ChevyVanMiller Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, dhg said: Pretty sure it was Super Duper. That sounds better. Wegman's wasn't in the Buffalo market in the '70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, dhg said: Pretty sure it was Super Duper. I think other than a couple exceptions such as Ithaca and Hornell Wegman's was confined to the Rochester area market back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, RochesterRob said: I think other than a couple exceptions such as Ithaca and Hornell Wegman's was confined to the Rochester area market back then. I live in Rochester. I'm pretty sure I remember him hosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 9:54 AM, Irv said: I think Clip Smith hosted a sort of game show called Wegmans Let's Go to the Races in the mid-70's. 4 hours ago, dhg said: Pretty sure it was Super Duper. It definitely was Super Duper that gave out the racing cards. We never won 1 single time. We even had EVERY horse BUT 1 one time. Guess which 1 won? Still it was fun to watch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Gene Rayburn on Match Game. Match Game is amazing. Richard Dawson sitting in the front row, quietly smoking a butt on camera...the various questions deliberately structured to include flirty, sexual innuendo...the entire thing completely non PC. The world was a different place in the '70s and so much better, at least in some ways. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Man...memories. Game shows were a staple of my childhood in the '70s. A lot of great ones in this thread. Here are a few of my faves: Allen Ludden ('Password')...the love of Betty White's life Bert Convy ('Tattletales') Peter Tomarken ('Press Your Luck') 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 How many of us are showing our age? Including me! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Tom Kennedy in 'Split Second'. Chosen only because written on a desk in HS American History class, some wag had written 'Mr. W. gets his quiz questions from Split Second'. * And I am sure that will keep a few of you guessing...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Keenan Thompson as Steve Harvy on SNL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 Another underrated game show, Blockbusters with Bill Cullen as host. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 21 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Tom Kennedy in 'Split Second'. Chosen only because written on a desk in HS American History class, some wag had written 'Mr. W. gets his quiz questions from Split Second'. * And I am sure that will keep a few of you guessing...? It's always interesting on what triggers a memory. I just remembered Tom would read notes from viewers on what the definition of a "Split Second" was. The one that comes to mind was "the time between the light turning green and the guy behind you beeping the horn." It also happens to be the only one I remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Vanna White, of course! She looked much better in Playboy than Bob Barker. Seriously, some of those guys from the 70s era shows were hilarious. Hollywood Squares, Match Game, Family Feud, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tierlifer Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 8:54 PM, JR in Pittsburgh said: watched a re-run of this the other day on Netflix, and it didn’t age well for me. As a kid, I thought the show was riveting! Pretty Meh now (though agree the host was solid). Funny. I thought the EXACT same thing last weekend haha! Fun seeing all the old products and labels though. Love My Carpet carpet freshener! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Van Miller on “It’s Academic”. Missed out by one question being a replacement for the playoffs. Freakin’ Straits of Gibraltar. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 10:10 AM, Mike in Horseheads said: Keenan Thompson as Steve Harvy on SNL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 A vote for Marc Summers who hosted Double Dare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 45 minutes ago, dpberr said: A vote for Marc Summers who hosted Double Dare. Most definitely. He's overcome some major OCD issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 7 hours ago, dpberr said: A vote for Marc Summers who hosted Double Dare. good call. That was THE show as a kid. I tried getting my kids to watch the new double dare and they’re very meh about it. The new one has Marc Summers as sort of not emcee, not the main host. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 29 minutes ago, JR in Pittsburgh said: good call. That was THE show as a kid. I tried getting my kids to watch the new double dare and they’re very meh about it. The new one has Marc Summers as sort of not emcee, not the main host. There are many excellent hosts on this list. I chose Marc Summers because Double Dare was a transcendent game show. Before Double Dare, there were no game shows involving children as contestants. It ushered in an entirely new genre of television entertainment, and Summers was the face of it during it's best days. When you ask anyone about Double Dare, 9 out of 10 people will say Marc Summers. There will be one that will mention the giant nose with the flags up the nostrils. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 2:58 PM, K-9 said: Just about the only answer I can think of at the moment. Then again, this was barely a "game show" as we know it today. Asking me who is my favorite game show host is a lot like asking me "what was your favorite hemorrhoid?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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