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Family Week

Lawler Family
South Brunswick, NJ

Playing for the Lawler family are twelve-year-old seventh grader Connor, mom Tracy and grandfather Tim.

Besides all wanting to go on a family vacation, Connor would like to get a girlfriend and he thinks this will help.

Meredith: Oh, you want to get a girlfriend?

Connor: Yes!

Meredith: Okay.

Tracy: And coming on the show, everyone will see not only how smart he is, how good looking he is, what a catch!

Meredith: Connor, what are you looking for in a woman?

Connor: I haven't really thought about that.

Meredith: No?

Connor: No, I haven't.

Meredith: Which is more important, brains or beauty?

Connor: Beauty.

Meredith: Beauty? Whoaaaaa! We've got a lot of talking to do, Connor. And I know that your classmates did not believe that you were going to be on the show, so is there anything you want to say to them?

Conner: Look at me, now.

Tracy's mother Barbara, husband Jim, daughter Devin and sister Cathy are in the audience.

Question Topics:
* Hello, Dolly!
* Dining Out
* The Old Country
* I've Got the Blues
* Consumer Warnings
* Girl Scouts
* The Family Business
* Sarah Palin
* From the French
* Into the Wild
* In the News
* The Melting Pot
* Natural Wonders
* Freshening Up
* Big Money


$100 * Big Money
Which of these pairs of adjectives is often used to describe cash?

A: "Cold" and "hard" B: "Wet" and "clammy"
C: "Dry" and "flaky" D: "Double" and "down"

Answer

A: "Cold" and "hard" ( 7 )

$200 * Freshening Up
BreathRX is a company that makes which of these bathroom products?

A: Shampoo B: Aftershave
C: Mouthwash D: Deodorant

Answer

C: Mouthwash ( 8 )

$300 * Natural Wonders
What natural wonder serves as a geographic border to Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Louisiana and six other U.S. states?

A: Great Salt Lake B: Niagara Falls
C: Mississippi River D: Lake Placid

Answer

C: Mississippi River ( 6 )

$500 * The Melting Pot
The term "melting pot" is often used to refer to the fact that the United State is very what?

A: Well educated B: Culturally diverse
C: Wealthy D: Densely populated

Answer

B: Culturally diverse ( 4 )

$1,000 * In the News
In 2008, Condoleeza Rice admitted she was "thrilled" when she met Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of what rock band?

A: Metallica B: Def Leopard
C: KISS D: AC/DC

Tim says "You're on your own" before the answers are revealed, but Tracy knows they're members of KISS.

Answer

C: KISS ( 6 )

-- Commercial Break --

The Lawler family can now call on Alan Thicke as their Expert.

$2,000 * Into the Wild
Because it appears to be made up of bubble-like folds, a plant discovered in Australia in 2007 was given what unusual name?

A: Michelin Man B: Energizer Bunny
C: Tony the Tiger D: Jolly Green Giant

Connor and Tim are thinking Michelin Man. Tracy isn't getting that, but Tim explains how the Michelin Man is made up circles which are folded together, and none of the others have folds in them.

Answer

A: Michelin Man ( 7 )

$4,000 * From the French
Appropriately, the culinary term "soufflé" comes from a French word meaning what?

A: Darkened B: Turned over
C: Boiled D: Puffed up

Answer

D: Puffed up ( 21 )

The Lawler family will return on tomorrow's show. Alan Thicke will not be returning tomorrow; instead, game show legend Ken Jennings will be their Expert.

TPTB are taunting me. Piscataway was close enough to home--my college alma mater is there--but South Brunswick is right next door!

However, I must say that the Lawlers are doing the best job of the week of discussing the answers (loudly enough so that the audience can actually hear them, instead of just whispering) and trusting in each others answers. Retroactive good luck to them, tomorrow!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Lawler Family
South Brunswick, NJ

Is Middlesex County considered WE® territory?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:* Hello, Dolly!
* Dining Out
* The Old Country
* I've Got the Blues
* Consumer Warnings
* Girl Scouts
* The Family Business
* Sarah Palin
* From the French
* Into the Wild
* In the News
* The Melting Pot
* Natural Wonders
* Freshening Up
* Big Money

I see it didn't take them long to start putting in Sarah Palin questions. After the Family Business, I might be in trouble.

Nihil obstat® so far.

My prediction on what the Sarah Palin question will be: Which of the following is not the name of one of Sarah Palin's kids?

$500 * The Melting Pot
The term "melting pot" is often used to refer to the fact that the United State is very what?

A: Well educated B: Culturally diverse
C: Wealthy D: Densely populated

IMHO melting pot has a different meaning that Culturally diverse, It was supposed to mean many cultures becoming one. YVMV.
I don't think anyone would have any trouble picking the "right" answer.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Lawler Family
South Brunswick, NJ

Is Middlesex County considered WE® territory?

South Brunswick is closer to NYC than to Philly, so it's in the WABC viewing area.

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:

$500 * The Melting Pot
The term "melting pot" is often used to refer to the fact that the United State is very what?

A: Well educated B: Culturally diverse
C: Wealthy D: Densely populated

IMHO melting pot has a different meaning that Culturally diverse, It was supposed to mean many cultures becoming one. YVMV.
I don't think anyone would have any trouble picking the "right" answer.

Good point, TMITSSS! In fact, there was a recent article that I read that discussed this question of whether the United States is becoming less of a "melting pot" and more of a nation of retained ethnic/racial cultures. [The article discussed the issue for immigrant families (1st and 2nd generation, mainly) as to whether to speak their native language in the home or if they should speak English to help the children become more proficient in the language.]

What TMITSS said.

I bet he also knows what the play "The Melting Pot" (popularized the phrase), was originally supposed to be titled.