Ryan Seacrest Gets Sentimental About First Forgotten Job as Fan Gives Him Gift

Everything comes full circle! Ryan Seacrest has a stacked resume, with many of the jobs he is still involved in today. However, one fan brought him a gift on the set of Wheel of Fortune that had him reminiscing about his first forgotten job.

A fan Q&A was shared on the game show‘s Instagram on October 18. “Who remembers Click?  #WheelOfFortune #GameShow,” the post was captioned.

“Oh hey!” Seacrest said to a fan between tapings, as he hung on the railing that separated the audience from the stage.

“This was supposed to be you when you hosted Click in the late ’90s,” the fan said. He held up a drawing he did, which featured Seacrest high-fiving a contestant. In the background was the category “Website” and children cheering behind them.

“Oh my Gosh. Wow! The fact that you know that is incredible,” Seacrest said. “I was hired by Merv Griffin for a kids’ game show that aired on Saturday morning. I was terrified as a host because I had yet not done much of it before, but we made it through. Thank you for making that. That’s super nice of you.”

“You got it, Ryan,” the audience member said.

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“I loved Click. My Dad called it the poor man’s Jeopardy! without the form of a question lol,” an Instagram user commented.

“I didn’t realize @ryanseacrest used to host a game show before he went to American Idol and Wheel! It’s just amazing to see how popular he has been since the radio days,” another said.

“Click, for its time, shoulda lasted a bit longer than it did,” a third added.

“HUGE fan of Click back then! In fact, when @americanidol started a few years later, I said, ‘Oh wow! The guy from Click is on a new show!’ Little did I know @ryanseacrest would STILL be the Idol host today!” another said.

Griffin also created the game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!. The former of which Seacrest now hosts.

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Click was a game show for kids that ran from 1997 to 1999. The three teams of two teens had to answer questions based on the then-relatively novel medium of the Internet and computers. The teams earned money for each correct response, which increased in value each round. The grand prize was Monorail computers for both teams if they successfully completed the timed bonus level.

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Alongside, Seacrest was a female cohost/announcer. For Season 1, it was Amber Bonasso. Amber Willenborg was the cohost/announcer for Season 2.

See Seacrest host an episode of Click above. The host had blonde frosted-tipped hair and wore a white T-shirt and blue jeans, which has come a long way from what he wears on Wheel of Fortune and American Idol.  He still had his iconic booming voice and encouraged the contestants to quickly run to the screen to answer the questions.

During that time, Seacrest also hosted two other game shows — Gladiators 2000 and Wild Animal Lovers. Do you remember the game show Click? Let us know in the comments.