Episode 1 - December 18
The world is governed by identity. You have first identity, true identity,
identity theft, identity crisis... and now "Identity", a game show that asks
what can you tell about a person simply by looking at them?
The game is simple... Match 12 strangers with their
identities. Doing so results in a payoff of $500,000. The more identities you
match, the more you win...
$ 500,000 |
$ 250,000 |
$ 150,000 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 75,000 |
$ 50,000 |
$ 25,000 |
$ 15,000 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 1,000 |
First player is HERB IRVINE from Boston. Herb is
a private investigator, so he should be right at home. It's time to meet the
strangers.
For game 1: One collects orchids, one has a size
15 shoe, one can drive a tractor, one loves her bike, one tries to fish at least
twice a month, one grew up in Buenos Aires, one is bossy, one has an IQ of over
150, one can be nice when he wants to be, and one is "quirky". The 12
identities...
CELEBRITY HAIR
BRAIDER |
7 MONTHS PREGNANT |
NUCLEAR PHYSICIST |
BURLESQUE DANCER |
UFOLOGIST |
JOCKEY |
MR. MOVIEFONE |
RABBI |
SCIENTOLOGIST |
HAD HEART TRANSPLANT |
SHARK ATTACK VICTIM |
PRO VOLLEYBALL PLAYER |
Herb's first... Is #4 a rabbi? Herb seals his
guess in. "Mazel tov. I am a rabbi."
Next, #2... a burlesque dancer? Carolina... are
you a burlesque dancer? "Well, I'm not going to tease you any longer. I am the
burlesque dancer."
By the way, it's going to get harder, so Herb
will have three helps available to him, "Mistaken Identity" (miss one, stay in
the game), "Tri-Dentity" (narrow any gallery member to three identities), and
"Experts" (a panel of experts will assist you).
Next, Herb tries to identify the jockey... #3?
"Good things come in small packages!"
Next, Herb tries to see who's 7 months pregnant.
He goes with #8. ... "It's a girl."
On the sidelines to help are his friends Jeff and
Glossi. Herb thinks a lot of things, but eventually, he ends up locking in #12
as the celebrity hair braider. ..."I AM the celebrity hair braider." She's
braided for Li'l Romeo and Snoop Dogg.
Seven identities left. He goes with the pro
volleyball player. He locks in #6... Is Suzanne the pro volleyball player?
"Point for you, Herb." Herb is halfway to $500,000!
The friends want to go #1, Mr. Moviefone. Herb
goes with that... Is that your identity? "No." DUDE! The Mistaken Identity is
now out of play. At this point, Herb can walk with $50,000 or play on. He plays
on. Thinking that #11 and #7 stick out, he goes to the experts - a body language
expert, a psychologist, and an FBI agent - to figure out who the Scientologist
is. Mark thinks it's #10. Dr. Deborah thinks #1, maybe #10. Christopher thinks
#1. We'll go back to the Scientologist later, but right now, he locks in #7 with
Shark Attack Victim. She reveals her scar.... and $75,000! But now, all he
has is a Tri-Dentity. Will Herb play on?
He goes for it, using his Tri-Dentity on nuclear
physicist.... 9, 10, or 11. Herb can still bail out. ... and he does. Herb
Irvine wins $75,000. The rest of the identities...
1 - Had heart transplant
5 - "Hello, and welcome to Moviefone!"
9 - Nuclear physicist
10 - Scientologist
11 - "May the power of the cosmos be with you!"
Again, Herb, $75,000...
Next up, ANDREA BROWN from Atlanta. Andrea works
in real estate. In her gallery.... someone with a leather jacket fetish, someone
who can't survive without coffee, a black belt in tae kwon do, a bungee-jumper
at 55, a hamster owner, someone with anger issues, and an owner of 87 beanie
babies. The identities...
SUMO WRESTLER |
IRS AGENT |
BOUNTY HUNTER |
PRO BULLRIDER |
PAINTER |
MAJOR LEAGUE UMPIRE |
BALLET DANCER |
TERMITE INSPECTOR |
SKYDIVER |
RETIRED ENGLISH
PROFESSOR |
BATON TWIRLER |
ACADEMY AWARDTM
WINNER |
A little hint... the coffee junkie.. Eve Plumb,
aka Jan Brady.
For $1000, Andrea locks in #9 as the sumo
wrestler.... "HAI! I am a sumo wrestler!"
For $5000, Andrea tries the English professor...
She seals #11. "You just passed the test."
For $10,000, Andrea goes for the bullrider... is
it lovely #7? "Ride'em cowgirl!"
For $15,000, Andrea tries the bounty hunter
next... How about #1? "Put your hands where I can see'em!"
We're seven away from half a million. Andrea
brought along Candice, Daio, and Terea to help her out. They all say Academy
Award winner, #2 (C-Note: That would be Eve, BTW). The choice is locked... "No,
I am not an Academy Award winner." That's her one and only mistake. At this
point, she can walk with $15,000. But she won't. She will use the Tri-Dentity
for Ballet Dancer... 2, 3, or 4. The friends go with 3... Andrea goes with #3.
For $25,000... a ballet pose!
It's between #6 and #8 as an umpire. Andrea goes
with #8... For $50,000 or nothing... Is #8, Brian, an umpire? "You're
safe." She's got $50,000. The friends want her to stop at that. Andrea... will.
She wins $50,000. The rest of the identities...
2 - Eve's a painter
4 - Skydiver
5 - Baton twirler
6 - IRS agent
10 - Termite inspector
12 - Academy Award winner (best makeup on "Chronicles of Narnia")
More strangers and more money tomorrow. Until
then... Don't be a stranger! |