Such a moment occurred last night.
Anyone who watches 24 or The Shield or Nanny Swappin' Mothers or whatever else that Fox and FX shovel out there have seen commercials for this new gameshow "Unan1mous" and yes, that's how they spell it. Everytime I've seen the commercial, something in the back of my head told me that it looked kind of interesting.
So, as American Idol ended last night [praise God that little bastard is gone, btw] and we were deciding if we should watch Lost or Veronica Mars first, Unan1mous started. And very quickly I see that the co-creator is J.D. Roth.
Bells and whistles... a damn Vegas slot machine goes off in my brain.
"J.D. ROTH FROM FUN HOUSE?!"
Of course, B looked blankly at me.
We continue to watch and while the show is a little forced, it was actually not bad for a game show. And when the host appeared on the video wall...
It was J.D. Roth! I knew it was instantly! That little bastard who held the dreams of every young child my age in his hands as people got crazy cool prizes for what we all would have done for free on Fun House... he's still on TV.
If you don't remember Fun House, a curse on you. If you do, you know exactly what I'm talking about and I don't need to say another word.
Oh, and just for reference's sake...
Then...
And now...
AND NOW?!
Now he's not even famous enough to warrant a current picture. Bummer.
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2 comments:
is that Sara Gilbert of Rosanne Fame and 24 season 2 with the funhouse dude? Trippy.
BTW- I do not know wtf Funhouse was. Did KTTV show the dang show? Or was this some Nickelodeon show?
1. Yep, that's Sara Gilbert. I can remember they had kid celebrities on the show from time to time.
2. Fun House came on the air around the time of Double Dare's popularity. It was a syndicated show that Fox eventually picked up for its Saturday morning lineup.
Oh, and then there's the spinoff of Fun House I remember quite well... College Mad House!
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