Host-Isms

[TimK2003]

[quote name=\'WorldClassRob\' date=\'Dec 31 2003, 04:42 PM\'] Here's a few of them that probably may have not been mentioned:

Jack Barry:
"And a most cordial welcome to The Joker's Wild" (and other shows he has hosted)
"On our last show we crowned a new champion" [/quote]
 How about when Art Fleming went into commercial on J!:

"Please watch....Thank You".



Or some Family Feud Dawson-isms for bad answers:

"The dreaded _____________" or
"El __(answer)___ -o"


And from the Jim Lange Name That Tune files:

"Yowza".

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'curtking\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 09:26 AM\'] I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep."

The shopping years don't get no respect.

Curt [/quote]
 Probably because, as Chris said, that line wasn't part of Pat or Chuck's personal style, it was simply the scripted rules of the game that every host, including (I think) Benirshke, read at the top of the show.)

[Don Howard]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 06:49 PM\'] [quote name=\'curtking\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 09:26 AM\'] I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep."

The shopping years don't get no respect.

Curt [/quote]
Probably because, as Chris said, that line wasn't part of Pat or Chuck's personal style, it was simply the scripted rules of the game that every host, including (I think) Benirshke, read at the top of the show.) [/quote]
Yes. Exactly. The question calls for host-isms, not script-isms. The operative words are "uniquely theirs" as far as the verbage by the master of ceremonies. By the way, many of you have come up with some very good ones. Thanks.

[JCGames]

Art Fleming:

"Thank you my friends, thank you Don Pardo...."
"Well done!"
'No, sorry...."
'We'll be back to talk to our players after this message about a very fine product....please watch with us? Good."

[J.R.]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 06:49 PM\'] [quote name=\'curtking\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 09:26 AM\'] I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep."

The shopping years don't get no respect.

Curt [/quote]
Probably because, as Chris said, that line wasn't part of Pat or Chuck's personal style, it was simply the scripted rules of the game that every host, including (I think) Benirshke, read at the top of the show.) [/quote]
 Indeed he did say it ! By the way. It's spelled "Benirschke" : )

Some more Benirschke-isms:
"People don't want to know about me or watch us here"
"XXX in the bank"
"Hurry ! Hurry ! Hurry !"
(When a contestant stated that she's single) "This isn't The Dating Game, this is Wheel of Fortune !"
(When "Bankrupt" was hit 3-times-in-a-row) "In Hockey we call that a 'Hat Trick' I don't know what we call it on the Wheel of Fortune"
"And now the Wheel of Fortune voice, Mr. Charlie O'Donnel !"
"We time for another round, so lets get to it right away !"
"You pulled that out of left field"
"It is Phrase"
"When I first came out here, it was almost like being asked to kick a Field Goal without any pre-game warm-up with little experience I've had"

I could think of more, but I think that is sastifactory:
-Joe R.

[JMFabiano]

How could I have forgotten Dick Clark's "Two, four-fifty, five hundred dollars!"

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'JMFabiano\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 11:07 PM\'] How could I have forgotten Dick Clark's "Two, four-fifty, five hundred dollars!" [/quote]
Or the more common Extended Mix: "Two, four-fifty, five, six, seven hundred and fifty dollars, we'll be back!"

THAT...is a genuine Clark-ism.

[Tim L]

John Charles Daly on What's My Line (Exact verbiage varied from show to show)

"It is now time to meet Our Mystery Celebrity for which our friends on the panel are blindfolded. Blindfolds all in place panel?"  Panel murmurs in the affirmative.

"Mystery Challenger, enter and  sign in please!"

To the audience at the very end.."Thank you for being with us on What's My Line."


Tim Lones

[Track Man 876]

Pat Sajak:
"Watcha there right in front of you."
"Watch the board."

Louie Anderson:
"Ooooooohhhh."

Richard Dawson:
"You keep your title."
"Let's go!"

Bob Eubanks:
"See you next time, bye bye for now."

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'Track Man 876\' date=\'Jan 2 2004, 02:44 AM\'] Pat Sajak:
"Watcha there right in front of you."
"Watch the board."

Louie Anderson:
"Ooooooohhhh."

Richard Dawson:
"You keep your title."
"Let's go!"

Bob Eubanks:
"See you next time, bye bye for now." [/quote]
 Richard Karn:
If ___ is up there, you've stolen the points, drawn first blood.

[Robert Hutchinson]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 2 2004, 01:29 AM\'][quote name=\'JMFabiano\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 11:07 PM\'] How could I have forgotten Dick Clark's "Two, four-fifty, five hundred dollars!" [/quote]
Or the more common Extended Mix: "Two, four-fifty, five, six, seven hundred and fifty dollars, we'll be back!"

THAT...is a genuine Clark-ism. [/quote]
I still think the genuine Clark-ism here is: "Three, five, six . . . six-fifty, no, seven . . . how much is it?" and variations thereof.

Also, not common enough to be an -ism, but still in the same vein, on a $25K board with everything but the $50 won: "Three, five, seven-fifty, eight-fifty . . . one thousand? No, it can't be a thousand. Is it? It is? Huh."

[uncamark]

Speaking of Kennedy:

"Barump-bump."  (whenever sometime told a bad joke--supposedly on "NTT" and 60s "You Don't Say!", the drummer could provide that if he was paying attention).

And speaking of shows with live music and drummers who did lots of rim shots:

Monty Hall when a contestant was looking out at the audience:  "Honey, unless there's a better show out there, could you look straight at me?"  With variations.

And "Keep those signs away from Uncle Monty..."

[gameshowguy2000]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jan 2 2004, 01:50 AM\'] [quote name=\'Track Man 876\' date=\'Jan 2 2004, 02:44 AM\'] Pat Sajak:
"Watcha there right in front of you."
"Watch the board."

Louie Anderson:
"Ooooooohhhh."

Richard Dawson:
"You keep your title."
"Let's go!"

Bob Eubanks:
"See you next time, bye bye for now." [/quote]
Richard Karn:
If ___ is up there, you've stolen the points, drawn first blood. [/quote]
 Louie Anderson: If it's there, YOU get the points. If not, THEY get the points.

Richard Karn (One-strike triple round): If it's there, you've stolen the points...AND the game. But if it's not up there, there's NOT enough points for them to even steal.

[JCGames]

Didn't John Charles Daly also say "Good night, and a good tomorrow" or something similar?

[Jimmy Owen]

Richard Dawson: "Huckleberry Dillinger."  Bob and Ray: "Hang by your thumbs!" Maybe there should be a thread about malaprops. Here's one from Bill "Sonny" Fox: "Good evening and good welcome...I mean good evening and welcome."