Who would do this today..? Bob Barker Todd Newton Tom Kennedy Wayne Brady Betty White Tom Bergeron Pat Sajak Wink Martindale Alex Trebek Peter Marshall Steve Harvey Dian Parkinson
2020 was a sad year for the game show world. In 2020, we lost Hugh Downs at age 99 (Concentration, 1959-1968), Regis Philbin at age 88 (The Neighbors, 1976, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, 1999-2002, and Million-Dollar Password, 2007-2008), Tom Kennedy at age 93 (multiple shows), and Alex Trebek at age 80 (multiple shows, most notably Jeopardy!, which he hosted for nearly half his life and longer than all other shows he hosted put together).
and Peter's 92 years old, Alex is nearing 80......not to sound negative, (believe me they're both among my favorite hosts of all time) but how much longer could they possibly have left? :(
(Game show hosts) JUST BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ON PRIME TIME EVERY NIGHT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT TOO ERUDITE (Monty Hall) Erudite, does that mean an open air theater, a loosely woven garment for midgets, or deep knowledge? (Bert Parks) Deep knowledge. (Monty Hall) Correct. (Game show hosts) WE DO NOT CHOOSE TO BOAST BUT TO BE A GAME SHOW HOST IS AS DIFFICULT AS BEING NAMED (Peter Marshall) While he lives in Italy, he wears robes and he works on a balcony. (Gene Rayburn) Romeo. (Peter Marshall) No. (Gene Rayburn) The pope. (Peter Marshall) Right. (Game Show Hosts) WE SUPPLY A NEEDED SERVICE TO MANKIND WE ARE JURY, JUDGE, AND JESTER ALL COMBINED (Monty Hall) Jury, judge, jester. (Bert Parks) Yes, things beginning with the letter J. (Monty Hall) Correct. (Game show hosts) THANKS TO OUR EDUCATION THERE IS NOT A SITUATION WE HAVE COME UPON WITH WHICH WE CANNOT (Peter Marshall) Sounds like... rope. Hope. Soap. Nope. Cope! (Gene Rayburn) Correct. (Game show hosts) BUT WHERE DO WE GO TO LEARN THE SKILLS THAT WE REQUIRE MOST? WHERE DO WE GO TO LEARN TO BE A GAME SHOW HOST? (Alex Trebek) We all have our GhDs, of course. That's doctor of gameshowology from the school of higher earning, Game Show University. (Game show hosts) HAIL TO THEE, O GAME SHOW U FROM ALL YOUR LOYAL SLEND SO TRUE YOU TAUGHT US HOW WHAT REALLY COUNTS TO GIVE OUT CASH IN LARGE AMOUNTS TO BEEP THE HORN AND RING THE BELL TO GET THE CROWD TO SCREAM AND YELL TO GET THE LOSERS OFF REAL QUICK ANOTHER NECESSARY SCHTICK NECESSARY SCHTICK SCHTICK, SCHTICK, SCHTICK, SCHTICK, SCHTICK, SCHTICK WE'LL NE'ER FORGET YOUR FLASHING WALLS YOUR NEON LIGHTS, YOUR MONTY HALLS WE SING YOUR PRAISES LOUD AND CLEAR YOU REALLY PUT OUR CLASSIC YEAR YOU TAUGHT US HOW TO PLAY THE GAME AND BROUGHT US LOVE AND WEALTH AND FAME WITHOUT YOU, WHO KNOWS WHAT WE'D BE? O GAME SHOW UNIVERSITY, ALL HAIL TO THEE THESE ARE THE PHRASES WE USE MOST AS A BONAFIDE, TRUE AND TRIED, IVY-SKILLED, IRON WILLED, GAME SHOW HOST (Alex Trebek) LET'S HAVE NO COACHING, PLEASE. COME ON AND SPIN THE WHEEL (Dennis James) LET'S SEE YOU BEAT THE CLOCK (Monty Hall) LET'S PLAY LET'S MAKE A DEAL (Peter Marshall) YOU PICKED THE SECRET SQUARE. IT'S TIME TO TRY YOUR LUCK (Jim Lange) YOUR HUSBAND SAID YOU FIRST MADE WHOOPEE IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK (Jack Narz) YOU WIN A TRIP FOR TWO. GO TO THE NEXT PLATEAU (Art James) WHAT DO THE JUDGES SAY? WAIT FOR THE BELL THEN GO (Bert Parks) THAT GIVES YOU FREE TO CROSS. NOW YOU CAN BREAK THE BANK (Gene Rayburn) THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER SAY THEY GOT THE NICEST FILL IN THE BLANK (Geoff Edwards) OKAY, NOW COME ON DOWN. LET'S SHOW THEM WHAT THEY'VE WON (Peter Marshall) TOO BAD YOU LOST IT ALL, BUT DID YOU ALL HAVE FUN? (Art Fleming) CAN YOU COME BACK NEXT WEEK? THIS CLUE IS YOURS FOR FREE (Monty Hall) NOW ARE YOU SURE YOU WANNA SWAP YOUR CHILD FOR DOOR NUMBER THREE? (Game show hosts) HAIL TO THEE, O GAME SHOW U LET'S HAVE NO COACHING, PLEASE. COME ON AND SPIN THE WHEEL FROM ALL YOUR LOYAL SLEND SO TRUE LET'S SEE YOU BEAT THE CLOCK. LET'S PLAY LET'S MAKE A DEAL YOU TAUGHT US HOW WHAT REALLY COUNTS OKAY, NOW COME ON DOWN. LET'S SHOW THEM WHAT THEY'VE WON TO GIVE OUT CASH IN LARGE AMOUNTS TOO BAD YOU LOST IT ALL, BUT DID YOU ALL HAVE FUN? YOU TAUGHT US HOW TO PLAY THE GAME WE WILL BE BACK IN TWO, SO WE CAN ROLL THE DICE AND BROUGHT US LOVE AND WEALTH AND FAME AND EVERYTHING IS YOURS IF YOU CAN NAME THE PRICE NOW THAT WE'RE KNOWN FROM COAST TO COAST WE RAISE OUR ULCERS IN A TOAST TO PRAISE THE JOB THAT WE LOVE MOST A GAME YOU WIN A TRIP FOR TWO. GO TO THE NEXT PLATEAU SHOW WHAT DO THE JUDGES SAY? WAIT FOR THE BELL THEN GO HOST! HOST!
Unfortunately yes he's the only one left. We almost lost him too 😢 he had covid during the pandemic and was so sick they told his wife to start "making plans". Miracously, he recovered and is still around today at 97.
Well, I think the 11 who were here we're all not working at the time. So maybe Bob & Bert were just busy. There's been an urban legend that Bob was tone deaf so who knows?
From back when the Emmys were fit to watch, before they started injecting their liberal politics into it. Too bad Peter Marshall is the only one of 'em still here.
R.I.P. Alex Trebek 1940-2020 Gene Rayburn 1917-1999 Bert Parks 1914-1992 Art James 1929-2004 Jim Lange 1932-2014 Geoff Edwards 1931-2014 Jack Narz 1922-2008 Art Fleming 1924-1995 Monty Hall 1921-2017 Dennis James 1917-1997 😢
