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Wheel 2000 (also known as Wheel of Fortune 2000) is a children's version of the American game show Wheel of Fortune, produced by Scott Sternberg Productions and Columbia TriStar Television (and the last version of Wheel of any sort to air on daytime network television).
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Wheel 2000 is a children's version of the American game show Wheel of Fortune, produced by Scott Sternberg Productions and Columbia TriStar Television. The show was created by Scott Sternberg and was hosted by David Sidoni, with Tanika Ray providing voice work and motion capture for a virtual reality hostess named "Cyber Lucy".
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(almost always shortened to Wheel 2000) was a children's version of Wheel of Fortune created and produced by Scott Sternberg which ran concurrently in first-run on CBS and GSN from September 13, 1997 to February 7, 1998. It was hosted by David Sidoni, with Tanika Ray as the voice of CGI announcer/hostess "Cyber Lucy". James Marcione served as director, with Pamela Covais as producer.
The show was consistently #1 among CBS' children's programming that season (unsurprising, given its pedigree), but finished its first-run episodes in 46th place with approximately 350,000 Kids 2-11 viewers and a 0.9 rating; on average, the network's Saturday-morning lineup as a whole continually ran a distant fourth, with a 0.5 rating (about 190,000 Kids 2-11 viewers).
While Wheel 2000 is a footnote of the American franchise and one of the briefest Wheel adaptations in the world, it was adapted for Turkey (as Cark 2000) in 2000 and Vietnam (as Chiếc nón kỳ diệu) from at least 2007-09.
In more recent years, the show has been criticized by fans in many facets, such as the noticeably lower budget and the fact that several longstanding rules were altered to make the game harder for this version's players.
•Wheel 2000 airs weekly, on Saturday mornings. The official timeslot is 11:30 AM Eastern/Pacific, although some of those affiliates air it earlier and others air it on Sundays.
•A much smaller set is used, despite taping in Studio 11 at Sony Pictures in Culver City (the same studio as the adult version). The only holdovers from the adult version are the score displays and flippers. A large colored light bulb is at the left side of each display.
•Children aged 10-15 play for points (not cash) and prizes more geared towards that age group, with no returning champions. Despite this, the show's current policies count this version as your once-in-a-lifetime appearance on the American franchise.
•The opening spiel is "Hey, it's time to play...Wheel 2000! And here's our host: David Sidoni!"
•The intro begins with a CGI factory (including representations of various set pieces) producing letters and numbers of the show's logo; the letters are pushed into a tunnel, landing at the bottom to form the Wheel of Fortune 2000 logo.
•As Lucy says "Hey, it's time to play...", a puff of smoke appears, changing the full title to the shortened one just before the audience chants the title. After this, another puff of smoke appears as the transition to the set.
Pre-Series:
•On February 5, CBS announces Wheel of Fortune 2000 as part of an overhauled Saturday-morning lineup for the Fall (designed to comply with the FCC's then-new E/I regulations). Jon Mandel, senior vice president of Grey Advertising, states that "People will trash it as silly, but Wheel of Fortune may be the sleeper of the season."
•At least two pilots are recorded in early or mid-July, with only one known difference from the series: if a player lands on The Creature with no points, s/he is "eaten" out until their next turn. It is likely that these were aired as part of the series.
•A publicity shot of Sidoni at the Wheel shows a normal 750 wedge in the position of www.Wheel2000.com. As this appeared in a TV Guide article on the show's debut, it is likely to be from the pilot tapings.
•Double Up is likely not present, as several episodes of the series have shots of a regular 500 in its position.
•On August 11, Tanika is announced as Cyber Lucy.
•Official website (latest revision available via Archive.org)
May 6, 2024 · Wheel 2000 (also known as Wheel of Fortune 2000) is a children's version of the American game show Wheel of Fortune, produced by Scott Sternberg Productions and Columbia TriStar Television (and the last version of Wheel of any sort to air on daytime network television).
Wheel 2000 (a.k.a. Wheel of Fortune 2000) was a short lived children's version of Wheel of Fortune. Like its adult counterpart, Wheel 2000 was taped in Stage 11 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA. Contents. 1Gameplay. 1.1Main Game. 1.1.1Categories. 1.1.2The Wheel. 1.1.3Speed-Up Round/Final Spin. 1.2Bonus Round. 2Rating. 3Music. 4Gallery.
Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Wheel 2000 (full title Wheel of Fortune 2000) was a childrens' television game show. It aired on Saturday mornings on CBS from September 13, 1997 to February 7, 1998. It was a spin-off of the television game show Wheel of Fortune. It was hosted by David Sidoni. Introduction.
