MATCH GAME/HOLLYWOOD SQUARES HOUR - Episode 8

[fdriscoll22]

I'm gonna agree.

[tmann3x]

Frank...





























































...it was A Chorus Line.  Circle gets the square and the win!


(winning bell sounds, win cue, cheers and applause)

Let's clear the board and st--

(time's up bell)


That signal means the time is up... and Frank Driscoll is our new champion with $9,500!


(winning bell sounds, win cue, cheers and applause, commercial cue)

Frank, please exit your desk and meet up with Doug as we'll set things up for your shot at winning the big bucks.  Matt, you were an excellent player throughout the past three days as a champ on The Hollywood Squares.  How do you feel after getting the six figures at your conclusion?

[mringgenberg]

It's a great feeling!

[billmcdee]

(giving a standing ovation to both players)

Matt, terrific run!  Frank, awesome last second Alcoa Fantastic Finish!

[tmann3x]

$6,000 for playing... a trip to Cape Cod worth $8,105... and your previous total of $99,898--  Matt... you'll be leaving us here with a final grand total in cash and prizes--

Thank you for playing and we'll see you and Mark Liotta in our $1,000,000 Tournament of Champions.  Give it up for Matt Ringgenberg, ladies and gents...

(cheers and applause)

Time to pause for a commercial break.  Coming up next, our new champion Frank will try to add more to his all cash total of $10,400.  Don't go away... We'll return with Doug as Frank will try to win $100,000 in our Super Match right after this.


(cheers and applause continue...)

*fade to promo*



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(main theme)


Bill Clinton:  My fellow Americans and Canadians... I'm former President Bill Clinton.  I am here to remind you that I'll be substituting for Tony Lane as the guest host of The Hollywood Squares.  Tomorrow afternoon, you can catch Doug, Bill, Greg and the rest of the cast including yours truly as our show takes place at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... the home of the Democratic National Convention 2016.  Who knows... you might see a contestant taking home $100,000.  Be sure to watch the Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour tomorrow on NBC.


Hillary (voice-over):  I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message.


[Disclaimer: This is not an endorsement of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.]


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[nathandiniz]

WAY TO GO FRANK!!!! Show the stars what YOU'RE MADE OF!!!!!!!

[tmann3x]

(underscore plays, Steve announces)

Steve Anderson: (VO) Hotel accommodations for cast and crew in Cleveland provided by the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, located near 100 Public Square and connected to Tower City Center's exclusive boutiques, restaurants and cinema. Plush, spacious, newly renovated rooms with well-appointed and upscale amenities await guests. Discover Cleveland's landmark social and business address at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel.

Airfare and promotional consideration provided by United Airlines, with spacious seating options and thoughtful in-flight amenities - carefully orchestrated for your comfort and convenience. That's what makes the world's leading airline flyer-friendly. Fly the friendly skies with United, a member of the Star Alliance.

Closed Captioning paid for in part by the following--







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*back to stage*


(Super Match cue, cheers and applause, Steve narrates)

Steve:  And now, here to play the Super Match is Doug Morris!

(cheers and applause)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Thanks, Steve. What a day we've had here in C-Town. Matt leaves us with more than $114,000 in cash and merch. And Frank become our new champ.

Frank, with luck and skill, you could nearly equal Matt's total in one fell swoop.

It all begins with the Audience Match. We polled an audience back home and asked them to write down their best response to this.

(ding)

RAINBOW_____

Frank, if you match the most popular answer in the survey, you win $2000...

(ding)

...*and* you'll be that much closer to winning $100,000. If you match the second most popular answer, you win $1000.

(ding)

And if you match the third most popular answer, you'll pocket $500.

(ding)

Come up with an answer that ranked outside of the top three and you win a campaign button we found from eBay. It says, "Score with Gary Hart in '87". (audience laughs) No, you'll win $250 as a consolation prize from the audience match if you don't match anything in the top three.

Now we don't want you to go this alone. You may turn to any three of our nine stars for assistance.

[fdriscoll22]

I'll take Matt B., Tony, and Bill McDee.

[billmcdee]

Ugh, got me third...

(starts writing down 3 possible answers on a scrap card)

Whew!  Got 3!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Good of you to think forward. Matt B., to you first. How do you fill in that blank?

RAINBOW_____

[tmann3x]

Matt Bingel... where are you?!

[asja2002]

(Hands a note to Matt B. with my "suggestion")

Hey if they can do it with Alec so can I

[tmann3x]

24 HOUR WARNING!

If Matt B. does not respond his answer within 13 hours, it's an automatic miss.

[fdriscoll22]

Tony, does that mean I could pick again if he misses?

[billmcdee]

Or if not, could one of the remaining 2 selected celebs offer 2 possible answers?  I have 3 written here on my card.

[mrb2000]

I'm here.

My answer is that 1979 Muppets hit, RAINBOW CONNECTION.

[tmann3x]

How about my great-niece's favorite My Little Pony character...? Rainbow DASH.

[asja2002]

Good answer!!!!!!!

[palmer7]

Don't mind me. I'm just busy writing a campaign speech. (Trump whistles to Bill) McDee! You're up!

[billmcdee]

Golly I have 3 that I think are pretty good and none which was said yet.


First thing I thought of was the popular toy Rainbow BRITE.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Thanks, Bill, Tony and Matt.

Frank, to recap, they suggest "Rainbow Connection", Rainbow Dash and Rainbow Brite.

You may take any of their suggestions -- or forget 'em all and come up with an idea of your own. What do you think is the number one answer to our question?

[fdriscoll22]

Well, the first thing I though of was Rainbow CONNECTION, so I'll go with that.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers) (Matt B. crosses his fingers)

Going with Matt Bingel's answer of "Rainbow Connection". Remember when Debbie Harry and Kermit sang that song on "The Muppet Show"? (scattered cheers) Translation -- you saw it on DVD -- not on the old show.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Yeah, the duet occurred a few months after "The Muppet Movie" originally played at a theater near you.

Well, let's see where "Rainbow Connection" ranked in the top three -- or did it? Let's start by revealing the $500 answer.

(ding)

Rainbow *Warrior* -- which takes on more than one definition -- environmental activist, LGBTQ activist, student athlete at the University of Hawaii, member of Jeff Gordon's pit crew, the list goes on and on.

Let's see if you matched the number two answer for $1000.

(ding)

Rainbow Dash. Tony and his great-niece thought of that.

Last

try

for

"Rainbow

Connection".

Does

it

pay

off

$2000

for

Frank?

(dings; audience audience applause)

Yes it does!!!!

(Frank runs up to Matt's square as they shake hands; Frank runs back center stage)

Frank, great job. That's another $2000 for you. This also means we seed our bank with an altogether different...

(ding)

...$2000. Now, that's seed money for the Head-To-Head Match. That money will be multiplied by 20, 30 or even 50.

(scattered cheers)

The multiplication all depends on which star you turn to for assistance. You want to pick someone you think you're in sync with -- but then again, you'd really like to find that elusive 50 that's up there. Four other stars have 20, by the way, and the remaining four stars each have a 30.

Frank -- please pick a star for your Head-To-Head Match.

[fdriscoll22]

Matt Bingel, let's try it again!

[billmcdee]

Good luck!  I had Warrior as one of my answers and Coalition as the other.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Going to Matty B. Matt, please give that tab a tug and see how much we're playing for.

(ding)

(audience cheers)

Thirty -- times $2000 means the Head-To-Head Match is worth...

(ding)

...$60,000.

Matt, you'll write down your answer. Frank, I'll then call for your answer.

Remember, we must have an exact match. So, Frank, please face me. Matt, get ready to write down your best response to this.

BLANK ROME. That's R-O-M-E. BLANK ROME.

(Super Match think music plays)

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Matt B., please PM Tony and Me your answer (he's tmann3x; I'm dougmorrisontheair). Frank, please don't respond but think it over.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

All right, Matt's ready with his answer. Frank, we now call for yours. For $60,000, how do you fill in this blank?

BLANK ROME.

[fdriscoll22]

Hopefully I don't get booed, this was the first thing that came to my head, ANCIENT Rome.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers and groans)

Doug: Ahhh, perhaps we have a crowd divided. Well, please turn around and face Matt. He holds the key to 60 grand.

Matt, did you write down "Ancient"?

(Matt

slowly

pulls

card

from

slot

and

shows

to

camera

.

.

.)

Winner!

(dings; audience applause; win music plays; MG-HSH theme plays)

Wow.  That was not an easy question.  I had about two or three other ideas in mind.  But they don't matter.

Frank's got 60 grand.  We'll add up his winnings -- and find out who had the 50 -- when you come back to C-Town.

(more cheers)