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All time fave has to be The Price is Right, but I always loved those crazy Nickelodeon ones like Double Dare, and the oh-so-cheesy SuperMarket Sweep (which my mom and I are convinced we could win!). Jeopardy is so entertaining because Alex Trebeck is a pompous idiot who thinks he knows it all, with a ton of great fake accents. I laugh when watching it because I can't help thinking about the hilarious SNL skits with Sean Connery.
When you think about it though, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Scrabble, Classic Concentration...these are all great educational games. They help kids learn trivia, words, memorization - heck, even the Price is Right helps with estimating! Game shows are great educational tools, I think that watching them should become standard in elementary school curriculum.
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