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During the many periodic 'game show booms,' it may have been easy to confuse one host with another; particularly if one or more hosts had the same first name. For example.....
In the '50s, there were plenty of Jacks (Bailey, Barry, Narz, Smith); several Johns/Johnnys (Daly, Carson, Gilbert, King); and about three Bills (Cullen, Leyden, Wendell).
The '60s had several Bobs/Roberts (Barker, Kennedy, Clayton, Eubanks, joined in the next decade by Van and Hilton).
You had an abundance of Jims in the '70s (Lange, McKrell, Peck, Perry) and at the same time there were some fellas named Richard/Dick (Clark, Dawson, Enberg, Martin).
In the '80s and mostly the '90s, we saw more than one host either named Pat (Sajak, Bullard, Finn, Wayne); or Chris (Hardwick, Harrison, Jagger).
So, think about all this the next time someone asks you something like, "Wasn't it Jack BAILEY who hosted Juvenile Jury?"
Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Lisa Donovan of the Big Board!'
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So what you're saying is that a lot of people who hosted game shows had common first names.
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[quote name=\'Winkfan\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 12:15 AM\']So, think about all this the next time someone asks you something like, "Wasn't it Jack BAILEY who hosted Juvenile Jury?"
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No, I'll tell them what I usually tell them, which is unprintable in this forum, like when they insist Robby The Robot was the robot on Lost In Space.
Violence will commence when I hear, The Joker's Wild? Yeah, that's the show about definitions.
I have yet to learn that someone's confused Blake Emmons with Blake Pickett.
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Well, I guess if you can confuse Buzz Aldrin with Buzz Lucan...
How about the eleventy billion people who confuse Chris Lemon and Chris Clementson?
Hey, this thread is bound to go off topic eventually. Why fight it?
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Another question that could be asked is "What is the most common name for a game show host?" Were there more Bobs, Jims or Dicks?
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Get rid of the interloper! I want George Michael anchoring Sports Machine solo.
While we're on the subject with people with the same name, he's been solo ever since he left Wham! Nowadays, the only solos he can perform are in park restrooms.
I am gonna go to Hell when I die...I am gonna go to...
Before someone notices, it's a JOKE.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 01:10 AM\']Another question that could be asked is "What is the most common name for a game show host?" Were there more Bobs, Jims or Dicks?
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Based on the list posted, I'll go with more Bobs.
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And another "famous" John joined THIS decade.... O'Hurley.
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[quote name=\'Winkfan\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 12:15 AM\']During the many periodic 'game show booms,' it may have been easy to confuse one host with another; particularly if one or more hosts had the same first name. For example.....
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Ah, but there's only one Wink!
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The 80s also had a mini-resurgence of Bills: the ending of the Cullen era and pretty much the only Rafferty era.
What about initials? I seem to see BC as the most commonly used initials for hosts and recurring panelists (first and last names, unless middle names were commonly used, like John Charles Daly): Bill Cullen, Bud Collyer, Bert Convy, and Bennett Cerf.
And fostergray82: someone else watches "Conan O'Brien", I see. :-)
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I'm hoping we get a run of Blakes in the future. We should have more than Emmons and Pickett.
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In the '90s, there happened to be 5 Bob's(Barker, Bergen, Eubanks, Goen, Saget), and there were 2 David's(Ruprecht and Sidoni).
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[quote name=\'irismason42\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 12:18 PM\']Saget
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Saget was on "Full House" not "Fun House".
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[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 12:43 PM\'][quote name=\'irismason42\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 12:18 PM\']Saget
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Sagedt was on "Full House" not "Fun House".
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Maybe it's referencing "America's Funniest Home Videos".
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[quote name=\'Queen of Nerdocrombesia\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 12:45 PM\']Maybe it's referencing "America's Funniest Home Videos".
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Anyone want to take a shot at explaining how America's Funniest Nutshots is a game show?
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Yes, it's a stretch, but people "vying" (through their submitted videos) for a cash prize.
Other than that, I guess it's dry. I was trying to support irismason's claim in that post.
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[quote name=\'Queen of Nerdocrombesia\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 12:57 PM\']Yes, it's a stretch, but people "vying" (through their submitted videos) for a cash prize.
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I submit a postcard to KSEX in Hawaii for a free back massage at the Paris Hilton. They draw a card. That's a gameshow then, right?
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I said it was a stretch, right?
Okay, okay. White flag. K?
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[quote name=\'Queen of Nerdocrombesia\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 10:57 AM\']Yes, it's a stretch, but people "vying" (through their submitted videos) for a cash prize.
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Contest? Yes. Game show? No. (Not that you disagree with me, I just always seem to piss at least one person off when I say that, so I thought I'd say it again. :)
Other than that, I guess it's dry. I was trying to support irismason's claim in that post.
With time, you'll learn not to do that. :)
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I see. :-)
And I don't disagree.
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[quote name=\'irismason42\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 12:18 PM\']In the '90s, there happened to be 5 Bob's(Barker, Bergen, Eubanks, Goen, Saget), and there were 2 David's(Ruprecht and Sidoni).
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How many named Luca were there? I only want Iris to answer.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 01:10 PM\']How many named Luca were there? I only want Iris to answer.
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And does Luca still live on the second floor? :) (Yes, I know the name was spelled differently.)
Collective groan on the count of three. . .1, 2, 3.
Now don't you feel better? :)
Doug -- and the countdown to 1300 continues (although maybe it doesn't deserve to)
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Jul 2 2005, 02:45 PM\']And does Luca still live on the second floor? :) (Yes, I know the name was spelled differently.)
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Yes, I think I've seen her before. :)
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jul 1 2005, 12:10 AM\']
Get rid of the interloper! I want George Michael anchoring Sports Machine solo.
While we're on the subject with people with the same name, he's been solo ever since he left Wham! Nowadays, the only solos he can perform are in park restrooms.
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Don't wake me up before you go-go.