Is the Wink Martindale version of HR the best HR ever?
Rushfan102
Does anyone think that the Wink Martindale version of HR is the best version of
HR ever, with its great set, great theme song, and those little mini-games?
(which, ironically, weren't in either Trebek version?) I never saw either
Trebek version, but I really liked the Wink Martindale version as a kid!
Joe
Tammy Warner
High Rollers among my game show collection. However, there are still
some who thought the Winkster was trying to duplicate the success he had
with Tic Tac Dough, & HR didn't quite cut it for him. I mean, look at
how Jim Lange & Bob Eubanks tried to follow up their triumphs on the
Dating & Newlywed Games & how their later gigs, except for Lange's
Bullseye & Eubanks' Card Sharks, didn't last long. It just goes to
show, the right host & the wrong game show don't mix, neither does the
right show & the wrong host.
Traffic cop: What's your name?
Fred Flintstone: Flintstone.
TC: How do you spell it?
FF: F-A-T-H-E-A-D!
--(from 'The Flintstones: The Snorkasaurus Story')
Tammy Warner (TamW...@webTV.net)
Dave Mackey
>faster, and if prizes weren't won in one game, they would be carried
>over to the next game and all subsequent games until they were won.
I agree with Chuck. The second Trebek "Rollers" was leagues ahead of the
original version. The set looked brighter and cleaner, the contestants got
to roll their own dice (I squarely blame some contestants' losses in the
1974 show on Ruta Lee), great prizes, pretty models, and all that Stan Worth
music too. (Who remembers that little drum riff that played when the numbers
popped in on each game?)
Dave
Charles Donegan
>
> Does anyone think that the Wink Martindale version of HR is the best version of
> HR ever, with its great set, great theme song, and those little mini-games?
> (which, ironically, weren't in either Trebek version?) I never saw either
> Trebek version, but I really liked the Wink Martindale version as a kid!
I have to say the 1978-80 Trebek version was the best...the games moved
faster, and if prizes weren't won in one game, they would be carried
over to the next game and all subsequent games until they were won.
Also, they used REAL displays for the columns and prize boards, not
monitors.
Wink's was pretty good, though, for the reasons you mentioned. However,
as mentioned, it tended to move at a MUCH slower pace. How many eps were
there when they would start w/a brand new match, only to have it run SO
long that there was no time to play the Big Numbers and it had to be
played on the next show?
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
Jake Tanner
>
>Does anyone think that the Wink Martindale version of HR is the best version of
>HR ever, with its great set, great theme song, and those little mini-games?
>(which, ironically, weren't in either Trebek version?) I never saw either
>Trebek version, but I really liked the Wink Martindale version as a kid!
I'll agree that the Wink version was quite good...I loved the
set...the mini-games were okay...I wish the prizes in the columns had
carried over like they did in the Trebek version...
Question though...how can you even attempt to determine the best
version of a series when you haven't seen 2 out of the 3 versions?
Jake
Charles Donegan
>
> I agree with Chuck. The second Trebek "Rollers" was leagues ahead of the
> original version. The set looked brighter and cleaner, the contestants got
> to roll their own dice (I squarely blame some contestants' losses in the
> 1974 show on Ruta Lee), great prizes, pretty models, and all that Stan Worth
> music too. (Who remembers that little drum riff that played when the numbers
> popped in on each game?)
I remember it...the one that played on the Wink version just wasn't as
cool. And like you said, you gotta love that jazzy Stan Worth music!
Davliv13
>The set looked brighter and cleaner
it looked like a hotel lobby.
> (I squarely blame some contestants' losses in the
>1974 show on Ruta Lee)
yeah, I'm sure Ruta meant to make the contestants lose
>great prizes
oh yeah! I've always wanted a $10,000 Fishbowl!
David