Foreign Games

Organized alphabetically by country

Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Germany
Greece
New Zealand
Spain
United Kingdom

Australia

Show Name Host Air/Tape Date Information Quality Source
The New Price is Right Ian Turpie June 28, 1983 Pam vs Dianne vs Brian vs Jill. Intro segment clipped. This version has a nice remix of the US version's theme. B OC
Sale of the Century Tony Barber July 14, 1980 Bob vs Rosemary vs Grant. Premiere! B+ OC

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Show Name Host Air/Tape Date Information Quality Source
Quien Soy Yo? ("Who am I?") Enrique Bravo Menadier 1978 Clips from an episode of what appears to be a combination of I've Got A Secret and What's My Line. Guests are the regulars: Marta Blanco, Alfredo Ruiz-Tagle, Liliana Ross, and Jorge Romero. No actual footage of the game is shown, just some musical and conversational spots. (About 18 min) B OB
Quien Soy Yo? ("Who am I?") Enrique Bravo Menadier December 24, 1978 Introductory clip from the Christmas show. Guests are regulars Liliana Ross, Alfredo Ruiz-Tagle, and Jorge Romero, and special guest Liliana Bush. Just as the guests put their blindfolds on for the first mystery person, the clip cuts out! Has annoying but faint TVN watermark diagonally across the video. (6 min) B- SM

Colombia

Show Name Host Air/Tape Date Information Quality Source
Concéntrese ("Focus") Julio Sanchez Vanegas 1984 1 minute clip of opening credits. This run of the show is believed to have been destroyed, so any footage surviving of the show is considered extremely rare. B OB
Concéntrese ("Focus") Julio Sanchez Vanegas Summer 1997 Episode from third series with the same name. A series of memory games are played by three contestants at a time. Starts with Flor vs Nathaly vs Disley. Video is kinda blurry, but the audio is good. B- OB

Germany

Show Name Host Air/Tape Date Information Quality Source
Die Pyramide ("The Pyramid") Dieter Thomas Heck January 22, 1994 Episode 163. Contains first round only, played by junior soccer teams SV Meppen and BWEBAU! (11 min) B+ OB

Greece

Show Name Host Air/Tape Date Information Quality Source
ΠΥΡΑΜΙΔΑ ("Pyramid") Nikos Dadinopoulos 1982 *✓* Vasilis vs Stavros. Two players endure a barrage of questions, where correct answers allow them to take card spots on the pyramid. The person with the most cards wins. The recording starts at the halfway break with the band Drachmas performing "Don't". Cuts off before credits. (16 min) B OB
Τα Τετράγωνα των Αστέρων ("The Squares of the Stars") Maria Aliferi March 1, 1981 Episode 38 of this Hollywood Squares adaptation. Features: Spyros Nikoletatos, Sophie Zanninou, Lefteris Mytilineos, Polina, Elina Papanikolaou, Takis Pantelis, Totis Filakouris, Mina Vergou, and Lakis Alexandrou. Elina, Sophie, and Lida sing during intermission. Video is mostly B/W and occasionally flickers color. Missing intro and credits. (50 min) B+ OB

New Zealand

Show Name Host Air/Tape Date Information Quality Source
Dancing Time Rae Pritchard 1964 A dancing competition show that is bound to make you snore. Seven episodes were made and preserved on audio tape. The first few shows are in lower quality than the last few. I am not going through the trouble of listing every episode. Each recording contains the original commercials. B- to A AR

Spain

United Kingdom

Show Name Host Air/Tape Date Information Quality Source
The £1,000 Pyramid Game Steve Jones 1978 Paul vs Debbie. This isn't an actual episode, but instead a skit from Bruce Forsyth's Big Night. The audio is a bit muffled. (11 min) B SM
Sale of the Century Nicholas Parsons January 8, 1972 Elizabeth vs Collin vs Mary. Show #13. Blurry video and soft audio. B- SM w/slate