Author Topic: Wheel of Fortune ETHS. Next Sunday at 8. (Read 24767 times)

clemon79 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 19, 2005, 12:28:33 PM »

[quote name=\'whewfan\' date=\'Jan 19 2005, 08:19 AM\']I would dare say that Amazing Jonathan was an obscurity when Merv hired him to host Ruckus. (clears throat)
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As a television personality? Sure. I was certainly familiar with his act as a magician/comedian well before Ruckus, though.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #31 on:** January 19, 2005, 12:33:12 PM »

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Jan 19 2005, 12:11 PM\']E!'s description:
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I only got eight out of ten on the quiz. BTW, "a number of shaky starts" suggests that we might get clips from the pilots. It would be very, very easy for them to find some hilariously bad moments from them!

BrandonFG · « **Reply #32 on:** January 19, 2005, 01:07:47 PM »

Regarding one question on the quiz. I find that interesting, but wonder if they could've found an alternative method, esp. since J! used pull-cards for the previous 11 years. Either that or a Ferranti-style board.

Oh yeah and 8-2 on the quiz.

SRIV94 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 19, 2005, 01:19:28 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jan 19 2005, 12:07 PM\']Oh yeah and 8-2 on the quiz.

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I only got 7, but, hey--at least I got a trip to Hawaii!

Oh, I don't really get to go? :-(

Doug

OntarioQuizzer · « **Reply #34 on:** January 19, 2005, 02:51:08 PM »

[quote name=\'Tim L\' date=\'Jan 19 2005, 11:53 AM\']Not so much a matter of being unknown..Woolery at least had a few TV appearances before WOF..and Trebek was already known as a Game Show Host in Canada brfore Wizard of Odds.

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Which brings up an interesting question:

Should you call a high school quiz bowl a game show?

gsgalaxy82 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 19, 2005, 02:51:40 PM »

Didn't the Shopper's Bazaar pilot actually use something similiar to the pull card method used on Jeopardy? I heard it mentioned on here last year sometime.

David

TimK2003 · « **Reply #36 on:** January 19, 2005, 08:40:26 PM »

[quote name=\'whewfan\' date=\'Jan 19 2005, 10:19 AM\']Not many people knew who Chuck Woolery was either when he was hired to do Wheel.

I would dare say that Amazing Jonathan was an obscurity when Merv hired him to host Ruckus. (clears throat)

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Was Art Fleming that well known before he was picked to the original J!? The only thing I know about him pre-J! is that he was once a radio air talent in Akron, OH.

calliaume · « **Reply #37 on:** January 19, 2005, 09:07:46 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 19 2005, 09:50 AM\']And the only specific thing he has to say about any of his traditional games is that he got to keep some of his wardrobe from Baffle.

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Man -- he got hosed. When will he ever need those sport jackets again?

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Was Art Fleming that well known before he was picked to the original J!? The only thing I know about him pre-J! is that he was once a radio air talent in Akron, OH.

He did two TV series as an actor; both were probably syndicated (which means even less people saw them than would watch a syndicated drama now). Merv (or his wife, can't remember which) spotted him doing WNBC's late news.

Stevek83 · « **Reply #38 on:** January 19, 2005, 09:07:58 PM »

I got 4 right and I won 6,000....eh points. But one question was How long did Chuck Woolery host Wheel. Didn't he host it for 6 years, not 7?

MikeK · « **Reply #39 on:** January 19, 2005, 09:14:28 PM »

[quote name=\'Stevek83\' date=\'Jan 19 2005, 09:07 PM\']I got 4 right and I won 6,000....eh points. But one question was How long did Chuck Woolery host Wheel. Didn't he host it for 6 years, not 7?
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Started 1/75, finished 12/81. It's close enough to 7 years.

Stevek83 · « **Reply #40 on:** January 19, 2005, 09:19:19 PM »

[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Jan 19 2005, 09:14 PM\'][quote name=\'Stevek83\' date=\'Jan 19 2005, 09:07 PM\']I got 4 right and I won 6,000....eh points. But one question was How long did Chuck Woolery host Wheel. Didn't he host it for 6 years, not 7?
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Started 1/75, finished 12/81. It's close enough to 7 years.

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Ahhh Okay. I thought Wheel debuted in Sept.

Thanks

Pyramid80 · « **Reply #41 on:** January 23, 2005, 12:03:37 PM »

Just a reminder to everyone that this airs tonight!

byrd62 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 23, 2005, 09:54:15 PM »

Nice to see Chuck and Susie, among many others, appear on E!THS, as well as the woman who almost got Vanna's job, Vicki McCarty Iovine. I Googled and found out that, yes, Vicki's husband is record producer and executive, Jimmy Iovine.

sshuffield70 · « **Reply #43 on:** January 23, 2005, 10:34:59 PM »

[quote name=\'byrd62\' date=\'Jan 23 2005, 08:54 PM\']Nice to see Chuck and Susie, among many others, appear on E!THS, as well as the woman who almost got Vanna's job, Vicki McCarty Iovine. I Googled and found out that, yes, Vicki's husband is record producer and executive, Jimmy Iovine.

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Not to mention.....say it with me.....ANOTHER PLAYBOY PLAYMATE......

ObGS: "Price" is notorious for Playmates starting with the Queen Playmate.

catnap1972 · « **Reply #44 on:** January 23, 2005, 10:46:29 PM »

Looks like the 1st episode (among some others) still exists.

Author Topic: Wheel of Fortune ETHS. Next Sunday at 8. (Read 24767 times)

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