Author Topic: There goes the last substitute host (Read 1789 times)

DrBear · « **on:** February 05, 2004, 07:09:48 PM »

A follow on the "Barker has the flu" thread and whether there could be a substitute...

Has there been a one-off sub host since Mark Goodson in 1990 filled in for Alex Trebek on TTTT?

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2004, 07:21:49 PM »

Peter Marshall would qualify though it was more of a switch-off.

zachhoran · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2004, 07:28:02 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Feb 5 2004, 07:21 PM\'] Peter Marshall would qualify though it was more of a switch-off. [/quote]
Pat and Alex switching WOF and J! roles on 4/1/97 qualifies in that regard, as does ROsie O switching with Tom B. on part of one first season episode of the current Squares. Ditto for the APril FOols 2003 host switchings for the GSN shows.

zachhoran · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2004, 07:30:15 PM »

[quote name=\'DrBear\' date=\'Feb 5 2004, 07:09 PM\'] A follow on the "Barker has the flu" thread and whether there could be a substitute...

Has there been a one-off sub host since Mark Goodson in 1990 filled in for Alex Trebek on TTTT? [/quote]
I think that time in February 1991 was the last sub host seen on a game show.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2004, 07:35:22 PM »

[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Feb 5 2004, 07:30 PM\'] [quote name=\'DrBear\' date=\'Feb 5 2004, 07:09 PM\'] A follow on the "Barker has the flu" thread and whether there could be a substitute...

Has there been a one-off sub host since Mark Goodson in 1990 filled in for Alex Trebek on TTTT? [/quote]
I think that time in February 1991 was the last sub host seen on a game show. [/quote]
The Wednesday (I think) of the last week of TTTT, Alex mentions that Lynn Swann will fill in on the next show and then Alex will return on the Friday show. This, I presume, was done to run off a show that was already in the can but not aired during Lynn's tenure.