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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: johnnya2k3 on January 31, 2004, 05:19:50 AM
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The hit MTV show "Newlyweds" has proven without a doubt that Jessica Simpson may be easy on the eyes, but is as dumb as a tree!
So what if Jessica went on Jeopardy, Millionaire, or even TPIR? TPIR is known for having the most stupidest contestants on any game show, and Jess might fit the bill. Imagine how interesting Three Strikes or Golden Road can be with her!
Oh, by the way...GO PANTHERS!!!!!!! UPSET THOSE PATS!!!
Jonathan Allen
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Yes, she may be "dumb". However, she has money...tons of money...and a handsome husband...who has even more money...
Money will not be a solution about her "dumbness", but she can sell her records to the dumb public...
Charles
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If they ever bring back "Celebrity Sweepstakes," Jessica would be a fine replacement for Carol Wayne.
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I get the impression that Simpson isn't "dumb", she's just not very knowledgeable. In other words, she probably wouldn't know many of the answers on Jeopardy or Millionaire, but she wouldn't completely screw up a simple TPIR game, for example. She's lived in a world where it hasn't been important for her to learn facts, and I doubt she's had much formal schooling. On the other hand, she's smart enough about the "dumb" reputation she has to milk it all the way to the bank. Most people who are TRULY dumb don't KNOW that they're dumb.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 31 2004, 10:08 AM\'] I get the impression that Simpson isn't "dumb", she's just not very knowledgeable. [/quote]
Point taken, Matt, but I think at some point "not knowledgeable" does cross over into "dumb." Like, say, thinking that Chicken of the Sea is chicken. OTOH, that's just the kind of thinking that would keep her from screwing up J! category like STARTS WITH "S" by responding with something that doesn't start with "s."
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Why does Match Game seat #4 come to mind??
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Besides, she just ACTS dumb on Newlyweds. She is actually some what intelligent in real life, and could do respectable on a game show.
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[quote name=\'johnnya2k3\' date=\'Jan 31 2004, 03:19 AM\'] So what if Jessica went on Jeopardy, Millionaire, or even TPIR? TPIR is known for having the most stupidest contestants on any game show, [/quote]
Just a little hint: When you are belittling someone else's intelligence, try to avoid using phrases like "most stupidest".
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[quote name=\'76GMC\' date=\'Jan 31 2004, 11:38 AM\'] Why does Match Game seat #4 come to mind?? [/quote]
I was going to say #6 (think Patti Deutsch).
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[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' date=\'Jan 31 2004, 04:28 PM\'] [quote name=\'76GMC\' date=\'Jan 31 2004, 11:38 AM\'] Why does Match Game seat #4 come to mind?? [/quote]
I was going to say #6 (think Patti Deutsch). [/quote]
Yes, but Fannie Flagg, Marcia Wallace and Betty White were very good MG players and all occupied seat #6 quite often.
Doug
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Yes, but Fannie Flagg, Marcia Wallace and Betty White were very good MG players and all occupied seat #6 quite often.
...while seat #4 was frequently filled by Betty Kennedy, the Landers sisters, Trish Stewart, Rona Barrett, et al...that was more the guest chair, or as some might call it, "the 4th chair bimbo seat".
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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If seat #4 is the 4th chair bimbo seat, I would prefer seat #6 the 2nd chair "dumb-dumb" seat.
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[quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'Jan 31 2004, 01:25 PM\'] Besides, she just ACTS dumb on Newlyweds. She is actually some what intelligent in real life [/quote]
Um, I would tend to disagree. (Although I think she's smokin' hot and her stupidity doesn't bother me!) :-P
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I agree that alot of is an act and she would probs do fine on TPiR but she is Seat 4 material for sure, blonde, busty and mentally rusty.
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[quote name=\'Starkman\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 01:03 PM\'] I agree that alot of is an act and she would probs do fine on TPiR but she is Seat 4 material for sure, blonde, busty and mentally rusty. [/quote]
I truly don't understand how people are quick to call her stupid when one, they say things like "most stupidest," and two, they can't spell or use correct punctuation for the life of them.
Brandon Brooks
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[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 05:49 AM\']If seat #4 is the 4th chair bimbo seat, I would prefer seat #6 the 2nd chair "dumb-dumb" seat.[/quote]
Betty White and Fannie Flagg are dum-dums?
The things you learn here...
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Feb 3 2004, 07:13 PM\'][quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 05:49 AM\']If seat #4 is the 4th chair bimbo seat, I would prefer seat #6 the 2nd chair "dumb-dumb" seat.[/quote]
Betty White and Fannie Flagg are dum-dums?
The things you learn here...[/quote]
It is educational, isn't it? I also had no idea that women like Arlene Francis, Mary Wickes and Bonnie Franklin were considered bimbos since they occasionally occupied the 4th chair.
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...while seat #4 was frequently filled by Betty Kennedy, the Landers sisters, Trish Stewart, Rona Barrett, et al...that was more the guest chair, or as some might call it, "the 4th chair bimbo seat".
Then how do you explain the likes of Lee Meriwether, Arlene Francis (who should have also been in the 6th chair on some occasions), Julie London, Isabel Sanford, Esther Rolle, or even Ethel Merman occupying the 4th chair from time to time?
Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Kit Dougherty of the Big Board!'
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I always thought being in the 6th seat meant you were a semi-regular, or at least not a NKOTB.
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I liked it when they changed things around a bit (which wasn't very often on "Match Game"), but I remember one time around 1976 where Joyce Bulafont sat in the fourth seat and Mary Wickes sat in the sixth. Joyce even said to Gene "I've moved closer". The next time Joyce and Mary were on together, Mary was back in the fourth seat and Joyce in her usual sixth seat.
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If they ever bring back "Celebrity Sweepstakes," Jessica would be a fine replacement for Carol Wayne.
One thing that struck me about Carol Wayne is that she seemed to be very smart. She usually only missed one or two questions per show.
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Then how do you explain the likes of Lee Meriwether, Arlene Francis (who should have also been in the 6th chair on some occasions), Julie London, Isabel Sanford, Esther Rolle, or even Ethel Merman occupying the 4th chair from time to time?
I said "frequently"...yes, there were plenty of guests in the 4th chair who played well and would return occasionally thereafter.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Feb 4 2004, 11:41 AM\']
Then how do you explain the likes of Lee Meriwether, Arlene Francis (who should have also been in the 6th chair on some occasions), Julie London, Isabel Sanford, Esther Rolle, or even Ethel Merman occupying the 4th chair from time to time?
I said "frequently"...yes, there were plenty of guests in the 4th chair who played well and would return occasionally thereafter.
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Semi-regulars almost always sat in the 6th seat that were guaranteed for a good laugh. Joyce Bulifant, Betty White, Fannie Flagg, Patti Deutsch were the most frequent. But Marcia Wallace and Mary Wickes could also deliver if needed.
The 4th seat wasn't a guaranteed laugh seat, seemingly, and as a result, usually went to the newest player (NKOTB). It seems as if they went for a crescendo of laughs as they went through each tier.
One thing that struck me about Carol Wayne is that she seemed to be very smart. She usually only missed one or two questions per show.
The first few months she was on, she'd get long odds, but then produce the right answers; as time went on, the audience took that into consideration and gave her better odds.
Jim MacKrell told me she was actually pretty bright, and would usually be in her dressing room reading between shows.