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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Michele Norris is about to become the new co-host of All Things Considered
This Week's Panelists:
• Humorist and author of Am I Pig Enough For You Yet? Voices From The Barnyard, Roy Blount Junior
• Boston Globe reporter, Charlie Pierce
• Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style Section reporter
Round 1
Who's Carl This Time?
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Self-esteem issues take over the world stage; San Francisco Hippies return!; A love so powerful it makes us all afraid.
» Music Cue: "Take Me Out To the Ballgame"
Artist: Dr. John
Composer: Von Tilzer and Norworth
CD Title: Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns
Label: Elektra Nonesuch
Year: 1994
Opening Round
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From Turd Blossom to Boy Genius in the course of one election; A Wall Street scandal involving crayons and paste?
» Music Cue: "I'd Do Anything"
Artist: Original Broadway Cast
Composer: Lionel Bart
CD Title: Oliver!
Label: RCA Victor
Year: 1990
Round 2
Listener Limerick Challenge
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The Castros meet the Osbournes; Starbucks Art; The Fruit of Loom Diet.
» Music Cue: "Nothing from Nothing"
Artist: Billy Preston
Composer: Preston/Fisher
CD Title: Soul Hits of the 70s: Didn't it Blow Your Mind
Label: Rhino
Year: 1991
Not My Job!
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Brand new All Things Considered Host Michele Norris plays a game called "Leave the humor to us...we're professionals." Three questions about the Science of Funny.
» Music Cue: "La Cucaracha"
Artist: Daffy Duck
Composer: Stalling
CD Title: That's All Folks!: Cartoon from Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes
Label: Warner Brothers
Year: 2001
Panel Round Two
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A glamorous Republican makeover; A sports scandal as dastardly as Steven Seagal's acting; Reason #3 for not parking outside the fire station.
» Music Cue: "Emergency Theme"
Artist: Nelson Riddle
Composer: Nelson Riddle
CD Title: Television's Greatest Hits: In Living Color
Label: TVT Records
Year: 1996
Round 3
Who's Carl This Time?
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Mr. Barkley goes to Washington; Thanks a lot, Dad; An unnerving invitation to visit Russia.
» Music Cue: "Cuts Like A Knife"
Artist: Bryan Adams
Composer: Adams/Vallance
CD Title: So Far, So Good
Label: A&M
Year: 1993
Bluff The Listener
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Slouching Toward Modernity, three stories about something steeped in tradition that tried to move into the modern age, but failed.
Lightning Fill-In-The-Blank
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All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.
Panelist Predictions
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What reason will Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez give for the break up of their marriage in 8 months?
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