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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: ChuckNet on October 25, 2003, 11:41:07 PM
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If you don't feel like taking the time to visit the wasteland known as ATGS or do a Google search, I've C&P-ed the info, and here it is...
Saturday - Nov 8, 2003
Bruce Vilanch (Hairspray) and Stephanie D'Abruzzo w/Kate Monster
(Avenue Q) (#2068) - Primary
Friday - Nov 7, 2003
Mario Cantone (The Violet Hour, Sex and the City) and Deborah Gibson
(CD, "Colored Lights, the Broadway Album") (#2061) - Primary
Mario Lopez (Pet Star) vs. Adrienne Barbeau (Carnivale) (#2057) -
Secondary
Thursday - Nov 6, 2003
Rosie O'Donnell (Taboo) and Neal Patrick Harris (Rent, SPT's animated
series Spider-Man) (#2055) - Primary
Victor Webster (Bringing Down the House) vs. Victoria Pratt (Mutant X)
(#2064) - Secondary
Wednesday - Nov 5, 2003
Bruce Vilanch (Hairspray) and Stephanie D'Abruzzo w/Kate Monster
(Avenue Q) (#2068) - Primary
Penn Jillette (Penn and Teller) vs. Sharon Lawrence (NYPD Blue)
(#2063) - Secondary
Tuesday - Nov 4, 2003
Jason Alexander (The Producers) vs. Loretta Devine (Boston Public, Bob
Fosse's Big Deal) (#2070) - Primary
Mario Cantone (Sex and the City) vs. Deborah Gibson (singer) (#2060) -
Secondary
Monday - Nov 3, 2003
Ben Stein (Win Ben Stein's Money) vs. Melissa Peterman (Reba) (#2040) - Secondary
Rosie O'Donnell (Taboo) and Neal Patrick Harris (Rent, SPT's animated
series Spider-Man) (#2054) - Primary
Saturday - Nov 1, 2003
Joshua Morrow (The Young and the Restless) vs. Heather Tom (The Young
and the Restless) (#2048) - Primary
Friday - Oct 31, 2003
Greg Vaughan (General Hospital) vs. Alison Sweeney (Days of our Lives)
(#2051) - Primary
Smokey Robinson (singer) vs. Brian McKnight (singer) (#2006) -
Secondary
Thursday - Oct 30, 2003
Rick Hearst (General Hospital) vs. Alison Sweeney (Days of our Lives)
(#2052) - Primary
Alan Thicke (actor) vs. Kelly Packard (Ripley's Believe It Or Not!)
(#2046) - Secondary
Wednesday - Oct 29, 2003
Heather Tom (The Young and the Restless) vs. Tracey Ross (Passions)
(#2049) - Primary
Star Jones (The View) vs. Steve Valentine (Crossing Jordan) (#2003) -
Secondary
Tuesday - Oct 28, 2003
Joshua Morrow (The Young and the Restless) vs. Tracey Ross (Passions)
(#2050) - Primary
Victor Williams (King of Queens) vs. Dayna Devon (Extra) (#2029) -
Secondary
Monday - Oct 27, 2003
Joshua Morrow (The Young and the Restless) vs. Heather Tom (The Young
and the Restless) (#2048) - Primary
Rick Hearst (General Hospital) vs. Greg Vaughan (General Hospital)
(#2053) - Secondary
Nice to see how they've pulled out all the stops for what appears to be a Broadway Week airing Nov. 3-7, which includes a visit from occasional Davidson-era guest Jason Alexander, as well as GS favorite Rosie O'Donnell and former HS reg Bruce Vilanch.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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UGH!!! Not HIM again!!
That guy (Mario Cantone) should've been in a freaking straitjacket as hyper as his butt was on the show.
PS: The album Donny referred to in the second game of last Wednesday's match will be released on the day that match is second-run (November 4).
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[quote name=\'starcade\' date=\'Oct 26 2003, 01:00 AM\'] UGH!!! Not HIM again!!
That guy (Mario Cantone) should've been in a freaking straitjacket as hyper as his butt was on the show. [/quote]
Oh just shut up. You non East Coasters/old sticklers are terrible sometimes.
I always thought Mario Cantone was funny. I actually remember him when he did Steampipe Alley on WWOR in the late '80s/early '90s. I think he did fine on Pyramid, kind of made the game a little more fun to watch.
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I always thought Mario Cantone was funny. I actually remember him when he did Steampipe Alley on WWOR in the late '80s/early '90s.
I thought he was funny on SA, but he seemed a bit more subdued there compared to his appearances on H2 and Pyramid this past season...however, since he's a pretty good player on the latter, I can't complain TOO much.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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I'm not that old...
And I just saw some cross between Bobcat Goldthwait and Richard Simmons in him.
That made it all the easier to root for his opponent. I just wish that Gibson wouldn't have to put up with that mania TWICE...
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[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Oct 26 2003, 10:57 PM\'] I thought [Mario Cantone] was funny on SA, but he seemed a bit more subdued there compared to his appearances on H2 and Pyramid this past season...however, since he's a pretty good player on the latter, I can't complain TOO much. [/quote]
Agreed. Let's not complain about the celebs as long as they can play the game.
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[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' date=\'Oct 29 2003, 01:33 PM\']Agreed. Let's not complain about the celebs as long as they can play the game.[/quote]
If one is capable of watching a game show purely for the gameplay, that works. I, on the other hand, have trouble enjoying any television program when one of the people appearing on it is running a metaphorical nailfile over my brain, whether or not they just cleared the pyramid in 23 seconds.
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OK, call me biased about Cantone with respect to his opponent (but Deborah, dear, when your opponent starts giving you the same answers to the definitive clues and a blank look -- PASS!!!), but the last poster made the point perfectly.
And grating a nailfile is being kind about how I feel about how Cantone was that first game... Richard Simmons indeed...
I mean, would we accept Simmons on Pyramid???
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[quote name=\'starcade\' date=\'Oct 29 2003, 08:53 PM\']OK, call me biased about Cantone with respect to his opponent (but Deborah, dear, when your opponent starts giving you the same answers to the definitive clues and a blank look -- PASS!!!), but the last poster made the point perfectly.[/quote]
Seems to me that on Things That Are Eager Deborah had nothing to pass to--they'd turned over all five previous boxes.
OK, so they don't turn over anymore, but some terms from the old show you can't shake...
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[quote name=\'starcade\' date=\'Oct 29 2003, 07:53 PM\'] OK, call me biased about Cantone with respect to his opponent (but Deborah, dear, when your opponent starts giving you the same answers to the definitive clues and a blank look -- PASS!!!), but the last poster made the point perfectly.
And grating a nailfile is being kind about how I feel about how Cantone was that first game... Richard Simmons indeed...
I mean, would we accept Simmons on Pyramid??? [/quote]
I don't know whether we would, but he did make at least one appearance on Super Password.
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I don't know whether we would, but he did make at least one appearance on Super Password.
He's also done the current run of H2. He was a little annoying there, always cheering "Yayy, ___!" whenever a celebrity was called on.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Oct 30 2003, 05:19 PM\']
I don't know whether we would, but he did make at least one appearance on Super Password.
He's also done the current run of H2. He was a little annoying there, always cheering "Yayy, ___!" whenever a celebrity was called on. [/quote]
As well as Davidson's Squares; in 1987.
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I don't know whether we would, but he (Richard Simmons) did make at least one appearance on Super Password.
And during that wk, he helped give away $40K in a bonus round, causing him to break down in tears after the win.
He also appeared on Body Language, Pictionary, and an unsold pilot called What Are My True Colors that actually aired as an ABC special on 5/30/87 (a Sat afternoon...they pre-empted American Bandstand).
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Oct 30 2003, 06:26 PM\']
I don't know whether we would, but he (Richard Simmons) did make at least one appearance on Super Password.
And during that wk, he helped give away $40K in a bonus round, causing him to break down in tears after the win.
He also appeared on Body Language, Pictionary, and an unsold pilot called What Are My True Colors that actually aired as an ABC special on 5/30/87 (a Sat afternoon...they pre-empted American Bandstand).
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby") [/quote]
And he did an ABC Dawson Feud primetime special in 1983, and a week of Combs Syndie Feud in its first season as part of a "Funny Men" team. He also made a cameo on TPIR94, emerging at the end of a showcase reveal.
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Wednesday - Nov 5, 2003
Bruce Vilanch (Hairspray) and Stephanie D'Abruzzo w/Kate Monster
(Avenue Q) (#2068) - Primary
I went to college with Stephanie D'Abruzzo, and she just sent out an e-mail to her friends promoting her appearance. She said it was very hard playing the main game with only one hand. (Kate Monster is a puppet.)
Of course, it's very appropriate to have her matched up with Bruce Vilanch, since he looks like a Muppet...or, at least, he used to before he shaved the beard.
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(Kate Monster is a puppet.)
Specifically, one of the puppets in the cast of "Avenue Q" a New York stage production that's a hilarious, adult spoof of Sesame Street. I've been enjoying the soundtrack album. Your friend Stephanie has quite a good singing voice, and I'd put "There's A Fine Fine Line" up against any love song on Broadway right now.
But no, I have a hard time picturing someone playing Pyramid witha puppet on her hand. That would work with a lot of other shows, but it's just one huge extra thing to think about when you ought to be able to concentrate on the game. They didn't make Nancy Cartwright play the game doing her Bart Simpson voice the whole time, for example.
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[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Oct 30 2003, 06:26 PM\'] He also appeared on Body Language, Pictionary, and an unsold pilot called What Are My True Colors that actually aired as an ABC special on 5/30/87 (a Sat afternoon...they pre-empted American Bandstand).
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby") [/quote]
And I thought after I got to see that horrendous pilot, it would never be mentioned again...:-)
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Oct 31 2003, 11:56 AM\'] an unsold pilot called What Are My True Colors that actually aired as an ABC special on 5/30/87 (a Sat afternoon...they pre-empted American Bandstand).
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Around that same time on two other Saturday afternoons, ABC aired the Animal Crack-Ups pilot as well as a pilot for a psychic-based show with Peter Tomarken as host(as per TV Guide at the time).
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Oct 31 2003, 11:51 AM\']But no, I have a hard time picturing someone playing Pyramid witha puppet on her hand. That would work with a lot of other shows, but it's just one huge extra thing to think about when you ought to be able to concentrate on the game. They didn't make Nancy Cartwright play the game doing her Bart Simpson voice the whole time, for example.[/quote]
And Nancy has also said that except for an occasional "Aye Caramba!" or "Don't have a cow, man!", she won't do Bart Simpson at the drop of the hat--she says that she respects "The Simpsons"' writers too much to ad lib lines for Bart.
Besides, Bart would be more interested in playing jokes on the contestants than playing "Pyramid" straight.
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And I thought after I got to see that horrendous pilot, it would never be mentioned again...:-)
Yeah, when I played it for you guys at GSC11, I got the impression you were more impressed by the commercials. :-)
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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Wow, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Kate Monster! I saw "Avenue Q" on Broadway in August and I loved the show. It'll be interesting to see how she can inhabit the puppet outside of the script of the show, but I saw her on the view with John Tartaglia and I was impressed.
I bought the CD, too, and yes, "A Fine Fine Line" is amazing. It's my second favorite behind "I Wish I Could Go Back to College".
I can't wait to see them on Pyramid and I can't wait to go back and see the show again!
(Ob Game Show: What other puppets or Muppets have done game shows? I suppose many have done the Squares, but what about other shows? I know Kermit, for example, played TTTT)
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[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Oct 31 2003, 11:23 PM\'] (Ob Game Show: What other puppets or Muppets have done game shows? I suppose many have done the Squares, but what about other shows? I know Kermit, for example, played TTTT) [/quote]
Kukla, Fran, and Ollie appeared on an episode of MGPM.
And I mean that they actually appeared. I'm not talking about the Super Match here. :-)
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Kukla, Fran, and Ollie appeared on an episode of MGPM.
And I mean that they actually appeared. I'm not talking about the Super Match here. :-)
Actually, it was just Kukla and Ollie, no Fran.
And let's not forget some ventriloquists who appeared with their 'dummies,' on some celeb game shows; most notable were Paul Winchell, Willie Tyler, Wayland Flowers, and Ronn Lucas.
I'd STILL like to see other GS hosts as Pyramid 2004 guests, though!
Cordially,
Tammy Warner--[color=\"orange\"]the 'Carol Merrill of the Big Board!'[/color]
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[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Nov 1 2003, 12:23 AM\'] (Ob Game Show: What other puppets or Muppets have done game shows? I suppose many have done the Squares, but what about other shows? I know Kermit, for example, played TTTT) [/quote]
A group of Muppets (many from the Muppets Tonight series) played a week of Family Feud with Louie Anderson a few years back. Kermit appeared, but did not play, in one of the first Millionaire celebrity editions (word was that they wanted to have him play, but couldn't figure out a way to do it logistically). Henson (with Kermit) and Carroll Spinney (as Big Bird) have been Mystery Guests on WML? Spinney was also a central subject on 70s TTTT.
Specific non-human Squares have included Kermit, Big Bird, Oscar, Bear (of the Big Blue House) Triumph the Dog, Alf, Wayland Flowers' Madame (as well as Jiffy, Macklehoney and Smedley), Howdy Doody, Jay Johnson's Bob, various Krofft Puppets, Willy Tyler's Lester, Jerry Mahoney and likely some others (especially from the current version) that I'm not remembering.
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The Great Gonzo has done the Squares recently, and I bet Fozzie did, too.
And going back to the older shows, Edgar Bergen appeared with Mortimer and Charlie on a few programs back in the '50s.
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[quote name=\'MCArroyo1\' date=\'Nov 1 2003, 12:41 PM\'] The Great Gonzo has done the Squares recently, and I bet Fozzie did, too. [/quote]
Don't remember Fozzie doing the show, but I'm surprised I left Miss Piggy off the list. She was on a Blondes week of the current Squares a couple years ago.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Nov 1 2003, 01:33 PM\'] [quote name=\'MCArroyo1\' date=\'Nov 1 2003, 12:41 PM\'] The Great Gonzo has done the Squares recently, and I bet Fozzie did, too. [/quote]
Don't remember Fozzie doing the show, but I'm surprised I left Miss Piggy off the list. She was on a Blondes week of the current Squares a couple years ago. [/quote]
I thought that was last season.
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[quote name=\'MCArroyo1\' date=\'Nov 1 2003, 11:41 AM\']The Great Gonzo has done the Squares recently, and I bet Fozzie did, too.
And going back to the older shows, Edgar Bergen appeared with Mortimer and Charlie on a few programs back in the '50s.[/quote]
And Bergen, Charlie and Mortimer originaly hosted "Do You Trust Your Wife?", the show that became a hit in daytime with the title "Who Do You Trust?", a host named Johnny Carson and an announcer named Ed McMahon.
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He's also done the current run of H2. He was a little annoying there, always cheering "Yayy, ___!" whenever a celebrity was called on.
And he got so out of hand on a Feb. 99 appearance that Tom actually ran from his podium down to the grid and sprayed Richard w/some "Disco Sweat"...a classic moment!
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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And let's not forget some ventriloquists who appeared with their 'dummies, on some celeb game shows; most notable were Paul Winchell, Willie Tyler, Wayland Flowers, and Ronn Lucas.
Also, Jeff Dunham appeared on the 2nd season of TTTT 2K (an example of why ventriloquists should NEVER be used as guests on serious panel shows), and more recently, on a coupla eps of Funny Money.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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Don't remember Fozzie doing the show, but I'm surprised I left Miss Piggy off the list. She was on a Blondes week of the current Squares a couple years ago.
I thought that was last season.
It was, but she also did the 2002 ToC finals w/Kermit the season before.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")