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199:Running time
110:Quincy Jones
90:Johnny Olson
72:Presented by
64:Marc Breslow
29:
987:Grant Stott
848:Year Aired
800:Merchandise
772:NBC Studios
758:Family Feud
716:Chuck Henry
713:news anchor
708:Card Sharks
656:along with
637:Tattletales
602:Alex Trebek
522:telestrator
363:Chuck Henry
330:word search
322:Bill Todman
314:Frank Wayne
312:created by
215:Bill Todman
180:Gary Dawson
147:of episodes
86:Narrated by
80:Chuck Henry
55:Directed by
49:Frank Wayne
1130:Categories
1058:2009-11-05
1042:"TV TIMES"
1013:References
1006:1994–1995
939:2012–2013
900:1998–2000
887:1991–1993
839:Local Name
736:talk shows
733:Syndicated
567:Bill Cosby
367:Don Morrow
294:1989-07-14
284:1989-04-03
259:1975-06-13
249:1974-04-01
157:Production
114:Bill Cosby
100:Don Morrow
59:Paul Alter
45:Created by
1002:1985–1986
1000:1981–1984
935:Kompas TV
914:Indonesia
885:1985–1990
862:Australia
825:in 1990.
805:Home game
588:Jack Narz
582:1974–1975
428:Format #2
383:Format #1
359:Gene Wood
355:announcer
341:Jack Narz
310:game show
175:Producers
94:Gene Wood
76:Jack Narz
61:(1974-75)
965:Scotland
738:such as
373:Gameplay
332:puzzle.
1083:25 July
1030:. 1974.
845:Network
836:Country
823:Gametek
741:Donahue
357:, with
292: (
288: –
282: (
280:April 3
277:Release
267:Network
257: (
253: –
247: (
242:Release
232:Network
139:English
962:
950:
911:
859:
663:Gambit
222:(1989)
170:(1989)
794:Wheel
780:Wheel
776:Wheel
687:Buzzr
668:Wheel
553:Theme
1120:IMDb
1108:IMDb
1085:2011
1004:1993
842:Host
744:and
693:1989
565:and
463:and
316:for
1118:at
1106:at
606:NBC
598:ABC
337:CBS
271:CBS
236:CBS
145:No.
1132::
1044:.
761:.
660:.
349:.
112:,
1087:.
1061:.
639:,
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