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Post by wildojinx on Oct 4, 2013 10:50:14 GMT -5
Of the many hosts of (the American) Family Feud, which one was your favorite? I never saw the louie anderson, richard karn, or john o hurley versions, so i guess i'd have to go with Ray Combs.
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Post by Goldenbane on Oct 4, 2013 11:29:33 GMT -5
Hate to kill the 4 way tie, but I really do like Steve Harvey best. Used to be Karn, but Steve grew on me.
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Post by Gopher Mod on Oct 4, 2013 11:40:12 GMT -5
For me, it's Dawson, then Harvey and Combs.
Karn and O'Hurley were alright, then Anderson lags behind as far as main hosts go.
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Post by James Fabiano on Oct 4, 2013 12:46:29 GMT -5
Combs and Dawson, tied for first. I voted for Combs cause he needed it. I like Harvey, but he really has a crutch with the TV-14 questions and answers, and he has Flanderized as far as his personality. Dawson nor Combs needed that to be funny.
Someone else who should be mentioned is Marco Antonio Regil, who did Spanish versions of FF and was excellent. (EDIT: I see the poll is for American FF, so never mind...)
EDIT 2: No Al Roker nor Ricki Lake? (though A) they were pretty much one-shot, and B) weren't that good. Under "A" I guess that means no Sammy Davis Jr. either)
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Post by Orange on Oct 4, 2013 12:47:55 GMT -5
I'm not a frequent watcher, but being as my Mom's a huge fan and watches a ton of Steve Harvey episodes it has to be him. Dude's funny.
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Post by Sam Punk on Oct 4, 2013 20:39:37 GMT -5
My favorite was O'Hurley. Also liked Karn and Harvey but not a fan of the others.
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Post by James Fabiano on Oct 4, 2013 21:24:12 GMT -5
John O'Hurley got no votes and is being beaten by Richard Karn? That is a surprise...though I don't HATE Karn, he gets a lot of flack for the "DOUBLE THE POINTS!!!!!!!!11111111" meme and those same people considered O'Hurley their savior. Just saying.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Oct 4, 2013 21:29:00 GMT -5
Richard Dawson followed by Ray Combs. Ray Combs was very good.
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Post by wisdomwizard on Oct 4, 2013 21:30:22 GMT -5
As much as I loved Ray Combs and still dearly miss him (screw you depression and suicide), Steve Harvey is utterly hilarious and his reactions, eye takes, and calling every dimwit that has the nerve to declare how "correct" their answers are have made him surpass both Combs and Dawson.
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Post by willywonka666 on Oct 4, 2013 21:41:28 GMT -5
Honorable mention
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Post by fw91 on Oct 4, 2013 21:59:48 GMT -5
I think Karn was underated. best host since the revival imo.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Oct 4, 2013 23:12:12 GMT -5
Dawson and Harvey are heads and shoulder above everyone else, IMO. Admittedly with Harvey, he's helped by me being a long time fan of his, but he's the master of the exasperated reaction. And Dawson just had charisma like whoa.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 4, 2013 23:19:56 GMT -5
It's not remotely close. Combs would come in a DISTANT second; none of the others are even on the radar.
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Post by mizerable on Oct 5, 2013 4:16:43 GMT -5
Karn was charming in his own way.
Dawson laid the groundwork, but was overtly charming.
Combs suffered because of that stupid bullseye round I never liked. Although my dream if I ever got on the show would be that one of the surveys is "name something you find hanging in your closest", so I could get the collective set of groans from the audience.
I didn't even bother watching Louie for the short time he was there, nor have I watched the newer episodes after being burnt out after GSN played the same episodes to death.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2013 8:28:21 GMT -5
Ray Combs was what a game-show host should be like: a fun guy who is there to make sure everybody has a good time.
I can tolerate Richard Dawson. The old shows are nostalgic.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 5, 2013 8:48:10 GMT -5
Combs suffered because of that stupid bullseye round I never liked. Although my dream if I ever got on the show would be that one of the surveys is "name something you find hanging in your closest", so I could get the collective set of groans from the audience. Admittedly, I laughed. That's pretty dark. |
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Post by Porky's Butthole on Oct 5, 2013 9:14:29 GMT -5
The correct order goes like this:
1: Richard Dawson
2: Ray Combs
3: John O'Hurley (he had the look and voice of a host, I liked him a great deal)
4: Richard Karn (God bless him, he tried his ass off)
5: Everybody who ever existed or who will ever exist until the end of time.
6: Louie Anderson
7: Steve Harvey
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Post by h on Oct 5, 2013 9:43:29 GMT -5
Pretty close to Spaceballs above:
1. Combs
2. Dawson
3. Karn
4. O'Hurley
5. Everybody who ever existed or who will ever exist until the end of time
6. Harvey
7. Anderson
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Post by James Fabiano on Oct 5, 2013 10:24:42 GMT -5
Combs suffered because of that stupid bullseye round I never liked. Although my dream if I ever got on the show would be that one of the surveys is "name something you find hanging in your closest", so I could get the collective set of groans from the audience. Admittedly, I laughed. That's pretty dark. Well there WAS a real episode where the survey was "name something people do when they're depressed" or something like that. During the post-mortem reveal of the missing answers, it is shown that one of the answers was "suicide," to which Ray remarks, "no one should think of suicide." Creepy...kind of like watching the '90s Godzilla animated series and hearing someone comment that the villains were "going to play dominoes...with the World Trade Center!" (yes, this too really happened). I agree that Bullseye (not the pricing game nor the Jim Lange show, does the word "bullseye" have the record for being used most in game shows?) cut into what could be used for traditional FF. On the same note, however, they did similar to Dawson at the end of his (original) run when they changed the main game so it took 400 points to win. |
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Post by James Fabiano on Oct 5, 2013 10:32:51 GMT -5
The correct order goes like this: 1: Richard Dawson 2: Ray Combs 3: John O'Hurley (he had the look and voice of a host, I liked him a great deal) 4: Richard Karn (God bless him, he tried his ass off) 5: Everybody who ever existed or who will ever exist until the end of time. 6: Louie Anderson 7: Steve Harvey Wow, someone has LOUIE ANDERSON over someone? I agree that Harvey is overrated, and don't like how the show has been tailor made to elicit his reactions, but really! There is a reason why GSN hasn't bothered with leasing any of his episodes. (then again, they did lease an ep. of the infamous Match Game '98 for a marathon, so who knows if that's because of logic!) My rankings: 1) Dawson/Combs (tie) 2) Regil (if you are just counting USA, skip this) 3) Harvey (moreso before they Flanderized him and the show) 4) O'Hurley/Karn (tie...I too don't think Karn was that bad, if anything his version of the show brought it closer to its roots. That is where they reinstated 300-to-win and 1x-1x-2x-3x instead of the Anderson "three single rounds, one-strike triple round, most points wins. Also, the set started to morph back into what it used to look like. I think what did him in to hardcore fans was the use of catchphrases) 5) Anderson 6) Lake (why, why, WHY did they pick her to host Gameshow Marathon when Todd Newton was RIGHT THERE, and he had experience with versions of at least two of the shows?)(P.S., yeah I know, I ranked Anderson over someone too after all) N/A) Roker (never saw NBC Celeb FF) |
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