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RIP Ken Ober (host of MTV's game show Remote Control)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by 2muchcoffeeman, Nov 16, 2009.

  1. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Between this show and The Real World - it really started MTV's move away from videos. Ober was a funny guy. RIP.
     
  2. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    watched the show every day.

    see ya again one day, ken.
     
  3. StaggerLee

    StaggerLee Well-Known Member

    Wow, not only did I watch that show growing up, I bought the Nintendo game.

    RIP
     
  4. mpcincal

    mpcincal Well-Known Member

    And as much as I liked the show, that's what gives me a little pang of regret about liking it. Although, I gotta figure I would have outgrown MTV anyway.
     
  5. D-3 Fan

    D-3 Fan Well-Known Member

    Man, this sucks. Kari and Colin became household names, but Ken was the glue and was very very funny. Long live Remote Control.
     
  6. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    No, but it will be attended by.......

    The Stud Boy.




    This bums me out. I LOVED that show, in no small part because of Marisol and later Kari.

    52 is way too young.
     
  7. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I loved that show... The first job for Sandler, Quinn and the future Queen of Cinemax Wuhrer.

    Somebody told me quite a few game show hosts have killed themselves. The only one I can think of is Ray Combs, I always get the creeps when I see that episode of Larry Sanders where he's on.

    I hope this wasn't anything like that...

    RIP
     
  8. Mystery Meat II

    Mystery Meat II Well-Known Member

    The Press Your Luck guy died in a plane crash, if I remember right. Not sure about anyone killing themselves other than Combs. And the successful ones keep going and going, like Barker and Wink and Monty Hall.
     
  9. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Holy shit.
     
  10. Killick

    Killick Well-Known Member

    Holy crap! I forgot that Sandler was Stud Boy!

     
  11. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Sandler was hilarious on that show. RIP Ken Ober.
     
  12. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    RIP
    I loved this show. I may go home and tip over my recliner in honor.
     
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