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Episode 17.14
April 7

Chico: Hey, it's Chico with you... and if it were up to me, Dolly Parton wouldn't have made it to the Idol stage.
Jason: Why?
Chico: Probably wouldn't have made to the Hollywood round. Let's just say she sounded a lot better 25 years ago.
Jason: She had a bad night.
Gordon: You sure she wasn't a pod person in disguise?
Jason: Oh come on, LEAVE DOLLY ALONE.
Gordon: And Chris Crocker has a new friend.
Chico: But seriously, if you heard her on Rod Stewart's GAS CD singing Baby It's Cold Outside... Oiga...
Gordon: I'm sensing that Jason will be the public defender this week, as I drag Chico with me into....THE DARK SIDE
Chico: More on what Dolly did this week in a moment but first... from somewhere in America... the Green edition of WLTI... is on!
Jason: Green as in environmentally friendly?
Chico: Very.
Gordon: Or green as in a lot of it that should never have been dealt out
Chico: In fact, we begin this show with ... recycling. Take you back to last year... May of 2007, ABC had a little show called "National Bingo Night".
Jason: NO BINGO!!!! Right?
Chico: Yeah, no bingo.
Gordon: NOOO BINGO
Chico: It had the largest bingo hopper made for television.
Jason: That was some set of balls.
Chico: No joke. Now the show was originally set to come back in December, but we got Duel instead... The hopper itself returns this week in GSN's new original series, Bingo America.
Gordon: In fact, we thought it would all go away...but it didn't
Chico: Big hopper.
Jason: I have a word for GSN...tech support.
Chico: GSN hasn't had decent tech support for at least 9 years.
Jason: No kidding.
Chico: But back to the game.
Jason: right.
Chico: The object: simple enough... score BINGO. You do that by answering questions based on the balls that come out of the hopper.
Jason: Through trivia questions. Numbers which...if you get it at home...gives you $50 for a bingo.
Chico: Those balls are also used as actual bingo balls that you at home can play. In found money, no less, J. It takes two games to win a match, and if you do win, you go on to the Bingo Bonus Board, which is essentially the Winner's Board from late-era SOTC. Decent prizes on that board... money, trips... hot dogs.
Jason: Nathans?
Gordon: Probably Pinks
Chico: Yeah, that's it. Pink's. My bad. They mentioned Pink's.
Jason: Those are some good dogs too.
Gordon: The famous Pink's Hot Dog Stand. Many a place used by game shows as their booby prize locale.
Jason: Next in LA, we must try them.
Gordon: And speaking of booby prizes, file that under B for Bingo. Lazy, unimaginative format and game play.
Chico: We'll get to that, but let's start with the good here...Patrick Duffy, in his first try at host... surprisingly competent. He, as we would say... GETS it. He's there to act as a conduit.
Gordon: Yes, but he couldn't salvage the format
Jason: I think he was just OK. He wasn't great. He felt robotic though.
Chico: Give him a couple of shows.
Jason: ok
Gordon: The problem is not Duffy. The problem is the game play
Chico: The game itself is solid, but the presentation leaves a little to be desired.
Gordon: Solid? Are you kidding me?
Chico: 1) Post-production. 2) The game hinges on the balls drawn. Theoretically, you could draw 60 balls and still not have a bingo.
Jason: The game is boring. I am with Gordon on this.
Gordon: You can draw 70 balls theoretically and not get a bingo
Jason: This is as exciting as watching paint dry.
Chico: The good news... at least it isn't National Bingo Night all over again.
Gordon: If I don't have a bingo card, I'm left to answer grade 2 level trivia questions.
Jason: If you can get on the web site...BAD GSN.
Chico: Yeah, I noticed that the site crashed when the show first aired. What's up with that mess?
Gordon: The only way the game progresses is if someone gets questions right, and if both people already have selected the same letter, then were just waiting for new letters to drop. And just to show you how slow this is, we have a speed round in place. Tons of edits, which you will see on every show to knock out the 8 or 9 balls not drawn.
Chico: Actually, correct answers mean more money.... Granted, it's $20 more, but still, it's more.
Gordon: Let's spend 5 minutes watching people draw 5 B's and add $18 to the pot. Whoopie.
Chico: It's a GSN production. You expect the next Millionaire? Heh.
Gordon: And the bonus round....has NOTHING to do with Bingo or the game. It's a rip off of the Sale of the Century Bonus board. I expect SOME sort of creativity.
Chico: It's basically what would happen if you made a scratch-off ticket a game show bonus round. Good for an interactive game, but not so much for a stand-alone game show.
Gordon: What about a card with lines and the first line that gets completed wins the prize designated on the line?
Chico: See... that would work, G. In fact, they had this before... Bonus Lingo, they called it.
Jason: I was bored.
Gordon: I'd rather see another season of Lingo. Crap premise. Crap show, Only Duffy saves me from not failing it. D for dreck.
Jason: But I will say this...I am on a sweepstakes site....and they love the interactivity.
Chico: And for that reason, I'm showing some leniency and only giving it a C-.
Gordon: Boooo.
Jason: Here's the deal...this should have never been picked up...and the website crash on the beginning night was bad. D.

BINGO AMERICA - GSN
CHICO GORDON JASON AVERAGE-O-MATIC
C- D D D

Gordon: Unfortunately, From an interactive prospective, it will be a hit, as much as I hate to admit it.
Jason: Chico, why are you being so nice to this show?
Chico: I would watch it, but I wouldn't make a habit of it. I can tolerate it.
Jason: I can't. And for $50...not worth it.
Chico: Let me put it to you this way. I gave Temptation a D. This is a step up.
Jason: No it isn't.
Gordon: I'd rather watch Temptation than Bingo
Chico: At least where I'm sitting.
Jason: Understood. But you are wrong
Chico: You may not agree with me, but hey, that's you.
Jason: All good, my friend.
Chico: You will agree with me, though, that there is another season of Hell's Kitchen on, right?
Jason: *&*&* yeah there is.
Chico: Best description I could come up with for the first episode... Gordon gets sick.
Gordon: Bllleeeeaaaaagh
Chico: Something like that.
Jason: Didn't see it.
Gordon: It's traditional Gordon. Nothing really new (besides the getting in disguise) and for the most part, it was fun
Chico: I enjoyed it.
Jason: Disguise?
Gordon: He dressed himself up as a contestant
Chico: That was brilliance.
Jason: How good did he look?
Gordon: It was pretty good. I would have like to have seen more play on it though. I'm not sure if any of what he heard will come into play.
Jason: It could if he was spying.
Chico: He doesn't seem to be the kind of person who'd forget. So to sum up... 1) Disguises make for good television. I think Bugs Bunny proved that.
Jason: Meeeeehhhhh...that's right doc
Chico: 2) This was THE WORST service in HK history.
Gordon: I'll disagree with worst. At least they got some dishes out. I believe that the openers of Season 2 and 3 they didn't get anything out.
Chico: All they had were appetizers. And that was the Red Team. The Blue Team didn't get ANY out.
Jason: Not good.
Gordon: No, but it was SOMEthing.
Chico: C) some things were just never meant to go together... Venison, caviar, and white chocolate chief among them.
Gordon: THAT I will agree with.
Jason: You have got be kidding.
Chico: And let's remind you that one of these losers is going to head the kitchen at Gordon's new LA eatery. All I can say is... Good luck with that.
Jason: What Chico said.
Gordon: That goes for me, too. Moving on this week, we had Rock The Cradle
Jason: Was this more of a sweet lullaby or a wet diaper?
Chico: Well, let's explain how this works. It's like American Idol.... only with celebrity offspring and four judges.
Gordon: The judges rate the singers from a scale of 1 to 10. The person with the highest number of points can't get booted on next weeks show
Chico: That person from last week was Lucy Walsh, Joe Walsh's daughter. The lowest score that week was Chloe Lattanzi... daughter of Olivia Newton-John.
Gordon: Chloe...got hit with nerves. Bye, Chloe. Lucy was quite good - as was most of the singers.
Jason: Anything new here?
Chico: Other than the extra judge, no.
Gordon: What I liked the best, however, was the judges brutal bluntness. They were not afraid to dish out the low scores, and I was happy to see that.
Chico: It was more like American Idol given the Dancing with the Stars treatment. That at least adds to the credibility aspect.
Gordon: There was nothing new, but the talent was sound. I agree with Chico. It would have fun to see an extra wrinkle, but this is not a bad start
Chico: Grade?
Gordon: Good show. Brings nothing new to the party, but it's fun and I like the premise. I also like the stage moms/dads on top with their opinion. It's fun to see who is a stage parent and who is actually going to be helpful. B.
Chico: I'm going to go with a B as well. The contestants are serious about this. This isn't But Can They Sing all over again. The judges are serious. This is a serious affair.
Gordon: And it's nice to see it being taken seriously

ROCK THE CRADLE - MTV
CHICO GORDON JASON AVERAGE-O-MATIC
B B NO GRADE B

Chico: And if you missed it, like J did... they air episodes on mtv.com. The internet is your friend.
Gordon: Yes it is. Finally, we end the week with...Duel 2.
Chico: One question. When did Greenie become so excited?
Jason: when he realized he could get away from Golic for a bit
Gordon: Greenie definitely improved. The show...not so much
Chico: Okay, a bit of a changeup this season, as players compete to complete five duels in a row for $500,000. We switch from a bank system to a money ladder.
Gordon: And you would think that it's safe, as no one has won 4 in a row, let alone 5.
Chico: The longer battle lasts, the more the duel is worth.
Jason: Ok.
Chico: If it goes the distance... it's worth $50,000. Here's the deal... Big Board up, please.


Duel Like You Mean It

- Going the Distance = $50,000
- Five Duels = automatic $500,000
- Game still has not changed.
 

Gordon: We also have...a bonus round.
Chico: It's one question, one chip, for double money. Some bonus. Oh, and you have seven seconds to answer it. This one's called Going Max. If you go the distance, the duel's worth $50,000. Get the Max question right, it's doubled to $100,000. Do that five times, that's $500,000. BUT... It comes with a crutch. If you play again and you lose, the money's all gone. Chips are going away.
Jason: You have to have some serious cojones.
Gordon: Lets say I have $400,000. Do I really want to risk $400,000 for an additional $100,000?
Chico: No. I wouldn't.
Gordon: not at all. There's no reason to go for it.
Jason: Nope.
Chico: But yeah, you need to be there strictly for the challenge to go for the full monty. And if you think that $400,000 is not a lot of money to risk, you are lying to yourself.
Gordon: Now this is all format. The game itself hasn't been changed
Jason: ok
Chico: No, it's still "Answer Questions, Win Money".
Gordon: Lose your chips, you're out. only 1 press
Chico: Down from 2.
Gordon: The money chain by the way - the max on the money chain is equivalent as $5,000 + the max you could go in the first season. So the chain is clearly as a cost cutting move.
Jason: Pretty much, it seems.
Chico: But surprisingly, I thought this season was better than last season. Yep. Especially when you take into account that the top money is now $500K... a THIRD of what it was during the winter. But I honestly think it works better THIS way (the mechanic, not the whole game) than it did during the winter. Like the way Gordon approved of 1 vs. 100's second season over its first.
Gordon: I agree with Chico on that. Unfortunately, we needed a chance in the game - and we didn't get it. Same plodding pace (though they made the speed faster, and I attribute it to Greenberg)
Chico: Greenie's about business this time out.
Jason: Would you compare Greenie's performance to Mandel's after Deal or No Deal returned?
Chico: ... Yes I would, actually. Once he got nice and cozy, he stopped being so wooden.
Jason: Thats good.
Gordon: It's better than season 1, but Duel still has work to do. C-.
Chico: It won't get it done facing TPIR, though. C-. But last night, the show got killed.
Jason: Who won the time slot?
Chico: I'm glad you asked that question... TPIR.
Gordon: What's the rating numbers?
Chico: 8.55m vs. 3.93m
Gordon: OUCH!
Chico: That's something about 40% of TPIR's audience. Greenie, meet Drew. How are ya! *WHAP*.
Gordon: It's worse than any of Amnesia's scores.
Chico: And Amnesia was cancelled. Doesn't give me much hope for Duel season 2.
Gordon: Or hope for a Season 3.
Chico: So what did the 4 million people who watch Duel miss? Oh, arguably the biggest Clock Game win EVER.
Gordon: Oh really? (Sharpens knives)
Chico: Setting the scene here. Clock Game was this week's Million Dollar Game. Cynthia gets to play for a sofa and an elliptical trainer. Gordon, you be Cynthia.
Gordon: Not only will I be Cynthia, I'll be me, as playing it with Jason Block
Chico: What's the price of the sofa?
Gordon: Hmmm....$899.
Chico: Got it.
Gordon: Weeeeeeee!
Jason: Here we go.
Chico: Now this is all relevant, because, 1) I don't think someone got it in one shot before. Or if they did... I don't remember it, and 2) if she gets both in 10 seconds... that's a million bucks.
Gordon: It's happened before that someone has gotten one right on the nose. I don't know if someone has gotten both right
Chico: Okay, it's happened before. Now to the elliptical trainer... 29 seconds for win, 9 seconds for $1 million. Go.
Gordon: I'll guess....since it's a ALWAYS the second price in the Clock Game 90% of the time....$999.
Chico: Got it. So she wins a million dollars and I call shenanigans.
Gordon: Me too.
Jason: Go on.
Chico: You play Clock Game for a million, it should not be THAT easy. Because nine times out of ten, the price ends in 99.
Jason: What determines Easy?
Chico: If you are a loyal friend and true, than that is a given.
Gordon: First of all, you shouldn't get 10 seconds. It should be 5. Second of all, if you've seen TPIR at all, you know the prices of the items.
Chico: If you're going to play Clock Game for a million, mix it up.
Gordon: Third of all, there's been MANY many times where someone has won both in under 10 seconds - even more than bidding $1,000 or less in a showcase. Make the second price $1,257
Chico: Or $923. Or something.
Gordon: Or $772
Chico: Make'em work for it.
Gordon: But anything except $_99. Especially $999
Chico: I know you have some oddly priced swag somewhere.
Jason: So, let me get this straight Gordon....you are not happy when someone gets the showcase within $1,000...and you are not happy when someone wins the million dollar game?
Gordon: Because all you get is $_ 69
Jason: What will make you happy?
Gordon: I am not happy when the money is delivered to you no a platter. I'll be happy if they get it within $250 in a showcase, or within 5 seconds in the Clock Game, or done legally in Deal or No Deal
Jason: I will agree with you on the Deal thing...
Gordon: Instead of going 'Look! Free Money! You want some money, Chico?'
Chico: I'll take your money... err. I'll take some money.
Gordon: Before we continue
Jason: Oh and BTW...we are not making fun of the contestant for WINNING the million dollars.
Chico: No.
Jason: She did it within the rule set.
Chico: By all means, no. Absolutely.
Gordon: Not at all. If anything, I give her credit for watching the show and making the producers look like idiots
Jason: That's college fund money for her 15mo old child.
Chico: Agreed. *applause*
Jason: Let me ask you something... would you have been happy if the $1M was won in any of the other $1M game?
Chico: Ask me something.
Jason: One Away, Plinko, Range Game 1/2 off
Gordon: Yes, because it was HARD to do
Jason: All 5 in One Away. The Exact Price in Range Game
Chico: golden chip in Plinko.
Gordon: If I can hear something and go, ooh, I can do that without a problem, then it's too easy.
Jason: 1 in 15 in 1/2 off
Gordon: Pinko and Half Off were both luck, so yes, I'm fine with that
Jason: But this one...no way, huh?
Chico: Yeah. Bit too easy.
Gordon: Range Game is Power of 10, and we've seen how hard THAT is, so yes, I would be cool with that. I think only a habndful of people have gotten all 5 right on the first shot in 1 away, so that was cool, too.
Chico: Golden chip was also difficult to get. Let alone play.
Gordon: But how many times have you seen someone nail the clock game in under 10 seconds? I've seen it a bunch of times.
Chico: I mean, it didn't happen... but we can imagine. Back to Friday. Could Cynthia win another million?
Jason: She could, as her spin got her the showcase....and BTW...it was amazing to see a Viper winner spin 2nd.
Chico: The showcase:... an American flag, a trailer ... trip to Hawaii... and red, white, & blue Jeeps. Prices. J?
Jason: I saw it...and I will give you what I bid $80,000.
Chico: Gordon? You just want to give me your first two numbers, since I know what you're going to bid for the last three, you sick pre-vert?
Gordon: I'll give you all of them, in honor of my opinion on the Million Dollar Clock Game. $69,069
Chico: As I thought. Heh. Price... $78,220. Gordon wins it. But no more million.
Jason: She wins her showcase though.
Chico: But Cynthia... winning it all.. Say it with me now... THAT... DOESN'T... HAPPEN!
Gordon: what was her total?
Chico: $1,089,017
Jason: in cash and prizes.
Gordon: Congratulations to Cynthia, and..And...aww, the hamsters are doing their own showcases.
Jason: Oh?
Chico: And Showcase #1... Shredded newspaper, a year's worth of cheeseballs, and a brand new wheel!!!
Gordon: We got for Showcase #2...a trip to Farmer Brown Hamster Ranch...a set of platinum cages...a hamster go cart...and...Eve the cat???!? No no no, you can not put Eve up as an item to be won. Bad Hamsters!
Chico: Spread the love, you guys! Come on! Play nice.
Jason: Yeah. She scratches.
Chico: Okay, Gordon, you set us up, I'll go get the jackets.
Gordon: 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. First up, G?
Gordon: First up, who's up for some upfronts?
Jason: I am.

Make a Date for Fall 2008, when The Biggest Loser and Deal Or No Deal get new seasons. That's right, Alex Davis, DOND is coming back, so get ready to shave your head. Celebrity Apprentice and The Chopping Block (A Restaurant competition) show up in Winter / Spring

Chico: And although it hasn't been announced, I would not be surprised if NBC quietly stockpiles eps of 1 vs. 100 in case one of their reality entries goes belly up.
Jason: You got that right. Everyone likes the Mob.
Chico: But yeah, NBC seems hell-bent on going 52-weeks. Fox tried it, but the one thing you can't change are people's minds. Summer = happy fun time away from television.
Gordon: which is good - just make sure that you have enough stockpiled in case something goes bad.
Jason: And next summer, they want new series of Nashville Star, American Gladiators, Last Comic Standing and America's Got Talent 4
Chico: I'd believe it. Makes perfect sense, really. Okay, next up... let's get loaded.
Jason: Hic.
Gordon: Fart
Chico: Thanks, Gordon's butt. I got DVDs. Actually our good friend Mike the K gave us this tip. Thanks, Mike!

BCI may be dipping into more of the old Goodson-Todman files as we get Tattletales, Match Game vol. 2, and MAYBE What's My Line. All this coming from TV Shows on DVD.

Jason: And the Price is Right set just came out on the 25th of March.
Chico: It's a buy if you see it.
Jason: And again, speaking of What's My Line...you know what to do...4 weeks to go...let's extend the run if we can! http://www.whatsmyline.org
Gordon: Speaking of buying. let's just say you were on Temptation
Chico: "I was on Temptation."
Jason: Ok.
Gordon: How much of a lead would you spend to play instant cash?
Jason: 10...15 max.
Chico: I wouldn't go past 10
Gordon: What about if it was for...$500.
Jason: same deal...maybe $5
Gordon: Chico?
Chico: Again, I wouldn't go past 10
Gordon: What about spending, for a shot at $500....a $45 lead?
Chico: umm... no
Jason: Say what? $45? OMGWTFBBQ?

Are you smarter than...Katina, who blows a $45 lead for a shot at $500. She winds up with $100, and loses the game by $3.

Chico: Hope she enjoys that money..
Jason: Yeah
Gordon: And as for Haterade...this time, it really is the media's fault.
Jason: Isnt it always? :P
Chico: What did we do this time?
Gordon: Not us, But TMZ.

Remember the whole David Cook hospital scare? Well TMZ reported that David Cook...DIED...in the hospital. Oops.

Jason: You have got to be kidding me.... Morons
Chico: TMZ, folks... Never letting the truth get in the way of a good story. Unlike... well.. US.
Jason: Believe or not, my now ex law firm made TMZ a couple of weeks ago.

Meanwhile, they miss the real Idol death this week - Elliott Yamin's mom


Chico: (removes hat, silence)
Jason: condolences, Mr. Yamin. She was one of the nice presences of that season.
Chico: Oh yeah
Gordon: Sure was. what's next?
Chico: So as we send our condolences to her family, we move on to more worldly ordeals. We're going to Israel for this one...

Unfortunately, we have another loss to the game show world, as "Pitzuhim" host Shosh Atari passes on at age 58.

Chico: She hosted the show during the 1980s on Israeli educational television.

(silence)

Chico: Thank you.

Meanwhile, Power of 10 is sold further abroad... Germany, Poland, India, Finland, South Africa, Venezuela, Croatia, Ukraine, Armenia, and Vietnam are the latest to sign on.

Jason: I wish it well...it's a fun format.
Chico: Oh yeah. It's very cerebral. I like cerebral.
Gordon: You like sofas?
Chico: I love sofas. Especially the big red ones.
Jason: Me too. They are comfy.
Chico: Here's one for you...

If you're in Robinson Township, PA, and you want to be on Deal or No Deal, show up at the Mall at Robinson on April 12.
http://www.realitywanted.com/call/2416-deal-or-no-deal-open-casting-calls

Chico: You'll also find more info on national casting calls there.
Gordon: Sounds like a plan to me
Chico: Here's a plan for you...

Project Runway 5 is now casting...
http://www.realitywanted.com/call/2369-project-runway-5-now-casting

Jason: FIERCE!

Pick Up Artist 2 is now casting...
http://www.realitywanted.com/call/2430-pick-up-artist-2-casting-now

Jason: Not so fierce.
Chico: But okay. And finally...

Wipe Out is now casting...
http://www.realitywanted.com/call/2423-abcs-wipeout-open-casting-calls-ca


Gordon: The show with a fierce obstacle course.
Chico: NOT the fierce word game from the 80s. Speaking of wipe out, now with painful eliminations and other media hoes, here's Gordon... *plays "Pimpin' All Over the World"*

In this week's Hodometer, John O'Hurley will host Secret Talents of the Stars, Mark Burnett invests in microwave oven technology, and Biggest Loser Alums Amy Hildreth and Marty Wolff get married...

Chico: *plays "Wedding March"*
Jason: (throws rice)

DWTS's Tony Dovolani is expecting twins, While Derek Hough hurts himself (he's ok, though)...

Chico: Interestingly enough on the same night that David Cook gets looked at.
Jason: He's ok too. Not dead.
Chico: Can't stress that enough. (David Cook) I'm Not Dead Yet! (/DC)
Jason: (through vocoder)

Pat Sajak goes after Idol. Joshua leaves the Big Brother House, and Steve Guttenberg leaves DWTS - neither of them are dead either. Ramiele's not dead either... but she is eliminated.

Gordon: And neither of them are the Ho of the Week.
Chico: But who is your ho of the week?
Gordon: The ho of the week is...Ellen DeGeneres, who will NOT be co-hosting Idol Gives Back
Chico: ... WHAT?
Jason: Nope.
Chico: Run that by me again, Gordon?
Gordon: Ellen Degeneres is NOT hosting Idol Gives Back. Ryan Seacrest will be doing it instead.
Jason: Why did she back out?
Gordon: The 'official' explanation is that it conflicts with her taping dates. Uhhh...this is something you knew for over 6 months, Ellen. I don't buy it.
Jason: Neither do I. Something's up.
Chico: I'm guessing she read J's column and smelled something rotten. Almost like "This operation stinks."
Jason: Things that make you go hmmmm.
Gordon: And those...are your...hmmmmm....hoes.
Chico: And finally, let's give you the business, starting with the green light.
Jason: So what's the answer to THEY GREENLIT THAT?!?!
Gordon: The answer this week is...Al Roker.
Chico: Oh yeah.

NBC and FremantleMedia aren't talking about who'll host the upcoming celeb editions of Family Feud, but reports say that Al Roker wants the job.

Jason: He wouldn't be bad.
Chico: All I can say is after watching him on Millionaire... they could do a lot worse.
Gordon: OK. We all know that Al Roker wants a game show gig - even more than Dave Price does. You really can't expect much, ratings-wise out of Feud, so why not try him there?
Jason: Seriously. Give it a shot.
Chico: Wouldn't hurt.
Jason: Sure as heck better than Dan Cortese.
Chico: O'Hurley'll be back on the job in the fall anyway.
Jason: Besides...he is about as busy as Seacrest.
Chico: True
Gordon: Anything else?
Chico: Oh. Hold on. Got something for the bat.
Jason: (hands you the bat)

While we're on the Feud, replays of season eight begin Monday on ION at 7p. Also, in another swing, ABC has announced their summer slate with no less than six games on it.

Chico: The games are... The Bachelorette (hawk-ptooie), The Mole, Wipe Out, Dance Machine, and High School Musical Summer Session.
Jason: I forgot Dance Machine.
Chico: And Wanna Bet makes six. With Ant & Dec. That's gonna be fun.
Jason: Yup.
Chico: Okay, shut it down, guys.
Jason: Shutting Down. (feeding animals)
Gordon: (Boooop)
Chico: Next up, we're going to play cowboys and... cowboys.
Gordon: And then later, we do the Pyramid, in our fun happy time
Chico: This is WLTI, give us three pages, we'll give you the game show world.

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