# Win Ben Stein's Money **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 14, 2000, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156 "2000-09-14T06:48:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/1 "2000-09-14T06:48:19Z")
Recently Nancy Pimental became the new co-host of WBSM. Has anyone watched a full episode of her on-goings with Ben Stein? Although she seems to be something of a sight, I still think Jimmy Kimmel was a better co-host. What do you think? Also, was it just me or was the show using cardboard cut-outs in place of the monitors for a while? ---
**Author:** ![nederlander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8e8cbc/32.png) [@nederlander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nederlander)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/2 "2000-09-14T07:09:25Z")
jimmy… jimmy’s gone? no more calling ben stupid names… no more asking ben stupid question… no more of them flirting with cute female contestants together… that’s no fun. i haven’t heard of this nancy pimental person, though. but as i don’t have cable anymore, i doubt i’ll be seeing ben stein for a while. you’re right about the cardboard things. i think those were like the first season; i think they had a much smaller budget at the time. also at the end, instead of having the lightbulb-number timer dealy they have a clock type in the foreground. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/3 "2000-09-14T07:38:14Z")
I, for one, was getting a little annoyed with Jimmy Kimmel. ‘The Man Show’ seems like a cheap rip-off of ‘The X Show’ on FX. ---
**Author:** ![Lazarus7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lazarus7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazarus7)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/4 "2000-09-14T09:49:40Z")
Jimmy is gone??? … oh lamentations!! He was wicked! … I loved him! … the barbs … nasty! oh well … such is life ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/5 "2000-09-14T13:07:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by spooje \* > \*\*‘The Man Show’ seems like a cheap rip-off of ‘The X Show’ on FX. \*\* I always thought that “The Man Show” came first, then “The X Show” came up shortly afterwards. I could be mistaken, though. ---
**Author:** ![echidnasarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e99b99/32.png) [@echidnasarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echidnasarf)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/6 "2000-09-14T14:10:56Z")
According to the IMDB, Nancy Pimental was a writer for ‘South Park’… ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/7 "2000-09-14T15:59:13Z")
From what I’ve seen of her (one episode and part of another) she’s going to have to struggle awhile to separate herself from Jimmy. When she’s a smartass she sounds just like him, when she tries to flirt with Ben it seems – oh I don’t know, call it forced. I’m going to reserve judgment for awhile and see how she adjusts. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/8 "2000-09-14T16:02:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dragwyr \* > [B > > I always thought that “The Man Show” came first, then “The X Show” came up shortly afterwards. > \*\* Thats what I’m thinking too… but I’m not going to take time to research it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/9 "2000-09-14T16:04:59Z")
It will take awhile for me to accept her, because I liked Jimmy and his ripping on Ben and the contestants. I need to give her more time. Her promos for the show are hideous however. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/10 "2000-09-14T16:06:03Z")
Oops, forgot to ask - Does anyone know why Jimmy left the show? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/11 "2000-09-14T16:08:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dragwyr \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by spooje \* > > \*\*‘The Man Show’ seems like a cheap rip-off of ‘The X Show’ on FX. \*\* > > I always thought that “The Man Show” came first, then “The X Show” came up shortly afterwards. > > I could be mistaken, though. > > \*\* The Man show definitely came first. And is leagues ahead of the X-Show in terms of quality. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/12 "2000-09-14T22:48:36Z")
Jimmy left because he is too busy with his other stuff. Nancy has filmed an entire season of shows, so get used to her. She is still a little rough around the edges, but she should settle down. I taped a show with her a few months ago- can’t post a link to my thread about it 'cause I’m not that swift, but it’s in here somewhere- and she’s ok, just a little uncomfortable, especially with so many people loving Jimmy. ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/33156/13 "2000-09-15T03:41:40Z")
**EJs** - Your post can be found [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=38132). I’m looking forward to seeing this. BTW- That new girl really sucks. She’s trying _way_ too hard. _You should bump the post I linked to on the day your show airs_