Is this Johnny Gilbert's final season?

[Winkfan]

You know, as much as I adore the man, I fear that 2008-09 may be the FINAL season for Johnny Gilbert to be announcing Jeopardy! I actually thought last season was the final one for him. Let's face it, even a man of his stature may be forced to call it a career sometime.

Do you agree with this? And if it DOES happen, who should replace him? The smart money would be on Randy West or John Cramer (Burton might be busy next season if Family Feud does get renewed). Paul Boland seems like a good choice as well.

Cordially,
Tammy

P.S. Actually, nothing about this IS official, it's just a hunch that I have.....

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'Winkfan\' post=\'205466\' date=\'Jan 4 2009, 04:21 PM\']Do you agree with this? [/quote]Nope.

[Dbacksfan12]

[quote name=\'Winkfan\' post=\'205466\' date=\'Jan 4 2009, 07:21 PM\']
You know, as much as I adore the man, I fear that 2008-09 may be the FINAL season for Johnny Gilbert to be announcing Jeopardy! [/quote]What makes you think this?

[Don Howard]

Don Pardo. Wait. He's older. And SNL's about to can his ass anyway. Or was that 1981?

[PYLdude]

[quote name=\'Winkfan\' post=\'205466\' date=\'Jan 4 2009, 07:21 PM\']
Paul Boland seems like a good choice as well.
[/quote]

Why?

[Don Howard]

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'205476\' date=\'Jan 4 2009, 09:01 PM\']
[quote name=\'Winkfan\' post=\'205466\' date=\'Jan 4 2009, 07:21 PM\']
Paul Boland seems like a good choice as well.
[/quote]
Why?
[/quote]
He'll work cheap.

[PYLdude]

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'205477\' date=\'Jan 4 2009, 09:02 PM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'205476\' date=\'Jan 4 2009, 09:01 PM\']
[quote name=\'Winkfan\' post=\'205466\' date=\'Jan 4 2009, 07:21 PM\']
Paul Boland seems like a good choice as well.
[/quote]
Why?
[/quote]
He'll work cheap.
[/quote]

True. All you gotta do is pay him in Red Bull.

[gsgalaxy82]

Though I don't think this is Johnny's final season, I've always said that the guy who should replace him is Randy West. Yeah, I might be a bit biased, haha, but I figure, he replaced him on Supermarket Sweep, why not Jeopardy?

[inturnaround]

[quote name=\'Winkfan\' post=\'205466\' date=\'Jan 4 2009, 07:21 PM\']
You know, as much as I adore the man, I fear that 2008-09 may be the FINAL season for Johnny Gilbert to be announcing Jeopardy! I actually thought last season was the final one for him. Let's face it, even a man of his stature may be forced to call it a career sometime.
[/quote]

Yes, sure...but talking about it beforehand is pretty creepy. I know people were given to it during the last decade or two of Barker TPiR, but I don't see the point of essentially retiring a man before he decides he's ready.

[Jimmy Owen]

He's still sounding good at 84, what's the hurry?
That being said, I'd choose Randy West if Johnny ever decides to hang up his cans.

[Fedya]

{tongue implanted firmly in cheek}

The folks at Jeopardy! don't need to replace Johnny Gilbert with anybody else.  They've got enough tapes of him that they can simply recycle recordings of the "This... Is... Jeopardy!" introduction, and splice together the names of the contestants from the various vowel and consonant sounds he's made over the past 25 years.  ;-)

[chad1m]

Hey, it worked for Chef. Why not Johnny?

[chris319]

Johnny Gilbert will turn 100 on July 13, 2024 (if he lives that long).

[Don Howard]

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'205495\' date=\'Jan 5 2009, 12:27 AM\']
Johnny Gilbert will turn 100 on July 13, 2024 (if he lives that long).
[/quote]
He will NOT! look it.

[TheLastResort]

[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'205485\' date=\'Jan 4 2009, 10:44 PM\'] They've got enough tapes of him that they can simply recycle recordings of the "This... Is... Jeopardy!" introduction, and splice together the names of the contestants from the various vowel and consonant sounds he's made over the past 25 years.  ;-) [/quote]

I thought they had been doing that for the last 10 years - ??