History YMMV / SupermarketSweep

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: During the Big Sweep, most contestants were GenreSavvy enough to grab the expensive stuff — Farmer John hams, gallon-sized jugs of Bertolli olive oil, diapers, macadamia nuts, giant steaks, cheese wedges, frozen turkeys, medicine, etc.

* ScrappyMechanic: The "monsters" introduced early on in the Lifetime revival explained below. Thankfully, they didn't last long.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Inverted. Early in the Lifetime revival, the show had several "monsters" (most famously "Mr. Yuck") who would roam the aisles and get in the way of shoppers during the Big Sweep, forcing them to take another route. They were discarded in 1991.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Inverted. Early in the Lifetime revival, the show had several "monsters" (most famously "Mr. Yuck") who would roam the aisles and get in the way of shoppers during the Big Sweep, forcing them to take another route. They were thankfully discarded in 1991.

* FunnyMoments:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBUM0fM2Qdc This episode's Big Sweep]] (from Season 6) has Michael of Team 3, who uses some Rubbermaid pails to do his shopping at first, and then, right before time runs out, he manages to get a bonus across the red line, only to nearly crash into David in his haste; Johnny Gilbert even goes "Look out, David!"
** The closing seconds to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRAigvzrHJg this sweep]]: "Here comes Michelle! Watch out! Woah! *Thud* What a landing!" Cue the host being unable to cut to a commercial due to serious {{Corpsing}}.
** During [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiduEQtNsNg this Big Sweep from 1991]], David gets hit ''twice'' with shopping carts, the second just before time expires.

* FunnyMoments: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBUM0fM2Qdc This episode's Big Sweep]] (from Season 6) has Michael of Team 3, who uses some Rubbermaid pails to do his shopping at first, and then, right before time runs out, he manages to get a bonus across the red line, only to nearly crash into David in his haste; Johnny Gilbert even goes "Look out, David!"
** "Here comes Michelle! Watch out! Woah! *Thud* What a landing!" Cue the host being unable to cut to a commercial due to serious {{Corpsing}}

* SpiritualSuccessor: Creator/FoodNetwork's ''Guy's Grocery Games'' takes several elements from ''Supermarket Sweep'', particularly the idea of being set in a giant grocery store set, and a similar bonus round. However, it is primarily a cooking competition, where the contestants actually have to ''use'' the items in the store rather than just throw them in a cart and call it a day.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Food Network's ''Guy's Grocery Games'' takes several elements from ''Supermarket Sweep''.

* GameBreaker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JphpCpCRTBM In a 2016 Youtube video,]] former host David Ruprecht revealed a strategy that few people used, and those that did used it won the sweep. After grabbing 5 Hams and 5 Turkeys, a contestant would have to go and pickup 5 hair coloring products, and 5 health and beauty products. This combination would ensure a guaranteed win.

* NightmareFuel: In 2016, former host David Ruprecht [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JphpCpCRTBM revealed in a Youtube video]] behind the secrets of Supermarket Sweep. When asked if the contestants got to keep the food, Ruprecht would reply "no." And with good reason: not only the meats were all fake, but much of the products on the shelves were going bad. Since they only filmed for around half a year, much of the products was reused over and over and over again. By the third month, hot dogs began to ferment and balloon in it's packaging, and some products began to show the abuse of being manhandled and thrown into carts repeatedly.

* GameBreaker: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JphpCpCRTBM In a 2016 Youtube video,]] former host David Ruprecht revealed a strategy that few people used, and those that did used it won the sweep. After grabbing 5 Hams and 5 Turkeys, a contestant would have to go and pickup 5 hair coloring products, and 5 health and beauty products. This combination would ensure a guaranteed win. * GrowingTheBeard: Probably around the time the coffee/candy bonuses became a regular feature, to the point where David Ruprecht always mentioned them in his run-down of the day's Big Sweep bonuses (right before mentioning the inflatables).

* GrowingTheBeard: Probably around the time the coffee/candy bonuses became a regular feature, to the point where David Ruprecht always mentioned them in his run-down of the day's Big Sweep bonuses (right before mentioning the inflatables).
* MomentOfAwesome: Whenever a "Team 3" won the Big Sweep, or the ''very'' rare occasion in which a team amassed the maximum time from the base of 1:30 — originally 3:40, then 4:30, although in the latter case there were only one or two teams who even got four minutes.

* AwesomeMusic / EarWorm: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtFAxeML3Qc The theme song]], which is pretty distinctive for a game show and features some killer sax work.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBUM0fM2Qdc This episode's Big Sweep]] (from Season 6) has Michael of Team 3, who uses some Rubbermaid pails to do his shopping at first, and then, right before time runs out, he manages to get a bonus across the red line, only to nearly crash into David in his haste; Johnny Gilbert even goes "Look out, David!"

** There is at least one 1990 episode where Team 3 won both the Big Sweep and then won the bonus round, with only a few seconds left by the time they grabbed the 3rd product.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Inverted. Early in the Lifetime revival, the show had several "monsters" (most famously "Mr. Yuck") who would stand in the way of shoppers during the Big Sweep, forcing them to take another route. They were thankfully discarded in 1991.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Inverted. Early in the Lifetime revival, the show added several "monsters" (most famously "Mr. Yuck") who would stand in the way of shoppers during the Big Sweep, forcing them to take another route. They were thankfully discarded in 1991.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Early in the Lifetime revival, the show added several "monsters" (most famously "Mr. Yuck") who would stand in the way of shoppers during the Big Sweep, forcing them to take another route. They were thankfully discarded in 1991.

* AwesomeMusic / EarWorm: The theme song from 1994-1995 (which was also used in the 2001-2003 run).

* MomentOfAwesome: Whenever a "Team 3" won the Big Sweep, or the ''very'' rare occasion in which a team amassed the maximum time from the base of 1:30 — originally 3:40, then 4:30, although in the latter case there were only one or two teams who got 4:00.

* AdaptationDisplacement: The ABC version has been overshadowed by the Lifetime/PAX revival, although early in the 1990s run Johnny Gilbert proclaimed that it was "the return of the one and only ''Supermarket Sweep''!"
* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: During the Big Sweep, most contestants were GenreSavvy enough to grab the expensive stuff — Farmer John hams, gallon-sized jugs of Bertolli olive oil, diapers, macadamia nuts, giant steaks, cheese wedges, frozen turkeys, medicine, etc.
* GrowingTheBeard: Probably around the time the coffee/candy bonuses became a regular feature, to the point where David Ruprecht always mentioned them in his run-down of the day's Big Sweep bonuses (right before mentioning the inflatables).
* MomentOfAwesome: Whenever a "Team 3" won the Big Sweep, or the ''very'' rare occasion in which a team amassed the maximum time from the base of 1:30 — originally 3:40, then 4:30, although in the latter case there were only one or two teams who got 4:00.
* OlderThanTheyThink: Guessing the price of groceries to earn time? Pan over the market just before the host goes into the bonuses? Bonuses that generally make the difference between victory and defeat? Play-by-play commentary by TheAnnouncer? Players making a beeline for the frozen foods at the outset? All done by the original series, and returned for the revival.
* PainfulRhyme: Used in many clues during the front game and Bonus Sweep.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Early in the Lifetime revival, the show added several "monsters" (most famously "Mr. Yuck") who would stand in the way of shoppers during the Big Sweep, forcing them to take another route. They were thankfully discarded in 1991.
* WhatAnIdiot:
** Some people just ''could not'' figure out some Bonus Sweep clues.
** Those who left a grocery item on the floor, which carried a hefty $25 penalty ''per item'', which was pretty severe in an era when most groceries were worth less than $20.

* AdaptationDisplacement: The ABC version has been overshadowed by the Lifetime/PAX revival, although early in the 1990s run Johnny Gilbert proclaimed that it was "the return of the one and only ''Supermarket Sweep''!"
* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: During the Big Sweep, most contestants are GenreSavvy enough to grab the big expensive stuff: the Farmer John hams, the gallon-sized jugs of Bertolli olive oil, the diapers, the macadamia nuts, the giant steaks, the wedges of cheese, the medicine, etc....
* GrowingTheBeard: Probably around the time the coffee/candy bonuses became a regular feature, to the point where Ruprecht always mentioned them in his run-down of the day's Big Sweep bonuses (right before mentioning the inflatables).
* PainfulRhyme: A lot of the clues in the front game and Bonus Sweep contained these.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Early in the Lifetime revival, the show added several "monsters" (most famously "Mr. Yuck") who would stand in the way of shoppers during the Big Sweep, forcing them to take another route. They were thankfully discarded in 1991.
* WhatAnIdiot: Some people just ''could not'' figure out some Bonus Sweep clues.
** Anybody who left a grocery item on the floor. A hefty $25 penalty was issued ''per item'', which was pretty severe in an era when most groceries were worth less than $20.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: During the Big Sweep, most contestants are GenreSavvy enough to grab the big expensive stuff: the Farmer John hams, the gallon-sized jugs of Bertolli olive oil, the diapers, the macadamia nuts, the giant steaks, the medicine, etc....

* AdaptationDisplacement: The ABC version has been overshadowed by the Lifetime/PAX revival, although early in the 1990s run Johnny Gilbert proclaimed that it was "the return of the one and only ''Supermarket Sweep''!"
* GrowingTheBeard: Probably around the time the coffee/candy bonuses became a regular feature, to the point where Ruprecht always mentioned them in his run-down of the day's Big Sweep bonuses (right before mentioning the inflatables).
* PainfulRhyme: A lot of the clues in the front game and Bonus Sweep contained these.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Early in the Lifetime revival, the show added several "monsters" (most famously "Mr. Yuck") who would stand in the way of shoppers during the Big Sweep, forcing them to take another route. They were thankfully discarded in 1991.
* WhatAnIdiot: Some people just ''could not'' figure out some Bonus Sweep clues.
** Anybody who left a grocery item on the floor. A hefty $25 penalty was issued ''per item'', which was pretty severe in an era when most groceries were worth less than $20.