Episode 17.22: Episode #200
May 26

Jason: Now THAT I will watch. Any shock chairs or prods involved?
Gordon: No shock chairs or prods involved, Jason. Sorry.
Chico: Awww :)
Jason: i'll still watch,
Chico: Cool. Okay, as you know, we're celebrating WLTI's 200th show today.
Gordon: Yay!
Jason: Awesome!
Chico: So we're going back in time for a couple of years' worth of Roleplay to see what we learned during episodes 101-199.
Gordon: Boo.
Jason: Oh no.
Joe: Oh god
Gordon: You mean...we learned stuff?
Chico: ... as much as one would call it learning. First up... Gordon. Hi.
Gordon: Hi Chico. Did you find a bonus for me yet?
Chico: Sorry. Not yet.
Gordon: Darn.

You are Mike Greenberg. You managed to host two seasons of "Duel", which even when they get it right doesn't do ABC any favors. Aside from being Gordon's new game show hussy, do you think you could helm another project?

Gordon: Sure I could. When's NBC bringing bowling back to the prime time airwaves? I did good in that.
Jason: Let's Bowl, right Mike?
Gordon: That's correct.
Joe: (ESPN)
Gordon: All kidding aside, the problem here is that I was given a show that they knew had problems that weren't ironed out between series 1 and 2. They cut down the budget (which you should never do) and the game, although quicker paced, didn't seem exciting. I mean $500,000 isn't as glamorous as 1.8 million.
Jason: That's true...and when no one watches...doesn't help your cred.
Gordon: I could be very good at Millionaire. I mean it's run by the same network, so the synergy is there. Just don't pair me up with that Golic guy. He keeps tripping me up and makes me do dumb things like milking a cow.
Chico: I don't know... maybe he could guest host Millionaire. Hell, if they let two jackasses do it this year. Why not?
Gordon: It can't possibly be worse than the subs they have up there now - can it?
Jason: Guest host wise...no.
Chico: See? Come on, Davies. Make it happen. I know you have it in you.
Gordon: It would make it a better show
Jason: Seriously..he is better than Dave Price. On ANY DAY of the week.
Don: Definitely.
Joe: I found Bush okay, to be honest
Jason: So YOU were the one? :)
Chico: I guess he was. Next?
Gordon: Next one...hi Joe.
Joe: Hi
Gordon: You're not Billy Bush. sorry.
Joe: Ah well

You are...Ryan Seacrest

Joe: Oh dear

You have helmed 7 seasons of American Idol. Now comes word that you want - and may get - Larry King's job. What's going through your mind and why would you want to make that jump?

Joe: Isn't that kind of self-explanatory? I'd be the King of interviews, both of newsworthies and celebs.
Gordon: But you'd be giving up the hosting gig on the #1 show in the land
Jason: You are so busy...you can do both now...no?
Joe: Oh definitely. Granted, I may not be live anymore, but I can still hold a show.
Chico: Don't burn out, dude. You want to turn into me?
Joe: Nothing wrong with sexy. And Panamanian. I can deal without the bald, though.
Chico: :P
Gordon: I know you can't wait for those Paris Hilton Interviews
Jason: But the interviews I want to see are the ones with like Condoleezza Rice and John McCain.
Gordon: But what got Larry King popular again was Paris
Jason: That's true.
Joe: Seacrest OUT
Chico: Alrighty. Block. Step up.
Jason: Stepping up. Bring it on. Whatcha got for me?
Chico: Block...

You are...The ghost of Merv Griffin.

Jason: Yes.

Crosswords was supposed to be your magnum opus... You still believe that to be true?

Jason: Actually I do. I think the game can be fixed. But if the show is given a second season, it can be shown to be the good show it is. I don't put my name on shows just for the cash. I saw a lot of potential in it...and I still do.
Chico: You see a lot of good potential in Ty?
Jason: Yes I do. He is not bad as that Morreale kid. I like him. I hand picked him. I really was hands on. I think the show can work. Give it a chance, guys. My track record speaks for itself.
Chico: I still remember a little show you did called Click with a little guy on it who was looking for his next gig... Wonder whatever happened to him...
Jason: Yeah...he did ok for himself.
Chico: Anyway, Next?
Gordon: Next one...Hi Chico
Chico: Hi, Gordon.. Bonus.
Gordon: Yippee!

You are...Joseph. And no, you do not have an amazing technicolored dreamcoat.

Jason: Oh no.

What. Were. You. Thinking??!!?!?

Chico: Hold on.. *lights up a doobie* Okay... My hand ends right here.
Don: lol
Chico: One word, Gordon.... Youtube!
Gordon: And did you like being a star?
Chico: I got so much action that night, man. You don't even know..
Jason: With or without your right hand? :)
Chico: What... you think you're cool, man? You think you're (^_^)ing smart? Man... (^_^) you..
Gordon: That's enough of that. Next one?
Chico: Next up... Don. Hello
Don: Hi.

You are Tom Bergeron. With your success on Dancing with the Stars... you ever mull a return to a quiz-show type format?

Don: As a matter of fact, yes.
Chico: Do tell
Don: Hollywood Squares was a fun show to host, and that week of guest-hosting Millionaire was neat. I think if I was given another good format to run with, I would have another hit on my hands.
Jason: You are very good, Tom. Very underrated.
Don: Why, thank you.
Chico: Have any favorites?
Don: Hmm. Off the top of my head... How about a revival of Classic Concentration?
Chico: ... That could work. Okay. I got the last one. It's an all-in challenge...
Jason: Very cool.

Gordon, you're Taylor Hicks.

Gordon: SOUL PATROL!

Don, you're Ruben Studdard. And Jason, Mr. 'female roles'... you're Carrie Underwood.

Gordon: Of course.
Jason: Go on.

The All-in Challenge... Assess your new friend and American Idol Winner David Cook.

Jason: Well, I have to love my Oklahoma brethren...he's got the looks, he's got the talent...and he looked mighty fine in his drawers on that Guitar Hero commercial. It's what I play on my tour bus polishing all my awards.
Don: Ah, David Cook. Plenty of talent there. He and I may come from different genres, but I can see big things coming from him.
Gordon: He's a white boy who's got no soul. He's so stressed out, he should have my white hair.
Jason: His brother has brain cancer...the only gig you could get is on broadway...in a show...where the cast was determined...ON A REALITY SHOW! He is very versatile...and soon he can get enough awards like I have.
Gordon: That's what Tony Romo told me about you - that you're versatile and you wear the pants sometimes. How's that relationship working out for you?
Chico: Civil, people.
Jason: All he did he was trade down. And besides all you did was be negative. You are just jealous you couldn't make an album that didn't or couldn't sell.
Chico: Hey... We're talking about the new guy.
Jason: I love the NEW guy. It's Taylor who has no class.
Gordon: It's not my fault that Carrie is going through her...one in 30 day phase right now.
Don: Do I need to try and get between you two?
Jason: When was the last time you were on Idol...old man?!?!?
Gordon: I don't need Idol. I'm too good for that glorified Karaoke show. I won Idol because I had talent, not because I had to rely on a pair of guitars that look more like ukuleles.
Chico: Okay.. you two in the corner now. Ruben, sing us to break...
Don: *Sings "Celebrate Me Home"*
Jason: Please Taylor...at least I dont get an AARP discount card in the mail
Gordon: Of course not. they dont put mail in your mailbox, they put it between your cleavage.
Chico: GIVE ME THOSE! *takes heads on sticks*
Gordon: I think I just got my bonus revoked.
Chico: Gee, you think?

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Gordon: Roleplay was the first game played on this show. Now we'll play something a little more current. Everyone...hands on buzzers. It's time for a little Blame Game.
Jason: YES!
Chico: Woo!
Gordon: We have number 1-9. 6 of them have questions. 2 of them have money cards. One of them has...well, you don't want what the other one has.
Joe: The 2nd season of Temptation?
Jason: Ew.
Jason: The entire series of the Bachelor on Blu-Ray?
Don: Yipes...
Gordon: You'll find out soon enough. Everyone ready?
Joe: Sure
Don: Ready.
Jason: Bring it.
Chico: Let's get it on
Gordon: Chico, since you won it last time, you select first.
Chico: Alrighty. I'm going to go with 4...for Bobby Orr.
Gordon: Behind 4 is....

15 point money card!

Chico: 4 FOR BOBBY ORR!
Jason: Very nice :)
Joe: Rigged

Gordon: Select again
Chico: Okay... Let's go next door to #5
Gordon: #5 is....THE HOME SHOPPING ZONE
Chico: Oh crap
Gordon: Hey Chico - you know those 15 points you just got?
Chico: Gone-zo?
Gordon: You just spent some of them on THIS!

It's new new new! It's 2008 Brand New! It's a copy of the latest Writer's Guild Agreement!

Jason: ROFL
Don: lol

Normally, after running it through a Xerox Machine, this would go for $69.00, but today on The Blame Game, it's yours for 10 points!

Joe: JUSTICE!
Chico: Yeah, whatever :-)
Jason: Wrong game, Joe? :P
Joe: I blame the L&O marathon on right now

Chico: Okay, I get to choose again?
Gordon: You get to choose again
Chico: Okay, next door to #6.
Gordon: #6 is....

10 point money card!

Don: Wow.
Jason: Un real.
Joe: Bloody hell
Chico: That. Doesn't. Happen.

Gordon: Ok, nothing but questions left.
Chico: Alright, #3.
Gordon: #3...question. Duh.

I was born on April 14, 1964 in Fullerton, California. I am a huge horror fan, and have produced movies such as The Hostel Series, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Beginning.

Jason: THIS BUZZER HERE!
Gordon: Jason
Jason: Eli Roth?
Gordon: Incorrecto. (BUZZZZ) You're out of the rest of the question.
Jason: Damn.
Gordon: I continue now.

I did writing for shows, including Totally Hidden Video and Shocking Behavior Caught on Tape. I started producing in 1996, but I first came in the Game Show Scene with 'It's Your Chance of a Lifetime', and then Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire...

Chico: PICK ME!
Gordon: ChIco?
Chico: I don't know.. Mike Fleiss?
Gordon: Mike Fleiss is...Correct!
Chico: WHAT?!
Jason: ROFL
Gordon: Now here's the bonus question. Is Mike Fleiss to blame for The Bachelor being on for 80 million years?
Chico: Nope. I blame ABC's hopeless and middle-aged female audience. People... if you stop watching it... it will go away.
Joe: I want to blame ABC themselves. They're the ones giving him money to perpetuate this. It's a simple exercise in reinforcement. If you give him money, he'll make more until you stop.
Jason: (BUZZ) It's not just the female audience. There are certain people who like to see the train wreck of vapid media hos wanting to find faux love making total asses of themselves. Young, drunk and dumb is a part of it.
Don: *HONK* It's the fault of those who keep watching that garbage.
Gordon: I'll go with the audience who is watching it - but also ABC who kept it going when the audience wasn't watxching it. 5 for all of you
Jason: Yay!

Gordon: Ok Chico - you're still in control
Chico: 9, please.
Gordon: #9...question

I was born on February 13, 1982 in Pasadena, California. When I'm not in a game show, you can watch me in Soul Plane or as a cameo in NBC's now-defunct Joey.

Joe: *fweet*
Gordon: Joe
Joe: Wayne Brady?
Gordon: Incorrect (BUZZ) Out of the question
Joe: Yeah I figured
Chico: PICK ME!
Gordon: Chico?
Chico: Phire Dawson?
Gordon: Noooo (BUZZ)
Chico: Worth a shot.
Gordon: No perfect game for Chico. Continuing...

I have been a model on Game Show Marathon, but I am in a video game where I am one of the suitcase holders in Deal Or No Deal.

Jason: THIS BUZZER HERE!
Gordon: Jason
Jason: Lanisha Cole
Gordon: That's the model we're looking for.
Chico: Almost.
Jason: Almost Chico.
Chico: Same show.
Gordon: 10 points for you. For another 5, Lanisha has been on the Price Is Right, who have been destroying the game show competition. Is TPIR the reason why no other game show on Friday has made it past season 1?
Jason: No. The reason is that the shows that have been on haven't been all the great. The best combination was Identity/1 v.100. Amnesia sucked.
Joe: Price moved to Wednesday, and the ratings held. It left Friday open and showed that it's not about placement. Give us a good show and we'll watch it
Chico: (PICK ME) THe shows themselves were the reason.
Don: *BEEP* The other shows just weren't good enough, regardless of time slot.
Gordon: Joe and Don were the only ones who said the timeslot didn't matter. 5 points to them.

Gordon: Jason - it's your board
Jason: Lucky 7
Gordon: #7...Question

We were created in 1933 and are across the united states. We were formed originally to defend against people who were forced intl multi-year contracts.

Joe: *fweet* SAG and AFTRA?
Gordon: Ill take SAG. Correct answer - the Screen Actors Guild for 10. Now for 5 - are they to blame for the glut of reality shows coming our way this summer?
Joe: Yes and no. Yes, because the networks need programming just in case and no because the networks are wanting the wrong type of program. Yes, actors need their money, but nobody wins in a labor stoppage.
Chico: I'm going to go with no. 1) We have a couple of scripted offerings this summer, so that negates the argument. and b) We always get a glut of reality shows in the summer... It's been that way since... well, ever.
Jason: The one group who you can blame for this is the AMPTP. If you didnt have the writer's strike...and the producers being a bunch of asses....you wouldn't have this glut which has been going on since January of 2008. We are STILL feeling the effects of it. TV is down 10% ACROSS THE BOARD. The Producers knew this was coming and screwed us and the writers over anyway.
Don: *BZZT* We tend to get a bunch of reality shows in the summer these days anyway, so I wouldn't exactly blame the SAG.
Gordon: Its easy to blame the SAG - but the true culprits are the networks, for cheap programming solutions. 5 for Joe.
Joe: woot

Gordon: Ok Joe. You have control of the board.
Joe: I'll take the little deuce
Gordon: Little deuce - question

I was born on October 24, 1981. My real last name is Nguyen...

Jason: BUZZER!
Chico: PICK ME!
Gordon: Jason is in like a shot
Jason: You are Tila Tequila!
Gordon: Yes I am. And stop staring.
Chico: HA.
Don: lol
Jason: God I feel so bad I knew that :)
Gordon: 10 for Jason. Now for 5 - Is Tila to blame that we have to see another season of Shot of Love?
Jason: Oh yeah...you really think she found love on Season 1...she is the true definition of what we call a "media ho". MTV may have thrown a ton of money at her...but she could have said no.
Don: I'd say it's part Tila for wanting to be on TV again, and part MTV for thinking that the first season was good enough that they could use a second.
Chico: I'd like to play the "enough blame to go around" card. The kids watched it. MTV liked that the kids watched it. MTV give Tila a shot for MORE kids to watch it... and she gladly said yes. Of course, with rumors that she may bow out of the spotlight soon... well, it's enough to give us all hope.
Joe: Aside from the fact that this network to be Music Television, and probably would've fared better with another Real World/Road Rules Challenge, two letters would've stopped this monstrousity: N, O
Gordon: Actually...you're all wrong.
Chico: WHA?!
Jason: Hello?
Gordon: There's one thing truly to blame for this mess. MySpace. If MySpace was never around, then Tila would have never gotten on the air to begin with.
Jason: He's right.
Chico: Gotcha there.
Joe: We all pulled the wrong lynchpin
Chico: Of course, she could've tried Facebook if that were the case.
Gordon: True, but none of you said that either. No bonus points for anyone. Waa waaaaaa
Jason: I hate it when G is right.
Joe: Or J

Gordon: Jason - 1 or 8
Jason: Numbah 1.
Gordon: #1...question.

I was born February 11, 1967 in Trenton, NJ. I was actually a model and won the Mr. Natural Pennsylvania Body Building Title in 1994.

Chico: PICK ME
Gordon: Chico
Chico: .. Ty Treadway?
Gordon: That's right
Chico: It is?
Joe: Dayum
Chico: Looks a little skinny
Joe: All-natural even
Jason: He was a body bulider...who knew?
Gordon: Apparently, Chico did.
Jason: I respect that.
Gordon: Now for 5, is he to blame for Crosswords?
Chico: Nope. He's just working with what he's given. If anything's to blame, it's Merv Griffin et al. for trying to plow a format together in such a short time without thinking it through. If Ty's to blame for ANYTHING, it's THIS little gem. Contestant: "Did you know that drinking makes you smarter?" Ty: "Well, it did make Budweiser."
Jason: He is not to blame. The idea that you can sit on your ass for 25 minutes and win with one question is to blame. The show is ok at best. A big disappointment. Treadway is the better of the two hosts this year.
Joe: It's definitely the broken game and the BROKEN TIEBREAKER SYSTEM. Even my non-GS-fanatic roommates don't like the show because of the Spoilers.
Don: I'd blame 3 things: That darn Spoilers thingy, the one question win possibility, and a number of clues that one would have to be an absolute genius to get.
Gordon: Don nailed it. 5 for him.

Gordon: We are down to the last question. Anyone can win, since it's worth 25 Good luck to all. #8....Question.

I was created for 1992-1993, and then again for 1997-1998. I am well known in England. The event features 2 teams going at it in combat. In 1993, Arsenal beat Sheffield 2-1 to win me, and...

Joe: *fweet*
Gordon: Joe
Joe: UEFA Champions League
Gordon: Be more specific
Joe: League Championship
Gordon: Incorrect (BUZZZ)
Joe: dammit
Gordon: Out of the question.

...in 1998, Chelsea took out Middlesborough 2-0 to win me as well. I'm not any old trophy, either - I am named by the advertisers of the event.

Jason: BUZZER
Gordon: Jason
Jason: The Carling Cup
Gordon: Nooooo (Buzz) out of the question.
Jason: Damn

So in 1992-1993 and 1997-1998, I am the Coca-Cola...

Don: *BZZT*
Gordon: Donut?
Don: The Coca-Cola Cup?
Gordon: Thats it!
Joe: What a way to tangent
Gordon: 25 for Don, who ties up the score.
Chico: I can't wait to see where this leads.
Jason: No kidding
Joe: I know where this leads
Jason: so do I.
Gordon: Now for the win between Don and Chico and for Jason and Joe to play spoiler...Can we blame this season of American Idol on ...The Coca Cola cup?
Chico: As much as you can blame it on the Coca Cola cup, you could just as well blame it on the iTunes apple, the Ford tire, and the AT&T spinny ball of death. That said... no, you can't.
Jason: The person who can blame is Nigel Lythgoe. Did we really know anything about the contestants? All we got was caricatures who were good singers...you have to produce more packages that give us rooting interest in the contestants.
Don: Um... I doubt the blame would be on the cup. As for where it could go, I'd guess it could be having the same ol' format for the most part every year. Sure, it works, but maybe some people want to see something different.
Joe: I blame it on the millions and millions and millions of people who watch and the millions and millions and millions of dollars they invest to milk this cash cow despite a small drop in ratings (explainable by the strike). The show has at least 5 more years to go, whether they be dreadful, great, or otherwise.
Gordon: I think one person here nailed the answer.
Chico: k
Gordon: Based on what we saw in the final 4, 3, and 2, I was thinking why don't we see this side of the contestants earlier?
Chico: Jason, you spoiler bitch. =p
Jason: I speak the truth.
Chico: Agreed, but you're stil a spoiler bitch.
Jason: Thank you.
Joe: This is what I get for not watching the show :P
Gordon: And the reason is - because we get too much filler and not enough contestant. The person to blame here - Nigel Lythgoe. 5 for Jason.

Gordon: We have a tie. I'm out of questions. Chico and Don, you each get some floor. 15 seconds for each of you.
Chico: Worst. TV Season. Ever. Is over. You can all breathe knowing that the summer can't be any worse than what we saw. Don?
Don: Summer is looking alright from what I can see. Especially considering what I've heard about a number of shows like AGT3.
Gordon: And that's that. We finish #200 with the season finale...of what we usually do. Right after this.

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