TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com/media/feedlogo.gif TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Drew Carey's got a blog... and TPiR "fans" have already ticked him offhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/drew-careys-got-a-blog-and-tpir-fans-have-already-ticked-h/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/drew-careys-got-a-blog-and-tpir-fans-have-already-ticked-h/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/drew-careys-got-a-blog-and-tpir-fans-have-already-ticked-h/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Drew Carey in his office. From his blog drewfromtv.blogspot.comYa gotta give Drew Carey a lot of credit. Going into his third season on The Price is Right, he's been able to step in the shoes of an icon, Bob Barker, and do a good job. He's also his part to drag the 38-year-old show into the 21st century, whether it wants to be here or not.

A couple of weeks ago, Drew simultaneously started a blog called Drew From TV, and a Twitter feed called TPIRHost, essentially to talk about his backstage experiences at TPiR, and whatever else he happens to think about (he soon started a second Twitter feed called DrewFromTV so he could muse on politics, soccer, and his other interests without associating it with the show).

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]]>blogcommentsdrew careyDrewCareydrewfromtvfansgolden-road.netthe price is rightThePriceIsRighttpirtwitterJoel KellerSat, 04 Jul 2009 13:06:00 ESTOrville Redenbacher and his popcorn weren't always well-knownhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/orville-redenbacher-and-his-popcorn-werent-always-well-known/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/orville-redenbacher-and-his-popcorn-werent-always-well-known/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/orville-redenbacher-and-his-popcorn-werent-always-well-known/#commentsFiled under: , ,

I could stay online all day long and watch clips from old game shows. Classic Television Showbiz posted this clip the other day of Orville Redenbacher on the original To Tell The Truth with Garry Moore. This was before all of those commercials and he wasn't as well-known as he would later become. Look at that panel! Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Kitty Carlisle, and Joe Garagiola!

 

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]]>bill cullengarry moorejoe garagiolakitty carlisleorville redenbacherpeggy casspopcornto tell the truthBob SassoneFri, 03 Jul 2009 18:02:00 ESTA Match Game fan remembers Fred Travalenahttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/29/a-match-game-fan-remembers-fred-travalena/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/29/a-match-game-fan-remembers-fred-travalena/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/29/a-match-game-fan-remembers-fred-travalena/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Fred TravalenaThe sad news just keeps on coming: comedian and impressionist Fred Travalena passed away yesterday, losing a battle with cancer at the age of 66. For those of you who have no idea who I'm talking about (and, believe me, those numbers are legion), Travalena was big on the talk show and game show circuit in the '70s, doing impressions of everyone from Robert De Niro to George Burns to Jimmy Carter.

As a nerdly kid who rarely left the house after school, however, Travalena is best known to me as a panelist during the latter years of my favorite game show, Match Game. After the jump is the only MG-related clip I could find with Travalena, where he does an impression of De Niro on the short-lived Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in the early '80s. (Warning: you need to turn the volume up to hear it).

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]]>cancerdiedfred travalenaFredTravalenaimpressionistimpressionsjimmy carterJimmyCarterlettermanmatch gameMatchGameobituaryrobert de niroRobertDeNiroJoel KellerMon, 29 Jun 2009 15:06:00 ESTAndrew WK rocks so hard, cars explodehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/14/andrew-wk-rocks-so-hard-cars-explode/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/14/andrew-wk-rocks-so-hard-cars-explode/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/14/andrew-wk-rocks-so-hard-cars-explode/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Destroy Build Destroy
Contrary to what his album covers may suggest, Andrew WK is adorable. No, really. Adorable. I first learned this when I saw him on on MTV's Crashing With Andrew WK, a program in which the frontman hung out with some girls at a North Carolina Central University sorority (I found the first installment here, by the way). It's taken the rest of the world a little more time to catch on, but since Andrew WK kicked off his motivational speaking/performing career, people are starting to get it. The folks over at Cartoon Network saw something in his personality and evidently thought, "Hey! This guy should blow things up with kids!" And they're right. They're so right.

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]]>andrew wkAndrewWkcartoon networkCartoonNetworkchildrendestroy build destroyDestroyBuildDestroyexplosionskids tvKidsTvAnnie WuSun, 14 Jun 2009 11:02:00 ESTSilent Library video goes from viral to cablehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/11/silent-library-video-goes-from-viral-to-cable/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/11/silent-library-video-goes-from-viral-to-cable/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/11/silent-library-video-goes-from-viral-to-cable/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

MTV's Silent LibraryJust because one network's venture into viral video greatness went belly up like so many silver leotard wearing contestants before them doesn't mean the craze has ended.

Next week marks the premiere of MTV's newest reality game show Silent Library, based on the game of the same name from the Japanese variety show Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

For those who don't spend time watching videos forwarded to them by their friends and are therefore productive members of society, the game is played by six dunderheads in a "library." They each draw a card, five reading safe and one with a skull and crossbones on it. The player who draws the Jolly Roger has to do an uncomfortable or painful stunt, but must resist the urge to scream. It's the least intelligent use of a library since The Da Vinci Code hit the shelves.

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]]>Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya ArahendeDowntownNoGakiNoTsukaiYaArahendehole in the wallHoleInTheWallmtvsilent librarySilentLibraryviral videoviral videosViralVideoViralVideosDanny GallagherThu, 11 Jun 2009 10:03:00 ESTFive shows to watch at the gym (if you know what's good for you)http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/five-shows-to-watch-at-the-gym-if-you-know-whats-good-for-you/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/five-shows-to-watch-at-the-gym-if-you-know-whats-good-for-you/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/five-shows-to-watch-at-the-gym-if-you-know-whats-good-for-you/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

jackie warner workoutIf you're like me, then you're probably a mom. Although, I don't have children. In fact, I'm a quarter-century old dude built like an extra from a 1960's beach movie (that's not necessarily a compliment, especially if you think "compact" is a terrible description of body type, as I often do). However, when I'm at the gym, I seem to get along like gangbusters with all the mothers who take to the Stepper for a mindless lower-body workout in which one essentially climbs to nowhere.

In fact, every now and then, you'll catch me on the machine upwards of an hour, which is by no means an easy task when you have the attention span I do. But luckily, I've got plenty of friends to keep me going, and I don't even have to talk to them. Because they're inside the TV! (Sorry, moms!)

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]]>a and eAAndEairportgymjackie warnerJackieWarnerpress your luckPressYourLuckreal housewives of new yorkreal housewives of orange countyRealHousewivesOfNewYorkRealHousewivesOfOrangeCountythe golden girlsTheGoldenGirlsworking outWorkingOutworkoutEliot GlazerWed, 10 Jun 2009 17:02:00 ESTIt's Charo vs. Ken Jennings at GSN's Game Show Awardshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/03/its-charo-vs-ken-jennings-at-gsns-game-show-awards/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/03/its-charo-vs-ken-jennings-at-gsns-game-show-awards/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/03/its-charo-vs-ken-jennings-at-gsns-game-show-awards/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

I'm not really sure if there's anything else to say about this clip from GSN's upcoming 2009 Game Show Awards (this Saturday at 8). It's 70s pop culture icon Charo presenting at the ceremony as well as taking on Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings in a trivia contest that is obviously tilted in her favor.

 

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]]>charogame show awardsgsnhowie mandeljeopardyken jenningsBob SassoneWed, 03 Jun 2009 20:05:00 ESTI hope Drew Carey doesn't want to have kidshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/01/i-hope-drew-carey-doesnt-want-to-have-kids/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/01/i-hope-drew-carey-doesnt-want-to-have-kids/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/01/i-hope-drew-carey-doesnt-want-to-have-kids/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Remember how we all used to cringe when a giant contestant would freak out when she or he won a prize on The Price is Right and try to hug, jump on, and/or pick up Bob Barker, and we thought his 80-ish body would break in half or he'd at least get a cracked rib? Looks like he was the wrong host to worry about.

Recently a contestant on the show kneed Drew Carey right in the groin. Not a glancing blow either; this was an "oh my God I can't breathe or talk but I'll try to smile as we go to break" slam.

By the way, the contestant is a former Survivor: Fiji contestant.

 

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]]>cbscome on downdrew careygame show contestantkneeprice is rightBob SassoneMon, 01 Jun 2009 09:05:00 ESTBob Barker almost a no-show at Game Show Awards because of feud with Betty Whitehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/30/bob-barker-almost-a-no-show-at-game-show-awards-because-of-feud/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/30/bob-barker-almost-a-no-show-at-game-show-awards-because-of-feud/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/30/bob-barker-almost-a-no-show-at-game-show-awards-because-of-feud/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Price is Right host Bob BarkerIt's hard to imagine that anyone would consider TV's sweet-natured grandma Betty White as their "sworn enemy." Except, of course for maybe Mom from Futurama and the bizarro version of Bea Arthur.

But apparently that's the label that Price is Right host Bob Barker has bestowed upon the Golden Girl. It turns out the two aren't pals or confidants. Buzzer Blog reported that Barker threatened not to show up to GSN's 2009 Game Show Awards where he accepted a lifetime achievement award along with Mark Goodson and Monty Hall if White was there.

It gets weirder. The whole thing was caused by an elephant. This is starting to sound less like Hollywood gossip and more like a job for Mythbusters.

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]]>animal rightsanimal rights activistsAnimalRightsAnimalRightsActivistsbetty whitebetty whites game show appearancesBettyWhiteBettyWhitesGameShowAppearancesbob barkerBobBarkercelebrity feudsCelebrityFeudselephantgame show awardsGameShowAwardsgsngsn awardsgsn.comGsnAwardsgsnthenetworkfor...Danny GallagherSat, 30 May 2009 14:05:00 ESTWipeout: Stupid or brilliant?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/28/wipeout-stupid-or-brilliant/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/28/wipeout-stupid-or-brilliant/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/28/wipeout-stupid-or-brilliant/#commentsFiled under: , ,

WipeoutLast night was the season premiere of ABC's crazy game show Wipeout. I have to admit that it's one of my guilty pleasures. I ignored the show on its first run but started to watch repeats on Sunday afternoons and grew to like the show. The play-by-play is often annoying and I don't know why the contestants have to be so trash-talking and cocky, but it's fun. The new season has new obstacles for people to get through to the $50,000, and I think co-host Jill looks a bit different (though still hot!). What's your take on this show?

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]]>abcbig ballscatapultjohn hensonobstacle courseseason premierewaterwipeoutBob SassoneThu, 28 May 2009 15:38:00 ESTBob Barker owes this contestant a thousand dollarshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/14/bob-barker-owes-this-contestant-a-thousand-dollars/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/14/bob-barker-owes-this-contestant-a-thousand-dollars/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/14/bob-barker-owes-this-contestant-a-thousand-dollars/#commentsFiled under: , ,

This clip is from 1993, but it's worth seeing again (or for the first time - I'm a huge Price Is Right fan and I don't remember this at all). A woman spins the wheel and gets 75 cents. She spins again and gets 25 cents, so that's a dollar, which means she gets $1000 and a bonus spin. Nope. Bob doesn't realize she got a buck and thinks its only 95 cents. They just go on with the show and no one says anything about it (though it's possible someone is tries to say something to Bob at one point but the sound isn't clear). Scandal!



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]]>1.001000bob barkerbonus spincome on downshowcase showdownthe price is rightwheelBob SassoneThu, 14 May 2009 16:17:00 ESTWill Let's Make A Deal replace Guiding Light?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/05/will-lets-make-a-deal-replace-guiding-light/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/05/will-lets-make-a-deal-replace-guiding-light/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/05/will-lets-make-a-deal-replace-guiding-light/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Let's Make A DealFirst there was word that a new $25,000 Pyramid could replace Guiding Light when it ends in September. Now comes word that CBS might do an updated Let's Make A Deal instead (or perhaps "too"). Monty Hall is even doing host auditions this week.

What would you like to see replace Guiding Light? And no, "keep Guiding Light on" is not an option.

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]]>25000 pyramidcbsdaytime showslets make a dealmonty hallsoap operastalk showsBob SassoneTue, 05 May 2009 20:28:00 ESTSyndicated Deal or No Deal renewed and relocatedhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/30/syndicated-deal-or-no-deal-renewed-and-relocated/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/30/syndicated-deal-or-no-deal-renewed-and-relocated/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/30/syndicated-deal-or-no-deal-renewed-and-relocated/#commentsFiled under: ,

Deal or No DealMaybe my home town should offer tax incentives to the networks. It's working for Connecticut. Not only did NBC announce that the half-hour syndicated version of Deal or No Deal is returning for a second season with host Howie Mandel, but it will be relocating and filming in Connecticut.

I guess with a game show it doesn't matter where you film since it's the same set all the time, but are there as many incredibly gorgeous chicks in Connecticut as there are in California? Isn't Cali where they all go to see their dreams of being an actress reduced to standing on a stage next to a briefcase?

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]]>deal or no dealDealOrNoDealhowie mandelHowieMandeljerry springerJerrySpringermaury povichMauryPovichsteve wilkosSteveWilkosJason HughesThu, 30 Apr 2009 20:02:00 ESTIBM building computer designed to take over Jeopardy!, then possibly the worldhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/ibm-building-computer-designed-to-take-over-jeopardy-then-poss/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/ibm-building-computer-designed-to-take-over-jeopardy-then-poss/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/ibm-building-computer-designed-to-take-over-jeopardy-then-poss/#commentsFiled under: , ,

The femputer from Fox's Oh my God. Maybe the Unabomber was right, about how technology could weaken humanity and destroy us all. Not about sending bombs in the mail. That was and always will be a big no-no.

IBM is developing a new computer system that can compete on TV's Jeopardy! by digesting the show's questions, buzzing in and answering in the famous question format.

The system is being developed in the same vein as "Deep Blue," the computer that defeated chess champion Gary Kasparov. The Jeopardy! system nicknamed "Watson" is part of IBM's ongoing attempt to overtake humanity by whooping humanity's ass at their own games. An IBM spokesman estimated humanity's spirit will finally be broken when they perfect a computer system that can beat the world's greatest Chutes and Ladders player.

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]]>deep blueDeepBluegame showsgame shows that could end humanityGameShowsGameShowsThatCouldEndHumanityibmibm corp.IbmCorp.jeopardyjeopardyhostjeopardyinfosony pictures televisionsony pictures television internationalSonyPicturesTelevisionSonyPicturesTelevisionInternationalwatsonDanny GallagherTue, 28 Apr 2009 10:00:00 ESTMillionaire returning to ABC this August (with Reege!)http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/millionaire-returning-to-abc-this-august-with-reege/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/millionaire-returning-to-abc-this-august-with-reege/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/22/millionaire-returning-to-abc-this-august-with-reege/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Remember when Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? was the prime time sensation, a timely game show that people actually talked about the next day, and then ABC ran it so much they ruined the whole thing? Well, ABC is bringing the show back for a limited run this August, and Regis Philbin will host once again. In celebration, here's a bunch of videos of people blowing easy early questions.

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]]>final answergame showsmeredith vieiraregis philbintrivia questionswho wants to be a millionaireBob SassoneWed, 22 Apr 2009 19:00:00 ESTWill you watch the Game Show Awards?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/17/will-you-watch-the-game-show-awards/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/17/will-you-watch-the-game-show-awards/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/17/will-you-watch-the-game-show-awards/#commentsFiled under: , ,

GSNIf you go by all of the various stories in the media, it would seem that TV viewers just aren't into award shows anymore. The ratings are often down year to year, and if people are tuning in it seems to be more for the fashions, the red carpet, and maybe to see a particular category/performance by someone on the show.

So it's interesting that there are so many new genre award shows popping up. TV Land has had their own awards (The TV Land Awards) for a number of years now (the latest airs next week with Neil Patrick Harris hosting), and Bravo has The A-List Awards, whatever they are (it aired earlier this week). Now GSN is getting into the game (no pun intended) with The Game Show Awards, a show dedicated to giving awards to game shows, game show hosts, even game show sponsors!

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]]>alex trebekare you smarter than a fifth graderdeal or no dealdrew careyfamily feudgame show networkgsnjeopardylets make a dealmillion dollar passwordpat sajakprice is rightthe newlywed gamevanna whitewheel of fortunewho wants to be a millionaireBob SassoneFri, 17 Apr 2009 13:16:00 ESTHere's Bob Barker on today's Price is Right - VIDEOhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/16/heres-bob-barker-on-todays-price-is-right-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/16/heres-bob-barker-on-todays-price-is-right-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/16/heres-bob-barker-on-todays-price-is-right-video/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Bob BarkerIf you didn't watch today's episode of The Price is Right, you missed a woman wearing a "Substitute Teachers Need Random Sets Too" t-shirt (which I'm still not sure I understand), a woman winning a set of Star Trek Pez dispensers (!),Drew Carey showing what the price card looks like inside that envelope used on Contestants Row (not sure if we've ever seen that before), and a woman flapping her arms up and down like a bird in excitement, even though she didn't win a car in the Lucky 7 game (side note: that game is impossible to win now). Oh, and you also missed Bob Barker return to the show he hosted for over 30 years.

Barker made his first appearance on the show since his retirement to promote his new memoir, Priceless Memories. He showed up during the showcases. After the jump, his appearance (along with interviews and some behind the scenes footage).

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]]>bob barkercbscome on downdrew careygame showplinkopriceless memoriesrich fieldsshowcase showdownthe price is rightBob SassoneThu, 16 Apr 2009 14:02:00 ESTThe most awesome thing you'll see on the web today: TV show dioramas!http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/the-most-awesome-thing-youll-see-on-the-web-today-tv-show-dior/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/the-most-awesome-thing-youll-see-on-the-web-today-tv-show-dior/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/the-most-awesome-thing-youll-see-on-the-web-today-tv-show-dior/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Price is Right set
There are a lot of TV show set designs that I love, but I've never really given any thought to how put them together exactly. I used to assume they just drew up plans and/or blueprints with the measurements and all that and then the set designers and the rest of the crew would build the sets. I never once thought they were done this way.

On The Set has pictures of the original dioramas (those little models you might have built for a class back in school, though I never did) made for various shows over the years. These things are great! Check out the Price is Right set above. The site even has more dioramas from the show, from different angles.

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]]>100000 pyramidcheersgolden girlson the setroseannethe brady bunchthe facts of lifethe price is rightthrees companytv dioramasBob SassoneTue, 07 Apr 2009 15:01:00 ESTAre more game shows headed to daytime? I hope sohttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/are-more-game-shows-headed-to-daytime-i-hope-so/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/are-more-game-shows-headed-to-daytime-i-hope-so/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/are-more-game-shows-headed-to-daytime-i-hope-so/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Dick Clark, host of The $100,000 PyramidNow that Guiding Light is destined to become another sad memory of lonely housewives nationwide, CBS is hoping an old daytime tradition will pull them away from their housework.

And for those of you now engulfed in hate flame who've found the fuel to write some snide comment about my Mad Men-ish view of soap opera viewers and women, please calm the #*$& down. One, I realize this is not the 1950s and women don't all strive to stay at home barefoot and pregnant. And two, who the hell else watches soap operas? Only male hair salon stylists and hospital patients who don't have the physical ability or cognitive capacity to operate a bed remote.

I hope this means more game shows are on the way.

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]]>cbsgame showgame showsgame shows they want to come backGameShowGameShowsGameShowsTheyWantToComeBackguiding lightguiding light canceledGuidingLightGuidingLightCanceledpersonal childhood memories that dont involve beltsPersonalChildhoodMemoriesThatDontInvolveBeltspyramidthe 10000 pyramidthe 100000 pyramidthe 25000 pyramidThe100000PyramidThe10000PyramidThe25000PyramidDanny GallagherTue, 07 Apr 2009 12:02:00 ESTAlex Trebek says politicans are scared of him, and they should be - VIDEOhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/alex-trebek-says-politicans-are-scared-of-him-and-they-should-b/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/alex-trebek-says-politicans-are-scared-of-him-and-they-should-b/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/alex-trebek-says-politicans-are-scared-of-him-and-they-should-b/#commentsFiled under: ,

Alex Trebek hosting JeopardyThere are some forces in the universe that should never be messed with: the sun, black holes and Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. Take it from someone who knows.

The man has the unholy ability to make ANYONE look stupid on national television. He can make an Ivy League PhD appear as though he went to city college. He can turn a Midwestern elementary school teacher into someone no parent would entrust their child with for eight hours a day. His trademark "Oh, sorry" alone can make a world renowned neurosurgeon look like a jabbering mental patient who doesn't know the name of the bone that houses the human brain.

So it's no wonder that politicians are scared to be seen in the same camera shot with the man.

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]]>alex trebeckalex trebekAlexTrebeckAlexTrebekgame showgame show hostgame showsGameShowGameShowHostGameShowsjeopardypoliticopolitico.comDanny GallagherTue, 07 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST