[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'139405\' date=\'Dec 3 2006, 01:07 AM\']
[quote name=\'Gromit\' post=\'139402\' date=\'Dec 3 2006, 01:59 AM\']
Which shows were Cullen regularly hosting, and simultaneously a contracted regular panelist on?[/quote]
Cullen hosted a number of shows (from
The Price is Right to
Eye Guess and then some) while he was a regular panelist on
I've Got a Secret, and plenty more (
Three on a Match,
The $25,000 Pyramid to name only two) during his years as a regular on the 1970s version of
To Tell the Truth.[/quote]
The specific example of why Richard Dawson is no Bill Cullen would be your first one. Like Richard, Bill was popular in game show circles but not a household name when he started on
I've Got A Secret. Like Richard, a few years after toiling on a G-T panel, G-T rewarded Bill with his own show that became a smash hit and made him a huge star. And that's where the similarities end, because Bill continued on IGAS showing all the enthusiasm he ever had while both shows continued to perform well for years.
And Gromit,
here's a look at a timeline I drew up that shows just how many different series Bill hosted while serving as a regular panelist on both IGAS and TTTT.