Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak has come under fire after he tweeted recently about the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown. The longtime game show host tweeted, “When a disc jockey or a talk show.

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1. 29, 2007 file photo, co-host Vanna White and host Pat Sajak make an appearance at Radio City Music Hall for a taping of celebrity week on 'Wheel of Fortune' in New York.
2. Nov 26, 2020 Host Pat Sajak got riled up on Wheel of Fortune Wednesday night, after a contestant questioned one of the puzzle answers. Contestant Darin McBain, whose mother was a three-day champion on the show.

• Recently, Pat Sajak dissed the old Wheel of Fortune shopping-spree format, labeling it 'the most boring three minutes of television.'
• Both Pat and Vanna White expressed that they were glad the game show phased out the shopping elements, which prompted contestants to spend their earnings on physical prizes.
• On Twitter, several Wheel of Fortune fans disagreed with Pat and Vanna, calling for the return of the retro format.

SomeWheel of Fortune fans don't agree with Pat Sajak's recent dismissal of one of the show's most iconic gameplay elements.

During the Dec. 23rd episode, TVLine reports that Pat teased a contestant for reminiscing about a retired Wheel of Fortune 'shopping segment,' where players would spend their winnings from the game show on all sorts of physical prizes. As longtime fans can remember, the shopping format took on various forms over the years until it was eventually phased out in the late '80s.

Clearly not a fan of the shopping-spree format, Pat, who has been on the show since 1981, told the contestant that he thought it was 'the most boring three minutes of television.' What's more, at the end of the episode, Pat turned to cohost Vanna White and doubled down on his dislike of the old concept.

'I don’t miss them [the shopping sprees],' he explained. 'In retrospect [you think], 'Oh, that was kind of fun,' but, really, it was this thing going around with the [contestant’s] head in a circle … It was really not exciting television. We like it just the way it is.' Agreeing with Pat's remarks, Vanna declared that Wheel of Fortune 'is so much better now' than it was with the shopping-spree bit.

Though Pat and Vanna seemed to be in agreement, many folks on Twitter didn't exactly see eye to eye with the iconic gameshow duo. 'I rather liked the shopping rounds, particularly when [former announcer] Charlie O’Donnell was reading off the prizes,' one fan tweeted in response. 'It could be epic with today’s money and products!' another said. '@Patsajak I agree that for the most part the shopping element was boring. But it had a unique charm to it because it was the only show that kind of did that thing. Other games you won cash alone or a prize that was assigned. Just my opinion,' a different fan tweeted.

Per PopCulture.com's reporting, this isn't the first time Pat has expressed his aversion to the old-school format. On PatSajak.com in the early 2000s, Pat reportedly noted that he had no desire to bring back the shopping. 'Trust me, it was the most boring two minutes in television as shoppers hemmed and hawed over whether they wanted the dining room table or the floor lamp,' he allegedly said.

Recently, Pat has made headlines for what some fans have labeled 'testy' behavior toward Wheel of Fortune contestants. In November, some viewers took issue with Pat after he jokingly called a contestant 'ungrateful' when the player questioned one of the answers on the board. Pat once again drew backlash in early December when he scolded another contestant for interrupting an advertisement plug.

Remember people, never interrupt the MAN! @patsajak ! #WheelOfFortunepic.twitter.com/enmlA7ta92

Through it all though, Pat has continued to stay silent on social media.

Jan. 7 (UPI) --Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak says Celebrity Wheel of Fortune will have a 'different' vibe than the regular show.

Sajak, 74, shared details about the new, star-studded version of the show in an interview with Entertainment Weekly published Thursday.

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune will premiere Thursday at 8 p.m. EST on ABC. The series will feature Leslie Jones, Tony Hawk, Chrissy Metz, Drew Carey, Chris Harrison, Jennie Garth and other stars as contestants.

Sajak said Celebrity Wheel of Fortune will be played the same as the regular game but have a different vibe.

'We've jazzed up the set a bit, made it look a little more prime-timey, whatever that means. And it's going to be a different kind of vibe,' Sajak shared.

'We want [the contestants] to play a good, solid game, but we're mainly there to have fun. It'll be a little lighter in attitude,' he added.

Sajak said the Celebrity version was a long time coming but that the timing seemed right 'because of what's going on in the world.'

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'Wheel of Fortune is kind of a sign of normalcy for people; they were very glad to have us back on the air. So this seemed like a good time to expand into primetime a little bit, at least one time, and extend that normalcy,' he said.

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Thursday's episode will feature Jones, Hawk and Chandra Wilson. ABC shared a teaser for the episode Wednesday that shows Hawk about to solve a puzzle.

Really, @tonyhawk?! Don't miss a moment of #CelebrityWheelOfFortune starting TOMORROW at 8 7c! pic.twitter.com/7tZQW1uqOW— ABC (@ABCNetwork) January 6, 2021

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Wheel of Fortuneresumed production in July after shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show's 38th season premiered in September.

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