HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell There is no "Not My Job" game on this week's show.
This Week's Panelists:
Writer and performer Adam Felber
Writer and journalist Sue Ellicott
Comedian Paula Poundstone
Round 1
Who's Carl
(Listen)
This week's Must-See-TV Thursday; Superhero for the Common Man or self-righteous seat hog? King Jay of Latenight Land anoints his successor.
» Music Cue: "The Tonight Show (Johnny's Theme)"
Artist: Doc Severinson and Band
Composer: Anka/Carson
CD Title: Television's Greatest Hits Label: TeeVee Toons
Opening Panel Round
(Listen)
Project Pollyanna launched in Iraq; Third-graders trade nap-time for happy hour.
» Music Cue: "Margaritaville"
Artist: Jimmy Buffett
Composer: Buffett
CD Title: Meet Me In Margaritaville Label: Universal/Island Records
Round 2
Bluff the Listener
(Listen) "Rock The Vote" -- Three stories of new initiatives aimed at apathetic voters.
» Music Cue: "Dick Dagger's Theme"
Artist: Don Argott
Composer: Argott
CD Title: Pornosonic Label: Virgin Monk Muzik
Who's Carl (Second Round)
(Listen)
Jimmy Carter gets tough with Jeb; Another notch in Canada's inferiority belt; The answer my friend, is drivin' a mini-van...
» Music Cue: "It Ain't Me Babe"
Artist: Bob Dylan
Composer: Dylan
CD Title: Another Side of Bob Dylan Label: Columbia Records
Second Panel Round
(Listen) Sen. Rick Santorum is chosen by his underlings for a special honor; How to spot an FBI imposter.
» Music Cue: "The Great Pretender"
Artist: The Platters
Composer: Ram
CD Title: Another Side of Bob Dylan Label: The Fabulous '50s
Round 3
Third Panel Round
(Listen) John Kerry's AC-Gate; TV celebrates the birth of its most unpopular offspring; A television pooch comes home for a 50th anniversary party.
» Music Cue: "Lassie"
Artist: Les Baxter
Composer: Les Baxter
CD Title: Television's Greatest Hits Label: TeeVee Toons
Limericks
(Listen) A special swing-state limerick game called "The Future of the Nation Is in Your Hands" -- Three limericks featuring news from election-year swing states.
Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank
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All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.
Panelist Predictions
(Listen) What will be the big news out of the opening season of baseball in Washington, D.C.?