# When I tell you to think of the host of Card Sharks, who comes to mind first for you? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 11, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494 "2016-08-11T21:46:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/1 "2016-08-11T21:46:00Z")
Once again, just curious. Edit: It was Eubanks, not Woolery, stupid me. I’ve changed it. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/2 "2016-08-11T22:32:39Z")
Jim Perry. I forgot his name, but I Googled his name and that’s the guy I remember. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/3 "2016-08-12T15:48:09Z")
I voted Eubanks. I am aware there were others but I used to work for The Newlywed Game, so he was the one who came to mind. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/4 "2016-08-12T15:51:56Z")
The first person who came to my mind when I saw the question (but before I saw the actual poll) was Bert Convy. (I used to watch a lot of game shows when I was a kid and I guess some sortof run together LOL). But seeing the poll choices, it was Jim Perry I was watching, no doubt. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/5 "2016-08-12T15:54:17Z")
Perry ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/6 "2016-08-12T16:01:05Z")
No one in particular, but out of that list I would have picked Eubanks. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/7 "2016-08-12T16:07:12Z")
No one, But I do remember it had a really kickass theme song! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/8 "2016-08-12T16:19:00Z")
Bob Eubanks is the only one I remember. No idea who Jim Perry or Bill Raffery are. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/9 "2016-08-12T16:38:11Z")
I haven’t heard of ‘Card Sharks’ and I haven’t heard of any of the people you list. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/10 "2016-08-12T16:46:07Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > No one, > > But I do remember it had a really kickass theme song! I think the theme had been previously used for the short-lived Double Dare hosted by Alex Trebek. I saw Double Dare a few months ago and wondered to myself where I had heard some of the effects before. I think Price Is Right used some also. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/11 "2016-08-12T16:46:35Z")
The only version I ever saw was Bobby. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/12 "2016-08-12T17:51:33Z")
I’ve only ever seen _Card Sharks_ hosted by Jim Perry. I wasn’t even aware that Bob Eubanks hosted anything other than the _Newlywed Game_. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/13 "2016-08-12T18:12:46Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > No one, > > But I do remember it had a really kickass theme song! Did the Eubanks version have a theme song? I don’t recall any sort of theme song myself. ---
**Author:** ![alfonzos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@alfonzos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alfonzos)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/14 "2016-08-15T02:00:18Z")
The theme song for the Jim Perry version was recycled from Goodson-Todman’s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dagxsU4mMxQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dagxsU4mMxQ) “Double Dare.” When the program was revived, Eubanks hosted the network version, while Rafferty hosted the syndicated version. This was that version’s theme. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZUl-VTSdZw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZUl-VTSdZw) ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/15 "2016-08-15T02:04:05Z")
**blank stare** ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/16 "2016-08-15T02:57:31Z")
I flashed to _The Joker’s Wild_ and Jack Barry…nm. Eubanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/17 "2016-08-15T03:10:33Z")
To be honest, none of them are the first person I think of. I had a major crush on one of the dealers. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/18 "2016-08-15T03:29:54Z")
> [@alfonzos](#): > > The theme song for the Jim Perry version was recycled from Goodson-Todman’s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dagxsU4mMxQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dagxsU4mMxQ) “Double Dare.” When the program was revived, Eubanks hosted the network version, while Rafferty hosted the syndicated version. This was that version’s theme. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZUl-VTSdZw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZUl-VTSdZw) Wow, so Double Dare not only had its theme recycled, but also its [name](http://splitsider.awlnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2012/04/doubledare.jpg)? That must’ve been one forgettable game show. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/19 "2016-08-15T12:54:18Z")
> [@alfonzos](#): > > The theme song for the Jim Perry version was recycled from Goodson-Todman’s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dagxsU4mMxQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dagxsU4mMxQ) “Double Dare.” When the program was revived, Eubanks hosted the network version, while Rafferty hosted the syndicated version. This was that version’s theme. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZUl-VTSdZw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZUl-VTSdZw) FTR, the first one was the one I was referring to. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494/20 "2016-08-15T17:46:29Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Wow, so Double Dare not only had its theme recycled, but also its [name](http://splitsider.awlnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2012/04/doubledare.jpg)? > > That must’ve been one forgettable game show. I liked it (GSN used to air it on occasion, although something like half of the episodes from the middle of its run are missing; since it was Goodson-Todman, Buzzr might have rights to it now), although there were a couple of things with it that turned viewers off; the contestants were inside of soundproof booths that were “sealed off” (including the window in the front, so the contestant couldn’t see the next clue in advance) when a contestant buzzed in, and the end game featured “The Spoilers”, who were three Ph.Ds (different each week) that tended to come off as being too cocky. Trivia: the show’s associate producer was Markie Post, before she switched to acting. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-tell-you-to-think-of-the-host-of-card-sharks-who-comes-to-mind-first-for-you/762494.md?page=2)