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Post by Ponderous Man on Oct 7, 2009 0:32:28 GMT -5
In a previous post, I talked about the October 11, 1975, countdown which was guest hosted by Wink Martindale. He's a game show host most famous for Tic Tac Dough. Here are some other game show hosts that guest hosted AT40 that I can think of off the top of my head:
Dick Clark (hosted all those Pyramid shows over the years)
Bob Eubanks (most famous for the Newlywed Game)
Gary Owens (hosted a short lived game show called Letters To Laugh-In)
Are there any other game show hosts that guest hosted AT40 that I'm missing?
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Post by mrjukebox on Oct 7, 2009 5:09:15 GMT -5
You Tube has a few clips of Casey's old TV show "America's Top 10"-One of them has Bob Eubanks filling in for Casey in 1982.
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Post by mkarns on Oct 7, 2009 12:29:05 GMT -5
In addition, I'd add that all three of AT40's regular hosts have some game show involvement. In 1999, Casey hosted a short-lived adaptation of a British game show called "100%", while Shadoe became well known, prior to AT40, for "Hollywood Squares", although he wasn't the host.
Ryan Seacrest once hosted the teen gameshow "Click". He then went on to guest host AT40 several times before becoming permanent host.
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Post by mrjukebox on Oct 7, 2009 15:24:25 GMT -5
GSN presently airs the version of "The Hollywood Squares" from the late 1990's-early 2000's,which was hosted by Tom Bergeron-Shadoe Stevens was the announcer.
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Post by mstgator on Oct 7, 2009 20:45:16 GMT -5
Donny Osmond guest hosted AT40 in 1990, and would later go on to host a new version of "Pyramid" in the current decade.
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Post by easye on Oct 7, 2009 23:36:15 GMT -5
Last weekend, Casey thanked Gordon Elliott for hosting the previous show and noted that he had to fly in to do it. I have seen him on Food Network, though he apparently was a game show host as well.
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Post by mrjukebox on Oct 8, 2009 11:54:44 GMT -5
That's correct,easye-In the early 1990's,Gordon Elliott hosted a short-lived revival of "To Tell The Truth"-Midway through the show's run,Elliott was replaced by current "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek.
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Post by mrjukebox on Oct 8, 2009 11:57:18 GMT -5
Wink Martindale had a top 10 pop hit in the fall of 1959 called "Deck Of Cards"-It was a spoken word piece.
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Oct 8, 2009 15:37:05 GMT -5
On a quasi-related note, Gordon Elliott hosted a daytime talk show around the mid-1990's.
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Post by Ponderous Man on Oct 9, 2009 17:04:17 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for all your help. I have a couple of things to mention:
1. Not only was Shadoe Stevens the announcer on Tom Bergeron's Hollywood Squares, he was also the announcer on the John Davidson version of Hollywood Squares from 1986-1989. He was also one of the squares during the final 2 seasons.
2. Gordon Elliott was the first host of the To Tell The Truth revival in 1990, but he was actually replaced by Lynn Swann. Yes, as in former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Lynn Swann. Swann would eventually be replaced by Alex Trebek.
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Post by mrjukebox on Oct 10, 2009 15:12:19 GMT -5
I seem to recall that GSN did air the early 90's revival of "To Tell The Truth" a few years ago.
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Post by easye on Nov 14, 2009 23:12:20 GMT -5
This week, Casey thanked Dave Hull for guest hosting the previous show. I guess "The Hullabalooer" once hosted a game show called "Matchmaker".
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