# Jimmy's coming back to Ben Stein's Money **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 6, 2001, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082 "2001-09-06T18:35:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/1 "2001-09-06T18:35:39Z")
NOOOOOOO!!! I just saw an ad on Comedy Central for the ‘new seasn’ of Win Ben Stein’s money, and it seems that Jimmy Kimmel’s returning to the show. Please tell me this isn’t true. I LOVED Nancy Pimental. She’s a smart, sexy woman who also seems to be APPROACHABLE. Any one else feel this way? ---
**Author:** ![Zanshin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e274bd/32.png) [@Zanshin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zanshin)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/2 "2001-09-06T18:56:59Z")
Is he back permanently? The ads I saw seemed to imply that he was going to be back for the shows shot at the UCLA campus, but more as a ‘guest shot’ than as a permanent gig. If that’s true, then I’m disappointed too – Nancy Pimental’s a total cutie-pie! ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/3 "2001-09-06T21:18:34Z")
Are you serious? I hate Nancy, she’s the reason I don’t watch anymore. She’s just so grating and unfunny! ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/4 "2001-09-06T21:30:53Z")
I think Nancy is a babe. But she isn’t _nearly_ as funny as Jimmy Kimmel. JK’s departure is a major reason why I went from being a regular viewer to a semi-regular (“if I remember it’s on”) viewer. But if he’s coming back, I’ll make a point of watching it again. Woo hoo! ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/5 "2001-09-06T21:38:38Z")
Nancy’s fine, but when it comes to WBSM, I’ll take Jimmy anyday. ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/6 "2001-09-06T21:49:13Z")
I loved the antagonism between Jimmy and Ben. Hard to tell if they really liked each other IRL and worked hard to keep the banter up, or if they absolutely despised each other’s guts and tried hard to keep it light. I don’t mind Nancy, though–she’s got good chemistry with Ben. ---
**Author:** ![Oblong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/7 "2001-09-06T22:08:35Z")
I watch the show off and on now because nancy is not funny. she is a babe though. Maybe Jimmy can host and she can point to the categories, like Vanna. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/8 "2001-09-06T22:15:31Z")
I love Jimmy! I thought they meant he’d only be back for a week, though. I miss Jimmy. \ ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/9 "2001-09-07T01:27:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Podkayne \* > I loved the antagonism between Jimmy and Ben. Hard to tell if they really liked each other IRL and worked hard to keep the banter up, or if they absolutely despised each other’s guts and tried hard to keep it light. I feel just the opposite. I disliked JK’s zinging Ben all the time. I thought it was great that JK was leaving. After an awkward week or two, Nancy fit in quite well, I thought. She does zing Ben occasionally, but not nearly as much. Ben, however, has always expressed the highest praise for JK. ---
**Author:** ![EVO95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@EVO95](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EVO95)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/10 "2001-09-07T01:43:25Z")
JK rocks, although, I swear he looks like he’s stoned all the time…but Nancy scares me like that skinny blonde from the Old Navy commercials… ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2001, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/11 "2001-09-07T04:34:42Z")
I can’t stand Jimmy. That Man Show…ick. I would kick him in the testicles if I could and scream, “Who’s the man now, Jimmy?!” But I digress. I dunno. Nancy’s more tolerable, but she’s not fun to hate like Jimmy. I’d rather see Jimmy back just because he’s good for releasing anger. I don’t usually watch WBSM, though, because I don’t find it very funny. I think they try too hard. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/12 "2001-09-08T01:05:39Z")
I always liked Nancy better. But then what 15 year old boy wouldn’t? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![PatrickM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@PatrickM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickM)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/13 "2001-09-08T15:04:38Z")
I prefer Jimmy instead of Nancy simply because he seems to read the “Best of 10 Test of Knowledge” questions better. Nancy occasionally stumbles over words or mispronounces them. Jimmy never had that problem. ---
**Author:** ![red\_dragon60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/14 "2001-09-08T17:00:41Z")
Mmm, Nancy. Nancy in leather pants. Nancy dressed up as a nurse. Nancy showing cleavage. Mmmmmm. Jimmy was funnier, but I watch now just for Nancy. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![DPWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DPWhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPWhite)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/15 "2001-09-08T17:49:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by EVO95 \* > \*\*JK rocks, although, I swear he looks like he’s stoned all the time…but Nancy scares me like that skinny blonde from the Old Navy commercials… \*\* I love Nancy and that skinny blond from the Old Navy commercials! They are so adorable! They are so fab on my TV. (Although I suspect that they would be way to skinny in 3d.) Jimmy is disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/16 "2001-09-08T22:18:00Z")
Let’s stray from the popular point here which is “But…but…Nnnancy is so hot! Jimmy isn’t as sexy as she is! Why would they…why why why???” and notice that Ben and Jimmy do seem to get along better on the show. I think Nancy tries to hard, and the obviously just put her on the show for aesthetic value. She’s just not funny, and her voice kind of grates on my nerves. As many have said, she is also the reason I stopped watching, and unless it was a rerun with Jimmy in it, I would change the channel. I have seen her stumble over questions as well, costing the contestants valuable time. Her incessant flirting with Ben and the Guests is just a little over the top. She just comes of as a whore to me. But that’s just IMHO, you all are free to think what you like. But complaining about how hot Nancy is compared to Jimmy Kimmel isn’t going to change it. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/17 "2001-09-08T23:26:29Z")
Comeon guys! Let’s give credit where credit’s due. I used to hate Nancy too, but then I found out she is/was a writer on South Park. What was Jimmy’s other show? The Man Show? I think Adam Carrola is sexy, but I can’t stand watching that fat little troll trying to pick up chicks. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/18 "2001-09-09T03:13:47Z")
I think I heard that Jimmy would only be back on WBSM for two weeks while the show is at UCLA. But it could be only a figment of my imagination. I swear I heard it, though. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/19 "2001-09-09T06:01:29Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally Posted by FireUnderpantsBoobs_ > I think I heard that Jimmy would only be back on WBSM for two weeks while the show is at UCLA. But it could be only a figment of my imagination. I swear I heard it, though. That is what I heard too. I think the commercial says “Watch Jimmy on WBSM all next week” or something like that. I hope it is only for a week. Jimmy was boring and Nancy is much better. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082/20 "2001-09-09T06:50:07Z")
I know Jimmy’s a lecherous testonery and kind of mean guy, and that it’s probably really unPC to like him, but I do. I was devastated when Nancy came on the show. I don’t hate her now, but still…Jimmy’s the man. I have a soft spot for him. He could be a jerk…I remember one episode when there were two contestants left and they had finished playing against Ben in the second round, and Jimmy said to the guy who lost, “Well, I don’t think you could fit in the booth anyway.” Ben was really nice though. He always is. Still, I’m going to relish these two weeks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmys-coming-back-to-ben-steins-money/80082.md?page=2)