Non-Game-Shows (Specials, Documentaries, etc.)
All my non-game shows (whether they're game show related or not) are listed on this page. Since at this time I don't have that many non-game shows they'll all be listed on this one page.
Game-Show-Related Specials, Documentaries, etc.
Game Changers (Alex Trebek)
-- hour & a half special BUZZR documentary that examines the power and influence of TV game shows and the famed personalities we've invited into our living rooms for decades (1080p in VERY high quality! I can assume this was ripped from a DVD but the trader from whom I acquired this said he got this from another trader) [A]
The Great American Game Show!
-- (1975) a 90-minute special about game shows that aired as part of ABC's late-night Wide World of Entertainment programming [OB/C]
The Making of a Game Show: Catch 21
-- (7/19/2008) Title is pretty self-explanatory but this is a half-hour GSN documentary explaining how the Blackjack-Quizzer game show went from idea to television [OB/B-]
Ten Seriously 40
-- (2005) Australian special that features clips from The Price Is Right, Battle of the Sexes, The Great TV Game Show, Greed, Jeopardy!, Let`s Make a Deal, Blankety Blanks, Family Double Dare and Perfect Match [A]
Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Secrets & Surprises
-- (4/6/2020) ABC's hour-long special documenting the success of the 1999 quizzer which highlighted how the show sparked the boom of the Million Dollar Game Show Craze of 2000, its unforgettable moments, contestants, and wins, and a look behind the scenes of the 2020 Jimmy-Kimmel-hosted primetime reboot
-- hour & a half special BUZZR documentary that examines the power and influence of TV game shows and the famed personalities we've invited into our living rooms for decades (1080p in VERY high quality! I can assume this was ripped from a DVD but the trader from whom I acquired this said he got this from another trader) [A]
The Great American Game Show!
-- (1975) a 90-minute special about game shows that aired as part of ABC's late-night Wide World of Entertainment programming [OB/C]
The Making of a Game Show: Catch 21
-- (7/19/2008) Title is pretty self-explanatory but this is a half-hour GSN documentary explaining how the Blackjack-Quizzer game show went from idea to television [OB/B-]
Ten Seriously 40
-- (2005) Australian special that features clips from The Price Is Right, Battle of the Sexes, The Great TV Game Show, Greed, Jeopardy!, Let`s Make a Deal, Blankety Blanks, Family Double Dare and Perfect Match [A]
Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Secrets & Surprises
-- (4/6/2020) ABC's hour-long special documenting the success of the 1999 quizzer which highlighted how the show sparked the boom of the Million Dollar Game Show Craze of 2000, its unforgettable moments, contestants, and wins, and a look behind the scenes of the 2020 Jimmy-Kimmel-hosted primetime reboot
Non-Game-Show-Related General TV
ABC Kids Block
-- (9/20/2003) ABC Kids 3-and-a-half-hour programming block containing the following shows that aired that Saturday: Lilo & Stitch: The Series; Recess; Filmore!; The Proud Family; Lizzy McGuire; That's So Raven; and Kim Possible [commercials included/C]
Call 911
-- "Breaking and Entering" 10-minute segment from the Season 1, Episode 15 "Under the Cover of Night" -- A woman, home alone in the middle of the night, hides under a desk while contacting 911 when two intruders break into her home while her husband is away at work [recorded from Investigation Discovery's official website/A]
-- "After School Burglary" 8-minute segment from the Season 3, Episode 2 "Tragedies at Home" -- A teen returns home from school and calls 911 when 2 girls her age break into her home when she's alone with her dog [A word of warning the audio is a bit staticky; recorded from Investigation Discovery's official website/A]
Getting Away With Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Story
-- (2/16/2000) An hour-long Fox mystery docu-drama that reconstructs the events based on the tragic, cold-case murder of the six-year-old whose body was discovered in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado home [OB/C]
Glee
-- (S3 E16) "Saturday Night Glee-ver" A disco inferno rages at McKinley when the New Directions pay homage to the iconic 70s movie `Saturday Night Fever'. Plus, Sue faces a battle. [SM]
-- (S3 E20) "Props" With the Nationals looming, the kids prepare a high-concept routine. When Tina bumps her head in rehearsals, her New Directions world is turned upside down. [SM]
-- (S3 E21) "Nationals" Season 3's penultimate episode; As the day of Nationals dawns, New Directions hope, sing and dance their way to victory by impressing the judging panel, including Lindsay Lohan. [SM]
Power Rangers
Space Patrol Delta
-- (S13 E6) "A-Bridged" When the Rangers are on the hunt for an intergalactic bank robber. they suspect a monster named T-Top. But when Bridge believes him to be innocent and conducts his own investigation, looking beyond the obvious facts, the other rangers doubt his methods, so it's up to him to solve the case before the rest of the Rangers bag the wrong man [ABC Kids broadcast with commercials/C]
Mystic Force
-- (S14 E2) "Broken Spell, Part 2" Part 2 of the series premiere of Power Rangers Mystic Force; The Knight Wolf Koragg defeats Udonna in a giant battle, and removes her ability to morph. This means the four teens will not have the luxury of time to train, and must become Mystic Force Rangers immediately to take on him and his Hidiacs. But with the easily disillusioned but brave Nick still not feeling the magic within him, the team lacks a Red Ranger! [ABC Kids broadcast with commercials, has tracking bar in the beginning/C]
Jungle Fury
-- (S16 E4) "A Taste of Poison" The Five Fingers of Poison are brought forth by Dai Shi, who stuns the Rangers by revealing his human form. [ABC Kids airing with commercials, good quality for 2008 standards but a tracking bar shows up in the opening, additionally, according to a box that displays during the opening credit sequence, this episode aired on ABC Kids on May 3, 2008 at 5am/B-]
The Story of Soaps
-- (5/19/2020) Hour-long documentary tracing how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades; the massive impact the iconic genre has had on the world at large [recorded from abc.com's stream]
That's So Raven
-- (S2 E1) "That's So Not Raven" Raven has a vision of herself winning a fashion competition where competitors get to design and model a dress for a teen magazine. However, she rebels when she's told she's too big to model her dress. [ABC Kids airing, no commercials, slightly fuzzy picture]
-- (S4 E12) "Fur Better or Worse" Chelsea protests when Raven creates a sweater with a real fur collar, and Cory, Victor and Eddie go on TV to sell Stanley's gadget that helps boys meet girls. [ABC Kids airing, no commercials, fuzzy picture and audio is slightly distorted/ C]
TV's Funniest Game Shows
-- (5/4/2000) The first of two specials bearing this title that aired on Fox [OB/C]
TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals
-- (9/28/1999) The first of eight episodes of the FOX special series that aired between this date and March 2001 [OB/C]
-- (9/20/2003) ABC Kids 3-and-a-half-hour programming block containing the following shows that aired that Saturday: Lilo & Stitch: The Series; Recess; Filmore!; The Proud Family; Lizzy McGuire; That's So Raven; and Kim Possible [commercials included/C]
Call 911
-- "Breaking and Entering" 10-minute segment from the Season 1, Episode 15 "Under the Cover of Night" -- A woman, home alone in the middle of the night, hides under a desk while contacting 911 when two intruders break into her home while her husband is away at work [recorded from Investigation Discovery's official website/A]
-- "After School Burglary" 8-minute segment from the Season 3, Episode 2 "Tragedies at Home" -- A teen returns home from school and calls 911 when 2 girls her age break into her home when she's alone with her dog [A word of warning the audio is a bit staticky; recorded from Investigation Discovery's official website/A]
Getting Away With Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Story
-- (2/16/2000) An hour-long Fox mystery docu-drama that reconstructs the events based on the tragic, cold-case murder of the six-year-old whose body was discovered in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado home [OB/C]
Glee
-- (S3 E16) "Saturday Night Glee-ver" A disco inferno rages at McKinley when the New Directions pay homage to the iconic 70s movie `Saturday Night Fever'. Plus, Sue faces a battle. [SM]
-- (S3 E20) "Props" With the Nationals looming, the kids prepare a high-concept routine. When Tina bumps her head in rehearsals, her New Directions world is turned upside down. [SM]
-- (S3 E21) "Nationals" Season 3's penultimate episode; As the day of Nationals dawns, New Directions hope, sing and dance their way to victory by impressing the judging panel, including Lindsay Lohan. [SM]
Power Rangers
Space Patrol Delta
-- (S13 E6) "A-Bridged" When the Rangers are on the hunt for an intergalactic bank robber. they suspect a monster named T-Top. But when Bridge believes him to be innocent and conducts his own investigation, looking beyond the obvious facts, the other rangers doubt his methods, so it's up to him to solve the case before the rest of the Rangers bag the wrong man [ABC Kids broadcast with commercials/C]
Mystic Force
-- (S14 E2) "Broken Spell, Part 2" Part 2 of the series premiere of Power Rangers Mystic Force; The Knight Wolf Koragg defeats Udonna in a giant battle, and removes her ability to morph. This means the four teens will not have the luxury of time to train, and must become Mystic Force Rangers immediately to take on him and his Hidiacs. But with the easily disillusioned but brave Nick still not feeling the magic within him, the team lacks a Red Ranger! [ABC Kids broadcast with commercials, has tracking bar in the beginning/C]
Jungle Fury
-- (S16 E4) "A Taste of Poison" The Five Fingers of Poison are brought forth by Dai Shi, who stuns the Rangers by revealing his human form. [ABC Kids airing with commercials, good quality for 2008 standards but a tracking bar shows up in the opening, additionally, according to a box that displays during the opening credit sequence, this episode aired on ABC Kids on May 3, 2008 at 5am/B-]
The Story of Soaps
-- (5/19/2020) Hour-long documentary tracing how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades; the massive impact the iconic genre has had on the world at large [recorded from abc.com's stream]
That's So Raven
-- (S2 E1) "That's So Not Raven" Raven has a vision of herself winning a fashion competition where competitors get to design and model a dress for a teen magazine. However, she rebels when she's told she's too big to model her dress. [ABC Kids airing, no commercials, slightly fuzzy picture]
-- (S4 E12) "Fur Better or Worse" Chelsea protests when Raven creates a sweater with a real fur collar, and Cory, Victor and Eddie go on TV to sell Stanley's gadget that helps boys meet girls. [ABC Kids airing, no commercials, fuzzy picture and audio is slightly distorted/ C]
TV's Funniest Game Shows
-- (5/4/2000) The first of two specials bearing this title that aired on Fox [OB/C]
TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals
-- (9/28/1999) The first of eight episodes of the FOX special series that aired between this date and March 2001 [OB/C]