Further Thoughts on the Wheel

So after writing about Wheel of Fortune the other day I was thinking about how long that show has been running, seemingly forever. I know I am going to date myself by talking about this, you know like calling CD's "Albums" and DVD's "Videos"...but anyway, does anyone else remember when the contestants SHOPPED on the show? For those that don't remember, long ago when a contestant won a round they went "shopping." Their face would appear in a little window as the camara panned over the available items and the person would have to spend all their money. It was set up so you always had a little money left and you HAD to spend it, so everyone would end up buying some horrible Object D' Art..the one I remember the most distinctly was the dalmation umbrella holder. Everybody ended up with that stupid thing.