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Chelsea Thrasher:
--- Quote from: TimK2003 on January 14, 2025, 04:45:29 PM ---Here's a "Which Came First?" Question from. The Barker Era:
• The Spay & Neuter sign-off, or
• The Adopt A Dog or Cat From Your Local Shelter segment that was occasionally featured during an IUFB?
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Spay/Neuter sign-offs were being occasionally used no later than May 1982 (GSN skipped so many episodes from that season that it's unknown where they began). For the first couple of years, Bob would make a point to do one occasionally but usually only when they had a few seconds, the winner didn't have a mob running up to congratulate them, etc.
As for the person who said January 1984, no. Earliest one was June 1, 1984 (5355D) in Lucky Seven (the dog's actually relaxing with it's head out the window of the car!) near the tail end of season 12.
Blanquepage:
For us children of the 80s that like to keep sharp by playing the daily NYT Wordles and Spelling Bees, the GameTV Bumper Stumpers reruns really are the ideal nostalgic brain food.
BrandonFG:
--- Quote from: Stackertosh on January 14, 2025, 07:51:42 PM ---The Price is right was getting stale with Bob in the late 90s. Bob stopped being fun, his age was showing, and the set and props were looking outdated compared to the international versions.
Ryan Secrest made Wheel of Fortune more enjoyable.
Doug Davidson wasn't a bad host at all.
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Agreed on all three counts, and I might be one of the few people who didn't mind eliminating one-bids in the '94 version. I know it defeats the purpose of the game, but it wasn't the worst idea in the world.
I've said this numerous times while chatting with others, but Wheel now has a personality that it hasn't had in 25 years. That and most of the bonus round puzzles are now something other than A(N) (ADJECTIVE) (NOUN) have done wonders for the show IMO.
tyshaun1:
Card Sharks with Jim Perry is by far the best version of the show. Eubanks was not a good fit for it at all, hence the numerous changes to it and him steering it to be more like The Newlywed Game.
I seriously don't get the contempt with Bert Convy and Super Password. I felt that his more relaxed style fit the format better, and him "giving away the passwords" is entirely overblown. I think people just remember the show making it a running gag throwing tape at him when he would comment he thought he knew the answer.
beatlefreak84:
1. I liked Jeopardy better when it had a 5-day limit and wasn't dominated by people who spend months preparing and training for it like a sporting event.
2. On the same token, I liked Mayim better than Ken. Yes; Ken has improved, but I thought Mayim connected with the human aspect of the show better.
3. I've tried so many times, but I cannot get into classic TJW. I will admit that TJW 90 was and is one of my guilty pleasures, though. That said, Wink's TTD is eons better than TTD 90, and that's probably the only B-E show I truly appreciate as an adult (close second is Kennedy BTB).
4. I appreciate their places in game show history and have watched at least one episode from every major run of them, but I do not care for any of the classic panel shows at all. If you absolutely forced me to pick one to watch, I'd pick TTTT 90.
5. Oh, and completely agreed with Chelsea; I've seen so many episodes of Match Game and have tried to appreciate the humor and spontaneity, but I never go out of my way to watch it.
6. Last one, I promise: I actually preferred The Chamber to The Chair, but I also admit that's like saying I prefer cat poop to dog poop. McEnroe was a way better host, but I thought the torture aspect was done much better with The Chamber. But, if they had done 1000 Heartbeats...
Anthony
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