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LOL Love it, Moe! But the wife might frown upon Alicia sittin' in my car, and even though she knows she can trust me. (...well, for the most part anyway)

And like I was sayin' about ALICIA's bright, sexy and slightly crooked smile here, guys.... (...hint...hint)

Yeah maybe, but neither of 'em can, ahem, "touch this" when I came to THIS guy here...

"Good morning, Mr. Graves. Your mission, should you decide to accept, is to take over the lead role of this televsion series from actor Steven Hill after season number one. As you might know, his character's name as leader of the IMF was 'Dan Briggs', but yours will be 'Jim Phelps'. This recording will self-destruct in five seconds." (...now ain't it clever how I did this one?!)

Possibly, but then again when it comes to Alicia's appearance, I tend to concentrate more on her very attractive face, and especially on her beautiful eyes and on her bright, sexy and slightly crooked smile (and where her slightly nasally voice emanates from) whenever she appears on my TV than I do on whatever she might be wearing. (...and so you're askin' the wrong guy here)

Original pic of Alicia posted with her blue pants... ...and now the latest and what looks like a more CORRECT aspect ratio of this same pic of her which you've posted... Yep, Moe. I'd say that that's...much...better, alright. (...well, at least it DOESN'T make her look that she actually has that "extra 10-20 pounds", or even 40-50 pounds in THIS case, added to her appearance that the camera supposedly adds to people's images anyway)

They look pretty chummy in this shot here anyway, Katie... (...I think this still is from Not as a Stranger)

Yeah Tex, I always thought the premise of this one with every question having three possible correct answers made this quiz show especially unique. And as you may know, there was a revival of this show done about a decade later in the mid-'80s and which was hosted by Monty Hall. And nope, the week I was on it the five cars were Pontiacs. And so being 22 or so when I won that game, I of course walked over, opened the driver's door, sat down and turned the ignition key on the most desirable one that any young red-blooded American male of 22 would love to own...the Firebird. But of course, the one that was wired to start up that day would turn out the be the LEAST desirable one that said sort of male would want...the Safari Station Wagon. Great point, Yep, pastel colors were sure the rage back then, weren't they. Another good point here. Do you still have the VHS cassette of this, or has it also gone missing like mine has?

So Katie, it sounds like a '60 Chevy might hold some special memories for you too, eh?!

Yep, four of 'em, Ed. After The Dating Game, a couple of years later I was on the 1972-75 quiz show titled 'Split Second' hosted by Tom Kennedy, and on which I was the champion for one day and won as I recall about $600. Here's an example of the show: The next one was in 1980 and on another quiz show titled 'Bullseye' (1980-82) and hosted by my ol' Dating Game buddy Jim Lange. I was the champion for 3 games and won $10,000 on that one. Here's an example of this show: And the last one being in 1989 and on another very short-lived quiz show titled 'Couch Potatoes' and hosted by Marc Summers. And here's an example of this one: Didn't do too well on this one, and because the two guys who worked with my wife and who asked me to be their third team member and who told my wife that they were really good with television trivia...weren't. (...and btw, I actually had an old VHS cassette of my appearances on "Bullseye' and on 'Couch Potatoes', but a few years ago noticed that I had somehow lost that cassette somewhere along the line)

I'll go a step farther here, sewhite. When Larry Linville's cartoonish Frank Burns character got his transfer papers out of the 4077th and was replaced by David Ogden Stiers' Charles Winchester character, the show's quality actually increased. (...ya know, when ANY TV series replaces a TWO-dimensional character with a THREE-dimensional character, it's always a good thing, don't ya)

Well Fausterlitz, as that old saying goes: "Subtleties are always lost on the Uninformed, and even when those subtleties might be presented overtly." (...and no, I don't know who first said this, but someone most certainly MUST have said something like this at sometime in the past wouldn't ya think, and because it's SO damn true, isn't it...btw, sounds like something Oscar Wilde might have said, doesn't it)

Yes, and as a matter of fact here MCOH, I can elaborate on this a bit for you here, as yes, the very first game show I was ever on WAS 'The Dating Game' back in 1971 and when I was but a kid of 19. The "Lovely Bachorette" as they were called, ended up picking me out of the three guys, and when OUR "romantic trip" was to another location across the California border...lovely. picturesque and where there really wasn't much there at the time, Ensenada Mexico, and which as you probably know is situated along the Pacific Coast about one hundred miles south of Tijuana. Btw, if you've watched that old Dating Game episode with Mr. Ritter and Miss Seiden, then you might also want to catch the one with a very young Steve Martin and with the lovely bachelotte in this case, Dean Martin's daughter Deana, who would pick him out the three young men seated beyond her sight. Now THEY were sent to the Amalfi coast of Italy. (...and re your "Hey, smile, at least you are still alive, and that is nice" comment up there...yep, very good point here, my friend)

Aaaah, yes! How I miss those halcyon comedic days of yore when Mr. Aykroyd would say to Miss Curtain, "Jane, you ignorant ****..." and when EVERYBODY who saw it would know that this was a parody of 60 Minutes' old Point/Counterpoint segment! (...aaah yes, those sweet days of my younger self...how I miss them sometimes)

Yeah, you're probably right. And yes, I also always thought he did a very good job when for a while he hosted on TCM. He's always seemed very knowledgable about classic films too. (...btw, and re my previous little jab at his game show hosting...it's not that I have anything against games shows mind you, as I myself have been a contestant on four of 'em in my lifetime)

Isn't Alec too busy right now being the second coming of Gene Rayburn? And, asking questions of celebs such as: "When Johnny went to the little boys room, he wound up hurting his 'blank'?" (...yeah, Alec is probably MUCH too busy now days to do this TCM hosting gig TOO, wouldn't ya say, Bronxie?!) LOL

Well Bronxie, as I said in that first post of mine, the primary reason I found it funny was more the idea that when Osborne was the sole host and before Ben came on the scene, you'd never expect even any irreverent ATTEMPTS at humor to come from this channel. (...see what I mean?)

It's on page-one and the sixth post in this thread.

Well, I certainly hope you AT LEAST found that thing he said about the "French Military" that I brought up earlier in this baby was funny anyway, Bronxie!!! (...or else EVERYTHING I've always thought about your keen sense of humor would be washed away as so much sand across the...well, you get the idea here)

Wow! Gotta say here Bronxie, I never knew you held such reverence for Messrs. Abbott and Costello! (...so, wanna do their old Baseball routine together here?...which part would you like to play?...I'm probably taller than you, and so how about me playin' Bud's part?)

Aaah, and so then by association, might you THEN be saying that I....... (...oh, never mind...I don't think I wanna know the answer to this) LOL

Nope, Bronxie, I think you'll find Charlotte Rampling (or as I've always thought of her: "The 1970s Lauren Bacall") isn't going be as good as Claire Trevor. (...but then again, and as much as I've always liked Lauren Bacall, I've never thought she was as good an actress as Claire Trevor was either)

So Bronxie, lets say if Ben would have used that line in an intro for Abott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and INSTEAD of using it as you said in his intro to their "Meet Frankenstein" movie, would you still have thought this as "disrespectful" to the comic duo as it appears you are here? Now you see, I think THAT would've been...yes...funny. (...but then again, I'm sure by now YOU have a pretty good sense about MY sense of humor, don't ya)

Yep CJ, I was going to mention O'Halloran's performance in the remake and after Bronxie said she thought Sylvia Miles was the only one with any "spark" in the film. (...good point)

Wait! Now slayton, ol' buddy, ol' pal! SURELY you're not accusing ME here of being "irreverent" and posting stuff in this forum merely for "satiric effect"?!!! Why, I MUST say that I've NEVER been SO insulted in my LIFE!!! (yeah yeah, I know...it's early yet) Okay okay, Yes. I must admit in this last case I made up the whole "Wisconsin/WisconSIN" thing for, yes, comic effect and was "inspired" to do so by playing off of LS's "California" movies offering. AND, that this case would certainly not be an isolated one, to be sure. However you see, the way I've always figure this sort'a thing is that because this here forum isn't exactly supposed be any sort of a "reverential exercise in the academic pursuit of cinematic history", why not OR what's the HARM in having a little fun around here while we're here. BUT, if this sort'a thing tends to bug you a little too much, then tell ya what I'm gonna do. From now on I'll try my very best to refrain from inserting any of my jocularity into the threads you have started. (...remember here though, I SAID "try my very best", and which in any court of law OR within the halls of Academia, could NEVER pass for any kind of ironclad guarantee, ya know)