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June 18, 2005

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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Tom Bodett
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Songwriter Richard Sherman

This Week's Panelists:
• Writer and performer Adam Felber
• Humorist and author of Feet on the Street, Rambles Around New Orleans, Roy Blount, Jr.
• Comedienne Paula Poundstone

Round 1

Who's Tom This Time? (Listen)
The Trial of the Century, at least thus far; Britain's own Deep Throat; Big Bird is a target.

» Music Cue: "Sesame Street"
Artist: Unknown Children
Composer: Joseph Raposo
CD Title: TV's Greatest Hits: 70s and 80s
Label: TVT Records

Opening Panel Round (Listen)
An utterly indecent torture tactic; The town of Park Hills, Missouri, defends its precious treasure.

» Music Cue: "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
Artist: Chorus and Orch
Composer: Rodgers/Hammerstein
CD Title: The Sound of Music Original Soundtrack
Label: RCA Records


Round 2

Bluff the Listener (Listen)
Three stories about unique gift possibilities for your dad on Father's Day.
(See the true story.)

» Music Cue: "Little Bit Of Soap"
Artist: The Jarmels
Composer: Bert Russell
CD Title: WCBS: The History of Rock, Part 5
Label: Collectables Records

Not My Job (Listen)
Richard Sherman, writer of many classic Disney tunes, joins us to play our game called "Wokka-wokka-wokka-wokka": Three multiple-choice questions about Pac Man, on that video game's 25th anniversary.

» Music Cue: "Chim Chim Cher-ee"
Artist: Van Dyke, Andrews, Dotrice, Garber
Composer: Richard and Robert Sherman
CD Title: Classic Disney, Vol 1
Label: Disney Company

Round 3

Panel Round Two (Listen)
The housing bubble pushes up the prices in your game room; The movie Encino Man comes to life.

Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
Japan's attempt to curb global warming offends some; Sweden's stinky new museum; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez can't stop.

» Music Cue: "You Talk Too Much"
Artist: Joe Jones
Composer: Jones, Hall
CD Title: Classic Disney, Vol 1
Label: Disney Company

Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank (Listen)
All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
What will be revealed in the next scandalous memo out of Downing Street?

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