Episode 17.14
April 7

Jason: Squashed like a bug.
Gordon: Maybe GSN will repurpose them, like they did Bingo
Chico: Maybe.
Jason: Maybe indeed.
Gordon: Who wants to solve some lists?
Jason: I do! I do!
Chico: Me. Let's play List Abuse.
Jason: Bring it on.
Gordon: First one...

The women's team
The men's team
The bored customers
The puking

Jason: buzz
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Things you see on Hell's Kitchen.
Gordon: Very good. Simple enough. Next one?
Chico: Next...

Family Feud...
American Gladiators...
The concept of Grease...

Gordon: (Giiive Me Your Buzzeeeeeer)
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: Shows on NBC
Chico: No, but you're thinking.

The National Bingo Night Bingodrome

Jason: OVER HERE
Chico: Block?
Jason: Summer shows
Chico: Grease wasn't on summer, was it?
Jason: oh well
Gordon: Uh...no. Neither was Bingo
Chico: Okay.. continuing..

The set of Card Sharks 2001...
The Wipeout Board...
Knight Rider...
My newspaper...

Chico: Anybody?
Jason: Nope.

(crickets)

Chico: Things that are/were recycled.
Jason: Ok ok
Gordon: Survey Says....XXXXXXXXX. How was Card Sharks 2001 Recycled?
Chico: Whammy.
Jason: That's Press Your Luck
Chico: Pieces of the set were used.
Gordon: Very very very obscure
Chico: Eh, not really. I mean, you could tell... Okay, next?
Gordon: Next one..

The Biggest Loser
Beauty and the Geek
Rock the Cradle
America's Got Talent
American Idol
The first 3 seasons of Pants Off Dance Off

Chico: (BUZZER!)
Gordon: Chico-san?
Chico: ... blank.
Jason: BUZZ
Gordon: Things with a Blank? No (BUZZ) Jason-san?
Jason: Things produced by Fremantle
Gordon: no (buzz)

The second to last episode of Next Food Network Star
Every episode of Make Me a Supermodel
Nashville Star

Jason: BUZZ
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Things determined by Public Vote
Gordon: That's It! (DING)
Jason: Damn!
Chico: I had it.
Gordon: The Biggest Loser's twist is that one of the finalists will be determined by you, the voter. Good idea or bad idea?
Jason: Bad idea!
Chico: Let's see... no skill involved... but plenty of popularity. Yeah, what do you think I'm going to say?
Gordon: I'm not a big fan either. I know that interactivity is craved, but can we have it without altering the gameplay? please?
Jason: Please. With sugar on top
Chico: We're begging. Next up...

Doing commercials for tax services...
The Moment of Truth...

Jason: BUZZ
Chico: Reality Remix... Jason?
Jason: Desperate acts by Game Show Hosts
Chico: ... CLOSE. (BZZZ)

Headlining Game Show Legend at a casino somewhere...
The Daily 10
Never Not Funny podcast.

Gordon: (I'm a Cow! Milk Me!)
Chico: Pepper?
Gordon: Desperate Acts by hosts who used to helm shows on the Game Show Network?
Chico: THAT's it. It was "GSN Hosts: Where Are They Now?"
Jason: Who does commercials for tax services
Chico: Corbin Bernsen
Gordon: Sal Masekela does Daily 10. Marky Mark does Moment of Truth
Chico: Jimmy Pardo does "Never Not Funny"
Gordon: Jimmy Pardo (win Ben's steins money) does Never Not Funny
Jason: ok
Gordon: and Funny Money
Chico: Some of them have decent gigs. Others... not so much. Next.
Jason: Very good.
Gordon: Next one

We redeemed ourselves this year.
We apologize for what happened in season 3

Jason: BUZZ
Chico: (BUZZER!)
Gordon: Jason
Jason: Things The American Idol Producers say.
Gordon: Nooo ( BUZZ) Chico?
Chico: ... I was gonna say that.
Gordon: (BUZZ) Continuing

We didn't vote like crazy like we did during that season. She's not good enough.
And because of that, Ramiele Mulaby will not be torturing your eardrums anymore.

Jason: BUZZ
Gordon: Jason
Jason: Things the Filipino people said.
Gordon: That's right.
Chico: I was going for Hawaiians. Honest.
Jason: She is a Floridian.
Chico: And Sanjaya was from Washington. Explain that.
Jason: I can't.
Chico: There you go
Gordon: In case you haven't noticed, people will vote for their own ethnicity, regardless of where they currently are, or what musical talent they do - or do not - have. She was born in Saudi Arabia and grew up in the Philippines.
Chico: Crazy, ain't it?
Jason: "We should come to a time where we are judged by the content of our character instead of the color of our skin." MLK, Jr. Or something like that.
Chico: How poignant. Especially on the 40th anniversary of his death. Keep the dream alive, folks, next.

Amnesia...
America's Funniest Home Video...
Canterbury's Law
Bones
Ghost Whisperer

Gordon: (MOO GOO GAI PAN!)
Chico: Pepper.
Gordon: Shows on Friday night that are getting shelled by The Price is Right
Chico: Would be right, except the next item is...

"The Price is Right"

Gordon: (MOO GOO GAI PAN! SECONDS!)
Chico: Seconds, Gordon?
Gordon: Shows on Friday Night
Chico: .... *does the "come on" hand motion* Shows on Friday night...
Gordon: Shows that have beaten Duel?
Chico: SOUNDLY.
Jason: All of those shows beat Duel...ho.lee. cow.
Chico: In fact, on broadcast last night... Duel came in DEAD LAST.
Gordon: Did it lose to My Network?
Jason: Um...I yawned on my podcast for a reason, folks.
Chico: I didn't see any numbers for My Network TV. But CW beat it.
Jason: WWE beat it. Nice.
Chico: Again, Duel came in DEAD LAST.
Jason: I saw this coming but still wow.
Chico: Including being completely owned by TPIR
Gordon: I think we all did - and the only reason why it got renewed was because of the strike
Chico: Oh yeah.
Jason: That's right.
Chico: Shame too... Greenie looked good on it. Oh well.
Jason: Sorry, didn't mean to let my ego get in the way there
Gordon: Jay has AN EGO?
Jason: Shut. Up. You.
Chico: News to me.
Gordon: I never would have guessed that
Jason: Three words. Rock. Chalk. Jayhawk.
Gordon: (Puts on Kansas shirt)
Chico: You both can kiss my ass.
Jason: Our job is done. (high five)
Gordon: (high five)
Jason: Any more lists?
Chico: Nope, but we have a big finish. See you on the other side.

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Gordon: Is Samuel L. Jackson hosting it?
Chico: Why not... coolest man in the world... Coldest game in the world
Gordon: ...there you go. Big Finish Time!
Chico: Who's leaving on Idol?
Jason: Kristy Lee Cook
Gordon: Bye Kristy. DWTS - Who's next?
Jason: Adam Carolla.
Chico: I don't know, J... He was pretty good last week. He may be starting to take this a bit seriously.
Gordon: Hey may. I'll say Marissa...again...
Chico: I'm going to go with Marissa. She's a little weird-footed. And she's supposed to be a Broadway star, too
Jason: She is.
Gordon: Any chance that Olivia Newton John's daughter doesn't bite it on Rock the Cradle?
Jason: Nope. I heard she was horrible.
Chico: Yeah. She really was
Gordon: I don't know if the nerves will help her this time out.
Chico: No.
Gordon: Biggest Loser - will the audience vote a good player or a favorite?
Chico: Favorite. It's always how it works
Jason: Favorite.
Gordon: But my favorites are the people who send us email. Who do we have this week?
Chico: We have one from Linda Daniels. Thanks, Linda!

Chico: Thanks, Linda. I believe that the answer was printed in TV Guide somewhere, but it has to do with the fact that they're editing separate stacks of questions into an hour of television. It reduces cost and maximizes profit.
Jason: right.
Gordon: We have more mail
Chico: And even if that's wrong, it's the simplest explanation I can come up with, and I am a fervent subscriber of Ockham's Razor. More mail? From whom?
Gordon: We have... a long...mail from Daniel Benfield. So long, that we're going to cut it up and save the rest of next show. But we'll start with Dan, part 1. "1) Did you see Temptation the week of March 3rd-7th? It was the first five taped episodes. Me, it was pretty cool - not much different, though (why don't they show the two PILOTS?)" Yep - saw it

Gordon: (Takes pillow. Throws it at Jason)
Jason: (throws back) I don't get why people are still watching this dreck. Outside of the fact you are covering it.
Chico: To us game show freaks, it's blasphemy. To everyone else, it's just forgettable.

Jason: I mentioned these in my podcasts weeks ago...and I agree with everything he said. Love the idea.
Gordon: And we'll end the letter right there. More Dan Benfield next week
Chico: okay, one more mail... and it's from your favorite friend, G. It's from your friend "Identity Withheld"
Jason: This doesn't bode well
Chico: See at least I could make the first letter sound smart and legitimate. I can't do anything for this...

Chico: Gordon... Spiel, please.
Jason: Time for the lesson. (hands you the mortarboard hat)
Gordon: Ok. For all of you who are writing to us about Are You Smarter than a 5th grader - we are not connected to the show. If you want the email address, it's Jason Wuthrich, care of...
Jason: NO NO NO Bad Gordon...no home game! :P
Gordon: We love you, Stat-Boy!
Chico: Seriously, if you want to send that question, it's fox.com/smarter. We don't handle that. And for future reference, GSNN is wholly independent from any show, production company, or network.
Jason: No pitches, or anything like that.
Chico: First, we'll laugh at you, then we'll use them against you.
Gordon: Yay!
Chico: Because that's the way G-Dog gets down. YUUUUH.
Gordon: Yee...haw
Jason: Where do we get the normal mail from?
Chico: Normal mail goes to wlti@gameshownewsnet.com or Myspace.com/WLTIonGSNN
Jason: Much obliged
Gordon: And that ends the show. Special thanks to Jason Block for joining us this evening
Chico: We'll see you next week with more... stuff. Until then for Gordon Pepper and everyone at GSNN, I'm Chico Alexander... Game over... and spread the love...
Jason: You got it.