Season 30 Taping/Airing Schedule & Information

While the exact theme wasn't confirmed, today's tapings are for the week of March 11, accordig to a contestant on Instagram, and according to an audience member on YouTube, there was also an America's Game show taped yesterday for April 29.

Whew.

Why celebs shouldn't play Wheel: Little Richard, Bonnie Hunt, William Shatner, George Jones…

Anyway, come on, guys, pick me!

What did George Jones do?

And here's that post, from the episode's repeat on July 14. That, my friend, is behavior worthy of the name "Game Show Garbage". Maybe he didn't even want to be there, hated charities, or really hated the contestant he was stuck with...or perhaps, as the poster suggests, he just didn't quite understand things.

According to this article, his episode originally aired February 17, 2003 to begin Country Music Stars Week, the third and last week from Nashville (this timeline mentions the outcome of that game). It and the week of February 3 were rerun the weeks of July 14-18 and 28-August 1; not sure whether the third week, Sweethearts Week, aired the week of July 21.

Oh, and here's another, much lengthier, article on the Nashville tapings.

Basically, like Shatner's ragequit, why hasn't Jones' "gameplay" been immortalized on YouTube or wherever by now?

Because putting video online was a much bigger and more complex feat in 2003 than in 2013. Now that everyone has high-speed internet and a capture card, you can guarantee 15 copies of any game show fail within a minute of it airing.

I really regret not recording any full episodes of Wheel. If I had known the WOF/game show fanbase would be like this today, and with YouTube around and all, I would have had at least two closets' worth of tapes.

Ah, the memories this picture brings back...being shuffled around by the contestant coordinators, getting to spin the Wheel for the first time, and listening to everyone cheer you on.  By the looks of things, the contestants aren't wearing nametags yet.  This photo was probably taken at the start or end of the set tour, which takes place pretty early in the day, right after you get welcomed to Stage 11 with a ton of paperwork and a tough legal briefing.  The set tour starts by gawking at the Wheel and watching Gary O'Brien (contestant producer and head coordinator) demonstrate the proper spinning technique.  Then, we took a couple practice spins and got the first of many photos taken of us.  God, I wish a few photos like these were posted after my visit.

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Jim's tie has given up on keeping to the themed weeks.