Four Hundred!

I remember the Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! hour was sacred at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Every night we'd watch. I even remember being allowed to eat dinner in the living room at the coffee table so we could watch.

I watched The Price is Right religiously as a kid. OK, so I watched it until I had to get a day job of my own when my oldest was 15 months old. Then good old Bob Barker and I lost touch. I loved trying to guess the prices and seeing how close I could get. I remember thinking that if I could only get on the show, I'd be rich! And as a teenager, I'd have a new car!

When I became a stay at home mom again, poor Bob got pushed to the side for more important shows like Dora, those godawful Wiggles, and Thomas the Train (I never claimed my kid had great taste in TV). Funny thing is now with The Game Show Network, Whammy and Lingo are two of my 7yo's favorite shows. They aren't as good as I remember them being when I was a kid. They always seem to ruin the shows when they try to make them more modern. I say if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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