Episode 19.8
November 3

Jason: Bigger Balls, More Cash...nice tag line, huh?
Gordon: It could work. So could giving us lists of clues.
Chico: Time to play one of our favorites here... It's called List Abuse.
Jason: Lets do it.
Chico: What happens is that we give items from a list, and we see what they have in common. Not unlike a popular show from the 70s, 80s, 90s, or 00s.
Gordon: That causes us to peer amidst our clues, doesn't it?
Chico: Right.
Gordon: Just read the sentence again. You'll all figure it out. Eventually.
Chico: Like... this.

Light On...
Heaven Knows.

Jason: DING
Chico: Jason?
Jason: What are tracks from the new David Cook album.
Gordon: We're playing Jeopardy-style now?
Jason: Sorry. :)
Chico: Good guess.. continuing...

Light On...
Truth Is...
Heaven Knows...
Tattoo...

Jason: OVER HERE
Chico: Jason?
Jason: first singles from American Idol artists
Chico: *nods*... *frantically*
Gordon: BRING ME THE HEAD OF SYD VINNEDGE
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: First singles POST IDOL WINNING CRAPPY SINGLES of the American Idol Artists.
Chico: Too specific.

Jesus Take the Wheel...
Miss Independent....

Jason: NOW I HAVE IT
Chico: Jason?
Jason: First singles from the WINNERS of American Idol.
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: Which is wrong, but #1 singles from American Idol winners.
Chico: *nods frantically again*
Gordon: Award winning songs from American Idol singers?
Chico: *still nodding*
Gordon: Grammy winning songs from American Idol singers that Chico likes to sing when he's in his boxers?
Jason: ROFL
Chico: You were all around it!
Jason: What is it?
Chico: Miss Independent, Sorry 2004, Truth Is, Jesus Take the Wheel, Heaven Knows, Tattoo, Light On. They're all "Debut Singles from Debut Albums of American Idol Champions"
Gordon: That would be....WRONG
Chico: What did you have?
Gordon: I'm WIkipediaing this up just to confirm, but I believe that...Kelly's first album was 'Thankful' and the debut single was 'A Moment Like This'. Miss Independent was the SECOND single. And...Im right.
Chico: That didn't come DIRECTLY from the album, though.
Gordon: It didnt have to, according to your answer.
Chico: We could talk on this all day, but a case could be made for either...
Gordon: And youre wrong on others on that list
Chico: Okay, how about "Debut Singles (Non coronation)?"
Gordon: And now that I have it opened anyway, the CORRECT answers are...Miss Indeendent, Superstar (Sorry was the hit, but Superstar was released first), Truth Is, Jesus Take The Wheel, Just To Feel That Way, For Now and Dear Heaven. These are their FIRST singles, regardless of if they released them after - or BEFORE - American Idol.
Chico: This is according to Wikipedia?
Gordon: Yes sir
Chico: Well,... my radio lied! RADIO LIES!
Gordon: So you got 4 of them WRONG. And I know 3 of the 4 on Wikipedia are accurate, according to Billboard, so no home game for Chico.
Chico: (takes Business End baseball bat to boombox)... Lying radio.. Next?
Gordon: Next one...

Opportunity Knocks
Hole In The Wall

Chico: BUZZZER!
Gordon: Chico?
Chico: Game Shows from 2008 that died and stayed dead.
Gordon: ...no. (BUZZ)

A Drunk Chico Alexander's Boxer Shorts last Saturday night at around 3am.

Chico: Things that are sad!
Gordon: Sad boxer shorts, but no.

Michelle L'Amour's outfit

Chico: Things that are skimpy?
Gordon: Hole in the Wall is skimpy?
Chico: I thought so!
Gordon: ...no (Buzz)
Jason: BUZZER
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Things that come in three pieces
Gordon: lol. no.

A syndicated TV show
Comic books panels

Jason: BUZZ
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Things that are stripped
Gordon: Yes!
Chico: AH!
Jason: How are the first two stripped?
Chico: They were stripped... from the schedule.
Gordon: What Chico said
Jason: Ah.
Chico: By Augie. Our resident zombie. I'm waiting to throw TP:AP down the hole as well.
Gordon: You realize that if he eats much more, he's going to look like Santa Claus in December.
Jason: It's on the edge.
Chico: My guess is that it lasts the whole season... and then that's it.
Gordon: I think TPAP keeps it through the season. It's doing better than Temptation.
Chico: People have been saying "as early as February", but I personally believe... whole season.
Gordon: Temptation had, far and away, the lesser budget
Chico: It's doing better than Temptation... Frankly, it's a better SHOW than Temptation... and it's cheaper than dirt.
Gordon: Temptation is cheaper. There were episodes that they gave NOTHING away.
Jason: No kidding.
Gordon: They sent out the love packages
Chico: Ah. Okay, next list...

I produced a Tom Kennedy vehicle...
I was the head of GSN...
People hate me for "ruining" the Price is Right.

Gordon: OBAMA YO MAMA
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: Things that Syd Vinnedge would say.
Chico: Yes!
Gordon: I'm that good, baby
Chico: You are.
Jason: How about the two words we all want him to say...
Gordon: I quit?
Chico: I quit this b*tch!
Gordon: That would be 4 words, Chico
Chico: Two, four, the point is still valid.
Jason: And another four... Roger, please come home.
Chico: Pretty pretty please with Reddi-Wip on top..... iloveyou.
Gordon: Next one...

Mommas Boys
Deal or No Deal

Chico: Shows on NBC?
Gordon: No

An personal iPod song catalogue
A deck of cards

Jason: GOT IT
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Things that are shuffled.
Gordon: Nicely solved.
Jason: I got it from the Ipod clue. Since I cant live without mine.
Chico: Darn Jason with his quick thumb. I heart my iPhone.
Gordon: Mommas Boys is moved from October 29...to November 12...to December 16. Who does this spell trouble for - Deal Or No Deal, Heroes, or Momma's Boys?
Jason: Momma's Boys.
Chico: I'll go with all of the above. Momma's boys, because there's no room for it to grow in December. Deal or NO Deal, because there's too much room to overgrow. And Heroes... because it still gets no love.
Gordon: You're premiering Momma's Boys...right before the December Holidays in a traditional dead zone where nothing but specials thrive. Bad for Momma's Boys. Bad for Heroes. and Bad for Ben Silverman, who I'm not sure will be around by the time Mommas Boys debuts.
Chico: Ryan.. stick to your other three jobs.
Jason: He has just three?
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Next List...

A Catch 21 contestant...
A Greed contestant...
A former GSNN writer...
The same Catch 21 contestant...

Gordon: SAVE THE RICE! EAT SOME SUGAR!
Jason: That buzz in was CLASSIC! OH MY GOD ROFL
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: People who are Jeopardy Champions who can beat Chico Alexander at chess.
Chico: No, no, and maybe. Jason?
Jason: I was just reacting to Gordon's buzzer sorry. Go on

A few regulars on the GSF...
Maureen McCormick...

Jason: GOT IT NOW.
Chico: Jason?
Jason: People who have or will appear on TP:AP
Chico: Gold star for Jason.
Gordon: Yay!
Chico: The Catch 21 contestant was Tim Connolly, who appeared TWICE (and once won). Dan Avila was on...Our friend Mike the K was on...and Mo will be on next week. I'd say I could take... three of them in chess. Jury's still out on Dan Avila. I'm sure he'll give me a run, though. Okay, last list, Gordon.
Gordon: Last one...

M&M's
Starbursts

Chico: (HIT ME!)
Gordon: Chico?
Chico: Deal or No Deal sponsors?
Gordon: Close, but no. (BUZZ)

Moneygram

Chico: *HIT ME AGAIN!
Gordon: You're at 18, Chico
Chico: Just... sponsors.
Gordon: *nods*
Chico: Sponsors from this past week?
Gordon: I'll give it to you. Sponsors from the first week of Sweeps.
Chico: Yay!
Jason: Yes!
Gordon: I could have gone for hours on the list. Here's the question - How many more will we see this month?
Jason: A ton.
Chico: Massive.
Gordon: The magic word, kids, is integration. Because of TIVo and anything else that will eliminate you from watching commercials, the sponsors have to get their product in somehow, and that's going to be by integrating it into the game, complete with insignias on bingo balls and suitcases.
Chico: And decks of cards.
Gordon: And decks of cards. Expect this trend to continue and be more massive once people figure out the most effective uses for it.
Jason: You can do this without being oppressive.
Chico: Of course.
Gordon: Can? Yes. Will? We'll see.
Jason: Millionaire does it well with the Skype phone calls and the Capital one check
Chico: Wheel of Fortune.. the KING of sponsorships.
Gordon: Not to mention a DOND contestant calling his friends to tell them about a $27,000 win.
Chico: Survivor... Idol... Amazing Race... It's all over the place.
Jason: Although carrying a gnome...a little much.
Chico: And speaking of sponsors, it's time to hear from ours.
Gordon: And with that, we end List Abuse. Coming up, we get into our costumes.

(Sponsored by...Banker's Pennies. Thanks to Deal Or No Deal, the penny has become relevant again. Remember to save those pennies, because you could have more than a Deal Or No Deal Contestant. Banker's Pennies...showing us the value of money during a recession.)

Chico: Pennies. They're good luck, you know.
Jason: As long they are on the head when you pick them up
Chico: Welcome back. We're all in our Halloween get-ups again,... despite it being November.
Chico: I'm the Doctor... Gordon's the Recession... and Jason?
Jason: *carrys a suitcase and suit* I am the Banker.
Gordon: Hey - That's MY suit!
Jason: Thanks for the Bailout.
Chico: Ha. I could tell you how well that bailout worked, but... it would be an abuse of my abilities as a traveller in time. Anyway, Gordon, why are we wearing these?
Gordon: Anyways, lets start having some acting fun

(Chico is a Whammy. Jason is The Banker. The scene: Who's benefiting more from the Recession. Annnnndddd...action!)

Jason: $1M, $2M....This is great stuff...
Chico: I'm home!
Jason: How much did you get today?
Chico: I just got a call from my kid over at GSN... He got $5 million today! And he didn't have to do a thing!
Jason: What happened?
Chico: someone hit him OVER and OVER and OVER again! And since no one took the Big Bank... bonus!
Jason: Very nice
Chico: How'd you do?
Jason: You know I got a call from my Washington contact...
Chico: Right
Jason: We are getting $50M from the Bailout. It's great.
Chico: $50 million? Wait? What do we have to do?
Jason: Nothing. All we have to do is give out bad loans, and the government pays us to do it again! HAHAHAHAH! Champagne?
Chico: Double, please! In fact... I may have to wear my best cape.
Jason: (pours out a glass) To stupidity!
Chico: Hear here!

And....scene!

Chico: Let this be a lesson... it doesn't end once you vote... you also have to maintain contact.
Jason: There you go.
Chico: Next up...

(Jason is a contestant coordinator for Daily Deal... Gordon is a contestant coordinator for primetime Deal... Discussing the differences in casting, and who's show is better for it... anddddddd ACTION!)

Jason: Ok...Gordon I got the lineup for sweeps....
Gordon: I know! Isn't it great? We're on this Monday for our 200th episode!
Jason: Right...and what are you doing for it? We have 88 players who know the game well...you?
Gordon: I don't need 88 players! Why go through all that work? We only need 5-10 people to get through the month. Besides, if you saw this week, you don't have 88 people who can play this game. We had people who stopped with 2 or more big cases left. We had people on your show walk off with less than 5 and 4 digit deals. It was awesome!
Jason: Hey, you guys need to spike the ratings with Million dollar cases...
Gordon: Actually, we have something better.
Jason: Like what?
Gordon: We have...the Saturday Night Live Political Special. Who needs gimmicks when we have that behind us? And if worse comes to worse, we'll have 26 people dressed up like Sarah Palin! Who doesn't love Sarah Palin?

Aaaaaand Scene!

Chico: Sorry, it was turning into a horror movie :-)
Gordon: Yes it was. Next scene...

Jason, you're Survivor Gabon's Sugar. Chico you're..the African Elephant that wandered into Fang's camp. That's around the same IQ level. Aaaannnd...Action!

Jason: Oooh...a rhino!
Chico: I'm not a rhino, you dolt!
Jason: Sure you are. Rhinos are gray with a long trunk, right?
Chico: No, dude... Elephants are gray with long trunks.
Jason: Oh ok...so what are you here for?
Chico: I suppose I could ask you the same question. I live here. What's your excuse?
Jason: I am here to win a million dollars and show off my stellar gameplay and vast intelligence.
Chico: I dunno about that.
Jason: See, I have this. (shows the immunity Idol) You want it?
Chico: Oooh! (eats it).
Jason: Hey!
Chico: ... Sorry.
Gordon: (Rhino)...Whadda ya want?
Chico: Look, an elephant!
Jason: Yeah...hi Elephant!
Gordon: I'm not an elephant, you idiots! I'm a rhino!
Jason: Um...look...you guys are wild animals right?
Chico: I'm pretty wild.
Gordon: ...yeah, so?
Jason: You wouldn't like hurt or eat me out here...in the wild...alone?
Chico: ... (looks at Rhino)
Gordon: (looks at elephant. grins)
Chico: (grins)
Jason: Uh oh! Help! Ace! Danny! GC!
Gordon: GC can't help you. He just got eaten by a monkey. :D
Jason: Jeff! Mark! Anybody! Help!

Aaaaaannnnd Scene!

Jason: I think Sugar is dumb enough to mistake an elephant for a rhino.
Chico: Yeah.
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Next...

Gordon: Jeff Foxworthy. Jason: Meredith Vieira... the subject: Ken Jennings. Aaaaaaaaaaand entertain me.

Jason: Hey Jeff...we have Ken Jennings on this week. Saw him on the show last week...good job.
Gordon: He did a great job. Too bad he's a punk who didnt go for the million dollar question. Could you imagine the publicity we could have done if he went for it?
Jason: True.
Gordon: He didn't even have to get it right. In fact it would have been better of he got it wrong, but he should have gone for it. It would have gotten us million of dollars more in revenue.
Jason: I mean he is the expert...I hope he doesn't blow it for the contestants. I mean what publicity would it be if he helped a contestant win one Million dollars!
Gordon: It would be - but that's up to the contestants. I mean you better not use him for a pop question.
Jason: I dont see him watching the Hills do you?
Gordon: You saw him on Grand Slam. He was not good in pop culture. The only good thing for him was that his opponent, Ogi Ogas, was terrible.
Jason: Are you crazy, that final was a great final. I watch you know...Michael would have been made if I didn't.
Gordon: I'm sure Michael Davies loved it when a Jeopardy player knocked off a $500,000 millionaire winner.
Jason: Thats possibly true.
Chico: (as KJ) Hey guys! What'cha talking about?
Jason: You.
Chico: Sounds cool! Hey, did you pick up my new trivia almanac yet?
Jason: Sure! So you are ready for this week?
Chico: I'm studying up on this baby.
Gordon: We want to know when you're actually going to play Millionaire and not wuss out at $500,000.
Chico: Hmm... I'll get back to you on that.
Jason: You also have another GSN gig...anybody going to stump you?
Chico: I hope not. I've got a reputation to uphold.
Jason: You should have gone for the Million. You knew it too.
Gordon: And don't be worried abut that Jason Block kid. He got a fluke win on you last time.,
Jason: Yeah...he was only one of three.
Chico: I know, I know. I've gotten the business from the WLTI guys already.

And scene.

Gordon: Next one.....

Gordon is Barack Obama. Jason is John McCain. Chico is Julie Chen, getting ready to put both of them into the Big Brother House. Aaaaaaannnnnnnd.....Action!

Chico: Welcome to Big Brother...I'm Julie. Take a look beside you. This is your new family. You may be best friends. You may be worst enemies. But for the next four years... you will be seeing a whole lot of each other... and so will I... *yawn*
Jason: I will be a Maverick...and not drink and be stupid.
Gordon: This is great! I can have my friend show up. You think this is good for family members, like displaced aunts?
Chico: I'm afraid not. It's just you two. And two more roommates who are waiting inside.
Jason: Oh no.
Chico: They're waiting for you inside. Go in and enter...
Gordon: (opens the door). Hey! It's my VP Joe! Which means...Hi, Sarah.
Chico: (switches wigs, puts on glasses) Hi, John! It's Me! *points at self*
Gordon: We can all vote her out first, right?
Jason: Hey...don't vote my VP out...I like her!
Chico: By golly, don't you just love me?
Jason: I do!
Gordon: I don't.
Chico: (switches wigs again) Please meet outside for your first challenge... while I take another hit of the sauce...
Gordon: (walks outside) - What is that?
Jason: Yeah what is that?
Chico: switches wigs again... Hello, Bob Schieffer, CBS NEWS.
Gordon: Hello, Mr. Scheiffer.
Jason: Feeling scared, Barack? Dont want to answer those nagging questions about Jeremiah Wright? Willam Ayres? Joe the Plumber? Tony Resko?
Gordon: Actually, I'm guessing he actually has a question about something Americans actually care about - The Economy.

Annnnnd...Scene!

Chico: Okay, one more scene...

Jason, you're an actual banker. Gordon, you're an actual 5th grade teacher... Defend your game shows.... aaaaaand ACTION!

Jason: Look, Deal or No Deal shows the value of sound economic policies.
Gordon: I have 26 cases. One could be money. That's economic policy? At least 5th grader is promoting education.
Jason: You are promoting copying off a 5th grader. We are promoting math skills and averages and mean.
Gordon: But the Banker doesn't promote average, he low balls it and with tthat knowledge of unfair math. That's how people come into our show and can't count up to 21 correctly.
Jason: That was pretty sad. But look, you also deal with probabilities, percentages and averages.
Gordon: You get that in 5th grader too - as well as history, English, geography, music, the arts, and more.
Chico: (walks in as the rest of the reality show schedule) I have you both beat... I'm a professional dancer and survivalist who writes songs and is well-traveled & fluent in eight languages!
Jason: Do you know the Peanut Butter Jelly Time dance?
Chico: You kidding? Where he at? Where he at? Where he at? Where he at? Now there he go. There he go. there he go. There he go. There he go.
Gordon: (sneaks off the set)

SCENE

Chico: .... I guess I'm throwing it to break. Speed Round next...

(Brought to you by The Amazing Race...To The Ballots. We've said this for the past month. MAKE SURE YOU VOTE!!!!!!!)

Chico: Remember, no vote, no voice...No voice. No choice. That means, I don't want to hear you complain. I voted... You?
Gordon: I'll be voting on Tuesday. Early.
Chico: All the cool kids are doing it. Okay, let's get into the Speed Round. Starting... now.
Chico: Cloris is gone. Is la Lucci next?
Gordon: La Lucci is next unless the judges bail her out on the scores - and they may if Julianne Hough can't return. Survivor. CBS is hinting there may not be a merge. Who does that spell trouble for?
Chico: Sugar'll be kept around for sheer comedy, but if I know Sugar, then Crystal is in deep doodoo.
Gordon: Actually, I think it's Matty who's in doo doo, because both Ken and Crystal know that he's going to target them
Gordon: and that's 2 votes. and add Susie to Fang.
Chico: Speed Dealing... Interested?
Gordon: This is what they SHOULD have been doing on this show, instead of making it an hour snoozefest. Is Ben Silverman going to have his job by the end of November Sweeps?
Chico: Yep. But he'll be hanging by a thread unless he comes up with the next... thing. You know what i mean?
Gordon: I do. I just don't see it happening. I see mail happening though. What do we got?
Chico: We got a great mail from Deland Smallwood... Hello, Deland!

Chico: Thanks, Deland. Well, it's a mixed bag with this... on one hand, you want a name. On the other, you want someone who will do right by the show. After all, it's the most popular game show on television right now. (at least one of them)
Gordon: And you need someone with Harry Friedman's blessing
Chico: You can't afford to mess this up. My guess is that Uncle Harry is going to have a hand in this. An active hand.
Gordon: After seeing what happened to The Price is Right, I concur.
Chico: Harry's one of the good guys.
Gordon: I can see someone young and not necessarily fashionable taking the spot.
Chico: Like?
Gordon: I dont necessarily think we know yet who those people are. Keep in mind that Pat and Vanna were not well known when they took the job.
Chico: OR! it could be another case of Countdown, where we cast for an unknown.
Gordon: I think it could be like that
Chico: Could work. We'll have to explore this in the future.
Gordon: Who's up for the next chapter in The Letter?
Chico: ME!
Gordon: Do it to it

Chico: Well, Josh...I'm going to take a punt on this. I say there are rotating classes, but that's IT. Other than that, no change.
Gordon: I don't think they will make any changes at all. Just quicken the format so you can get the questions in. Or they can do it via Millionaire and bring back rotating contestants like in Millionaire. Stop a game in progress and bring them back on the next show. And they better make sure Foxworthy is the host.
Chico: Oh yeah. Both will come to pass. Trust me on this. One's reported as fact. The other... well, you can't really have a show unless you're willing to play it straight now and then, right?
Gordon: Very true. Any more mail?
Chico: One more. Bobby McBride.. HIT ME!

Gordon: I remain in my opinion that both games were not exciting. Neither player was in any danger of losing, and Tomorrow had 3 million dollar cases left. Whoopie.
Chico: I wanted to see some blood, but... oh well.
Gordon: There's a huge difference between 3% chance, 16% chance, and 31% chance of winning a million.
Chico: Maybe... just maybe... we'll see a millionaire with 26 different cases...before its used-by date.
Gordon: ...nope. Not going to happen. You'll see it in the Syndicated Version first.
Chico: But that's just wishful thinking. And on that case-shell... i think it's time to call it a show.
Gordon: True. And we wish that you send us more mail. Where do they send it to?
Chico: wlti@gameshownewsnet.com... OR you can drop by our myspace at myspace.com/wltiongsnn.
Gordon: And with that, we'll call it a show. Special thanks to Jason Block for joining us today
Chico: Next week... more sweeps stuff! Until then, he's Gordon Pepper, I'm Chico Alexander, the show is WLTI... Gaaaaaaaaame over... and spread the vote!