[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Sep 20 2005, 06:14 PM\']Gene Rayburn was very comfortable with the celebs, and was able to keep control of them.
Bert Convy and John Davidson were not--they let the stars override them.
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I disagree, as they say on the Squares. I think Convy was in his element with celebs around (not that he ever did a show without them). He didn't ride herd the way Rayburn did, but he was willing to be their foil. And I thought Davidson was adequate on Hollywood Squares--at least he helped give the show the energy the producers wanted. I wouldn't say he was as good as Marshall or Bergeron, but he wasn't Bowzer, either. And he did far better there than on his other attempts.
Jim Lange was terrible with celebrities on Bullseye, but then I'm not wild about him with the civilians, either. He just seemed like a big nerd.
Gordon Elliott was terrific with the panel on TTTT, much better than Bud Collyer, even.