Game Show Host Hall Of Fame

[maildude]

Gimme your picks for the best game show hosts ever. Spelling counts.

 

[Shifty]

• Richard Dawson
• Bob Barker
• Pat Sajak
• Alex Trebek

 

[PlumpRump]

My favorite of all time has to be Gene Rayburn, from the Match Game. He just had this sleaze about him when he asked the questions. "Brenda is such a whore, (How big of a whore is she?) Brenda is such a whore, that when she bends over to pick up the morning newspaper, sperm drips out of her blank."

Beyond that, gotta go Richard Dawson (who was actually a regular on Match Game with Gene Rayburn), Ray Combs, Pat Sajak, Bob Eubanks and Monty hall was pretty good on Let's Make a Deal.

Also, I like Chuck Woolery on GSN's new(er) game show "Lingo." He's such a sleezebag, and hits on the (super sexy) co-host Shandi Finnessey the whole show. Playing the game seems, to Chuck, to be an afterthought. Love it.

 

[mr. jizz]

Bob Eubanks, Gene Rayburn and Alex Trebek

 

[Hot Mega]

Bob Barker, Richard Dawson, Chuck Barris and Alex Trebek.:clap:

 

[GregCentauro]

Hot Mega, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

Anne Robinson

 

[Hot Mega]

Hot Mega, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

:hatsoff::hybrid:

 

[maildude]

 

[PJpenny]

Bob Barker is the best all-time

 

[feller469]

Gotta be Richard Dawson

Monty Hall was always fun to watch too

 

[Jagger69]

Showing my age with some of these but....

Gene Rayburn, Allen Ludden, Alex Trebek, Bill Cullen, Richard Dawson, Dick Clark, Bob Barker, Hugh Downs, Bud Collyer, Wink Martindale, Peter Marshall, Tom Kennedy, Monty Hall, Jack Barry, Jim Lange, Jack Narz, Bob Eubanks, Johnny Carson, Dennis James, Art Linkletter, Regis Philbin, Chuck Woolery.....BUT....the GREATEST ever in the history of television....the one, the only....GROUCHO MARX.

 

[bahodeme]

I'll add Bert Convey to the list.

 

[John_8581]

Wow!!! ... Good choices everyone.

 

[Ace Bandage]

Bob Barker and Richard Dawson.



Barker's reaction at the end of this is priceless. :clap:



:1orglaugh

 

[Tittyman5000]

I liked Howie Mandel from Deal Or No Deal but recently this girl has got my vote

 

[bodie54]

Many good choices above.

Gene Rayburn, Allen Ludden, Bill Cullen, Bob Barker, Hugh Downs

Agree with all of these.

I have to disagree with Bob Eubanks, though.
The guy never came across as genuine to me, and was frequently very condescending.
Trebek can be condescending at times too.

Art Fleming, the first host of "Jeopardy", was a great game show host :thumbsup:

 

[Jagger69]

Art Fleming, the first host of "Jeopardy", was a great game show host :thumbsup:

Art Fleming was terrific. May he rest in peace.

 

[alexpnz]

Peter Tomarken from the greatest gameshow ever....Press Your Luck!

 

[Jon S.]

I've got to go with Pittsburgh's own Bill Cullen myself based upon longevity, professionalism, breadth of work, and the fact that he made it look so damned easy! He was quite simply a good and down to earth person and it showed in his work! He was the original host of The Price is Right before it was revamped and returned with Bob Barker as the host. Bill also served as a panelist on such games shows as "What's My Line" and "I've Got a Secret". Bill overcame Polio as a child, and went from radio station WWSW in Pittsburgh to become a game show legend! I have to say that Bill Cullen is arguably the greatest game show MC ever!

Here is a clip of Bill Cullen from the original The Price is Right:

 

[meesterperfect]

My favorite is Gene Rayburn all the way.
Wink Martindale
Monty Hall
Bert Convey were cool too.

My favorite Lets Make a Deal
Awesome stuff