Episode 29.11 - The Good, The Bad, and the Foolish
April 2

Jason: That I would watch!
Gordon: I've got $20 on the GSN Executive with the steak knife
Jason: How about the one with mail opener?
Chico: Angry Fanboy with the Bow and Arrow! Angry Fanboy with the Bow & Arrow!
Gordon: FIGHT!
Chico: Welcome back to WLTI live from the Capital. Thanks for being a part of our weekend and allowing us to be a part of yours. Now usually, You Greenlit That? is a pivotal part of Brainivsion News.
Jason: With the big bats and green lights to go with them
Chico: But this week, we had SO MANY GREENLIGHTS, that we took six of the best of them and put them in their own version of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Jason: That's cool :-)
Chico: I'll start it...

Jason is the good. Gordon is bad... and Chico is ugly. The show... MTV2's HIP HOP SQUARES.

Jason: The Good - Taking a game show classic and moving it to an urban audience spells major hit to me.
Chico: And just so you know... Jason's really big into the hip-hop, being the lost Beastie Boy and all.
Jason: Ha Ha yo.
Gordon: The Bad: Please please please, don't let Whoopi Goldberg anywhere near this incarnation
Chico: The ugly... the time slot. 11p assures that there's going to be a VMA-worthy moment EVERY NIGHT, if you know what I mean. and I think you do.
Gordon: No holds barred
Chico: Now I know the purists are going to cry foul on this, but I'm actually looking forward to seeing how the hip-hop life translates into the game show. Remember how Wild'n Out was basiaclly a hip-hop Whose Line? And that worked!
Gordon: It sure did. next one?
Chico: Next one...

Jason is good, Chico is bad and Gordon is ugly on...TLC's CRAFT WARS

Jason: This will showcase crafting in a modern and flashy way that wont make it seem staid.
Chico: The bad... We've seen this format done before... AND we've seen this show done before. Something called Craft Corner Deathmatch, anyone?
Gordon: The Ugly...I want Craft Corner Dewathmatch back - complete with crafts being used as lethal weapoins
Chico: Next one...

Gordon is good, Jason is bad and Chico is ugly. The show: NBC's ESCAPE ROUTES

Gordon: The Good - It worked in France and the UK. A show about the art of escaping could work here. And Fear Factor did well.
Jason: The bad - any non Amazing Race team show hasn't worked.
Chico: The ugly... Rossi Morreale. LOVE AND HUGS FOR EVERYONE!
Gordon: UGH
Chico: Now the show launched last night. We'll be reviewing it in full next week.
Gordon: Being that is launched on a Saturday...not good.
Jason: Saturday is BAD news.
Chico: Yeah. The last show that was launched on a Saturday on broadcast? Q'Viva. How did that show do again?
Jason: Q'Muerto.
Gordon: El Zombie as it reverted to 11pm. Next one...

Jason is Good, Gordon is Bad and Chico is ugly on...Food Network's CUPCAKE CHAMPIONS

Jason: This worked with Chopped, and it works here. Tournament of Cupcakes for $50K
Gordon: The Bad...eventually viewers are going to feel indigestion with too many cupcake shows
Chico: The ugly: Justin Willman's going to have to keep fighting with himself again. He's also on Scrabble Showdown over on the Hub.
Gordon: That's a good problem to have though
Chico: Yep; Ask Bill Cullen. Next?

Gordon is good, Chico is bad and Jason is ugly. The subject...GSN's BEAT THE CHEFS

Gordon: The Good - Well, it worked for every other culinary show, As long as they don't screw it up like NBC did, they'll be fine.
Chico: The bad: This is what you call a gateway drug. With this you're able to put on another such show... then you can put it outside... and then you can add confessionals. And then... boom. Reality show city.
Jason: The ugly - add an I to CHEFS and you get what the game show community wants to do to the people who greenlit this mess.
Chico: .... chiefs?
Jason: Yes :-)
Chico: We want to chiefs them?
Jason: BEAT THE CHIEFS
Chico: AH.
Gordon: I was thinking more like cook the chiefs. Last one...

Chico is good, Jason is bad and Gordon is ugly. The subject...Food NEtwork's SUGAR DOME

Chico: We've seen them do so much things with food, but this is something completely different: food... as art.
Jason: The bad - we HAVE seen this before - Food Network Cake Challenges anyone?
Gordon: The Ugly: I'm only going to have one thought if they reference anything as 'The Sugar Shack'. Hubba hubba hubba.
Jason: Ha ha ha.
Chico: Okay, that's all the greenlights we have for this week. A lot, yes no?
Jason: Big time. The big one for me is HIP HOP SQUARES.
Chico: I can't wait for that
Gordon: That should be fun. I do want to see Escape Routes for the first week before it gets relegated to nbc.com
Chico: And it will.
Jason: Ha
Chico: Okay, what's on the other side of the break, G?
Gordon: On the other side - we have shenanigans with hats. That comes - after this!

(Brought to you by The Guide to effective April Fools jokes and Pranks. After seeing the stuff this year, you guys need it. Aweful awful awful. )

Gordon: Rule #1: The prank needs to be on April 1, not March 31.
Jason: The best one - Google Maps in 8 bit :-)
Chico: The worst: YouTube on DVD. Lame.
Gordon: I have seen me Facebook littered with 'I guess my prank wasn't as funny as I thought it would be. I'm sorry.'
Jason: I think people BS detector is really high.
Chico: Seriously, AFD jokes work best when you're actually doing the fooling.
Gordon: It has to be cute and unexpected and funny and non-malicious. You'll get the feel with Game Show in My Hat. Start it off, CHico.
Chico: Here.... We go.

"Rejected TPIR special episode ideas".

Jason: Paternity Test Results
Gordon: The Get in Shape episode. First item up for bids...all of the fat Drew Carey Lost.
Jason: (BARF)
Chico: Original 1960s rules!
Jason: Sponsored by Zinman Furs!
Chico: Doing something special for episode #7420!
Jason: I was thinking episode #6969
Gordon: The Sexually Harassed Model Lawsuit edition
Chico: Woo!
Jason: WIN!
Chico: Okay, next?
Gordon: Next one...

Product Placements that didn't make Celebrity Apprentice

Jason: Depends
Chico: Trump Ice.
Gordon: Rogaine Toupees for men
Jason: KY Jelly
Gordon: Your task: Make a new banner for the Democratic National Convention
Jason: OUCH.
Chico: Next..

"From the producers of Repo Games comes..."

Jason: Custody Games...take the kids away if you can't answer 5 trivia questions about the kids you dont see.
Chico: DNA Games. Answer questions correctly, and the results remain a secret.
Jason: STD GAMES...answer questions in front of your wife.
Gordon: Promotion Games: Answer 5 questions about your job - in front of your boss
Jason: Presidential Games: Candidates answer civics questions
Chico: Delivery Games. Trivia... equals take out
Gordon: Pension games. Earn your social security
Chico: Next?
Gordon: Next one....

The new X-Factor Host

Chico: *steps forward, gets buzzed* ... you suck.
Jason: *steps forward, gets buzzed twice* ....dammit.
Gordon: Hi I'm Regis Philbin! I'm here to save my 4th network!
Jason: He could do it...he has powers.
Chico: I'm David Goldhill... I'm not here to save X Factor, I'm just wondering how I can make it worse
Gordon: (buzzes David)
Jason: Hi I'm Carnie Wilson...
Gordon: Hi! I'm Sanjaya Mala-mmmh (Gordon beats him with a rubber chicken)
Chico: Yeah, I kinda know one of the judges. My name? .... the Hoff. My first name? ... The.
Jason: Hey I'm Wendy Williams..HOW YOU DOIN
Gordon: Ok Before I lose my lunch...next one?
Chico: Next...

Another classic game show made current.

Jason: BEAT THE CLOCK - People have to make sure they file their taxes on time!
Chico: Who Wants to Beat Up on a Millionaire? Your host, the Miz.
Gordon: Debt. Because now, we really need relief
Jason: Family Feud Mob Wives - Feud gets settled the REAL way.
Gordon: Street Smarts. For the people who still think that Europe is a Country
Jason: Debt and Street Smarts could be made NOW and work.
Chico: The Joker's Wild... with five question wheels and 50 million paylines.
Jason: THUD
Gordon: Last one...

People Rejected for this year's suitors of The Bachelorette

Chico: *steps forward, gets buzzed*
Gordon: but Chico, you're wearing a UNC jersey, Chicks dig the Jersey
Jason: Hi I'm Bernie Madoff
Chico: Mark Sanford
Jason: Anthony Weiner
Gordon: Hi, I'm Margaret Cho
Jason and Chico: (Stare at Gordon)
Gordon: .....what?
Chico: R. Kelly
Jason: Brandon from Big Brother - he sent his weenus online
Gordon: (points to Jason)
Jason: *walks forward, gets buzzed*
Chico: ... Hi. I'm TV's Gordon Pepper.
Gordon: I would say me, but I know everyone on TV, so I wouldn't even qualify. I'm ineligible before I can be eligible.
Chico: I'm sure they'll get around that somehow.
Gordon: Besides....I got selected.
Chico: ... yeah. SURE you did.
Jason: Right.
Chico: I think it's time for a break
Gordon: (Courtney Robinson walks up) Come Courtney, let Chico do a break while we have some tea and crumpets. (Gordon and Courney walk off)
Jason: Did THAT just happen?
Chico: ... at least we know that Ben isn't with her. That's... something.

(Brought to you by Dancefighting with the Stars... No explanation necessary)

Chico: It's capoeira homes.
Gordon: (walks back in, hair disheveled) WHat did I miss?
Jason: Dude...you didn't?
Chico: Why Gordon... you smell like woman and shame.
Gordon: Umm...Speed Round starts now?
Chico: Okay, but only because I don't' want to know what happened over the break. Survivor. Who's next?
Jason: Tarzan
Gordon: Tarzan, no Jane
Chico: Me Tarzan. me in deep doo doo.
Gordon: Idol - who in deep doo doo?
Jason: Hollie?
Gordon: Hollie in very deep doo doo.
Chico: I'll go with Hollie. She's not getting any stronger in the ranks Dancing with the Stars. Melissa getting the shaft?
Jason: I think so
Gordon: Gavin. Do we have any email?
Chico: Not this week, but they can send some over at WLTI@gameshownewsnet.com or follow us on twitter for breaking news & opinion all day @wltiongsnn.
Gordon: Sounds good to me. And with that, we end the episode. Special thanks to Jason Block for joining us.
Jason: Thank you very much
Chico: Next week, less tricks, more treats.
Gordon: And we start seeing some live singing. More of it. Until then, this is Gordon Pepper saying Game Over and Spread the Love