I can't believe it's 25 years. . .

[BrandonFG]

/Matt Ottinger CAN fight the Temptation.
//Matt Ottinger took the Whammy's money.
///In Matt Ottinger's world, a "Daily Double" refers to his two fists.
////Matt Ottinger knows the significance of the red boxes.
/////In 1981, Matt Ottinger was Jack Barry's next choice for another game show. Not as a host, but as the bonus round enemy...however, contestants didn't want to risk such a lethal option, just to win some Z-Brick, a trip to Mexico, and a Chevrolet Chevette.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'173706\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 02:15 PM\']
//Originally, an event in American Gladiators was called '2 of the 100 Ways Matt Ottinger Can Kick Your Ass.'  Producers deemed the title too long and called it 'Breakthrough and Conquer.'[/quote]
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'173707\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 02:30 PM\']
/Matt Ottinger CAN fight the Temptation.
//Matt Ottinger took the Whammy's money.
///In Matt Ottinger's world, a "Daily Double" refers to his two fists.
////Matt Ottinger knows the significance of the red boxes.
[/quote]
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7118/25...ickwayneci6.jpg

You win. Both of you.

[tvwxman]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'173709\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 05:37 PM\']
[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'173706\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 02:15 PM\']
//Originally, an event in American Gladiators was called '2 of the 100 Ways Matt Ottinger Can Kick Your Ass.'  Producers deemed the title too long and called it 'Breakthrough and Conquer.'[/quote]
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'173707\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 02:30 PM\']
/Matt Ottinger CAN fight the Temptation.
//Matt Ottinger took the Whammy's money.
///In Matt Ottinger's world, a "Daily Double" refers to his two fists.
////Matt Ottinger knows the significance of the red boxes.
[/quote]
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7118/25...ickwayneci6.jpg

You win. Both of you.
[/quote]
Seconded. Lines of the Week awarded!

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'173709\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 05:37 PM\']
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7118/25...ickwayneci6.jpg

You win. Both of you.
[/quote]
A'thankyew, sir. :-)

[RobertSearcy]

\Matt Ottinger "gets it" (tm).
\\Not just plain ol' gets it.....REALLY gets it

[jalman]

I joined.  Mr. Ottinger gave me a Password Plus home game; it felt a piece of him was imparted unto me.

[SRIV94]

So I'm the 34th member of this group and the 30th member of the Michi-Matt Fanatical Society.

There must be a hidden meaning somewhere.

And only Matt O. knows.

[Scrabbleship]

[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'173734\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 07:45 PM\']
So I'm the 34th member of this group and the 30th member of the Michi-Matt Fanatical Society.

There must be a hidden meaning somewhere.

And only Matt O. knows.
[/quote]

Since this was mentioned, the group has tripled in size. Wow...just wow.

[Robert Hutchinson]

I'm 31--there aren't enough days in the month to contain Matt Ottinger.

(And this may be the weirdest topic derailment I've ever seen.)

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'Scrabbleship\' post=\'173735\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 08:08 PM\']Wow...just wow.[/quote]
That pretty much sums it up for me too.  Couple things by way of explanation:

Mike Knapp was an early QuizBusters player.  The references to "Don't step on the Q" gives that away.  In the early years of the show, we had a large letter Q on the floor of the set, made from some material that looked really good on camera but got dirty very easily.  So as the players and audience entered the studio, the floor director would constantly remind them not to step on the Q.  The winning team members at the end of each season got to have their picture taken standing on the Q, which turned out to be a remarkably big deal for many of them.  For at least the last decade or so, the logo on the floor is a lighting effect, so Knapp must have been old-school QB, raising the question of how long that page has been sitting there in the first place.

But hey, thanks for turning this into my favorite thread EVER.

[Joe Mello]

[quote name=\'Scrabbleship\' post=\'173735\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 08:08 PM\']Since this was mentioned, the group has tripled in size. Wow...just wow.[/quote]
I'll say.  All but 5 of the group's member have joined in the past 48 hours (which seems to be when Facebook notes group updates)

[Don Howard]

[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' post=\'173736\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 08:09 PM\']
(And this may be the weirdest topic derailment I've ever seen.)
[/quote]
Roger, is this the first time a topic derailment has happened as the result of the "From:" section of someone's profile information?
Jan 3rd is also the anniversary of Shoot For The Stars.

[tpirfan28]

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'173748\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 10:12 PM\']
[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' post=\'173736\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 08:09 PM\']
(And this may be the weirdest topic derailment I've ever seen.)
[/quote]
Roger, is this the first time a topic derailment has happened as the result of the "From:" section of someone's profile information?
[/quote]
(shrugs shoulders, mouths "probably once in 1982")

/the password is always "Matt Ottinger"

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' post=\'173736\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 05:09 PM\']
I'm 31--there aren't enough days in the month to contain Matt Ottinger.

(And this may be the weirdest topic derailment I've ever seen.)[/quote]True enough.

/Bob Stewart was actually generous with his prize budget until Matt came along.


[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'173738\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 05:31 PM\']But hey, thanks for turning this into my favorite thread EVER.[/quote]I actually tossed around in my head doing something like this for Bill Cullen (after all, it's not like he's going to complain or anything) but this development is much funnier.

//Matt once blinded an opponent by pointing his head at just the precise angle to the stage lights.

[dzinkin]

Matt doesn't need a $100 pocket.  He made one from his hair.