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clemon79

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« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2008, 12:57:15 AM »
[quote name=\'fishbulb\' post=\'180838\' date=\'Mar 10 2008, 09:52 PM\']
Allen Ludden, Password[/quote]
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« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2008, 01:12:17 AM »
[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'180769\' date=\'Mar 10 2008, 04:02 PM\']
Is there a perfect example of a show whose host has a tendency to outshine the game itself?

Besides Uncle Bill's shows...
[/quote]Explain Blockbusters then.
Anyhow, I would have to concur with those who said Gene shined on MG.  

I'd also say Monty Hall on LMaD.  Very little game in "Which box do you want", but Monty manages to make it worth watching.
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« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2008, 01:49:18 PM »
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'180842\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 12:12 AM\'] [quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'180769\' date=\'Mar 10 2008, 04:02 PM\']
Is there a perfect example of a show whose host has a tendency to outshine the game itself?

Besides Uncle Bill's shows...
[/quote]Explain Blockbusters then.
 [/quote]

Well, you have these three people answering...oh, never mind.

 

Seriously, Blockbusters came closest to having a format equal to Bill's talents in the post-Price Is Right era. (Not counting his $25K Pyramid.)  Of course, most of Bill's hosting jobs after that came through Bob Stewart, and let's be honest, most of them other than Pyramid needed a little more than they had - Eye Guess wasn't much of a game, but it did have some humor and Bill really brought it out. Let's face it, he rode some pretty swaybacked horses.
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« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2008, 03:04:05 PM »
Richard Karn tried to steal the show to the point of being obnoxious about it. And he didn't succeed.
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« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2008, 03:10:19 PM »
[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'180907\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 02:04 PM\']
Richard Karn tried to steal the show to the point of being obnoxious about it. And he didn't succeed.
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Hence the new set.  The old one had his teeth marks all over it.
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« Reply #20 on: March 11, 2008, 06:18:08 PM »
My picks:

*Howie Mandel, Deal or No Deal -- He almost succeeds in  making it not look like a game of dumb-assed luck.

*Corbin Bernson, How Much Is Enough? -- Ditto.

*Kennedy, Friend or Foe -- Ditto.

*Anne Robinson on The Meanest Weirdest Weakst Link -- Face it, the game was really centered around her treating the contestants like $#!t. I could say the same of George Gray, but he leaves an even worse taste in my mouth than did Anne, so to hell with him.
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« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2008, 06:28:42 PM »
[quote name=\'TenPoundHammer\' post=\'180942\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 06:18 PM\']
*Anne Robinson on The Meanest Weirdest Weakst Link -- Face it, the game was really centered around her treating the contestants like $#!t.
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Watch an episode and you'll realize that insults were meant in humor, and even the contestants chuckled from time to time.

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I could say the same of George Gray, but he leaves an even worse taste in my mouth than did Anne, so to hell with him.
Wow. Not the opinion, but the last part of your statement. I actually disagree with you, considering Gray played the insults up for laughs even more.
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« Reply #22 on: March 11, 2008, 06:37:29 PM »
[quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'180909\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 12:10 PM\']
[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'180907\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 02:04 PM\']
Richard Karn tried to steal the show to the point of being obnoxious about it. And he didn't succeed.
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Hence the new set.  The old one had his teeth marks all over it.
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Even with a new week, Dale's run continues!
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« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2008, 06:48:59 PM »
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'180943\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 06:28 PM\']
Watch an episode and you'll realize that insults were meant in humor, and even the contestants chuckled from time to time. [/quote]

I sure wouldn't take any insult in humor, even if I knew it was in humor. Maybe it's because I was the target of about 8 bazillion (that's Numberwang!) insults while in school?

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'180943\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 06:28 PM\']
Wow. Not the opinion, but the last part of your statement. I actually disagree with you, considering Gray played the insults up for laughs even more.
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I was kidding about the "to hell with him" part. Seriously, though, I could tell that Gray played up for laughs even more than Robinson did -- and because of that, he came off to me as super-smug.
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« Reply #24 on: March 11, 2008, 07:27:54 PM »
[quote name=\'TenPoundHammer\' post=\'180945\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 03:48 PM\']
I sure wouldn't take any insult in humor, even if I knew it was in humor.[/quote]
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I was kidding about the "to hell with him" part.
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« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2008, 07:41:01 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'180959\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 07:27 PM\']Congratulations, TPH, your post is the lucky one selected for this World Premiere:

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Triple score for the polar bear and Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

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« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2008, 08:01:42 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'180959\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 07:27 PM\']
[quote name=\'TenPoundHammer\' post=\'180945\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 03:48 PM\']
I sure wouldn't take any insult in humor, even if I knew it was in humor.[/quote]
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I was kidding about the "to hell with him" part.
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I LOVE it!

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« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2008, 08:03:50 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'180959\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 07:27 PM\']
Congratulations, TPH, your post is the lucky one selected for this World Premiere:

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« Reply #28 on: March 11, 2008, 08:11:38 PM »
[quote name=\'TenPoundHammer\' post=\'180945\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 05:48 PM\']I sure wouldn't take any insult in humor, even if I knew it was in humor. Maybe it's because I was the target of about 8 bazillion (that's Numberwang!) insults while in school?[/quote]
As much as I love it, I'm getting just a *smidgen* tired of random Numberwang proclamations every time someone says a number.

I don't think you're a bad person, TPH, but I think you're trying way too hard to be funny/clever here. Don't worry too much about "fitting-in", just be yourself and you'll do fine.
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« Reply #29 on: March 11, 2008, 08:19:11 PM »
[quote name=\'JRaygor\' post=\'180974\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 05:11 PM\']
As much as I love it, I'm getting just a *smidgen* tired of random Numberwang proclamations every time someone says a number.[/quote]
This from the man with Numberwang in his signature? ;)
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