# When I tell you to think of the host of Card Sharks, who comes to mind first for you?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 7:39pm 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/762494/21 "2016-08-15T19:39:53Z")

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Of the three, the only one I recognized by name was Eubanks – but he was _Newlywed Game_ to me, not _Card Sharks_. Turns out, after Googling, the guy I was thinking of was Perry.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 8:07pm 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/762494/22 "2016-08-15T20:07:09Z")

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> [@Ambivalid](#):
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> **blank stare**

Pretty much my reaction. I sort of remember there was a game show called _Card Sharks_ but I don’t really recall any details. If you insisted I take a guess at who the host was, I probably would have said Bill Cullen because I seem to picture a guy who wore glasses.

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**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 8:34pm 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/762494/23 "2016-08-15T20:34:45Z")

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No name came to mind, just an image. Once I saw the poll options, I was able to match the picture in my head to the name Jim Perry.

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