History YMMV / Temptation2007

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One of the several spoofs done by ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' of the original British ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury'' (itself pretty chintzy due to laws at the time) was a female-oriented version which used only male models and was overly obviously cheap. In other words, Creator/BennyHill pretty much predicted the American ''Temptation''. (Even weirder, both shows' rights are owned by Fremantle thanks to buyouts and mergers over the years.)

* HilariousInHindsight: The pitchfilm, as noted on the main tab, which used clips from the two pilots that had been taped on the Australian set in 2006. Not only did the set mislead (except for the revolving door), but none of the minigames used in both the pilots and series were seen in the pitch (although they ''were'' seen in series-debut promos) while one of the clips shown of the Australian version featured the '''real''' Fame Game. The pitch also concentrated on the shopping aspect, barely mentioning that there was even a game involved. In short, it was deceitful.
* LowestCommonDenominator: The subject matter, usually in Knock-Off, Fame Game, and the "either/or" SpeedRound. The ''[[Series/TreasureHuntUS Treasure Hunt]]''-esque "mostly women as contestants" route seemed nonsensical, and the fact that the IdiotBall hit considerably more often than it really should've was another sign that they were looking for dense contestants.

* ReplacementScrappy:
** Rolonda Watts for any of the announcers.
** Downplayed for Rossi Morreale himself - Website/GameShowGarbage pointed out that "he had a sliver of a good host in him"; if anything, he was hamstrung by the lousy format, the show's overall pandering to women, and the crazy taping days. In [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/interview-with-rossi-morreale/ this 2012 interview]] he noted that when he was a kid he would just love to stay home and watch game shows all day - including the Jim Perry version of ''Sale'', making him somewhat of a PromotedFanboy. Hell, he even namechecked original ''Sale'' host Jack Kelly (who hosted the now almost-entirely gone early 70s version that aired on NBC) in that interview.

* WhatAnIdiot: One particularly egregious instance was the single-run episode aired April 1, 2008 - one player spent her lead of ''T$45'' for a chance at an Instant Cash prize of ''$500'' (the minimum)...and got $100. Not only did she lose the game, but she lost to the non-tied contestant — who won with T$35!

** Anyone who managed to win the top Shopping prize (usually a car), or took the $10,000 cash on the times it was offered. Neither was easy, even with Super Knock-Off.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Compared to its predecessors.
* WhatAnIdiot: A lot more of the contestants than there probably should've been.
** One particularly egregious instance was the single-run episode aired April 1, 2008 - one player spent her lead of ''T$45'' for a chance at an Instant Cash prize of ''[[FacePalm $500]]'' (the minimum)...and got $100. Not only did she lose the game, but she lost to the non-tied contestant — who won with T$35!

** Mark Coyle, especially, who was called a "Shopping Ninja" by Morrealle. On his last day, Mark buzzed in first on ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxSktyU7DHg all 11 questions]]'' in the "either/or" Speed Round to get T$55...[[NegatedMomentOfAwesome and chose to keep it rather than spend his lead for Instant Cash; had he done so, he would've added another $5,000 to his haul!]].

** Mark Coyle, especially, who was called a "Shopping Ninja" by Morrealle. On his last day, Mark buzzed in first on ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxSktyU7DHg all 11 questions]]'' in the "either/or" Speed Round to get T$55...[[NegatedMomentOfAwesome then spent his lead for Instant Cash, getting the $100 consolation]].

* MomentOfAwesome:

* LowestCommonDenominator: The subject matter, usually in Knock-Off, Fame Game, and the "either/or" SpeedRound. The ''[[TreasureHuntUS Treasure Hunt]]''-esque "mostly women as contestants" route seemed nonsensical, and the fact that the IdiotBall hit considerably more often than it really should've was another sign that they were looking for dense contestants.

** Downplayed for Rossi Morreale himself - Website/GameShowGarbage pointed out that "he had a sliver of a good host in him"; if anything, he was hamstrung by the lousy format, the show's overall pandering to women, and the crazy taping days. In [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/interview-with-rossi-morreale/ this 2012 interview]] he noted that when he was a kid he would just love to stay home and watch game shows all day - including the Jim Perry version of ''Sale'', making him somewhat of a PromotedFanboy.

* MomentOfAwesome: Anyone who managed to win the top Shopping prize (usually a car), or took the $10,000 cash on the times it was offered. Neither was easy, even with Super Knock-Off.

* ReplacementScrappy: Rolonda Watts for any of the announcers.
** Kinda averted for Rossi Morreale himself - Website/GameShowGarbage pointed out that "he had a sliver of a good host in him"; if anything, he was hamstrung by the lousy format, the show's overall pandering to women, and the crazy taping days. In [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/interview-with-rossi-morreale/ this 2012 interview]] he noted that when he was a kid he would just love to stay home and watch game shows all day - including the Jim Perry version of ''Sale'', making him somewhat of a PromotedFanboy.

** Kinda averted for Rossi Morreale himself - Website/GameShowGarbage pointed out that "he had a sliver of a good host in him"; if anything, he was hamstrung by the lousy format, the show's overall pandering to women, and the crazy taping days. In [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/interview-with-rossi-morreale/ this 2012 interview]] he noted that when he was a kid he would just love to stay home and watch game shows all day - including the Jim Perry version of ''Sale'', making him somewhat of a PromotedFanboy. In that same interview, Rossi said another downfall was that Creator/MyNetworkTV put no money towards advertising the show.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One of the several spoofs done by ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' of the original British ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury'' (itself pretty chintzy due to laws at the time) was a female-oriented version which used only male models and was cheap as hell. In other words, Creator/BennyHill pretty much predicted the American ''Temptation''. (Even weirder, both shows' rights are owned by Fremantle thanks to buyouts and mergers over the years.)
* HilariousInHindsight: The pitchfilm, as noted on the main tab, which used clips from the two pilots that had been taped on the Australian set. Not only did the set mislead (except for the revolving door), but none of the minigames used in both the pilots and series were seen in the pitch (although they ''were'' seen in series-debut promos) while one of the clips shown of the Australian version featured the '''real''' Fame Game. The pitch also concentrated on the shopping aspect, barely mentioning that there was even a game involved. In short, it was deceitful.

* ReplacementScrappy: Rolonda Watts for any of the announcers. Kinda averted for Rossi Moreale himself- Website/GameShowGarbage pointed out that "he had a sliver of a good host in him"; if anything, he was hamstrung by the bad format and the crazy taping days, and he admitted in [[https://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/interview-with-rossi-morreale/ an interview]] that when he was a kid he would just love to stay home and watch game shows all day- including the Perry version of ''Sale'' (making him somewhat of a PromotedFanboy). He also said another downfall was that [=MyNetworkTV=] put no money towards advertising the show.

** One player on April 1, 2008 spent her lead of ''T$45'' for a chance at the Instant Cash minimum of ''[[FacePalm $500]]''...and got $100. Not only did she lose the game, but she lost to the non-tied contestant — who won with T$35!

* HilariousInHindsight: The pitchfilm, as noted on the main tab, which used clips from the two pilots that had been taped on the Australian set. Not only did the set mislead, but none of the minigames used in both the pilots and series were seen in the pitch (although they ''were'' seen in series-debut promos) while one of the clips shown of the Australian version featured the '''real''' Fame Game. The pitch also concentrated on the shopping aspect, barely mentioning that there was even a game involved. In short, it was deceitful.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One of the several spoofs done by ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' of the original British ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury'' (itself pretty chintzy due to laws at the time) was a female-oriented version which used only male models and was cheap as hell. In other words, Creator/BennyHill pretty much predicted the American ''Temptation''.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One of the several spoofs done by ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' of the original UK ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury'' (itself pretty chintzy due to laws at the time) was a female-oriented version which used only male models and was cheap as hell — or in other words, '''Creator/BennyHill predicted the American ''Temptation''.'''
* HilariousInHindsight: The pitchfilm sent to interested stations used clips from the two pilots, which had been taped on the Australian set. Not only did the set mislead, but none of the minigames used in both the pilots and series were seen in the pitch (although they ''were'' seen in series-debut promos) while one of the clips shown of the Australian version featured the '''real''' Fame Game. The pitch also concentrated on the shopping aspect, barely mentioning that there was even a game involved. In short, it was deceitful.

* MomentOfAwesome: Mark Coyle, probably the only good thing to come from this series (and called a "Shopping Ninja" by Morrealle). On his last day, Mark buzzed in first on ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxSktyU7DHg all 11 questions]]'' in the "either/or" Speedround to get T$55...[[NegatedMomentOfAwesome then spent his lead for Instant Cash, getting the $100 consolation]].

* WhatAnIdiot: About 95% of the players. A contestant on April 1, 2008 was probably the worst, as she spent her lead of ''T$45'' for a chance at the Instant Cash minimum of ''[[FacePalm $500]]''...and got $100. Not only did she lose the game, but she lost to the non-tied contestant — who won with T$35.

* WhatAnIdiot: About 95% of the players. A contestant on April 1, 2008 was probably the worst, as she spent her lead of ''T$45'' for a chance at the Instant Cash minimum of $500...and got $100. Not only did she lose the game, but she lost to the non-tied contestant — who won with T$35.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: A spoof done by ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' of the original UK ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury'' (itself pretty chintzy due to laws at the time) was a female-oriented version which used only male models and was cheap as hell. We repeat, '''Creator/BennyHill predicted the American ''Temptation''.'''

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: A spoof done by ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' of the original UK ''SaleOfTheCentury'' (itself pretty chintzy due to laws at the time) was a female-oriented version which used only male models and was cheap as hell. We repeat, '''Creator/BennyHill predicted the American ''Temptation''.'''

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: A spoof done by ''TheBennyHillShow'' of the original UK ''SaleOfTheCentury'' (itself pretty chintzy due to laws at the time) was a female-oriented version which used only male models and was cheap as hell. We repeat, '''BennyHill predicted the American ''Temptation''.'''

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: A spoof done by ''TheBennyHillShow'' of the original UK ''SaleOfTheCentury'' was a female-oriented version which used only male models and was cheap as hell. We repeat, '''BennyHill predicted the American ''Temptation''.'''
* HilariousInHindsight: The pitchfilm that got sent to interested stations used clips from the two pilots filmed on the Australian set. Not only did the set mislead, but '''none''' of the minigames used in both the pilots and series were seen in the pitch (although they ''were'' seen in series-debut promos) while one of the clips shown of the Australian version featured the '''real''' Fame Game. The pitch also concentrated on the shopping aspect, barely mentioning that there was even a game involved. In short, it was deceitful.

* MomentOfAwesome: Mark Coyle, probably the only good thing to come from this series (and called a "Shopping Ninja" by Morrealle). On his last day, Mark buzzed in first on ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxSktyU7DHg all 11 questions]]'' in the "either/or" Speedround to get $55...[[NegatedMomentOfAwesome then spent his lead for Instant Cash, winning the $100 consolation]].

* WhatAnIdiot: About 95% of the players. A contestant on April 1, 2008 spent her lead of ''$45'' for a chance at the Instant Cash minimum of $500, and got $100. Not only did she lose the game, but she lost to the non-tied contestant — who won with $35.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: A spoof done by ''TheBennyHillShow'' of the original UK ''Sale'' was a female-oriented version which used only male models and was cheap as hell. '''BennyHill predicted the American ''Temptation''.'''

* MomentOfAwesome: Mark Coyle, probably the only good thing to come from this series (and called a "Shopping Ninja" by Morrealle). On his last day, Mark buzzed in first on ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxSktyU7DHg all 11 questions]]'' in the "either/or" Speedround to get $55. [[NegatedMomentOfAwesome And then he spent his lead for Instant Cash, winning the $100 consolation.]]

* WhatAnIdiot: Pretty much 95% of the players. A contestant on April 1, 2008 spent her lead of ''$45'' for a chance at the Instant Cash minimum of $500, and got $100. Not only did she lose the game, but she lost to the non-tied contestant — who won with $35.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: A spoof done by ''TheBennyHillShow'' of the original UK ''Sale'' was a female-oriented version which used only male models and was cheap as hell. '''BennyHill predicted the American ''Temptation''.'''
* HilariousInHindsight: The pitchfilm that got sent to interested stations used clips from the two pilots filmed on the Australian set. Not only did the set mislead, but '''none''' of the minigames used in both the pilots and series were seen in the pitch (although they ''were'' seen in series-debut promos) while one of the clips shown of the Australian version featured the '''real''' Fame Game. The pitch also concentrated on the shopping aspect, barely mentioning that there was even a game involved. In short, it was deceitful.
* LowestCommonDenominator: The subject matter, usually in Knock-Off, Fame Game, and the "either/or" SpeedRound. The ''[[TreasureHuntUS Treasure Hunt]]''-esque "mostly women as contestants" route seemed nonsensical, and the fact that the IdiotBall hit considerably more often than it really should've was another sign that they were looking for dense contestants.
* MomentOfAwesome: Mark Coyle, probably the only good thing to come from this series (and called a "Shopping Ninja" by Morrealle). On his last day, Mark buzzed in first on ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxSktyU7DHg all 11 questions]]'' in the "either/or" Speedround to get $55.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Compared to its predecessors.
* WhatAnIdiot: Pretty much 95% of the players. One contestant on April 1, 2008 spent her lead of ''$45'' for a chance at the Instant Cash minimum of $500, and got the $100 consolation. Not only did she lose the game, but she lost to the non-tied contestant — who won with $35.