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Which host was better?
Chief-O:
I see a lot of love here for Jim Peck on TJW; I really haven't seen any episodes with him, but I guess I have to. As a biased Wisconsinite, my curiosity has been piqued.
"Card Sharks": Rafferty. Sounds like a hot take, but I loved how he hyped up car wins.
bossjock967:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on January 04, 2019, 03:28:37 PM ---I’m picking Cullen for best TJW host. Although the game was slower, I felt he brought a sense of warmth to the show. Jack was too smarmy for me at times, and the way he tried to build tension was just goofy at times. The amount of tension needed on 21 wasn’t very necessary when a Chevrolet Chevette was on the line on TJW. :P
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Dennis James. Change my mind.
jjman920:
--- Quote from: danderson on January 04, 2019, 02:23:37 PM ---Price is Right- Bill Cullen or Bob Barker- Bob Barker, but Cullen was great in the 50s and 60s.
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Whenever this has come up with friends, I always bring up that this is not a fair comparison. Cullen only hosted the one bid round over and over with bonuses attached and not all of them games. The Price is Right that Bob et. al have helmed since 1972 is simply far too different to compare him to Cullen.
If you must find someone to compare Cullen to, my suggestion is ranking the performances of the substitute hosts who took over in his stead and if they came close to matching his hosting.
When it comes to Price and picking between the seven(?)* hosts of the current format, I'd probably still let Bob have it. The period of the 1980's was when he was at his best. Yeah, that time pumped his ego to the max, but the consistency was there and he was still very sharp.
*I'm counting Ricki Lake and Craig Ferguson. I believe they're the only two others to host some form of current Price and who knows, all it takes is one performance to show out.
TLEberle:
I think Tom Kennedy held his own. Dennis James has a manic carriage that undermines the show a little, but it is still a fun watch. A person who watches from 1984 to 1989 or so would see a fun show hosted expertly—thoughts about his personal character aside.
chrisholland03:
Agreed on Cullen vs Barker. It's barely a fruit to fruit comparison. Two very different shows that called for very different styles. Cullen was top-notch. I felt like Barker was at his peak from 77 - 93, started phoning it in when his legal issues started to distract. I honestly liked Tom Kennedy better than Dennis James - Dennis just didn't have any warmth, was all business.
Hollywood Squares is interesting. Marshall did a great job on his run, Bergeron did just as well on his run. They had very different styles that were very much their own, and it worked. Davidson came across as an actor emulating a host on every show he was on.
Cullen was noticeably declining by Hot Potato. I felt like he was lost for most of his 2 seasons of Joker's Wild. Even as a kid, I wanted him to get on with the game. Peck did a better job than Barry in my opinion.
Rafferty was ok at Card Sharks. I thought Eubanks did a better job of drawing interest out of the contestants, but he also came across as an ass regularly. Rafferty was the better traffic cop.
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