Nice to watch him, to watch him nice.....

Imagine this resume in one person's television career:

-Hosted The Price is Right, Card Sharks and Dancing with the Stars
-Guest hosted The Muppet Show
-Went across the Atlantic Ocean to host a game show and cameoed in Magnum PI
-Hosted the number one variety show in the country and the top Saturday night program.
- A talented singer, musician, and dancer

If you are now thinking "Impossible/doesn't exist" You would be wrong.

The reason you may not know him is because he comes from the other side of the ocean.

The man in question is the late Sir Bruce Forsyth, who passed away a couple of days ago. All of those facts above are true. He hosted the UK Price is Right, Play Your Cards Right. and Strictly Come Dancing. He hosted Saturday Night at the London Palladium (the variety show) and The Generation Game ( the top Saturday night program). He was an all around great performer. He guest hosted the Muppet Show in the first season.

But that third fact to me is the most interesting. He came over to America and hosted Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak on ABC from January to April of 1986. That was produced by Reg Grundy productions, the same people who did Scrabble and Sale of the Century. And Sale of the Century also relates, because Jim Perry was hosting that show when Mark Goodson decided to revive Card Sharks in the mid 80s. Perry was unavailable and Mark Goodson did consider Bruce Forsyth for the job. Ultimately it went to Bob Eubanks, but for a Brit to even be considered for hosting an American game show by the greatest game show producer ever is a statement to his talents.

The title of this post refers to one of Bruce's many catchphrases, this one perhaps is his most famous.
He shouts to the audience "NICE TO SEE YOU! TO SEE YOU..." and the audience responds in kind. A true showman. To try and come up with an American comparison, I would have to mix Milton Berle, Bill Cullen, and Monty Hall. He was a legend and his legacy will live on.

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