Season 1 Episode 4

Henry J's Opening Phrase: A guy never too busy to return my phone calls, Mike O'Malley.

## Janet/Mike vs Abby/Cas

### Air date

1991

Mike's Intro: Scratching his Neck

Mike's Outfit: Teal Shirt

## Introducing the Contestants

**Orange Team**

Janet is into singing and performing in front of people & Mike is a basketball player and plays center.

**Yellow Team**

Abby is a skier and likes to do it in Utah & Cas wants to be a stand-up comedian

## Round 1

### **Picture #1 Hint: Thing**

Question 1: Rhapsody and Blue are famous what? (Paintings/Fungus/Melodies)

Orange: Melody(Correct) ($20-Square 14)

Question 2: You say you got a "Bad Wolfer", are you talking about(Dog/Stereo Speaker/Cough)

Orange: Stereo System(Correct) ($40-Square 15)

Question 3: What sport features birdies, eagles, and double bogies?

Yellow: Golf(Correct) ($20-Square 16)

Question 4: If you leave Baltimore at 6pm traveling at a rate of 45mph, how many are in a baker's dozen?

Yellow: 13(Correct) ($40-Square 13. Bottom row is complete)

Note: For these BS curveball questions, the real question will be underlined.

Question 5: What country features rubles as its form of money?

Yellow: Russia(Correct) ($60-Square 9)

Question 6: Name all the Simpsons with blue hair.

Orange: Marge(Correct) ($60-Square 6)

Guess: Computer(Correct)

### **Picture #2 Hint: Animal**

Question 7: Who's the oldest person ever elected in the U.S.?

Time up: Ronald Reagan

Question 8: In England, they call them lifts, what do we call them in the U.S.?

Orange: Elevators(Correct) ($130-Square 10). Ding was played 3 times.

Question 9: The Secret of the Ooze, is the sequel to what "totally awesome" movie dude?

Orange: The Blob(Wrong). Yellow: No Guess

Correct Answer: TMNT

Mike: I wonder if that's gonna be a hit if these guys don't know it.

Question 10: What branch of the military has ensigns, commodores, and admirals?

Orange: Navy(Correct) ($150-Square 7)

Question 11: How many keys are there on a standard piano?

Time up: 88

Question 12: The Village of Hamlet hired a viper to get rid of what pests?

Orange: Rats(Correct) ($170-Square 11)

#### **Power Surge #1: Rear Window**

1. Egg-Wrong(Avocado)
2. Bridge- Correct
3. Fireworks- Correct
4. Rang out of Time

They only got 2 so the other team gets the money

Question 13: Name the 3 darling children from Peter Pan.

Orange: Michael/Wendy/John(Correct) ($190-Square 12)

## **Round 2**

### **Picture #3 Hint: Thing**

Question 1: The 1989 World Series was delayed by a surprise earthquake. Name the 2 teams whose game...

Yellow: Days/Giants(Correct) ($120 & Lines 1-2/2-7)

Question 2: Name the 2 houses that make up the U.S Congress.

Orange: Senate/Time up(Got 1). Other Answer: House of Representatives

Question 3: Give the full name of 2 Stallone characters who appeared in more than 2 movies.

Yellow: Rocky Balboa(Got 1). Orange: Adrian(Wrong). Other Answer: John Rambo

Mike: He did not play his wife Adrian in the Rocky movies, he did not. He would have won an Academy Award if he did.

Question 4: Name 2 things that the Statue of Liberty is holding besides her breath.

Yellow: Torch/Book($160 & Lines 1-6/6-7)

#### **Power Surge #3: Putting for Pieces**

Got 2/3/4/5

Guess: Nachos(Correct)

Question 5: Name the 2 environments that an amphibian can live in.

Orange: Water/Land(Correct) ($280 & Lines 2-3/3-8)

Question 6: The state of Hawaii is made up of 6 main islands. Name 2 of them.

Orange: Hawaii/Maui(Correct) ($320 & Lines 7-8/8-9)

Guess: Leaves(Correct)

### **Picture #4: Sport**

Question 7: Name 2 planets in our solar system that are farther from the sun than Earth.

Orange: Mercury/Pluto(Pluto is correct). Yellow: Time up

Other Answers: Mars/Jupiter/Saturn/Uranus/Neptune

Mike: Let's hope no space travelers ask you guys for directions.

Question 8: Name the 2 colors that human blood cells come in.

Orange: Red/White(Correct) ($435 & Lines 1-2/2-7)

Question 9: The Great Wall separates 2 German-speaking cities, name them.

Yellow: East/West German. Orange: East/West Berlin(Correct) ($475 & Lines 7-6/1-6)

Guess: Running(Correct)

Mike: Was that your uncle up there? Janet: No. Mike: I saw my uncle up there and...

### **Picture #5: Thing**

Question 10: Pretend you've got your own pool table and tell me 2 categories of billiard balls used in a game of 8 Ball.

Yellow: Stripes/Solids(Correct) ($250 & Lines 1-2/2-7)

Question 11: Name 2 countries that are part of the United Kingdom.

Orange: Great Britain/Scotland(Scotland is correct). Yellow: England(Correct) ($290 & Lines 1-6/6-7)

Guess: Yarn(Correct)

Consolation Prizes: Abby and Cas left with $182.50 each, Shadow of the Ninja for NES/Amazing Penguin for GameBoy & Hershey's Syrup

## **Mega Memory**

Prizes: Schwinn Bikes/LoneStar Singalodeon/Space Camp

Category: Things Up in the Air

5 Images for $500

Final Totals: $275($550 split)+ $500=$775 each

## Trivia

* This is one of the few Season 1 episodes to have only 1 Power Surge in Round 1.
* Cas later appeared on Nick Arcade a year later.
* This is the first episode where Mike asks a random curveball question(although not overly complicated for this episode).
* This is the first episode where Sudden Death isn't played in Round 2.
* This is the first episode where a team when back to a question in Mega Memory.

## Goof

* The Yellow Team was given $50 instead of $40 for winning the Power Surge.
	+ However, this didn't affect the final outcome of the game due to the Orange Team being super far ahead.