Tag Archives: Game Shows

RIP: Bob Barker

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Steve

Even I was formulating the easy layup joke every hack comedian was thinking. Bob died successfully without going over 100. What a life he had though! With his career hosting game shows and namely the one he was most associated … Continue reading →

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A nod back to The Gong Show

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Steve

Couldn’t resist buying this shirt from TeePublic because it was such a joyful moment from the really weird show. Not sure who with NBC allowed The Gong Show to go on as long as it did. Anyway, when Gene hit the … Continue reading →

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The actual reality was a better show

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Steve

As the legacy broadcast networks continue to sink into oblivion, they’ve all been pursuing cheap-ass programming to fill time. Fox’s favorite is moronic, celebrity game shows: the Masked Something with Bimbo Judges! NBC, not to be outdone by Murdoch’s vulgarity used … Continue reading →

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How I miss Paul Lynde’s wit

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Steve

April Fools’ Day is one of my favorite holidays! It provided musical inspiration too. Last year I whipped together some pretty bitchin’ Halloween and Xmas mixes which I hadn’t done in years. Now I pieced together my inaugural April Fools’ … Continue reading →

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RIP Alex Trebek

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Steve

If there’s an afterlife, poor Alex is now being mobbed by a million senior citizens like my grandmother who religiously watched Jeopardy. That game show, her soaps and Lawrence Welk. It was just easier to hand her the remote than to argue. … Continue reading →

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