"The Pyramid" 9/24

THIS WEEK'S 6 PM GUESTS: Jim O'Heir ("Parks & Recreation") & Kate Flannery ("The Office")(sixth taping day, so Mike's lit up podium took effect the next taping day, I assume)

Civilians:
Tonya (San Antonio)- A substitute teacher who sings karaoke & belly dances
Mark (Rancho Cucamonga)- A furniture salesman who likes to go to a new country every year

First Maingame Pyramid of the Week: HOLLY-WOODY, COMPOUNDING THE ISSUE, A PENGUIN SIGHTING, STRUTTIN' YOUR STUFFING, ERRAND ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION & A SPRING IN YOUR STEP

R1:

Jim & Tonya: HOLLY-WOODY (things associated w/ Woody Allen)
WORDS: COMEDY, GLASSES, NEW YORK, ADOPTION, PARIS, "MANHATTAN" & CLARINET (6)

Kate & Mark: STRUTTIN' YOUR STUFFING (things you might find at the macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade)
WORDS: BALLOONS, DANCING, FLOATS, BART SIMPSON, CHILDREN & MARCHING BANDS (5)

R2:

Tonya & Jim: COMPOUNDING THE ISSUE (compound words)
WORDS: BASKETBALL, AIRPLANE, PANCAKE, GRANDMOTHER, DISHWASHER, AFTERNOON & TEXTBOOK (11)

Mark & Kate: A SPRING IN YOUR STEP (things associated w/ the Spring)
WORDS: EASTER, CLEANING, A BREEZE, DEW, BLOSSOMS & BASEBALL (9)

R3:

Mark & Kate: ERRAND ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION (places where you run errands)
WORDS: BANK, POST OFFICE, DOCTOR, HARDWARE STORE, SUPERMARKET, DRY CLEANERS (he said "clean") & TAILOR (15)(:01 left)

Jim & Tonya: A PENGUIN SIGHTING (places you might see a tuxedo)
WORDS: A PROM, THE BALLET, A WEDDING, A PREMIERE, THE WHITE HOUSE, THE OPERA & THE ACADEMY AWARDS (16; had the cuckoo not sounded after Mark's last round in this maingame, we would've had a tiebreaker)

$10K WC #9: Tonya will be the giver.

$100: TYPES OF SEEDS: MUSTARD, WALNUT (could've also said sunflower &/or pumpkin)
$200: SANTA'S REINDEER: RUDOLPH, DONNER, BLITZEN (Jim guessing just "reindeer" is NOT ACCEPTABLE for whatever reason)
$300: TOM CRUISE MOVIES: "TOP GUN"
$400: PARTS OF A CLOCK: THE GEARS, THE HANDS, THE SECOND HAND, THE HOUR HAND
$500: DESERTS: SAHARA
$750: THINGS THAT BREAK: GLASS (could've also said your arm, heart &/or records)

Second Maingame Board: TALK SOUP, TALENT FOR THE GAME, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, LICKETY SPLIT, THESE BILLS KEEP PILING UP & JONAS AND THE WHALE

R1:

Men: JONAS AND THE WHALE (things associated w/ The Jonas Brothers)
WORDS: TEEN, SINGERS, TRIO, JOE, DISNEY & NEW JERSEY (5)

Women: LICKETY SPLIT (things people lick)
WORDS: THE BOWL, ICE CREAM, LIPS, A CANDY CANE, AN ENVELOPE & A STAMP (6)

R2:

Men: TALENT FOR THE GAME (artists who've performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show)
PEOPLE: JANET JACKSON, THE WHO, THE ROLLING STONES (Mark said "roll"), PAUL McCARTNEY, MADONNA ("virgin" in "Like a Virgin" was censored & Mark's rendition of it is DQ'ed for some reason) & AEROSMITH (7; the second violation wasn't discovered until after time expired)

Women: THESE BILLS KEEP PILING UP (famous Bills/Billies)
ANSWERS: BILL CLINTON, BILL GATES, BILL MURRAY, BILL COSBY, BILLY IDOL, BILLY JOEL & BILLY CRYSTAL (13)($1,700; the audience clapped for no reason after they got Joel)(:02 left)

R3:

Men (Mark gives again): TALK SOUP (kinds of soup)
WORDS: TOMATO, MUSHROOM, CHICKEN NOODLE, VEGETABLE, PEA (Mark got this by saying he had to take a you know what) & CLAM CHOWDER (11)- MARK ZEROES OUT

Women (Tonya gives): THERE WILL BE BLOOD (Horror film titles)
TITLES: "SAW", "FRIDAY THE 13TH", "THE RING", "HALLOWEEN", "THE EXORCIST", "THE GRUDGE" & "A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET" (18)

$15K WC #10:

$100: FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS: McDONALD'S
$200: TALK SHOW HOSTS: WENDY WILLIAMS, JOHNNY CARSON
$300: WHY YOU VOTE: BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE MY STATE, BECAUSE MY TAXES ARE TOO HIGH, BECAUSE IT'S NOVEMBER
$400: PARTS OF A MOTORCYCLE: THE HANDLEBARS, THE MOTOR
$500: CHARITIES: ST. JUDE, SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS (should've said United Way, UNICEF &/or Alzheimer's Association)
$750: THINGS THAT RECEDE: HAIRLINES

That sends Tanya home w/ $3,050.

EPISODE RATING: 6