# Alex Trebec is still standing **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 14, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432 "2011-06-14T14:43:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/1 "2011-06-14T14:43:59Z")
Trebec, in some short promo for Jeopardy, mentions something about having to do the show standing up. What I can’t figure out is: what the hell is stopping him from sitting on a stool? The audience at home never sees him at his podium anyway. They only show him walking back to it after the interviews. I can’t remember the context of the promo, and why he thinks it makes a difference whether he’s sitting or standing. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/2 "2011-06-14T15:54:58Z")
Not too long ago I posted a thread calling attention to how Trebek’s entrance from behind that see-through screen bears a significant resemblance to the Tro-lo-lo guy and his arrivial from behind a similar screen. I was roundly rebuked for it. I won’t comment on his standing beyond saying I agree with you that it’s a tempest in a teacup. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/3 "2011-06-14T15:57:47Z")
sitting is lazy and unprofessional why do you have a problem with him standing? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/4 "2011-06-14T16:04:05Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > sitting is lazy and unprofessional Is that your _FINAL_ answer? ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/5 "2011-06-14T16:05:10Z")
Jeopardy is a man’s game. It’s not like Millionaire. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/6 "2011-06-14T16:12:29Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > sitting is lazy and unprofessional > > why do you have a problem with him standing? Where did I say I had a problem with it? He’s the one who brought it up in the promo, and apparently thinks it makes a difference to someone. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/7 "2011-06-14T16:15:20Z")
Here’s that thread I mentioned: > **[Bizarre Coincidence? \<\>](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=594649)** > > We’re faithful Jeopardy! viewers, rarely miss a show, and have been that way for years, but it took until last night when I was watching Trebek make his appearance in the opening that it suddenly hit me. I haven’t been able to locate a YouTube clip... Bizarre Coincidence? \<\\> 01-26-2011, 10:11 AM ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/8 "2011-06-14T16:27:33Z")
Bob Barker never sat, dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/9 "2011-06-14T16:32:17Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Bob Barker never sat, dammit. Yeah, and for years after wireless mikes were perfected, dragged around a long mike cable. What was that all about? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/10 "2011-06-14T16:38:18Z")
Maybe it was just a prop, like Larry King’s desk mic. ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/11 "2011-06-14T16:42:45Z")
The promo asks people to get tickets and be in the _Jeopardy!_ audience. The standing thing is merely a rhetorical device —“I have to stand through a show, but you can sit in these plush, comfy seats here.” ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/12 "2011-06-14T17:02:46Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Yeah, and for years after wireless mikes were perfected, dragged around a long mike cable. What was that all about? Doesn’t Drew Carey use one, too? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/13 "2011-06-14T17:33:11Z")
It’d be kind of rude for him to sit while the contestants have to stand. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/14 "2011-06-14T17:36:54Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Doesn’t Drew Carey use one, too? Similar mike, but cordless. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/15 "2011-06-14T19:14:29Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Trebec, in some short promo for Jeopardy, mentions something about having to do the show standing up. What I can’t figure out is: what the hell is stopping him from sitting on a stool? The audience at home never sees him at his podium anyway. They only show him walking back to it after the interviews. I can’t remember the context of the promo, and why he thinks it makes a difference whether he’s sitting or standing. 😕 You’re misunderstanding the promo. Trebek tooks about being on stage during the entire show and never getting to watch it from the audience’s perspective. It has nothing to do with standing versus sitting. But to answer your question: he stands because that’s what game show hosts do. Aside from the previously mentioned Millionaire, I can’t think of any hosts that sit. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/16 "2011-06-14T23:59:36Z")
[Bill Cullen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cullen) used to sit, but then he had a [reason](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cullen#Medical_history). ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/17 "2011-06-15T01:38:20Z")
Sean Connery mode on: Damn you, Trebek! You may be standing, but you still need a Viagra to keep you from pissing on your shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebec-is-still-standing/585432/18 "2011-06-15T06:20:17Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > You’re misunderstanding the promo. Trebek tooks about being on stage during the entire show and never getting to watch it from the audience’s perspective. It has nothing to do with standing versus sitting. OK, I saw the promo again and Trebek does talk about not being able to sit. But then he ends with “The view is pretty good from up here!” I think it’s just random rambling to segue into promoting Jeopardy tickets.