MATCH GAME/HOLLYWOOD SQUARES HOUR [NBC] - Episode 26

[dougmorrisontheair]

Thank ya, Steve. For anyone just joining us, where the heck have you been?!?!?

(scattered laughter from crowd)

We're in the midst of a turnabout project. Tony hosted the Match Game and will guide us through the Super Match later. Steven Solsak over here won $1000 for The Ellen DeGeneres Gorilla Fund in the first part of *our* game of games -- the Match Game. And now, Steven, you get to play Hollywood Squares.

Joining us for Hollywood Squares are Matt Bingel, the star of Password Plus; Vincent Easter, the star of Snakes and Ladders: Deluxe; and Sergio R. Rodriguez.

Steven, to use your wife's terminology, please join us over here for some Noughts and Crosses.

(Doug and Steven go to HS players'/host's area)

(audience cheers)

Steven will play the noughts as our challenger. Playing the crosses is our defending champion, Anthony Long, with $6700 to his credit. (audience cheers) Modest beginning -- but much more can be won.

Players, you know how this works. There are four ways you can win a round of Hollywood Squares.

Capture three squares straight across -- that's a winner. Capture three squares in a vertical line, that's also a winner. Capture three square diagonally -- that's *also* winning.

You can also win a round if you capture any five of the nine squares up there -- even if you don't get three of them in a row.

Every time you capture a square, you win $250. Winner of this first round also receives $1000.  The player with the higher money score when time is called becomes or continues as champion -- and then plays the Super Match with Tony for a hundred grand.

(audience cheers)

Anthony, as our defending champion, you'll start us off. Please pick a star.

[Deleted]

Greg please.

[palmer7]

Eeee-YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Center square extraordinaire Greg Palmer, our champ's trying to put an X in your square. Let's see if he succeeds with this question.

You're spending a week's vacation in Liechtenstein -- and you'll need to exchange your American dollars for what?

[palmer7]

When I travel, I use American Express Traveler's Cheques. Protected money for my traveling furnished by American Express -- don't leave home without it. (I hold up a cheque)

Now, I don't know why anyone would be going to Liechtenstein, and I really don't know why anyone would want to exchange money, but if you're into collecting that sort of thing, you'd swap your dollars for Swiss francs.

[Deleted]

I agree.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Liechtenstein's official currency *is* the Swiss franc. Anthony, you're right to agree...

(audience applause; ding)

...the center square and $250 are yours

Steven, eight squares remain. Where would you like to try to place an O for you?

[st1200]

Let's Go with Tony Lane please

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Tony Lane -- longtime co-host of this show. Longtime host of others -- including card games which require the assistance of beautiful women to distribute those cards. So -- this should be up your alley.

You're playing Euchre with three blonde sorority sisters.

(men in crowd hoot and holler)

Now -- yes or no -- are you playing with a full deck of 52 playing cards?

(audience laughs)

[tmann3x]

I assume the three sorority girls' names are Pamela Anderson, Denise Richards, and Stormy Daniels... right?

(audience laughs, catcalls from male audience members)


OK, OK... I believe the answer is yes.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Steven, Tony says he and the ladies are playing with a complete deck of 52 cards in Euchre. What say ye?

[st1200]

I will have to Disagree with him cause he's wrong about that

[dougmorrisontheair]

Sheesh -- no need to rub it in. 

(scattered laughter from crowd)  

Not counting the sixes and fours that might be used to keep score, you're playing with 32 cards at most -- the Ace through seven of every suit. Every suit Ace through nine is more common -- which would make it a 24-card deck.

Either way, Steven you're right to disagree...

(audience applause; ding)

...you've got a corner and we've got a tie ballgame.

Anthony, back to you.

[Deleted]

Sergio please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Interesting choice. Let's see how this turns out. Sergio, here's your query.

Inventors of this device originally called it the "X-Y position indicator". We commonly refer to it as what?

[romnserg]

(Singing) ♪ All the old paintings on the tombs
They do the sand dance don't you know
If they move too quick (Oh-Eh-Oh)
They're falling out like dominoes
Foreign types with the hookah pipes say
Eh-Oh-Eh-Oh, Eh-Oh-Eh-Oh
Walk like an Egyptian ♪
(Audience laughs and applause)
Thank you, Well. What's my question? Oh, yes! X and Y position indicator. Hmmmm, this sounds algebra to me, Doug. I'm sure Anthony did these things like anyone did during High School. Is it...Displays?

[Deleted]

I agree.

[romnserg]

(I cross my fingers)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Wellll -- the X-Y position indicator should help you creating displays and possibly solving algebra problems. But the X-Y position indicator is actually better known as a mouse for your computer. (buzz) Sorry, Anthony, but you should've disagreed.

(ding)

That gives the lead and another corner O for Steven.

Steven, who do you turn to for a possible third O?

[st1200]

let's go with Kevin Kolsen

(side note i have a little food poison last night so i'm still not well)

[romnserg]

Mar 3, 2019 10:10:23 GMT -5 st1200 said:

(side note i have a little food poison last night so i'm still not well)

Ouch.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Challenger's going for his third corner O. Question coming to Kevin.

What is the official cocktail of Brazil?

[romnserg]

(Thinking) I know this one, but it's Kevin's question, not my business.

[koopakid17]

Too bad you can't help me, Sergio. Otherwise, I might be dancing the Surra de Bunda to find that out!

*laughter*

Um, let's see. It might share the same name as a certain dance: the Bossa Nova.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Kevin says the Bossa Nova is Brazil's official cocktail. For your third corner and an interesting advantage, what's your call, Steven?

[st1200]

I Will Disagree

[dougmorrisontheair]

The official cocktail of Brazil is the caipirinha.

Steven, you're right again to disagree.

(audience applause; ding)

Early commanding lead for the challenger with three corners.

Anthony, you're in a tricky situation. We're going to let you have extra thinking time for your next move -- while we take a break for all the great NBC stations across this nation.

(commercial cue)

We'll come back, find out who wins this first round -- and play a secret square round -- right after this.

(cheers and applause)

Steve French:  Stay tuned for more of the Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour.

[tmann3x]

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*fade to logo, back to studio*

(commercial cue, cheers and applause)


STEVE FRENCH (guest announcer):  Now back to Doug Morris and The Hollywood Squares.


(louder cheers and applause)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Thanks, Steve.  Welcome back, everybody. 

Project: Turnabout continues -- and Anthony's looking for a turnaround. He's trailing Steven by $500...

...and the champion's X in the center is surrounded by three Os in as many corners.

Anthony, who do you turn to for a possible second X?

[Deleted]

Nels to block vertically please.