Season 15 (1997-98) Theme Weeks

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Season 15 (1997-98) Theme Weeks Jan 12, 2018 10:50:15 GMT -5 via mobile WOFS-1720, eybyon, and 1 more like this

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1. A Salute To The American Working Family from the Ohio State Fair, September 1 - 5, 1997

2. Ohio State Fair Week, September 8 - 12, 1997

3. French & Italian Riviera, September 15 - 19, 1997

4. Fun in the Sun, September 22 - 26, 1997

5. Inns of New England, September 29 - October 3, 1997

6. Beverly Hills, October 6 - 10, 1997

7. Canadian Rockies, October 13 - 17, 1997

8. Broadway Week, October 20 - 24, 1997

9. Halloween Week, October 27 - 31, 1997

10. Celebrity Week, November 3 - 7, 1997

11. Denver Week, November 10 - 14, 1997

12. College Week from Denver, November 17 - 21, 1997

13. Best Friends Week, November 24 - 28, 1997

14. European Vacation, December 1 - 5, 1997

15. Escape to Puerto Rico, December 8 - 12, 1997

16. Scandinavia, December 15 - 19, 1997

17. Christmas Week, December 22 - 26, 1997

18. Wheel into 1998, January 5 - 9, 1998

19. California, January 12 - 17, 1998

20. NFL Players Week, January 19 - 23, 1998

21. Hawaii, January 26 - 30, 1998

22. Family Week from Las Vegas, February 2 - 6, 1998

23. Las Vegas Week, February 9 - 13, 1998

24. Home Viewer Sweepstakes Week #1, February 16 - 20, 1998

25. Home Viewer Sweepstakes Week #2, February 23 - 27, 1998

26. African Safari, March 2 - March 6, 1998

27. Holland, March 9 - 13, 1998

28. British Isles, March 16 - 20, 1998

29. Mexico, March 30 - April 3, 1998

30. Spring Break, April 6 - 10, 1998

31. Sports Fantasy, April 13 - 17, 1998

32. California Dreamin', April 20 - 24, 1998

33. AM & FM Week, April 27 - May 1, 1998

34. Houston Week, May 4 - 8, 1998

35. College Week from Houston, May 11 - 15, 1998

36. Wheel Goes to the Movies, May 18 - 22, 1998

37. Wheel Across America, May 25 - 29, 1998

38. Summer in the City, June 1 - 5, 1998

39. Endless Summer, June 8 - 12, 1998

pannoni1

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Season 15 (1997-98) Theme Weeks Jan 25, 2018 11:50:14 GMT -5

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Season 15 frequently had what I like to call the "crystal" backdrops where each player would stand in front of a piece where a blue or pink-colored backdrop gave the appearance of crystals, separated by white/gold sections with arched-shaped tops. I recall the Sports Fantasy week (where Fill In The Number was introduced) having dark blue-like crystals, while another week (can't recall) several weeks prior had them pink in appearance. I sort of was a bit disappointed when the video wall was introduced the following year because I thought those looked elegant. Any idea which weeks used this backdrop?

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wheelfan82

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Season 15 (1997-98) Theme Weeks Jan 25, 2018 13:34:16 GMT -5 via mobile Stuart McPherran likes this

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Jan 25, 2018 11:50:14 GMT -5 pannoni1 said:

Season 15 frequently had what I like to call the "crystal" backdrops where each player would stand in front of a piece where a blue or pink-colored backdrop gave the appearance of crystals, separated by white/gold sections with arched-shaped tops. I recall the Sports Fantasy week (where Fill In The Number was introduced) having dark blue-like crystals, while another week (can't recall) several weeks prior had them pink in appearance. I sort of was a bit disappointed when the video wall was introduced the following year because I thought those looked elegant. Any idea which weeks used this backdrop?

Yes...those backdrops could be lit with studio lights to be any color...I can tell you exactly which weeks used them:

Week 6 - Beverly Hills (Blue)
Week 8 - Broadway Week (Blue)
Week 10 - Celebrity Week (Pink)
Week 16 - Scandinavia (Pink)
Week 18 - Wheel into 1998 (Blue)
Week 20 - NFL Players Week (Blue)
Week 24 - Home Viewer Sweepstakes Week 1 (Pink)
Week 25 - Home Viewer Sweepstakes Week 2 (Pink)
Week 31 - Sports Fantasy (Blue)
Week 33 - AM & FM Week (Blue)
Week 38 - Summer in the City (Blue)

wheelfan82 Posts: 3,921	Season 15 (1997-98) Theme Weeks Jan 25, 2018 19:07:14 GMT -5 Stuart McPherran likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wheelfan82 on Jan 25, 2018 19:07:14 GMT -5 FYI this was the set for the two Home Viewer Sweepstakes Weeks in Season 15...it’s the only time a “generic” set was used during that era.
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Season 15 (1997-98) Theme Weeks Jan 26, 2018 7:52:09 GMT -5 Stuart McPherran likes this

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Found some screen shots to show these backdrops...actually the design changed slightly during the season. I believe the top of the backdrops came to a point in the first week used but by the second week were changed to a rounded top. Also the colored portion became wider eliminating the white border starting with Scandinavia Week which is the second picture below. The first is from Broadway Week.

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shootingdio Alright, that's cool Posts: 376	Season 15 (1997-98) Theme Weeks Jan 26, 2018 22:36:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shootingdio on Jan 26, 2018 22:36:22 GMT -5 Do you have any one of the episodes that experimented with the "Puzzler Round" before making the real introductory in Season 16?

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