GameShowFan66
11-20-2013, 01:02 PM
I recall watching a Tonight Show clip where Don Rickles was a guest. Johnny Carson was giving Don grief about something or other. At one point Don Rickles replied "I feel like I'm a bad contestant and you're Dennis James!"
I watched an old 1977 nighttime Price is Right episode with Dennis hosting. At one point he said to a somewhat slow contestant "The daytime version is an hour long, sweetheart." or something to that effect.
Did Dennis seem somewhat "gruff" at times w/the contestants vs. Barker in the early years of "Price"? Dennis seemed to have quite a fondness for the showcases at the end of the show. He always seemed very eager to get to that part of the game as fast as humanly possible.
I seem to recall, although I can't be sure, that there were times he would say "Come on come on come on!" to try to get a contestant to shift into high gear. Am I imagining this?
Even though he was like having a substitute teacher, I thought Dennis did a really awesome job as emcee of the once-a-week nighttime Price is Right during his 5 year run. What are your opinions/memories?
I watched an old 1977 nighttime Price is Right episode with Dennis hosting. At one point he said to a somewhat slow contestant "The daytime version is an hour long, sweetheart." or something to that effect.
Did Dennis seem somewhat "gruff" at times w/the contestants vs. Barker in the early years of "Price"? Dennis seemed to have quite a fondness for the showcases at the end of the show. He always seemed very eager to get to that part of the game as fast as humanly possible.
I seem to recall, although I can't be sure, that there were times he would say "Come on come on come on!" to try to get a contestant to shift into high gear. Am I imagining this?
Even though he was like having a substitute teacher, I thought Dennis did a really awesome job as emcee of the once-a-week nighttime Price is Right during his 5 year run. What are your opinions/memories?