That's what comedians do, they try to make things funny. When you have a comedian hosting a game show, he is going to try to make it funny.
Making it funny by driving away (potential) sponsors? Back on , he did his little "smash the stuff" routine in Hi-Lo and did so to a sponsored product (a Gorton's item).
But who outside of the members of this board, Golden-Road.net, the staff of the show, the network, and people who work in the industry are going to realize that? That's the thing.
Viewers don't care. It's as simple as that, no more no less. They might notice when games are hard or when something goes wrong technically, but that's it. They don't care that the show they tune into occasionally when they're off of work, might have just lost a sponsor because Drew made them laugh.
Sad, I know, but devastatingly true.
I'll never forget the time Bob Barker grabbed a copy of the 1st EOTVGS they were giving away, threw it on the floor and kicked it across the studio--just because his picture was not on the cover. Why would an advertiser supply a prize if it's gonna be trashed?
So they can put a sticker on the 2nd Edition that says "Kicked By Bob Barker!"
I'll never forget the time Bob Barker grabbed a copy of the 1st EOTVGS they were giving away, threw it on the floor and kicked it across the studio--just because his picture was not on the cover. Why would an advertiser supply a prize if it's gonna be trashed?
At least there was a somewhat logical reason for Barker to be doing that, as opposed to Drew just smashing a container of yogurt because he thinks it's more interesting than playing Hi Lo.
I'm sure Bob would've been okay with that same reasoning had Drew done it with his book when he was on the show.
/"Hey Bob! Go long!"
