Episode 19.6
October 20

Jason: Nice
Gordon: Is that where the show's going? Heaven's door?
Chico: Yep
Jason: Oh no.
Chico: Hole in the Wall, when its day comes... and it will... heads to the other place.
Rob: G4?
Chico: Close enough
Gordon: No. I like G4
Travis: As do I. Olivia Munn, if you're out there, will you marry me? There, I said it.
Gordon: One thing I don't like - people playing badly.
Chico: No one likes that
Gordon: And we here at WLTI present our next game more as a service announcement. Chico, please do the honors.
Chico: *sunrise* a baby's laughter... It's time to take the curtains off on our newest game....

Jason: Ah ha.
Travis: Very nice. Bente did a decent job on the prop!
Gordon: Start us off, sir.
Chico: Love to. First up...

How NOT to play...Jeopardy!, Trivial Pursuit, or any game with a lockout device.

Jason: Buzz in for whatever reason. Just to do it.
Gordon: Wager more in Final Jeopardy than you have to.
Travis: If you don't know the question, answering with the name of your friend or family member.
Chico: Or the name of the host's character if the host was in a sitcom in the 1970s.
Gordon: Pulling a Norm.
Jason: Doing Sean Connery
Chico: But there's one big one... See that light below/around the board?
Jason: Yeah.
Chico: How NOT to play Jeopardy? Jumping in before you see it go. You jump in before the lockout light goes on, you'll lock yourself out. Done. Boom. Forget about it. Next...

How NOT to play The Amazing Race... What's the fastest way to get Philiminated?

Gordon: Don't read the clues and don't follow where everyone else is going.
Rob: Doing what everyone else does. For example if the previous 9 teams did one task, you do the other one. By doing as the others do, you immediately put yourself in harms way.
Chico: Makes sense. Next...

How NOT to play Survivor...

Chico: Here's one: "Name yourself Sugar", and make every mistake in the book.
Gordon: Here's another mistake: Quit.
Rob: Give away your Idol to someone who'll stab you in the back next week.
Chico: Oh yeah. That's a big one.
Rob: By not taking the 2nd Immunity Idol. Or just by doing what Sugar has been doing the past 2-3 episodes.
Chico: Yep.
Rob: I swear, she's the worst contestant that we've seen since...well, Dreamz.
Chico: Even worse than James?
Gordon: When you go back to Exile Island, and you don't look for another hidden idol for the SECOND straight time, yes. If there is a second one lounging around, I'll laugh. hard.
Chico: I will join you in said laughing.
Jason: I bet you a second Idol is there. Guar-an-damn-tee is there.
Chico: It's probably there. Next...

How NOT to play Inside the Box...

Jason: Not listening to the previous guesses.
Rob: Or Sam Kalileh
Gordon: Not listening to what the producers are looking for. If they want a female character, don't answer Farrah Fawcett.
Chico: And if they want a show title, don't answer, "Jeff Probst".
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Next up...

How NOT to play Deal or No Deal.

Rob: Dealing when you have 4 cases left in the game and you have 2 million dollar cases left.
Chico: Dealing if your potential loss is less than your potential gain.
Gordon: If you have 2 cases on the right, and they are bth big, not playing them out. Next one?
Chico: And finally....

How NOT to play Family Feud

Jason: Think just about you and not nationally.
Rob: When the question asks for a country, answering with a continent, or City.
Chico: Not thinking about the details of the question.
Rob: That really screws up families.
Chico: If you're asked about a bird that you walk like... chances are a dolphin isn't the answer.
Jason: rofl
Chico: You walk like a dolphin?
Travis: I do. Shut up.
Chico: Heh.
Gordon: And on that note, it's time to Flipper on over to the next game.
Jason: Oh man.
Rob: BOOOOOOOOOOOO
Chico: Boooooo.
Jason: (throws tomatoes)
Chico: Flipper? I barely even know her!
Travis: *eek eek ee ee eeeee*
Rob: Man, I feel like the only sane one in this place.
Chico: Sure you do.
Travis: Trust me when I say this. You ARE the only sane one here. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

(Brought to you by Mark, Bill, Heather and Eve. Move over. Theres more room for dumb in the big bed.)

Chico: Welcome back to the nut house.
Jason: Cuckoo Cuckoo
Gordon: I like cauliflower.
Travis: My pants smell like Cheez Whiz!
Chico: Squirrels! WHAT ARE Squirrels!
Travis: Squirrels?!? WHERE? AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!
Chico: Aaaaaand scene.
Travis: A-thank you.
Chico: Okay, time for more game-assisted craziness with "Trios"
Gordon: We give you 3 choices. You select the one that you like the best. We start with...

- A new wardrobe.
- A new food kitchen.
- A new designed room.

Gordon: The question... These are all $100,000 professions if you're on a BRAVO reality show. What would you prefer from the winner?
Travis: A new designed room.
Rob: A new Wardrobe, because I need some new clothes.
Chico: A new kitchen. I like to cook.
Jason: Me too...a new kitchen. I like chefs
Gordon: I want the kitchen. It's definitely something I can use.
Chico: With state of the art equipment. Nice.
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Next one...

- Meredith Brannon
- Meredith Robbins
- Meredith Vieira.

Chico: Brannon was on Millionaire this week. Robbins goes three times on J! this week. The question... who would you stand a chance against in Trivial Pursuit?
Rob: Meredith Vieira, and I'd happily beat her brains out.
Travis: Vieira
Jason: Vieira
Gordon: Brannon. There's no way I'd go up against a 60 minutes newsperson.
Chico: Or a Jeopardy! champ?
Gordon: Or a Jeopardy champ. I'll take my chances against someone who I know can't answer 15 questions without help.
Jason: Everybody has different intellectual strengths.
Chico: True. Some people are just good gamers.
Gordon: Next one...

- Paul Rodriguez
- Todd Newton
- Kennedy

Gordon: All of these hosts that have been on GSN in  one capacity or another are now hosting other shows (game or otherwise). WHo do you want hosting your game show?
Chico: Easy. Todd Newton.
Jason: Todd Newton. Without Question.
Travis: Kennedy...she's got the right kind of snarkiness at the right times.
Rob: I'm in agreement with Todd. Paul was a comedian first and host second. Kennedy was never funny in my eyes, even dating back to MTV. Todd at least puts the contestants first.
Chico: There you go.
Gordon: I'll go with Todd Newton. He's someone who you can mold to the show of your liking. If he wasn't available, I'd go with Kennedy
Chico: Todd'll do it for the love. That's the kind of guy he is. Okay, next up...

- Don't Forget the Lyrics!
- The Moment of Truth
- Merv Griffin's Crosswords

Gordon: I'll go with D. Celebrity Worm Wrangling.
Chico: The question... we all like watching these games... and worm wrangling... but which HOME GAME do you include in the game night rotation?
Travis: Crosswords.
Rob: Don't Forget the Lyrics by far.
Jason: Lyrics if you are with family...
Chico: That includes us, right?
Jason: MOT if you are drinking.
Chico: That includes us, right? Personally, I'm a drinker with a board game addiction.
Gordon: Celebrity Worm Wrangling.
Chico: Heh
Gordon: Seriously, Don't Forget the Lyrics.
Chico: I like Don't Forget The Lyrics myself.
Rob: I'll be honest, I was at Walgreens and saw the Moment of Truth card game. Right next to various toys. Who puts that game in the kiddie aisle? We got pokemon, monster trucks, coloring books, and Uno in that aisle. We don't need a game that is the modern day equivalent of Scruples in that aisle.
Gordon: Crosswords would put everyone to sleep, and there are some things that I just don't want t o know about my friends in a TMOT card game.
Chico: I think it'd be fun. But then again, I'm sick.
Gordon: Next one.

- Paris Hilton
- 50 Cent
- Ozzy Osbourne

Travis: walk into a bar...
Rob: And Paris makes a sex tape out of it.
Gordon: We've seen them on your TV set if you watch them on MTV. Who's your vote for president?
Chico: Fitty. Paris for vice, though... She's hot.
Rob: Ozzy's out because he's an Englishman. Paris is completely senile. I have no choice but 50 cent.
Jason: Fifty
Travis: Well, Ozzy wasn't born stateside...and we've already had a sex addict in the White House once...so Fiddy.
Gordon: I'll go Paris. Not for her, but as anyone knows, the real work is from the people AROUND the candidate. Paris must have a great surrounding cast of people, so her.
Chico: I guess this is the whole point of having a new BFF, eh?
Gordon: Sure. I'll be her VP BFF. Last one?
Chico: Last one... Oh, you're going to love this...
Travis: (Admiral Akbar) It's a trap! (/Akbar)

- Joe the Plumber...
- Sarah Palin
- Bill Ayers

Jason: Oh man.
Chico: Who's most likely to appear on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader"?
Travis: We're gonna get letters!
Chico: Hey.. If Subway Superman can be on DOND... then Joe the Plumber can be on 5th Grader!
Rob: Joe the Plumber.
Jason: Joe the Plumber
Travis: Joe the Plumber, obviously.
Rob: He's got way more personality than Palin and Ayers.
Gordon: Sarah Palin. She's already doing the comedy circuit. FOX won't touch Ayers (disputed terrorist) or Joe the Plumber (who allegedly had his credentials fudged)
Chico: Well, that was fun, wasn't it ?
Jason: Sure.
Chico: but we gotta SPEED things up... after the break.

(Brought to you by Mario Bros. Plumbing. When you care enough to use the fictional guys... who know that they're fictional)

Chico: See, Travis... NOW we're going to get letters.
Travis: Awesome.
Gordon: I think the Turtle's name is Joe.
Travis: The turtles' names are Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Dry Bones, and Bowser...from Sha-Na-Na.
Jason: My goodness.
Travis: KT and DB are hella good drivers in Mario Kart Wii.
Gordon: And with that, we go to ...The Speed Round! Dancing With The Stars - Cloris is gone...right?....Right?
Jason: Yup.
Rob: Of course
Travis: Meh. Probably.
Chico: Please? So who doesn't make it out of the Race alive?
Travis: Kelly and Christie
Chico: The southern Ding-Dongs?
Jason: Yeah those ones
Gordon: I think Kelly and Christie follow the Mythbusters out the door.
Chico: Who follows GC on Survivor?
Jason: I am going to say Sugar.
Rob: Sugar, judging by the previews, she's giving the idol to Ace. Sugar, by far, is the worst Survivor player in history.
Gordon: I think Fang is due for a win. If that's the case, Susie is toast. If not, Ace is.
Chico: So we're looking at three... Sugar, Ace, and Suzie.
Rob: Yes.
Chico: They keep killing Suzie. Okay, who wants some mail?
Gordon: I'd love some mail
Jason: I do
Chico: First up, Wuthrich mail!
Rob: YAY!

Chico: 1) Not EVEN to schmooze with Brooke Burns. 2) Q finds it interesting. 3) Let's go Phillies!
Jason: No, Hell no, and the Phillies.
Rob: 1: NO way 2: I would 3: Phillies.
Travis: 1) No. 2) Going on Tuesday, most likely. 3) Phillies v. Rays...Rays in 6
Gordon: 1. No. 2. I'm not into political fiction and 3. Rays or whoever wins the AL.
Chico: right now, it's Boston up, 4-2, BTW.
Rob: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Travis: I know, I'm watching.
Chico: Top 8th.
Rob: I'm watching Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling.
Chico: There you go. Next up.. NYGIANTSFAN422 writes...

Gordon: She's hot. Paris is Hotter though.
Rob:  Yes, and admittedly, Yes.
Chico: Sort of thing you just can't deny.
Travis: Yes and yes. I'm all about that.
Jason: Can I go off the board and say next letter?
Chico: Judges? (ding!) okay.
Gordon: Next letter?
Chico: Next is from Bobby McBride.
Gordon: Hey, Bobby!

Chico: Thanks, Bobby. It'll never happen. Not if the judges have any say in it. Which they do.
Jason: Dancing is one of the few voting shows that don't let the bad go to the end.
Rob: Has as much of a chance happening as Opportunity Knocks has coming back to ABC.
Gordon: This is a very different voting audience than Idol. This audience skews older, and those people aren't the ones that are anti-voters.
Chico: Which is why this show has more credibility than other threee-judges-on-a-panel-let's-let-the-viewers-decide shows.
Gordon: True. Next letter?
Chico: From... your friend and mine... Identity Withheld!
Travis: Hey! I know him/her/it!
Jason: Me too!
Travis: He/She/It's a great guy/gal/thing.
Rob: I saw them on that show.
Travis: It was that show with the guy with the hair.

Chico: Okay... first of all... we don't air anything. We report. Airing is left to the networks.
Jason: Well, I don't think we are ABC.
Chico: Nope.
Rob: And if I were, I'd wouldn't put it back on the air.
Travis: Exactly
Gordon: 1. It's not coming back on.
Chico: 2) If you want a copy of the show, you're best bet is to go to ClassicGameShows.com Trading post and ask for one.
Gordon: I think we have one more in the mailbox this week
Chico: One more.. time for the next ep of... "the Letter". *plays "The Letter"*

Chico: There is only one choice here...
Jason: Jeff Probst.
Chico: Mr. Jeffrey Lee Probst.
Travis: Jeff Probst? Leave behind the khakis for a business suit and some respect?
Chico: hell, you don't even have to wear a tie if you want to.
Jason: He did on Rock and Roll Jeopardy and was amazing at it.
Rob: Probst.
Travis: True enough.
Gordon: I've gotta go with Probst.
Travis: I would have to agree.
Chico: This shouldn't be the career search that the next TPIR host was.
Jason: Sony and HF better open up the big bucks for Jeff. How much does he make for Survivor?
Rob: About 5-6 million.
Jason: And how much does Alex get for J?
Rob: About that much. Maybe a bit more.
Jason: Then the deal should be made, and throw in a nice dressing room and we are good.
Chico: And he can do it if they stick to the 20-show-week schedule.
Gordon: I think he can do both, if they want him badly enough. And he's someone who you would definitely want badly enough
Travis: true enough
Rob: He'd also bring in the Survivor Audience.
Chico: Come on, Sony.. I know you have it in you.
Rob: And that's a big audience. Survivor pulls a what, 10.0-11.0 most weeks?
Gordon: 12-13
Chico: About that yeah. Enough to beat Ugly Betty, the NBC Comedies, and Hole in the Ground
Rob: So, combine that audience with the current J! audience, you could beat out Wheel.
Chico: Oh yeah.
Gordon: pretty much. Any more email?
Chico: That's enough mail for one day, but you can change that by pointing your writer to wlti@gameshownewsnet.com or by pointing your browser to myspace.com/wltiongsnn. Big thanks to Jason Block, Rob Seidelman, and Travis Schario for hanging out.
Jason: Thank you.
Chico: We really appreciate it.
Travis: You're quite welcome, my fine feathered friends.
Gordon: And with that. we're done. For everyone, this is Gordon Pepper, saying Game Over and Spread the Love.