Episode 22.2
September 21

Gordon: Cause you know. you never want to eat from an unsanitary kitchen.
Chico: Of course. Unsanitary kitchen, unsanitary dishes. Eww.
Gordon: But I like sanitary game play. Who's up for some Pineapple?
Chico: Me!
Gordon: This is one of our newer games. The idea here is to get rid of the most worthless thing in your hand. Let's start with this:

Kevin Skinner, George Smoot, Jordan from Big Brother. 3 champions crowned this week. Who do you get rid of?

Chico: Jordan. The other two worked for their riches, and worked hard.
Gordon: Well, define 'worked'. Jordan did have to survive in a house for 2 months. All Skinner had to do was sing 4 country songs.
Chico: Kevin honed his talent for quite some time. You don't get like that over night. Jordan... just didn't get in anyone's face... except Russell's. But that's another story.
Gordon: Jordan was to use her brain and play the game. She didn't do much right, but she didn't do much wrong, either. I agree that Jordan should be the person to go, but just to be different, I'll discard Kevin. But as a musician myself, I know all of the hard work that goes into anything that's art-based, and what Kevin has done is admirable.
Chico: Okay, next hand...

Ted Allen, Tyler Florence, and Ainsley Harriott. One has hosted a foodie game show. One hosted a foodie game show a long time ago... and one is about to host a foodie game show. Pick who is, was, or will be the weaker host.

Gordon: Ainsley. Not because he's bad, but because he's green. Ted Allen had to learn his craft from Top Chef before getting his own show.
Chico: I'm going to go with Tyler Florence... Ainsley hosted the UK version of "Ready Set Cook" before replacing Sissy Biggers in the US version. Ted Allen - well, we all see how honed he is. Tyler. He's got a lot of TV experience, but as far as competitive TV is concerned? Not so much.
Gordon: We'll see. The transition from UK host to USA host doesn't always go well.
Chico: Worked for Ramsay =p
Gordon: For every Gordon Ramsay you give me, I'll counter with Vernon Kay and Ant & Dec. Oh and remind me how Johnny Vaughn did again. As I can personally tell you about hosting, look easy. Isn't.
Chico: Right. Next?
Gordon: Next one...

Child Stars, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Reality TV Hosts. These are 3 of te themed weeks for this season's Catch 21. Which one do you not want to watch?

Chico: Fresh Prince. This goes under "bad punchlines to bad jokes."
Gordon: I would say Fresh Prince - but Alfonso was a part of that show. The nostalgia factor could be fun. Watching Sean Casey and Nigel Marven - less fun.
And of course the third person in the Reality TV Host segment - DeAnna Pappas of The Bachelor/Bachelorette fame. So now I know thy you threw out The Fresh Prince. You really want to watch DeAnna again.
Chico: Don't you? I mean, she's dumber than a box of rocks, but she's a looker.
Gordon: Do you think she'd make an adding error?
Chico: Probably.
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Next one.

Episode #1, KenJen gets Zerged, or KenJen gets Ruttered. All these episodes were on last week as part of J!'s 25th Anniversary week... but they're also on the DVD. which one can you do without?

Gordon: KJ gets Zerged. It's more of an anti-climactic moment, and the game itself wasn't that good. The other 2 episodes give us landmarks on the show.
Chico: Yes. Episode #1, of course, is a keeper. And then there's the UTOC final, which will go down as a classic.
Gordon: It was a great match. Those 2 need to be there. Nancy is just a footnote.
Chico: KJ vs. Nancy Zerg. It was just meh. M-E-H. Meh. Next?
Gordon: Next one...

George Takei +1, Ellen Degeneres +1, Adam Lambert +1. Those 3 have been rumored to be part of the Newlywed Game same sex couples show. As much as we are in favor of gay marraige (which we are), we pick on everyone equally, so they are all as much fair game as anyone else. Which same sex couple do you NOT want to see?

Chico: George Takei. We've heard about it. Over and over again. I'll take overkill for $1000, Gordon.
Gordon: I'll go with George for a different reason. Adam Lamberet can sing. Ellen DeGeneres can sing. When George Takei sings, I feel liquid oozing out of my head and I don't know if it's blood or braincells.
Chico: Wait, What? Ellen sings?
Gordon: She does her little sing-songy thing at the end of each of her episodes.
Chico: Ah.
Gordon: It doesn't make little cats run for cover, praying for Domo-kun to finish them off.
Chico: Yay, Domo-kun!
Gordon: Last one?
Chico: Last one...

The AGT theme music sting, Kanye West, and "The Bad Boys of the Game Show Fan World". They all love to interrupt. Two do it better than the other one.

Chico: Personally... my vote's for Kanye.
Gordon: The AGT theme music sting. Kanye West is at least entertaining. Listening to the Hoff drone on...notsomuch.
Chico: (AGT theme music sting) Alright, that means it's time for a break. When we come back, we have good news... and not so good news.
Gordon: See you after the break!

(Brought to you by Uno After Dark. Six of the games best talk trash for cash while playing one of the world's most popular, yet underrated card games. Who'll get rid of their hand first and walk away with $120,000?)

Gordon: I prefer to see them play Egyptian Ratscrew.
Chico: That can be arranged. Good stuff... Lots of slapping.
Gordon: That works.
Chico: Welcome back. Time for what we call Good News... Bad News.
Gordon: Now I've had a very entertaining week. Lots of money given away. But this week is the week between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, so there's plenty of internal thinking.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: Now one of the things I want to work on is to be more optimistic. So let's see how we can make good news come out of bad news.
Chico: So we're doing the Gordon's Atonement III edition of Good News Bad News. Yes, we've done III of these. First...

The BAD news: Deal or No Deal, I Survived a Japanese Game Show, and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader... all gone from primetime.

Gordon: The Good News: Deal and 5th Grader is in daily syndication, and most of America has survived 'I Survived a Japanese Game Show'
Chico: -1 for not mentioning Amazing Race and its Japanese game show leg. Bad Gordon =p
Gordon: The leg hasn't happened yet. I'm not commenting until I actually see it.
Chico: Fair enough. Next...

The BAD news: Ilari Sahamies might as well have had a shirt that said ATM on it during his two weeks on Poker After Dark. Total Damage: Almost $300,000.

Gordon: The Good News: He can write it off as a work expense, and hence help Tom 'Durrr' Dwan's stimulus package at the same time.
Chico: Yay!
Gordon: Maybe Ilari could be that generous and help restart some small towns in the midwest.
Chico: Maybe. Next...

The BAD News: While we're on NBC poker... Face the Ace gets a lawsuit from someone who claims that he came up with the concept

Gordon: The Good: At least the person suing doesn't have to worry about trying to make back all the profit the show made due to ratings.
Chico: From what I heard... snarkily, he's looking for approximately one million for every person that watched it. So about $15M... maybe 20?
Gordon: Something like that.
Chico: Right. Next...

The bad news: The new Millionaire Money Tree, with that out-of-place $12,500 question, is now in play

Gordon: The Good News: You have $5,000 after 5 questions (instead of $1,000), so people will be more aggressive early. And now the $32,000, $64,000 and $125,000 name tags have some company on the sidelines, as they are visited by $100, $200, $300, $4,000, $8,000 and $16,000. You could make your own Money Tree.
Chico: Unfortunately no actual money grows on it.
Gordon: It should, though. next one?
Chico: Next...

The BAD news: someone actually claiming that Big Brother is rigged.

Gordon: The Good News: It IS rigged...by America's vote. All the producers are doing is taking advantage of it, but the producers themselves are not rigging it.
Chico: Awfully bold of you to say.
Gordon: I don't think the producers are rigging the winner. I do think they are giving America what they want, though it's not a rig. Think about it. America decides who wins the Coup De Etat. That means they will award it to the person they want to see stick around. Hence, the producers ensure the favorites stick around without manipulating the outcome. Besides, who really wants to watch 3 months of nothing but Lydia and Chima?
Chico: Good point. Though the person who uses it has a brain the size of wood and rocks.
Gordon: Well, that, the producers can't do anything about.
Chico: Finally...

The BAD news... Guiding Light is gone, America

Gordon: The Good News: Between Let's Make a Deal, The Price is Right and the new shows coming in, game boy fandom promises to provide much more drama than anything Guiding Light could provide. And we'll be there to cover all of it.
Chico: We're good for that.
Gordon: And yes, I love game show drama. Makes our jobs more fun.
Chico: Heh. Okay, bad news.. I'm all out of bad news.
Gordon: Good News: We get the Speed Round Next!

(Brought to you by The Game Show Lending Tree. It's a money tree! All you have to do is answer questions to make a withdrawal. How much do you think you can take out?)

Chico: All loans insured by Mutual of Vieira. And she'll hug you.
Gordon: Very true. You ready to hug a speed round?
Chico: Ready.
Gordon: Speed Round Starts...now! Survivor - who's next?
Chico: Bye bye Ashley.
Gordon: Ashley is part of the guard. Betsy is not - she may be in trouble.
Chico: TPIR starts up with a visit from Craig Ferguson. Like it?
Gordon: I don't mind it. I don't know whether to like it until I see it. 5th Grader starts up this week. Thoughts?
Chico: Seems like a new kind of animal. I'm intrigued.
Gordon: Dancing With the Stars. Who doesn't survive Week #1?
Chico: Tom DeLay.
Gordon: I think he gets DeLayed from winning.
Chico: Meanwhile, we won't delay the mail any longer... Hey Gordon!
Gordon: Yeeeees Chico?
Chico: Stat Boy wants to talk!
Gordon: Lets hear stat boy.

Gordon: TPIR Specials surpassed the 6 million mark on a number of occasions.
Chico: But none of them were on Fox.
Gordon: Neither is Ghost Whisperer.
Chico: That was just thrown up as a point of comparison.
Gordon: But Jason is right that Friday is not a good stay at home night. We thought a few years ago that 5th Grader would be the answer, but it's not.
Chico: No, Friday is a go-out-and-do-something night.
Gordon: So Brothers could have a chance to thrive there. Or not.
Chico: Probably not. And speaking of which, we're going to go out and do something.
Gordon: We're going to tell you to check us out on FaceBook, YouTube or MySpace and send us some email. Or email us now at wlti@gameshownewsnet.com
Chico: Then afterwards, you can go out and do something.
Gordon: True. We'll be doing something and ending the show. Special thanks to no one in particular, since it's just me and Chico this week.
Chico: Maybe next week we'll have friends to play with.
Gordon: So for Chico, this is Gordon saying Game Over, and Spread the Love.