Title: Gameshow Hosts Post by: BoyScoutKevin on April 25, 2012, 03:34:01 PM Gameshows have a surprisingly rich history. First, on the radio then on TV. How rich? Here are 28 men who have hosted gameshows.
How many do you remember? And how many more can you name? Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: FatFreddysCat on April 25, 2012, 05:23:21 PM I remember 17. Mostly because I watched too damn much Game Show Network for a couple of years before my cable replaced it with a different channel. :teddyr:
Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: retrorussell on April 25, 2012, 05:54:24 PM I remember almost all of them. I thought Bob Barker was most remembered for Truth Or Consequences..?
Also, Art James was on The Who, What Or Where Game as well as Blank Check and The Magnificent Marble Machine. I can think of others, I'm sure. Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: JaseSF on April 25, 2012, 06:01:19 PM 9 of 'em but I'm not big into game shows.
Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: retrorussell on April 25, 2012, 06:01:48 PM Also, Geoff Edwards (Jackpot!, Shoot For The Stars, Starcade, etc.).
Larry Blyden (What's My Line). Jack Barry (Joker's Wild, Break The Bank). Jack Clark (Crosswits, Dealer's Choice). Jim Peck (Second Chance, Big Showdown). Peter Tomarken (Press Your Luck, Wipeout). Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: HappyGilmore on April 25, 2012, 08:59:33 PM I liked the host of Family Feud...the one after Dawson. Combs, I think his name was? He ended up committing suicide. :bluesad:
Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: retrorussell on April 25, 2012, 09:16:01 PM Ray Combs hosted FF after Dawson. He committed suicide on 6/2/96. He was only 40. RIP.
He was really quite funny. I remember him appearing in Overboard. Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: HappyGilmore on April 25, 2012, 09:29:39 PM Ray Combs hosted FF after Dawson. He committed suicide on 6/2/96. He was only 40. RIP. That's him.He was really quite funny. I remember him appearing in Overboard. I couldn't remember if it was Ray or Roy. Used to watch it every night as a kid, sandwiched between Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: the ghoul on April 27, 2012, 11:11:41 PM Family Feud was never the same without Richard Dawson.
Drew Carey is terrible as the host of The Price is Right. Match Game and The Gong Show are my all-time favorites. Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: Jack on April 28, 2012, 08:26:46 AM I remember 14 of them. Can't picture some of them in my head, but those names are really familiar. There didn't used to be a heck of a lot else to watch sometimes when I was a kid.
I remember Alex Trebeck from Jeopardy and Bert Convy from Match Game. I'm sure I've seen many, many episodes of the Hollywood Squares, but Peter Marshall is just a black hole in my mind. Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: tracy on April 28, 2012, 12:32:55 PM I remember most of them....I loved Gene Rayburn especially. :wink:
Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: RCMerchant on April 30, 2012, 04:34:10 AM 20.
It always seemed to me the Chuck Barris was on high on something. Cocaine,I think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NgAP7FOqQQ Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: tracy on April 30, 2012, 03:18:33 PM 20. It always seemed to me the Chuck Barris was on high on something. Cocaine,I think. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NgAP7FOqQQ[/url] Hmmm....I sometimes suspected that myself. :wink: Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: BoyScoutKevin on May 02, 2012, 03:15:20 PM Continuing from before, here are 28 trivia facts about the 28 gameshow hosts previously mentioned. See if you can match the fact with the host. Degree of difficulty runs from what I think is the easy to the hard.
But first, a couple of title corrections. "High Rollers" is actually "The New High Rollers" and "Truth or Consequences" is really "The New Truth or Consequences." 01. Hosted a popular NYE's show from Times Square in NYC, 02. One of five brothers who were in show business. 03. Worked on a popular TV sitcom with Tim Allen. 04. Was the voice of the cartoon Superman. 05. Was the long running announcer for the L.A. Dodgers. 06. Claimed he once worked for the C.I.A. 07. Served in the army in Vietnam. 08. Had a hit record with "Deck of Cards." 09. First credited film appearance was in a film directed by Roger Corman. 10. Received hate mail, after he kissed a black woman during the show. 11. For the Canadians out there. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 12. Has an auditorium named after him in the town named for his radio show. 13. His older sister was actress Joanne Dru. 14. Graduated from Notre Dame University with a degree in sociology. 15. Could be heard, if not seen, in the Walt Disney World attraction Sounds Dangerous. 16. Was married to actress Betty White. 17. Had the longest running carer on network commercial TV till surpassed by another gameshow host. 18. His brother and brother-in-law were also gameshow hosts. 19. His last film appearance was in the Disney film "The Strongest Man in the World." 20. Opened for Diana Ross in Las Vegas. 21. Made his theatrical film debut in 1996 at the age of 72. 22. Holds the current record for gameshows hosted at 24. 23. Was once Dolly Parton's agent. 24. Performed on Broadway in "Bye, Bye Birdie." 25. Appeared on "Laugh-in." You don't say. 26. Speaks six languages. 27. Was an usher at the wedding of one of President Nixon's daughters. 28. Was once a sales rep for Pillsbury, but he couldn't make enough dough. Next time: the answers. Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: BoyScoutKevin on May 12, 2012, 12:52:10 PM Continuing from before, here are 28 trivia facts about the 28 gameshow hosts previously mentioned. See if you can match the fact with the host. Degree of difficulty runs from what I think is the easy to the hard. But first, a couple of title corrections. "High Rollers" is actually "The New High Rollers" and "Truth or Consequences" is really "The New Truth or Consequences." 01. Hosted a popular NYE's show from Times Square in NYC, 02. One of five brothers who were in show business. 03. Worked on a popular TV sitcom with Tim Allen. 04. Was the voice of the cartoon Superman. 05. Was the long running announcer for the L.A. Dodgers. 06. Claimed he once worked for the C.I.A. 07. Served in the army in Vietnam. 08. Had a hit record with "Deck of Cards." 09. First credited film appearance was in a film directed by Roger Corman. 10. Received hate mail, after he kissed a black woman during the show. 11. For the Canadians out there. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 12. Has an auditorium named after him in the town named for his radio show. 13. His older sister was actress Joanne Dru. 14. Graduated from Notre Dame University with a degree in sociology. 15. Could be heard, if not seen, in the Walt Disney World attraction Sounds Dangerous. 16. Was married to actress Betty White. 17. Had the longest running carer on network commercial TV till surpassed by another gameshow host. 18. His brother and brother-in-law were also gameshow hosts. 19. His last film appearance was in the Disney film "The Strongest Man in the World." 20. Opened for Diana Ross in Las Vegas. 21. Made his theatrical film debut in 1996 at the age of 72. 22. Holds the current record for gameshows hosted at 24. 23. Was once Dolly Parton's agent. 24. Performed on Broadway in "Bye, Bye Birdie." 25. Appeared on "Laugh-in." You don't say. 26. Speaks six languages. 27. Was an usher at the wedding of one of President Nixon's daughters. 28. Was once a sales rep for Pillsbury, but he couldn't make enough dough. Next time: the answers. Answers: 01. Dick Clark 02. Groucho Marx 03. Richard Karn 04. Bud Collyer 05. Vin Scully 06. Chuck Barris 07. Pat Sajak 08. Wink Martindale 09. Bert Convy 10. Richard Dawson 11. Monty Hall 12. Ralph Edwards 13. Peter Marshall 14. Regis Philbin 15. Drew Carey 16. Allan Ludden 17. Hugh Downs 18. Jack Narz 19. Jack Bailey 20. Howie Mandel 21. Bob Barker 22. Bill Cullen 23. Bob Eubanks 24. Gene Rayburn 25. Tom Kennedy 26. Alex Trebek 27. Art Fleming 28. Chuck Woolery Next time: Final Comments Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: El Misfit on May 12, 2012, 09:32:05 PM Only 4, Bob Barker, Drew Carey, Howie Mandel, and Regis Philbin
Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: ChaosTheory on May 14, 2012, 11:02:55 AM I got 12. I watch a lot of GSN
I can also remember Combs, and Louie Anderson was host of FAMILY FEUD for a while too. Good times. Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: alandhopewell on May 16, 2012, 12:44:55 PM I remembered them all, plus....
ADAM WADE, Musical Chairs MERV GRIFFIN, Play Your Hunch BILL CULLEN, Eye Guess GEOFF EDWARDS, New Treasure Hunt STEVE HARVEY, Family Feud DENNIS JAMES, The Price Is Right RIP TAYLOR, $1.98 Beauty Show MIKE STOKEY, Stump The Stars BURT REYNOLDS, Pictionary DON ADAMS , Don Adams' Screen Test STUBBY KAYE, Shennanigans ROD SERLING, The Liars' Club JACK NARZ, Video Village BOB EUBANKS, Diamond Head Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: BoyScoutKevin on May 23, 2012, 03:06:10 PM As all those were just off the top of my head, and as has been pointed out here, there were alot of game show hosts and/or game shows that I missed. But, here are some more that I remember.
"Storybook Squares" w/ Peter Marshall, the host of "Hollywood Squares" The children's version of "Hollywood Squares," which was on Saturday monrings. "House Party" w/ Art Linkletter. I didn't know what to do with this one, so I kept it off my list, but at times it was like a gameshow. On weekday afternoons. And here are more gameshows, which were not included in my original poll, because I could not for the life of me, remember who were the hosts. Sundays "College Bowl" (afternoons) This was later revived for a short time on the Disney Channel. Mondays "I've Got a Secret" (evenings) Which came on just after "To Tell the Truth," and to tell the truth I actually prefered "I've Got a Secret." Saturdays "The Dating Game" (evenings) Just before "The Newlywed Game" And gameshow hosts with gameshows I can't remember. Tom Kennedy Who had another gameshow on weekday afternoons just before or just after Gene Rayburn's "The Match Game." Robert Q. Lewis Johnny Carson Who when he was just starting out in Hollywood hosted several gameshows. None of the titles which I can remember. Jackie Gleason Who hosted a gameshow, whose title I can't remember, but it was something like "In the Frame" or something like that, but the show is best remembered because only two episodes were ever aired. The first episode, and then the second episode, which consisted of Jackie Gleason apologizing to anyone and everyone who had watched the first episode. And thank-you everyone and anyone for playing. Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: retrorussell on May 23, 2012, 05:41:59 PM Jackie Gleason Who hosted a gameshow, whose title I can't remember, but it was something like "In the Frame" or something like that, but the show is best remembered because only two episodes were ever aired. The first episode, and then the second episode, which consisted of Jackie Gleason apologizing to anyone and everyone who had watched the first episode. YOU'RE IN THE PICTURE, 1961 CBS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_in_the_Picture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_in_the_Picture) Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: BoyScoutKevin on May 24, 2012, 04:36:05 PM Jackie Gleason Who hosted a gameshow, whose title I can't remember, but it was something like "In the Frame" or something like that, but the show is best remembered because only two episodes were ever aired. The first episode, and then the second episode, which consisted of Jackie Gleason apologizing to anyone and everyone who had watched the first episode. YOU'RE IN THE PICTURE, 1961 CBS. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_in_the_Picture[/url] ([url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_in_the_Picture[/url]) Thank-you for that, retrorussell. I just couldn't think of it off hand, though I knew it had something to do with pictures. That's a karma for you. Title: Re: Gameshow Hosts Post by: retrorussell on May 24, 2012, 05:47:40 PM He he he.. that show is often in the conversation of "Worst TV show ever". Supertrain, You're In The Picture, Life With Lucy, Pink Lady, The Diamond Head Game.. the list goes on and on.
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