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1* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Peter's Theme (the theme song) and the Bonus Game theme, which unfortunately are missing; Otis Conner, the composer, said he doesn't have a copy. There recently have been efforts to restore Conner's score as much as possible by isolating the effects with increasingly improving audio technology, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkmqgA7QGTk here for example.]]
2* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The British version lasted much longer than the original American version- indeed, this was the third game show hosted by Paul Daniels that originated as a short-lived American game. The others were ''Odd One Out'' (1982-85)[[note]] which started as Creator/{{NBC}}'s ''Series/{{Knockout}}'' (hosted by [[Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn Arte Johnson]], produced by [[Series/TheCrossWits Ralph]] [[Series/NameThatTune Edwards]], and knocked-out in the ratings by ''Series/FamilyFeud'' on Creator/{{ABC}}[[/note]] and ''Every Second Counts'' (1986-93)[[note]] which started with the same name in syndication, hosted by newbie [[Series/CardSharks Bill]] [[Series/{{Blockbusters}} Rafferty]] and produced by Group W/Westinghouse (since absorbed into Creator/{{CBS}}); that version's [[HurricaneOfPuns time ran out]] because of A: [[ScrewedByTheNetwork not getting enough clearances in certain markets, including New York]], and B: per Rafferty himself, [[ExecutiveMeddling certain Westinghouse execs preferred their talk shows to game shows]][[/note]].
3* SeasonalRot: The Creator/BobMonkhouse era in the UK- the show was moved to daytime (which meant [[NoBudget massive budget cheapening]], especially for the BBC), the cool set, music and graphics were ditched, the gameboard was tough for viewers to read, and Monkhouse himself was in a similar situation to Creator/BillCullen on ''Series/TheJokersWild''- slowing down and unable to keep up with the shows' fast pace (indeed, it's been speculated that the hectic taping days- Monkhouse wrote in his diary "I am wiped out"- may have sped up the prostate cancer which took his life in 2003).

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