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Title: Imagine if Barker called it quits after Season 25? Season 30?
Post by: cmjb13 on February 01, 2008, 08:41:13 PM

I recently spoke with someone close to the show who had mentioned there were thoughts Barker was going to call it quits after 25 years.

Any thoughts on who could have taken over at that time? Since they eventually went with a name, makes me wonder who they would have chosen.

I always thought he should have stopped after Season 30. And I'm stumped for names on who could have replaced him immediately after season 30.

Title: Imagine if Barker called it quits after Season 25? Season 30?
Post by: tpirfan28 on February 01, 2008, 08:43:27 PM

At 30 it probably would have been Todd Newton.

The only name I could think about at 25 would have been Doug Davidson.

/Barker should have quit at year 30
//he was still decent 25-29

Title: Imagine if Barker called it quits after Season 25? Season 30?
Post by: Don Howard on February 01, 2008, 08:48:42 PM

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' post=\'176905\' date=\'Feb 1 2008, 08:41 PM\']
I recently spoke with someone close to the show who had mentioned there were thoughts Barker was going to call it quits after 25 years.
Any thoughts on who could have taken over at that time?[/quote]
Hmmm. Chuck Woolery's a possibility. If my time element's right, he'd just come off one of the Pyramid pilots and wasn't quite hired for The Dating Game yet.

Title: Imagine if Barker called it quits after Season 25? Season 30?
Post by: BrandonFG on February 01, 2008, 09:04:12 PM

Season 25, I'd guess David Ruprecht or Pat Finn.

Season 30, maybe Todd Newton. I think he was just getting into Whammy! by that point.

Title: Imagine if Barker called it quits after Season 25? Season 30?
Post by: Casey on February 01, 2008, 09:19:41 PM

Season 25, I'd guess they might have gone for Peter Tomarken.

Season 30, Todd Newton or Marc Summers.

Title: Imagine if Barker called it quits after Season 25? Season 30?
Post by: TimK2003 on February 01, 2008, 10:16:43 PM

Maybe a little too early for John O'Hurley for Season 26 (Although TTTT was just around the corner), but definitely a candidate for Season 31.

Also a good candidate would've have been Michael Burger -- could have saved him from the S.S. Match Game Titanic.

And that was around the time that Gordon Elliott was back in game shows, albeit briefly.

Title: Imagine if Barker called it quits after Season 25? Season 30?
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on February 01, 2008, 10:50:59 PM

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'176914\' date=\'Feb 1 2008, 10:16 PM\']
Maybe a little too early for John O'Hurley for Season 26 (Although TTTT was just around the corner), but definitely a candidate for Season 31.

Also a good candidate would've have been Michael Burger -- could have saved him from the S.S. Match Game Titanic.

And that was around the time that Gordon Elliott was back in game shows, albeit briefly.
[/quote]
I think your years are a little bit off. Wasn't season 25 in 1995?

Title: Imagine if Barker called it quits after Season 25? Season 30?
Post by: BrandonFG on February 01, 2008, 10:54:06 PM

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'176923\' date=\'Feb 1 2008, 10:50 PM\']
I think your years are a little bit off. Wasn't season 25 in 1995?
[/quote]
The year after...the anniversary special aired in August 1996. O'Hurley was still playing J. Petermann on Seinfeld, or about to start that role.

I DO like Gordon Elliott as a choice. Michael Burger too.