The Mr. and Mrs. Game

The Mr. and Mrs. Game was a two-part game show segment from Season 1 on Sesame Street that was based on The Newlywed Game and hosted by Guy Smiley. The object of the game was to match your partner's answers to three questions for a prize. The guests on the show were Ralph and Trudy Monster (portrayed by Beautiful Day Monster and Scudge).
During the first part, Ralph Monster was placed in an isolation booth while Guy asked Trudy Monster what Mr. Monster's favorite color is (green), his favorite food (cookies), and his favorite sport (scaring people).
During part two, Mr. Monster successfully replied to the same questions with the same answers. For their prize, Guy offered two choices: an all-expenses paid trip to Hawaii, with a new house, a new car, and ten thousand dollars in cash, or a cookie. After consulting his wife, Ralph chooses the cookie.
==Impact==
This segment has been cited by Jim Henson: The Works and an issue of School Library Journal as the origin of the character of Cookie Monster. 
==Cast==
* Jim Henson: Guy Smiley
* Frank Oz: Ralph Monster, Trudy Monster, Announcer
==Notes==
*Mr. & Mrs. was also the name of a long-running game show in the United Kingdom, first airing in 1964, and its basic format nearly matches that of this parody (three questions about the spouse's everyday habits while the other sits in a soundproof booth).
*At the end of a Larry and Phyllis segment, the duo can be heard watching The Mr. and Mrs. Game after they argue about what to watch on television.
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