tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post2304459786389584164..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: What Might've Been: What if someone else hosted Hollywood Squares? (1965)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-25843251298703481652012-08-12T21:11:31.139-04:002012-08-12T21:11:31.139-04:00Morey Amsterdam, as memory serves, made quite a fe...Morey Amsterdam, as memory serves, made quite a few appearances on Squares after the Dick Van Dyke Show ended, allowing him to remain in the public consciousness much longer, and, as shown in the pilot, often seated right beside co-star Rose Marie. In fact, that's how I first saw him, before I saw the reruns of the DVDS.<br /><br />As time wore on, Squares games were becoming more about strategy, as going to the center first became too predictable.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-78376353761959983712012-08-12T13:05:20.725-04:002012-08-12T13:05:20.725-04:00I think the first runner up to Miss CA (1965) was ...I think the first runner up to Miss CA (1965) was an ancestor to Miss Teen SC (2007)! <br /><br />All in all, Bert could have made a good game show host. When you host beauty pageants, game show hosting isn't too much of a stretch.<br /><br />Interesting that the contestants didn't go for the center square first. Most eps of Hollywood Squares began with picking that one. Also interesting that Paul Lynde wasn't nearby either! Looks like Morey Amsterdam was the resident clown here, and he wasn't even in the center.magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com