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« Reply #30 on: September 02, 2008, 10:00:27 PM » |
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The Flintstones: Barney (on Fred's ticket because he is scared of game shows) appears on The Price Is Nice, the same as The Price Is Right including a lookalike Bill Cullen and Barney tells his price on the sailboat of 2 cents and wins and shares the prize with Fred, but unfortunately the sailboat sank before they really had to enjoy it.
In addition to the many Guy Smiley-hosted (with Prairie Dawn usually as a contestant) game shows (including game-show title play-ins like "Beat the Time" and "The Triangle is Right," the latter having every correct answer as "triangle") on "Sesame Street," around 1987 they had a WOF parody called "Squeal of Fortune" with Pat Sajak and Vanna White Muppet lookalikes. The object of the game was for contestants to correctly guess how many times a Muppet pig squealed while they spun the wheel. "Sesame Street" also had a game show parody that I only remember seeing once back in 1983: "Family Food" (with Richard Dawson as host and Muppet foods promoting the virtues of healthy eating). (Interestingly, I recall around that time seeing a few grocery stores named "Family Food"--I'm not sure if this may be a national or regional grocery chain, and may even explain why that Sesame Street skit was only aired once that I can recall as a kid). I don't remember seeing this skit in its entirety (other than a clip in one of the Carson Collection infomercials), but while on the subject of Richard Dawson, he hosted a Family Feud-parody skit on the Tonight Show (with Johnny as President Reagan, and IIRC Queen Elizabeth was one of the contestants in the opposing "family"). (Richard: "Name something on a farm." Johnny/Pres. Reagan: "Uhh, we-ll . . ." Bell sounds and scoreboard shows "well" as a correct answer with one response. Richard: "It's a well!!!")
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Tim from Springfield, IL
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« Reply #31 on: September 02, 2008, 10:07:59 PM » |
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Also I meant to mention this in my most recent reply, but although I'm not sure if this would technically count, for SNL fans don't forget the final "Celebrity Jeopardy" in 2002 (on Will Ferrell's last night as a regular cast member) where the real Alex Trebek appeared at the end. In addition, going back to "Sesame Street" parodies of game shows, while looking for a YouTube clip (if available) of the last SNL Celebrity Jeopardy mentioned above, I came across a clip with Siskel and Ebert (which I have linked below) appearing on the Sesame parody of "Sneak Previews" ("Sneak Peek Previews") (arguing about Oscar's questions about "Thumbs Sideways"). Hilarious! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMlioyKsaQg
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« Reply #32 on: September 02, 2008, 10:37:56 PM » |
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Who was the comedian who popped up on Lucy, Sanford & Son, Flintstones & MANY other shows with snide remarks. He'd always turn around and say "YYYYYEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS?   " That was the great Frank Nelson, who was also Jack Benny's nemesis on many episodes of the Jack Benny Program, as the irritating salesman, clerk, or bureaucrat. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625372/Last week on the Jack Benny Shows (it airs on Me-TOO in Chicago), Jack is talking to the pyschatrist's receptionist and he says, "wherever I go there he is, it's the same guy, in a store, in a hotel, on a train he's following me making wisecracks." The receptionist says 'I'm sure the doctor will help you." Then the door opens and Frank Nelson backs out and says "Thanks doctor I feel so much better, I know I was upset but wherever I go there he is telling those unfunny jokes, following me around, no matter how many times I change jobs, he's always there." Then Nelson turns around and is face to face with Jack Benny... LOL
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« Reply #33 on: September 02, 2008, 11:57:49 PM » |
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I though Enos and Daisy were already married by the time of the reunion movie. I don't recall a wedding ever being shown. By this time, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) had died, Roscoe was the new "boss," Enos was the new sheriff, and Cleatus was his deputy.
The Alex Trebek version of Jeopardy began in 1983, nearly simultaneously with Weird Al's parody "I Lost on Jeopardy," but Weird Al's parody definitely spoofs the Art Fleming version of the show (even mentions him by name!).
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« Reply #34 on: September 03, 2008, 02:36:15 AM » |
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In addition, going back to "Sesame Street" parodies of game shows, while looking for a YouTube clip (if available) of the last SNL Celebrity Jeopardy mentioned above, I came across a clip with Siskel and Ebert (which I have linked below) appearing on the Sesame parody of "Sneak Previews" ("Sneak Peek Previews") (arguing about Oscar's questions about "Thumbs Sideways"). Hilarious! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMlioyKsaQg...Siskel & Ebert also contributed their own voices to an episode of The Critic...
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« Reply #35 on: September 03, 2008, 02:42:13 AM » |
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The Trebek Jeopardy! started in the fall of '84. The Greg Kihn song was on the charts in early '83, and Weird Al's version came out by the summer. Fleming also appeared in '82's Airplane II, playing a game of 'Jeopardy!' aboard the doomed space-plane, the Mayflower, as a punch-line to a line of dialogue along the lines of 'everyone aboard is in jeopardy'. 'I'll take 'Famous Disasters'....'The answer is: 'The Mayflower!'
BTW, another sitcom-game show connection: 'What's Happening!!!' had an episode where the cast attended 'The Gong Show', though I don't believe a host appeared(this may have been 1977, between Gary Owens and Chuck Barris).
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« Reply #36 on: September 03, 2008, 03:25:24 AM » |
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After Enos from the Dukes of Hazzard got his own short lived show about him moving to the city to destroy more cop cars  (I LOVED that show!)...he came back & married Daisy on one of the final DOHs, didn't he? Enos and Daisy were supposed to get married in the 2nd to last episode but Enos called it off. They were then supposed to get married in the first Reunion movie but then Daisy called it off. I don't think they ever got married. By the way, several Dukes characters guested on ENOS but that show never survived. Two characters who did not guest on Enos were the two scabs, Coy and Vance, who were brought in when John Schneider and Tom Wopat stayed out for most of a season looking for more money. And, ya know, I often wondered what the producers were trying to tell us about this show that had a gorgeous girl wearing daisy duke shorts and a character named "Cooter".  Wasn't just any ole Cooter...it was CRAAAAAZY Cooter Comin (!) atcha!!!! 
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« Reply #37 on: September 03, 2008, 03:39:40 AM » |
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Back to Sanford & Son- Wasn't there an episode where Fred ended up on Midnight at the Apollo?
I may be just imagining it, but it seemed to me on an episode of Romper Room once Miss Sally took her class to Mr. Rogers' house/Neighborhood.
Years ago (WJKW)TV8, Cleveland-"Hoolahan & Big Chuck" had the character "SuperHost"(Lynn Sheldon) pop into one of their goofy skits & he worked for Channel 43 which was(is) a competing station.
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« Reply #39 on: September 03, 2008, 07:52:22 AM » |
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And then there are the Stat Trek shows of the 80s, 90s & 2000s... Patrick Stewart appeared as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on the series premier of Deep Space 9... The series premier of Star Trek:Voyager took place on Deep Space 9... Cmdr. Ryker's transporter-generated alter-ego from ST:TNGappeared in at least one episode of Deep Space 9... Michael Dorn as Worf reprised his character as a regular on the later years of Deep Space 9... Then Ryker, & Marina Sirtis as Troi, reprised their roles one last time in the series finale of Enterprise.
I am sure I am missing a few, in that sequence... Oh, a couple more: When Leonard Nimoy portrayed Spock in a 2-parter on ST:TNG (ostensibly to help generate buzz around the time the Star Trek 6 movie came out)...And Scottie appeared in one of my favorite ST:TNG episodes from season 6, "Relics"... As well as Mark Lenard playing Spock's father in 2 episodes of ST:TNG...
And so forth.
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