Here is the 1st portion of my New Year’s Eve special. It’s a clip from Chuck Woolery’s last Wheel episode from Christmas day 1981 (a merry Christmas, indeed). We get to see the intro (for Christmas in New York), the player intros, and the emotional finale where Chuck thanks the many people who helped put Wheel together. Enjoy this extended look at Chuck’s grand goodbye! No copyright infringement is intended.
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I don’t know if this is possible, but it would be cool if there was an episode/clip of Susan Stafford’s last day on the show….
The whole episode exists, but no trader has a copy. I know an audio-only one was posted on here by someone (not sure if it’s still there).
@DownsA530 do you have the whole episode???
@SimplyKevTV and the dignity memorial network
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At least he went on to host Scrabble, Love Connection, Greed, and Lingo.
I never knew that Chuck Woolery hosted this show. Sad to say that I know him from Lingo first, then I looked him up. Wow!
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LOL, I actually saw an Alteril commercial with Chuck while watching Lingo, another game show he hosted! XD
Chuck also made a reference to his hosting duties on WoF in one episode of Lingo, I uploaded the moment on my channel.
I wonder what “Wheel Of Fortune” would be like today if Chuck Woolery was still the host…he’s now stuck doing late-night infomercials for sleeping pills made by those Extenze people. I bet he kicks himself every time he thinks about his decision to leave WOF.
wow that new car is hot shyt!!!!
And who would have known then, that when Pat Sajak would take over, that it would run (and STILL runs) nearly 30 years later!?!?!
4:10 Due a technical difficulty the THIRD puzzle was discarded and this program edited.
4:21 Hope he enjoyed that nice Christmas gift from Susan. Nice moment.
Excellent! I loved the original WOF with Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford. The best thing is that funky theme music written by Alan Thicke. Blows Merv’s crappy music away.
@SuperGamer7 One that will never die. I’ve tried “Woolery left Scrabble” and “Woolery left Love Connection,” but those don’t have the same ring to them.
Holy Crap! Woolery LEFT Wheel?!!!!!! Just kidding.
It’s a running gag around the fandom on the internet.
3:53 Food Saver?
In addition to the puzzleboard expansion and turntable addition, does anyone know if this was the debut week of the $2000 space relocated to its new position?
Does anyone have the last of the original set. So far only an audio of it exists. It aired on December 18, 1981, one week before Chuck left. On that show Chuck said “I’ll be a househusband December 26″.
@ DownsA530 Snowpeck uploaded the complete version of this episode, but it’s in audio only.
Is this the only WOF opening without the fimilar WOF logo?
Merry Christmas, Chuck! ;^)
I always thought Chuck was a better fit for “Wheel” than Pat Sajak ever was, and Susan Stafford was just CLASS period, like Janice Pennington was to “The Price Is Right!”
I have to admit, it’s really weird seeing Chuck on here with the Sunburst backdrops and turntable.
Google ‘chuck woolery says not all was well’ to see the full story why he left.
Woolery only lasted a week with the turntable set.
Thanks; it is a very emotional moment, and it was so genuine.