Last night I was channel surfing and came across Howie Mandel doing a 10 minute segment on the Leno show playing Deal or No Deal with the mostly military audience. You could almost see the steam coming out of Jay's ears as he helplessly watched Howie hijack his show with his ludicrous concept of a game show (I didn't mind, of course, because I can't stand Leno). And you could see in Howie's eyes that he thinks he's sitting on top of the world with his comeback success.
What is the deal with Deal or No Deal? This is the dumbest idea for a game show since, well, Let's Make A Deal. This was a show in which contestants/audience members dressed in ridiculous costumes, as if they didn't look or act stupid enough. In fact, most game show concepts and contestants are examples of the overall dumbing down of our society as a whole. Now don't get me wrong- I grew up watching a lot of these shows and still find pleasure in the occasional viewing of Jeopardy. But at least with Jeopardy you're required to have a functioning cranium in order to enjoy it. Hell, even The Price Is Right requires some knowledge of the retail pricing of everyday consumer products.
So enjoy it while it lasts, Howie. Because a year from now when your ratings have turned to shit and the collective flock of idiot TV viewers has moved on to the next lame show, NBC will punt your ass to the curb in a heartbeat. Then you can go back to entertaining 12 people a night at The Comedy Pouch in Possum Ridge, Arkansas with your hilarious rubber-glove-on-the-head stand-up routine.
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Howie's has had and has now a very successful career that goes way beyond Deal Or No Deal, so he will be just fine. Leno promoted that Deal or No Deal thing for days before it was on, so Howie did NOT hijack his show. Deal or No Deal is a great show and Howie shines on it, in my opinion.
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