Wheel of Fortune has been spoofed in various forms of media, and here we will provide puzzles available from these media outlets.

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  • Title (R1): THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
  • Thing (R3): SANTA FE TRAIN
[Notes: aired October 4, 1986. Set on "a special neighbors version" (also done with Family Feud) of the nighttime show. Jack Clark does the intro spiel.]

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The A-Team
  • Phrase (R3): ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR
  • Place (BR): SOUTH AMERICA
[Notes: aired January 14, 1986. Set on two different daytime episodes, with the latter being a "Super Challenge Match"/"Championship Playoffs". Only known instance of the shopping part of the format being used, complete with proper music (Nightwalk and Frisco Disco) and Jack Clark describing the prizes.]

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Fresh Off the Boat
  • Before & After (R1): DENZEL WASHINGTON D.C.
  • Song Lyrics: OO OO OO I WANNA BE LIKE YOU OO OO
[Notes: aired October 3, 2017. Episode is set in 1997 as part of a Best Friends Week from Orlando, and is incredibly anachronistic (which seems to have been the case for all of the game shows used in Fresh Off plots).]

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Gimme A Break!
  • Quotation (R3): GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH
[Notes: aired February 16, 1984. Wheel episode, intended to be the daytime show since the $2,000 space is present, is touted as "Friends Day" by Pat.]

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L.A. Law
  • Phrase (R1): BALD IS BEAUTIFUL
[Notes: aired November 29, 1990. Set on the Goen version(!), with the Round 4 layout used for Round 1 (and, perhaps as a consequence, Bob doesn't do the opening spin or mention the top value before Round 1).]

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Lexus advert
  • (no category given): _APPY BIRT_DAY (ostensibly HAPPY BIRTHDAY; see notes)
[Notes: done in 2008 for the car company's then-new line of hybrid models, showing various places the letter H vacated in favor of the car models' tags. Neither Pat nor Vanna are present, with their positions blocked from view (by a staff member and a contestant, respectively).]

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Santa Barbara
  • (no category): EAT YOUR HEART OUT CASTILLO
  • Phrase (R1): PARTNERS IN CRIME
  • Thing (R3): COMMON DENOMINATOR
  • Thing (BR): BLACKMAIL
[Notes: aired May 23 and 24, 1988. Set on the daytime show, with Charlie O'Donnell announcing and a Jackpot of $24,000. First puzzle was part of a dream sequence. The plotline ends after the Bonus Round, despite the contestant (one of the show's regular characters) being able to play at least one more game as the defending champ.]

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Ten at 10:00 (WDJT nightly newscast)
  • Ten at 10:00: FIRST ALERT WEATHER
[Notes: aired during the 2005-06 season. Notably uses the 1997 "Changing Keys" theme throughout.]

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Wheel of Fortune (cold open)
  • Food & Drink (TU): RADISHES & RED APPLES
[Notes: aired on the actual show during a cold open on April 6, 2017. Pat has a nightmare about Donald Duck solving the puzzle.]
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