A: This Game Show Host Needs To Grow Back His Bitchin' Moustache

[David T. Cole]

Q: Who is Alex Trebek. Talk about him here.

[Lisin]

I still get compliments on my shirt that has that answer on it. Thanks!

[gwlisa]

Nice of Alex to call the woman today a girl ("This girl's good!") going into commercial break. He always acts surprised when women have brains. Jerk.

[Bastet]

I thought of making up a drinking game revolving around Alex's patronizing sexism, but in some games that would leave me drunk by Final Jeopardy.

[Kromm]

Only a real man could make the phrase "Oh, i'm Sorry!" famous (and so filled with scorn)

[Judois]

Alex's insistence on over pronouncing foreign language is at once hilarious and irritating. This supercut is nothing but funny,though. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5631945?&ir=Comedy&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000029

Edited July 30, 2014 by Judois

[Bastet]

That's fantastic!  I think "genre" is my favorite.

[Moose135]

I haven't found anything online, but saw a brief promo last night for the new season with the tag line "The 'stache is back!"

[trow125]

Photographic evidence of the 'stache!

[rubaco]

Ack! Why would we vote that he should get rid of it?! To me, he's never looked quite right without it. 

 

Yay for the 'stache!

[alias1]

I hate it!  Wish I could have voted.

[cinsays]

I liked when he had it before, but now, not so much.  Maybe if it was gray like his hair, but for some reason it just looks to me like his mouth is dirty. Not attractive.

[Prevailing Wind]

I think he looks self-conscious about it.  Looks doofy.

[Lnmop]

I don't like the new 'stache. Looks weird.

[Bastet]

I'm not a facial hair fan.  Clarke Gable looked good with a mustache and William Powell looked funny without one, but on just about any other man -- shave, please.

 

With that said, I don't think Alex looked bad with a mustache back in the day.  But I do think he looks bad with one now.

[rubaco]

Well that was short-lived. I actually liked it. (Guess I was one of the few.)

[alias1]

I hated it at first and then I got used to it.  Wonder why he shaved it.  Was there so much voting against it?

[Moose135]

That's disappointing.

[Judois]

I hated the mustache. Too creepy.

[rereader2]

It made him look significantly older.

[QTBlueMoon]

During one of the after-game shots, when he chats with the contestants (it was the game just before the last Tournament of Champions), he was mimicking shaving, so I backed up the DVR and re-watched.  I could clearly read his lips, he said "and I shave in the shower".  I couldn't figure out what he was saying then, but he motioned a downward swipe close to his nose, gave a foolish grin, ending with "I had to shave the whole thing off".  Clearly an accident, almost made me like him for a minute.

[opus]

And now I'm picturing Alex in the shower........

[HelenBaby]

Thanks Bastet. Looks like I was a couple of days behind.

Edited December 19, 2014 by HelenBaby

[Bastet]

There's quite a bit of discussion about it in the Media thread, starting here.

Edited December 19, 2014 by Bastet

[ABay]

Alex had a significant part in The Colbert Report finale last night. It's toward the end.

[M. Darcy]

I actually started yelling when he showed up.  It was awesome.

[HelenBaby]

It's been a while since anyone posted here.

I just got back from the TCM Classic Cruise and Alex was on there again. He hosted a couple of trivia contests but I didn't go because there's a team of college professors who always win. He also introduced a couple of the films that were shown. But the highlight was that Ruta Lee was one of the "stars" on the trip and he interviewed her. They've been friends since they were on the game show High Rollers back in the 70's. They were hilarious together and Ruta a great broad, in the best sense of the word. So sweet & friendly and a little naughty. I never thought before I went that she'd be my favorite celebrity on the thing.

I also got to see Mrs. Trebek in person. She's very attractive. Still looks pretty young.

[CarpeDiem54]

Awesome! Sounds like a blast! I haven't heard of Ruta Lee in ages. Glad to hear she's still alive and kickin'.

[Driad]

In the Season 34 thread, the category title "What the F" was suggested. All the clues would be about Trebek. Would you like to suggest some clues?

[Roaster]

That reminds me: Last night I dreamed I was on Jeopardy.  It was close going into Final Jeopardy.  The clue was "the 2018 passing of Stephen Hawking left this Canadian American gameshow host as the widely recognized "smartest man in the world.""

I wrote "Who is Monty Hall?" but Alex informed me that Mr Hall died in 2017, so I lost.  The studio security guards threw me out onto the street,

[CarpeDiem54]

On 6/22/2018 at 1:04 PM, Driad said:

In the Season 34 thread, the category title "What the F" was suggested. All the clues would be about Trebek. Would you like to suggest some clues?

$200 clue - "Alex Trebek is well known for doing this to words"

Answer - What is Frenchify?

[opus]

$400 clue- Alex Trebek's pet snake says this to try and scare you

Answer- What is Boo hiss?

Edited June 24, 2018 by opus
Forgot to phrase the answer in the form of a question

[Roaster]

OH MY GOD - THE FACIAL HAIR!

[SoMuchTV]

I've been flipping through some of the free stuff I get on my relatively new smart tv, and I stumbled across the Buzzr (sp?) channel showing Classic Concentration hosted by young Alex.  He was already hosting Jeopardy! at this point - I think late 80's.

I watched a few, and I was very disappointed that 1) I did not hear a single GFY, and 2) he had a contestant from Canada, and he let that pass without a single comment!

[Good Queen Jane]

Forget the moustache; keep the entire facial hair!

[bad things are bad]

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Classic Concentration hosted by young Alex

Love to watch this show...the "fabulous" cars from the 80s (including a Yugo at times!) are a hoot. Take it from someone in the industry: they were all terrible. 

[Prevailing Wind]

Still watching Classic Concentration, Alex sure had a collection of hideous sweaters & weird shirts.

[illdoc]

You must be watching the weekend airing. During the week, it's the first season of CC and he's wearing suits. It's not until the later seasons wear his wardrobe choices were...let's say...more casual. There was one time he looked like he just came off the tennis court---white shirt & shorts!