Supermarket Sweep

Supermarket Sweep was a game show on the ABC Network from December 20 1965 to July 14 1967. Largely considered unsuccessful on ABC, it was revived by the Lifetime Television Network on February 5 1990, and ran until August 14 1998. It was further revived by PAX Network in September of 2000 and ran there until early 2004. It is believed that no new episodes were filmed from 1996 until its PAX revival.

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Game show - ABC - December 20 - 1965 - July 14 - 1967 - Lifetime Television - February 5 - 1990 - August 14 - 1998 - PAX Network - September - 2000 - 2004 - 1996

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Supermarket Sweep employed a revolutionary game show technique when it debuted in 1965 — contestants actually ran about a supermarket filling carts with food. Whichever team's grabbings had the highest value won.

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In the original run, Supermarket Sweep aired in supermarkets across the country. At that time, however, the cameras were unwieldy to handle.

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The host for the 1965-67 ABC version was Bill Malone; the announcers were Wally King from 1965-66, and Richard Hayes from 1966-67. The host for the 1990-98 and 2000-2004 versions was David Ruprecht; the announcer was Johnny Gilbert until 1998 and Randy West for the rest of the show's run.

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Bill Malone - Wally King - Richard Hayes - David Ruprecht - Johnny Gilbert - Randy West

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