Episode 31.6 - WLTI's 10th Anniversary Special
October 29

Chico: Oh (^_^) it's Jim Cantore, son!
Jason: In that Weather Channel hoodie
Chico: METEOROLOGISTS IN GORE-TEX RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN! Anyway, welcome back to the show, the big 10th anniversary show. Thanks for being a part of our week, and allowing us to be a part of yours. And wherever you're reading or other wise accessing this show, we hope you're safe.
Jason: SO far so good.
Chico: Right now, we're going to play the very FIRST game we've ever played on WLTI. So let's go back to October of 2002....

(FLASHBACK)

Gordon: Okay, we're back - and it's time for some role play - where each of us takes over the role of a different person, given to us by the
other person.

Chico: The roles from that first episode were Todd Newton, Mark Walberg, Derek & Drew, Jim Haggenmiller... and that was it. It was a lot shorter of a show back then.
Gordon: And I think the first person to play should be...Jason. You are...

... since you LOVE the female roles...Lisa Welchel. SO Blair Warner, what have you learned about life on the island so far?

Jason: Well, you take the good which is that not many people know who I truly am. I am a contributor to the tribe and am starting to learn how to play the game. You take the bad which is that I may have alienated myself because I was to myself in the early game. That might be the Facts of Life for me and I hope that I can stay on for as long as possible. I think I will make it to the merge. Chico: I think so too. If only because you're a mama bear.
Jason: She is and learned that under the radar players win.
Chico: Yes she does But the merge is where the game changes. Right now, though, let's change over to Gordon.
Gordon: Hi
Chico: Gordon...

You're Mike Fleiss. Ten years ago, you started the Bachelor and only got one, (second one pending) marriage out of it.... and now Emily Maynard may be returning... for a third time. So I ask you this... ... you think she has the crazy eyes?

Gordon: I have a secret to tell you.
Jason: You do?
Chico: Do tell.
Gordon: I HAVE CRAZY EYES.
Chico: That explains everything!
Jason: Yes it does.
Gordon: I have a Bachelor pad and I'm not afraid to use it - or use other people's houses. Or use Diddy's House. It's a love shack. Love shack baby....
Chico: Oh my god.
Jason: I am scared.
Chico: I think we know where all those binders of women went. :-)
Jason: (clears throat)
Chico: Joke, Jason... Joke.
Jason: I know.
Chico: Next, G?
Gordon: Next one...hey CHico!
Chico: Yes Gordon...

You are...The Pyramid. You see your ratings falling. Worried yet?

Chico: Ratings... weary celebrities... "Screwed by the Network"...
Jason: Things that cause you stress?
Chico: (DING!)
Jason: So you are worried.
Chico: Affirmative.... True.... Fo Shizzle...
Jason: Things that mean yes.
Chico: (DING!) Okay, next one... Jason!
Jason: Yes!

Jason, you are Randy West. Good friend of game shows, the site, and us. Your moment in PYL history has been cemented by GSN this week. You were the first player EVER to spin a car AND WIN. Thoughts?

Jason: Well as you know, I am right now in the heart of the storm in Westbury, NY completing the first ever Price is Right Live Tour!
Chico: Which I went to by the way, the Raleigh show was awesome.
Jason: It's pretty awesome to see that the show has been repeated for the first time in almost 30 years. And thank you. Game Show History in this age will never totally be forgotten. It's pretty special.
Chico: One word. Youtube.
Jason: Yes sir.
Chico: And if Randy West is indeed reading this... hey, how ya doing? Stay safe up there.
Jason: And as an aside...this tour is a NO BRAINER to do again.
Chico: Yes sir.
Jason: And they should have done this YEARS AGO.
Chico: They really should've.
Gordon: Jason and I have seen a bunch of TPIR LIVE shows. They are very well done.
Jason: Did I ever tell you I flew out to Reno to see it open...I mean FIRST SHOW EVER open?
Chico: Really.
Jason: Jeff Thigpen was the host.
Chico: Ah. No relation to the WITWICS announcer...
Jason: But yeah...It was nuts.
Chico: I bet it was. Okay, Gordon...
Chico: Got one more for you. You got one more for me.

You are Simon Cowell... your show is being held while the World Series is being held. Any bitter feelings?

Gordon: No. Not at all. i can now run as many ads as I want and enslave the world. It also gives me more than enough time to set up my Carly Sonenclar interviews. You WILL buy Carly CDs. you WILL buy Carly CDs. you WILL buy Carly CDs...
Chico: Yeah, by the way, I have one of your questions...It reads, "But enough about me, what do you think of me?"
Gordon: That's my motto. Finally...Chico...

You are...a Carolina Hurricane hockey stick. When do we see a reality show from the NHL in the USA?

Chico: I guess when NBCSN decides that they can't run reruns of the Tours de France anymore. Or if Caught Looking gets cancelled.
Jason: Heh
Chico: Or maybe if Bob Costas asks for it, eh. He gets everything he wants. Finally, Gordon...

You are .... a Muppet. What do you think about teaming up with Cee Lo Green for the holidays?

Gordon: MAHNA MAHNA! (looks around for drumsticks)
Chico: Do dooo do do do...
Gordon: MAHNA MAHNA! (starts eating drum set)
Chico: Doo doo doo doo... Okay, that's enough Roleplay. When we come back, we deliver the goods... and the greeting cards. See you after the break!
Gordon: MAHNA MAHNA!!! (Starts tearing down the set)
Chico: HEEL!
Gordon: ...sowwy.

(Brought to you by Amazing Space Race. One leg. 27 miles. Straight. Down. First one to the finish line wins)

Gordon: Watch out for hurricanes and other debris
Chico: And planes. Planes are bad.
Jason: Serious Cojones
Chico: Serious indeed. Also serious... Season's Greetings. It's OUR birthday but six people, places, things, and ideas are getting the birthday cards. First up..

Hans von Walter needs a pick me up after he, like many contestants before him, would've gotten a guess right.

Chico: Jason?
Jason: Dear Hans: While you have $60,700...at least you don't have fatal Appendicitis. Nice job. Love, Jason.
Chico: Hans: Most people don't even get up to level 2. And you did it with game show royalty in presence. You're a winner. yours, Chico.
Gordon: Dear Hans - You are like me in name alone - but not a pig. The OTHER Hans.
Chico: Ha ha. Next...

James & Abba got a Fast Forward. Send them some love

Jason: Dear James and Abba...at least you didnt have to bite their heads off. Signed Ozzy...ROCK AND ROLL!
Chico: James & Abba... Way to take MY job. Signed, Eve.
Gordon: James and Abba - We hope one of the trips is in Scandinavia! Love,Some Dancing Queens. PS. The WInner Takes it All.
Chico: Nice Next up...

GSN needs a little... push... to renew Pyramid...

Jason: Dear GSN...this is Ryan, as in Seacrest. Renew it. That is all.
Chico: GSN, in the spirit of your "Family Trade", I will offer you this giant red paper clip for another season of Pyramid. Signed, Giant Red Paper Clip Guy.
Gordon: Dear GSN - We will give you a Facebook app that will really work. And we could use the money. Love, Zynga.
Jason: LOL
Chico: HA
Jason: WIN
Chico: Though if Zynga were to put something on the air it would be on the Hub. Because they published the Words with Friends home game. Still don't get that. anyway. Next...

The creators of the last glut of MTV game shows (named Numbnuts, Money from Strangers, and Totally Clueless)

Gordon: Dear MTV: We think we could help you. Love, GSNN and Bob Boden.
Chico: MTV... You almost got the cops involved. Just.... Just stop. Signed, me.
Jason: Dear MTV....Please remember the good shows you have...and realize that not all kids want to see groin shots and dummies." Signed. Jason Block
Chico: Next...

Katie Hanson and Angie Layton. Mrow. Two beauty queens... Both eliminated on Survivor.

Jason: Dear Katie and Angie...Your brains are NOT located where your chest is. Although they are magnificent. Signed, me. :-)
Chico: Dear Katie & Angie... My phone number is (CENSORED) call me. Chico.
Gordon: Dear Katie and Angie - We have a promotional deal for you. Signed: Peanut Butter and Chocolate.
Chico: Horn dogs? Us? You crazy?
Jason: Yes ;-)
Chico: Finally

To Gordon & Chico, circa 2002.... on the occasion of their first show.

Chico: Dear us. I can't promise the show you're about to do will be sane or smooth, but I can promise that it will be ... THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME! Signed, Gordon & Chico, circa 2012.
Jason: Dear Gordon & Chico....Keep at this, you have NO idea what impact you will have and where this show will take you. You have NO clue who the hell you are going to meet. Keep doing it for the fans. Signed Jason Block 2012
Gordon: Dear Gordon and Chico: You don't suck. You can stay. Keep Gordon on his meds though. Signed, game show fans in America.
Jason: And boy howdy did he need them :-)
Chico: I think he needs to double down on 'em they don't seem to work.
Gordon: The blue ones or the green ones?
Chico: One of each. Meanwhile, we have one more break, then the Speed Round.

(Brought to you by We Love to Interrupt: the downloadable iPod game. Test your game show savvy with those of our experts. And then yell at them when they say you're wrong. Happy 10th ann'y, guys!)

Jason: Same to you!
Chico: Before we get to the Speed Round, just a few words... If you were to tell me ten years ago that two geeks from the East Coast who just wanted to talk game shows would create something special, something interesting, something that not just our friends and family but the industry at large would come to know... I would've slapped you.
Jason: I would have laughed my butt off.
Chico: I mean, to me, this show is more than just a showcase of what's going on in game shows. For people like me, who for the last 10 years have been married to a schedule of work, gym, sleep, lather, rinse, repeat... it's therapy. And to share what little knowledge I have to people who have greater knowledge... Even more therapeutic. So before I do anything else, i just want to thank everyone out there, and everyone at GSNN, CLW83, and the entire game show internet community for making 10 years of WLTI possible. We do this for the love of the game and for you and we're doing this because of you, and Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I hope to be doing this for another 10 years. Gordon?
Gordon: This has been a pure honor and joy to be doing this for 10 years. I've learned a lot about the industry and was blessed to know everyone that I have met - and I was blessed to be doing this all this time with Chico and Jason, who I am honored to call my best friends. Most importantly, I thank you the readers. I am forever in your debt and thank you for letting me into your homes once a week.
Jason: I come from the point of the fans point of you. I mean I am blessed to a) be on a bunch of shows and b) be involved in a hell of a ride for 10 years. This is where my voice has come out and said a lot of crazy, yet amazing things. And we have seen the industry evolve and grow. And we will be there for another 10. And Chico and Gordon have been with me for most of it. Thank you for all of it.
Chico: Thank you, thanks to all of you. And we can't say this enough. We do this show for you. And without you, we're nothing.
Gordon: And with that we go into Speed Round...NOW! Survivor: Who's next to go?
Jason: I am thinking we see a shocker...Jeff Kent
Gordon: They still have collateral. I'll say that SKupin's team finally sees a loss and they get rid of the chief. Jeopardy: $100,000 winner this week?
Chico: I think it's gonna happen. And I think Keith Whitener will be the one who'll make it happen.
Gordon: I think we will see it and Keith will be the guy.
Chico: Dancing. Who's going home this week?
Gordon: The fact that the bottom 2 was the same bottom 2 is going to be a problem
Jason: Kelly Monaco
Gordon: Kelly Monaco is in doo doo
Chico: Okay,, we'll wrap it up with a little viewer mail. This is from James Craven via Facebook... Thanks, James!

/wlti.gsnn

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James Craven The Price is Right traditionally puts on a great show filled with costumes, themes, and big prizes, and they won’t disappoint this year. Price will be themed like a carnival this year. Drew Carey will be the Barker, George Gray a contortionist, and models Amber will dress up as a bearded lady, Rachel as a strong-woman, and Manuela as a snake charmer, complete with real snakes. The contestants will also be in costume. Big prizes are in store for those playing, like a trip to New Orleans for a ghost tour, as well as a trip to Rio de Janeiro for the biggest carnival in the world. Let’s Make A Deal, which already asks its contestants to come dressed in costume, will continue the theme with their own Halloween special. Host Wayne Brady will dress as Rev. Run from Run DMC, Jonathan Mangum as a Star Trek character, Tiffany Coyne as a hippie, and keyboardist Cat Gray as a gorilla. Let’s Make A Deal‘s Halloween party will include contestants bobbing for apples to win cash and prizes and special themed Zonks. BTW, if Manuela the bearded lady and George the contortionist had a fender bender in the CBS Television City parking lot, would it thought of as a freak accident?

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Jason: Ha ha. The Halloween shows are one of the most anticipated shows of the year.
Chico: Yep. They're new classics.
Jason: High expectations
Gordon: Thanks for the email.
Chico: If you want to get in touch with us, you can email us at wlti@gameshownewsnet.com OR find us on Facebook /wlti.gsnn or on Twitter @wltiongsnn. Hopefully we'll be back together and ready to begin.. the NEXT ten years.
Jason: Time for cake.
Chico: Until next week, for Gordon, Jason, and everyone at GSNN, I'm Chico Alexander. Our time's up, thanks for yours. Game over, and spread the love.
Gordon: (Brings in cake)