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Voice On My Little Machine

## Episode page

Voice On My Little Machine (w/ Catie Lazarus, Erik Bergstrom) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Catie Lazarus

Erik Bergstrom

## On-the-phone guest

Amber J. Phillips of Culture Genius

Alanah Stephens

#### How to play

Each player is read a name which belongs to either a fictional weasel from a Disney property or a diesel engine manufacturer. If the player believes the name belongs to a fictional weasel, they must say "Pop" and if the player believes the name belongs to a diesel engine manufacturer, they must say "Vin."

If the player gives the correct response, they receive 1 point. Game is played until one player reaches 4 points or the list is completed, or Jo gets bored.

House rule consideration: say "weasel" and "diesel" instead of "pop" and "vin."

### Dr. How Embarrassing

#### How to play

Players sum up an embarrassing moment from their life in three words, and the others players take turns guessing what happened. If no one guesses, add one more word. If you guess in three words, you get 3 points. If it took four words, you get 2 points, five words, 1 point. If not guessed, person with the embarrassing story tells it, and then gets 3 points. Extra points to the story teller if the story leads to sympathetic groans.

House rule clarification: no extra points if the groans are empathetic instead of sympathetic.

### Alex Please

#### Submitted by

Ola from San Diego, California

Greg from Peoria, Illinois

Rachael from Davenport, Iowa

Note: this game was the winner from the previous week, though it had never been played before, because sometimes the audience takes advantage of democracy.

#### How to play

Players do their best to get Alex on the mic. 10 points if we hear his voice, 5 points if he types a message for Jo to read, 2 points if you do an imitation of him, 100 points if you get the new baby on mic, 3 points if you can get Niece Amber on the air.
Dr. Gameshow Wiki

## Welcome to the Dr. Gameshow Wiki

This wiki is to catalog Dr. Gameshow episodes with a list of games played during the show and how to play them, guests present on the each episode, and notable events that occur during each episode.

## About the Show

Dr. Gameshow is a fantastically entertaining podcast hosted by the effortlessly lovable Jo Firestone and the hilariously dry Manolo Moreno. Together this unlikely pair traverse the silly and often confusing world of fan-submitted game shows to bring you something truly unique and absolutely charming. I would be willing to stake a cool million custom magnets"™" that no human being, with a functioning soul, could listen to this show and feel anything other than pure delight.

I started this wiki as my own little OCD tribute to a show that has brought me and so many others hours of joy and entertainment. I have a some what detailed numbers sheet (IOS) that I'm still trying to figure out how to move here. As I’ve never made a wiki before I welcome the advice (and definitely help) of those with more experience creating and managing such things.
Anyways… here we go

Dr. Gameshow originally started as a radio show broadcast on WFMU from 2014 to 2016. It was revived as a podcast in 2017, published by Earwolf. It was revived again in 2019 on MaximumFun.
I Spoke to People! (w/ Ariel Dumas, Monique Moses)

## Guests

Ariel Dumas (@arieldumas)

Monique Moses (@nutellacartel)

#### Rules

Contestants are given a confusing short sentence, and must determine which celebrity's name is encoded within. For example, Lionballs Loses His Head is Leonardo DiCaprio. Whichever contestant first guesses the correct celebrity in each round gets ten point. If no one successfully guesses the celebrity, everyone loses two points and Manolo must do an impression of the animal listed after the clue.

### Let the Right One Win

#### Rules

Vampire facts: they can only enter homes they have been invited into, they can only drink blood. Each player is a vampire! Manolo is a human. He is well-known in the vampire community for being an impeccable yet easily-offended host with comfortable couches. Manolo does not know vampires exist yet, but he is reasonably cautious about letting strangers into his home.

Round one: each player must come up with a compelling reason for Manolo to let them into his home. Manolo will hear them out and then decide whether or not he will let them into his home. Players who are allowed into Manolo's home move onto round two. If Manolo admits no vampires, the game ends.

Round two: Once the vampires are in Manolo's home, Manolo, being an impeccable host, will offer the vampires a drink of Manolo's choosing, but Manolo is easily offended and if the vampires are not extraordinarily tactful in refusing his drink, he will rescind the vampire's welcome in his home, killing the vampire instantly.

Any player that has successfully entered Manolo's home and tactfully refused Manolo's drink offer without offending Manolo wins the game.

### Dr. Real Estate

#### Submitted by

not anyone (this is a game that was voted as the winner by the chat room during the previous episode but was never played before)

#### Rules

Players have to welcome potential homebuyer Manolo to their open house and describe all the quirky features of the home to Manolo. If he says "I'll take it," player gets 1 point. If the says "I'll have to think about it," player gets 0 points. If he says "Ha ha, no way," player gets -1 point.
Vibes

#### Necessary background

Pomme de terre is French for potato that directly translates in English to “earth apple”.

#### How to play

Callers describe a fruit or vegetable with a similar translation. Point to the callers if the players are unable to guess it.

### The Manolo Report

#### How to play

Callers grab the nearest book and read a random page from it. If the reading describes the vibe of the day they get a point. Additional points if players read the book being used in the game.

### Dr. Punch Ups

#### How to play

Any game you play, callers can double back and tell you how the game should be played. Players can punch any game, comments, or anything else that has happened during the show and improve it. This game is unwinnable. We all lose.

## Trivia

This episode was recorded on Manolo’s laundry day. He’s dressed like an ice cream cone dressed in brown pants and a pink top. Edy is wearing an interesting grey pig shirt. Information on Jo’s attire is not shared.

Everyone on the show has a crush on Gabe.

During the Manolo Minute he wonders "Do you think they should have an ice cream flavor that is just pistachio shells?"

No one outside of NY has ever drank a Snapple.
4 More Years!

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Episode 42: 4 More Years! With Special Guests Nat Towsen and Drew Michael

## In-studio guests

Nat Towsen

Drew Michael

## Games played

### Wheel of Fortune

#### Necessary background

Fate and Luck are pulling for, and against, us at every turn of life's great wheel. Hey, contestants! In this game you get to tell Luck to take a walk, if you want to! Because in this game, you are Luck.

#### How to play

After being presented with a situation by your staff, you can decide whether to grant those involved with good luck or bad luck. If you choose correctly, you win a point. If you choose incorrectly, you lose 1 point.

### Me For President, Please

#### How to play

Each contestant is running for president, however, their platform must be limited to the topic that [Jo] provides them. Each person gets twenty seconds to tell us their stance on the topic, and how they would reform it.

After each potential presidential candidate has explained their position, Manolo and callers pick who would make the best president, and whoever is chosen receives 1 point. The person with the most points at the end is president and the winner.

House rule: you can offer cabinet positions for votes.

### Let's Give Them This

#### Necessary background

You are minding your own business walking down the street when suddenly some ruffian comes up to you and asks you to stop. Then another hooligan gets out of a nearby car, looks you up and down, turns to their partner and says, "Let's give them this, or something." What exactly is that something you are going to get?

#### How to play

Players are told what they are going to be given in the form of "Let's give them *blank*." Players must then decide what *blank* truly is. Nothing should be taken literally. Everything is a code word or euphemism for something else. Is this a good thing, is it a bad thing, something else? Best euphemism wins.

House rule: ultra speed round! Manolo judges which euphemism is best.

## Trivia

Up until this recording, Manolo had a flip phone.

Bristol is where trip hop came from.

Manolo likes oatmeal raisin cookies and an appearance by Tom Petty.
Marathon Week One with Dave Hill

Marathon Week One with Dave Hill

## In-studio guests

Dave Hill (special guest co-host to help with the pledges)

Ahri Findling

Andrew Collin

> I can't tell which
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> emotions I should have
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> because people say that
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> I shouldn't stay
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> on the ledge
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> elevator pitch
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> I almost got mugged
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> but I bummed him out
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> the end
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#### How to Play

Contestants each have 15-30 seconds to pitch a product, business, or service to Manolo. Depending on whether Manolo likes or dislikes the idea, he is to respond 'Sign me up!' or 'Scram!' First one to get 5 Manolo sign-me-ups wins the game.

### Celebrity Baby or Celebrity Restaurant

#### How to play

Contestants will guess if the name given is the name of a baby of a celebrity or the restaurant a celebrity invested in.

#### Theme Song

> Doo doo do do do do
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> I love babies
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> but not as much as I love restaurants
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> I know a baby named Lasagna
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> but I like eating it too
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> doo doo doo doo
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House rule: guessing correctly gets you 1 point, and getting the most points makes you the winner.

#### Necessary background

You're going to the DMV but you need to have enough points of identification. Manolo is the person you speak with at the counter.

#### How to play

Players must first tell Manolo what they have come to the DMV for, example: to register your grapefruit or renewing your butter-churning license. After you tell Manolo what you are at the DMV for, he will tell you how many points you need to have. At that point, you tell Manolo what you have brought with you.

### Werewolf Elton John

#### *How to play*

You just sing an Elton John song and at some point you turn into a werewolf. There are no points.

## Trivia

This was a WFMU pledge drive marathon episode, so Jo decided to play "the hits."

With every new pledge, Manolo got audibly happier, like when he has a salad, or beet juice.
All youtubetales episodes

Where's YouTube When I'm F-Frightened?!? (1993)

YouTube Wants Me To Love Them? (1994)
Are You a YouTuber?" (1995)
Bart, Pablo and Barney (1995)
Christian and the Giant Old Spice Man! (1996)
The Holidays That Saved Christmas (1996)
Very YouTube Songs? (1997)
Barney-Man! and the Mr. Mucus from Mucinex (1997)
Thomas and the Big Billboard (1997)

Madame Emma (1998)
The End of YouTubeness?!? (1998)
Barney-Man! and the Rumor Minion (1999)
King Barney and the Ukelele (2000)
Peach: The Girl Who Became Princess (2000)

Super-Mario the Kindly Hero (2001)
Toad: Sing-Along Songs and More? (2002)
The Pumpkin of Halloween (2002)
The Ballad of Little Barney (2003)
The Amazing World of YouTube-Tainment! (2003)

A YouTube's Tale (2004)
Sumo of the Mushroom (2004)
Super Mario and the Great Mushroom War! (2005)
Minnesota Barney and the Search for WhataRecorderBuddy's Camera (2005)
King of the Boomerang (2005)
Sherlock Gnomes and the Golden Toadstool (2006)
Barney-Man! and the Bad Toad (2006)
Mario Super Warrior (2006)

Caillou and the Big Grounding! (2007)
The Wonderful Blizzard of YouTube (2007)
Penguin Sawyer and Huckleberry Barney's Big GoAnimate Adventure! (2008)
Bob and the Amazing Hammer (2009)
Minnesota Barney and the Search for Daisy's Camera (2009)

Robin: The Little Teen Titan That Wouldn't (2010)
Sleeping Ella (2010)
It's The Time of Your Life (2010)
Twas' The Evening Before Halloween (2011)
The Prince and the Swarm (2011)
Little Drumstick Man (2011)
Robin-Should and His Not So Super-Heroes! (2012)
The Genius Woman (2012)
The League of DC Super Heroes (2012)
The YouTube Account That Stayed (2013)
Mac-Barney and the Poison Apple Fight! (2013)
Merry Barney Learns About Thanksgiving (2013)

YouTube in Space: The Video Frontier (2014)
YouTube Night Fever (2014)
Beauty and the Buns (2014)

Buster Bird's Bark (2015)
Savage Burn

## Episode page

Savage Burn (w/ Mike DiCenzo & 10-year-old Hayley) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Mike Dicenzo

10-year-old Hayley

## On-the-phone guest

Hayley's sister Brooke from the previous episode Beet Juice Wheels & Ketchup Toast

## Games played

### Medieval Dr. Gameshow

#### Submitted by

Rachel Thompson from Minneapolis, Minnesota

#### How to play

Contestants are doctors in medieval England. Host will read a cure that the doctors *[editor's note: the actual historical doctors]* prescribed to their patients, and the contestants, AKA the doctors, must guess what illness they *[editor's note: they = the actual historical doctors]* were trying to cure. Correct or closest response earns 2 points. Incorrect answers get -50 points. The player with the most points at the end wins.

These are actual cures from 15th century manuscripts in the Bodlein library, collected and translated into modern English in the book Revolting Remedies in the Middle Ages edited by Daniel Wakelin and compiled by students at the University of Oxford and published by Bodlein library, 2018.

House rule: please use British accents.

### Are You Smarter Than A (Something) Grader?

#### Necessary background

The game should be played when there are school-age children on the show.

#### How to play

Kids ask a question from a recent test they took or something they learned recently, and the adult has to try to answer. If the adult can answer it, they get a point. If they can't, the kid gets a point. The person who asks the question is the judge and all decisions are final.

House rules: sometimes there's a time limit, and you can't use a calculator.

### 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: the judge doesn't have to decide which cat can bench the most, only whether they like the cat weightlifter.

## Trivia

Ares is Zeus's least-favorite.

As of this recording, the dab was dead but coming back, Flossing is in, and so is The Hype, in which you have to move so fast, but at least we're not doing Orange Justice.
Worst Games Ever

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Episode 43: Worst Games Ever

## In-studio guests

Hannah Samendinger

Claire Wiley

#### How to play

A game chauvinist calls into the show and makes a sound using their mouth and items around them, and the people on the show take guesses at what the thing that is that the caller is trying to make the sound of. *[Editor's note: Huh?]* Then after everyone guesses, Jo has to enthusiastically ask, "Hey, what's that thing?" And the person who guesses the thing gets a point. Any wrong answer loses a point. Be specific, generic answers don't count.

### The Santa Parodies

#### How to play

Make fun of Santa and the North Pole, or execute brilliant satire about Santa and the North Pole.

### Manolo’s Rhyming Ring

####  How to play

Manolo makes a beat, and the players play the game over the beat. The first player says one line and then the next person in the circle says a line that rhymes with the first, but it can't be the same word. If you can't think of a word that rhymes, you lose a point, so basically, you only get negative points in this game, so the score will be like 0 to -2 or whatever.

## Trivia

The day this was recorded, Hannah ate two regular apples and one caramel apple.

Manolo was not in an a cappella group, and he didn't want to be in one, but he was in a rap group.

The game "Give This Person a Nickname" began a long tradition of giving nicknames to callers, especially children, especially from one family.
First Is The Worst

**First Is The Worst** is the debut episode of Dr. Gameshow on Earwolf.

## Guests

Chris Gethard

Anna Drezen

#### Rules

Manolo makes a beat, and the players play the game over the beat. The first player says one line and then the next player in the circle says a line that rhymes with the first, but it can't be the same word. If you can't think of an original word that rhymes, you lose a point, so basically, you only get negative points in this game, so the score will be like 0 or -2 or whatever.

### Was I Who, Was Me Who

#### Rules

Contestants take turns declaring a secret at an incrementally higher volume than each other. The first secret must be declared as quietly as possible while 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.

Note: Secrecy level is subjective, but can generally be determined by level of social stigma or criminal punishment. Secrets do not need to be true.

### Animal Afterlife

#### Rules

With the death of Cecil the lion, there has been—self-proclaimed American animal psychic claims to have spoken to the spirit of Cecil the lion, who conveys his message of love and strength to humanity in light of his recent tragic death.

What other messages to humanity do other now-sadly-deceased animals have to share with the world?

##### Gameplay:

An animal is randomly chosen from a list. Each contestant must then attempt to channel the spirit of the deceased animal, and share with the audience that animal's message to humanity. Best message to humanity wins.

## Provided by Alex the producer

Whoopie Goo

Harmonica "for children"

## Trivia

Manolo was willing to be that if you play this episode alongside the Wizard of Oz, all the foley work is in sync.
23: Werewolf Elton John

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Episode 23: Werewolf Elton John. With Special Guests Molly Gaebe and Aaron Kheifets

## In-studio guests

Molly Gaebe

Aaron Kheifets

## Games played

### Broadway Musical or Found on Broadway?

#### Submitted by

Sarah Philburn (sp?) from Sarasota, Florida

#### How to play

Contestants are told the name of either a Broadway musical or something you can find on the streets [sic] of Broadway, and they must guess which one it is. Careful, they can get tricky.

1. cats
2. rent
3. Annie
4. trash
5. dames
6. women
7. good news
8. rats
9. taxi
10. little tramp

### Celebrity Citings

#### How to play

Jo will name a celebrity and each contestant must describe a minor criminal infraction that they received for a police citation form. They must not only name the low-level crime but also describe what the celebrity was caught doing that resulted in the ticket. Manolo will judge which of these infractions is the most likely for the named celebrity. Please note: none of these crimes should be arres-able offenses like theft, murder, assault, forgery, rather, only ticket-able offenses like jaywalking, riding bikes on the sidewalk, barbecuing in city parks, etc.

### 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 decides who did the best.

### Lost at Sea With a Team of Three

#### Necessary background

Oh no! The fancy cruise ship you were on has sunk, and now you are adrift in a boat, lost at sea. Your boat contains an entertainment team of three other people and you are the odd duck of the bunch. They are contemplating tossing you into the ocean, or even worse, killing you for food. What can you do to charm these talented artists, to convince them to let you live?

#### How to play

All players are given the names of the entertainment team members they are stuck with. Then each player describes how they can successfully integrate their talents into the larger group and become a member of the team. The best new team member wins.

## Manolo's word to leave them on

Remember the children and especially their seat belts.

## Trivia

In this episode, Molly trash-talks people by saying they look like a bean.

Molly asked one of the callers which room they were calling from. This turned out to be a favorite activity for Jo and Manolo in future episodes.
We're Like So Popular, It's Crazy

## Episode page

We’re Like So Popular, It’s Crazy (w/ Sasheer Zamata, Matteo Lane) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Sasheer Zamata

Matteo Lane

Liza Minelli

## Games played

### That’s a Wrap

#### How to play

Contestants are given three choices of a deceased actor's final movies and must choose which one was truly their last.

Apparent house rule: a correct guess gets each contestant 1 point, and the person with the most points wins.

### Dr. Gym Shoe

#### Necessary background

It's time for gym class. You look in your gym bag to discover that you forgot to bring your sneakers. Instead, there's something else in your bag. Coach Whistles, AKA Manolo, is furious. You'd better have a good explanation for how that thing got in your bag and where your sneakers went.

#### How to play

Jo will give you an object, and you have 45 seconds to explain why you have that object instead of court-appropriate sneakers, and Coach decides if you a) run a lap, which is -1 point, or b) hit the showers, which is +1 point.

Apparent house rule: the person with the most points wins.

### High School Musical Reunion

#### Necessary background

Hey, did you hate high school? Glad it's behind you? So are we. But do you also feel guilty about not attending your high school reunion? Then remove any guilt by re-living Manolo's high school reunion instead.

#### How to play

Manolo will assign contestants to portray his actual high school classmates, and Manolo will award points on a scale depending on how much Manolo feels transported back to high school by the contestant's portrayal of everyone, from the high school bully to his most-despised teacher to his year-long crush.

House rule: any points at all, just give 'em some points.

But we cannot have a reunion without music, right? Manolo can award a bonus point if another contestant sings a popular song in the background during a portrayal that could've been on the radio while Manolo was in high school. Two points if it's a song Manolo liked.

## Trivia

To assist with the theme songs, producer Alex gave Manolo a frog on a stick.
5: Manolo Takes The Stage

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Episode 5: Manolo Takes the Stage. Guest Starring Coco Conroy and E. James Ford on wfmu.org

## In-studio guests

Coco Conroy

E. James Ford

## 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 to the best.

#### American words

1. crayon
2. bird
3. wristwatch
4. bakery
5. fisherman
6. movie trailer
7. flash drive
8. divorce

### Manolo Movie Magic

#### How to play

Manolo expresses the name of a movie using only his classic sound effect stylings, not using any actual words in the title. Contestants in turn guess what movie title he is doing and get a point for getting it right. For example, Bad News Bears could be, "booooooo boooooo hello, this is ABC, \*growl growl\*, I got a baby, don't touch me!"

### New York Post Headline Maker

#### How to play

Jo describes a news story and the contestants suggest a snappy / clever / pun-based headline like you would find in the New York Post.

### The Ghost of Christmas Cash

#### Submitted by

Dan Glaser (sp?) of the Flatiron district

#### How to play

The spirit of Johnny Cash is stuck in one of his songs, and he can only be released if you guess the Christmas movie he's singing about in his own songs.

### Dear Diary, I'm a Musical

#### How to play

A girl writes in her diary in first person, but she's describing a musical plot. From there you get to guess what it is.

## New sounds premiered by Manolo

Toddler playing with a toy helicopter

Person who is 5'8" sweeping the floor with a broom made out of flowers

## Trivia

This was the first time Manolo asked how many rounds were in a game. It was later explained that Manolo likes to judge "fairly," which for him means that each contestant wins as much as possible.

This was the first episode where Manolo invented theme songs for each game.

The game "The Ghost of Christmas Cash" was not played due to technical difficulties.
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Hazelnut, Yuck! Yuck!

## Episode page

Ep 17: Hazelnut, Yuck! Yuck! w/ Karen Chee

#### How to play

Manolo starts the round by picking a number between one and ten. Each contestant has the chance to use that many words to give the plot of a favorite movie. If Manolo guesses the movie, that contestant gets a custom magnet.

### Dr. Talent Show

#### Theme song lyrics

##### Version 1

> Hello
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> what is
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> your talent?
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> Are all
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> the symptoms
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> of your talent
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> You
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> to the right clinic
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> ‘cause this
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> is a Doctor Talent Show
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##### Version 2

> Hey Jo, it’s Doctor Talent Show
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> Hey Jo, I’m not home
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> I’m hiding from Jo
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> She’s real scary
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> I’m gonna turn on the TV and watch Doctor Talent Show
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> She’s calling from the basement
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#### How to play

Callers sing their rendition of the Dr. Gameshow theme song and Jo, Manolo, and the in-studio guest give them feedback like in American Idol. If they’re “Going to Hollywood,” they win a custom magnet.

### Trevor Jo’s (a pun on Trader Joe’s)

#### Submitted by

N/A (this was voted the best game from the previous episode, but it wasn’t played)

#### Theme song lyrics

##### Version 1

> Trevor Joe’s
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> Trevor Joe’s
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> Trevor Joe’s
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> Trevor Joe’s
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##### Version 2

> Trevor Joe’s
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> Trevor Joe’s
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> Trevor Joe’s
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#### How to play

Rule 1: Trevor can’t call in

Rule 2: You have to be drinking a cup of “Joe” (AKA coffee)

Rule 3: You think of an item that your wife would bring home from Trader Joe’s that turns out to be really bad

Rule 4: List as many bad Trader Joe’s items as possible in ten seconds

House rule: lightning round!

House rule 2: instead of drinking coffee, you can be making coffee

House rule 3: if you list more than an unspecified number of items, you get a custom magnet

## Trivia

Jo used to work at a coffee shop, and they had a flavor called Highlander Grog, which was a combination of butterscotch and hazelnut.

October 11th is National Parent Trap Day, which Karen Chee invented.

The first Skittle is the best Skittle and the last Skittle is the worst one.

All births are disgusting, equally.

Hazelnut is better when it’s cold and solid. Most things are.
Are We The Same?

## Episode page

Are We The Same? (w/ Patti Harrison, Will Butler, Alvin Butler) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Patti Harrison

Will Butler of Arcade Fire

Will's 5-year-old son Alvin

#### How to play

I'm gonna name a food item, and you guys have to guess which primary utensil is the best to use. So if it's a meat, you say knife, if it's a salad or a grain, you say fork, or if it's a liquid, you say spoon.

### Rad Dads

#### How to play

Players in this game are all average Dads who need to do regular Dad stuff. To win, they'll need to think of ways to inject kickin’ ’90s flair into their style and really wow the kids with their cool factor. Like, if you're grilling some hamburgers, do it on a skateboard! Grabbing the family some sodas from the downstairs fridge? Slip on your cool shades and say "Hang tight, it's about to get chill in here."

### Sauce Boss

#### Necessary background

Your uncle has found barrels and tubs of miscellaneous liquids in an abandoned house and has a great new business idea: artisanal sauces! And he has decided that you, his beloved family member, is the best person to help him come up with some great sauce mixes.

#### How to play

Players must come up with a new sauce mix based on a list of ingredients provided. They should provide a name for the new sauce, describe how the new sauce is mixed, and how it is packaged, and what the sauce should be used for.

Manolo's gonna pick the winner.

## Jokes Alvin Told

What did the turkey to the chicken? Are we the same?

Why did the turkey stand up in front of the car? 'Cause he wanted to try to get up and drive it.

Knock knock. Who's there? Boo. Boo hoo? Boo you.

Knock knock. Who's there? Orange. Orange who? Knock knock. Who's there? Orange. Orange who? Knock knock. Who's there? Orange. Orange who? Knock knock. Who's there? Banana. Banana who? Banana you glad that I didn't say orange?
Jo Firestone

**Jo Firestone** is a Brooklyn-based comedian, writer, actress, national treasure, and host of *Dr. Gameshow* and *Dedications with Jo Firestone*. She is also a writer for NBC's *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon*, and occasionally appears on the show.

Jo's debut comedy album, *The Hits* was released on August 10, 2018.
Our First Remote Episode

## In-studio guests

No studio, but there were lots of players connected via Zoom, including longtime fan and comedian Nat Towsen

## Games played

### History Date

#### How to play

Callers must describe a date they might go on with a person from history. Jo and Manolo must then guess who the mystery date from history is. A custom magnet is awarded if their date is correctly guessed.

### Rad Collection

#### How to play

Callers ask a question. Manolo answers the question as if he misunderstood it because of a bad connection. The caller then has to guess what the question was that was mistakenly answered.

For example: Caller: What's your favorite color? Manolo: I like the one above the sink on the right side where I keep my novelty dishes because the door sticks a little and it's fun to open and close. Caller: Did you think I asked "What's your favorite cupboard?"

### Dr. Cabbage Cup

#### Submitted by

saboteurs on the message boards from the previous episode

#### How to play according to Dan McCoy

Just from talking to callers and hearing the tone of their voice, Jo and Manolo have to determine if the caller has a cup with cabbage, or a cup with no cabbage.

House rule: lightning round

## Trivia

Jo ate six crackers before the show started.
Pip, Pip, Parade!

## Episode page

Dr. Gameshow Ep 1: Pip Pip, Parade! w/ Sandy Honig

#### Necessary background

Sometimes when films are released in foreign countries, the new translated titles are even better than the original.

#### How to play

Contestants are given the translated name of a film and the country. 1 point for the contestant who guesses the correct original title. 2 bonus points to the contestant who gives the best synopsis for the translated title, as judged by Manolo. For example, "Teeth from the Sea" in France was the name of… Jaws.

Game ends when Jo gets bored.

House rule: you get five seconds to steal another contestant's answer.

### Euphemize This

#### Submitted by

Michael & Robin from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

#### Necessary background

When we were children and our parents had to say a bad word out loud, they often resorted to euphemistic spellings. For example, most children have probably heard “H E double hockey sticks.”

#### How to play

In this game, players will have to euphemistically spell an entire mundane word. For example, one could spell cat as “crescent moon Eiffel Tower pogo stick.”

Each player who guesses the correct word gets a point. But if no one guesses the word, the speller loses 2 points. Play continues until one player receives 5 points or everyone hates the game.

House rule: contestants can steal answers at any time.

### One Word Impersonations

#### How to play

Players take turns saying a single word of their choosing while doing an impression of a person or fictional character of their choosing. The other players then take turns guessing the person or character being impersonated. Each player that guesses correctly gets 1 point. If every player guesses correctly, the person who did the impersonation also gets a point. If no player guesses correctly the first time around, the person doing the impression can try again using a two- or three-word phrase that more fully conveys the nuances and particularities of their chosen person's or character's voice.

Ideally, play continues for three to five rounds, but will only officially end when Jo gets frustrated and says, "That's it! I'm so sick of this and really, really want to move onto something else.

House rule: it has to be an existing fictional character, you can't make up your own.
Dr. Shovel Queen

## Episode page

Ep 20: Dr. Shovel Queen w/ Stuart Wellington

#### How to play

Players propose sponsors for the show, suggesting why they would be a good match, and also doing a 15-second commercial pitch for that product as a sample.

Manolo judges. Best pitches win magnets.

### Pick A Card, Any Card

#### Submitted by

Avery W. Krause from Sparks Glencoe, Maryland

#### Necessary background

This game pits two callers against each other, or the caller and the guest.

#### How to play

Manolo thinks of a standard card from a deck of cards. No picking the joker. The contestants take turns naming a card in the deck. Manolo can answer with "too high," "too low," or "wrong suit."

First contestant to get the right card gets a custom magnet. If the contestant guesses the right card on their first try, they get three custom magnets, because wow. This game ends when Jo says, "that's it, I fold."

House rule: lightning round! Also, aces are high.

### Daily Tunes

#### How to play

Contestants must choose a popular song. They must then sing about the events of their day to the tune of the song.

Manolo picks the winner by deciding which tune he deems most worthy.

## Trivia

Trash is tiny, and rabbits are footballs.

Post Malone is the fellow with all the art on his face.

When you see an airplane go across the sky, it's like the sky is on Airplane Mode.
A Reset Episode

## Episode page

Ep 25: A Reset Episode w/ Eudora Peterson

#### How to play

A caller calls in and Jo gives them the name of a normal, everyday object, e.g. a phone or a table. The caller must then come up with an animal that would most likely own a store that sells that thing, e.g. a cat would sell beds because they sleep, or a mule would sell stickers because StickerMule. Then they come up with a catchy company name for that animal's store, such as Cat Napz.

Manolo ranks the idea out of 53. If the caller gets more than 32 points, they win a custom magnet, they only have one chance. The caller can gain extra points if they elaborate on the idea, i.e. come up with a catchy slogan, describe what the logo would look like, or think of what kinds of other products that animal could sell.

### Dr. Hangout With Amy

#### How to play

Callers describe what would be a viable way of hanging out with Amy. Manolo decides if Amy would hang out with the caller or not.

House rule: you can also propose a hangout.

### Celebrity Bouncer

#### Necessary background

A brand new club has opened up in (insert popular city area here)! The one problem is that only celebrities are allowed to go in!

#### How to play

To win you must convince the bouncer (Manolo) with your best celebrity impression (real or fictional) that you are in fact that celebrity to get into said club. The game ends when the club owner (Jo) decides that the club is too full.

House rule: lightning round!

## Trivia

This is a reset episode, so the people calling in can't do any inside jokes.

A caller named Ari was making a 3D cake, as opposed to the flat cake that his rival was making. His rival is a cardboard cut-out of himself that his sister Raina bought for him.
Cowabunga Bunga

#### How to play

Callers compete to come up with the best four-word phrase that can be sung to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song. If Manolo likes their song, he gives them a cowabunga, if he doesn't then they get shell-shocked.

### Cheeses of Nazareth

#### Submitted by

Geoff Price from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

#### How to play

You will make up a funny name for a cheese-maker from the Pennsylvania Cheese Guild, which is real, like Cheese of Nazareth. You get a custom magnet if both Manolo deems it "authentically Pennsylvanian" and Jo would eat your cheese. Your time starts now.

### Small Tiny

#### Necessary background

Small Tiny, the arch rival to the band Big Huge, is working on their next project: an album of cover songs, except all the lyrics are the opposite of the original song. Your job is to come up with the best song ideas.

#### How to play

Each round a player will choose a song and and sing it using opposite lyrics. The other players will try to guess the original song name and artist. If it is guessed correctly, the singer gets a custom magnet. Play until you have a full album.

Example: "Or he's selling the elevator to Hell" is "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. Can be played "thunder square" style.
Swedish Fly Trap

#### Necessary background

Popular online database IMDb uses keywords to classify all of its films and TV shows.

#### How to play

In this game, Jo reads out keywords from popular movies, and the contestants have to try and guess what movie they are describing is. For example: wrongful imprisonment, voiceover narration, suicide of villain, tunneling to freedom. That's Shawshank Redemption.

Points are awarded based on how many keywords Jo has to read before the contestant guesses the movie. If you guess it after one keyword, you get 5 points, after two keywords, you get 4 points, you get it.

### 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.

#### How to play according to caller Claude

Everyone has to do their impression of Manolo from a different city and then everyone has to guess which city that Manolo is.

#### How to play according to Yoni

You can only speak in caveman talk. So you're a caveman, and you're trying to talk to Manolo as a caveman, and Manolo has to guess what the caveman is trying to say. For example: Oog! Oog! Ooooog!

#### How to play according to caller Brian (sp?) from Nashville, Tennessee

You have to guess if it is a classic Pauly Shore line or something that Manolo ate for breakfast.

### Dr. Button Pants

#### Inspired by

Gabe Seidman from Montgomery, Alabama, whose button came off of his pants.

#### Rules by

Justine Vecchiarelli from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#### How to play

You have to guess how many buttons someone has, either on their pants or in front of them. The options are one button, two buttons, no buttons or blue button. If they're found out to be lying, they lose 1,000,000 points. You get 1,000,000 points if you actually alter your pants to have more or less buttons on them, and I'll change my name to Dr. Button Pants when I graduate from school.

House rules: if you stump the person guessing the number of buttons, you win 1 point and therefore a custom magnet. If the person guessing correctly guesses the answer, you win 1 point and therefore a custom magnet.

## Trivia

Yoni introduced a game called Compliment Bang. You get a bunch of kids in a circle, and one of the kids stands in the center of the circle, and says the name of a kid, and that kid ducks, and two kids to the left and right of that kid shoot each other with their fingers and give an earnest compliment about that person. First person to say a compliment wins. Yoni tried to give an earnest compliment to every caller in the episode.

There's no good pizza in Nashville.

Jo never gets extra buttons on her clothes.
Ayano!

## Episode page

Ayano! (w/ Tallie Medel, Jim Santangeli) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Tallie Medel

Jim Santangeli

#### How to play

Each player thinks of a movie in their head and must caveman-splain the plot. The other players must correctly guess the movie title. In the event of a tie, Manolo must caveman-splain movie plots until a winner emerges.

House rule: it's gotta be a real movie.

### Mouth Full of Lyrics

#### Necessary background

I was inspired by your recent episode and the mention of the game Watch Your Mouth to create this one I call it Mouth Full of Lyrics.

#### How to play

Players fill up their mouths with whatever snacks are on hand and take turns saying some lyrics from their favorite song while the other players try to guess what song it is.

If the other players can't correctly guess what song they are quoting, the first player gets to then sing the lyrics and the other players try to guess again.

1 point for each correct guess. -1 point for each crumb or bead of spit that accidentally escapes the player's mouth.

### Prequel of Fortune

#### Submitted by

Jesse Morrison from Beamsville, Ontario, Canada

#### How to play

All the contestants have to do is pitch a prequel to anything: TV, movie, album, etc. Manolo is the judge, and the first to have two top marks from Manolo wins.

## Trivia

Jo's favorite movie is Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone.

Cockatiels are very dusty.

Jo once officiated a zombie apocalypse-themed wedding. The bridge and groom wore gas masks. All the cupcakes had little eyeballs on them.

Manolo doesn't like Apple headphones.

Ayano is the captain now.
Bert The Dirt Expert

## Episode page

Bert The Dirt Expert (w/ Maeve Higgins, Brian McCann) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Maeve Higgins

Brian McCann

#### Submitted by

Joe Taylor from Manchester, UK (or, if you believe Jo and not Instagram, Simon Gambit from Norwich, England)

#### Necessary background

Okay, so everyone knows that there is a vicious divide between the North and South of England.

#### How to play

All your guests have to do is identify if a town is in the North, South, or completely made up. If you get it right, it's 1 point. 0 points if you get it wrong, and -2 points if you mistake a real town for a fake, or a fake town for a real. Acceptable answers are "up north", "down south", or "no way, José" in any British accent.

### Blockbuster Bagel Video

#### How to play

Players must name movies or TV shows incorporating bagel varieties into the movie or TV show's title. +1 point. Example: an onion bagel and Into the Woods could be Onion to the Woods. For sesame bagels, Sesamarley & Me.

### The Blame Game

#### Necessary background

Nobody's perfect, but that's not your fault.

#### How to play

Contestants must divulge things wrong about them and then find some external force to blame. If Manolo is thoroughly convinced, the contestant gets 5 points. First contestant to reach 50 points wins.
My Crunchy Jeans Have Dumplings

## Episode page

My Crunchy Jeans Have Dumplings (w/ Keisha Zollar, Dave Mizzoni) on earwolf.com

## In-studio guests

Keisha Zollar

Dave Mizzoni

#### How to play

Contestants guess what sodas from other countries taste like based on the name of the soda.

House rule: keep points.

### Dessert Island Movies

#### Submitted by

Evan Pulgino (sp?) from Seattle, Washington

#### How to play

Contestants have to come up with a dessert-themed remake of an existing movie. For example, My Best Friend's Pudding, Any Given Sundae, Three Men and a Baby Ruth. Contestants will pitch the movies to producer-pâtissier Manolo, who will decide if the movie will get made or not. Each produced movie earns one point.

### JoProsal

#### Submitted by

Tom Dugree (sp?) from Indianapolis, Indiana (after it won last week, although it hadn't been played before)

#### How to play

Callers and guests will pitch themselves to Jo's potential suitors vying for her hand in marriage. In order to impress the Penelope of podcasts, they must present a product or brand to sponsor the wedding, or suggest a wedding band or musician, or say who's catering, or put out a vow. (House rule: Jo gives a point for everything you put out there.)

Manolo is welcome to throw his hat in the ring as a potential husband because of unresolved will they / won't they romantic tension.

This is Jo's special day, therefore she will choose a winner amongst her suitors. What about the points? Whoever has the most points gets the magnet.

#### Hints to woo Jo

Jo loves disgusting stuff. She's like a demon. She loves being a freak. Nasty. She's just nasty. She loves sitting in dirt. She hates bathing. She loves putting on other people's shoes and claiming they're her shoes.

## Trivia

One of Manolo's favorite desserts is a Baby Roof candy bar.

Jo is a vegetarian.