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Barry Enright discussion
Dbacksfan12:
--- Quote from: BillCullen1 on April 13, 2025, 11:22:01 AM ---I thought Jim Lange was a capable host who got stuck with turkeys to host. His hosting skills were better than Jack Barry, IMO.
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That's like saying the merchandise at Family Dollar is better than the merchandise at Dollar General.
MikeK:
--- Quote from: BillCullen1 on April 13, 2025, 11:22:01 AM ---The B&E shows followed a formula, much like most of the GSN shows. Joker put B&E back on the map and made them a fortune. But by the 80s, the questions were easier than those on 5th Grader. "This 60s group led by Frankie Valli had hits such as "Sherry" and "Big Girls Don't Cry." You know them as the Four what?' Yeah, what a brain buster.
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Tops? (I know the right answer. That was my first instinct while glossing over the reply.)
See, it's not as easy as you claim.
TLEberle:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on April 13, 2025, 09:51:52 AM ---TTD sometimes didn’t show the car as well.
The following is all speculation.
Why Bullseye? My “just woke up” guess is stations needed content, esp. with the rise of indie stations in the early-80s. B&E had a track record with two top-10 syndicated shows, so why not take a chance on a third? Can’t afford Joker? We have its cousin from out of town.
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same reason you usually get Wheel and Jeopardy back to back on the same station. Production companies would give package deals to get two shows in production.
Why did Jack and Dan have Play the Percentages and Hot Potato and Break the Bank and Hollywood connection? If one show gets cancelled you’re still in business. If your only show gets cancelled you’re a fish out of water. No producer is going to settle for just one property, not Bob or Chuck or Bob and Merrill. It’s just the business.
TLEberle:
To BC1 by way of MikeK—Jack and Dan literally lost their careers rigging game shows. Jokers Wild was to be seen as rig proof, and the innocuous questions helped to create that “there’s no way this is fixed” appearance.
BrandonFG:
--- Quote from: TLEberle on April 13, 2025, 12:54:53 PM ---Why did Jack and Dan have Play the Percentages and Hot Potato and Break the Bank and Hollywood connection? If one show gets cancelled you’re still in business. If your only show gets cancelled you’re a fish out of water. No producer is going to settle for just one property, not Bob or Chuck or Bob and Merrill. It’s just the business.
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This actually makes perfect sense. Didn’t even think about the “insurance policy”.
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