No Deal

in Hits & Misses by
“Instead of that trip to Hawaii,
we’re gonna give you this donkey.
Now… don’t you feel greedy & stupid?”

Monty Hall
Game show host, philanthropist, Canuck.
August 25, 1921 – September 30, 2017.
Aged 96 years.

Most recognized for: Monty fled the Great White North in 1955 to persue a career in American broadcasting. After a brief stint as the radio voice of the NY Rangers, he started landing TV games show gigs. Then came “Let’s Make a Deal.” Here Monty played used car salesman to a bullpen full of hyperactive adults dressed as if they were attending a Halloween party for pre-schoolers. American TV at its finest.