Episode 23.4 - Pants... Dance... Revolution
February 1

Chico: You forgot the eyebrow thing. NEVER forget the eyebrow thing.
Jason: Of course.
Gordon: 13 demerits off?
Chico: 'Fraid so. Welcome back. Or if you've found us on the Google, where've you been...
Gordon: We've got 9 years of fun that you can look back on. Speaking of which, it's time to go to the way back machine and play Vs. Start us off, Mr. Alexander.
Chico: Starting comparison shopping with...

BrainSurge

Silent Library

Chico: Both of these were imported from Japan. Which do you think lasts longer?
Jason: I would say Brain Surge.
Gordon: Brain Surge as well, but I think both of them get to see Season 3.
Chico: This one's a tossup. Seriously. But I'll go BrainSurge. They're both good shows, though.
Gordon: It is. It's going to be close; they are both cheap to make and produce and they are both getting the ratings.
Jason: Yes they are.
Gordon: And they are both good shows. Next one...

The Cube

Minute to Win It

Gordon: Which one fails first?
Chico: Minute to Win It. Simply because they showed up first.
James: Minute
Chico: AND it's on NBC, which is ANOTHER thing going against it.
Jason: Minute it to Win It. Just not going to do it.
Gordon: I'll say The Cube. I think Minute to Win it, though with a clear Copycat format, is shaped differently than the Cube and has the time premise over The Cube, which will show up second and won't have any traction.
Chico: But it's on CBS, whom I'm guessing will give it an honest chance.
Gordon: What happened when Million Dollar Password, though winning its time slot, didn't clear a 2.0 min the 18-49 demographics?
Chico: ... Wasn't pretty.
Gordon: No. So you really think a show that skews older is going to get any more love from CBS?
Chico: I'm guessing during the summer... Perhaps. But the chances are good.
Gordon: NBC will keep on Minute to Win it because they have absolutely nothing in their back up right now. Thanks Jay Leno. Really, thanks.
Chico: They also have nothing in their A-squad either :-)
Gordon: If Minute to Win it gets anything remotely close, it gets a nice run.
Chico: Again, thanks, Jay... you schmuck.
Gordon: CBS has plenty of good stuff up there, so it can yank The Cube early if it falters. Next?

Matt Grant's "Pimp My Bride"

Jason & Molly's marriage

Chico: Which Bachelor by-product will fold first?
Gordon: Neither. I think they become hits that Chico gets to watch forever and ever.
Chico: I hate you.
Gordon: You love me.
Chico: Judges? (BZZZZ!)
Jason: They both get a hit, but if I have to pick....Jason and Molly...one time thing.
Gordon: Seriously, the marriage. I think the audience may turn on Jason for double crossing Melissa. Though Matt Grant is a media ho, most of the audience liked him, so Pimp My Bride, if it gets to go on WE or Oxygen, could be a surprise hit.
Chico: I'm going against you two and saying that "Pimp My Bride" doesn't get out of pilot stage. If it goes to network, it won't go to Oxygen, because they're owned by NBC.
Gordon: I think if Matt is smart, he shops it to cable.
Chico: And for NBC to take from ABC... that'd just be weird.
Gordon: Why not? NBC could use a show with a pimped out Bachelor star. NBC takes from everyone. Minute To Win it, Anyone?
Chico: Touche. Next?
Gordon: Next one...

Carrie Underwood

Jordin Sparks

Gordon: Who'll be the better Super Bowl National Anthem singer?
Jason: Carrie. She is All American :)
Chico: Carrie.
Gordon: Gotta go with Carrie here. She's the veteran and she should score with both the song and the ratings.
Chico: And you can make jokes about how she made it to the "Big Game At The End" before Tony Romo did.
Jason: Ouch.
Gordon: She certainly played the field better than Romo did.
Jason: OUCH.
Chico: I'll tell you right now, though... Jordin hit it out the park last year. I think Carrie will make it two for two for Idol champs.
Gordon: I think so, too. Don't Pickler, Carrie. Don't Pickler.
Chico: Big notes, no Pickler, stop!
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Next...

Mark McGrath

Wayne Brady

Chico: Seriously, pick one.
Jason: McGrath, surprisingly. He will give the show a rock and roll edge.
Gordon: Brady. He's got the interactive appeal and charisma that I don't know if McGrath can simulate. I can't see McGrath singing along and getting into it like Brady does.
Chico: I'm going to go with.... Gordon. Wayne Brady is a great improv-er, and he's a people person, and he likes to root for the player... Mark may do that sort of thing, but I don't picture it.
Gordon: I think Mark will be a more play it by the numbers host, which isn't bad either.
Chico: Far from it.
Gordon: Last one...

Adam Lambert's underwear

RuPaul's bra

Gordon: What would you rather auction for to help out Haiti?

(crickets)

Jason: Um....no.
Chico: I'll go off the board, Jack, and say Adam Lambert. Not the underwear... the singer. :-)
Gordon: So Chico wants to buy Adam Lambert so he can recreate his music awards performance live.
Chico: Um... NO.
Gordon: Nothing wrong with the underwear, once I wash it 30 times, then get a cleric in to purify it.
Chico: We're auctioning him to help Haiti. And you know, we can just head to Redcross.org and bypass the whole auction process right here.
Gordon: So you'd sell him to Haiti?
Chico: To help rebuild.
Gordon: And with that, we break. We do some abusing right after this.

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Gordon: Sort of like Barack Obama's Health Care plan?
Jason: I didn't say it. I swear. (backs away from the keyboard)
Chico: Wow. You know, I'd expect that from Block, but you?
Jason: He's got enough problems to deal with. I decided to back off today.
Chico: Is it Reverse Day or something? =p
Gordon: You know, if you run on a platform and you hit a roadblock, you don't just abandon it and try to get in something else. If you want to WORK with the other side, then show it and compromise. Don't just give up midstream.
Chico: Heh. Alright. Back from the break, and it's time for List Abuse. You know how this works... I give a list like.. G-Money, G-Pep, G-Daddy-Fresh, the Wizard of Parkway Lanes, and you'd say....
Jason: Gordon's Nicknames.
Chico: Bingo. Just for that, Gordon, you can start us off.
Gordon: I will. Starting with...

Hole in the Wall
Superbowl Office Party

Chico: (Hit Me!)
Gordon: Chico?
Chico: Things with dip?
Gordon: No (BUZZ) I continue

The Biggest Loser Workout Ranch

Jason: BUZZER
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Things with a POOL
Gordon: You got it. (DING!)
Chico: A pool. Of course. Durr.
Gordon: Nicely solved. Now on The Biggest Loser, we have Melissa, who has lost 1 pound or gained weight in 2 of the first 3 episodes, and has made no problem mentioning that it's for strategy purposes. How far does she get in the game?
Chico: Not farther than next week.
Jason: Not very. You can't do that in a game like this.
Chico: Nope.
Gordon: I think she's gone the first chance the group has to get rid of her. But she has a lot of weight to lose, so I'll say week 9-12 somewhere in there. Next one?
Chico: Next one...

Melissa Peterman.
Wayne Brady this week...
Drew Carey this week...
John O'Hurley...
Uncle Jim...
Alex Trebek...
Joey Fatone....

Jason: BUZZER
Chico: Block?
Jason: Game Show Hosts?
Chico: ... more?
Jason: Game Show Hosts who had other gigs?
Chico: (BZZZ)

Wayne Brady's Spelling...
Drew Carey's Spelling...
Bob Barker's Spelling five years ago...
Uncle Jim's Question....
Alex Trebek's National Geography...

Gordon: I BID $69!
Chico: The perv in the front row.
Jason: Ha!
Gordon: Things associated with Bees?
Chico: Bingo. I seriously thought that was an easy one.
Gordon: Uncle Jim threw me.
Chico: Wayne Brady and Drew Carey had "Spelling Bees" on the same day this week.
Gordon: Ah.
Chico: Then there's Uncle Jim's Question Bee... Melissa Peterman and Joey Fatone hosting separate runs of the Singing Bee.. And then there's Bumblebee of the Transformers... ... and Maya the Bee... and Samantha Bee of the Daily Show... Gordon: I bee-lieve we are ready for the next topic.
Jason: Yes we are.
Gordon: Next one...

The San Francisco 49ers
The Denver Broncos
The Chair and The Chamber
Minute to WIn it and The CUbe

Chico: (BOOM!)
Gordon: Chico?
Chico: Things that face off against each other at the same time.
Gordon: It does fit, but no (BUZZ)
Chico: Aww.
Gordon: I continue

The Singing Bee and Don't Forget the Lyrics

Jason: BUZZ?
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Two variations of the same formula or MAKING COPIES?
Gordon: (Nods)
Jason: Networks copying from each other... Stealing....

The 1979-1980 Pittsburgh Steelers

Jason: uh... Things that Repeat.
Gordon: YES!
Chico: OH! Now I get it.
Gordon: Things that Repeat.
Chico: I mean like "How did the 49ers riff from the Broncos?"
Gordon: Any hope for either The Cube or Minute to Win it lasting more than 1 season?
Jason: Honestly...no.
Chico: I hope the Cube does, but I honestly see them as one season wonders.
Gordon: I don't see either of them having a long shelf life.
Chico: but it'll be a nice ride... for the Cube. :-)
Gordon: We'll see. Next one?
Chico: Next one...

Family Feud reruns...
1 vs. 100 reruns...

Jason: GSN BLOWS!
Chico: Jason?
Jason: Things we should see on GSN
Chico: No, but true. Continuing...
Gordon: MY OMARION IS BETTER THAN YOUR SHANE SPARKS
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: Shows that beat up all over Chico's Favorite new shows, Hidden Agenda and Carnie WIlson: Unstapled.
Chico: You forgot one word at the end... "BAD". :-) But yeah, there's a list of the top shows on GSN. At #1 with a total of 601,000.... a Monday night rerun of the Feud in primetime. Then there's DOND... more Family Feud... The season finale of Newlywed got almost half a mill there.
Jason: I think this reality experiment at GSN will last longer than it should because of the thickheaded head of GSN...David Goldhill.
Chico: Now... I'm about to get angry.
Jason: At whom?
Gordon: (points at Jason)
Jason: What did I DO?
Chico: No, not you, Jay.
Jason: Ok.
Chico: Carnie Wilson's show... That attracted 361,000. A far cry from the 1.2 million+ that watched Big Bucks: the PYL Scandal back when our boys Rich and Bob were in control. The current heads of GSN, Kelly Goode, David Goldhill... They're running this network ragged. And for WHAT. FOR WHAT? This experiment isn't working. It hasn't worked before. It won't work in the future. Pull the plug and be done with it. OTHERWISE, you need to get the (^_^) off our network.
Gordon: If I'm GSN, you know what I do (besides send the people in charge on a nice long vacation)? You know we've done an American version of Lingo, amongst other shows. We need to get an American version of Pointless.
Chico: See, that will work.
Jason: Which is what GSN is these days.
Chico: That will attract the viewers. No gimmicks, no hidden agenda (pun intended)... just a nice game with a nice following.
Gordon: Yes. Let's see if they are smart enough to do it, which I doubt. Next one...

A football
Certain Zonks on Let's Make a Deal.
Silent Library's 5 man Trough

Jason: BUZZER
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Things made of pigs/with pigs/for pigs
Gordon: A football is made for a pig?
Jason: PIGSKIN
Gordon: I'll go with Things Associated with a Pig (DING!)
Chico: Yay Block.
Gordon: Though I don't think Id ever give my pet pig a football to play with.
Chico: Awww. But it's fun. I mean, the jokes write themselves.
Gordon: Question: With CBS hosting the Super Bowl, what are the chances that both The Price is Right AND Let's Make a Deal will do something the Friday before-hand?
Jason: 100%.
Chico: Bingo.
Jason: Pretty much given a Super Bowl Showcase will be there. I am guessing either Jim Nantz or Phil Simms will do it.
Gordon: 100% for TPIR. As for LMAD, I don't know. They haven't really been as topical and are usually a month late (as we're seeing Christmas Costumes in January). But maybe they'll wind up doing something.
Chico: True. Finally....
Gordon: Before you start... Now Jason.
Jason: Yes?
Gordon: Chico needs you to buzz in first
Jason: Ok...I wil.
Gordon: Because I usually have something evil about Chico when I buzz in on the last one. And I don't disappoint :)
Chico: Damn you, Gordon.
Jason: Fine.
Chico: Okay, finally...

Alan Thicke...
Marco Antonio Regil...

Jason: BUZZER
Chico: Jason?
Jason: Male soap opera Game Show Hosts.
Gordon: Tee hee hee
Chico: That's absolutely NOT EVEN CLOSE!
Jason: I am so glad I am wrong.
Gordon: Oh I'll be waiting for as long as I can on this one :)
Chico: Continuing...

David Ruprecht...
Chuck Woolery....
Michael Burger...
Mark Walberg...
JD Roberto...
Roger Lodge....
George Hamilton...
Our friend Todd Newton...

Gordon: HEY MATT GRANT, PIMP MY CHICO!
Chico: (Death stares at Jason) Yes, Gordon.
Gordon: Hosts that have Hosted TPIR Live or any game show that has done better than Hidden Agenda.
Chico: Judges? (...... DING!) We'll give you that one.
Gordon: I bet TPIR Live would do better than Hidden Agenda if you put that on the air.
Chico: hell yeah.
Jason: You also have Jeff Trachta of the Bold and the Beautiful... And Bob Goen and Mark Summers actually did it as well.
Chico: Oh. I have no idea who Jeff Trachta is. While I find out, we'll take a break and come back with the Speed Round.

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Chico: We keep coming up with these fun toys...
Gordon: Have we gone into the 18+ Zone this week, daddy?
Chico: Probably. What, with shotguns, and S&M and stuff like that.
Gordon: What about a Speed Round?
Chico: We can do that.
Gordon: Speed Round starts...now! Ping gets sent packing on Project Runway. Is Jesus next?
Jason: I think so.
Chico: Finally.
Gordon: Are we more likely to see Paula Abdul on Dancing With the Stars as a co-host or as a contestant?
Chico: Probably contestant
Jason: Contestant.
Gordon: I think she'll be a contestant, because she'll be pitching her new show for ABC and her contract with Simon Cowell on The X Factor. The Biggest Loser moved up their show to compete against Lost next week. Good or bad move?
Chico: Good.
Jason: Good move actually. Lost isn't the big phenomenon ABC thinks it is.
Chico: Biggest Loser's doing as good as can be expected. Lost is actually going to drop off (hey, Ugly Betty did, so..)
Gordon: I think it will pick up steam in the middle of the season as it wraps up the open seams, but The Biggest Loser has won it's time slot. It could be a very good move. 24 has been losing regularly to...The Bachelor. Thoughts?
Chico: That sucks.
Jason: The themes of 24 are aging...especially in Season 9. Bachelor keeps on going...especially with a sex scandal to back it up.
Gordon: What doesn't suck - email from you, the fans. What do we got this week?
Chico: This is from Brad Hasbrouck.

Chico: Thanks, Brad. No. It's a good game, and it definitely deserves to be back on the air, but... don't see CBS picking it up.
Gordon: Nope. I love the show, but a show getting on the air now needs to be advertiser-friendly, which this one isn't. However, I think it's the perfect vehicle for GSN to pick up. It's another underrated gem that I think can get a following if marketed correctly.
Chico: If anything, it'll probably be better on a cable outlet. Are you listening, GSN?
Jason: Well they can use Fords...the only car company to show a profit...and one that didn't take a bailout. Who knew? :)
Chico: But then again, this is a network that thought giving Carnie a show about her weight loss was a good idea. That's more like the Block we're used to. Okay, let's finish this up with Watch This, Not That. Me, I'm Watching the Big Game at the End next Sunday.
Jason: But seriously. Cars are not the big prize they are used to.
Chico: Colts by 3. I think Who Dat Nation needs to sing a new tune.
Gordon: I'll say 35-24 Colts
Jason: I will say 35-31 Colts. Will be a Madden Super Bowl.
Chico: And I say it with the full knowledge that Doug Morris, our Brainvision announcer, is going to give me hell for it.
Jason: And Carl Chenier as well :)
Chico: And Tad Manuel. And Gordon, what should we NOT watch?
Gordon: Lost. I'll be watching The Biggest Loser.
Chico: Memo to any prospective TV writers. If you are going to make a long-form epic series... make sure you know where you're going with it.
Gordon: And make sure you don't run it haphazardly...ABC and NBC. You had 2 great hits with Lost and Heroes which you methodically punted into the ground.
Jason: I will say the 25 hours of Super Bowl Pre-Game BS. We know the teams, we know NO is recovering from Katrina, and we know Peyton is a stud with the football.
Chico: And on that hail Mary we're going to call it a show. Don't forget to e-mail us with your probing game show questions at wlti@gameshownewsnet.com. Thanks to Jason Block and James Dinan for hanging around...
Jason: Thank you.
Gordon: So for everyone, this is Gordon Pepper, saying Game Over, Spread the Love, and enjoy the Superbowl!
Chico: Go Colts!