by Hal Erickson
synopsis
In the tradition of The Osbournes and The Anna Nicole Show, this cable series took us behind the scenes in the life of perennial game show host Chuck Woolery. The series' title was drawn from a Top 40 rock song penned by Woolery in 1968 when he was a member of the singing group Avant Garde. On each episode, Chuck talked, laughed, cooked, worked, interacted with his family, and waxed nostalgic over his showbiz past, which included a stint as Mr. Dingle on the kiddie series The New Zoo Revue and seven years as host of the original network version of Wheel of Fortune. The brainchild of Game Show Network programming head Bob Boden, Chuck Woolery: Naturally Stoned debuted on June 17, 2003.
