Wheel of Fortune

I'm currently watching some of the 1988 shows and surprised by how loud the audience are for the time. I expect they were told to act like that maybe to reflect its American cousin. I don't think the over-the-top shouting was on later episodes, more just clapping as the wheel went round (for some reason)! The set of the early series is distinctive, seemingly made of that big mess of wrapping paper that ends up covering the living room floor on Christmas morning. At the time of the first series, I was a teenage geek playing computer games and remember my parents watching it with that theme tune echoing up the stairs. As for the Metro City, I can almost feel the hard plastic and picture all that exposed paintwork in the interior. The shows I remember actually watching at the time were from around 1997, and on re-watching them I'm struck by how hyperactive the young Bradley Walsh was, like a child after having too much Ribena. I'm sure the resistance of the wheel varied over time, it seems 'fast' on the early series. Anyway, it's quite entertaining and broadcast at least a couple of times a day on the Challenge channel if you're craving a bit of quiz nostalgia.