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Certain hosts if given emcee assignments on particular shows would quite likely be absolutely awful. Such an example would be John Davidson hosting Jeopardy!. What such hypothetical examples come to your mind?
I know it's tempting to make a list of five or ten or twenty or more, but please do thy utmost to limit your choice to just one.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Mar 21 2005, 03:11 PM\']Certain hosts if given emcee assignments on particular shows would quite likely be absolutely awful. Such an example would be John Davidson hosting Jeopardy!. What such hypothetical examples come to your mind?
I know it's tempting to make a list of five or ten or twenty or more, but please do thy utmost to limit your choice to just one.
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Of course, Davidson did host Pyramid.
How about Allen Ludden hosting The New Treasure Hunt?
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Bill Cullen hosting Everything Goes.
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Bert Parks hosting Password
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[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Mar 21 2005, 02:37 PM\']Bill Cullen hosting Everything Goes.
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Dang, beat me to using Cullen. I was going to suggest him for GONG.
Doug -- and the countdown to 1100 continues
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"And here's the host of Card Sharks....Fred Allen!"
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Jim Caldwell hosting Split Second. The lack of red boxes would confuse Jimmy.
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Gene Rayburn for Jeopardy.
Patrick Wayne for...ok, you get the idea.
Pat O'Brien for...*gets pelted with bricks*
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Donny Osmond hosting Pyramid.
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Art Fleming hosting "Friend or Foe."
Oh, I'm sooo sorry, he chose "foe!"
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Dennis James and The Price is Right.
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John Charles Patrick Crohan Daly and "Super Sloppy Double Dare."
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Richard Karn on Jeopardy.
"It's time for Double Jeopardy!, and I'm feeling kinda randy...I think it's time to DOUBLE THOSE DOLLARS!!! Do I make you horny baby, do I?"
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Mar 21 2005, 07:08 PM\']"It's time for Double Jeopardy!, and I'm feeling kinda randy...I think it's time to DOUBLE THOSE DOLLARS!!! Do I make you horny baby, do I?"
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What do you think, kids? Line of the day?
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Heehee . . . "If you get this Daily Double, you'll have taken the lead, and first blood, but if not, the other players will be in a better position . . . let's see . . . Iceland? What is Iceland?" *ding*
Regis Philbin and Whew!
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I can just visualize Pat Sajak hosting Super Millionaire. YUCK!
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I'd have a little trouble picturing Alex Trebek on The Price is Right... although he would feel at home with Dice Game.
How about.... Win Chris Wilde's Money?
Actually, Chris might do well in the Jimmy Kimmel role, if he doesn't try to dominate Ben.
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I've mentioned this before, but how about Bob Barker hosting Infatuation! Or Dick Clark presiding over That's Amoré! And I just thought of another: Just Men with your hostess, Dorothy Kilgallen! (Wait a minute, that's not a mismatch after all!)
Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Sarah Purcell of the Big Board!'
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"Welcome to High School Math Showdown. Your host is Dick Clark!"
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 22 2005, 11:35 AM\']"Welcome to High School Math Showdown. Your host is Dick Clark!"
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ROFL Somewhat on the same subject:
Rich: And here's the host of The Price is Right...Jim Caldwell!
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[during Lucky Seven]
Contestant: Three, Jim.
Jim: He says three, let's hope there's not a dragon there?
[door reveals a 6]
Jim: That will be two dollars...what's that, Roger? OK, we'll take a break at this crucial moment.
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[before the next One-Bid]
Jim: It's time for our next contestant. Introduce us to her, Rich!
Rich: David Zinkin, come on down! ...
[after David comes on down, blushing]
Jim: You're not a her. You're a him. This is the first time I've ever made this mistake, isn't it?
"Fingers", from offstage: Actually, that's the second time this taping!
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[before Side by Side]
This red box is important. I'll explain about the red box when I come to it.
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[during the second Showcase Showdown]
Jim: After careful analys, David has decided to spin again. Sixty cents plus...
[wheel lands on 40]
Jim: YOU GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
[Jason switches to Yogi Bear on Boomerang]
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Bob Eubanks and any celebrity show, since he proved himself to be rather ill-at-ease in that role w/his work on Rhyme & Reason and All-Star Secrets.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Mar 22 2005, 07:09 PM\']Bob Eubanks and any celebrity show, since he proved himself to be rather ill-at-ease in that role w/his work on Rhyme & Reason and All-Star Secrets.
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A little ironic, in that Eubanks' production company produced ALL-STAR SECRETS, IIRC. You'd think that if he were really ill at-ease in working with celebs that he might've ceded the hosting chores to someone else (not quite what you're saying, I realize, but somethnig to ponder).
Doug -- and the countdown to 1100 continues
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Joe Garagiola hosting "Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak" and Bruce Forsyth hosting "Joe Garagiola's Memory Game."
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Mar 22 2005, 11:38 PM\'][quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Mar 22 2005, 07:09 PM\']Bob Eubanks and any celebrity show, since he proved himself to be rather ill-at-ease in that role w/his work on Rhyme & Reason and All-Star Secrets.
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A little ironic, in that Eubanks' production company produced ALL-STAR SECRETS, IIRC. You'd think that if he were really ill at-ease in working with celebs that he might've ceded the hosting chores to someone else (not quite what you're saying, I realize, but somethnig to ponder).
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Last night I was on TV Ark and noted that the Brits got it right in terms of a host for their version of "All-Star Secrets": Michael Parkinson, who's been interviewing celebs on TV for decades. (His show has aired off and on on BBCA--more off now that his show has moved back to ITV.) Of course, he may've been a little off on the game mechanics, but at least he could interact with the panel (I don't remember--did he host "Give Us a Clue" at one time, or was that always Michael Aspel?)