WWTBAM Bored

I was a little worried about how I’d come off as a contestant. Who wants to cheer for the already-a-game-show-millionaire guy to win another million? I told the show’s producers most of any money I won would be going to charity, only to be told that this story wasn’t “relateable,” and could I mention getting Mindy a new kitchen instead? During the taping, Mindy and Dylan’s “handlers” were always telling them when to lean forward, do a “nervous face,” sigh in relief, etc. etc. Manipulating every reaction shot. So I was prepared for the worst.

Foxworthy couldn’t have been nicer–he was interested in my résumé, because he’d also worked a computer job for years (servicing mainframes for IBM, apparently) before his stand-up took off and he could quit. Jeff Foxworthy knows Unix! Fake redneck!

So, no regrets! Is Mindy getting her granite countertops? Sure, but not until the 5th Grader check arrives. Is Dylan getting his playhouse in the backyard? Yep, I think we have a guy starting next week. Incidentally, in rehearsals, Dylan had much more modest ideas in mind for the money. A Lego set or stuffed animal or something. Only when the cameras were on and Daddy was trapped in the spotlight did he up the ante. Smart kid.

But, at heart, it’s still a smart show celebrating smart kids, and it’s hard to disagree with that.

Jeemie wrote:

But, at heart, it’s still a smart show celebrating smart kids, and it’s hard to disagree with that.

Really?

Has it changed that much since I stopped watching it?

because at first, it was a show that celebrated somewhat dimwitted people looking dumber because the kids were prepped with the answers!