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Birth Illnesses

## What they are

A Birth Illness is a permanent illness that a Doggie is born with. No Doggies know how they are caused, but luckily it's impossible to have more than one Birth Illness, and it's impossible to have both a Mental Illness and a Birth Illness. 1 in 270 Doggies are born with a birth illness.

### Birth Illnesses

WLD: WLD stands for Weak Leg Disorder. This is where the legs are born without bones,from just 1 to all 4. Doggies with WLD need wheelchairs and casts, apart from the ones that only have 1 weak leg, in that case they only need casts. If their dominant front leg is weak, they learn to write with their pen between their teeth.

NSD: NSD stands for No Sight Disorder. Doggies with NSD may have one eye unable to see, or even both. The ones that have both eyes not working are given an NSD Band that helps them get around. It's a metal bracelet that goes on any front leg, just before the paw, and beeps if it detects things you could bump into or fall down, including steps/stairs. They use Braille just like humans.

NHD: NHD stands for No Hearing Disorder. If a Doggie has NHD, they will either have one ear not working or both of them. If they have both ears not working, they communicate by writing and drawing on a wipe board and/or sign language.

NVD: NVD stands for No Voice Disorder. Doggies with NVD are unable to speak because they are born without a voicebox. They can still communicate by drawing and writing on a wipe board.
24: Still Werewolf Elton John

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Episode 24: EVEN MORE WEREWOLF ELTON JOHN

#### How to play

In this game, the contestants try to identify the name of something based on category, for example, shows, movies, names, etc. The only twist is that all vowels in the name of the work / person have been changed for another vowel. For purposes of this game, Y always counts as a vowel and can be switched out for other vowels as well. If the same vowel appears more than once in a word, different vowels could be switched for the different instances of that vowel. For example, if the answer was Boo-berry, a valid clue would be Bye-burro.

Correct answers are worth 2 points. Wrong answers are worth -1 point. If someone guesses the wrong answer, one of the other players can still buzz in, and the winner is declared after seven rounds or whenever Jo feels like it.

House rule: you have to buzz in by saying a vowel.

### Worst Responders

#### Necessary background

New York City's first responders are true heroes. When you are in trouble, you can count on various municipal agencies to come quickly to your aid. But what about the people who say the wrong things in social situations? Aren't these worst responders just as heroic in their own, very stupid ways?

#### How to play

I will describe a conversation you are having with someone. Your heroic duty is to come up with the worst possible response in that situation.

House rule: Manolo picks the best worst response and the winner gets 1 point.

### Werewolf Elton John

#### How to play

Contestants are given any Elton John lyrics to sing and they have to slowly transform into a werewolf while they are singing the song.

House rule: Manolo chooses the winner of this unwinnable game.

## Manolo's thing to give us – something, a note of a

Stick with your hearts and don't change your mind.

## Trivia

In this episode, we learn that Manolo hates games, but then he plays Vowel Movement and is very good at it.
Unga Bunga

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Ep 3: Unga Bunga w/ Danny Tamberelli

#### How to play

You take three objects and you have to decide what you'd use as a pillow, what you'd use as a blanket and what you'd use as a bed, and there's a right answer.

### Barely a Game

#### How to play

You have to guess what theme song you're singing, but when you're doing the melody, you have to say the title of the show. How do you get points? Who knows?

### Andy Rooney: The Game

#### Submitted by

Jessie Morrison from Beamsville, Ontario, Canada

#### Necessary background

The late Andy Rooney was known in his later years for ending "60 Minutes" with a rant about something that was bugging him that week. This is like The Manolo Minute but angry and cohesive.

#### How to play

Players have to do exactly that. They must pick a new fad of any kind and make a convincing argument as to why it's so bad.

5 points if they win over the judge, 3 points if they can nail the Andy Rooney impression, and 1 point every time the phrase "Back in my day" is used appropriately. Jo is the judge, Manolo is a contestant and he goes first.

House rule: not just a fad; anything.

### Dinnae Hae An Annie Rooney

#### Necessary background

This a wee game to see if you dinnae ken the brawest (best) Scots slang. I am a Scottish fan n wanna see how much you Americans understand us teuchters (yokels) across the sea. For example, an annie rooney is a temper tantrum or fit of rage.

#### How to play

Contestants are given a Scottish word or phrase and they have to guess what the word means. 1 point is given if the contestants are close to the actual definition. Manolo can also give a point for the answer he liked best. Bonus points if the contestant gives an example of the definition in a Scottish accent. The game ends when Jo calls "Haud yer wheesht" which is the Scottish way to say "shut up."

Secret rule: -10 points if you [editor's note: I may have missed it but I don't think it ever came up]

### Encino Manolo?

#### Necessary background

Is that anything? I'm sure there's a game there…. If I think of any actual rules, I'll check back in. Empty promise?

#### How to play according to Danny

You could just be a man from Encino and you're just going to the Galleria and you make fun of valley people, I guess.

#### How to play according to Danny, volume 2

You have to say hello to someone, and if they respond to you in valley talk, they're probably from Encino.

#### How to play according to Tim Foley, who finally checked back in

Manolo accidentally walked into a walk-in freezer and got stuck and got frozen for a hundred years, and he's just woken up, and each contestant (people from the future, which is the present now) need to tell Manolo what they would do with him in this fish-out-of-water / Manolo-out-of-time story, a hundred years in the future, and then Manolo would say which one he wants to do best. Whichever thing that Manolo wants to do, is the one who wins it.

This game ends when Jo says, "And scene-o, Manolo."
What Rhymes With Severed Arm?

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Episode 31: What Rhymes with Severed Arm? With Special Guests Dan Fox and Meghan O'Neill

## In-studio guests

Dan Fox

Meghan O'Neill

## Games played

### Medical Waste Not, Want Not

#### How to play

The host presents a piece of medical waste. Contestants take turns proposing handy uses for the piece of waste, continuing indefinitely until one contestant (the loser) can't think of any more uses. Get creative!

House rule from Dan Fox: contestants have to speak with an Australian accent.

### Origin Story

#### How to play

Contestants are told the name of a superhero. They must explain what powers or skills that hero possesses and tell the story of how they came to have those powers or skills.

### The Rainbow Connection to Billy Joel

#### Necessary background

You are in charge of producing some awards show where beloved muppet Kermit the Frog sings the classic Muppet hit "The Rainbow Connection," but wait! There's more! Billy Joel is the performer that follows Kermit. Is there any way to bridge the rainbow connection between Kermit the Frog's banjo-playing optimism to Billy Joel's unique white bread soul? Perhaps a medley of each artist's hits of some sort?

#### How to play

Contestants must sing some of "The Rainbow Connection" in the voice of Kermit the Frog and then seamlessly transition into the Billy Joel song of some sort. The winner is the best person to do that.

## Trivia

Some youngsters named Olivia and Emma called in specifically to harass Meghan O'Neill and promote their YouTube channel.
Thunder Round

#### How to play

Jo presents the caller with a random food of her choice. The caller has to explain a completely wrong way to eat this food. For example, Jo would say "pomegranate" and the caller would say "eating it rind and all like an apple."

The player wins if Manolo says "eww" and agrees that's the wrong way to eat a food. The player loses if Manolo says "eh, I get it," because he thinks it's not that wrong of a way to eat the food.

### Down For The Count of Monte Cristo

#### Necessary background

Sports metaphors are deeply ingrained in the English language, but they can be confusing for anyone who is not familiar with the particular sports they reference.

#### How to play

Let's devise new backstories for some of these particular idioms, so they can make sense for everyone, even the utterly un-sportsy. Jo reads a sports metaphor. Each player offers their take on the alternate origin of the idiom.

Manolo picks the best one, based on creativity and effectiveness as an origin for the phrase. For example: "down for the count" – in Medieval Fredonia when the Count was traveling through a town, all the serfs had to lie prone on the road sides and wait for the Count to pass. Anyone who made noise or wasn't completely still was bludgeoned in the head by the Court's guards.

House rule: thunder round.

### THE ACRONYM GAME

#### How to play

Jo gives you an acronym, you say what it stands for, and in the meantime, you cannot yell "Mom!" You can't yell at Mom during it. If you end up yelling at Mom, Jo disqualifies you. If your mom's there, you can't yell at her.

House rule: Manolo plays Mom.

### Ooga Booga Pumpkin Patch

#### How to play

For three seasons, people have to go hiding pumpkins in pumpkin patches. Call in, tell where your pumpkin's hidden, and Manolo's going to go find it, and if it's there, then you get a magnet.
Revenge On The Listeners

## Episode page

Revenge On The Listeners (w/ Jena Friedman, Adira Amram and her 4-year-old son Oliver) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Jena Friedman

Adira Amram

Adira's 4-year-old son Oliver

## Games Played

### Pizza Burger

#### How to play

As we all know, Manolo is lovingly referred to as "Pizza Burger," a moniker which he truly embodies. In his honor, I have created a truly remarkable game for Jo and friends to play. In this game, Miss Firestone will read aloud the name of a menu item and players must guess if the food item is a pizza or a burger.

The list of pizzas and burgers has been provided and it's carefully curated from four of Peoria's best pizza / burger joints (Peoria Pizzaworks, Knuckles Pizza, The Burger Barge and Khaki Jack's). These are not your run-of-the-mill Anytown generic pubs, these are the Real McCoy, each a true foodie's delight according to Peoria, Illinois standards.

Five points if you guess correctly (pizza or burger), and five points if you select the correct establishment. You can score an additional two points if you name an ingredient on the pizza or burger which makes it unique. Bonus guessing is open to each contestant. Manolo must weigh in using only his sound effects.

Game ends when Manolo gets bored.

### Niece Amber or Manolo

#### How to play

Before the game, Niece Amber and Manolo write down a few crazy incidents or fun facts about theirselves that no one knows. The guest callers have to guess who it happened to. Each correct guess gets three points, but a failed guess can get one point if they make up how it could've happened to the person that they chose.

Game ends when Jo gets tired of the game and gives the chat room a shout-out (house rule: no, thank you!)

### Dr. Daycare

#### Note

This was voted as the winning game by the chat room in the previous episode, but it was not played and nobody said what the rules were.

#### How to play

Contestants are playing a game at the daycare where new child Manolo asks if he can play, too. Each contestant must respond by saying, "I'm an animal." Then they say "Yes, you can play with us," or "No" to Manolo using the animal voice they just specified. If they say Yes they earn one point, if they say No they lose one point and then Jo scolds them about why it is important to be nice and let everyone play, so nobody feels bad about being left out, until contestant says Yes to Manolo.

Game ends when everyone says Yes, Manolo can play, and when Manolo has said what animal he is.

House rule: instead of the above, Manolo asks each player "Can I play?" then the player says "Yes" and that they are a specific animal, Manolo asks again if he can play but making the noise of the animal just specified, then the player says Yes or No, followed by any necessary scolding until the player agrees to let Manolo play.

## Trivia

Oliver declares that everyone in the chat room is "a poopy butt."
Introspectasaurus

## Episode page

Introspectasaurus (w/ Chris Burns, Natasha Vaynblat) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Chris Burns

Natasha Vaynblat

#### Necessary background

This game is inspired by Chris's nephew Owen's hit instructional manual "How to tell the difference between a kosmoceratops and a triceratops".

#### How to play

In each round, Jo gives the name of a dinosaur and the players guess how many horns that dinosaur had, and for bonus points, what the dinosaur's name means. For example: Tyrannosaurus rex means "tyrant lizard king".

The player or players who guess closest to the correct number of horns gets 2 points. The player who guesses closest to the correct name meaning gets 1 bonus point, and the player whose name meaning Manolo likes best gets 1 bonus point.

Important note: epijugal bones do not count as horns.

House rules: say everything with a Jersey accent. *[editor's note: this is the accent that can be found in New York, and in the parts of New Jersey that are near New York, but is not heard anywhere else in New Jersey. You've probably heard it in the "Coffee Talk" sketch on Saturday Night Live. That one.]*

### Guess the Computer’s Punchline

#### Necessary background

Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving to mirror sophisticated human thought. This is not that kind of artificial intelligence. I wrote a dumb program that writes "What do you get when you cross x and y" jokes where it makes a punchline by swapping out a word of a famous saying with a different word that rhymes. The joke questions are long and absurd and sound best when read out loud by the monotone computer voice of Siri.

#### How to play

The object of the game is to guess the punchline of the computer's joke. Players work in groups of 2 to talk about their your process. Example: What do you get when you cross the first sequel to Star Wars and large, long-haired wild ox of Tibet, often domesticated? Punchline: The Empire Strikes Yak.

### Jo-wen Wilson

#### How to play

One player says "wow," trying to do an impression of either Jo or Owen Wilson, and the other players must guess which one they are doing. Whoever guesses correctly gains 1 point, and the impressionist gets 5 points. The game ends when everyone has had a turn to do an impression. Whoever has the most points wins.

## Trivia

This is the episode where a caller named Oliver (sp?) asks "Why is the prize a magnet, why?"

This is the episode where "the Rose sisters" met each other.
18: Steve Is The New Black

## Episode page

Episode 18: Steve is the new black. With Special Guests Steven DiSiena and Steve Whalen

## In-studio guests

Steven DiSiena

Steve Whalen

## Games played

### Manolo’s Delight version 2.0

#### How to play

Each contestant will suggest a possible sound effect. Manolo will select the most delightful suggestion and without saying which it is, will make an appropriate sound effect. The contestants have to guess which of their sounds he selected. 3 points go to the contestant whose sound suggestion most delights Manolo, 1 point to the first contestant to correctly identify the sound Manolo has made.

### What Do We Call This Bucket of Shrimp?

#### How to play

In the first round, you have thirty seconds to collaborate and come up with fifteen special names for menu items that could sell this bucket of extra shrimp we've got here. If you can come up with fifteen names, you get 10 points. It's a bucket of shrimp, no frills, they're not even shelled! Just a bucket of shrimps, fair and square. Do that.

Once you pass the first round, you have to present these names to the CEO of Shrimp Castle, and she will decide the worst four, and from there, you must figure out what to do to prepare the shrimps for each of those four menu items. Manolo will determine whether or not he wants to eat that. If he does, you get a big total of 25 points, and if he won't eat it, all the points are deducted and you're back at 0.

House rule: you can use more than thirty seconds in the first round.

### Sounds Like a John to Me

#### Necessary background

Hi, Dr. Gameshow. I want to see how different people think, and from there, compare their thoughts to see who's better.

#### How to play

I have provided a list of fictional character's names. Players must describe their physical appearance, the worst day of their lives, and speak a sentence in their voice.

### Dr. Gammashowa's Mispronunciashazationzone

#### How to play

Dr. Gammashowa says a word and contestants have to come up with the best possible mispronunciation of that word.

## Trivia

Manolo introduced a new sound effect in this episode. It's for when you're in a radio program and they have to buy a duck.

A caller named Jimmy called in while he was at work. It might be the first time that happened, and Jo was shocked and worried for his job safety.
WFMU

**WFMU** is a freeform radio station, based in Jersey City, NJ, that broadcasts in the New York City area and online. It broadcast *Dr. Gameshow* on Monday evenings from November 2014 to May 2016. It was also the home of *Dedications with Jo Firestone* from September to December 2016. Jo continues to periodically host shows on WFMU.

## External links

* WFMU on Wikipedia
* WFMU.org
Slash Slash Slash

## Episode page

Slash Slash Slash (w/ Gilbert Gottfried, Lily and Max) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert's daughter Lily

Gilbert's son Max

#### How to play

In television, there are lots of pilot episodes that never get picked up for a full series. Maybe all they needed was a better title with a great pun. So Jo will read the synopsis of a failed pilot and the contestants will come up with a title for the show. The judge will decide the winner (that's Manolo). If someone matches the actual title of the pilot, they get a bonus point even if they lost the round.

### Gilbert Gottfried GPS

#### How to play

Manolo is driving to an exclusive party at a mansion and cannot be late. Unfortunately, he is very bad with directions and must use his new GPS, which has Gilbert Gottfried's voice. Contestants must act as Manolo's GPS and direct him to the party. Jo will provide contestants with one real street name and they will give a set of directions including the street provided in Gilbert Gottfried's voice.

Contestants will be awarded points based on route efficiency. If the directions are given clearly, and Manolo is able to follow them easily, one point will be awarded. If Manolo becomes distracted by Mr. Gottfried's assertive voice, and cannot follow the directions as given, contestants will lose a point. The person to collect most points and get Manolo to the party on time wins.

### One Peanut, Two Peanut, No Peanut, Blue Peanut

#### How to play

Callers have to call in and they either have in front of them one peanut, two peanuts, a peanut painted blue, or no peanuts and you get to ask them one question. Any question at all. And then they have to answer it honestly. And then you have to guess what they have in front of them. But they can say "pass."

If you win, you get one point, but if you lose, you get -1,000,000 points.
Fred, White and Blue!

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Episode 40: Fred, White, and Blue. With Special Guests Fred Firestone and Fred from Honolulu!

## In-studio guests

Fred Firestone

Fred from Honolulu

## Games played

### Who is the Real Manolo?

#### How to play

You ask your guests and Manolo to respond to a series of questions. Manolo answers regularly and your guests do the best to imitate Manolo. What would he say and how would he say it? The radio audience gets to call in and write who they think is the real Manolo: #1, #2 or #3. The audience gauges the authenticity of the answers and the voice imitation.

### Was I Who? Was Me Who?

#### Necessary background

Empirical studies have shown that catharsis, when coupled with active treatment is beneficial, namely in emotional coping therapy techniques. There is also evidence that suggests endorphin is released whilst shouting that can also trigger a positive mental influence.

#### How to play

Contestants take turns declaring a secret at incrementally higher volume than each other. The first secret must be declared as quietly as possible whilst being audibly intelligible. The following secret must then be declared at a higher volume than the previous secret and the secret must be of a higher secrecy level. Game ends when the secrecy level determined by Manolo has not matched the level of the previous secret, or the secret is not declared as high level in decibels. Bonus credit for secrecy inventiveness. Secrets don’t have to be true.

### Let’s Reboot This

#### Necessary background

Beloved network TV sitcom “Coach” was going to be rebooted, but TV execs ditches the reboot after seeing the results. But that doesn’t mean TV execs are giving up on their dreams of rebooting some old show to see if they can squeeze more blood out of it.

#### How to play

You have to pitch one of the following classic TV shows to TV execs in an effort to reboot them. Will the rebooted TV show be deeper and darker, have better special effects, have more emotional butlers? It’s all up to you! Players are given the name of a classic network TV show they need to reimagine for a modern reboot and they must pitch it to TV execs. Best reboot pitch wins!
Madcap

## Episode page

Madcap (w/ Scott Adsit, Emmy Blotnick) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Scott Adsit

Emmy Blotnick

#### How to play

Manolo is a dean at a liberal arts college in New York City. Contestants are faculty members pitching him new classes with titles provided by Jo. Manolo will either approve or deny each course, and contestants get a point for each approved course.

Contestants also get a bonus point if they flawlessly integrate the word "intersectionality" into their pitch.

### The State Exit Game

#### Necessary background

With the increasing polarity in American politics, this game imagines state secession possibilities during the next election.

#### How to play

Contestants will choose a state and invent a catchy name for its secession campaign, in the spirit of "Brexit." For example: Oregon is Ore-gone. Contestants have three chances each, and each state may not be used more than once, and the winner is by popular vote, except Manolo gets two votes.

House rule: everybody voting is too hard, so Manolo is the only judge.

### Crazy Wayne

#### Necessary background

Sometimes you see stores that combine two very different retail specialties under one roof. For example, Archery Supplies & Transmission Repair. Or Tanning Salon & Video Rental. Or Grill & Custom Framing.

#### How to play

The player's goal is to come up with the best idea for a store like this. The host makes up the first retail specialty, then each player makes up another one to go with the given one. They announce it like this: "Come on down to Crazy Wayne's for (specialty) and (second specialty)!"

House rule: Manolo picks the winning entry.

## Trivia

Some janky Honeywell trailers don't have a lock on the bathroom, which takes up half the trailer.

Imo's! Mmm. Imo's! Mmm. It's a thin crust, a paper-thin crust, with a sweet tomato paste covered in a filmy creamy cheese. It's a crunchy crust and a soft, gooey top, so your top teeth sink, but your bottom teeth crunch.

Emmy once read a tip in a magazine that said you can use coffee grounds as a body scrub and it clogged her shower.

Izzy likes ghosts and Keanu Reeves. Dylan likes ponytails on other people.
Beet Juice Wheels & Ketchup Toast

## Episode page

Beet Juice Wheels & Ketchup Toast (w/ Elna Baker & 11-year-old Brooke) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Elna Baker

11-year-old Brooke

## On-the-phone guest

Jon Gabrus

9-year-old January, the creator of Buff Fluff

## Games played

### Pittsburgheserdash

#### Submitted by

Hank McAnallen from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#### Necessary background

Pittsburgh slang is as terrible as the accent.

#### Try to distinguish the real definition of these real Pittsburgh words we use instead of American words. Losers have to use a Pittsburgh accent for the rest of the show if they want to.

House rule: lightning round!

#### Pittsburgh words

1. gumbin
2. tahrn
3. gutcheez
4. dennis

### Who Dat?

#### How to play

This game is played with three players. The game starts with each player picking an adjective to describe a human being. The game continues with each player choosing a celebrity that fits all three adjectives. The game is won when Manolo chooses the player whose celebrity best fits said description. This game is a great game.

### Buff Fluff

#### Necessary background

My 9-year-old daughter January and I listen at bedtime every night. She loves you guys so much! Tonight she excitedly gave me her first game idea and begged me to submit. The game is called Buff Fluff. It's a cat weightlifting contest.

#### How to play

You have to name and describe your cat weightlifter and then Manolo judges which cat he thinks can bench the most.

House rule: every cat weightlifter wins.

## Trivia

The day this was recorded, Jo saved a broken bird. Also one time she saved a baby possum with a lacrosse stick. Lacrossum.

Jo's favorite condiment is ketchup.
Werewolf Elton John Returns in a Clever Disguise

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Episode 27: Werewolf Elton John Returns in a Clever Disguise. With Special Guests Dan Glaser and Alexis Pereira

## In-studio guests

Dan Glaser

Alexis Pereira

## Games played

### Fake Boss

#### Submitted by

John (sp?) from alphabet city in Manhattan

#### Necessary background

After a few recent bouts with the law, noted cake boss Buddy Valastro has had to take some time away from his cake kitchen. This unfortunately means that his woefully inept cousin Dummy Valastro is in charge of his cake kitchen. What he lacks in cake-making know-how, he also lacks in ability to choose appropriate cake design. For this game, the players have to step inside the mind of Dummy.

#### How to play

Jo will give you a special occasion and each contestant must name the flavor and design of the cake. Manolo will judge which sounds least appealing and least appropriate and that player will get a point.

### Van Morrison Vampire

#### How to play

Callers sing Van Morrison songs and have to transform into vampires. Grading rubric: 25% good Van Morrison impression, 25% for originality, 25% for your singing voice, and 25% for vampire transformation.

House rule: Manolo judges and can go over 100%.

### OK Serenade

#### Necessary background

Apps like Tinder are all the rage in 2015, but come on, how does swiping right compare to medieval-style courtship? Dr. Gameshow will bring old-school romance back to the airwaves with OK Serenade.

#### How to play

One contestant will come up with an OK Cupid-style dating profile. It could be for themselves or for some character they make up, with their likes and dislikes. The other contestant will try to woo that character by making up and singing a song about the things they said. They will then switch places.

The winner will be determined by Jo or Manolo and the winner gets 1 point. The person making up the profile may want to screw up the singer by coming up with some really weird random stuff for them to sing about. Play to 3 points.

House rule: the winner is judged by Manolo.

## Trivia

As of this recording, Manolo started walking properly, by swinging his arms, because it helps propel you.

Jo invented a game at the beginning where callers had to determine which of the guests (plus Manolo) was speaking, because they all had similar voices. This may have inspired Fred Firestone to invent the game "Who Is The Real Manolo?"

A caller named Lorenzo St. DuBois called asking about auditions for Boomerang Baby. Later, Billy from Manhattan called the explain that "Lorenzo" was a reference to The Producers. These two callers might actually be the same guy, but Billy is a lot calmer.
All Trevors

## Episode page

All Trevors (w/ Kristen Bartlett and 8-year-old Eden) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Kristen Bartlett

Eden, an 8-year-old child

#### How to play

Each round, the players must guess which type of pasta shape the hint describes. Players all guess before the answer is revealed. Each player gets 3 points for a right answer and loses 1 point if they answer with a wrong answer. Playing continues until the game stops being enjoyable to the person having the most fun playing.

### Hinky Pink

#### How to play

One person thinks of two words that rhyme and mean something, like fat cat, cool school, silly billy). Then that person gives a clue that describes it, so like chilled campus for cool school. Or for silly billy, absurd goat. If someone guesses it, they win, but if no one can, then whoever thought of the hinky pink wins.

### Yoohoo Where Are You?

#### Submitted by

Azara (sp?) traveling across North America

#### How to play

The person whose turn it is thinks of a place they've visited. Everyone else can ask a Yes or No question which can be answered in Yes, No, or I Don't Know. If someone can guess the State the person has in mind, they get 1 point. If they guess the city, they get 3 points. If they know the capital of the State, they get 7 points. And if no one gets it, the player gets 11 points.

## Shout outs

Bryce (sp?) in Georgia

Chad in North Carolina

Zaya (sp?) in Louisiana

Jason, the person Kristen lives with

Gallilee (sp?) in the Phillipines

Auntie Tiffany (sp?), Miles's mom

Claire (sp?)

Surika (sp?)

Liz, Jo's old roommate

Liam on the message board

The message board

Amanda on the message board

All the Trevors
15: The Marathon Show aka We All Live in One House

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Episode 15: THE MARATHON SHOW aka We All Live in One House

## In-studio guests

Clara Morris

Liz Noth

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> The birds are out.
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> Take out your knives.
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#### How to play

In this game, [Jo] lists a name, and you have to tell [Jo] whether it's a bird, a murderer, or a birderer (technically a bird murderer). You have to buzz in by making a bird sound.

House rule: you can also buzz in by making a murderer sound, or a birderer sound.

### Naim Polish

#### Necessary background

I was just at the salon and I picked out a turquoise called Ski Teal You Drop. I also saw a navy blue called the Dark Knights spelled like the Batman movie.

#### How to play

Make the following colors snazzy-sounding.

### IRL Twitpitch

#### Submitted by

Hasim Shah (sp?) from Islamabad, Pakistan

#### How to play

Contestants have to give an elevator pitch for a movie based on each other's last tweets. Manolo provides music and/or sound effects for the actual elevator. Both Jo and Manolo judge, each awarding their favorite one-half of a point.

### Meat Cute

#### Submitted by

Flynn Donald (sp?) from Kansas City, Kansas

#### Manolo's theme song lyrics

> Don't put your meat in a socket
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> or else it's gonna meatcute you
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#### Necessary background

Everyone knows meet-cute. It's the point in a rom-com where two characters destined to fall in love meet for the first time.

#### How to play

This game is kinda like that, except that you get a limited amount of time to tell the love story of how a popular and well-loved sandwich came together. Please include all of the components.

## Trivia

The marathon mentioned in the title was a pledge drive on WFMU. The house mentioned in the title was the house that Jo and Clara and Liz shared at the time, but also somehow a metaphor for being a listener of WFMU.

Manolo offered to create a new sound effect for each new donor, because most of the sound effects are old, like from the Nixon era. He created these:

* when you have to clip your nails in the bayou
* when Manolo was a baby, his mom thought he was old enough to drink soup, and he was trying to say, "what's this?"
* when people submit their daughters to beauty pageants, when you slam that tiara down on their head, and it makes that crunch sound
* a new twist on the classic clunk: any time a drunk mother puts down her glass of champagne
Seen In Public

## Episode page

Dr Gameshow Episode 16: Seen In Public with Jess Salomon

#### Necessary background

There are many odd names for cow breeds, and towns also often have humorous names

#### How to play

Contestants must identify whether the word/phrase is a breed of cow or a town in Washington State

### Dessert Ireland

#### Necessary background

His name is Frosting, and it's a dessert game? --Jess Salomon

#### How to play

Contestants make up a Limerick that starts with "There once was a man named Manolo," and involves a dessert.

House rules: some of the Limericks are not dessert oriented

### Guy FierTV

#### Necessary background

Guy Fieri has a lot of personality and people like TV puns.

#### How to play

Guy Fieri has an opportunity to open a new theme restaurant in Times Square. He wants to base it on a popluar TV show but has run out of ideas. Help Guy brainstorm with this game. Name a popular TV show not food related, and one part of that show-themed-restaurant's schtick. It can be a menu item, a bit of decor, the restuarant's name or anything else thematic.
LIVE From the Comments Board!

Dr. Gameshow Episode 57: LIVE from the Comments Board!

## In-Studio Guests

Jake Gould

BobDoesThings

> They've made their way to the radio
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> To the radio
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> Swoopstakes made it again
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> They are making time on air
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> To many people in cars are listening to
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> Swoopstakes
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> Swoopstakes
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> It was at it's optimum
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> When no one heard it again
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> The end
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#### How to Play

Players will given an archaic word by Jo, but not the definition. The player then has to use the word in a sentence based on what the word means. Funniest use of the word, as perceived by Manolo, receives 1 point and the player that most correctly uses the word receives 1 point. First one to 5 points wins, or whenever Jo gets tired of playing this.

#### Callers

Haden from Manhattan

Hannah Newton from Virginia

Frank from Hounslow, England

### Bedtime for Manolo

#### Theme Song

> It's my bedtime
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> My favorite time of the day
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> Because I don't have to be there
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#### Necessary Background

Manolo took a long nap on the train and now he's fussy. He'll need to be soothed to sleep to get the 12 hours he requires for basic life activities.

#### How to Play

Contestants will attempt to lull Manolo to sleep. Suggested techniques include ASMR style soothing sounds, lullabies, and dental story telling. The contestant that makes Manolo feel the most tired will get a point. A bounus point will be awarded if Manolo actually falls asleep. Game on!

#### Callers

Old Tomato from Vermont

Lillie from Virginia

#### Theme Song

> Hot diggity dough
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#### Necessary Background

These days the doughnut game is extremely competitive. How can you expect a small doughnut-loving business man to compete with artisanal flavors like red velvet, rosemary mint, and kale flavored doughnuts?

#### How to Play

You've got the brilliant idea to make your doughnuts utilitarian as well as delicious, and have to come up with multi-use doughnuts that also have artisanal flavors. What is the alternate use for your doughnut, and what is the flavor? Make it useful, tasty, and original.

#### Callers

Harry Gensemer

Alex from Brooklyn

## Manolo's Advice for the Week

Make sure to cover yourself with a blanket if you're cold or if you don't want people to know you're around.

## Trivia

First show with call-screener Justin. (He did great!) He voted for Bedtime for Manolo.

Lillie was awarded the nickname, Blitz. Her sister Hannah's guinea pig gave birth recently.

DJ Kurt called in to say that Guardiloo(sp?) is a warning call used when emptying chamber pots from the window.

Jo tells Haden that out of all the people who don't listen to the show, he is the best caller.
Mesh Shorts

## Episode page

Mesh Shorts (w/ Michelle Buteau, Anthony DeVito) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Michelle Buteau

Anthony DeVito

#### Necessary background

Congratulations! After many years of hard work and a degree in Communications from a school of some repute, you have been hired as an intern at your local NPR affiliate, fulfilling your father's dying wish. It's your first day on the job, and you've been handed two tasks: one is a report on Star Wars in honor of the new Han Solo movie that came out a few months ago, the other is a dossier of famous NPR hosts. For each task, you were given a similar pile of index cards, but you clumsily knocked them to the ground, mixing them up.

#### How to play

The player must decide if it's NPR host or obscure Star Wars character. The player must then come up with a backstory for the NPR host or Star Wars character. At the end, the points are tallied. 1 point for correct guess, 1 point for character or host that Manolo would like to get to know better over a nice meal.

### Secret of the Ooze: The Game

#### Necessary background

In 1991, the live-action sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Secret of the Ooze was released.

#### How to play

In this game, contestants must come up with a new sequel to an already-existing film that is also subtitled Secret of the Ooze. For example, The English Patient 2: Secret of the Ooze, or La La Land 2: Secret of the Ooze. Contestants must give a brief description of the sequel's plot, name of the substance oozing in the film and reveal why the ooze is secret. The winner is chosen based on the movie Manolo would most like to watch while home sick with the flu.

### Yoohoo Where Are You?

#### Submitted by

Azara (sp?) traveling across North America, who is an 11-year-old

#### How to play

The person whose turn it is thinks of a place they've visited. Everyone else can ask a Yes or No question which can be answered in Yes, No, or I Don't Know. If someone can guess the State, they get a point. If they guess the city, they get 3 points. If they know the capital of the State, 7 points. And if no one gets it, the player gets 11 points.

## Trivia

This episode was recorded on Sunday fun day, honey, lol.

"NPR Host or Star Wars Name" was also a category on the comedy quiz show @midnight
Mancala & Macarena

## Episode page

Mancala & Macarena (w/ Christine Nangle, Sarah Pappalardo) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Christine Nangle

Sarah Pappalardo

#### How to play

The 1992 film Beethoven, in which a plucky St. Bernard dog won the hearts of cinema audiences everywhere, currently holds an IMDb score of 5.6, which is pretty average. Jo will give each contestant a similarly-average film and they will guess whether it has a better or worse IMDb score than Beethoven. If the contestant is right, they get 2 points. If they're wrong, they can still win a point by trying to convince Manolo that their opinion is correct and the IMDb score is wrong.

Wild card: there is one film in the game that has exactly the same score as Beethoven. If this is guessed correctly, the contestant gets a bonus 5 points. Anyone can buzz in if they think they've spotted the wild card, even if it is not their turn.

It's played until Jo gets bored.

### Pizza Burger

#### How to play

As we all know, Manolo is lovingly referred to as "Pizza Burger," a moniker which he truly embodies. In his honor, I have created a truly remarkable game for Jo and friends to play. In this game, Miss Firestone will read aloud the name of a menu item and players must guess if the food item is a pizza or a burger.

The list of pizzas and burgers has been provided and it's carefully curated from four of Peoria's best pizza / burger joints (Peoria Pizzaworks, Knuckles Pizza, The Burger Bargeand Khaki Jack's). These are not your run-of-the-mill Anytown generic pubs, these are the Real McCoy, each a true foodie's delight according to Peoria, Illinois standards.

Five points if you guess correctly (pizza or burger), and five points if you select the correct establishment. You can score an additional two points if you name an ingredient on the pizza or burger which makes it unique. Bonus guessing is open to each contestant. Manolo must weigh in using only his sound effects.

Game ends when Manolo gets bored.

### Chunky Mansion

#### Submitted by

Anthony and Sue Morgan from Tasmania, Australia

#### Tagline

This is a game where we build a mansion starting from the foundations, the floor, the lower walls, the upper floor, the upper walls, the roof, the fancy rich people turret thing.

#### How to play

The first player nominates a foodstuff to construct the foundations from. The next player nominates a foodstuff to construct the floor. Next player, the walls, and so on. Whoever nominates the fancy turret foodstuff construction material gets a point. But the foodstuff construction material must become richer *and* lighter as we progress up the building to the fancy turret. If a player can't think of a food richer and lighter, they are out. If a player suspects that Player 1 has maliciously and sneakily nominated a very rich food for the foundations, so that not many foods are richer and lighter, everyone else goes out. This suspicion is revealed by shouting "Make that chunky mansion, white boy!"
From The Darkness Comes The Light!

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Episode 6: From the Darkness Comes the Light! With Special Guests Rekha Shankar and Matt Strickland on wfmu.org

## In-studio guests

Rekha Shankar

Matt Strickland

## Games played

### Britishize It

#### Necessary background

For whatever reason, the British feel like they have to have their own special words for many everyday things. Like boot instead of trunk, or pullover instead of sweater, or bobby instead of urinal.

#### How to play

Make up the best special British word for each of the following American words. 1 point goes to the best each time.

#### American words

1. pencil
2. fruit juice
3. graham cracker
4. mustache
5. mayonnaise
6. baby bird
7. airplane
8. fire escape
9. kitten
10. funeral

### Sound Off

#### How to play

Each player must reveal their true foley artist side in this riveting game of skill and confidence. Jo will give each player a note describing a noisy scenario. Players take turns making soundscapes for each scenario within the dual realms of realism and creativity.

House rule: make a soundscape and we have to guess what it is, and if we guess properly then you get the point.

### Two Truths and An Eye Lie

#### Necessary background

Gary Dark is an optometrist. He sees a lot of eyes every day and what's more, he knows a lot of eye facts.

#### How to play

In this game, Gary has provided a series of truths and lies all about the eyes, and you guys must guess which is the lie, with "I statements." If you guess correctly, you get 1 point. If you guess incorrectly, you gotta cross those eyes for ten seconds.

House rule: you don't need to use "I statements."

### Nursery Rhymes for Dark Times

#### Necessary background

Oftentimes, our favorite nursery rhymes have deep, dark underlying meanings that often teach us about our past and troubles in society. Did you know that? For example, Ring Around the Rosie was about the plague.

#### How to play

You have to make up a modern-day nursery rhyme about two different topics, one horrible and one masking the horrible thing with a topic appropriate for children. I will say the horrible one, and I will say the happy one. You get ten seconds to create the nursery rhyme. It must rhyme and it must be catchy.

### Dolphin Cat Dcoaltphin

#### Necessary background

Government labs are famous for fusing different animals together. So are words and letters.

#### How to play

On the count of three, both contestants say the name of an animal of their choice. The first contestant to weave both animal names together, every other letter, left to right, and say that new animal breed name out loud three times, wins. No pen, no paper.

## Trivia

Manolo was sick and not present but submitted theme songs and sound effects in advance.
Harry Gensemer Games Only

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Episode 36: HARRY GENSEMER GAMES ONLY. With Special Guests Cole Escola and Maeve Higgins

## In-studio guests

Cole Escola

Maeve Higgins

## Games played

### I Could Lift That

#### How to play

If you can convince Dr. Gameshow and Manolo that you could probably lift something, whether or not you actually can, you win a point. Evaluation of lifting claims are based on confidence, coolness, and believability.

#### Things to lift

1. The throne of the rat king
2. The ban on free speech
3. Those
4. Salt shaker
5. Prism
6. Sand castle
7. Raw egg, 400ºF
8. Trolley
9. My sister’s couch (she’s moving)
10. 2007
11. Nicholas tossed his soccer cleats into a duffle bag while exiting the locker room. A flurry of reporters aimed their tape recorders at him and asked questions about the game. “Nicholas, what made you lose the game so bad?” one reporter cried. “I lost,” Nicholas said, “because –“ then Nicholas dropped his duffle bag. There are two soccer cleats and an empty water bottle in his bag. Can you lift that?
12. A jar

### Commencement Speech

#### How to play

You have been hired last-minute to give a commencement address at a highly specific college and will only be paid the big green bucks if you make everybody excited to go out into the world and make positive change.

If a caller calls in and says that the speech changed their life, the speaker gets paid the green bucks, AKA 1 point. If the caller calls in and says they are scared about the future, the speaker has to pay the school with money, -2 points, so that the school doesn’t ruin their reputation on the commencement speaker circuit.

### Hey, I Know You

#### How to play

Callers are fake old acquaintances that the contestants definitely know. Contestants have to make it seem like they know the caller. If they fool Dr. Gameshow and Manolo, the contestants gets a point.

### Donut Shift

#### How to play

Contestants in this game are in a car during a stakeout eating donuts. They are magic cops that can summon an infinity of donut flavors. The copy who summons the most different kinds of donuts during the stakeout wins.

## Manolo's something to go on for the next week

If you ever see anything scary that's too scary for you, you could close your eyes.
WFMU0: Dr. Gameshow 1 (Original)

This is the true first episode of Dr. Gameshow on WFMU, originally aired on October 20, 2014. It is NOT listed on WFMU's Dr. Gameshow archive, but rather on the station's Listener Hour archive, as it is something of a pilot episode.

## Callers

* Dylan
	+ Called after Jo & the guests played Cleopatra.
	+ Is a friend of Jo, who informed her guests & listeners that Dylan had just gotten engaged.