Vic notably doing the first ''Anime Price Is Right'' in 2004.
** Could also apply to the celebrity guests, given they're usually voice actors.

** Several of the themes used on Greggo's original games are also familiar: ''Face Off'' uses the ''Series/FortBoyard'' theme, ''Farkle'' uses the 1990s ''[[Series/TheJokersWild Joker's Wild]]'' music cues, and ''Know Your Role'' uses the 1980s ''Series/{{Tattletales}}'' theme.

** Adaptations of ''Series/{{Pointless}}'', ''Series/RemoteControl'', and ''Idiotest'' were planned at one time or another, but never came to fruition: ''Pointless'' never got past the survey stage, while the other two were planned to debut at Tsubasacon 2015 before being removed from the lineup so Greggo could focus on brainstorming new ideas, having been inspired by ''Know Your Role''.

** ''Farkle'' uses the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' coin sound for removing dice from the board, and the ''[[Series/ThePriceIsRight Price Is Right]]''/CBS Television City "ding" for adding money to the Bank.

** The "correct pick" sound on ''Strikeout'' is the "correct number" sound from ''Price''[='s=] Pathfinder game, followed by the Television City ding.

** One notable guest is Amy Howard Wilson, who has been on Greggo's ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'' among other shows. She had also won $10,000 on ''The $20,000 Pyramid'' in December 1978 with the help of Anita Gillette, making her one of the few contestants who have returned to the franchise as a celeb (albeit unofficially in this case).

** Among those who have been TheAnnouncer for Greggo's shows are Brent Rolland, Creator/VicMignogna, Brett Weaver, Creator/UncleYo, Mike Leneski, and Doug Morris, with Vic notably doing the first ''Anime Price Is Right'' in 2004.

** One notable guest is Amy Howard Wilson, who has been on Greggo's ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'' among other shows. She had also won $10,000 on ''The $20,000 Pyramid'' in December 1978 with the help of Anita Gillette, making her one of only a few contestants to return to the franchise as a celeb (albeit unofficially in this case).

* HeyItsThatGuy: So many, but we'd be here all day.
** One notable guest is Amy Howard Wilson, who has been on Greggo's ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'' among other shows. She had also won $10,000 on ''The $20,000 Pyramid'' in December 1978 with the help of Anita Gillette, making her one of the few contestants to return to the franchise as a celeb (albeit unofficially in this case).

** ''Farkle'' uses the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' coin sound for removing dice from the board, and the ''[[Series/ThePriceIsRight Price Is Right]]''/CBS Television City "ding" for adding money to the Bank. For whatever reason, they seem to fit well together.

** As noted on the main page, ''The G.R.I.D.D.'' (later renamed ''The G.R.I.D.D. Invasion'') was planned for the Anime Network in 2004. Progress on the show had gotten as far as creating an art card for the second logo, drawing up the set that was to be used for the pilot, and composing two of the show's music cues.
** Adaptations of ''Series/{{Pointless}}'', ''Series/RemoteControl'', and ''Idiotest'' were planned at one point or another, but never came to fruition: ''Pointless'' never got past the survey stage, while the other two were planned to debut at Tsubasacon 2015 before being removed from the lineup so Greggo could focus on brainstorming new ideas, having been inspired by ''Know Your Role''.

* ''Stop the Music'' uses the ''Price''/Television City buzzer as its buzzer, and the ''Price'' Penny Ante "button hit"/''Joker's Wild'' Face the Devil "spin" sound as the clock sets itself up.

** The "correct pick" sound on ''Strikeout'' is the "correct number" sound from ''Price''[='s=] Pathfinder game, followed by the Television City ding.

** One notable guest is Amy Howard Wilson, who has been on Greggo's ''Pyramid'' among other shows. She had also won $10,000 on ''The $20,000 Pyramid'' in December 1978 with the help of Anita Gillette, making her one of the few contestants to return to the franchise as a celeb (albeit unofficially in this case).

** ''Farkle'' uses the ''Super Mario Bros.'' coin sound for removing dice from the board, and the ''Price Is Right''/CBS Television City "ding" for adding money to the Bank. For whatever reason, they seem to fit well together.

** Could also apply to the celebrity guests.

** As noted on the main page, ''The G.R.I.D.D.'' (later renamed ''The G.R.I.D.D. Invasion'') was planned for the Anime Network in 2004. Progress on the show had gotten as far as creating an art card for the second logo and drawing up the set that was to be used for the pilot.

* HeyItsThatSound: Not too surprising. Not counting the classic game shows, since those use all of their familiar sound effects...
** ''Farkle'' uses the ''Super Mario Bros.'' coin sound for removing dice from the board, and the classic ''Price Is Right''/CBS Television City "ding" for adding money to the Bank. For whatever reason, they seem to fit well together.