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Your favorite Rod moment
Robair:
[quote name=\'whewfan\' date=\'Oct 29 2003, 05:31 AM\'] For some reason, Rod's participation in the showcases faded away, which IMO took away from the fun of the showcases. Was it concern for Rod's health, or was it that Bob felt his participation was not needed? Maybe Randy or Burton (whomever they decide) can be persuaded to do showcase skits, if Roger, Phil, and Bob think it'll work. [/quote]
I think the issue in the cessation of the skits is time. With all the minutes continually chipped away by ads and promos, there really isn't a lot of time anymore to do a lavish sketch like in the old days. And we can forget about Randy or Burton doing any on-camera stuff as per Fremantle's quasi-official decree that announcers shall not be shown on camera.
Steve Gavazzi:
Trying to think of something that no one's said yet...
There was a time a few years ago when Rod just couldn't figure out a contestant's name. He got her first name out fine, spent about four seconds fumbling around with her last name, and finally, after he saw her stand up, just said, "you know who you are! Get up and come on down!"
And you can't forget all the stuff that used to go on about Rod's weight. The one incident there that's always stood out in my mind was when Bob had told the audience that Rod was trying to lose 100 pounds. He asked for a progress report, and Rod said, "it's going well, Bob. As a matter of fact, I've already lost 20 pounds of luggage!"
tommycharles:
[quote name=\'Robair\' date=\'Oct 29 2003, 08:55 AM\'] [quote name=\'whewfan\' date=\'Oct 29 2003, 05:31 AM\'] For some reason, Rod's participation in the showcases faded away, which IMO took away from the fun of the showcases. Was it concern for Rod's health, or was it that Bob felt his participation was not needed? Maybe Randy or Burton (whomever they decide) can be persuaded to do showcase skits, if Roger, Phil, and Bob think it'll work. [/quote]
I think the issue in the cessation of the skits is time. With all the minutes continually chipped away by ads and promos, there really isn't a lot of time anymore to do a lavish sketch like in the old days. And we can forget about Randy or Burton doing any on-camera stuff as per Fremantle's quasi-official decree that announcers shall not be shown on camera. [/quote]
Does anyone have a clue why this is? Even if it's Fremantle's explaination, its better than nothing. Unless it's purely time (which I can understand), then I can't think of a single explaination for cutting the announcer time.
Johnissoevil:
My favorite Rod moment? I have a few from the game shows he announced on that I can remember....
TPIR: The 25th anniversary special, when Bob did a tribute to Johnny Olsen. Bob said something very positive. "At that sad point in time, we were most fortunate enough to find that man sitting over there, Rod Roddy!"
PYL: Well, none that I can really remember at the moment...
Feud: Ray was about to have a contestant read the contestant ticket plug right before the face-off, back when Rod filled in for Gene Wood, and he jokingly told Rod "Sit down, Rod. We're going to make your job slightly easier today." You could hear Rod laughing in the background.
H2: During Game Show Week, a contestant picked Wink Martindale, and Wink used a zinger that involved Rod. They show Rod laughing, and then Wink says "Sorry, Rod."
JayC:
The H2 Game Show week was awsome! Rod was a refreshing change from whatever loser is the regular announcer, and he could have been a really good fit for the show. Perhaps if they kept Rod, H2 would have bad better ratings that year
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