Crashbox 1

The first episode of the series *Crashbox* aired on February 1, 1999. This episode served as the series premiere and is one of seven episodes that premiered throughout the week of February.

## Games

**Bold** indicates the answer to the question.

### Distraction News

In this segment, Dora Smarmy talks about tornadoes.

#### **Questions asked:**

*A tornado occurs when violent air mixes with what?*

1. Snow Blizzard
2. Bad Attitude
3. ***Thunderstorms***

*What is the Spanish word for "thunderstorm"?*

1. Sky Burrito
2. ***Tronada***
3. El Nino

*What country gets hit more by tornadoes?*

1. Brazil
2. New Mexico
3. ***United States***

*How fast can a tornado rotate?*

1. 30 mph
2. ***Over 300 mph***
3. The legal speed limit (55 mph)

*Tornadoes that form over water are called?*

1. Real Drips
2. ***Water Spouts***
3. Mermaid Storms

### Sketch Pad

A man walks into a diner and asks the waitress for a glass of water, so she reaches behind the counter and pulls out a scary mask instead. The man thanks her and walks out the diner.

**The man had the hiccups, so the waitress used the mask to scare them away.**

### Psycho Math

#### **Question #1**

1. Take the minutes in an hour (60)
2. Add it to all your fingers and toes (20)
3. Divide by the number of days it rained on *Noah's Ark* (40)

**Equals 2.**

#### *Question #2*

1. Take the unlucky number that falls on a Friday (13)
2. Add it to the nostrils in your nose (2)
3. Subtract with the innings in a Yankees baseball game (9)

**Equals 6.**

#### *Question #3*

1. Christmas Day (25)
2. Subtract the Musketeers (3)
3. Subtract the Great Lakes (5)

**Equals 17.**

### Ear-We-Are

The sounds heard are:

1. A bull growling.
2. A lasso twirling.
3. A horse whinnying as someone falls off.

**The two ears are at a rodeo.**

### Game System Overload (1)

When the game systems go out, the flashlight bot plugs in two electrifying wires together to restore the power.

### Haunted House Party

*The mystery guest clue:*

* A master magician who excelled at escapes such as handcuffs and ceiled water chambers.

**The mystery guest is Harry Houdini.**

### Eddie Bull

*Animal clues:*

* Rarely seen during the day.
* Their fur was once popular for making hats and coats.
* Has webbed feet which helps them swim.
* Sharp teeth and tail make them the best "dam" builder.

**The answer is the beaver.**

### Ten 2nds

1. Spring Break
2. Boxed in
3. Life on Mars
4. London Bridge is falling down.

### Riddlesnake

Where was King Solomon's temple?

**On his forehead.**

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first of a few things:
	+ First episode to feature Distraction News, Sketch Pad, Psycho Math, Ear-We-Are, Haunted House Party, Eddie Bull, Ten 2nds, and Riddlesnake.
	+ First episode where Distraction News opens an episode.
	+ First episode to feature a one-off opener (in Season 1). Distraction News will open four more episodes in Season 2.
	+ First (of many) episode where Riddlesnake closes an episode.
* The Haunted House Party and Eddie Bull segments in this episode were never repeated in the second half of Season 1.
* This is one of five episodes to not air in the regular weekend premiere format (the other four being the following episodes). Instead, they aired throughout the first week of February.