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I don't believe this was posted previously, forgive if it actually had been. For those who like the classic era of game shows from the 1950s thru 1990s. I remember Tom as the host of the 1985 nighttime version of The Price is Right. His passing was a few days before the 35th anniversary of Johnny Olson's.
1 posted on 10/14/2020 4:03:59 PM PDT by OttawaFreeper
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To: OttawaFreeper

I remember that guy. There’s goes another staple of my younger years.


2 posted on 10/14/2020 4:16:27 PM PDT by guido911 (all)
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To: OttawaFreeper

Never watched any of them...oh well.


3 posted on 10/14/2020 4:19:24 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Thanks To Biden Voters Oregon's Now A Battleground State)
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And Bill Cullen was once his brother-in-law.
5 posted on 10/14/2020 4:20:40 PM PDT by decal (I'm not rude, I don't suffer fools is all.)
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He was a fine host, the kind of host who almost never outshines his contestants.

Thomas Bergeron was the same way on America’s Funniest Videos. Always pleasant, without indulging in dirty humor, i.e. Steve Harvey. Always making an effort to showcase the guests in their best light.


7 posted on 10/14/2020 4:22:18 PM PDT by lee martell
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8 posted on 10/14/2020 4:24:53 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Orange Man GOOD!)
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https://cdn.quizzclub.com/questions/2016-05/who-is-tom-kennedy-s-older-brother-also-a-game-show-host.jpg

Oh yeah I remember him now when a see his picture.

10 posted on 10/14/2020 4:27:18 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: OttawaFreeper

RIP.


13 posted on 10/14/2020 4:41:43 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Want Stalinazism More ? PLUGS-WHORE 2020 !)
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To: OttawaFreeper

Didn’t he have a show where the winner was handed a car key with 5 cars on stage?

If it worked you got the car.


15 posted on 10/14/2020 4:50:44 PM PDT by eyedigress (Nanners, put your mask on!)
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To: OttawaFreeper

I have good memories of him.


16 posted on 10/14/2020 4:51:16 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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https://youtu.be/BmMCmtJaJEs. I remember the times when Kathie Lee Johnson, later Giffird, sang the tunes, like this one.


18 posted on 10/14/2020 4:54:59 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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I have very vivid memories of You Don’t Say - on in the afternoons right before the Match Game. This would have been mid-60’s before the Match Game went a bit risque.

The opening montage included the catch phrase, “Remember, it’s not what you say that counts, it’s WHAT YOU DON’T SAY!”

I don’t remember any of the particulars of the game itself but remember it was an okay show (at least not a SOAP OPERA) and I really liked the Match Game so it was a good lead in for that.


19 posted on 10/14/2020 5:13:27 PM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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