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We all know that many hosts only had one shot to host a show. Which ones, in your opinion, deserved another chance? And which ones rightfully only hosted one?
How about that Blake Emmons? :P
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[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 06:51 PM\']We all know that many hosts only had one shot to host a show. Which ones, in your opinion, deserved another chance? And which ones rightfully only hosted one?
How about that Blake Emmons? :P
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Patrick Wayne...goes w/out saying.
I think Ross Schafer was a great host for MG90. He did an extremely respectable job considering the shoes he was filling. He didn't host any other GS's, did he?
ITSBRY
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[quote name=\'ITSBRY\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 06:55 PM\']I think Ross Schafer was a great host for MG90. He did an extremely respectable job considering the shoes he was filling. He didn't host any other GS's, did he?
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#1: It's Shafer.
#2: Yes he did---"Love Me, Love Me Not".
I thought Lew Schneider and Michael Carrington were alright, considering what they were given.
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[quote name=\'Chief-O\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 07:00 PM\'][quote name=\'ITSBRY\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 06:55 PM\']I think Ross Schafer was a great host for MG90. He did an extremely respectable job considering the shoes he was filling. He didn't host any other GS's, did he?
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#1: It's Shafer.
#2: Yes he did---"Love Me, Love Me Not".
I thought Lew Schneider and Michael Carrington were alright, considering what they were given.
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And if you wanna be technical he hosts a bunch of corporate outing game shows to this day.
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Politics aside, I kinda liked Michael Reagan's hosting of Lingo. Mostly casual, but with a little excitement when needed. He'd have to have a similar type of show - like Joe Farago's Break The Bank.
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#1: It's Shafer.
#2: Yes he did---"Love Me, Love Me Not"
I recently got a signed pic from Ross, and I had mentioned Love Me, Love Me Not in the note I sent him. He obviously has a sense of humor about that show, as his inscription reads, "You should be ashamed of yourself for watching Love Me, Love Me Not! Ha Ha!!"
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Well, depending on whether or not you count Fox's celebrity spelling bee from a few years back, my vote goes to John O'Hurley.
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 08:17 PM\']Well, depending on whether or not you count Fox's celebrity spelling bee from a few years back, my vote goes to John O'Hurley.
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He also did a pilot for a show called Who Knew? in 1998 or 1999. It was a game similar to Balderdash, but with contestants trying to guess which celeb was giving the correct origin of a word or phrase.
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The best one shot host IMO was Hugh Downs, made for very comfortable viewing at home. Among latter day hosts, I would have liked to see Nick Clooney and Kevin O'Connell again, though I read Nick turned down any further game show offers.
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[quote name=\'FOXSportsFan\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 05:10 PM\']And if you wanna be technical he hosts a bunch of corporate outing game shows to this day.
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And Art James hosted that game show at the end of Mallrats.
Neither are television game shows.
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I'll take Ben Stein as the best one-shot.
For the worst, I've made my feelings known about RODEO DRIVE's host.
Doug
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 09:14 PM\']I'll take Ben Stein. ("Turn Ben Stein On" wasn't a game show.)
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The Comedy Central version wasn't...then there was the Playboy Channel version...
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 09:17 PM\'][quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 09:14 PM\']I'll take Ben Stein. ("Turn Ben Stein On" wasn't a game show.)
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The Comedy Central version wasn't...then there was the Playboy Channel version...
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Which you've only seen via tape trades. Is it getting warm in here? :)
Doug
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[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 06:51 PM\']How about that Blake Emmons?
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Ah, Blakey Poo. Poor man. Any of our Canadian friends know what that chap is up to these days?
To mention someone not mentioned, I really enjoyed Al DuBois. During Bumper Stumpers, I'd play the Al DuBois Drinking Game. Every time he said, "Good stuff", down went a Michelob.
For the sake of this poll, I trust non-televised pilots do not count, yes?
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I second my vote for Kevin O'Connell, though I haven't seen any of the pilots he did. On "Go," he was comfortable around the celebrities, while at the same time kept the game moving (and entertaining).
EDIT: Whoa, finally 200 posts after about two years...
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Ahmad Rashad....though after meeting him on the golf course last week, his good graces with me end on the stage...in person, he's a tool....
But check him out at the Ahmad Rashad Oral B Pulsar Celebrity Players Tour at the Mohegan Sun this weekend...that is , if he even shows....
OB GS : John O Hurley will be playing. He's a former game show host. And I'll be playing in the pro-am. I'm not a former game show host.
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I always thought Jim McKrell deserved another chance - he handled "Celebrity Sweepstakes" pretty well during its three-year run. OK, technically he did host another one ("Quiz Kids"), but I never saw it, and I don't think it was carried in very many markets.
For those who rightfuly only hosted one: I'd have to agree with Patrick Wayne. But I'd also add Richard Karn to that list - I still don't think he's a good fit to host a game show.
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Jul 19 2005, 07:51 AM\']I always thought Jim McKrell deserved another chance - he handled "Celebrity Sweepstakes" pretty well during its three-year run. OK, technically he did host another one ("Quiz Kids"), but I never saw it, and I don't think it was carried in very many markets.
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He also hosted the Game Game and Genesis:The Family Bible Game Show(a pilot or whatever that was aired on Easter Sunday 2000 on PAX), plus a few unsold pilots.
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Jul 19 2005, 07:51 AM\']I always thought Jim McKrell deserved another chance - he handled "Celebrity Sweepstakes" pretty well during its three-year run. OK, technically he did host another one ("Quiz Kids"), but I never saw it, and I don't think it was carried in very many markets.
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Not just technically, but officially. Jim also helmed The Game Game.
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Not just technically, but officially. Jim also helmed The Game Game.
Yeah...you're right. I even have a couple of episodes of it - I just forgot. But that game is kind of forgettable! He should have had another network shot *after* Sweepstakes.
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[quote name=\'Chief-O\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 07:00 PM\']I thought Lew Schneider and Michael Carrington were alright, considering what they were given.
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I liked Lew and what he brought to Make the Grade. Not the best comedian, he made the show watchable (I still stopped by it when it was on Nick Games and Sports). There's just something about the phrase "Reduce your fractions" that will always make me think of Lew. Pretty good for a guy who went on to win Emmys for "Everybody Loves Raymond" (as part of a team). And much better than Robb Edward Morris, IMO.
New Yorkers (and anyone online) can actually still hear MTG announcer Maria Milito on radio station Q104.3 from 9a-2p.
Carrington? Better than Skip Lackey.
And while on the subject of kids game shows, I think I'd put Larry Toffler on the list. He also seemed to do well with what was given him.
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[quote name=\'ITSBRY\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 06:55 PM\']I think Ross Schafer was a great host for MG90. He didn't host any other GS's, did he?[/quote]
He did twice host a game show "spoof" on an episode of BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY dealing with "Earth's Seasons" in 1993, and later in a ten-second spoof of LOVE CONNECTION on the same program in an episode about "Flowers". (or was it "Insects"?)
SHAFER IN LC SPOOF TALKING TO A LADY IN A BEE COSTUME: "You've been one busy little b...!". The spoof hilariously ended there. ;)
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I really liked Vicki Lawrence on "Win, Lose or Draw."
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[quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Jul 19 2005, 02:57 PM\'][quote name=\'ITSBRY\' date=\'Jul 18 2005, 06:55 PM\']I think Ross Schafer was a great host for MG90. He didn't host any other GS's, did he?[/quote]
He did twice host a game show "spoof" on an episode of BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY dealing with "Earth's Seasons" in 1993, and later in a ten-second spoof of LOVE CONNECTION on the same program in an episode about "Flowers". (or was it "Insects"?)
SHAFER IN LC SPOOF TALKING TO A LADY IN A BEE COSTUME: "You've been one busy little b...!". The spoof hilariously ended there. ;)
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Seeing how Shafer and Nye are Seattle institutions (or should be put in them) sorta makes sense he would do that.
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Jul 19 2005, 08:17 AM\']He should have had another network shot *after* Sweepstakes.
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Well, he did, sort of - he had a semi-regular role on Fame when it was on NBC.
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[quote name=\'That Don Guy\' date=\'Jul 19 2005, 09:15 PM\'][quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Jul 19 2005, 08:17 AM\']He should have had another network shot *after* Sweepstakes.
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Well, he did, sort of - he had a semi-regular role on Fame when it was on NBC.
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If we're going that route, we could point to Kevin O'Connell's tenure as a weathercaster, grabbing him national guest spots on The CBS Morning News and the weekend Today show. I'm not sure what else if anything Vicki Lawrence has done.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 19 2005, 10:15 PM\']I'm not sure what else if anything Vicki Lawrence has done.
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She had her own talk show. Lasted for either two or three seasons, IIRC.
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[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Jul 21 2005, 09:13 PM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 19 2005, 10:15 PM\']I'm not sure what else if anything Vicki Lawrence has done.
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She had her own talk show. Lasted for either two or three seasons, IIRC.
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I can't possibly give a Northwestern guy a "WHOOSH," can I? ;-P
(Of course, this coming from a guy who gets more air WHOOSHES than anyone.)
Doug
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[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Jul 21 2005, 09:13 PM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 19 2005, 10:15 PM\']I'm not sure what else if anything Vicki Lawrence has done.
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She had her own talk show. Lasted for either two or three seasons, IIRC.
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What was it called?
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 21 2005, 10:36 PM\']What was it called?
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Hopefully, I'm not missing a joke.
It was called "Vicki!"
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[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Jul 21 2005, 10:42 PM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 21 2005, 10:36 PM\']What was it called?
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Hopefully, I'm not missing a joke.
It was called "Vicki!"
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On this night of the full moon, my follow-up: Did she ever host another? What was it called?
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 01:51 AM\']On this night of the full moon, my follow-up: Did she ever host another? What was it called?
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Didn't she host some morning show on FOX c. 1996. I think they cancelled "After Breakfast" and gave her a show. This was a few years after "Vicki!"
ObGameShow: She had a game show week in 1993. I remember being disappointed that I missed the show.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 01:56 AM\']Didn't she host some morning show on FOX c. 1996. I think they cancelled "After Breakfast" and gave her a show. This was a few years after "Vicki!"
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She did... it was called "The Vicki Lawrence Show".
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 02:56 AM\']ObGameShow: She had a game show week in 1993. I remember being disappointed that I missed the show.
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Yes, she did. I remember that vividly (and should have taped it). She had Gene Rayburn on, and had a clip from MG with him reading a question, and flirting with Vicki.
Of course, being over a year until GSN's debut, that clip of MG was awesome to see as well, because (with another MG clip I had on tape from when Gene and others were on Sally in '89) that was all I had to go on.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 01:51 AM\'][quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Jul 21 2005, 10:42 PM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 21 2005, 10:36 PM\']What was it called?
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Hopefully, I'm not missing a joke.
It was called "Vicki!"
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On this night of the full moon, my follow-up: Did she ever host another? What was it called?
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Game show-wise, Vicki did at least two other pilots, Body Talk for Goodson in 1990(revamped Showoffs/Body Language) and Wait Till You Have Kids. The latter of course ended up airing on FAM in 1996-97. Vicki was announced as host in a press release IIRC, but Tom Parks ended up hosting the series.
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Vicki Plus! And a few years after that was Super Vicki!
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[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 10:56 AM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 02:51 AM\']On this night of the full moon, my follow-up: Did she ever host another? What was it called?[/quote]
Vicki Plus! And a few years after that was Super Vicki!
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Oh, yeah. I remember that one. Wasn't there a segment where Thelma Harper popped out of a "magic toaster"?
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 11:07 AM\'][quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 10:56 AM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 02:51 AM\']On this night of the full moon, my follow-up: Did she ever host another? What was it called?[/quote]
Vicki Plus! And a few years after that was Super Vicki!
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Oh, yeah. I remember that one. Wasn't there a segment where Thelma Harper popped out of a "magic toaster"?
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That was the night the lights went out in Georgia. That was the night they hung an innocent man. Don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer. Because the judge in the town has blood stains on his hands. You see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 11:40 AM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 11:07 AM\'][quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 10:56 AM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 22 2005, 02:51 AM\']On this night of the full moon, my follow-up: Did she ever host another? What was it called?[/quote]
Vicki Plus! And a few years after that was Super Vicki!
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Oh, yeah. I remember that one. Wasn't there a segment where Thelma Harper popped out of a "magic toaster"?
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That was the night the lights went out in Georgia. That was the night they hung an innocent man. Don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer. Because the judge in the town has blood stains on his hands. You see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun.
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Before Zach in chimes to make the correction, that happened during the mid-1970s version, which I believe was called Vicki All-Stars and the theme song was entitled Bicentennial Mama.
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What about Jimmy CeFalo from Trump Card from 1990-91?