Now it's in their hands.ĭo you have any advice to newcomers trying to compete to be Supermarket champs? God willing, I will be doing the announcing for Supermarket Sweep. What is this I hear about you coming back for the new Supermarket Sweep with Leslie Jones? We do the second half of the six shows where they're running through the supermarket. The way it was set up, we had to do all six shows in one day, with the first half being the podiums and answering questions. It got my blood flowing.ĭid you at any point during your time hosting try to run the course yourself? You know, these civilians were in a TV studio for 10 hours and you gotta keep them happy and energized.ĭo you still have a gripe with the producers for making you run all the way from the back of the set to the front every single show? The contestant coordinators were terrific. I wish I could come up with a National Enquirer scandal story to explain why. And they, they were saying it just looks and is so much fun. I did a radio interview with a Vegas station recently. Well, it's hard for me to say since I was there. Now watching it blow up on Netflix, is there something that you see in the show that makes it a timeless game show for audiences? It was, I mean, there would be hundreds from the audience. We always would do a meet and greet afterward and people would just line up forever because of Supermarket Sweep. I've always had a good fan base! I really noticed when I was out around the country doing The Price Is Right Live. In the '90s, we didn't have the social media. It was one of the most bizarre requests I had ever gotten. They keep wanting to know "How are you doing today?" "Where do you live?" "Can I get a picture with you in bare feet?" On my cell phone, I'm getting all these pop-ups. Oh my god, no! Are you actually talking to them? Pardon me, but I used to get maybe two or three a week and now I'm getting 20 or 30 a day. I will say, I've noticed in the last three weeks, my Facebook friend requests. But luckily anybody who has been interested in me, my fans and stuff, have all been very nice. And they're finding my home number which is a little disconcerting. Even with the change, have you noticed people coming up to you or reaching out because of the recent Netflix bump?ĭAVID RUPRECHT: Oh yeah! People are just calling me. Ruprecht also puts in his bid to be the upcoming announcer for the Supermarket Sweep revival hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Leslie Jones.ĮNTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You recently moved from your longtime home in Pasadena to Northern California. Ruprecht has been away from the Supermarket Sweep limelight for awhile, but that didn't stop us from getting him on the line to ask for the secret to being a big Sweep winner. Netflix A 'Supermarket Sweep' contestant who probably knows way more about generics than your Postmates driverĪs Desus & Mero writer Ziwe Fumudoh recently noted on Twiter: "I love supermarket sweep everyone looks so happy."
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