That was fantastic. I just watched the whole YouTube series. posted by danb at 9:37 PM on January 13
Seconded. That was fantastic. posted by sbutler at 9:38 PM on January 13
I'm ashamed to admit I just watched all of them and laughed my ass off.
Who is that host of Family Feud who is not Richard Dawson? Because he kind of sucks. posted by empath at 9:39 PM on January 13
I'm partial to Who Wants to be a Millionaire's "Adverbs or verbs?" idjit. Unlike most "stupid" contestants who are merely flustered by having to make quick decisions in a high-stress situation, this guy lets his pigheadedness come to a low boil and simmer for the course of a few minutes. He forgoes all reasonable advice and blows all his lifelines on one of the easiest questions out there, to high-larious effect.
Apologies for the color commentary in that vid, though... I couldn't find a better copy anywhere else. posted by Rhaomi at 9:42 PM on January 13
Great stuff. Out of curiosity, anyone know what John Davidson was supposed to answer to the question, "Traditionally, Japanese brides used to shave what off at the time of their marriage?" I know nothing about Japanese nuptials, traditional or otherwise. The way the question was phrased, it's hard to think of anything that isn't too dirty for 1970's/80's broadcast daytime TV. posted by mccarty.tim at 10:11 PM on January 13
mccarty.tim: "Great stuff. Out of curiosity, anyone know what John Davidson was supposed to answer to the question, "Traditionally, Japanese brides used to shave what off at the time of their marriage?" I know nothing about Japanese nuptials, traditional or otherwise. The way the question was phrased, it's hard to think of anything that isn't too dirty for 1970's/80's broadcast daytime TV."
This says "cutting the bride's hair and shaving the groom's beard" are the traditions.
I wonder if meant to say "On the whole, I would say" or it was just a slip? posted by flatluigi at 10:27 PM on January 13
Who is that host of Family Feud who is not Richard Dawson? Because he kind of sucks.
Which other Family Feud Host? I count Ray Combs, Richard Karn, and a British guy. posted by cmgonzalez at 10:37 PM on January 13
ericb's snopes link confirmed a more sinister example i had heard of but never believed; when the host of the newlywed game asked the woman what the one family secret was that she wasn't supposed to talk about, and she chirped back that her brother and her cousin had talked about killing her uncle for the insurance money. minutes later, her husband's answer to this question was revealed and it was the same. posted by bruce at 10:43 PM on January 13
Wow. David Letterman in a Dodgers jacket. posted by Sailormom at 10:56 PM on January 13
I recently watched the NASCAR version of Family Fued. It was comic gold. posted by spiderskull at 12:33 AM on January 14 [1 favorite]
Feud *.. how appropriate. posted by spiderskull at 1:27 AM on January 14
Which other Family Feud Host? I count Ray Combs, Richard Karn, and a British guy.
That's the wonderful Les Dennis. The list of stupid answers to the British version (Family Fortunes) is awesome, including my all-time favourite:
Name something a blind person might use:
A sword posted by patricio at 2:39 AM on January 14
"Traditionally, Japanese brides used to shave what off at the time of their marriage?" I know nothing about Japanese nuptials, traditional or otherwise. The way the question was phrased, it's hard to think of anything that isn't too dirty for 1970's/80's broadcast daytime TV.
Eyebrows? I don't know if it has any relation to nuptials, but I've seen some ancient Japanese films which made it clear that the standard of beauty among mature women ideally involved shaven eyebrows (and blackened teeth). posted by Lush at 2:44 AM on January 14
The way the question was phrased, it's hard to think of anything that isn't too dirty for 1970's/80's broadcast daytime TV.
Well, that was kind of the point, wasn't it? Game shows like The Newlywed Game, Hollywood Squares and the Match Game all relied heavily on double entendre (or often, if Fannie Flagg was involved, single entendre). posted by Spatch at 5:27 AM on January 14
Thanks, you just made me late for class! Good stuff. posted by rouftop at 6:43 AM on January 14
To this day the only way I can possibly see this as having been a related answer is if the gentleman in question thought that Les Dennis said "Name a type of hake".
I was awestruck at my fellow man at a tender age and have yet to see this topped.
I think this has been posted elsewhere on the blue, but this Price is Right clip is a classic. posted by kalimotxero at 9:38 AM on January 14
longbaugh: he might have thought he said 'name a type of cake', though fishcake, and went with the infamous mcdonalds filet o' fish.
OK. I'm trying too hard. posted by ArkhanJG at 10:31 AM on January 14
I was awestruck at my fellow man at a tender age and have yet to see this topped.
Awesome.
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How about the guy on family fortune that during the last part was answering every answer with Chicken? The punchline was when the third category was "Food you stuff." It was awesome. posted by piratebowling at 10:39 AM on January 14
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