Underplayed Gems

Scrabble (1984)

Scrabble poster
Genre
game show
Country
United States
Length
8 seasons, 1574 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Contestants fill in crossword puzzles with words for cash prizes. Chuck Woolery hosted the original NBC run from 1984 to 1993.

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What happens

Scrabble is an American television game show based upon the board game Scrabble. Contestants competed in a series of rounds to fill in words within a crossword puzzle for cash. Muriel Green of Exposure Unlimited, a prize fulfillment company for game shows, developed the idea for a television game show based upon the board game concept. During 1983, Green convinced Selchow and Righter, who at that time owned the Scrabble board game, to license Exposure Unlimited to produce the game show. Exposure Unlimited co-produced the show with Reg Grundy Productions, and licensed the show to NBC. Scrabble aired on NBC from July 2, 1984, to March 23, 1990, and again from January 18 to June 11, 1993. Chuck Woolery hosted the program. Jay Stewart was the announcer for the first year. Charlie Tuna replaced him in mid-1985 and remained through the original run and the entirety of the 1993 revival. A revival of Scrabble, hosted by Raven-Symoné, premiered on October 3, 2024, on The CW. On May 19, 2025, it was announced that it had been renewed for a second season, with new host Craig Ferguson. On October 27, 2025, Ferguson announced on his podcast Joy that 60 episodes would be in production. The revival's second season premiered on January 22, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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