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catlover79 · 06-06-2010, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sterling Holobyte

I liked Ray Combs.

RIP.

Was Ray Combs the one who killed himself? At first, I thought it was natural causes, but I may have him confused with Burt Convy.

Mr. Television · 06-06-2010, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Was Ray Combs the one who killed himself? At first, I thought it was natural causes, but I may have him confused with Burt Convy.

Yea Ray killed himself.

catlover79 · 06-06-2010, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

Yea Ray killed himself.

Thanks - I seem to remember ET or one of those shows doing a segment about him a few years ago. What a shame.

Torgo · 06-07-2010, 01:16 PM

Ray Combs

Rezny@gmail.com · 06-07-2010, 01:20 PM

The late Ray Coombs was great,and is sorely missed.John 0'Hurley was okay starting out,but got better-A LOT BETTER-as time wore on.Richard Karn was okay,but I didn't care for when he said at the beginning of the triiple round"But I'm only going to repeat this once,so listen up!"Anyone remember that he said that?(Coombs,0'Hurley and Anderson never did)Anyway,here are my choices for best host NOT named Richard Dawson.-1.the late Ray Coombs 2-John 0'Hurley (he will be sorely missed when he leaves next season and Steve Harvey takes over)3-Richard Karn and last 4-Louie Anderson

BillCullen1 · 06-07-2010, 02:30 PM

I agree that Dawson was the best FF host. Here's how I rate the others, from best to worst:

John O'Hurley
Ray Combs
Richard Karn
Al Roker (Prime time NBC version, 2008)
Louie Anderson - acted like he didn't want to be there

We'll see how Steve Harvey does in September.

howierules86 · 06-08-2010, 07:06 PM

My vote goes to Ray Combs (with Richard Karn coming in a close second).

howierules86 · 06-08-2010, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Was Ray Combs the one who killed himself? At first, I thought it was natural causes, but I may have him confused with Burt Convy.

Yes, Ray was the one that committed suicide. It was actually the first time I learned what the meaning of death was (let alone suicide) because of that. Needless to say, that was not a good way to start the summer of 1996 for me.

70s show watcher · 06-08-2010, 07:19 PM

other than richard dawson ray combs was the best

sara · 06-09-2010, 02:04 AM

Ray Combs

catlover79 · 06-09-2010, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by howierules86

Yes, Ray was the one that committed suicide. It was actually the first time I learned what the meaning of death was (let alone suicide) because of that. Needless to say, that was not a good way to start the summer of 1996 for me.

Awww...

Marvo301 · 06-09-2010, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Was Ray Combs the one who killed himself? At first, I thought it was natural causes, but I may have him confused with Burt Convy.

Bert Convy didn't die of natural causes either. He died from a brain tumor.

Rezny@gmail.com · 06-09-2010, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by coffeecup

I can't see Steve Harvey doing the show. I saw him this spring filled in for Meredith Veira on Millionaire and I didn't care for him.

I can't, either.I also saw the daytime version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"when he filled in for Meredith Viera and wasn't impressed by him,at all.John 0'Hurley ,as I said,will be sorely missed when he leaves the show.

Heidi Dawn · 08-27-2010, 01:07 PM

I liked Ray Combs and Richard Karn (so does my grandmother). Couldn't stand Richard Dawson. Louie Anderson and John O'Hurley were okay.

70s show watcher · 08-28-2010, 01:09 AM

[QUOTE=rrezny@usnetizen]I can't, either.I also saw the daytime version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"when he filled in for Meredith Viera and wasn't impressed by him,at all.John 0'Hurley ,as I said,will be sorely missed when he leaves the show.[/QUOTE they did a sketch on saturday night live where they poked fun at the way steve hosted millonaire

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06-07-2010, 01:20 PM	#20
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	The late Ray Coombs was great,and is sorely missed.John 0'Hurley was okay starting out,but got better-A LOT BETTER-as time wore on.Richard Karn was okay,but I didn't care for when he said at the beginning of the triiple round"But I'm only going to repeat this once,so listen up!"Anyone remember that he said that?(Coombs,0'Hurley and Anderson never did)Anyway,here are my choices for best host NOT named Richard Dawson.-1.the late Ray Coombs 2-John 0'Hurley (he will be sorely missed when he leaves next season and Steve Harvey takes over)3-Richard Karn and last 4-Louie Anderson

06-07-2010, 02:30 PM	#21
BillCullen1 Game show fan Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 05, 2010 Location: New York Cuty Posts: 171	I agree that Dawson was the best FF host. Here's how I rate the others, from best to worst: John O'Hurley Ray Combs Richard Karn Al Roker (Prime time NBC version, 2008) Louie Anderson - acted like he didn't want to be there We'll see how Steve Harvey does in September.

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08-28-2010, 01:09 AM	#30
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	[QUOTE=rrezny@usnetizen]I can't, either.I also saw the daytime version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"when he filled in for Meredith Viera and wasn't impressed by him,at all.John 0'Hurley ,as I said,will be sorely missed when he leaves the show.[/QUOTE they did a sketch on saturday night live where they poked fun at the way steve hosted millonaire