MATCH GAME/HOLLYWOOD SQUARES HOUR [NBC/Peacock] - Episode 54

[pathfinder20]

Unfortunately, I didn’t. Didn’t want to break S&P rules. 😅

[billmcdee]

Good point, the NBC Commissary has broken enough rules with the Board of Health

[dougmorrisontheair]

Oh well. 

Good luck to both of you in our game. As you know, the objective here is to match as many...

...of these party animals as you possibly can.

(scattered laughter from crowd)

Player whose matched more stars at the end of Round 3 plays against our champion in Hollywood Squares. Winner there plays for $100,000 in the Super Match.

(audience cheers)

(Doug pushes button on toaster revealing Round 1 questions)

Steve, you won the right to go first. Please start by picking Question A or Question B.

[babytims]

Party? I wanna party!

[asja2002]

Let’s start with A, Doug.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Starting with A. Very well. New game -- so obviously, all the stars play this one. (scans card) Ah, this question continues the anniversary vibe -- but for another show.

The whammy said, "Wow, I can't believe its been 40 years since the debut of 'Press Your Luck'. Before stealing money from contestants, I had to steal cash from BLANK."


(audience laughs and applauds)
(think music plays)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay they're all set. Steve, I'll repeat the question -- then need you to fill in the blank.

The whammy said, "Wow, I can't believe its been 40 years since the debut of 'Press Your Luck'. Before stealing money from contestants, I had to steal cash from BLANK."

[asja2002]

There’s a few ways this can go, granted it’s early in the game… At least 40 years ago…no better victim than the banks. I’ll say “The Bank”

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Doug: I just realized there's a little bit of a pun considering who's hosting the show nowadays -- Elizabeth *Banks*. (scattered laughter from crowd) And I must say, she does a heck of a job on that show. Mark, we'll looking for a bank.

Mark: (card)

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: And already, Steve's on the board with $100. Bill, do you make it $200?

Bill: (card) The Unemployment Office.

(buzz) (scattered laughter from crowd)

Doug: Ah -- clever. Good thought -- but not a match. Nels, what came to your mind?

Nels: (card) The bank

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: That's another match. $200 so far with a chance to make more downstairs as we visit Tony.

The whammy said, "Wow, I can't believe its been 40 years since the debut of 'Press Your Luck'. Before stealing money from contestants, I had to steal cash from BLANK."


Doug: And Steve's looking for another bank.

Tony: Jim Peck, if you're watching this, it's never too late to take a second chance. (card)

(buzz) (audience laughs and applauds)

Doug: Niiiiiice. Foe meets foe. Kevin?

Kevin: He just blamed his crimes on Tricky Dick...

(buzz) (audience laughs and applauds)

Doug: Makes you wonder who's the bigger crook. And Immanuel, please wrap this half of the round up for us.

Immanuel: It's why CBS hired him for the original...

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: Another bank. All right.

Doug: Steve, halfway home to a perfect score.

Doug: Kourtney, the game is young.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Kourtney, the game is young. Let's see what B has for you.

And once again, all the stars get to play this.

ESPN is still fuming over losing the rights to cover the World Series of Poker. So, to try to get back into card games, next year, ESPN8: The Ocho will be covering the 2024 World Series of BLANK.

(audience laughs and applauds)
(think music plays)

[dougmorrisontheair]

And they're ready. Kourtney, let's see if you can score some matches with this.

ESPN is still fuming over losing the rights to cover the World Series of Poker. So, to try to get back into card games, next year, ESPN8: The Ocho will be covering the 2024 World Series of BLANK.

[pathfinder20]

Crazy Eights?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Doug: That's a great answer. There have been a couple of YouTube videos that have lampooned The World Series of Uno. Judge, to that point, if a star says "Uno", what's the ruling?

(buzz)

(inaudible explanation from judge)

Doug: Fair enough. While there are similarities, Crazy Eights uses a standard deck of playing cards, Uno uses a stack of cards created specifically for that game. Okay. Basically, we need exact matches here -- starting with Mark.

Mark: (card)

(buzz)
(audience cheers)

Doug: That's a great answer. The legendary actor Omar Sharif was a bridge expert and champion -- and wrote extensively about the game in books and newspaper columns. To Bill now.

Bill: As it is channel "8", it has to be (card) Crazy Eights.

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: There's a match for Kourtney. I never thought of it that way until just now, Bill. ESPN8. Crazy Eights. Nels?

Nels: I’m gonna with (card) crazy eights

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: Another exact match. Chance for a tie, maybe the lead, as we go downstairs.

ESPN is still fuming over losing the rights to cover the World Series of Poker. So, to try to get back into card games, next year, ESPN8: The Ocho will be covering the 2024 World Series of BLANK.

Doug: Tony, we're looking for another round of Crazy Eights.

Tony: Check and mate. (card)

(buzz)
(audience boos)

Doug: Chess as a card game? Ohhhh kay. Kevin?

Kevin: They're trying to appeal to a younger demographic. Well, maybe one that's too young... (card)

(buzz) (scattered cheers)

Doug: Another good answer. Speaking of "younger demographic", no one's come to my answer yet. Immanuel, please finish this round up for us.

Immanuel: It’s a drunk spin-off (card)

(buzz) (scattered cheers)

Doug: Spoons. That's good, too. You know what I was thinking? Any fans of Fallout here? (scattered cheers) So you've heard of Caravan. (scattered cheers) That was my answer.

Doug: If ESPN8 can cover the Tetris championship, it can cover The World Series of Caravan. Fun card game to play -- even if you're not into Fallout.

Close game here -- 300 to 200 in Steve's favor. We're back for Round 2 -- after this.

(audience applause; MG-HSH music plays)

[tmann3x]

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

And we're back. (pushes button on toaster revealing Round 2 questions) Well, we're celebrating four decades since the Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour debuted here on NBC. And it's nice to see both of our challengers on the scoreboard.

Steve, with the slight lead, please start us off by choosing A or B.

[asja2002]

I’ll stick with A

[dougmorrisontheair]

Going with A and three stars play.

Bill, Tony, and Kevin. The rest get to chillax.

Did you hear Dumb Dora lost her job at as a tattoo artist? She thought she could fix mistakes with BLANK.


(audience laughs and applauds)
(think music plays)

[dougmorrisontheair]

And they're good and ready. Steve, let's see if you are.

Did you hear Dumb Dora lost her job at as a tattoo artist? She thought she could fix mistakes with BLANK.

[asja2002]

I believe that Dora is dumb enough she would try to get rid of the tattoos with AN ERASER

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Doug: That's one way to try and fix tat mistakes. Emphasis on "try". Let's see if we can get some erasers -- starting with Bill this time.

Bill: Correction fluid a.k.a. (card) White-Out.

(buzz)

(audience cheers)

Doug: That's another way to try and fix tat mistakes. That's the way I was thinking, by the way. Tony, what say ye?

Tony: Easy answer... an (card)

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: There's your fourth match in the game, Steve. Kevin, do you make it five?

Kevin: You can't erase ink with this anyway...

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: There's five.

Doug: All right, Steve. Five matches for $500.

Doug: Kourtney, let's see if you can catch up.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Kourtney, let's see if you can catch up.

And this time, four stars play.

Mark and everyone downstairs, please put magic marker to green card on this.

Limber Linda is so limber...

HOW LIMBER IS SHE?!?!?

...after three years of practicing yoga, she can place her BLANK in her ear.

(audience laughs and applauds)
(think music plays)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, they're set, Kourtney. Let's see if you can narrow the gap, tie, or even max out with this.

Limber Linda is so limber, after three years of practicing yoga, she can place her BLANK in her ear.

[pathfinder20]

Her Toe?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Doug: That's limber. Oh, that's limber. Let's see if that gets you more matches -- starting with Mark.

Mark: (card) Her foot.

(scattered cheers)

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: Yeah -- that'll match. One would think a toe would end up in the ear in the process. So Kourtney's up to $300. Tony, do you make it four?

Tony: Funky, funky, funky... (card)

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: That's four. Kevin, do you make it five?

Kevin: Something that would make a contortionist cry… (card)

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: Tie ballgame. Now...

Immanuel,

if

you

wrote

down

"foot"

or

"toe",

Kourtney

maxes

out

with

a

perfect

score.

What

say

ye?


Immanuel: See that's the good thing about very limber people, they don't have to worry about an itch ever again... (card)

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: And it's a max out!

Doug: So, six matches at $100 each for $600. We add $400 for the perfect score for a total of $1000.

We still have one round to go -- meaning Steve has a chance to max out and start a tie-breaker.

Come back and see who advances to Hollywood Squares -- after this.

(audience applause; MG-HSH music plays)

[tmann3x]

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(win cue)

(cheers and applause)


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[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

We're back. Time for Round 3.

(pushes button on toaster revealing Round 3 questions) Okay, normally our leader starts by picking a question.

However, Kourtney's maxed out. Kourtney's matched all six stars. Steve, this means you get one chance to max out yourself...

...with Question A or Question B.

[asja2002]

I’ll finish how I started… A please, Doug

[dougmorrisontheair]

A it is and just one star plays.

It's Bill. For everyone else, please be on standby for either a tie-break or Hollywood Squares. Bill, here's the question.

On "Star Trek", Mr. Spock said, "It is highly illogical to surmise my father, Sarek, invented BLANK rubber."

(audience laughs and applauds)
(think music plays)

[tmann3x]

Michael, Matt, and Hunter... be on standby for The Hollywood Squares.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Bill's ready. Kourtney, again, need to match Bill to send this to a tie-breaker.

On "Star Trek", Mr. Spock said, "It is highly illogical to surmise my father, Sarek, invented BLANK rubber."