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* Week of February 2, 1976: Clifton Davis and his partner needed two points to win the game in the category was "Warmongers". In the straightest face and voice, Dick read the subject matter — "Describe these Things That Taste Like Lima Beans." Clifton's face registered a "What?!", after which Dick burst out laughing. Clark would occasionally give a false subject, with other examples being "Words That Rhyme With Orange" and "Famous Ethiopian War Generals".

* September 14, 1977 (billed as "[[Star Trek|Kirk vs. Spock Week]]"): During a Winner's Circle for $20,000, Shatner [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEIV3XvF2_g threw his chair] in frustration after accidentally giving out an illegal clue on the sixth category. Contrary to ''very'' popular belief, Shatner was '''not''' banned from the show following this week — he appeared the week of December 26, 1977 with Barbara Feldon, and on two ''$25,000'' episodes in 1978 (one taped before the chair incident, the other in Season 5).

* June 27, 1980: The [[ABC]] [[Grand Finale]] ended with the week's celebrities ([[Bill Cullen]] and Lois Nettleton) being shown a set of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFMAQsSciWs joke Winner's Circle categories] the show could've used "if we wanted to save the money" — "[[Honest ~~Johns~~ Dealership|Used Car Dealers You Can Trust]]", "[[Take That|Hit Shows on NBC-TV]]", "Oil Companies in Bankruptcy", "Famous Japanese Rabbis" (Bill offered "Ming Toy Rabinowitz"), "Things [Henry] Kissinger Did Not Foul Up", and "Famous Italian TV Directors" — the crowning gag being that their director, Mike Gargiolo, was Italian.

* June 27, 1980: The [[ABC]] [[Grand Finale]] ended with the week's celebrities ([[Bill Cullen]] and Lois Nettleton) being shown a set of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFMAQsSciWs joke Winner's Circle categories] the show could've used "if we wanted to save the money" — "[[Honest John's Dealership|Used Car Dealers You Can Trust]]", "[[Take That|Hit Shows on NBC-TV]]", "Oil Companies in Bankruptcy", "Famous Japanese Rabbis" (Bill offered "Ming Toy Rabinowitz"), "Things [Henry] Kissinger Did Not Foul Up", and "Famous Italian TV Directors" — the crowning gag being that their director, Mike Gargiolo, was Italian.

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== ''New $25,000'' (1982-87, 1988) ==

* Late 1982 (''New''): Announcer Jack Clark apparently didn't realize his [[Is This Thing Still On|microphone was still on]] after he signed-off, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g9MfcoBXgg started whistling along] to the [[Ear Worm]] theme music.

* Late 1982 (''New''): Announcer Jack Clark apparently didn't realize his [[Is This Thing Still On?|microphone was still on]] after he signed-off, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g9MfcoBXgg started whistling along] to the [[Ear Worm]] theme music.

* Week of November 22-24, 1982 (''New''): A Winner's Circle category ("Things That Crash") had Vicki Lawrence stumped...until Dick came over and, true to form, gave the perfect clue ("the 1929 stock market") — which, in turn, made her unload a whole rant about how he ''always'' comes strolling over to give the perfect clue "and make me feel like an ass".

* October 16, 1985: Dick Clark [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blIaH8-MwWU got his digits flipped] on the "brand new 1968 [sic] automobile" that the contestant could win in the Mystery 7 category. The judge even buzzed him for his slip-up. It was an inadvertent repeat of a mistake he made on ''$100,000'', identifying a 1985 car as a 1958. ''And this came nine days after Dick vowed that he would never make the mistake again.''

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== ''$100,000'' (1985-88) ==

* February 13, 1987: After getting flustered over one word, Vicki Lawrence [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yl-piofpk stomped off the set] and they [[Leave the Camera Running|left the camera running]]. Vicki continued to appear on ''$25,000'', but true to her word ("I'm never coming back here!") did not appear again on ''$100,000'' until 1991.

* April 17, 1987: Dick Cavett [[What an Idiot|gave illegal clues for three subjects in a row]] then, with a frustrated look on his face, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zv3ApKk9Z0 gave a censored clue for "Things You Curb"] which left the audience in an uproar and Dick Clark desperately trying to maintain his composure. If you listen closely and read Cavett's lips, you'll figure out what the clue was; that's right, what was perhaps the funniest Winner's Circle clue '''didn't''' [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|get "crap" past the radar]].

* April 17, 1987: Dick Cavett [[What an Idiot!|gave illegal clues for three subjects in a row]] then, with a frustrated look on his face, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zv3ApKk9Z0 gave a censored clue for "Things You Curb"] which left the audience in an uproar and Dick Clark desperately trying to maintain his composure. If you listen closely and read Cavett's lips, you'll figure out what the clue was; that's right, what was perhaps the funniest Winner's Circle clue '''didn't''' [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|get "crap" past the radar]].

* 1980s: In one episode, the team was flustered over the box "Things At A Discotheque". After time was up, Dick suggested "Disc Jockey", which got a buzz. Cue Dick [[Face Palm|Face Palming]] and walking off the set.