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This week Mike and Tom finally define their roles by fighting about worth of the featured game show, Hollywood Squares. Christian comes at us with some news and gets really salty about another show's cancellation. It's a week full of DRAMA!

What we talked about on the show:

Here are the Jack Palance push-ups.

Here is the 8-bit music from Hollywood Squares NES Game.
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This week we are featuring our most physical game show yet, American Gladiators. Join Tower (Mike) and Nitro (Tom) as they talk all things AG and Turbo (Christian) joins them for the news. Tom also puts Mike through a game of American Gladiator or Running Man Stalker!
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This week The Game Show Guys are embracing the little devil on our shoulder and featuring the Joker's Wild. Mike's virgin ears are pierced with the vulgarity of one of the game show's hosts! Christian with the news and TABLE TOP PLINKO IS HERE!

Stuff we talked about on the show:

Here is the clip Christian Shared with us about the origin of The Jokers Wild being from Line 'em Up:
Here is the first ever Episode of The Joker's Wild with the music that Mike talked about:
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This week we kick it old school with the crossword style game, Scrabble! Listen in as Mike and Tom geek out about Chuck Woolery's hosting skills, and Christian tells us about the one of the most expensive accidents in game show history. It's a three letter word for America's Favorite Game Show Podcast - FUN!

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​This week on the show, Mike and Tom feature a game show that  is totally approachable for almost any age with minimal game play but a whole bunch of history. Christian dives deep into the battle of the sexes and Mike discovers a true American treasure. The password is....FUN!
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This week on the show we talk about the nostalgic hit of Supermarket Sweep. Christian has the news, Mike and Tom go down the Toys R Us Super Toy Run rabbit hole and we finally talk Floor is Lava.
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On the show this week we go back to the late 80s / early 90s and get into the craziness that was Remote Control. We also have Christian with the news, Mike admits to reading Playboy as a kid and Tom gets all up in the Dad Rock. What a show!

Stuff Mike talked about on the show:

Here is the NES play through that Mike mentions:
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This week we visit the celebrity party that is Match Game. Mike and Tom go head to head on the feels for it, and Christian has a _____ beginning to the news. Listen in to fill in the blank! 

Stuff we talked about with Christian:

Here is an episode of Split Second:
And here is Christian's version for the 24 Hour Game Show Marathon:
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Special guest and host of Cash Cab: Chicago, Beth Melewski, joins the show and takes us behind the scenes and gives us the inside scoop on everything Cash Cab! Plus Mike and Christian nerd out on video game tennis and Tom waxes poetically (again). Don't miss this one!

Our Guest: Beth Melewski

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Beth was host of Cash Cab: Chicago and is a proud member of The Second City family. She wrote and performed in the Jeff nominated Second City ETC show “The Absolute Best Friggin’ Time of Your Life” and the Jeff Award winning “Studs Terkel’s Not Working”. She's improvised with the musical improv group “Baby Wants Candy” and performed with ComedySportz and iO Chicago. She's also a copywriter. So if you need selling, she can sell you. She's proud to be one half of the improv duo Dual Exhaust who was named by The Chicago Sun-Times as one of the "top 10 comedy duos of the past 10 years.” Find out more here.
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Mike and Tom take a HUGE trip down the nostalgia highway by going back in time to showcase Double Dare, everyone's favorite kids game show from the 80s till today! Find out where the name GAK came from, how the sights and smells of the game are simply unforgetable and why there were never any poop obstacles. All that and Christian with the news and The Week In Game Show History!

About The Show

Join the Game Show Guys, Tom Bastek, Mike Jacobs and Christian Carrion, as they bring you news, reviews, and fascinating stories about the game shows we all love, both past and present. This  podcast will showcase a different game show each week, as well as touch on game show current events, interviews and so much more. Who are Tom, Mike And Christian? Trivia. Improv Comedy. The rest is history. Learn More...

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