the shrewdness of apes

wow, who knew that Supermarket Sweep was still on the air? i guess i just assumed it had gone the way of Bumper Stumpers or Baby Races. doesn't it look like David Ruprecht has had a lot of "work" done? i suppose i could be indignant that Hollywood's culture of fake youth and attractiveness has trickled down to the 4th (5th?) tier of celebrity, but if the highlights of my career were playing Joyce DeWitt's boyfriend, writing five episodes of Small Wonder, and hosting a show where crazed midwestern housewives careen around with shopping carts full of glazed hams and laundry detergent, i'd probably want to boost my self-esteem too. it's not like the producers are sitting around saying "Gee, Dave's jowls are getting a little droopy, maybe it's time to replace him. Hey, what's Screech up to these days?"

Ruprecht, original and new extra-crispy