Crashbox 4

The fourth episode of the series *Crashbox* aired on February 4, 1999.

## Games

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

### Poop or Scoop

1. Fish that live in the arctic keep warm by swimming together in schools. **(Poop)**
2. Mountain goats have suction cups on their feet to keep their balance. **(Poop)**
3. No animal has a more impressive range of defense weapons than a termite. **(Scoop)**
4. The Japanese sea slug uses its coloring to attract other sea life. **(Poop)**

### Captain Bones

Two picture puzzles are shown off. A demonstration puzzle with a dog's tail, and a proper one involving an ice cube in a glass. The goal is to move two bones, so the cube is no longer in the glass.

**The bone on the left gets moved to the right of the bottom bone, and the center bone moves slightly so it connects the two.**

### Distraction News

In this segment, Dora Smarmy talks about dinosaurs.

#### **Questions asked:**

*Dinosaurs existed during what era?*

1. Mettalica
2. **Mesozoic**
3. Mess-Alotta-Diapers

*What does the word "dinosaur" mean?*

1. Terrible Gizzard
2. Terrible Wizard
3. **Terrible Lizard**

*The triceratops was a...*

1. Meat Eater
2. Bad Dresser
3. **Vegetarian**

*The largest meat animal was...*

1. T-Bone
2. **T-Rex**
3. Carnivore-X

*How small could a dinosaur be as?*

1. Porta Potty
2. School Bus
3. **Dog**

### Paige & Sage

At a barbecue, the main differences are:

1. Paige doesn't have a handle on her fridge, while Sage does.
2. Paige has a toaster oven, while Sage has a regular toaster.
3. Paige has a boot on her windowsill, while Sage has a plant.
4. Paige is eating fish, while Sage is eating cereal.
5. Paige has a picture of a person on her fridge, while Sage has a picture of a cat.
6. Paige has a red tablecloth, while Sage has a yellow tablecloth.
7. Paige has a bush of roses, while Sage has sunflowers.
8. Paige has a badminton racket, while Sage has a croquet mallet.
9. Paige's patio walkway is made of stone, while Sage's is made of bricks.
10. Paige has a circular grill, while Sage has a square one.

### Game System Overload (4)

When the game systems go out, the flashlight bot bangs his head on the control panel to restore the power.

### Think Tank

1. A circus, a married couple, and the planet Saturn **(Rings)**
2. A wave, a heart, and a dinner plate **(Break)**

### Dirty Pictures

*The clues:*

1. Really poor artist.
2. Had a thing for sunflowers.
3. Paintings are a real Dutch treat.
4. "Crazy, man, crazy."
5. "Ear today, gone tomorrow."

**The answer is Vincent Van Gogh.**

### Lens McCracken

*The Case of the Hawaiian Luau Party Disaster!*

Pictures:

1. **Corn on the Cob**
2. **Flyswatter**
3. **Pineapple**

*A corn farmer from Iowa got a hankering for something sweet to eat, specifically a pineapple, so he got on a plane to Hawaii and attended a luau party where he traded his corn for pineapples. When they cut the pineapple open, it attracted flies and so the farmer tried to hit them with a flyswatter, which the Hawaiian residents mistook for a new dance, so they all performed the dance as well, which scared the luau pig.*

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first of a few things:
	+ First episode to feature Think Tank, Dirty Pictures, and Lens McCracken. As of this point, all of the games in the series have been introduced.
	+ First episode not to feature Ten 2nds.
* This is one of five episodes to not air in the regular weekend premiere format (the other four being the rest of the first five episodes). Instead, they aired throughout the first week of February.
* In Distraction News, "Mettalica" is a misspelling of *Metallica,* a rock band.
* "Ear today, gone tomorrow" is a pun on "here today, gone tomorrow."
* Dora Smarmy mentions that she’s been scared of dinosaurs ever since she saw *Godzilla*. She is presumably referring to the Godzilla movie that was released a year prior to this episode’s airing.
* This is the only episode in which the first game played is Poop or Scoop.