# Jim Lange has died.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-lange-has-died/682424>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 27, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-lange-has-died/682424 "2014-02-27T16:42:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**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:** [February 27, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-lange-has-died/682424/1 "2014-02-27T16:42:53Z")

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Jim Lange, the first host of the popular game show “The Dating Game” has passed away at the age of 81.

> **['The Dating Game' host, Jim Lange, dies](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/02/27/dating-game-host-dies/5856679/)**
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> Lange, who hosted the hit show for more than a decade, died from a heart attack at 81.

Off to play some Herb Alpert in his memory.

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**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-lange-has-died/682424/2 "2014-02-27T16:53:10Z")

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A little promo for those who might be too young to remember him:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0kmAay5cM6k/hqdefault.jpg "1980 Bullseye promo with Jim Lange on WANX") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kmAay5cM6k)

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**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-lange-has-died/682424/3 "2014-02-27T20:38:27Z")

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Poor Jim! People aren’t missing him much today, are they?

And Chuck Barris is still alive! Go figure!

RIP, Jim!

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**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-lange-has-died/682424/4 "2014-02-27T20:50:03Z")

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Considering the answers he had to field, Rest In “Piece.”

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-lange-has-died/682424/5 "2014-02-27T21:24:21Z")

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Aww. Here’s one last, big blowy kiss _ **MWAH** _

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-lange-has-died/682424/6 "2014-02-27T21:34:58Z")

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Who gets possession of all his hairpieces? :dubious:

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-lange-has-died/682424/7 "2014-02-27T23:30:51Z")

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Well, as long as he didn’t die intestate, you can probably call them “heirpieces”…