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megamanj2004 · 09-16-2011, 01:38 AM

Now that the Feud's been around for over 35 years in various forms, which version of the Feud do you prefer the most and why?

Richard Dawson (1976-85, ABC and Syndicated versions)

Ray Combs (1988-95, CBS and Syndicated versions)

Richard Dawson (1994-95 Return Season)

Louie Anderson (1999-2002)

Richard Karn (2002-06)

John O'Hurley (2006-2010)

Al Roker (2008 NBC Primetime)

Steve Harvey (2010-present)

Marvo301 · 09-16-2011, 01:44 AM

The original Richard Dawson version is still my favorite. I have been really enjoying the Steve Harvey version recently too.

Vahan · 09-16-2011, 12:05 PM

Easy choice for me, Ray Combs (88-94, CBS/Syndication) as that's the version that I identified with the most.

MRPITT · 09-16-2011, 03:21 PM

Richard Dawson was my favorite but the Ray Combs ones are the ones I'd most like to see again.

megamanj2004 · 09-18-2011, 01:56 AM

I missed Dawson's original ABC run by half a year and outside of the Mama's Family episode, I never saw Dawson's original run until GSN.

Ray Combs's version was the version I grew up w/ the most. While Combs was no Richard Dawson in the eyes of some, IMO I thought he did a great job bringing his own to the Feud but like Dawson, Combs too wasn't afraid to tell contestants how bad their answers stunk and I liked how he did the joke FM questions for the 2nd player when the 1st player collected the 200 pts. alone. While I liked the upped stakes w/ Bullseye, the problem w/ Bullseye on this version was that it ate up a lot of the actual playing time w/ the main Feud round and I didnt like the over-abundance of the celebrity editions towards the end of Ray Combs's run, either.

I saw Dawson's 2nd run and used to think that he looked like Walter Powell from Charles in Charge and while I liked that they had some eps. where they played against former families from his original version, the shortening of family members from 5 to 4, the somewhat bland set, and the cheaper stakes for Bankroll missed the mark here.

Louie Anderson started off ok but after his 1st season that was where he really showed that he acted like he Feud was the last place he wanted to be at and he tended to really mumble at times, too. Surprising for a comedian. And don't get me started about that awful 4th Round Triple "One-Strike Rule" Round, either.

Richard Karn while Karn was better than Anderson in the enthusiasm department, Karn came off as corny, bland and unfunny in the funny department. I did like that they re-instated the old Feud rules (1st to 300 points wins the game) and returning champions.

John O'Hurley was decent for a while. But somewhere in his final season he fell off a little bit, otherwise he was better than Karn and Anderson were. I liked how the set became a modern-day version of the Dawson/Combs set but the only thing I didn't like w/ his set was that awful theatre-in-the-round setting w/ the audience behind the board. I mean c'mon is this American Idol, Jerry Springer meets Family Feud or something? Otherwise it wasn't a totally bad modern-day return to the Dawson/Combs set. And even though I had my problems w/ Bullseye in the past, at least w/ O'Hurley it was played out more smoother than it was w/ Ray Combs.

I never seen much of Al Roker's ill-fated primetime version but after seeing the promos in action for it, I can plainly see why the 2008 NBC Primetime version stunk. The celebrities and their families that played on there weren't very inspiring at all and the promo for the 1st episode w/ Ice-T and his family said it all.

Steve Harvey is doing a hell of a great job w/ his version at this moment and bringing back something that was sorely missing from the Feud since the Dawson/Combs days and that was a host that wasn't afraid to grill players who gave really sucky answers.

The biggest glaring problem w/ the current-era Feud since 1999 (IMO) was the consistency of the hosts, namely w/ Louie Anderson and Richard Karn.

09-16-2011, 01:38 AM	#1
megamanj2004 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 2,357	Favorite of Family Feud Now that the Feud's been around for over 35 years in various forms, which version of the Feud do you prefer the most and why? Richard Dawson (1976-85, ABC and Syndicated versions) Ray Combs (1988-95, CBS and Syndicated versions) Richard Dawson (1994-95 Return Season) Louie Anderson (1999-2002) Richard Karn (2002-06) John O'Hurley (2006-2010) Al Roker (2008 NBC Primetime) Steve Harvey (2010-present)
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09-16-2011, 01:44 AM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,453	The original Richard Dawson version is still my favorite. I have been really enjoying the Steve Harvey version recently too.
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09-16-2011, 12:05 PM	#3
Vahan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2008 Posts: 2,712	Easy choice for me, Ray Combs (88-94, CBS/Syndication) as that's the version that I identified with the most.

09-16-2011, 03:21 PM	#4
MRPITT Member Senior Member Join Date: May 14, 2011 Posts: 1,678	Richard Dawson was my favorite but the Ray Combs ones are the ones I'd most like to see again.

09-18-2011, 01:56 AM	#5
megamanj2004 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 2,357	I missed Dawson's original ABC run by half a year and outside of the Mama's Family episode, I never saw Dawson's original run until GSN. Ray Combs's version was the version I grew up w/ the most. While Combs was no Richard Dawson in the eyes of some, IMO I thought he did a great job bringing his own to the Feud but like Dawson, Combs too wasn't afraid to tell contestants how bad their answers stunk and I liked how he did the joke FM questions for the 2nd player when the 1st player collected the 200 pts. alone. While I liked the upped stakes w/ Bullseye, the problem w/ Bullseye on this version was that it ate up a lot of the actual playing time w/ the main Feud round and I didnt like the over-abundance of the celebrity editions towards the end of Ray Combs's run, either. I saw Dawson's 2nd run and used to think that he looked like Walter Powell from Charles in Charge and while I liked that they had some eps. where they played against former families from his original version, the shortening of family members from 5 to 4, the somewhat bland set, and the cheaper stakes for Bankroll missed the mark here. Louie Anderson started off ok but after his 1st season that was where he really showed that he acted like he Feud was the last place he wanted to be at and he tended to really mumble at times, too. Surprising for a comedian. And don't get me started about that awful 4th Round Triple "One-Strike Rule" Round, either. Richard Karn while Karn was better than Anderson in the enthusiasm department, Karn came off as corny, bland and unfunny in the funny department. I did like that they re-instated the old Feud rules (1st to 300 points wins the game) and returning champions. John O'Hurley was decent for a while. But somewhere in his final season he fell off a little bit, otherwise he was better than Karn and Anderson were. I liked how the set became a modern-day version of the Dawson/Combs set but the only thing I didn't like w/ his set was that awful theatre-in-the-round setting w/ the audience behind the board. I mean c'mon is this American Idol, Jerry Springer meets Family Feud or something? Otherwise it wasn't a totally bad modern-day return to the Dawson/Combs set. And even though I had my problems w/ Bullseye in the past, at least w/ O'Hurley it was played out more smoother than it was w/ Ray Combs. I never seen much of Al Roker's ill-fated primetime version but after seeing the promos in action for it, I can plainly see why the 2008 NBC Primetime version stunk. The celebrities and their families that played on there weren't very inspiring at all and the promo for the 1st episode w/ Ice-T and his family said it all. Steve Harvey is doing a hell of a great job w/ his version at this moment and bringing back something that was sorely missing from the Feud since the Dawson/Combs days and that was a host that wasn't afraid to grill players who gave really sucky answers. The biggest glaring problem w/ the current-era Feud since 1999 (IMO) was the consistency of the hosts, namely w/ Louie Anderson and Richard Karn.