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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: wdm1219inpenna on May 07, 2025, 04:03:36 PM
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I know Dennis James once filled in for Bob Barker back in 1974 at Christmas as Bob was ill and unable to make the taping.
Geoff Edwards filled in for Monty Hall on The All New Let's Make A Deal in the mid 1980s as well as pinch hitting for Bill Cullen in 1980 on NBC Chain Reaction.
Arlene Francis of What's My Line? fame was a substitute host for Bill Cullen on the 1950's Price is Right.
Jim Peck for Jack Barry on The Joker's Wild syndicated version.
Bill Cullen filled in for Alan Ludden on Password Plus in 1980.
Vanna took over the reigns of Wheel when Pat was going through his health challenges.
I know Scrabble had a game show host week where the different hosts took turns hosting the game so that Chuck could play. Ditto Bert Convy and Tattletales.
Dennis James also filled in for Monty Hall on the old Let's Make A Deal in the late 60s or early 70s as evidenced by the New Price is Right pitch tape featuring Dennis and Mark Goodson.
During Game Show week in I think 2005 Peter Marshall took over during the main game in one episode from Tom Bergeron.
Alex Trebek pinch hit for Chuck Woolery on Wheel for one week when it was on NBC.
Sajak and Trebek switched roles for one episode of Wheel and Jeopardy on 4/1/97, but that was more a fun thing than a necessity.
I'm trying to think of others, I'm sure I'm missing some. Oh yes, Bill Cullen also filled in for Garry Moore on To Tell The Truth during its 1970s syndicated run, I know of one episode where Bert Convy pinch hit for Bud Collyer, and also Mark Goodson himself was a sub host for Alex Trebek for the 1990s TTTT on NBC as Alex's wife was having a baby at the time of taping.
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More recently, Nick Cannon filling in for Jamie Foxx on season 6 of Beat Shazam.
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Jamie Farr filled in for Tom Kennedy on Wordplay.
And in one episode of Tattletales, Donald Ross (Patty Deutch's husband) filled in for a late-arriving Bert Convy who came in around "halftime". Otherwise there was a game show host week or two which rotated "hosts" so Bert could play.
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Don Morrow substituted for Allen Ludden on G.E. College Bowl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_o-FBu1-8w)
I wonder whatever happened to that Charlie fellow they mention in the opening question...
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Merv Griffin, Jack Narz, Jack Clark and Don Pardo on NBC TPIR in the 60s, Johnny Gilbert did it on ABC as well, and Bob Clayton on Concentration. Shadoe Stevens on the 80s Hollywood Squares counts too.
Bert Convy pinch-hit for Bud Collyer on the daytime TTTT in 1968, but i can't remember if it was due to sickness or if it was CBS's call.
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Meredith had a few guest hosts on Millionaire about 20 years ago. Tom Bergeron, Al Roker, and Steve Harvey were a few. I might've forgotten some more.
Bill, Peter's return to the H^2 lectern was December 2002.
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Jm J Bullock hosted an episode of Super Sloppy Double Dare which had Marc and Harvey playing against each other.
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Art James (regularly?) subbed for Hugh Downs in the early days of Concentration.
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Frank Wayne filled in for Bud Collyer on a 1950s episode of Beat the Clock that I have in my collection from a GSN rerun.
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Bert Convy pinch-hit for Bud Collyer on the daytime TTTT in 1968, but i can't remember if it was due to sickness or if it was CBS's call.
I just remembered that Mark Goodson also filled in for Collyer around that time (edit: 1967, now that I pulled it up on YouTube). He mentioned it being the first time he's had to host one of his shows........a statement he somewhat repeated (falsely, of course) when he filled in for Trebek years later.
ETA: Remembered seeing a 1960s "Camouflage" clip a while back with Johnny Gilbert filling in for Don Morrow.
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Frank Wayne filled in for Bud Collyer on a 1950s episode of Beat the Clock that I have in my collection from a GSN rerun.
So did Bob Kennedy, Win Elliot, and Sonny Fox. The latter also pinch-hit for Bud on TTTT, and for Cullen on the original TPiR.
Cordially,
Tammy
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Dagmar filling in for vacationing Jan Murray on Dollar A Second. Matt could probably fill a page with IGAS guest hosts, including Don McNeill, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer, and Henry Morgan.
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Jm J Bullock hosted an episode of Super Sloppy Double Dare which had Marc and Harvey playing against each other.
Marc filled in for Liza Koshy in the second half of a 2018 episode, when her laryngitis got out of hand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQhRbZbI2NA
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I remember Alf sub hosting for John Davidson on Hollywood Squares
Richard Kline subbed for Charles Nelson Reilly on Sweethearts
Sally Struthers filled in for Vicki Lawerence on daytime Win, Lose, Or Draw
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Shadoe Stevens also subbed for John Davidson on Hollywood Squares.
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Are we counting the Gsn mash up for April Fools 2003?
Todd Newton on Russian Roulette
Kennedy on Wintutiton
Mark L Wahlberg on Fof
Graham on Whammy
Summers on Cram
Then 4 of them played on Lingo for charity with Todd Newton doing the voice over
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Dagmar filling in for vacationing Jan Murray on Dollar A Second. Matt could probably fill a page with IGAS guest hosts, including Don McNeill, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer, and Henry Morgan.
Ralph Bellamy subbed for Garry Moore on IGAS, I believe it was a Memorial Day episode years ago. At the end of show, it was mentioned by Henry Morgan, that Bellamy was a last-minute replacement for Eric Severeid, who was going to host, but suddenly became ill
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Shadoe Stevens also subbed for John Davidson on Hollywood Squares.
Didn't Joan Rivers sub as well? I know Jm J. Bullock did!
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Jm J Bullock hosted an episode of Super Sloppy Double Dare which had Marc and Harvey playing against each other.
Marc filled in for Liza Koshy in the second half of a 2018 episode, when her laryngitis got out of hand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQhRbZbI2NA
Yes, thank you! That's probably my favorite episode of that whole version.
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Shadoe Stevens also subbed for John Davidson on Hollywood Squares.
Didn't Joan Rivers sub as well? I know Jm J. Bullock did!
I also wondered about that, and wanted to mention it, but wanted to wait until I confirmed it on YouTube.
Well, here you (and I) go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rmnEAcENhU
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It seemed like Tom Kennedy's stint on Password Plus+ was perhaps originally intended to be a temporary fill-in situation. I seem to remember in one of the early Kennedy episodes he mentioned that Allen was recovering and they hoped he'd be back soon. I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong about this, however.
On The All New Let's Make a Deal, Dean Goss filled in for Monty for a couple of deals as an audition of sorts.
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I believe early in the run, Rosie O Donnell subbed for Bergeron for a round or two on Squares.
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I remember Alf sub hosting for John Davidson on Hollywood Squares
I remember that. I thought Alf did a better job than John.
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Muffy Marracco guest hosted Gsn masterminds when Brooke was sick.
Jeopardy when Alex passed away and various guest hosts filled in.
Mclean Stevenson hosting Match Game, while Gene was in the panel.
Betty White hosting password while Allen played in 1975.
Mark Goodson TTTT 1990 when Alex Trebek was out.
Regis guest hosting daytime Millionaire for a week
Peter hosting the question round on Whammy.
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I believe early in the run, Rosie O Donnell subbed for Bergeron for a round or two on Squares.
She did. It was in the first couple weeks.
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Meredith had a few guest hosts on Millionaire about 20 years ago. Tom Bergeron, Al Roker, and Steve Harvey were a few. I might've forgotten some more.
Steady three guest hosts per season, one week each, from seasons 5-9.
Al Roker (3/5-3/9/2007)
Tom Bergeron (5/14-5/18/2007)
Tim Vincent (6/25-6/29/2007)
Dave Price (3/3-3/7/2008)
Billy Bush (4/21-4/25/2008)
Leeza Gibbons (6/23-6/27/2008)
Cat Deeley (2/16-2/20/2009)
Samantha Harris (5/11-5/15/2009)
Shaun Robinson (6/8-6/12/2009)
Regis Philbin (11/30-12/4/2009)
Steve Harvey (4/12-4/16/2010)
John Henson (5/10-5/14/2010)
Sherri Shepherd (3/14-3/18/2011)
Tim Gunn (4/18-4/22/2011)
D.L. Hughley (6/20-6/24/2011)
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Thanks Chelsea! More hosts than I remembered, and a few names I didn't realize or outright forgot.
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Jm J. Bullock hosted an episode of Double Dare when Marc and Harvey played as contestants.
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I'll also add Robert Q. Lewis, he filled in on Cullen era Price on NBC and ABC and also for Bud on TTTT. Arlene Francis took at turn filling in for Bill too.
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Dennis James Tpir Christmas 74
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Oh yes, Bill Cullen also filled in for Garry Moore on To Tell The Truth during its 1970s syndicated run,
And by sheer coincidence, one of those weeks is airing now on Buzzr.
Also, while not bona-fide substitute hosts, both Peggy Cass and Kitty Carlisle sat in Garry's seat for the first half of an episode -- usually because they knew the person in the segment.
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Oh yes, Bill Cullen also filled in for Garry Moore on To Tell The Truth during its 1970s syndicated run,
And by sheer coincidence, one of those weeks is airing now on Buzzr.
Also, while not bona-fide substitute hosts, both Peggy Cass and Kitty Carlisle sat in Garry's seat for the first half of an episode -- usually because they knew the person in the segment.
I think Orson Bean did once as well - something to do with a comic book artist that he knew?
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These were the sub hosts on What's My Line?
-Bennett Cerf
-Eammon Andrews
-Clifton Fadiman
On I've Got A Secret
-Steve Allen (in 1952, early in the show's run)
-Bill Goodwin (1953 summer replacement)
-Dennis O'Keefe (1954 summer replacement)
-Ralph Bellamy (1955)
-Don McNeill (1955 and 1956 summer replacement)
-Hal March (1957 summer replacement)
-Henry Morgan
-Bill Cullen
-Betsy Palmer
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According to both Wikipedia and a reference book I'm reading, Bob Crane did some sub hosting on Johnny Carson's Who Do You Trust?
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There was one time when Roger Tuttle filled in for Gene Rayburn on Dough Re Mi and it wasn't because Gene was on vacation....Gene overslept! He thought NBC News would preempt for coverage of the United Nations, that was his excuse.
https://books.google.com/books?id=D1JLAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA7&dq=rayburn+tuttle+overslept&article_id=7346,2192279&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqqTCodGNAxXbL0QIHd0RNdgQ6AF6BAgFEAM
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That same article describes Dennis James filling in on "Treasure Hunt" and we get a thorough description of how things could drag out in an episode.
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That same article describes Dennis James filling in on "Treasure Hunt" and we get a thorough description of how things could drag out in an episode.
It sounds as brimming with action as Seven Keys. I suppose Jan Murray treated it like You Bet Your Life or Who Do You Trust, especially since he owned the show.