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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: johnnya2k3 on February 28, 2004, 01:06:04 AM
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On a Fox special months back called "TV's Naughtiest Blunders from Around the World", they showed a few clips from "Bullseye" in which the host went on some brief R-rated rants about how sick and tired he's doing the show, how one contestant couldn't hear him, and why a sound effect didn't come in on cue all while flipping the bird!
Now before you start complaining, this was the British version that involved darts and the host was Jim Bowen; it was NOT related to that other Bullseye we're familiar with. Hmmm...I couldn't imagine Jim Lange closing his show with "Here's everything you're going for hits the (bleep)ing Bullseye!"
Here, we already know about Alex Trebek mouthing off and drinking a beer while doing Phone Jeopardy promos. And on a German $ale of the Century, the host screwed up and broke into English going "No, I'm wrong; I'm (bleep)ing wrong!"
Were there any other foul-mouthed hosts like the ones I've covered?
Jonathan Allen
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I'm having trouble thinking of ANY host I've worked with who didn't have their moments of frustration that were accompanied by a few choice words.
On the other side of the coin, I remember Ryan Seacrest as being very mellow and able to "go with the flow" during some difficult tapings. But then again he was only 19 at the time - it was still very new and exciting, and he wasn't at all jaded.
Randy
tvrandywest.com
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[quote name=\'johnnya2k3\' date=\'Feb 28 2004, 01:06 AM\']
Here, we already know about Alex Trebek mouthing off and drinking a beer while doing Phone Jeopardy promos. And on a German $ale of the Century, the host screwed up and broke into English going "No, I'm wrong; I'm (bleep)ing wrong!"
Were there any other foul-mouthed hosts like the ones I've covered?
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DIdn't Joe G. go into a bit of a cursing spree during a commercial of the original US $otC?
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Feb 28 2004, 07:48 AM\'] [quote name=\'johnnya2k3\' date=\'Feb 28 2004, 01:06 AM\']
Here, we already know about Alex Trebek mouthing off and drinking a beer while doing Phone Jeopardy promos. And on a German $ale of the Century, the host screwed up and broke into English going "No, I'm wrong; I'm (bleep)ing wrong!"
Were there any other foul-mouthed hosts like the ones I've covered?
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DIdn't Joe G. go into a bit of a cursing spree during a commercial of the original US $otC? [/quote]
Joe G.'s was a blown take during a Nonesuch Mincemeat commercial, which was aired by mistake. He did make an apology on the next day's "$ale" and on the "Today" show, on which he was a regular at the time.
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On P+, in a fit of frustration during game play Vicki Lawrence told everyone within earshot, including a studio audience of 300, "Don't anybody f**k with me!" Days later, a memo arrived from the NBC Broadcast Standards* department advising us to advise our celebrities that although such language can be taken out of the tape, it might offend people in the studio audience. After that we were very diligent about so advising our celebrities -- NOT!
*Broadcast Standards were the censors, the foul-language police. Compliance and Practices were the game police and sat with stop watches to make sure that all six fee plugs ran not one second over 42 seconds.
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Ben Stein -He was known to use the F word on the show fairly frequently.
Bob Barker - Perhaps not a huge foulmouth. In fact, I can only think of twice on tpir that he swore. Once during the Shell Game available at the GS Theatre, ("Everybody knows the damn things not there!") The other when the director kept calling to stop tape. ("What the hell's the damn holdup now???" (this was met with wild cheers from the audience, btw))
Dick Clark - I was told that in an interview, he used the F word twice.
Regis Philbin - He's let off a few hells and damns on Millionaire before.
Mark Curry - Obviously.
Tom Burgeron - "Well, I guess that Emmy nomination's shot to s--- now, isn't it?"
Drew Carey - (Host of Whose Line is it Anyway?. Does that count?) He's gone on his share of torrent's in the past. Especially on the "Bill Cosby and Hitler" episode.
That's all I can think of right now.
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Feb 28 2004, 02:35 PM\'] Ben Stein -He was known to use the F word on the show fairly frequently.
Bob Barker - Perhaps not a huge foulmouth. In fact, I can only think of twice on tpir that he swore. Once during the Shell Game available at the GS Theatre, ("Everybody knows the damn things not there!") The other when the director kept calling to stop tape. ("What the hell's the damn holdup now???" (this was met with wild cheers from the audience, btw))
Dick Clark - I was told that in an interview, he used the F word twice.
Regis Philbin - He's let off a few hells and damns on Millionaire before.
Mark Curry - Obviously.
Tom Burgeron - "Well, I guess that Emmy nomination's shot to s--- now, isn't it?"
Drew Carey - (Host of Whose Line is it Anyway?. Does that count?) He's gone on his share of torrent's in the past. Especially on the "Bill Cosby and Hitler" episode.
That's all I can think of right now. [/quote]
From watching one of Dick Clark's Bloopers/Practical Jokes shows, Jim Perry on $ale (paraphrased):
"Welcome! Today we will...(lights dim)...find someone to pay the light bill. (bleep)" (cue $ale buzzer)
In the harmless curse categories, I've heard a few hells come from Gene Rayburn, Richard Dawson, and Ray Combs.
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I was never a witness to this first hand...... but based on what we know about him I bet Richard Dawson mouthed off on a few occasions.
John
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In the School Riot episode of MG, it looks like when Richard gets buzzed, he mouths the f word. I'm not sure though.
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Ancient British hellraising Falstaffian actor Brian Blessed hosted the short-lived but very clever Nexus game show on the small .tv channel and apparently amiably effed, blinded and generally blued the air throughout the production. It would have been rather out of character for him not to have done so, though.
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Feb 28 2004, 12:35 PM\'] Mark Curry - Obviously.
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With all due respect, what exactly is obvious about it?
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Well, he hosted a show on Comedy Central, and he is a comedian who was often on Comedy Central, so obviously, he would cuss quite a bit, even if it is mostly hells, damns, asses and bastards.
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Feb 28 2004, 07:20 PM\'] Well, he hosted a show on Comedy Central, and he is a comedian who was often on Comedy Central, so obviously, he would cuss quite a bit, even if it is mostly hells, damns, asses and bastards. [/quote]
Well, while still idiotic, that's miles better than the answer I was expecting.
I can think of several dozen comics who have appeared on Comedy Central who have uttered nary an obscenity.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Feb 28 2004, 10:11 PM\'] [quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Feb 28 2004, 07:20 PM\'] Well, he hosted a show on Comedy Central, and he is a comedian who was often on Comedy Central, so obviously, he would cuss quite a bit, even if it is mostly hells, damns, asses and bastards. [/quote]
Well, while still idiotic, that's miles better than the answer I was expecting.
I can think of several dozen comics who have appeared on Comedy Central who have uttered nary an obscenity. [/quote]
Point well taken. But watch a tape of him on DFYT, and you'll see he mouths off quite a few choice words.
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Not a host, but comedian George Carlin, who was once on the "Game Game" had a routine where......oh never mind. Actually, rent the movie "Semi-Tough" for some choice dialogue by Bert Convy. Jim McKrell's in that movie too, but he doesn't say any naughty words.
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Bob Barker - Perhaps not a huge foulmouth. In fact, I can only think of twice on tpir that he swore. Once during the Shell Game available at the GS Theatre, ("Everybody knows the damn things not there!") The other when the director kept calling to stop tape. ("What the hell's the damn holdup now???" (this was met with wild cheers from the audience, btw))
There was also a third time...a computer was offered, and the contestant said "I can't even balance my checkbook, what the hell am I gonna do w/a computer?", to which Bob responded "I dunno what the hell we're gonna do w/no computers in the future on this show." :-)
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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"Welcome! Today we will...(lights dim)...find someone to pay the light bill. (bleep)" (cue $ale buzzer)
Actually, it was "And now to introduce (lights dim)...the man who pays the electric bill, then we can get the (BLEEP) out of here!".
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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I'm surprised no one mentioned Peter Tomarken's feelings about Bargain Hunters. Hehe
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[quote name=\'johnnya2k3\' date=\'Feb 28 2004, 12:06 AM\'] Were there any other foul-mouthed hosts like the ones I've covered? [/quote]
Geez, how could I be so stupid? This should've been so obvious to me as a GONG-o-phile that one host who uttered a few expletives during his run was Chuck Barris. Perfect example--on the 7/18/78 episode (the final week of the NBC run), they had trouble raising the "GONG" wall/curtain. Barris walked over and slammed a walking stick right through the curtain, which took him by surprise (of course, this could have all been planned). After letting out a choice expletive which got bleeped, he went ahead and used the cane to destroy the rest of the curtain while Mother McKenzie went nuts. Finally, what was left of the curtain was raised. The act got gonged (in fact, nobody won that day).
Doug -- and the countdown to 400 continues
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For those who can remember this show: did Joe Pyne, known for having a loud mouth, ever curse on SHowdown which he did for NBC in 1966.
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How about the final episode of Combs Feud, when Ray says to a person who gets 0 points in FM "It's a damn fine way to go out"
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Feb 29 2004, 02:38 PM\']For those who can remember this show: did Joe Pyne, known for having a loud mouth, ever curse on SHowdown which he did for NBC in 1966.[/quote]
If he did, we sure didn't see it on the air--and back then, he couldn't even say "damn," although he could tell his talk show guests to go gargle with razor blades. And say that The Bantams (the pre-teen rock group that were regulars when "Showdown" started) were "going to sing a song about being together--at least they'll sing together when they start--they may not end the song that way."
The Bantams were three blonde boys--guitar, bongoes and a singer, accompanied off-camera by H-Q house organist Arlo Hults. They did the theme song and a few other musical clues to questions and got put down by Pyne every day before they got canned a few weeks into the show. Any other musical clues were provided by Hults, or as Pyne referred to him, "our spook" (since there was no camera on him at the NBC Hammond H-100--Heatter would have to pay him more if he was on-camera, you understand).
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[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Feb 29 2004, 12:41 PM\'] How about the final episode of Combs Feud, when Ray says to a person who gets 0 points in FM "It's a damn fine way to go out" [/quote]
(Contestant gives her answer with a really heavy accent.)
Ray: Let me check wit the judges...what the hell did she say?
(For "Name something that some people consider a sin", #3 answer is revealed as "Swearing")
Ray: I'll be damned.
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Were those lines both from the final show, or other shows?
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Other shows.
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[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Feb 29 2004, 12:48 PM\'] Actually, it was "And now to introduce (lights dim)...the man who pays the electric bill, then we can get the (BLEEP) out of here!". [/quote]
It wasn't the first time Jim let off an H-bomb on NBC. During his speech at the end of the original Card Sharks series, he said he was going to get the h--- out of the way.
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No one mentioned JD's "budget shot to hell" comment on his Squares run when four bonus rounds were won in one week.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Feb 29 2004, 06:00 PM\'] No one mentioned JD's "budget shot to hell" comment on his Squares run when four bonus rounds were won in one week. [/quote]
Probably because "hell" stopped being a swear word in my way of existence when I was about....oh, 10.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Feb 29 2004, 12:43 PM\'] Actually, rent the movie "Semi-Tough" for some choice dialogue by Bert Convy. Jim McKrell's in that movie too, but he doesn't say any naughty words. [/quote]
Which isn't to say he's never used one; trust me.
The only reason a host cutting loose expletives would be a concern is if he was so foul-mouthed, the contestants might feel uncomfortable around him/her. Otherwise, it seems to me a non-issue.
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[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Feb 29 2004, 05:19 PM\'] [quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Feb 29 2004, 12:48 PM\'] Actually, it was "And now to introduce (lights dim)...the man who pays the electric bill, then we can get the (BLEEP) out of here!". [/quote]
It wasn't the first time Jim let off an H-bomb on NBC. During his speech at the end of the original Card Sharks series, he said he was going to get the h--- out of the way. [/quote]
Are we still in 3rd grade? It's just my opinion, but 98% of us are mature enough to handle words such as these. It shouldn't be any different when making an excerpt from a quotation, unless I missed someting in board policies.
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If you never went to a taping of H2, you're missing some classic items to be removed from tape. (I, again, refuse to spoil the final week, but there was more than once things said will get edited out of the final product and/or bleeped)
However, Gong was a show that frequently had Barris bleeped for using the s--- bomb a few times, among his panelists.
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I remember Chuck Henry let out a censored word toward the end of his version of "Now You See It" following a bonus round loss. I couldn't even make out what it was by lip-reading. He quickly added that he'd probably just hosted his last show for letting slip that one word.
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[quote name=\'DrJWJustice\' date=\'Mar 1 2004, 03:05 PM\'] I remember Chuck Henry let out a censored word toward the end of his version of "Now You See It" following a bonus round loss. I couldn't even make out what it was by lip-reading. He quickly added that he'd probably just hosted his last show for letting slip that one word. [/quote]
In that case, there was a question on what comic strip featured the character of Linus. What caused the bleep was that while circling the the word "Peanuts," Chuck said the first syllable of the word "Peanuts" with the last syllable of "Linus"
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[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Feb 29 2004, 05:19 PM\'] It wasn't the first time Jim let off an H-bomb on NBC. During his speech at the end of the original Card Sharks series, he said he was going to get the h--- out of the way. [/quote]
I had no problem with that. Pery leaving the stage let me get my face on TV for a few extra seconds...
--C
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[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Mar 1 2004, 01:10 AM\'] Are we still in 3rd grade? It's just my opinion, but 98% of us are mature enough to handle words such as these. ... [/quote]
I can handle it, I just choose not to (freedom of speech, right?). Of course, my anti-obscenity stand was what forced me out of ATGS...
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on the 7/18/78 episode (the final week of the NBC run), they had trouble raising the "GONG" wall/curtain. Barris walked over and slammed a walking stick right through the curtain, which took him by surprise (of course, this could have all been planned). After letting out a choice expletive which got bleeped, he went ahead and used the cane to destroy the rest of the curtain while Mother McKenzie went nuts.
Also, on the final ep, Chuck offered a rendition of the Johnny Paycheck tune "Take This Job and Shove It"...an *entire part of the song* had to be "OOPS!"-ed out.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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No one mentioned JD's "budget shot to hell" comment on his Squares run when four bonus rounds were won in one week.
I thought that comment was made on the last ep of Time Machine, no?
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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Why are "Hell" and "damn" thought of as milder swear words than those dealing with bodily functions or parts? Logically, for example, "damn you" should be infinitely worse than "fuck you".
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[quote name=\'HYHYBT\' date=\'Mar 4 2004, 02:02 AM\'] Why are "Hell" and "damn" thought of as milder swear words than those dealing with bodily functions or parts? Logically, for example, "damn you" should be infinitely worse than "fuck you". [/quote]
Last time I checked, words such as penis and vulva were not considered swear words--if, of course, they are used in the proper context. They are, however, words you learn in anatomy class.
However, when you get to using synonyms for the aforementioned words, that's when you get into edgy territory.
As for your "damn" comment, my interpetation is that you feel condemenning someone to hell is worse than "f*** you". While I'm somewhat inclined to agree, the mainstream media seems to say otherwise.
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[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Mar 1 2004, 05:03 PM\'] Also, on the final ep, Chuck offered a rendition of the Johnny Paycheck tune "Take This Job and Shove It"...an *entire part of the song* had to be "OOPS!"-ed out.
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That's not the *only* time that "digit" got OOPS-ed. As the "audience claps with Chuckie" bit was catching on in November/December 1977, Barris every once in a while would pull out a box and show it only to the studio audience. Chuckie openly lamented not being able to use it during a late 12/77 episode (the only one from that week that GSN was able to clear for air) when he said to the audience after one of those clapping bits, "They won't let me do what I used to do."
Doug -- and the countdown to 400 continues
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Mar 1 2004, 03:18 PM\'] [quote name=\'DrJWJustice\' date=\'Mar 1 2004, 03:05 PM\'] I remember Chuck Henry let out a censored word toward the end of his version of "Now You See It" following a bonus round loss. I couldn't even make out what it was by lip-reading. He quickly added that he'd probably just hosted his last show for letting slip that one word. [/quote]
In that case, there was a question on what comic strip featured the character of Linus. What caused the bleep was that while circling the the word "Peanuts," Chuck said the first syllable of the word "Peanuts" with the last syllable of "Linus" [/quote]
I take it you were there when he did it?
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[quote name=\'DrJWJustice\' date=\'Mar 4 2004, 10:50 PM\'] [quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Mar 1 2004, 03:18 PM\'] [quote name=\'DrJWJustice\' date=\'Mar 1 2004, 03:05 PM\'] I remember Chuck Henry let out a censored word toward the end of his version of "Now You See It" following a bonus round loss. I couldn't even make out what it was by lip-reading. He quickly added that he'd probably just hosted his last show for letting slip that one word. [/quote]
In that case, there was a question on what comic strip featured the character of Linus. What caused the bleep was that while circling the the word "Peanuts," Chuck said the first syllable of the word "Peanuts" with the last syllable of "Linus" [/quote]
I take it you were there when he did it? [/quote]
No, I was not there. I have it on tape from the original broadcast.
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Well, this isn't a real game show, but the Chappelle's Show skit "I Know Black People" has Dave (the host) commenting that a "chickenhead is a woman that likes to suck (bleep!)."
Speaking of which, on game shows hosted by African-Americans, have contestants ever used the "N" word to describe the host on one occasion?
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[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 02:52 PM\'] Well, this isn't a real game show, but the Chappelle's Show skit "I Know Black People" has Dave (the host) commenting that a "chickenhead is a woman that likes to suck (bleep!)."
Speaking of which, on game shows hosted by African-Americans, have contestants ever used the "N" word to describe the host on one occasion? [/quote]
Wow.
Doug -- and the countdown to 600 continues
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[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 03:52 PM\'] Well, this isn't a real game show, but the Chappelle's Show skit "I Know Black People" has Dave (the host) commenting that a "chickenhead is a woman that likes to suck (bleep!)."
Speaking of which, on game shows hosted by African-Americans, have contestants ever used the "N" word to describe the host on one occasion? [/quote]
Do you really believe that if a contestant had been moronic enough to do that, that the producers would have left it in the show and it actually would have been aired?
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Beware, folks. This could be one of the most ugliest pages you'll ever see.
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[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 03:56 PM\'] Beware, folks. This could be one of the most ugliest pages you'll ever see. [/quote]
If that's your intent, I don't think you're going to like what happens.
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Besides, this thread was dead for *five months.*
Unless absolutely necessary, the only bumps on here should be that "TPIR" game that Barker loved to see Dian in.
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[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 02:52 PM\']
Speaking of which, on game shows hosted by African-Americans, have contestants ever used the "N" word to describe the host on one occasion? [/quote]
What the hell do you think?
You've posted 26 posts in 3 days, and I gotta tell you, each post has been sillier than the last.
I know , I know, to each his own....but I bet I'm not alone here.
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[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 02:56 PM\'] Beware, folks. This could be one of the most ugliest pages you'll ever see. [/quote]
Then why in the hell did you bring up such a question? Testing the waters?
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 03:26 PM\'] Besides, this thread was dead for *five months.*
Unless absolutely necessary, the only bumps on here should be that "TPIR" game that Barker loved to see Dian in. [/quote]
Gee which game would that be?? :) :) :)
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[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 05:07 PM\'] [quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 03:26 PM\'] Besides, this thread was dead for *five months.*
Unless absolutely necessary, the only bumps on here should be that "TPIR" game that Barker loved to see Dian in. [/quote]
Gee which game would that be?? :) :) :) [/quote]
Half-Off
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I don't even have to comment on this one. Doug faded me right out of the gate.
Wow.
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[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 02:52 PM\'] Speaking of which, on game shows hosted by African-Americans, have contestants ever used the "N" word to describe the host on one occasion? [/quote]
Why, yes, I believe that did happen once on Musical Chairs after Adam Wade completed a musical number. There was a particular contestant who constantly rang in 4th and...........y'know, just when I thought I'd seen it all, along comes a question like this from one with a wonderous sense of curiosity.
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[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 12:52 PM\'] Speaking of which, on game shows hosted by African-Americans, have contestants ever used the "N" word to describe the host on one occasion? [/quote]
Yes. And right after that episode, they aired an episode of Hat Putato. On this episode, Bil Kullin threw a hat at the contestants.
Later that day, on Wheel of Fortune, Pat and Vanna peed on the wheel.
Now that we've got those questions out of the way, maybe we can move on.
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[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 02:52 PM\']
Speaking of which, on game shows hosted by African-Americans, have contestants ever used the "N" word to describe the host on one occasion? [/quote]
Some viewers called Robb Edward MOrris a Nitwit for playing one on Make the Grade, ditto Michael Carrington on Think Fast. SOme viewers called Ahmad Rashad a Nitwit when he couldn't pronounce Appomattox during a question on Caesar's CHallenge. And they are only nitwits in their ability to host game shows.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 05:51 PM\'] I don't even have to comment on this one. Doug faded me right out of the gate.
Wow. [/quote]
Sorry about that, Chief. If it's any consolation, I was thinking you when I wrote it. :)
Doug -- and the countdown to 600 continues