# Worst Game Show Hosts Ever!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-show-hosts-ever/336700>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 21, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-show-hosts-ever/336700 "2005-12-21T23:03:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-show-hosts-ever/336700/1 "2005-12-21T23:03:30Z")

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Reading through the “Deal or No Deal” thread got me to thinking–who are the worst game show hosts of all time?

My votes go to **Geoff Edwards** (_Treasure Hunt_ , _Jackpot!_ and the California Lottery show) and **Louie Anderson** (_Family Feud_ 's third host).

Well, game show mavens, whadda you think?

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**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-show-hosts-ever/336700/2 "2005-12-21T23:24:07Z")

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Buddy Hacket trying to redo “You Bet Your Life” was pretty painful.

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**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-show-hosts-ever/336700/3 "2005-12-21T23:28:54Z")

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Gene Rayburn. He is not an acutal human being, but an intricate collection of dirty socks stuffed with nerve gassed weasels wearing a bad dacron suit that graduated from the Richard Nixon School of Moving Like a Cheap Robot. He is neither witty, charming or interesting.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-show-hosts-ever/336700/4 "2005-12-21T23:43:31Z")

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Two words: Wink Martindale

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**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-show-hosts-ever/336700/5 "2005-12-22T00:54:21Z")

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> [@Odinoneeye](#):
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> Buddy Hacket trying to redo “You Bet Your Life” was pretty painful.

Not as painful as Bill Cosby’s version!

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**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-show-hosts-ever/336700/6 "2005-12-22T01:37:10Z")

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> [@want2know](#):
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> Not as painful as Bill Cosby’s version!

Never knew about that one.

But I can see your point.

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**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-game-show-hosts-ever/336700/7 "2005-12-22T02:44:24Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> Two words: Wink Martindale

Patrick Wayne, John Wayne’s son, as host of “The New Tic Tac Dough”. Made good ole Wink look possibly human.