POLL: Meanest Host
DJC
most consoling game shows hosts. Now, I want to know who you think was
the meanest, most sadisitic game show host ever to host a game show.
Maybe the host was particularly unpleasant to a contestant who aswered a
question wrong, or maybe they were just plain evil all-around.
Once again, the question is:
Who do you think the meanest game shows hosts were?
Results will be compiled and posted here when this post recieves no
rplies for at least 5 days.
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> I have two. one would have to be Jack Barry and the other would be Jim Peck.
>
> Jay
I especially hate the way Barry spoke to the kids on Joker, Joker,
Joker.
D. T. Ramos
to the contestants. No hugs, no arms around shoulders, no nothing. Just a
quick shove off the stage and a "we'll be right back." On the other hand,
he likes to talk to the contestants, so maybe he's just not a touchy-feely
guy.
Also, Richard Dawson (on Match Game) could be a REAL jerk (I swear I read
his lips the other night after a contestant matched him in the Super Match
and he said to him "don't touch the clothes" or something like that, also I
SWEAR he said to Betty White once, "don't touch me")...but he wasn't the
host of Match Game, so he doesn't count.
Dave
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C <D4...@roman.net> wrote in message news:373F63...@roman.net...
> Recently, a poll was conducted to fiind out who you thought were the
> most consoling game shows hosts. Now, I want to know who you think was
> the meanest, most sadisitic game show host ever to host a game show.
> Maybe the host was particularly unpleasant to a contestant who aswered a
> question wrong, or maybe they were just plain evil all-around.
> Once again, the question is:
>
> Who do you think the meanest game shows hosts were?
>
> Results will be compiled and posted here when this post recieves no
> rplies for at least 5 days.
> Thanks.
James R. Owen
cable, any of the MTV game show hosts. Ben Stein tries to be mean, but
isn't. Jimmy, on the other hand.... Jimmy O
James Dobrovicz
all the times on MG 7x/PM that he made fun of contestants who gave bad
answers. However, maybe this doesn't really count since he did it for
laughs.
Of course, you could change the category into "Game show hosts who gave
stupid people what they deserved" and then Gene and Bob Barker would be the
shoo-ins.
I still say Julie Claire on "Debt" was the meanest-sounding announcer I ever
heard (even though she wasn't the host). When she would say "Sorry ________,
we're not going to pay off your debt," it sounded like she was really trying
hard not to start laughing at the poor contestant.
-- James C. Dobrovicz
"Sometimes a little brain damage can help"
--George Carlin
Jerwbright wrote in message
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>>Also, Richard Dawson (on Match Game) could be a REAL jerk (I swear I read
>>his lips the other night after a contestant matched him in the Super Match
>>and he said to him "don't touch the clothes" or something like that, also
I
>>SWEAR he said to Betty White once, "don't touch me")...but he wasn't the
>>host of Match Game, so he doesn't count.
>
>I saw this episode, too. But Dicky got his just desserts when he was
>blackballed and no game show would touch him with a 10 foot pole after the
>original Feud went off the air in '85.
>Jeremy
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Well Barry had a mean streak to him no doubt. But the meanest host in TV
history would have to be Bob Eubanks during his run on Card Sharks. I thought
Bob did this show well but he spoke to the contestants even worse than Barry
could have even spoken to ANYONE on JJJ
Phil Melcher
Jekalb329
(1) Jack Barry
From the scandals to his death, just an all-around evil-spirited guy.
(2) Richard Dawson
An all-around jerk since '78 and especially FF '94. He looked bored.
(3) Bob Eubanks (Card Sharks)
sarcastic and judgmental
(4) Chuck Woolery
sarcastic, unenthusiastic, appeared phony
(5) Alex Trebek (Jeopardy)
gotten very snobbish over the years
Jerwbright
Tjhornikel
scream at contestants...YOU BLOCK!...YOU WIN! He tortured contestants by
making them listen to the rappin' dragon! No wonder they had to have a
Divorcees Week. This guy could split up any good relationship.
Here's hoping everything you want hits the BULLSEYE!
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Mattthew Burge
Meanest:
1 - Jack Berry (Who really liked this guy)
2- Bob Eubanks (Yucky!)
3 - Alex Trebeck (Seems Arrogant)
Ian Wallis
blackballed and no game show would touch him with
a 10 foot pole after the original Feud went off the air in '85.
Jeremy
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Actually, NBC was considering giving him a job in 1988 with a remake of
"You Bet Your Life". It didn't sell, but I know a few of us have that
pilot. There was also a little blurb in TVGuide in the summer of 1988
talking about its return.
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Taf698
>his lips the other night after a contestant matched him in the Super Match
>and he said to him "don't touch the clothes" or something like that
i get the feeling that he would be the main one to tell you to fuck off if you
approached him for an autograph, him and Alex trebeck
Taf698
devil from the bonus round. i would have to say alex trebeck, he seems to not
care about the people, he seems to go through the introductions like he cares
but you can tell he doesn't give a flying fuck
SUPERPHIL1
>scream at contestants...YOU BLOCK!...YOU WIN! He tortured contestants by
>making them listen to the rappin' dragon! No wonder they had to have a
>Divorcees Week. This guy could split up any good relationship.
>Here's hoping everything you want hits the BULLSEYE!
>
We must first remember that Patrick Wayne wasn't the one behind the rapping
Dragon I belive Dan Enright was right? Secondly, TTD had a divorcee's week?
OH GEEZ no wonder this version sucked now stuff like this puts it in
persepctive
Phil Melcher
SUPERPHIL1
>
>1 - Jack Berry (Who really liked this guy)
I DID!! Jack was one of my heroes as a child. I always will remember him on
TJW whenever a contestant spun the first wheel and a joker would appear he'd
calmly say Joker the second wheel if it was a joker he'd get 10 times louder
screaming JOKER!!! I'd think the poor guy would have a heart attack if someone
hit JOKER JOKER JOKER (Sadly jack did die of a heart attack in 1984)
>2- Bob Eubanks (Yucky!)
Bob was yucky on every show he did. But I have been noticing Bob has been less
sarcastic and a little more fun on NG lately. I remember a week or so ago
there was a question and a guy answered the question with a remark about his
wife's waistline or something. Bob immediately said NO NO that's not true in a
very sympathetic way. The Bob Eubanks we all know would be the first to keep
that rude remark going but he immediatly quashed it!
>3 - Alex Trebeck (Seems Arrogant)
>
Yes he has been turning Jeopardy! Into the ALEX TREBEK show. Many of us think
this way of Richard Dawson on FF. But Mr. Trebek has been directing way too
much attention to himself on J! as of late
Phil Melcher
Randy Amasia
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About 20 years ago or so, Mark Goodson appeared on Donahue,
and he described Trebek as a "Cold fish." IIRC, a couple of
the CS staffers with whom I worked, who had previously
worked on DD, didn't have fond memories of him, either.
Obviously, I chatted with him briefly during the J! credits,
but I was so out of it that, five minutes later, I would
have been hard-pressed to offer an observation.
- R
Jason Compton
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Dr. Retribution
> Who do you think the meanest game shows hosts were?
Jimmy Kimmel.
Doug Morris
so questions at a time -- in a race to be one of the top scorers "or else".
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Pyne was also the Jerry Springer of his day when he hosted a syndicated
late night talk show in the 1960s.
Chris M. Dickson
>Who do you think the meanest game shows hosts were?
This is an easy call in the UK: Bradley Walsh and Bob Mills.
I dunno if that fella who called himself a "Comic Persecutor of
Ignorance" or somesuch is still on this newsgroup or not, but Bradley
Walsh would be an ideal role model if he were. His style, on whatever he
hosted (Wheel of Fortune during its darkest days and The Midas Touch)
was to react like he's thinking the worst possible thing of the
contestants based on whatever they've said up to that point. There is an
argument that, in this country, people watch game shows not to see the
contestants win but instead to see the contestants humiliated - Bradley
Walsh's hosting credentials must have been based on that dynamic alone.
Bob Mills, on "Win, Lose or Draw", could extract the urine for England.
However, there's a subtle difference; he was usually friendly and
encouraging to the civilian contestants, though he would show no mercy
whatsoever to their celebrity team-mates. Any particularly errant
pictures or guesses would be viciously teased. He also hosted with an
artificially cruel streak on "Games World", though the assumption there
was that any kids appearing on it were confident enough of their video
games skills that they could happily be taken down a peg or two.
There was another difference, though; Bob Mills was funny and Bradley
Walsh wasn't.
All IMHO, as usual - who else's HO would it be?
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> Who do you think the meanest game shows hosts were?
Two possibilities.
The rudest was Gilbert Harding. Acutely rude every week to the panel,
host (when not in that chair) and contestants on What's My Line. Of
course this was one of the reasons for people watching. Particularly
keen to correct any bad grammar. He himself called his behaviour
'quite indefensible'.
The one that looked least sympathetic to contestants - Michael Miles.
Always seemed happier when the old sock rather than the treasure chest
was given away on Take Your Pick (1955-68). He lightened up a bit for
Wheel of Fortune in 1969 though.
Jez
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>and he described Trebek as a "Cold fish." IIRC, a couple of
>the CS staffers with whom I worked, who had previously
>worked on DD, didn't have fond memories of him, either.
I've always thought of Trebek as cold, but IMHO he did redeem himself with
his hosting job on "Battlestars."
But I remember an interview that Gene Rayburn did on CNBC some years ago on
"Talkback Live," someone asked Rayburn what he thought of Trebek, and he did
a thumbs-down signal and called him an "anal-retentive game show host."
k.j.
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Jeff Amdur
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> Meanest:
> 1 - Jack Berry (Who really liked this guy)
I gather you never saw genial Jack on "Winky Dink and You". He even sang
the theme song every show.
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> What about the late Joe Pyne as the host of "Showdown" from H-Q? Mr.
> Pyne was also the Jerry Springer of his day when he hosted a syndicated
> late night talk show in the 1960s.
Except for the fact that Pyne was very toned down on "Showdown" and didn't
show his trademark nastiness on that show.
Matt Kaiser
>
> The top 5 meanest hosts in game show history
>
> (1) Jack Barry
> From the scandals to his death, just an all-around evil-spirited guy.
(especially in the last couple seasons of TJW) but mean he isn't.
(2) Richard Dawson
> An all-around jerk since '78 and especially FF '94. He looked bored.
I agree with you on the '78 era... Richard let success get to his head.
Actually, I think he seemed to enjoy FF '94, much more so than he did in
the last couple years of the original run. Richard had been out of work
since The Running Man, and I think he considered himself lucky to have a
job. It's just that his quick wit had basically dimininished. He was
still funny enough though.
> (3) Bob Eubanks (Card Sharks)
> sarcastic and judgmental
That's his act. Good natured ribbing at contestants, but I agree he can
step over the edge sometimes. He's hardly like this off camera, from what
I've heard, he's a decent guy.
> (4) Chuck Woolery
> sarcastic, unenthusiastic, appeared phony
On what show? From what I've seen, Chuck isn't sarcastic at all. He seems
to enjoy himself.
> (5) Alex Trebek (Jeopardy)
> gotten very snobbish over the years
I don't know if I would agree. I just think that people are hard on him
when he breaks out of his usual seriousness to do something outrageous. A
good example would be High Rollers. My grandmother saw a J! taping and
said that Alex was funny and very nice.
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contestans gave on family feud
James Dobrovicz
1. Jack Barry-- I liked Jack Barry. Maybe it's because I grew up watching
TJW (both CBS and syndie). My wife, on the other hand, thinks he looks and
acts like a child molester.
2. Bob Eubanks---I don't remember his version of CS, so I'm only commenting
from TNG. Sleaze, sleaze, sleaze.
3. Alex Trebek---Definitely gets the pompous ass award for the most
self-righteous game show host. Somebody needs to remind him that he is only
the guy who READS the questions on J!, and probably the only reason he knows
the answers to a great many of them is because the answers are printed in
front of him.
-- James C. Dobrovicz
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Mattthew Burge wrote in message <7ho921$p...@newsops.execpc.com>...
>Ok...
>
>Meanest:
>
>1 - Jack Berry (Who really liked this guy)
>2- Bob Eubanks (Yucky!)
James Dobrovicz
It's been 20+ years since I saw "The $1.98 Beauty Show", but wasn't Rip
Taylor rather mean to the contestants on that?
BTW--is that show still intact? That would be a hoot to see again.
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tjhor...@aol.comRIGGED (Tjhornikel) wrote:
> I think Patrick Wayne was the meanest host of all. On TTD90, not
only did he
> scream at contestants...YOU BLOCK!...YOU WIN! He tortured
contestants by
> making them listen to the rappin' dragon! No wonder they had to have
a
> Divorcees Week. This guy could split up any good relationship.
Ewww. Talk about mean... I guess I was too young to remember... Chalk
up another vote for Captain Tic Tac D'oh!
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Richard Dawson.
I wish I could remember the words precisely, but I definitely remember
being shocked by some of the "you stupid jerk" comments that he made to
some contestants on Family Feud toward the end of the run, particularly
when the contestant gave a response that Dawson thought was dumb. And
there was nothing funny about his comments (unlike Jimmy Kimmel on Win
Ben Stein's Money, who can be cutting but his remarks are usually
humorous). Dawson's were just crude.
In article <7hnrb9$l52$1...@birch.prod.itd.earthlink.net>,
"D. T. Ramos" <ram...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> You know, I love Bob Barker dearly. But sometimes, he's just not
receptive
> to the contestants. No hugs, no arms around shoulders, no nothing.
Just a
> quick shove off the stage and a "we'll be right back." On the other
hand,
> he likes to talk to the contestants, so maybe he's just not a touchy-
feely
> guy.
>
> Also, Richard Dawson (on Match Game) could be a REAL jerk (I swear I
read
> his lips the other night after a contestant matched him in the Super
Match
> and he said to him "don't touch the clothes" or something like that,
also I
> SWEAR he said to Betty White once, "don't touch me")...but he wasn't
the
> host of Match Game, so he doesn't count.
>
> Dave
>
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> C <D4...@roman.net> wrote in message news:373F63...@roman.net...
> > Recently, a poll was conducted to fiind out who you thought were the
> > most consoling game shows hosts. Now, I want to know who you think
was
> > the meanest, most sadisitic game show host ever to host a game show.
> > Maybe the host was particularly unpleasant to a contestant who
aswered a
> > question wrong, or maybe they were just plain evil all-around.
> > Once again, the question is:
> >
> > Who do you think the meanest game shows hosts were?
> >
> > Results will be compiled and posted here when this post recieves no
> > rplies for at least 5 days.
> > Thanks.
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Jerwbright
>"You Bet Your Life". It didn't sell, but I know a few of us have that
>pilot. There was also a little blurb in TVGuide in the summer of 1988
>talking about its return.
Hi
I remember this, but I figured Dawson wasn't over his ego trip yet and NBC
decided to scrap it. Don't get me wrong, I like Dawson a lot, but sometimes he
came across as arrogant.
Jeremy
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| 3. Alex Trebek---Definitely gets the pompous ass award for the most
| self-righteous game show host. Somebody needs to remind him that he is only
| the guy who READS the questions on J!, and probably the only reason he knows
| the answers to a great many of them is because the answers are printed in
| front of him.
Hmm...that leads me to a question...I know Alex has a little monitor in his
podium now to give him the question, but was it always like that? If not, then
when did they add the monitor?
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Jekalb329
(2) Richard Dawson did let success go to his head right when he shouldn't.
After the syndie FF cancelled in '85, he was blackballed by the industry until
Mark Goodson's death in '92. Richard just wasn't into FF '94; he was old,
tired, bored, and acted as though he'd rather be somewhere else.
(3) As far as Bob Eubanks goes, the mirror has two faces.
(4)>> (4) Chuck Woolery
>> sarcastic, unenthusiastic, appeared phony
>
>On what show? From what I've seen, Chuck isn't sarcastic at all. He seems
>to enjoy himself.
The WoF's from '79 to his departure. Maybe it was because of things with him
and Merv. On Scrabble, he was sarcastic with constestants and just somehow
looked plastic.
>> (5) Alex Trebek (Jeopardy)
>> gotten very snobbish over the years
>
>I don't know if I would agree. I just think that people are hard on him
>when he breaks out of his usual seriousness to do something outrageous. A
>good example would be High Rollers. My grandmother saw a J! taping and
>said that Alex was funny and very nice.
>
>
When Alex did "High Rollers" 8 out of 10 times he'd be drunk. But on Jeopardy!
as of late, it's turned more into The Alex Trebek Show. It seems as though
during the contestant introductions in the first round, a contestant would
stately describe his/herself and Alex would either wander off in a daze or he
would top that story with something of his own.
Also, Randy Amasia (a very reliable source) knew people (during Randy's "Card
Sharks" assignment) who worked with Alex on "Double Dare (1976)" and said they
didn't have fond memories of him.
Mark Goodson and Gene Rayburn said Alex was a "Cold Fish" and "an
anal-retentive game show host"
Kirby Meyer
>Who do you think the meanest game shows hosts were?
>
1) Richard Dawson. [Why do you think he was chosen as the host in "The
Running Man" ?]
2)Jack Barry. [However, I bet he would have been happier if there were less
crazies who popped up on Joker's Wild...]
3)Pat Finn. [From what I've seen on StYD and JW90, this guy shows complete
lack of sympathy for the contestants when they lose or even win. He's been
reading too much off them cue cards!]
--Kirby M
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may feel it. Sometimes I see something that is funny but I don't laugh. And
even though Pat Finn doesn't show sympathy that doesn't mean he doesn't feel
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oh wait , but i can think of the phoniest hosts....
here we go....
5. Bob Eubanks
4. Pat Sajak
3. Larry Blyden
2. Again, David Sidoni (sorry but you are pretty fake David)
1. And I had to nominate Larry Blyden again too..... from that weird intro
when he walks on the stage on What's My Line (are you going forward or
sideways) to his patronizing of the guests....the ultimate Phony (next to Bob
Eubanks).
Is it a requirement to be phony to be a Game Show Host?
The most sincere and real in my opinion are...
Bill Cullen (totally real, not a fake bone in his body)
Gary Moore.....he's a definite sweety.....very sincere.....(we love you Gary)
George Gray ....very down to earth
Jim Perry,,,had his phony moments but i still like him.
and Richard Dawson only when he returned on FF
bye
Micah
Matt Kaiser
>
> I thought of another one, but someone needs to correct me if I'm wrong here.
> It's been 20+ years since I saw "The $1.98 Beauty Show", but wasn't Rip
> Taylor rather mean to the contestants on that?
Not really. He had little to do on that show except introduce the acts
and sing the end theme song. He never made any mean comments about the
acts.
> BTW--is that show still intact? That would be a hoot to see again.
I think so, and GSN probably has the rights to it, but they have the
decency not to show it. :-) A couple of things I didn't like about the
show was that it was basically The Gong Show, without a gong, and many
times you'd wish there was one there! Also, the celebrity "judges" had
NOTHING to do with deciding the winner. The PRODUCERS decided the winner.
>
ROBDON33
>
>oh wait , but i can think of the phoniest hosts....
>
>here we go....
>
>5. Bob Eubanks
>4. Pat Sajak
God we all wish Chuck would come back!
>3. Larry Blyden
And how!
>2. Again, David Sidoni (sorry but you are pretty fake David)
>
>1. And I had to nominate Larry Blyden again too..... from that weird intro
>when he walks on the stage on What's My Line (are you going forward or
>sideways) to his patronizing of the guests....the ultimate Phony (next to
>Bob
>Eubanks).
Aside from all of that, Larry had a pretty good acting career. :( too bad
he's no longer around.
>Is it a requirement to be phony to be a Game Show Host?
>
>The most sincere and real in my opinion are...
>
>Bill Cullen (totally real, not a fake bone in his body)
You'll never find anyone else like that.
>Gary Moore.....he's a definite sweety.....very sincere.....(we love you Gary)
Truly a class act.
>George Gray ....very down to earth
Don't remember him.
>Jim Perry,,,had his phony moments but i still like him.
Well...he also provided us with funny moments...touring with Sid Caesar for a
few years could be a factor.
>and Richard Dawson only when he returned on FF
:) It's true that bad things can have a happy ending.
RD
ROBDON33
>and sing the end theme song. He never made any mean comments about the
>acts.
>
Huh? He didn't throw confettii around? LOL
Chuck Goodson
>
> 3. Alex Trebek---Definitely gets the pompous ass award for the most
> self-righteous game show host. Somebody needs to remind him that he is only
> the guy who READS the questions on J!, and probably the only reason he knows
> the answers to a great many of them is because the answers are printed in
> front of him.
>
Even veteran host Art James (who hosted the J!-esque "3 Ws") commented
to us at GSC8 on how he got annoyed by Trebek's "over-pronunciation of
foreign phrases...it's like 'Oh, I'm so educated!'".
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
Chuck Goodson
>
> >George Gray ....very down to earth
> Don't remember him.
He's the host of Extreme Gong.
Jim
>
> > > What about the late Joe Pyne as the host of "Showdown" from H-Q? Mr. Pyne was also the Jerry Springer of his day when he hosted a syndicated late night talk show in the 1960s.
>
> Except for the fact that Pyne was very toned down on "Showdown" and didn't show his trademark nastiness on that show.
>
Jim
>
> If I may sound like a psychiatrist, people my not show emotion even though they may feel it. Sometimes I see something that is funny but I don't laugh. And even though Pat Finn doesn't show sympathy that doesn't mean he doesn't feel it.
A good point to interject a Jack Barry rememberance. Of course, he
often looked pissed off and wished he were somewhere else, but he often
did say or do nice things on the air. He frequently consoled people who
lost after very short games about how they had been excited for weeks
about coming on and it must hurt to lose so fast.
Another time, when they were calling members of the audience down to
face the devil, a name was read and two people came down. It wasn't the
fact that both people had the same name, but one gentleman simply
misheard the name called. When this dowdy looking man arrived at the
podium and was told it wasn't he who was called, he began walking away
and apologized for the confusion. Jack called him back, calling him
"Sir" and gave him $100, saying that must be disappointing to think it's
you and learn it's not.
John Sergent
>
> We must first remember that Patrick Wayne wasn't the one behind the rapping
> Dragon I belive Dan Enright was right? Secondly, TTD had a divorcee's week?
> OH GEEZ no wonder this version sucked now stuff like this puts it in
> persepctive
That was their last full week of shows, and they started reruns the following
Friday. I have no idea why the last week only ran 4 days.
--
Ray: What month do you watch the least TV?
Contestant: Sunday
Family Feud, CBS, 1990
Vinylfan
>1. And I had to nominate Larry Blyden again too..... from that weird intro
>when he walks on the stage on What's My Line (are you going forward or
>sideways) to his patronizing of the guests..
You are entitled to your opinion, but Gil Fates(Producer of WML) wrote in his
book "What's My Line" that Larry was very sincere and the second best host he
ever worked with.(and he worked with many). Larry also had no ego, he never
tried to be the "star" just the host.
I do not think Larry patronized his guests.He always seemed interested in every
constestant that was on there. Gil makes reference to this too.
Larry had a difficult personal life raising his children after his ex wife
died. I am sure this might of caused him some personal anguish, but it never
showed threw.
As for his walk, he was a professional dancer on Broadway and that might be
the reason for that.
If you read the chapter devoted to Larry by Gil in his book, you will see Larry
as no phony, but a geninely sincere person.
Kay83
>book "What's My Line" that Larry was very sincere and the second best host he
>ever worked with.
Who was the best host Gil had worked with?
~Kay :o)
C Alliaume
(Kay83) writes:
Garry Moore of I've Got a Secret and To Tell the Truth, who Fates refers to
twice as the best in the business. I don't know if that's wholly true, as we
only have two shows from which we may judge. (I have several favorites myself
-- Cullen, Kennedy, Eubanks, Rayburn, and Moore are among my top five.) But
Secret and Truth, despite their surface similarities, are very different shows
-- Secret was played for laughs, but required great language skills from the
moderator (a la WML?), while Truth was more serious but less needful of a
well-versed moderator, as the truth-teller and imposters were basically out
there on their own.
It might be a debatable point, but to me the highwater mark of each series was
easily when Moore ran them. Definitely in the case of Secret, which had been
among the top 20 rated shows seven times in 12 years under Moore to off the air
within three years under Steve Allen.
One thing I've always wondered about. Moore left Secret (and his own variety
show, both on CBS) in 1964 to take a year-long cruise around the world. (He
later returned with a new variety show in 1966, but up against Bonanza, it died
quickly.) Fates makes mention of a before-airtime meeting with George Gobel in
which Gobel offers him a drink (and Moore declines, saying he never drank right
before going on the air), and later, when Moore left TTTT after throat surgery
(I feel for him now -- I just had some of my own), some columnists surmised he
had a drinking problem. (Fates said Moore was a devout member of Alcoholics
Anonymous.) I wonder if that two-year gap was used to lick a persistent
drinking problem? If so, good for him.
-- Curt Alliaume
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