Scrabble (1984–1990)

For years, one of America's favorite board games was Scrabble, the Selchow & Righter-marketed game introduced in the 1930s. The game was revised and brought to television in 1984 by Reg ... See full summary »

Stars:

Chuck Woolery, Charlie Tuna, Marc Summers

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Chuck Woolery	...	Himself - Host (5 episodes, 1984-1990)
Charlie Tuna	...	Himself - Announcer (4 episodes, 1986-1990)

Storyline

For years, one of America's favorite board games was Scrabble, the Selchow & Righter-marketed game introduced in the 1930s. The game was revised and brought to television in 1984 by Reg Grundy Productions. Two contestants competed in the "crossword" round, played on a giant Scrabble board. Host Woolery announces a letter to build on, announces the number of letters in the word and reads a clue to said word (e.g., a seven letter word; "Experts really know how to pick them"; answer: "pockets"). The contestant chosen to go first draws two numbered tiles from the rack; the rack (positioned between the contestants) contained all the letters in the word, plus three "stoppers," or letters not in the puzzle. The contestant indicates which letter he wants to place in the word; if the letter fits, he/she may either attempt to guess the word or place another letter in the puzzle (the contestant draws two more tiles if he/she still doesn't attempt a guess). If the letter tried is a "stopper" or ...

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Plot Keywords:

non fiction

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Taglines:

It's the Crossword Game You've Played All Your Life, But Never Quite Like This!

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Genres:

Game-Show

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 July 1984 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Exposure Unlimited, Reg Grundy Productions Pty. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1987, the show had a special week where game show hosts played against each other for at home contestants who had sent in postcards. The participants were Tom Kennedy, Peter Tomarken, John Davidson, Bill Rafferty, Jamie Farr, Marc Summers, and Chuck Woolery. Summers sub-hosted when Woolery played.

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Connections

Featured in Greatest Game Show Moments (2007)

User Reviews

best game show ever

Scrabble was THE BEST game show created in the eighties. Getting fired from Wheel of Fortune was the best thing that could have happened to Chuck Woolery. Without Scrabble, daytime TV wouldn't have been the same in the eighties. I loved when the contestants popped a tile in, and chose a letter from the 2 available, the letter would animate across the screen and drop in the word if it fit in the word.

I loved that bell in the Super Sprint round that signaled on the next word. I hope someday they revive this show. Chuck Woolery is the best game show host ever!