That year, the country entered a recession, so the idea of people scrambling for free food felt a little more plugged into the zeitgeist. That initial incarnation of Supermarket Sweep lasted only two seasons, but, in 1990, it was resurrected on Lifetime. One called it “a series that promotes and encourages greed … and the notion of something for nothing and the value of taking (as opposed to giving) in Christmas week.” Another mocked the idea that “to run amok in supermarkets was some sort of contribution to American culture.” (Not surprisingly, it was conceived by an ad executive.) Still, its timing was as off as a spoiled carton of milk: It debuted right before the Christmas holidays, and TV critics lunged. When it first premiered on ABC in 1965, Supermarket Sweep reflected and exploited the booming consumerism of post-World War II America. Some of the rules have changed over time, but at its core, the players (teams of two) compete in answering food- or product-related questions, then race through the supermarket set with their carts for about two minutes, loading up along the way the team with the biggest tally - that is, the highest combined dollar value of all the goods - wins. Its latest incarnation, which premiered last night on ABC with new host Leslie Jones, arrives with several updates and twists - not the least of which is its resurrection in the Covid-19 era.įor those who weren’t born when its first or subsequent editions aired, Supermarket Sweep places contestants in an oversized market that seems to stock multiples of just about everything one would need. He currently resides in Northern California with his wife.For more than four decades, Supermarket Sweep has zeroed in on a primal urge: Who among us hasn’t wanted to grab a shopping cart and fill it up with as much free food as possible? That impulse explains why the game show is as much Walking Dead as any of that series’ offshoots cluttering AMC’s schedule: It keeps coming back, whether we want it to or not. He is a practicing member of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. He married choreographer Patti Colombo in November 1988. His first marriage to actress Ann Wilkinson ended in divorce. He is a former Executive Director of the Libertarian Party of California and a long-time member of Rotary International. Ruprecht previously served on the board of directors for the Downsize DC Foundation. He grew up in Florida, and graduated from Northeast High School in St. He auditioned as announcer for the 2020 ABC revival with host Leslie Jones. In 1990, Ruprecht began hosting Supermarket Sweep and held the job until the show's cancellation in 2003. He co-starred in the Broadway and Showtime productions of Perfectly Frank and did voice-over work for the 1985 animated series Yogi's Treasure Hunt. From 1990 to 1992, he played Dan Ryan on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. Ruprecht guest-starred on more than 50 television shows, like Three's Company, on which his character married Janet Wood ( Joyce DeWitt) in the series finale, HBO's True Blood, and the 1981 TV-movie The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island as Thurston Howell IV, the son of Thurston Howell III. Ruprecht began acting in television commercials in the late 1970s. He currently is one of the hosts of The Price Is Right Live Stage Show at Bally's Las Vegas. Ruprecht has hosted the live stage show version of The Price Is Right at casinos in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Mississippi and Connecticut. David Martin Ruprecht (born October 14, 1948) is an American television and stage actor and game show host, primarily known for his work as host of the Lifetime/ PAX game show Supermarket Sweep.
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