― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 01:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― naus (Robert T), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 02:19 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.chris-place.net/schuminweb/archives/quotes/whammy.gif
― naus (Robert T), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 02:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 02:50 (eighteen years ago) link
(Of course, this was a pre-cursor to another game show mini-history of mine, but i'll defer that story 'til later.)
Peter Tomarken! RIP! Holy shit.
― Yoo Doo Nut (donut), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 03:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Yoo Doo Nut (donut), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 03:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― kingfish da notorious teletabby (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 03:33 (eighteen years ago) link
Just thinking about this show the other day. Peter Tomarken. Inflation since then. Most people forget the rather dull question-asking half of the show where the people earn their "spins", but YouTube really delivers when it comes to Press Your Luck spins and the Whammy clips
Whammy Montage 1 Whammy Montage 2 Whammy Montage 3 Whammy Montage 4 Whammy Montage 5 Whammy Montage 6
And here's a snippet of Michael Larson, The Contestant Who Decoded The Press Your Luck Board Pattern
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7jE5mdq6mM
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 04:20 (fifteen years ago) link
How did I not notice this thread? Sigh.
― Casuistry, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 04:53 (fifteen years ago) link
favourite thread titles
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 04:54 (fifteen years ago) link
I just finished watching the double episode where Michael Larson won all the money. It was exciting even though I knew exactly what he was doing and what was going to happen.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 05:20 (fifteen years ago) link
The best part about all of this was seeing the Boy George Whammy for the first time in about 23 years.
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 15:43 (fifteen years ago) link
This Elizabeth Banks reboot is pretty good.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 13 June 2019 00:34 (four years ago) link
Jesus Christ, one of the prizes is accompanying Michael Bolton for 10 tour dates.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 13 June 2019 00:50 (four years ago) link
The original version of this show was my mom's absolute favorite game show so it obviously conjures up exceptionally happy memories in me, especially since she would make sure to catch the USA reruns of it whenever she would take time off work to spend it with me during summer vacation. I'm glad the new Elizabeth Banks version appears to preserve the look of the original much more than the GSN version that was on the air for awhile. I hope she's a better host, too.
― Dee the (Summer-Hating) Lurker (deethelurker), Thursday, 13 June 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
Fun fact: Savage Steve Holland, writer and director of Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer, designed and animated the Whammies.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 13 June 2019 19:57 (four years ago) link
The new Whammies preserve the style and sound of the originals too. Don't know if Holland is involved or not.
Banks is pretty good. One of the things I liked about Tomarken was how much he wasn't a total pro host. He was a production guy who crossed over, and iirc PYL was only his first or second series. In every episode he seemed to be falling over his words or making a joke (or jokes) that clearly didn't land, which he'd awkwardly have to talk his way out of. Pretty relatable, imho.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 13 June 2019 20:20 (four years ago) link