Episode 20.13
April 6

Gordon: This is Gordon Pepper, and you may wonder why I'm wearing a bald cap and a hat while donning a UNC shirt.
Chico: Well... if it helps, the UNC shirt makes you look good.
Gordon: It most certainly does not. At the same time, you may wonder why Chico is wearing glasses and a striped pulldown shirt.
Chico: And a blond wig.
Jason: Chico...not a good look
Chico: Yeah yeah, whatever.
Gordon: As for our guest Jason Block...well....nothing's going to make him look good, so why bother?
Jason: The more things change....
Gordon: So, from somewhere on the rotating turntable that's probably STILL rotating, this week's Best April Fool's Ever edition of WLTI...is...ON!
Chico: Woo!
Jason: Yay!
Chico: The bad news... April Fools ended about 6 days ago. The good news... we don't care. At least we got a good episode of TPIR out of the deal.
Jason: Good? Try great. Brilliant. Inspired.
Gordon: The better news - The Price is Right people cared, because see see an April Fool's Day special that is nothing short of a classic.
Chico: And by good, I mean... Best episode of the Carey era... if not ever.
Gordon: It's definitely not the best episode ever - not with a 1-5 record and a blatant overbid. But it could be the best April Fool's Day show ever.
Jason: The reason why: The humor was a wink/nod to the fanboys and just zany.
Gordon: If the Zucker Brothers (Airplane! The Naked Gun, et al.) produced a Price is Right, this would be it.
Chico: Yup. Let's start with the obvious... Kathy Kinney making a guest appearance. As quite possibly... the ugliest Price model.. ever. The good about it is that she didn't take away anything from the game.
Jason: She was in character as "Mimi". And didn't say a word. Brilliant.
Chico: Same could be said for all the other gags in the show. You had prizes shown backwards... Rich calling people down in crazy languages... spas on the moon. The Match Game think music was there.
Jason: Font changes for Grocery Game.
Chico: Spinning turntables. That are probably still spinning. And another interesting thing... Don't know if this was intentional or not, but all the prizes in the one-bids were below $1000.
Jason: The humor didn't stop the game...it enhanced it.
Gordon: They actually made changes that didn't disrupt the pace or the timing of the show - and in the Drew Carey era, that's a rarity.
Jason: There was some laugh out loud moments. Great stuff all around.
Chico: Oh yeah.
Jason: It wasn't perfect...but it was damn close.
Chico: I blame the 1-5 record.
Gordon: Actually to make it a true April Fools show, it should have been 0-6 with a double overbid.
Jason: And then say everybody wins everything. lol
Chico: Call it a bad beat jackpot. Yeah, that's not happening.
Gordon: But seriously, is this because of Brian DiPirro's handiwork or is this because Drew Carey finally gets it, or both?
Jason: Both.
Chico: Well, it's too soon to tell, but I'd put my bet on both.
Jason: And everybody involved.
Chico: Everyone is just playing along. Everyone's finally having a good time.
Gordon: Now let's see if we can continue on this streak.
Chico: *crosses fingers*
Jason: (crosses toes)
Chico: *crosses eyes* Okay, this is giving me a headache.
Gordon: However, there were other shows on April Fool's Day...not so happy.
Chico: Ugh. Speaking of headaches. Can we talk about Manjit?
Gordon: Let's talk about Manjit - and Deal or No Deal.
Jason: Oh no.
Chico: Oh yeah
Gordon: Here is your board. Let me start by saying that the banker's first offer of the game was $31,000. Manjt turns it down because she says that she is better than the Banker. Here's the board now:

$1, 200, VISINE Prize Package worth $7,500, $500,000
OFFER: $30,999

Chico: Okay.
Gordon: The Banker makes it less than $31,000 just to prove he's right. The $30,999 is an incredible low ball offer that's waiting to be No Dealed.
Chico: Well, she's right about one thing. She IS better than the banker.
Gordon: Manjit...deals. 3 guesses what's in her case.
Jason: $500,000
Gordon: Ding!
Chico: Heh.. Guess not. Spoke too soon there.
Gordon: Manjit leaves $469,001 on the table, which by the way is a Syndicated DOND record for Banker's biggest win.
Chico: Hmm.. I'd go the next round, because $7500 is still respectable. And even so, it's more likely you knock out the smaller amounts.
Gordon: I think you have to go one more time. Just because the offer is a lowball and it will jump into 6 figures should you avoid the $500,000.
Jason: Exactly.
Gordon: In terms of the Book, you risk $30,000 to gain $60,000. You have to go for it.
Chico: Right on.
Jason: Nods
Chico: Just a bad move for Manjit. At least at that moment.
Gordon: Yep. Let's continue the April Fools celebration with Millionaire, as 2 contestants lose a total of $48,000. Instead of a combined $50,000, they walk out with $2,000.
Chico: I have the questions right here, sir;
Jason: alright
Gordon: Let's hear them.
Chico: First question is for Ed Mitchell in the category of New State of Mind for $25,000...

How many U.S. states have names that begin with the word "New"?
A: 2
B: 3
C: 4
D: 5

Chico: Answers, please.
Jason: (locks in) C. Final Answer.
Gordon: New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, New Hampshire. That would be C. 4. Final Answer.
Chico: Good job.
Gordon: Do we get $25,000?
Chico: Ask Don. Heh. Meanwhile, Ed double dips. B... is wrong. And then... he runs out of time after discovering the hard way that once you double dip, you cannot walk from the question.
Jason: Oh man.
Chico: I would've just said something. Because you have a 1 in 3 shot. That was just... fundamentals right there.
Jason: Bad play.
Gordon: And that's a pretty easy Double Dip. If you know at least 4, then it's either 4 or 5. No excuse to miss that question.
Chico: Correct.
Gordon: Who's the next person that loses $15,000?
Chico: Next is Julia Meszaros. Her question for $25,000 is in Inauguration Day.

Though today it takes place at the U.S. Capitol, the first presidential inauguration in U.S. history took place where?
A: Federal Hall
B: Old North Church
C: Independence Hall
D: Mount Vernon

Jason: As a New Yorker...I know this. A. Federal Hall. Final.
Gordon: I'd go with that.
Chico: You'd be right.
Jason: Here's a history tidbit. Washington had to borrow money to get here.
Chico: Really.
Jason: True
Chico: Julia calls her friend Mike. He has no idea. She too double dips. C... was wrong. D... was also wrong. Sorry, Julia, thanks for playing. Here's $1000.
Jason: Ouch.
Gordon: Waa Waaaaaa.
Chico: But what would be worse... losing $15,000 or missing out on $30,000?
Gordon: Missing out on $30,000. Give us details, sir
Jason: Of course...
Chico: Angie Rhodes gets this Wheel Bonus..

T R _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

She wants GCPA...

T R _ _ _ A / _ _ _ _

Chico: Talk it out.
Jason: I know because I watched it. But I had TRIVIA WHIZ.
Gordon: I actually got this one. I said either Trivia Whiz or Trivia Quiz.
Chico: Jason's wrong. Gordon's got it. It was TRIVIA QUIZ. Again, $30,000 on the table.
Jason: Right.
Gordon: $30,000 Goes away. So does a recording contract for Megan Joy.



Chico: I have a bit of a bone to pick with her, but first, Gordon with details.
Gordon: Megan sang a horrifically bad and boring 'Turn Your Lights Down Low', which made me want to turn the volume down low. Joining her was Anoop Desai's painful rendition of 'Caught Up' and Allison Iraheta's little girl trying to be a big girl 'Don't Speak', complete with hideous dress that looked liked the last person who wore it was a refugee from Candy Land.
Chico: And the theme ingredient for Iron Pop Singer this week... iTunes Most Downloaded. Yay synergy.
Gordon: When you can get almost any song that you want, this should be a slam dunk. It clearly wasn't, as almost half of the group got it wrong, either in song selection or in performance.
Chico: Right. Almost half. The one missing out of the bottom... just barely... Matt Giraud. "You Found Me" by the Fray. Completely... unlike him. He's more... the new white boy soul that's big nowadays. You know what I mean? As for the bottom three... Completely saw it coming.
Gordon: The only reason why he wasn't there was his fan base knew he was in danger last week - the same reason why Anoop won't be there next week.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: As for Allison, that's the second time she's been in the bottom, and that's bad news that early.
Chico: Anoop, though, has to find the difference between trying to be an R&B singer, and actually being one. Once he finds that difference... he's in the zone. And it's all square.
Jason: Anoop seems like he is "playing the role"
Gordon: Anoop is as much of an R&B singer as I am a World Champion Pizza Maker.
Chico: Exactly. He likes to think he's one... He isn't.
Jason: So is Matt.
Chico: Matt... Matt's more of an R&B singer than Anoop is.
Gordon: Anoop is a balladeer/pop/Clay Aiken singer and that's what he needs to do to stick around.
Chico: Well, it's one of those things that is just wide open if you just accept what the audience sees you as. Speaking of... Time for another round of "Chico Lets A Contestant Have It".
Gordon: The soapbox is yours.
Jason: (places soapbox down)
Chico: Megan, if you ask me, deserved to be ousted this week, and has deserved to be ousted for a while now. And I'll tell you why... because for the last three or so weeks, she gave absolutely no thought to what the judges said to her and basically gave her fans a giant "Up yours, suckers! I'm going to be who I am and screw all of you." Never mind that you all are the ones that hold the cards.... .... wait, what? You see what I mean?
Gordon: At least in the previous weeks, she was semi-entertaining in a train wreck sort of way. This past week, she stopped being entertaining and was just boring. That's what did her in.
Chico: And when she was ousted, she basically said "I don't care."
Jason: And you know what...she looked crazy.
Chico: That's her in a nutshell. I DON'T CARE. Well, you should've cared. You should've stuck to what worked. You should've listened to the judges, because they've been around the block a lot longer. And in the end, they know what the audience likes. And when you said "I don't care",... you did yourself in. The point of the contest is to WIN. Everything else can wait until afterwards.
Gordon: I think what happened was that Megan stopped caring when she knew she wasn't going to win.
Chico: And I think we've proven time and time again until Ryan reads the last envelope, it is anyone's game. There. Done. Megan. You suck... GET OUT. *steps off soapbox*
Jason: (applause)
Gordon: Thank you, Chico. We say goodbye to one blonde...and goodbye to another. Bye, Sydney.



Chico: Time for another installment of... yeah, that.
Gordon: However, she wasn't the biggest moron of the episode.
Chico: Wow! It wasn't?
Jason: Not even close.
Gordon: The moron, hands down, is Taj, who has now given Stephen her idol and is now officially expendable.
Jason: Exactly. My reaction...YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING.
Chico: But that was a long time ago, right?
Gordon: The only reason why she is still around is that she holds the glue to the cross-sectional alliance, but she is on the outskirts looking in quickly. So is Joe, who sees exactly where he is on the food chain when Sydney gets sent packing.
Chico: So Timbira has a 6-4 advantage assuming that there's a merge next time.
Jason: There will be a merge.
Gordon: That creates an interesting dichotomy. Will the cross-sectional alliance be able to pull it off? Or will the outsiders realize they are outsiders in time?
Chico: And what about the fake out Idol that Taj created? Because, as you know, Stephen has an Idol.
Jason: Right.
Chico: Brendan has an Idol. Taj has an "Idol".
Gordon: Well, Taj doesn't have it. Joe has it.
Chico: Okay, Joe has the "idol".
Jason: Not cool.
Chico: It seems like the Exile Alliance is holding the cards. Now it's just a matter of knowing when to use it.
Gordon: Not yet. They are still down 6-4 in numbers.
Chico: But they have both Idols. So... Whole new ballgame.
Gordon: We'll see. Speaking of new ball games, we have 1 new show and 1 old show with a twist that premiered this week.
Chico: Wee!
Gordon: We'll start with the show we know - that's Ultimate Fighter UK Vs. USA.
Chico: It's the show we all love... with a huge pond in between.
Gordon: The debut week had 16 UK fighters in 2 different weight classes fighting to get into the house. Leading the group is Michael Bisping, who won a $100,000 contract in the Ultimate Fighter 3.
Jason: Bisping...who is bad ass.
Gordon: Bisping's current record is 18-1. And the UK fighters, simply put, are brutal. The US could be in a heap of trouble.
Chico: We've yet to see'em, though. But still... Wow. The UK fighters... they don't waste any time. I'm looking at the roster here. And we had.. in order... A knockout... An armbar... a tapout... another tapout... TKO... knockout...
Jason: Damn.
Chico: sudden victory... and heel hook.
Gordon: The UK'ers don't care about screen time. If the US fighters care more about the camera than the fights, it could be all UK in a hurry.
Chico: I don't know about you... But I'm scared.
Jason: The Brits know how to fight. Oh boy.
Chico: I told you, they don't waste time.
Gordon: We'll see if the Americans can counter it this week. We have a new show which premiered called Pretty Wicked. here with the rundown - Mr. Alexander.
Chico: Alright. there are 10 girls who are looking to go from drama queens to beauty queens. But we're not judging by what's on the outside... we're judging on what's on the inside. No this is not a repeat review from January. The winner gets $50,000.
Gordon: True Beauty from America's Next Top Modeling in Hedsor Hall while attending Rock Of Love Charm School, anyone?
Chico: I'll wait a minute while Gordon walks it off.
Jason: My god --talk about recycling. It's like watching Wheel's Going Green week.
Chico: That's a lot of recycling there. Speaking of which, we recycle a judge from a better show... "Reality Bites Back's" Kyle Cease joins Dr. Jenn Berman and Mia Tyler.
Gordon: Not to mention Caridee English, the winner of America's Next Top Model.
Chico: So we have a model, a psychotherapist, and... two people who are in need of a paycheck. And act as such.
Jason: Yipe.
Chico: Their first challenge... make a good impression on a bunch of men... who are blind. Hilarity ensues.
Jason: Yuck Yuck Yuck.
Chico: Wait! There's More!
Gordon: Let's have more
Chico: Jillian doesn't want to make a change, and Reena is not involved. Jillian goes home for... well, not realizing why she's there in the first place. But still... You can't help but wonder that you've seen this before, executed better...

	PRETTY WICKED - Oxygen
	SEXY DAVE	EVIL DAVE	CREEPY DAVE	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	F	D-	DIDN'T WATCH	F

Gordon: This is for people who can't get enough Top Model and who need to watch things modelicious. For everyone else, the Fashion Show starts May 7. D-.
Chico: But still when it's executed better... it didn't resonate, so..  F.
Jason: Pass...didn't see it.
Chico: J's lucky
Gordon: Meanwhile, the Hamsters are modeling some clothing from past game shows.
Chico: I wanna see!
Jason: Me too!
Gordon: Here's J. Fat. in TPIR Mimi Wear.
Jason: (applause)
Gordon: And then the Chairman has the Hole in the Wall Silver Spandex suit.
Jason: (applause)
Chico: Work it.
Gordon: And Gordon Jr. is...oh wait a second. he's saying that J. Fat didn't want to be a model so Eve should throw him off the shoot.
Jason: Play nice.
Chico: Oh dear. Better put them to work.
Gordon: While Jay is trying to find a guidance counselor, Roll That Beautiful Brain Footage.

(Doug: Live, local, and latebreaking... From the four corners of the globe to your frontal lobe, this is WLTI Brainvision News, and now here's Gordon Pepper, Chico Alexander, and the award-winning Brainvision News Team)

Chico: Thanks Doug. Gordon, you're up. Calendarize me!
Gordon: Big week for game shows.

Catch 21 and The Newlywed Game show up on Monday, Real World/Road Rules Challenge : Duel 2 starts on Wednesday and Groomer Has it Season 2 is on Saturday.

Chico: And yes, you will watch
Jason: Yes
Gordon: Don't forget that this week starts baseball season.
Chico: *puts on Yankees cap* Yay!
Gordon: Which is appropriate, because Chico has a pinstriped bat.
Chico: Yes I do.

ABC has detailed some of its summer offerings. Wipeout returns for season 2 on May 27, one day after the return of Opportunity Knocks... which should been on in the summer to begin with.

Jason: Yes.
Chico: Bachelorette, as you know, starts May 18.
Gordon: You're Tivoing that, right?
Jason: and Burning it on DVD.
Chico: And sending it your way. Because ... and many of you don't know this... but J likes to shoot skeet.
Jason: (clicks gun) Yes, Yes I do.
Chico: We're going to skip the greenlight, because we've got many of those later... Right now, let's go to... oh... let's deal out some Haterade!
Gordon: Haterade is Green. Smart Cake is brown and looks like a chalkboard. Do you want some of that?
Jason: Sure.
Chico: Okay!

Are YOU Smarter than...Ed Mitchell, who does the one thing you can't do in a Double Dip and walk, hence giving up $15,000 without even giving a guess.

Jason: Ouch.
Chico: Yeah.

A special boo goes out to this week's Price is Right Contestants (who are 9-20-1 for a dismal 30% win ratio) and send poor Hans into traction.

Jason: Wow.
Chico: Ew.
Gordon: And now, who wants Haterade?
Chico: ME!
Jason: ME I am thirsty
Gordon: And look who else is thirsty



Chico: Graar!
Jason: AH!
Chico: I think I know where this is going.

The Apprentice UK gets yanked after 4 episodes on CNBC. And while a rumor is going on that a new version of $25,000 Pyramid MAY be heading over to CBS, the fact is that Guiding Light, on radio and TV for more than 72 years, is getting the Axe.

Chico: Yep. Shame too. A friend of mine's a GL alum.
Jason: When you average 1/3 of the top Soap Opera. You know you are in trouble. That will mean only 7 daytime soaps left in 2009.
Gordon: And with TV stations looking to contract budgets, that number could go down even more if they don't produce the ratings.
Chico: As for the Apprentice, never before seen eps will begin airing on BBC America in May.
Jason: Very cool.
Gordon: The Guiding Light cast may all go out and get Fully Loaded
Chico: I'll have to talk to Aubrey about that later. Meanwhile... If you're on Myspace, you may be able to watch a game show online soon.

Myspace is launching its first original game show, "BFF", with another RBB alum Amy Schumer hosting. It's a who-knows-you-better type game. It premiered Thursday. It's online right now at Myspace.com/bff.

Gordon: Hey! It's an internet version of 3's a Crowd! Whoopie!
Jason: Yippee!
Chico: Don't it make you want to waste a few minutes?
Gordon: Will it involve new media hoes?
Chico: Quuuuitepossibly!
Jason: Let's hope.
Chico: *plays "1,2,3,4" by the Plain White T's as an AFD joke*

In this week's Media Ho Report, Lakisha Jones (American Idol 6), is pregnant, The contestants for The Fashion Show are online on Bravotv.com, Ted Nugent has a new reality show competition... Carol Vorderman writes memoirs, while we find out that a heckler against Kara dioGuardi was Megan Joy's brother. Oops.

Gordon: But none of them are the hoes of the week.
Chico: Who you got?
Gordon: I got NBC Universal, The Weinstein Company and Lifetime, who FINALLY resolve that silly where is Project Runway going to be now issue. It will be on Lifetime, and it will air sometime in 2009
Jason: YAY! Fierce!
Chico: And the Weinsteins will pay through the ass for it.
Jason: rumored to be in the Millions.
Chico: New episodes will run in the summer.
Gordon: And those...are your hoes.
Chico: And finally, let's travel the globe. We're doing the hop this week

First, we hop to France... who's just picked up a remake of "Moneymaze"... OLDSCHOOL!

Jason: Way Old School!

... then we go to Nigeria, who've picked up "The Weakest Link". And over in the UK, they've just revived Shooting Stars.

Jason: Alright.
Gordon: Everything old is new again, eh?
Chico: And you love it like that.
Gordon: Sure do. And that's Brainvision. Shut it down.
Jason: (Shutting Down)
Chico: That'll do it for now. Still to come, though... it's time for the Cool Wall! Only it isn't!
Gordon: But when we come back, we do things in 3's.
Chico: This is We Love to Interrupt... around the game show world in 30 minutes...
Gordon: You give us 30 minutes, we give you a spa on Mars.

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