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JasonA1:
Goodson Squares was going to stumble no matter what, based on their approach to the jokes...but they did themselves no favors with Bauman's hosting style. Whether it was the producers' idea, or Bauman's alone, handling every question with the gravitas of a Barry & Enright game-winning-answer doesn't fit Hollywood Squares. Bowser's complete re-reading of each question after the agree/disagree decision, coupled with the "You were RIGHT to agree!"-type reveals make it all seem...melodramatic compared to similar games of the era.
Even excusing those two specific things, which were probably given to him to say, his delivery on the material was rarely as breezy as the material itself. When MGHSH comes up, it's a running gag among more than a few of us to shout a declarative statement like "You're an astronaut!!!" which was a frequent gambit by the writers on this show.
Break the Bank with Tom Kennedy wasn't a barrel of laughs, but Tom's way of handling the proceedings was just right. I liked Jon as a panelist on this show, and others, and ultimately think he could have left a better impression under other circumstances.
-Jason
BillCullen1:
Now after seeing this, I have one burning question . . . Phil Proctor and Skip Stephenson, where are they now?
gamed121683:
--- Quote from: BillCullen1 on February 18, 2019, 08:21:46 AM ---Now after seeing this, I have one burning question . . . Phil Proctor and Skip Stephenson, where are they now?
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Stephenson is six feet under while Proctor is making a nice living doing voice acting work.
MikeK:
No Twyla Littleton? I was amused her final roles 30+ years ago were as a hooker in a movie and as Lingerie Customer in a Feb. 1989 episode of Matlock. Talk about typecasting...
That Don Guy:
--- Quote from: gamed121683 on February 18, 2019, 08:46:32 AM ---
--- Quote from: BillCullen1 on February 18, 2019, 08:21:46 AM ---Now after seeing this, I have one burning question . . . Phil Proctor and Skip Stephenson, where are they now?
--- End quote ---
Stephenson is six feet under while Proctor is making a nice living doing voice acting work.
--- End quote ---
Proctor's "biggest" role was probably Phil & Lil's father on Rugrats.
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