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I always thought the episode of Friends where Joey played Pyramid was a prime example of the destruction of Joey's character and making him far too stupid to be believed, because no one could be that

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ABC studios, I order you to take whatever film of the Terrell Owens/Gayle King match you have, place it atop a giant pyre, soak with kerosene, burn the whole thing to the ground, and then salt the ear

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Richard

Clogs was a SUPER difficult category. (Richard here, and I've spent the MONTHS since filming coming up with better clues). My big problem was that I knew they were a kind of shoe, but I was getti

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peeayebee

peeayebee

10 hours ago, iMonrey said:

These were two rather mediocre episodes. I'd swear I've seen Josh Peck somewhere before, but scanning his imdb credits, he hasn't been in anything I've ever seen. Maybe it's just that he looks like the love child of Patrick Dempsey. Kind of a dope though. Didn't even recognize the names of some of the most famous gymnasts. 

He was in Drake & Josh on... Nickelodeon? My son used to watch that.

I also was shocked when he didn't know Nadia Comaneci. I mean, yes, she was definitely before his time. I just hate being reminded that I'm OLD.

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For "things you do in the bathroom" I'd be tempted to say "you pee in there, you poop in there . . . " but I wonder if I'd get buzzed for saying "in there." It's a borderline qualifier.

Yeah, I don't know. Maybe just saying, "Go pee. Go poop. Take a shower. Clean the tub."

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Jeannie basically just said "roar" when the clue was "roar." I can't believe they let her get away with that. 

I KNOW! I was sure they'd buzz her. 

Another judge thing I didn't like was for the category of new words in the dictionary. Saying steroid for roid and guacamole for guac is just wrong. Steroid and guacamole were not the new words in the dictionary.

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I'm mortified that Eliza Shesinger couldn't pick up on Vice Presidents. Then again the contestant didn't even think to say Kamala Harris. Clearly civics are not in either women's wheelhouse.

Not recognizing Vice Presidents was bad. And it's not like these were VPs from the 19th century.

I think when Taran was trying to get Adam to say pecan, he should have said something like, "For Thanksgiving you might have pumpkin pie or this other kind of pie."

I thought there were two words/phrases that were tough. "Things with a belly" and "The Owner." We say In the belly of the beast, but I'm not sure saying, "The beast" would get you there. Do planes have bellies? Doesn't matter. It's a hard one.

And The owner. Hard to give clues without saying 'own.' I guess, "A person who has a business. It belongs to him. He is the..."

Overall, I didn't enjoy this ep. Just not very fun.

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Grizzly

Grizzly

9 hours ago, opus said:

I really wanted to see the other 4 things that would make Steph Curry cry.

Thank goodness the man who doesn't watch football didn't get that category. 

Josh Peck didn't seem to realize there's a time constraint. He was so slow. Jeannie Mei was the better partner to go for 100k. She's competitive and did a great job in the winner's circle.

The second half was much better. At least these teams got through all 7 clues. I've heard of Eliza but didn't know the guy. Was it me or did he not make eye contact with his partners?

ams1001

ams1001

51 minutes ago, Grizzly said:

The second half was much better. At least these teams got through all 7 clues. I've heard of Eliza but didn't know the guy. Was it me or did he not make eye contact with his partners?

Taran Killam...he's been on SNL, lots of TV/movies, and some theater (he was King George in Hamilton for a few months in 2017, and is currently in Spamelot; he was on Seth Meyers' show recently promoting that). I noticed he seemed to be sort of looking down a lot, which struck me as odd. Maybe he was trying to focus?

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ams1001

ams1001

What was with all the sex and drugs in that first game?

All the holiday sweaters are cracking me up.

"Chillin" for "illin" is okay... also pretty sure I heard a "sounds like boys" when they were trying to get toys (though she might have said the answer at the same time so maybe they didn't count the clue).

You might eat biscuits and milk if you're British...

Things with a smile - Cheshire Cat

 

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peeayebee

peeayebee

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Cheshire Cat is a great clue. That paired with Michael's suggestion of a happy face probably would  have done it.

Yeah, I think whoever was giving clues for 'toys' said "Rhymes with boys" or whatever it was, but the receiver said toys before he finished his clue. 

I keep laughing at "Biscuits and milk," esp Michael's reaction.

I don't know 'illin', so I never would have gotten that.

I too loved the holiday sweaters. I recently had to buy one for my son, and the pickin's were slim. I waited too long.

Boy, they really crammed the holiday theme into the categories. The Mystery 7 one about plumbing was, according to Michael, "Gifts you buy for a child who wants to be a plumber." Ok then.

It's a shame that Matt started out giving clues for 'weed' via the marijuana angle. It would have been better to just say, "This is the unwanted plant you pull up in the garden."

It was like an Abbot & Costello routine with 'wrong.' 
Jordan: Not right but...
Malin: Left.
Jordan: Incorrect.
Malin: Oh, uh....

In the WC, Things You Thirst For was tough, but Matt just kept at it, throwing out every possibility. Whew!

And once again there's the manicure clue for pedicure. *sigh*

Then in the second WC, Bar Activities was tricky. Types of Cones seemed hard until Michael said "Orange traffic ones." Of course! 

Was it Howie giving the clues for 'cookies'? He made it way too complicated. How about "Oreos are a type of..."

And then for 'rock' Derek kept saying it was a little stone. I don't think of a rock that way. I actually think it's the opposite. Anyway, another clue is, "This is modern music. Blank and roll."

Ugh for Howie not knowing what arson means. I'm not sure what he thought it was, but he started to give clues about a person with guns?

Places You See a Table was tough. A dining room, a restaurant, a furniture store, a conference room.

I felt bad for Angelique. She was clearly nervous at the end.

ETA: I just thought of another clue that bothered me. For 'R' Malin said "The letter after Q." Seems iffy.

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iMonrey

iMonrey

14 hours ago, ams1001 said:

"Chillin" for "illin" is okay... also pretty sure I heard a "sounds like boys" when they were trying to get toys (though she might have said the answer at the same time so maybe they didn't count the clue).

Oh man. The judging on this show drives me nuts, the things they buzz versus the thing they get away with. "Respond" for RSVP raised an eyebrow too. That's one of the words. And yet they got buzzed for saying "feet" when the clue was "footsies." 

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iMonrey

iMonrey

I wish they would stop inviting Hip Hop artists to play. At least, stop inviting these particular Hip Hop artists. At least Wiz Khalifa took his sunglasses off to play. Ty Dolla $ign left his on the whole game. That's so rude and inconsiderate. If you can't make eye contact with your partner it makes the game so much harder. And, how stoned were these dudes anyway? Talk about taking "laid back" to the next level. And is it just me or was the judging even more lax than usual? Ty actually said "a state that starts with A." You can't do that! You can't just say what letter the word starts with! Jeez.

The other two games were OK. But OMG Tiffany Haddish is so bad at giving clues. Which is unfortunate because she was very good at guessing them. She couldn't even get "vanilla?" All you have to say is "not chocolate, but . . ." Instead she rambled on about beans and flavors.

During the Joel and Wayne game the judges gave the contestant a pass on "runway" when she actually said "running away." But I guess the words were in there.

"Things made of stone" was a tough subject. "The Rosetta one" was the perfect clue but I don't think I would have thought of it either.

peeayebee

peeayebee

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Not a bad show. 

I thought Channing was really good at coming up with the answer when the clues weren't all that good.

I'm not sure that 'pedal' should have been accepted for 'petal.' They CAN be pronounced the same, but not really.

I didn't have any good clues for the ones that were missed...

Serious. Maybe "If I'm not joking around, I am very..." 

Obvious. "Yes, that's very apparent, Captain..."

Column. Boy, that's a tough one, depending on the receiver's knowledge. "In Greek architecture, these are the big marble things that hold up the building." Or something like that.

20th Century Things. Geez. I don't know. If you just list events from the 20th century, that MIGHT do it. "The Great Depression, World War I, World War II. The moon landing." *shrug*

People who use cameras. "A photographer, a private detective, a shutterbug, a tourist."

It's good to have the show back. Man, how long has it been?

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SoMuchTV

SoMuchTV

16 minutes ago, peeayebee said:

Column. Boy, that's a tough one, depending on the receiver's knowledge. "In Greek architecture, these are the big marble things that hold up the building." Or something like that.

My first thought was, a spreadsheet is made up of rows and ______. And if that didn’t work, Doric , Ionic, Corinthian….  Maybe those are each a little specific to my experience, but I’d hope one or the other would work. 

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ams1001

ams1001

17 minutes ago, peeayebee said:

Column. Boy, that's a tough one, depending on the receiver's knowledge. "In Greek architecture, these are the big marble things that hold up the building." Or something like that.

I thought about something not architecture-related like a newspaper column; that might have been easier to get to. Or rows and columns in a spreadsheet (but I use Excel a lot). 

 

17 minutes ago, peeayebee said:

It's good to have the show back. Man, how long has it been?

The last comment in this thread before this weekend was April 2024.

2 minutes ago, SoMuchTV said:

My first thought was, a spreadsheet is made up of rows and ______. And if that didn’t work, Doric , Ionic, Corinthian….  Maybe those are each a little specific to my experience, but I’d hope one or the other would work. 

Hey, great minds!

I was trying to come up with the names of the columns and couldn't think of any of them.

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ams1001

ams1001

OMG there was so much yelling in that first game...

For Rap Groups, she said she could only think of Biggie but that isn't a group, but if she had just gotten him to 'rappers' they probably would have taken that. They took "country music" for Country Songs in the other game after she only gave names of artists instead of songs.

Fun Fact: my cousin went to high school with Chandra Wilson.

Things from trees - uh...leaves?

 

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peeayebee

peeayebee

Yeah, and acorns, sap, maple syrup. A stump?

Was the first contestant Tammy or Cami? Anyway, she was too hyper. Jess was better. 

And Michael Urie, Ben Franklin didn't invent the kite.

What was the jeans word that Tammy/Cami used? Jinko? Just said Levis, as she eventually did, or even denim pants.

Not sure what clue you could give for tush. Haddish was going thru a few of them, but I wondered if there was something that would point her that way. 

I wish Jess had come up with other clues for Things That Vanish. Not really sure if invisible ink is the right clue. It doesn't vanish, it appears when you apply heat or something. 

Fiesel was good. With glasses on, he reminded me of Alan Sepinwall.

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peeayebee

peeayebee

17 hours ago, ams1001 said:

lol...Jack Handey's thoughts for Deep things was pretty good.

That was really good. Maybe it was before Jamie-Lynn's time. The Mariana Trench was good, too, although she said the Marina Trench. Still, excellent clues.

I was amazed at how often Paul Scheer got the right answer without much of a clue. 

I didn't know that he and June Diane Raphael were married. I had forgotten she was on Abbott Elementary. Just two eps. I suppose ABC just wanted to plug one of their own shows.

In the second show, I noticed that the contestant Ashley kept reassuring Robert Iler that he was doing good.

As far as quaint things, the only thing I could think of was an inn.

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