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The Game Show Forum => Game Show Channels & Networks => Topic started by: cmjb13 on December 14, 2003, 08:16:36 PM
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That's easy: "Please, Mr. Hostman"
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That's easy: "Please, Mr. Hostman"
You might not have said that if you worked there when that spot was put together :) I wish I could remember the technical term for when you can't get a song out of your head, because that's what it did to me!
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There were many...I especially liked the recent vignette in which they used sound effects and clips from various game shows to make music (A knock-off of the Nike commercial that did the same thing).
I even liked the commercial in which an olympic runner was passing the slender microphone...to Gene Rayburn.
Finally..."Game Show Network: A Winner Every 30 Minutes...Guaranteed!"
The Inquisitive One
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My favorite is from about 2 years ago, when they would make lyrics to Match Game, Newlywed Game, and Family Feud.
Also Game Show Network. All Play, all day.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Dec 14 2003, 10:10 PM\'] That's easy: "Please, Mr. Hostman" [/quote]
It aired around 1999...showed clips of contestants, with a hand slowly slamming down a PYL-like buzzer...and ended "Gameshow Network. Have you played today?"
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[quote name=\'combsisthebest\' date=\'Dec 14 2003, 09:54 PM\'] My favorite is from about 2 years ago, when they would make lyrics to Match Game, Newlywed Game, and Family Feud.
Also Game Show Network. All Play, all day. [/quote]
"It's the Family Feud
It's Feuding Family Fun..."
I was one of the few that liked those as well. They seemed to be universally hated around these parts.
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I'd also nod to "Please Mr. Hostman," but another couple of favorites were the "Betty White clones are appearing on every game show!" and the Bill Cullen/IGaS promo portraying him as a private eye who's great with the dames.
Right now, "Hosts Gone Wild Primetime!" is pretty funny. "Now we're talking NAKED!!"
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Sorry, but they won't top "sputnik" and "botulism"
Though I agree "a winner every 30 mins.-guaranteed" was a great tag line.
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I liked the one that spoofed "I'm Just a Bill"
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[quote name=\'Gromit\' date=\'Dec 15 2003, 04:20 AM\'] [quote name=\'combsisthebest\' date=\'Dec 14 2003, 09:54 PM\'] My favorite is from about 2 years ago, when they would make lyrics to Match Game, Newlywed Game, and Family Feud.
Also Game Show Network. All Play, all day. [/quote]
"It's the Family Feud
It's Feuding Family Fun..."
I was one of the few that liked those as well. They seemed to be universally hated around these parts. [/quote]
You're not the only one who liked those promos.
This is the Newlywed Game Show,
Where Bob Eubanks is host!
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I also like the Funny Money promo with the kid, since it spoofs one of the things I'm most cynical about when it comes to politics.
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One of my favorites was, I believe, called The Price is Right School of Hand Gestures. They showed the original Barkers Beauties waving their hands to display prizes and the voiceover announcer was analyzing each gesture.
Rob
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I liked the ones where the guy tries to test our "Game Show IQ."
Turns out we game show fans have each have a big Game Show IQ, do we not?
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[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Dec 15 2003, 12:15 PM\'] I liked the ones where the guy tries to test our "Game Show IQ."
Turns out we game show fans have each have a big Game Show IQ, do we not? [/quote]
We think we do, anyhow. We also all believe we are above-average drivers. :)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Dec 15 2003, 03:09 PM\'] We think we do, anyhow. We also all believe we are above-average drivers. :) [/quote]
Stirling Moss, the 1960s race car driver, once said
"Every man seems to think he's the best ever at driving and sex. As for bed, who knows; but when it comes to driving, most people don't have the corner of the beginning of an idea."
ObGameShws: There has never been a racing-themed game show, although individual episodes (WOF NASCAR week) have focused on the sport. They probably had NASCAR questions, too.
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My favorite has to be the one for the fake Bob Barker Hole in One golf tips video. Don't remember it all, but a bit of the spiel:
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Comes with tips from the legend himself:
"Just shake it into the hole!"
Call now and you get this putter warmer used by the pros!
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...it'll take your game to a "hole" new level! (accompanied by shot of ball veering into hole)
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How did the "Please, Mr. Hostman" promo go?
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[quote name=\'DrBear\' date=\'Dec 15 2003, 03:41 PM\']
ObGameShws: There has never been a racing-themed game show, although individual episodes (WOF NASCAR week) have focused on the sport. They probably had NASCAR questions, too. [/quote]
"Maximum Drive" and "Fun House" had some elements of racing. Horse racing has been the motif of "Let's Go to the Races" and "Trivia Track," but that's probably not what you mean when you say racing. Remember the episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in which Ted Baxter almost got a job hosting "The $50,000 Steeplechase."?
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Dec 15 2003, 09:00 PM\'] Horse racing has been the motif of "Let's Go to the Races" and "Trivia Track," [/quote]
How quickly we forget Celebrity Sweepstakes, which had a bit of a horse race theme. The WInk High Rollers mini-game Dice Derby had such a theme as well.
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Why Hug That Host of course!
Kidding...but it did lead to the very funny Punch That Host parody that someone posted on ATGS.
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[quote name=\'JMFabiano\' date=\'Dec 25 2003, 08:27 PM\'] Why Hug That Host of course!
Kidding...but it did lead to the very funny Punch That Host parody that someone posted on ATGS. [/quote]
<Googles "punch that host">
Well, I'll be darned. It is pretty funny, :-)
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&...ryant.webtv.net (http://\"http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=6idkct%24jpr%241%40newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net\")
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Host gone wild was funny
Also the bob barker golf one is a classic.
And i know im gonna get hung for this but i LIKED the Icey phone sex parody for Cram.
As for the funny money save the children parody, i just find it a gas that CCF is one of their more proment advertisers LOL right on making fun of those dumb preachy ads.
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I liked the Greed promos where, Chuck is constantly asking Barney if he's gotten the $2 million counted yet. But 2 of them are my favorites, and they're Pretty Funny, I should tell you:
1. Chuck comes in and notices Barney is almost done, when Barney says "Can I borrow a dollar?" Then after the preview trailer is done, Barney's busy using pennies to see if he can get to a dollar, saying "36, 37, 38," when Chuck says, "Hold it, hold it, hold it! Found a nickel." Barney then says, "Wow! AWESOME! You da man." (And it WON'T take long to even get to a dollar using coins, I tell you!)
2. Chuck notices Barney using a calculator to see if he can get to $2 million. Chuck notices the plugs, and says "Woah! You got a fire hazard, baby!" Barney, constantly shouting for Chuck to stop, is horrified to see his "Boss" (If I can call him that) pull the plug on his calculator, and he sees it doesn't work. After the preview trailer is done, Chuck comes in with an abacus and says "Hey, Barney, here's a little something you DON'T have to plug in." He puts the abacus on Barney's desk with a BANG. Barney's then using the abacus to count up the money. "1...2..., Oh, this is awesome. 3..." (Fade out)
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[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Dec 15 2003, 07:41 PM\'] How did the "Please, Mr. Hostman" promo go? [/quote]
Anyone know?
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The Millionaire ones for the weekend edition are different every time the edition changes. The one with that one celeb(forgot his name) being told by Regis that he is a "very attractive man" is OFF THE HOOK!!!!!!!!!
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[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Dec 27 2003, 08:15 PM\'] [quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Dec 15 2003, 07:41 PM\'] How did the "Please, Mr. Hostman" promo go? [/quote]
Anyone know? [/quote]
This archived post seems to be pretty accurate (and I'm sure you'll hear about errors):
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=hostman+...winc.com&rnum=2 (http://\"http://groups.google.com/groups?q=hostman+lyrics&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=32003528.3A08%40awinc.com&rnum=2\")
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For me, it's "A winner every 30 minutes... Guaranteed."
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I always loved the promo for 100K Pyramid with the clock ticking, and words on the screen being read: "Have you ever seen the look on a person's face, who's just won $100,000?" followed by clips of 100K winners and the words "You want drama? The $100,000 Pyramid, weekdays at 6pm on Game Show Network" (or something to that effect."
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[quote name=\'JTFriends1\' date=\'Dec 28 2003, 02:45 AM\'] I always loved the promo for 100K Pyramid with the clock ticking, and words on the screen being read: "Have you ever seen the look on a person's face, who's just won $100,000?" followed by clips of 100K winners and the words "You want drama? The $100,000 Pyramid, weekdays at 6pm on Game Show Network" (or something to that effect." [/quote]
In addition, that clock, which also was heard on the Password Plus/Super Password hour promo, is the Millionaire Phone-A-Friend clock, just slightly faster, though.
I liked that promo. One of the players in that promo actually gave the WC clues to her partner, Nathan Cook. When she knew she'd won the 100 large, she FELL OUT OF HER SEAT! WOW!
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Don't know why I liked this one, but it did sound a little like the "I Dream of Jeannie" theme...
"Match Game"'s Charles Nelson Riley promo: Each time the singers would sing Chuck's name, they'd show one of his intros from the spinning square'
Crazy...Charles Nelson Reilly
Witty...Charles Nelson Reilly
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Speaking of MG, here are a couple of my favorites:
1. He's gone through a lot of BLANK and trouble to look good. The least you could to was watch.
2. Hey! What the BLANK is going on here?
What the BLANK is he doing?
What kind of a BLANKin' show is this anyway?
I don't believe this BLANK!
Hey! I know her. AND him! They're BLANKin' hilarious.
Whoah, get a load of this BLANK.
Holy BLANK! This is funny!
What a great BLANKin' idea for a game show!
Match Game: You'll laugh your BLANK off!
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The WWF/WWE-style Wheel of Fortune promo ("Are you ready to feel the power of the W-O-F?" or something like that)
"Whammy's Greatest Hits"
The LMAD promos telling us to "watch out" for Monty, Jay, and Carol
Icey phone sex parody ("I'm waiting for you...to Cram!")
Richard Dawson "kisses" montage
"Golf Bob's Way" (which I only have an MP3 of)
Lingo Season 2 promo parodying the Six Million-Dollar Man
Those Match Game, Family Feud, and Newlywed Game sing-alongs
Tattletales "divorced couples" promo
"Expose the Inquizitor" (I've only seen one of those promos)
Jonathan Allen