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Nostalgia Week: Physical Challenge!

06/10/2009

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article01586titleDouble Dare is the single greatest game show ever to hit television.  If you ever find yourself having a tough day,  I recommend listening to the guitar shredding, soul motivating theme song.  I’m telling you, it’s impossible stay in a funk while daydreaming of green slime filing a clear cup that’s strapped to your head.

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I still feel like I know Marc Summers, the unforgettable host who has since released his book on fighting OCD.  I believe he coined the phrase, “On your mark, get set, Goooooo”

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And don’t forget Harvey, the announcer.  When I think of the words, “nintendo” “casio keyboard” or “space camp” I hear them in Harvey’s voice.

Also, it’s because of this silly game show I noticed girls for the first time.  I remember once a day scanning my class looking for the lucky girl I would choose to be on the blue team with me.

Is it just me or did the kids on Double Dare consistently disappoint you on their obstical course performance?  Why did they only cast nerdy, heavy-footed quiz bowl champs?

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  • http://intensedebate.com/people/tylerstanton Tyler Stanton

    You know Marc Summers has a new show on the Food Network, don't you? Amy and I watch it sometimes and reminisce…

  • amber

    They always disappointed on the huge nose picking obstacle. How hard is it to reach into a giant nose and find a red flag? I mean really. Kids are pros at picking noses.

  • Faith

    It wasn't just you – the kids did consistently disappoint. Especially the climbing-up-the-slide challenge. Brace your feet on the sides!
    Idiot!
    Do you remember "Finders Keepers" where the kids had to search for clues in different rooms of a house?

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/vee_tran Vy Tran

    Didn't Marc Summers also host Legends of the Hidden Temple? That and Double Dare were my favorite game shows of all time.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/trippcrosby trippcrosby

    At first I thought, "hmm… did kids really get hung up on that one, or is Amber just wanting to make mention of the giant nose picking obstacle". Then I found this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWYuzO0zD6U&fe…

    truly sad.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/trippcrosby trippcrosby

    and "What would you Do?"

  • amber

    HAHA!! Told ya…..!

  • http://robshep.com Rob Shepherd

    Did you ever watch the show Fun House? That had the best course to run through at the end of a show. It was hosted by a Marc Summers look a like. Now that I think about it the show totally ripped off Double Dare, but I still loved it.

  • Haley

    I want to throw a Double Dare party. We're talking red and blue teams, giant body parts filled with slime, orange flags, a blow-up obstacle course (because let's face it, reconstructing the DD set would be nearly impossible), trivia questions, pie contraptions, relay races to fill containers full of stuff, human hamster balls (OK, so those weren't actually on the show, but c'mon, you can't tell me that wouldn't be fun), and a trip to Space Camp.

    I'll invite all my twenty- and thirty-something friends to come. With only one condition: they must leave their sense of shame at home.

    How would you feel about emceeing? You'd have no problem figuring out what to say to hype the crowd. A simple, "On your Mark, Get Set, Go!" would suffice.

  • joshua

    I would have agreed 1 year ago, but Wipeout is now reigning king