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00:00it's time to go reeling through the greatest television shows of all time
00:09well hi i'm joe alasky and haydee goober right now here he is my next door neighbor and favorite
00:23host mark summer hi there thank you welcome to couch potatoes the game focusing on the best of
00:39television both past and present you never know what shows might pop up back there on our tv sets
00:43but before we get to the shows let's get to the people our contestants to my left they call
00:47themselves petticoat junction i would like you to meet diane suzanne and carolyn or do you prefer
00:59caroline carolyn carolyn i'm so glad now you were doing a little petticoat junction action there i
01:03saw that is that one of your favorite shows yeah apparently the name and diane how are you all
01:07friends well sue and i aren't friends we're related so we didn't have much joy i see you're not friends
01:12how are you related we're sisters i see and carolyn's our dear friend all right good nice to
01:18have you here uh you have no money yet it'd be impossible to have money you just got here but
01:22we have some people over here have about seven thousand dollars they call themselves the match
01:25catering
01:26as a matter of fact seven thousand five hundred fifty and it's kathy
01:33hi bruce and anita anita what is that a penguin on your body it is yes two little penguins i like that
01:39well bruce now today uh we keep finding out that you're the uh low man on the totem pole they answer
01:46first and you're stuck on the bubble uh how do you feel about that well it happens do friends do that
01:50to each other i don't think so good luck today let's talk about the rules here on couch potatoes
01:54we're going to ask you anything and everything about television from daytime prime time perhaps
01:58commercial time and anytime there's something on the tube guess what couch potatoes going to be
02:03there each round begins with a tune-in question and the team that answers correctly earns 25
02:08rating points and they get control for the spin-off questions that follow whichever team has the
02:13most rating points at the end of the game will win a thousand dollars and then go on to play our
02:16channel let bonus game it's worth five thousand dollars good luck to both teams we have a five
02:22thousand dollar bonus round at the end of this game we have a tune-in question right now let's see
02:27who's going to get there they were aliens they were french or they were dead what was so unusual
02:32about cosmo toppers yes anita they were dead yeah the kirby's were dead they were ghosts you're
02:37right all right 25 rating points and you've earned control for this round spin-off questions on the
02:43subject of tv ghosts oh that scares the heck out of me okay here's a uh a 25 point question for
02:52kathy bruce or anita when mrs muir purchased gull cottage she got more than she bargained for
02:57she also inherited a blow heart of a ghostly sea captain name him yes kathy captain greg played by
03:03edward mulhair you are right i'm gonna add another 25 points if i had to make a prediction i would
03:09probably suspect that anita might answer this next question but who knows maybe we'll change that
03:14the one ghostly tv series in the 1980s was jennifer slept here jennifer was the kind of ghost a guy
03:19would probably pay to haunt him who played the phantom jennifer boy how did i know this anita
03:24and jillian and jillian is right well for those of you who've been watching the show on a regular
03:30basis we realize that bruce is in the hot seat one more time is it going to be 100 rating points or
03:35not listen to this theme song don't get scared tell me the name of this popular ghostly series
03:41yes bruce is it casper the friendly ghost yes it is casper the friendly ghost
03:48the friendliest ghost you know well they've done it one more time they have 100 rating points and
03:54petticoat junction they didn't let you play yet but perhaps in this next tune-in round you can get
03:58get involved let's see what happens phil eleanor or troy which of these donahues would be least
04:05likely to hit you if you call them princess and that would be anita no no it is eleanor because
04:12she was on father knows best and that means no points but petticoat junction you get control
04:16okay it is eleanor donahue and uh what we're going to do is talk about uh father knows best
04:23right over here and uh here we go we're all set all right
04:27that was over 20 years ago and i'd like you to meet uh phil donahue's uh wife it's marlo thomas
04:40ladies and gentlemen right over here uh mark i'm sorry that's marlo thomas i'm eleanor donahue from
04:46father knows best oh that's right i always get that mixed up it's phil it's eleanor one of those
04:51john hughes anyway we're just pulling your legs it's really good to have you here and we've decided
04:55since you've been on so many shows and successfully uh we do an entire round based uh around your
05:00career oh oh that's great yeah would you like that oh yeah and as a matter of fact uh we actually
05:05uh have an award did they tell you anything about this oh yeah well the producers told me i was here
05:10to pick up some sort of a uh golden globe award well actually uh it's not a golden globe let me show
05:15it to you it's right down here i'll bring it up to you this is uh golden russet award you see
05:20for the most valuable potato and uh hope you like that that's thanks thank you is it edible
05:26no as a matter of fact i tell you what let's uh talk to pettico junction about some questions
05:31all right okay great as mark mentioned up front and i'm sure that most of you know i was princess
05:37on father knows best yes of course i wanted to call the show princess knows best but you know
05:41they wouldn't let you do that probably anyway princess had another name what was my character's
05:45first name yes carolyn betty betty anderson that's right that's 25 rating points on the
05:51board suzanne diane we have questions coming in your direction right now okay when the anti-griffith
05:57show went in the air in 1960 i played ellie walker the town druggist which meant among other things
06:02i dispensed bobby pins to thelma and auntie i was romantically linked with one of mayberry's
06:09leading citizens and no it wasn't otis who was my guy yes suzanne sheriff taylor yes well diane you're
06:21in the hot seat now you could have 75 rating points if you could answer this last question correctly
06:25okay in the 1970s i had a more finicky boyfriend whose idea of a great date was cleaning the oven and
06:31honking my character's name was miriam name the show you know diane
06:37time's up can you take it over here mash taters oh my yes kathy the tony randall show uh that is
06:46not it actually it was the odd couple so we're not going to give any points that time around
06:51but yes there's tony and there you are right over there yes that means we have 100 rating points now
06:56for the mash taters and 50 over there for petticoat junction do you have any great memories you must
06:59from father knows that oh i have so many memories and the funny things like robert young trying to make
07:05us laugh at putting his coat on funny and his hat and we were rehearsing yeah and jane wyatt loving to
07:10get dirty when we had camping shows she just loved all that and lauren and billy and i kicking each
07:14other or pinching under the table we were very young trying to break each other up uh you ever see each
07:19other anymore oh sure oh sure as a matter of fact we may be doing a new series for the christian
07:24podcast oh you're kidding me wouldn't that be great everybody coming back oh yes yes now out of all the
07:30series that you've done which one stands out in your mind uh as as i guess a favorite if you had
07:35to pick one well quite frankly because it was so off the wall the last one i did for the fox network
07:40beans baxter the new adventures of beans baxter i had a ball doing that that's great well i uh have
07:46been holding this for you but i know you don't want to leave cots potatoes without it
07:49absolutely not thank you very much uh with round three of cots potatoes right after you listen to
07:55this come back and see us all right good job
07:58eleanor donahue i had such a crush on her and she's played so many nice wonderful sweet ladies
08:09in her career but did you know that recently she played a very evil nurse on the daytime drama what
08:15was it days of our lives that's right but i'll always remember miss allie what a crush i had on her boy
08:22pretty good pretty good
08:24first time i called i was just looking for someone to talk to the first time i called i was just looking
08:32to have fun the first time we called we were just looking for a party why be alone make the connection
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10:02it's like eating vegetables when you're a kid at first you think you're gonna hate it but then you
10:06try it and it's great i met a great guy know lots of great guys on 550
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10:37i'm so glad you came back it's uh round number three here on couch potatoes and in case you were
10:41wondering i'm wearing new shoes today and that's why i'm smiling funny we're gonna double the stakes
10:45to 50 points here for each correct answer and you're just a teeny bit behind but you know you
10:50could probably tie things if you answer this correctly everybody's playing here's the tune in question
10:54heathcliff clifton and clifford which of these names could be found on doctor doctor yes boy
11:00kathy heathcliff yes dr huxtable's birth certificate you got it right away it is heathcliff and we're
11:05going to add 50 rating points and we're also going to talk about a spin-off round on the subject of the
11:09cosby show and there they all are and kathy bruce anita everybody plays over on this side cliff and claire
11:15huxtable have the perfect children there's neither a hair out of place nor a wrinkle in their sweaters
11:20exactly how many perfect children do they have yes anita five five is the answer boy i wondered
11:27if anybody was going to get that they do indeed have five and anita answered that correctly it's
11:32kathy and bruce guess who's going to answer this grandpa huxtable went to college there and cliff and
11:37claire went there and denise may also get a degree from the school even if dad has to give denise her
11:42own series to do it what is the name of this institute of higher learning yes kathy hillman yes you
11:48watch the show that is right hillman college now once again ladies and gentlemen it's not a rerun
11:54this time we went instead of from kathy to anita it's anita to kathy and bruce could be 300 rating
11:59points theo huxtable's best friend has wormed his way into the hearts of the entire huxtable family
12:04what nickname does he answer to yes bruce that'd be cockroach that would be cockroach okay
12:10you now have 300 rating points you know cockroach's real first name on the show
12:14time's up how about over here do you know walter see there you go caroline you got to do when it's
12:22worth the points though that's when you got to do it all right let's do another tune in round and i
12:26want everybody to play this time around cosmos nova or battle star galactica which of these heavenly
12:32shows features a man yes diane nova no it's cosmos the man who talks about billions and billions of
12:39stars no points awarded but you get control and we're going to talk about the subject of public
12:44potatoes here on the pbs and there's our public potato right up there okay for 50 rating points
12:50julia child was one of the first pbs stars to obtain a wide viewing audience and public acclaim
12:56with one of her best cooking shows ever name this series i don't believe it bruce the french chef oh my
13:02goodness i don't believe it ladies and gentlemen he's totally destroyed the pattern of the mashed taters
13:09it's now up to kathy and anita what will we do okay it's worth 50 rating points one of the things
13:13that distinguishes masterpiece theater from other british series is its wonderful acting and lavish
13:19production values the other is its stayed and rather reserved host name him kathy alistair cook yes
13:25once again alistair cook on sesame street they do a take off of that you know what they call them
13:31alistair cookie okay anita this is a an unusual situation for us to be in but you have to answer
13:39this last i'm sorry i feel like bruce you feel like bruce well you don't look too much like him but
13:43let's see we can answer this around the water cooler you might call them jim and bob but when they host
13:49their nightly news program you'd better show a little more respect name the show yes anita the mcneil
13:54lay report yes you've done it a clean sweep one more time we have uh 450 rating points over here
14:00for the mashed taters we only have 50 but ladies don't worry because we're going to come back with
14:04a couch-up round where the score could change in just a matter of moments and perhaps it will
14:09we'll all find out together right after this come back
14:11hello this is vincent price for mystery and today's program is a mystery program about
14:27a beloved host of a distinguished and mysterious tv program called mystery who suddenly goes mad
14:34hello i'm vincent price for mystery and today's mystery deals with the mysterious and distinguished
14:42program the beloved host of whom suddenly goes mad hello oh no i'm vincent price and i'm trapped
14:50oh the walls the walls we'll be right back after these words
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15:11in her heart she hungers for a morning because to find salmon that's firmer meatier and flakier than
15:18a moray flake salmon dinner she'd have to catch it herself if you truly want the best for your cat look
15:27beyond gourmet give her a moray
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15:58it's play telephone sports trivia and win daily prizes yo i'm ready give it your best shot play
16:06telephone sports trivia and you can win the monthly grand prize hey i can do that win cars boats trips
16:14and much much more who's the head coach of the miami dolphins shula that's a right hitter i win you can
16:22wait and call 540i win dollar 50 first minute 95 cents each additional minute you gotta try it
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17:00talk telephone how am i ever going to tell my husband i've never gone this far before
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17:29welcome back to cock potatoes before we talk about the couch up around now petticoat junction
17:43a little trivia for you who was the mom on petticoat junction the character was kate bradley yes and who
17:49played her do you remember i'm not sure how you pronounce her last name but it was bernadara
17:53b b benadara and she was a cartoon voice of a famous cartoon character do you know who it was
17:57betty rubble oh that's terrific so you know all that real hard stuff there don't you huh
18:01now we gotta go okay let's talk about the couch up round where uh each member of the team will compete
18:07head-to-head in every question and the value of each correct answer is determined by our randomizer
18:12which is stopped when you hit your buzzer and there it is right back there okay there are values ranging
18:16from 50 to 200 rating points as well as the couch up in the team you need that you hit that couch up
18:21and the team which is behind can tie the score with the correct answer you each get two chances
18:26to play and the team with the most points at the end of play will be today's champions the subject of
18:30this couch up round is what's your title okay i'll give you the name of a tv character you tell me his
18:36or her proper title kathy diane you take the first one good luck matt dylan for 200 rating points diane sheriff
18:45sheriff is incorrect can you take it kathy marshall marshall is right for 200 rating points nice job
18:50it's marshall dylan okay bruce you are up against suzanne otto sharky for 50 rating points bruce cpo
19:00yes cpo or chief who will accept you now have 700 rating points we're gonna move down the couch to
19:05anita and to carolyn harry stone it is the couch up you protect the lead i don't know
19:13captain okay it's incorrect you can tie the game now carolyn if you could tell me who harry stone's
19:20title is or what it is detective no it's judge harry stone that would have it's from night court that
19:27would have tied the game you would have gone from 50 to 700 maybe it'll happen again diane you're up
19:31against kathy good luck wilhelm clink for 150 kathy colonel colonel clink you are right you now have
19:39850 rating points bruce suzanne charles kingsfield 150 and that's for you bruce professor professor is
19:49the answer okay 1 000 rating points now for your side match taters that means carolyn you've got to get
19:55that couch up and you have to answer correctly ernest fry
20:04it means the time's up it was deacon for may man and once again the mash taters are today
20:15you have one thousand points and you also have an additional one thousand dollars to bring you up to
20:19eight thousand five hundred fifty and i have to say goodbye to a team that i really like i like you
20:24guys you just doesn't get enough points dog on it and when you don't get enough rating points what
20:28happens ladies sorry about that thanks for being with us today on couch potatoes bye-bye
20:35okay well we're going to come back in a minute and see if our channel-led bonus game can be won
20:39and if they can get five thousand additional dollars right after this
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22:56who played drums for the beatles ringo oh that's a right answer i win you can win call 540-i-win
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23:20welcome back uh we're here talking to our champions the mass caters while you're out there doing
23:28whatever it is you do during the breaks i get a chance to talk to these nice people and i find out
23:32that uh being a midwesterner kathy is also one you're from where kentucky and bruce you're from
23:36from springfield missouri and anita from grinnell iowa so we have three midwesterners right over here
23:41you probably spent a lot of time watching tv and probably going to win five thousand dollars right
23:47now right right okay let's do it let's talk about the rules about this particular part of the game
23:51and i will tell you that behind each of the channel numbers from 2 to 13 is a picture from a famous
23:56television show perhaps the past perhaps the present one at a time you're going to call out a number
24:01and without help from your couch mates you're going to have to identify each show as it is revealed
24:06now each show has a point value ranging from 100 to 1 000. if you can accumulate 1 000 points or more
24:11within 30 seconds i get to give you five thousand dollars okay one dangerous channel though we don't
24:17want to see up there is a tv you select that channel you're going to lose all the points you've earned
24:24up till then but as long as there's still time on the clock you have that chance to earn the 1 000 points
24:28we're going to begin with kathy as we always do what channel do you want to start with today we'll try
24:32five again channel five okay 30 seconds begins when the picture behind that number is revealed
24:38good luck go for 500 hazel hazel is incorrect bruce channel 11 channel 11 for 300
24:48pass okay anita channel 11 channel 11 300 the avengers you're right kathy eight number eight for 200
24:54half half okay channel two channel two pay tv lose all your money anita channel eight channel eight
25:02for 200 the fbi you're right kathy channel nine channel nine for 350.
25:09half okay channel one channel one channel one doesn't exist okay sorry about that well you
25:17only got uh 200 points we'll give you a dollar for each point that brings you up to a grand total
25:21of eight thousand seven hundred fifty dollars take a look we uh we didn't get channel five let's
25:30take a look at channel five and that is a show called a touch of grace then we had channel nine
25:36which is do you know now one life to live oh yeah and of course channel one who knows what's on there
25:46there was a channel one on there all right well the good news is once again you get lots of money
25:50eight thousand seven hundred fifty dollars an opportunity to play again tomorrow perhaps get
25:54here win another five thousand or hopefully uh get to that point and uh we have some bad news for
25:59you unfortunately we have to say goodbye but we'll see you tomorrow and we want to see you tomorrow
26:03as we uh go reeling through the greatest television shows of all time right here on
26:07cock potatoes we hope to see you then bye-bye
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29:33Are you ready to play this game?
29:35Yes, are you ready?
29:35Well, let's just find out who we're going to play with.
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29:41John, we'd like you to meet a freelance writer from San Clemente, California, Miriam Allen.
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29:52Okay, Miriam.
29:53Welcome.
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