Chucks asks her if she wants to buy a vowel? She responds "leave me alone? im dying lol

I love how they're just lounging in chairs. The boards were so cute!

And we are still watching wheel of fortune to this day because of this pilot.

Chuck in the 70's looks a lot like a cross between Elvis Presley and Jay Leno...

They spent all their money on the rights to the Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang song

*Wheel isn't spinning* 'It's your turn to stop the wheel!' 'Stop!' *Wheel starts spinning* And it took taping an entire episode to figure out how stupid that part was?

That lady screaming is hysterical. Like damn, calm down honey. Also, when the wheel stops and then starts back up while it’s still on camera

The show should been called Stop The Wheel.

omg.... between the screaming and moaning... starting to understand what "hysterical" used to mean, geez

KZfaq, you’ve finally recommended something wholesome yet deafening.

The theme song from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

I actually like the idea of earning chosen prizes throughout the game. With a different format I think this concept could fly.

Game shows were everywhere in the 70's.

"Do you want to buy a vowel? Maybe you should buy a vowel. I think you should probably buy a vowel. You know you can buy a vowel, right? SOMEBODY PLEASE BUY A VOWEL."

"I'll spin the wheel" She saw into the future......

The music would make you think the grand prize was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

This is so damn relaxing to watch and listen to. Such a relaxing environment, contestants were so relaxed and hip.

This different format and vibe is so surreal to watch now! And lol at how ridiculously excited the contestants are! Thank you for uploading this!

Vanna White had just started her junior year in high school back then.

The lady lands on “lose a turn” and Chuck Woolery laughs. Lol

How do the letters appear if there is no Vanna?

So glad they improved this show

It's interesting that Chuck was the host of this original 1973 pilot and Susan Stafford was the hostess of the two 1974 pilots with Edd Byrnes. It's also interesting that vowels have always and continues to be worth $250.

1:57 That wrong letter buzzer sounded like a "school bell", a "big beep" and a huge "human burping" sound all at once.

Background music is "Spinning Wheel" by David Clayton Thomas.

They play "Spinning Wheel" as a commercial bumper, and the closing credits play "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." It's so interesting that this original show didn't have a model in front of the puzzle board turning letters. The puzzle board looks like cardboard, similar to the original Jeopardy.

somehow the weirdest part is still the chitty chitty bang bang theme

I love this its so chaotic and raw .

Love the Chitty Chitty, Bang Bang background music at the Beginning. DANG! Chuck Woolery looked like A College Student then.

Love the loud enthusiasm. The audience clapping I think is a track. When people tell her to keeping going or stop, I only hear a few voices really close and when the ladies shout, it doesn't sound like a huge area like the screams are bouncing off the walls that are close.

Shoppers' Bazaar? Yeah, this game certainly is bizarre.

I like how that first woman naturally said "spin the wheel".

I'll take a '74 Firebird today, please!

It's so appropriate that they are playing _Spinning Wheel_ by Blood, Sweat, and Tears.

The wheel clicking whenever it stops is so satisfying.

this exquisite 1974 Pontiac Firebird ! 😎

Even with all the bugs, this wasn't half bad. The setup made it look way more intimate, which isn't a bad thing. Remove the audience and it becomes one helluva edge on other game shows of that time. For those of you saying this looked like 'Press Your Luck', you need to realize this show was done like 4 years before the original iteration 'Second Chance' and 10 years before 'Press Your Luck' came on the air. So maybe it's the other way around?

I don’t even know where to start with this. The poor sound guy having to listen to these women screaming.

I love how he asks the women "what does your husband do for a living?"

That has to be the most bizarre game show music ever made...

I just love old episodes or old "versions" of shows, like this one. We get to see a piece of culture from the day as well as learn a bit of TV history. I find it interesting that they use the same font on the puzzleboard as today. The upright wheel looks funny and when the ladies say "Stop the wheel," I keep expecting them to say "No whammies!" XD Thank you for posting. This is a nice clear recording with excellent sound. :)

Wheel of Fortune should've kept the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang theme song. "Wheeel...of....FORTUNE! Bang, bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang...."

i loved both pilots!!! Chuck Woolery was amazing since he always made me laugh every time ever since i grew up with him on Scrabble & Love Connection when i was a kid. Also the enthusiasm from Marilyn/Dawn/Marie they must have very excited when they became the first contestants of the most popular game show on NBC thank you so very much for uploading this :D

When she said, “ stop!” I was thinking wheel would stop 🛑 immediately?! 😐

Wow, this version is... *really* different. Pretty interesting, if not too confusing. I liked how the introduced the contestants *and* did a round of gameplay in the opening. I'm not sure what happens if you have two prizes 'paid off' before solving a puzzle, whether you only claim one prize, or all the ones you've covered.

The smallest font in game show history.

Loving the incomprehensible use of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' as theme music.

These women are going in hysterics every other time they stop the wheel. Hard to believe the show wasn't picked up right away...

the first contestant's name was Marilyn.. at the end of the show, the announcer called her Maureen.. which was the 3rd contestant's name.

Lol these prizes are so posh! An absolutely massive sterling silver, crystal and china set from Tiffany's, a full length mink coat from Bergdorf Goodman, a 5 piece Gucci luggage set, and did I see a bottle of Dom or are my eyes deceiving me?! Holy crap. What in the world happened to gameshow prizes?! :(

Haha...so weird hearing Blood, Sweat and Tear's 'Spinning Wheel' used! Fitting and yet odd at the same time.

Some of the funniest parts of the ladies' hilarious screaming from this pilot. XD 5:54- "OH NO!!!!!!!" 12:44- "OH NO AND I DON'T KNOW IT!!!!" 13:00- "AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!" 13:36- "AAAHH!!!!" 15:50- "OOOOOOOHHHH" 26:06- "OH I KNOW!!!!!"

Amazing how much this game has changed

8:57 - What it's like to for the wheel to stop on "Lose a Turn"!

Three women constantly screaming 😳

Thanks for putting this up

You would think they'd have the players use a button instead of saying stop.

12:20 “Quickly, or we’ll be into Search For Tomorrow”...which was still on CBS at the time (didn’t move to NBC until 1982)!

The fact that they sometimes end up saying "spin the wheel" is what predicted the later years.

The countdown music played during the "Shopper's Special" segment of this pilot, SHOPPER'S BAZAAR, was the same music that was sometimes played during Charlie O'Donnell's or Jack Clark's prize descriptions on WHEEL OF FORTUNE after a contestant went shopping for prizes following his/her win of a round. On this SHOPPER'S BAZAAR video, that version of the music (perhaps written by Merv Griffin) was more playful. On WHEEL when this music was played, it was played at a different pitch and was a bit somber but had a triumphant finale if it got that far.

I would suggest watching the second pilot. Closer to the final version.

I love the version of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" used as the opening.

Wow this is fascinating to watch....I believe that at the time this might have aired ONLY on O&O NBC stations daytime. I think I saw this pilot during the daytime on WMAQ TV in Chicago way back in 1973 as a child. Amazingly this episode holds up well. It kept my attention!

Sounds like the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang theme

Anyone else notice the final round thinking music sounds a little familiar?

Thanks so much for uploading this. I was curious to see if this existed.

Pay no attention to the man behind the screen! Lol! Those women are scream queens!

i like how the wheel constantly spins; and the contestants stop it.

this is wild, I remember Chuck woolery and this version of the show.

Loved the use of "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat, & Tears.

No ceramic Dalmatian? I remember that prize and when they had like 75 left it got turned into a service merchandise gift certificate

"Stop the wheel!" Hahahaha Oh God.

15:19 - What it sounds like when the wheel lands on "LOSE A TURN"

In 1973 the wheel doubled as a kitchen knife sharpener for the take home prizes.

thanks for posting

That melody playing in the show is the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang song!

Stop the Wheel and it stops 10 clicks later 🙄

Henry Kissinger. Knew it as soon as I saw the SS.

oh my lord... that screeeeching !!!! Like nails on a chalk board !

10:44, 23:21, and 24:13 We're looking for a thing. 19:36 We're looking for a place.

Wow... It's a good thing Merv Griffin ironed out all the kinks!

I remember a version that was more like today’s game but had a shopping part when a contestant won the puzzle.

Based on that I'm surprised it got picked up

We’ve come a long way..

Reminds me of Friends, "Bamboozled." "You've been Bamboozled!!"

Would be a bomb of a pilot if the lady didn't win the bonus at the end..

The closing theme is "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you."

Wow incredible and classic

The 1st contestant said she wanted the letter F and F even comes up in the close caption. But Chuck gets it wrong saying/giving the 1st contestant the letter S...

Never seen that before, but I wish that this show deserves a remake of "Shopper's Bazaar".

As with the other pilot, every time a contestant says S it sounds like F, but oddly enough the announcer sounds fine.

Two more interesting music choices. Bonus round uses "A Time for Tony," later to become a jewelry prize cue on "Wheel of Fortune" and inspiring the think music on "Jeopardy." Closing music is "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."

Did Marilyn remind anyone else of Julia Louis-Dreyfus? It was almost uncanny at times, IMO.

It looks more like a prelude to The View with these contestants.

Pat Sajak started in 1981 Vanna White started in 1982

Chuck doesn't seem to age...

And a ceramic cat ... I USED TO LOVE THIS SHOPPING TRIP AS A KID ... I'd laugh so hard ! "YOU HAVE 8000 dollars ...You can buy this bread knife ...would you like the rest on gift certificate or account"

They should bring these 3 back for a WOF game show

And this is why pilots are important. If they tried this for it's public release, Wheel of Fortune wouldn't have lasted 35 minutes, let alone 35 seasons!

The lose a turn sound effect sounds like a radio that needs Gas-X or something, kinda glad they changed it in the released show ;)