This is the gallery for pictures of the game of speed, skill & strategy. These are the pictures representing the show. This is the Blockbusters gallery.
Bill Cullen's 1980 Era[]
A question card from the Cullen era of Blockbusters
Drawings[]
1980-1982 Cullen era podiums
1980-1982 Cullen Game Board
1980-1982 game board in action
Tickets[]
Press Pictures[]
1980 Blockbusters Set, as seen from the players' point of view
Screenshots[]
Gold Run[]
Technical Difficulties[]
More Technical Difficulties[]
Christmas Game Board Tree[]
Bill Rafferty's 1987 Era[]
Screenshots[]
What a battle; which color will win?
In this screenshot, you'll see the Bannister used for the Gold Run rise up while the Gold Run board is setting up.
This occurred in the era of the 2nd board. When a game was won, the un-captured hexagons were stripped of their letters and back-flipped to make it easier for viewers to see how it happened.
Contestant & Ticket Plugs[]
.jpg "Blockbusters '87 contestant calls (Earlier).jpg (54 KB)")
Car-Azy February[]
In February 1987, all NBC game shows did a special sweepstakes called "Car-Azy February". Each show had a special question or puzzle asked or shown to the home viewers. Correctly answering the questions and/or solving the puzzles won the right to be entered in a drawing for a brand new Isuzu.
Here's Bill reading a question for that contest. Notice the hexagon with the letters "VD" on the screen.
And here's the address for mailing in.
Bumper Logo Shots[]
.jpg "Blockbusters '87 CB (1).jpg (109 KB)")
.jpg "Blockbusters '87 CB (2).jpg (76 KB)")
The Set[]
1987 Blockbusters Set, darkened! This is from a GSN rerun in 1997.
The B.B. Co. ©1987
Drawings[]
Game 1 Board
Game 2 Board
Tiebreaker Board
Gold Run Board