[quote name=\'melman1\' date=\'Aug 4 2003, 08:29 AM\'] << "Thom McKee---a name which continues to send chills through game show enthusiasts of the late 1970s." >>
I watched my fair share of game shows in the 1970's. By no means am I an expert, but I read this board and others from time to time.
I don't remember this guy, and have never seen any discussions about him. Does Mr. Professor's notion of "importance" differ from reality yet again?
Does he post here? I get the impression that he does not, although this is where most of his readers hang out.
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Thom McKee has been discussed back in the old digs, most recently of note is when GSN ran his last two TTD episodes last Thanksgiving during the Feast of Favorites. He is pretty well remembered among the diehard GS fans, one of the two best remembered contestants from 80s game shows(the other being Michael Larsen)
Steve used to post in ATGS back in 1996 or 1997, but does not post on this board(not sure whether he's signed up for this board, but I tend to think he hasn't)
As for Steve not posting the year of Thom's reign, 1980, outright, perhaps he should have, though inferences can be drawn as McKee remembers the WHo Shot JR episode of Dallas airing around the time of Mckee's defeat.