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Episode 23.15 - Double Double Boys In Trouble
April 19

Gordon: This is Gordon Pepper, and I'm sure some of you are wondering where all these statues of Gordon and Chico faces are coming from.
Chico: Yeah, where did these statues come from? I don't remember ordering THIS many...
Jason: Uh huh...sure. Look, I know you guys have egos...but huh?
Gordon: Well, I got them from the Let's Make a Deal emporium. They had a buy one get the second one free deal.
Chico: So you just went nuts, didn't you?
Gordon: Well I wanted to get to the theme this week. It's DOUBLE Trouble.
Jason: A ha.
Chico: Yep. We've got double of everything. I'm still... ONE... Chico Alexander... and from somewhere somewhere in America America... W W L L T T I I is ON ON!
Gordon: Whoo Whoo!
Chico: Haaaay.
Gordon: We are joined today by Jason Block.
Jason: Thank you thank you. Great to be here as always.
Chico: Great to have you. Lots of stuff to go over, so let's double time it. We start with... (Peyton Manning) ... DOUBLE TRUMP. (/Peyton Manning)
Gordon: We have Double the firings this week, as Michael Johnson and Selita Ebanks gets booted. But was it the right call?
Chico: Well, let's go to root causes here... Selita didn't really go to bat for the team. Michael didn't get fired as much as he resigned for family issues.
Gordon: Michael had a family emergency to go to, which apparently is not as important as the flu or a trip to the President.
Jason: Which Sharon went to.
Chico: And then Cyndi was sick. So a lot of inaction, but Sharon was working from a distance. So Michael has a family emergency. What did Selita have? According to her teammates... Not much.
Gordon: So I ask you - is it right to fire Michael or hypocritical?
Jason: Hypocritical. Cyndi should have been fired in week one.
Chico: Yep.
Jason: But they kept her on for ratings. Every decision has been spot on until now. This is the "Kardashian" decision of this season.
Chico: But if memory serves, this was Michael's decision to quit the show. He wasn't fired, he quit.
Gordon: Not really. It was Trump saying he couldn't take the leave of absence.
Jason: But they are letting Sharon Osbourne get away with everything...synergy perhaps?
Chico: Yep.
Jason: Michael Johnson doesn't have a #1 show on NBC.
Chico: And Michael Johnson doesn't have the Sharon Osbourne personality. No pepper in his pepper steak.
Gordon: You mean you think Sharon Osbourne gets special treatment because she's a judge on America's Got Talent and her co-worker Piers Morgan won season #1?
Jason: Yes. I do. So there.
Chico: ... YOU SAID IT. NOT ME. :-)
Gordon: I did. But this shouldn't be a shock here.
Jason: it isn't.
Chico: But if I'm being honest here... this is NOT the first move like this, it won't be the last (unless Apprentice 10 actually is about hardcore job business instead of please be my friend, Donald!)
Gordon: One more thing to think about. And this is defending The Donald here - You know Cyndi's trip has a return date. You know Sharon's health has a return date. Michael said he didn't know when he would return.
Jason: That's true.
Chico: Right. So there's something.
Gordon: I think if he said 3 days, that he could have taken it and gotten away with it.
Jason: Actually a bigger something. Darryl Strawberry quit in the same way
Gordon: I think it's not the same way.
Chico: Did Straw have a say so in it?
Jason: Yes. He said he wanted to quit. Trump said bye.
Gordon: Yes, but it was because he's tired, not because he had something to do.
Chico: So this is not the same as what Michael did.
Gordon: Not at all. I think Michael had an intention to come back and compete. Darryl didn't.
Chico: Michael essentially said "Hey, I gotta take care of something important, can I get a few days?" Trump said no. Michael said. "Fine. I'm up out." If this was anything else, he probably would've gotten the few days.
Jason: Can we see yet where the show is headed yet?
Gordon: Besides the crapper?
Chico: Nope.
Jason: I mean do we all think this is going to be a Sharon/Cyndi final?
Chico: Because that's what gives you the ratings.
Jason: So people like Maria Kanellis, who is hot and smart, won't do it?
Chico: Nope. Because hot and smart people don't watch NBC. :-)
Gordon: C-Level celebrities don't make good finals to catch ratings. And you can't get in trouble if you're out doing stuff.
Chico: What're you getting at, G?
Gordon: Let's figure out who's going to be in the finals. Big Bored please?


Star Power

- Final Four: Curtis, Maria, Cyndi, Sharon

 

Gordon: The subject; Star Power. So Chico, do you have the Alive list?
Chico: I do have the alive list.
Gordon: Present please
Chico: For Tenacity, we still have Cyndi, Holly Robinson Peete, Maria, Sharon, and Summer Sanders (requisite game show host). For RockSolid: Goldberg, Bret Michaels, and Curtis Stone (poor man's Gordon Ramsay).
Gordon: Lets get rid of the people who Trump is itching to fire.
Jason: Summer.
Gordon: Bret Michaels - Gone. And Goldberg.
Chico: Maria... maybe.
Jason: Maria has a shot. Seriously.
Chico: So we're looking at Curtis Stone, Maria, Cyndi and Sharon... final four.
Jason: I think so.
Gordon: Well lets next get rid of the people with no Finals Drawing power.
Chico: Bye Maria.
Jason: Bye Curtis.
Chico: We're at the damn Cyndi/Sharon final again!
Gordon: No chance to see Holly Robinson Peete?
Jason: No.
Chico: Nope. Hasn't done anything of note since she hung with Mr. Cooper.
Gordon: So Cindy/Shannon is what we have. Who wins this cat fight?
Jason: Sharon Osbourne.
Chico: Sharon. I think Cyndi's uppance comes at the last second.
Jason: Exactly.
Chico: Wring all the drama out of it.
Gordon: I don't know how you can give someone a win when they haven't been there
Jason: It's Trump.
Chico: He'll find a way
Gordon: Maybe he will
Chico: Maybe. Now notice we said... DOUBLE Trump.
Jason: Yes.
Chico: Did you know that Donald Trump likes to golf?
Jason: He has courses all over the world. Yes :-)
Chico: So combine Donald's love of golf... with Donald's love of celebrity... with Donald's love of himself... and you get... Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf.
Jason: Ta-da!
Chico: Now, if you remember Shell's Wonderful World of Golf, the show plays the same way, except they do match play instead of stroke play, and they involve celebrities golfing against each other. But other than that... same show.
Jason: If you aren't a golfer, you would be bored.
Chico: Now, I've played enough NES Open Tournament golf to know that Match play is basically, whoever wins a hole wins a point, most points in 18 holes wins.
Gordon: At least on the Apprentice, they have the celebrities yapping at each other and showing drama.
Chico: Here, we have golf for golf people, with a little smack in between to keep things light. And because it's his show... Donald Trump gets a few words in edgewise.
Gordon: Where's the smack, exactly?
Chico: Well, this week they had Lawrence Taylor vs. Jerry Hill, so... ribbing before the course. And that's all.
Gordon: Any trash talk during play?
Chico: Sporadic at best. Just... it's like when we were at Atlantic City. We're all just muttering obscenities to ourselves.
Gordon: You'd expect that in poker. Not in golf. Now when we do the mini golf invitationals, the smack comes in fast and frequent.
Chico: We have the video to prove it.
Jason: Very much so

DONALD J. TRUMP'S FABULOUS WORLD OF GOLF
Golf
CHICO GORDON JASON AVERAGE
C+ C C C

Gordon: I do agree with you in the review. If you're a golf purist, you'll like the show. If you're just there to see the celebrity wackiness, well, here's not enough wackiness to keep you watching. C.
Chico: Agreed. I mean, I was thinking back to the Apprentice... When the Donald isn't talking about himself... the show is an actual solid golf show. If you're into golf, then you should have no problem. If you're not... you should have no problem getting to sleep. C+
Jason: Exactly. Right in the middle...C.
Gordon: So we got rid of 2 board room members. Let's get rid of 2 singers.



Chico: Remember, due to the judges' save being used to save Big Mike, we get rid of two. First, we put Andrew Garcia out of his misery early. Shocker.
Gordon: Not at all. Despite being in the bottom 2, he was so bad that no one was going to vote for him.
Chico: I know. I was being facetious.
Gordon: But now we get into a little Chaos Theory.
Chico: VERY little. :-)  Probably because by now we all expect it.
Gordon: Now who was so good that you knew people were going to vote for them?
Jason: Crystal... Lee...
Chico: Yep. Crystal, Lee... Big Mike was a lock if only for the relapse effect.
Gordon: Id even add, believe it or not...Tim, which I thought had one of the top performances of the night.
Jason: You were the one. But that's ok.
Chico: He went from his strength to his strength. To be sure. So Crystal, Lee, Mike, and Tim. I don't recall Siobhan doing herself ANY favors...
Gordon: Right. So now let's talk about the people who the audience KNEW was in trouble, so they had to vote to save them.
Jason: Casey, Aaron and Siobhan.
Gordon: Right, so Siobhan, Aaron and Casey, who was boring.
Chico: And Casey... yeah. Boring. So that leaves Katie, who honestly could've gone either way.
Gordon: That left Katie, who didn't give a good performance and not bad enough to get the judges ire.
Chico: For one, she had a moderately decent night. Not good enough to get her fans voting. Not bad enough to... get her fans voting.
Gordon: That spells trouble.
Jason: Big time. Next week is inspirational songs...who is in need of a helping hand?
Chico: I think Aaron needs some inspiration up in him. Casey... MAYBE. But this is a week where you have to have passion more than anything. You have to really drive the vote. If you can't do that, then you're going to have a hard time come elimination.
Jason: Especially when you are going to drive them to donate as well.
Gordon: Sure are.
Chico: Now... part of it is also who's going to gel with the mentor, who, this week, is Alicia Keys. Thoughts?
Jason: I see Michael doing well with her, Aaron and Siobhan.
Gordon: Inspiration songs have been on the docket of Michael and Aaron, so they should be ok here.
Jason: Lee, Casey, not so much. Crystal yes. Tim...is Tim.
Gordon: You can save a spot in the bottom 3 for Tim. Regardless of how he sings.
Chico: Check..
Gordon: I think the loser of Casey Vs. Lee shows up there, too. I think the loser of Aaron Vs. Siobhan shows up.
Chico: So Aaron vs. Siobhan... then Casey vs. Lee... then Tim. So we're clear.
Jason: Yup. Of course this is all pre-performance.
Gordon: I think the only person who's in the clear is Crystal. Right now, she's Crystal Clear :)
Chico: You were waiting MONTHS to break that one out.
Gordon: I was, actually :D
Jason: (rimshot)
Gordon: Based on what we saw with Michael, though, I think any of them could have problems with a bad performance except Crystal. Keep this in mind. What do we say about singers in the same genre?
Chico: They split the vote.
Jason: Exactly.
Gordon: What genres are Casey, Crystal and Lee in?
Jason: Country Rock... Folk Rock... Guitar Rock...
Chico: Country folk guitar rock.
Gordon: But its Rock. The only one of the 3 who diversified is Crystal.
Jason: If she stays on (according to the news reports)... But yes.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: We could see a showdown between Lee and Casey sooner than later.
Chico: Then there's Aaron and Tim... innocent skinny geeky white boy pop. Clay Aikenish almost. Archuletaish almost.
Gordon: I'm just going to take the high road on this.
Chico: And that leaves Big Mike and Siobhan. Two people who honestly can sing anything.
Gordon: Keep this in mind about Mike. You think he'd do R&B. He's done more Rock than R&B. In fact, you could say Siobhan is carrying the R&B vote. Song choice for Mike could be crucial.
Jason: Very much so.
Chico: This is going to be a game changer, this Idol Gives Back week.
Jason: I would love to see Siobhan do Marvin Gaye
Gordon: I think she could nail 'What's Going on'
Chico: I think so...
Jason: Who does I Believe I Can Fly?
Gordon: R. 'Closet dweller' Kelly
Chico: Please. The writing writes itself. Aaron Kelly does R Kelly.
Jason: ROFL
Chico: And because he doesn't have that powerful a voice, he sucks at it.
Jason: It will be very interesting to watch
Chico: Yes it will.
Gordon: Do you find celebrities on Jeopardy interesting to watch?
Chico: ALWAYS.
Jason: sometimes.
Chico: Let's have some fun...



Chico:
This week, TWO celebrity matches. First up, the always entertaining Neil Patrick Harris, the always informative Hill Harper, and the always incredibly tall Rebecca Lobo match up.
Jason: I think he was recruited for the April Fool's Show then :-)
Chico: You think so? And for good reason, he owned that game. Then Rebecca decided that she wanted in on it. Hill... he was just there for the M&Ms in the green room, I think.
Jason: ROFL
Gordon: But they ARE tasty.
Chico: I like the green ones.
Gordon: You ever have the dark chocolate green ones? yummy.
Chico: Anyway, let's play a Final. The category: Beatles Songs. The clue...

The title of this Beatles song is a Yoruba phrase that means "life goes on".

Chico: Jason?
Jason: Joke answer: What is "EEP OP ORK AH AH". Real Answer: What is OB-La-di
Chico: Well, J... you're half right. Gordon?
Gordon: Joke Answer: What is 'It's the Economy, Stupid?'. Real answer: What is Ob-la-di, Ob-La-da?
Chico: Correct. I had "The Ballad of Kellie Martin's Career."
Jason: ROFL
Chico: I also had "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da". No one got it, as Neil wins $50,000 for Food on Foot.
Jason: Good for him.
Chico: Yep.
Gordon: So I guess Mr. Harris earned his April Fool's spot on the Jeopardy special?
Chico: Very much so.
Gordon: But I hear we have more celebrities!
Chico: We do! Next, we have CCH Pounder, who played an alien... Jane Curtin, who hung out with aliens... And Isaac Mizrahi, who dresses like an alien.
Jason: ROFL
Gordon: I've seen The Fashion Show. I think he's from 'Pret-a-Porter' land. I think that's by Mars and 500 miles from Venus.
Chico: Right. Now this was a little more interesting. We have Jane at $19,900... Isaac at $10,400... and CC at $1200... or about 1/10,000,000 of what "Avatar" made.
Jason: LOL
Chico: The Final: Actors. The clue...

In 1970 he became the first professional actor to be named a lord.

Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: Who is Pee Wee Herman? Because when you saw him back then, all you wanted to do was say 'Oh Lord'.
Jason: No joke here, who is Laurence Olivier?
Chico: No, it's actually Jack Lord. Kidding, Jason's right. But here's the thing... Jane Curtin could've easily lost it if she didn't know it. Isaac went all-in for $20,800. Jane had a shade under $20,000. $19,900 to be exact. She only needed to bet $901. Because let's face it, you're not making more than $50,000.
Gordon: Right.
Chico: she bet 18 freaking thousand.
Jason: Oh man.
Chico: That's an 18, a comma, and then three zeroes. CC goes "Oh my GOD!" My thoughts exactly.
Gordon: She got very lucky.
Jason: Extremely.
Chico: Yup. So now we have the lineup of nine.
Gordon: Who do we got?
Chico: We won't go into handicapping until the week of, but... here's what we're looking at


Star Power... Part 2

-
"This Is Spinal Tap's" Michael McKean
- Comic actor Andy Richter
- Actress Jane Kaczmarek
- "The Simpsons'" Harry Shearer
- "Wheel" master Pat Sajak
- "The Nanny's" Charles Shaughnessy
- Cheech Marin...
- Neil Patrick wait for it... Harris...
- And Jane Curtin.

 

Chico: Favorites going in?
Gordon: I see a Harris/Sajak/Richter final, as all 3 were dominant in their games.
Chico: That's good television right there.
Jason: Which would be 15 shades of right.
Chico: That's gonna be a good week of Jeopardy!. Meanwhile, it's a good week to be the host of the Amazing Race... Asia.



Chico: This week, we're going to Singapore, where the Racers meet... Allan Wu. He's Asia's answer to our favorite Kiwi transplant.
Gordon: Very true
Chico: Now if you recall... the team that everyone wanted gone... Carol & Brandy. The team that went this week.... CAROL & BRANDY.
Jason: Woot.
Gordon: And that's due to them getting U-Turned by the team that wanted them gone the most.
Chico: Amazing Race South Carolina hosts Brent & Caite.
Jason: The lesbian haters.
Chico: They've had it in for them since LA.
Gordon: Well, to defend The Clue Club, Carol and Brandy did pick on Caite first.
Chico: They did.
Jason: Yes they did
Chico: "Where's the tiara?" That was the zeitgeist.
Gordon: So you can say it's Karma-ific
Chico: Yep.
Gordon: I believe one of our rules to win this game was not to piss anyone off.
Jason: Boo-yah. Very much so.
Chico: And not that convenience karma that Rob was complaining about, the real kind.
Gordon: True. We'll get to THAT later. Right now, let's get to a tale to 2 TPIRs
Chico: Ooh, which two, daddy?
Gordon: Let's start with the Bad kind.
Chico: Aww.
Gordon: we had another skunky
Chico: Bad skunky.
Gordon: That would be what...#10 this season?
Chico: Exactly. Happened this Tuesday.
Jason: Ouch.
Gordon: And this, quite frankly, should not have been a skunk show.
Chico: At least Bonkers should've been won. How hard is "play the odds" to comprehend?
Gordon: What about guessing $48 for a wine bottle opener?
Chico: Where'd you get it and can I sell you one?
Gordon: The opener was $19, which sent Hans up $29 spaces through the mountain and to the moon. I think he's still in orbit.
Jason: Ouch. BTW...that means that in this season...if no more skunks happen 5% of the shows were total disasters.
Gordon: Nice!
Chico: That's good to know.
Jason: Going by 10 into 195... approximately
Chico: If you listen faintly in the night sky... you can still hear the music.
Gordon: Are the lyrics 'Roll That Beautiful Brain Footage'?
Chico: Actually, they're more *yodeling*.

(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)

Gordon: I could probably yodel that.
Chico: Probably could. Gordon, what are we talking about first?
Gordon: Let's talk datebooks, shall we?
Jason: Let's.
Chico: Right on.

It's GSN debut time! We get Season #3 of The Newlywed Game and Season #1 of Baggage on Monday.

Jason: Good stuff for at least 1 of them :-)
Chico: I still say give Baggage at least some time to work.
Gordon: I think it will though
Chico: Yep. It has to. It's got prime real estate.
Gordon: You got Springer and an interesting concept. As usual, its going to boil down to execution.
Chico: It's the Dating Game with... well, baggage.
Gordon: And with my bags packed, I can take a vacation.
Chico: You can. How's Qatar for you?
Jason: Qatar
Chico: Qatar.
Gordon: I'll give you 4 Qatars for a dollar.
Chico: Ba DUM bum.

Qatar has signed on for a game show called "Brain Hunt"

Jason:
The joke writes itself here.
Chico: It's a high school quiz bowl series.
Gordon: It would be more fun if they had 'Nuclear Weapons Hunt'
Chico: It always does something to me to see high school quiz bowlers, being a former one myself.
Jason: And as a college bowl person as well
Chico: Yep. And now, if I may nominate someone for most-likely to NOT be on a quiz bowl team of any time.
Gordon: Oooh. I can do that. But you go first.
Chico: Okay.

Are YOU Smarter than JT Thomas? Not only did he mistakenly think that the girls on the Villains tribe were out to get Russell... And not only did he hand him his hidden Idol to protect him... he wrote a love note with it.

Chico: Almost like third grade: "Dear Russell, I like you... Do you like me? Check yes or no."
Jason: ROFL third grade lol
Chico: Don't be surprised if the note says "HELL NO, but thanks for the Idol. You just won this game for me."
Gordon: I think Russell will give him some love later on in the show.
Chico: Yeah, I bet.
Jason: Right in the back.
Gordon: With his giant knife.
Chico: Dummy. Okay, Gordon, your turn. *tags*
Gordon: That's in-game stupidity. Who's for some out of game play stupidity?
Jason: I am!
Chico: ME!

Are YOU Smarter Than...Megan Hauserman. She wanted a Millionaire. She instead gets a DUI Citation.

Jason: Shouldn't that be a hic
Chico: Oh but yes. Umm... can we get the Picture Board?



Chico: Two things we've learned from this picture...
Gordon: Only 2?
Chico: Well, two of great importance.
Jason: Ok
Chico: a) She had to have really let herself go since Megan Wants a Millionaire was cancelled, and b) when the cameras are off... she's kinda trashy lookin'.
Jason: very
Gordon: She looks as big as a Houserman.
Jason: Ouch.
Chico: Point, Gordon.
Gordon: Who wants some Haterade?
Jason: (puts down mug) Bring it.
Chico: Fill me up, barkeep.
Gordon: Cause you know who else is eating a lot?



Jason: AH!
Chico: Yo

Fresh off of the ABC smorgasbord, we go to MTV, where 'From G's to Gents' is now a very lower cased G. As in gone.

Jason: Awwwww
Chico: Fonzworth Bentley's a cool dude. He'll land on his feet Almost assuredly Any more treats, or has Auggie gone to take a Zombie Pepto?
Gordon: He's off for his undead enema. So I guess he's off to get Fully Loaded :P
Jason: HIC
Chico: This week, it's TPIR on the DSi... and the Feud on Facebook.

Feud's a big hit on Facebook (I should know), and TPIR is now available as a downloadable game on DSiWare.

Gordon: Now who's feuding on Facebook?
Chico: You, me, Jason... and over one million Facebookers, making it one of the fastest growing apps on the social-networking site. I've played. I can't stop playing.
Gordon: I hope that gets the ball rolling for more game show apps.
Chico: Hope so, too. Meanwhile the new Feud, Steve Harvey flavor, drops September 13.
Gordon: And maybe your family can get on TV and be a media ho.
Chico: Yep. I got a word for you, G. ... Pictureka.
Gordon: Oh yes. cast away (gets out fishing lure)

Are you a kid who has parents? Are you a parent who has kids? Want to play Pictureka on TV for vacations and more? Then go here: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/tlg/1689291261.html

Chico: And contestants *exasperated sigh* must be in the Los Angeles area.
Gordon: No love for the Carolinas?
Chico: NO LOVE!
Gordon: Just out of curiosity, if they did allow the Carolinas to play, who would you have gotten for a kid?
Chico: ... I'm sure I can find one. I don't think they'll let me use one though.
Gordon: But they'll let you be a media ho?
Chico: I hope. *plays "Pimpin' All Over the World"*
Gordon: In this week's Media ho Report...

Jerry Springer does Connecticut, Vernon Kay goes the whole 19 yards, Wayne Brady hosts RAW in May, Alex Trebek speaks in Texas, Steve Harvey gets a new Radio Show, Michael Bay puts out a reality game show, Kris Allen gets a publishing deal, Howie Mandel visits Michigan, Kevin Jonas gets on Minute to Win it, and ex-American Idolers give back at the food bank.

Gordon: Did I mention that Jason looooves Idol Gives Back? That's this Wednesday.
Jason: Yay. Let's have two hours of celebrities feeling good about themselves.
Gordon: But none of them are your hoes of the week.
Chico: Who do you have?
Gordon: I have 2. In another case of jump the shark, Rickey Minor will be going on the Jay Leno show, replacing Kevin Eubanks. That's a great hire for Leno, IMO.
Chico: Yep. I still won't watch, but good for him.
Jason: Can he do both? Will they let him?
Chico: I don't know and I doubt it.
Gordon: I doubt it too. I would think the musical director's gig is massive.
Jason: BTW...this could be a sign that Minor knows something we don't.
Gordon: Not really. If Simon's done after this season and it's barely beating Dancing With the Stars, Rickey knows something we all figured out.
Jason: Gordon wins.
Gordon: It's not the worst season ever, BUT it's the worst time to have this sort of season.
Chico: Translation... this is IT. As in "the big It".
Jason: Right.
Gordon: You could do a Season 3, 5, or 6 during that spot and get away with it. Not now.
Chico: Nope. This is a really bad time to have a really bad season
Gordon: The other media ho is ALSO from American Idol. It's Kara Dioguardi, and...she's nekkid.
Jason: DING! DId you see the picture?
Chico: I DID.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/04/kara-dioguardi-nude-photo-allure-american-idol-.html (NOT SAFE FOR WORK)

Chico: Tastefully nekkid... But still nekkid.
Jason: Yes. Very yes.
Gordon: You sort of knew I'd have link at my fingertips, didn't you?
Chico: Yeah, I did.
Jason: But that pic wasn't the naked pic

http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/6039/slide_6039_80733_large.jpg?1271519337810 (ALSO NOT SAFE FOR WORK)

Jason: That is.
Gordon: You perv.
Chico: Aaaaaand once again, there's the rating. =p
Gordon: And those...are your (nekkid) hoes.
Chico: And finally, I have a green light.

Cash Cab is go for season 6.

Jason: Dull surprise
Gordon: I'm glad it got renewed. One of the best shows on TV.

Get up and Dance is go on CMT. It shows video clips of dancing... then reenactments.

Chico: Because it worked so well the first time.
Gordon:
Why don't we add the Dance Machine element to it also.
Chico: Again, because it worked soooooooo well the first time. Okay, I think we're done here. Shut it off, Blockers.
Jason: SHUTTING DOWN. (switch off. ) Engine down. Done.
Chico: Alright. Still to come, we fire up the McLaughlin Engine for 15 Shades of Wrong, but first, where are we going, Gordon?
Gordon: First, we're going hat shopping. This is WLTI. You give us 22 minutes, and we'll give you 22 pairs of teams The Donald likes more than Mchael Johnson.
Jason: Ha

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