Transcript 9/23/2011 - Susie Essman (Celebrity Week)
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:06 pm
Celebrity Week - playing for the Alzheimer's Association
Susie Essman
plays Susie Green on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Susie says she's already stressed after watching Anthony win $250,000. Meredith says she's a smart woman and loves her on "Curb". Susie replies that she loves Meredith in everything she does. The two know each other personally. She's really a nice person despite the character she plays. Susie says it's sometimes nice to have people fear you. They leave you alone and don't mess with you. She does stand-up comedy and gives her upcoming itinerary. She's waiting to hear if there will be another season of "Curb". Her connection to Alzheimer's is because her father-in-law suffers from it. She takes him to dinner every Tuesday.
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Annual Flings
9 - Crime & Punishment
8 - Jay-Z Art
7 - Presidential Positioning
6 - Unique Skills
5 - Flight Time
4 - TV Catch Phrases
3 - Dating Slang
2 - Guy Lingo
1 - Pay Phone
Topic Tree: (randomized)
9 - Crime & Punishment
4 - TV Catch Phrases
6 - Unique Skills
10 - Annual Flings
7 - Presidential Positioning
2 - Guy Lingo
8 - Jay-Z Art
5 - Flight Time
3 - Dating Slang
1 - Pay Phone
Question #1 (Pay Phone - Level 1)
What restaurant chain has an app that allows you to pay with your iPhone and design your own Frappuccino?
A - IHOP
B - McDonald's
C - Starbucks
D - 7-Eleven
"This is supposed to be easy!?" Susie exclaims. In order to answer this question Susie says she'd have to know which chain serves a Frappuccino. She doesn't even know that. So she's going to guess.
Question #2 (Dating Slang - Level 3)
According to popular slang, a person in need of "Dating 101" is considered to be at what level of romantic expertise?
A - beginner
B - intermediate
C - advanced
D - master
Susie's just going to guess on this one also.
commercial break
Susie said during the break that she was going to beat Anthony Anderson's achievement.
Question #3 (Flight Time - Level 5)
As its name suggests, the European airline known as Olympic Air has its main hub in what city?
A - Rome
B - Athens
C - Berlin
D - Copenhagen
Question #4 (Jay-Z Art - Level 
Whose painting "Rorschach" was chosen by Jay-Z to be the cover art for his 2010 memoir "Decoded"?
A - Jackson Pollock
B - Salvador Dali
C - Andy Warhol
D - Jasper Johns
Susie immediately jumps the question.
Question #5 (Guy Lingo - Level 2)
The section of a home dedicated for guy time is often called a what?
A - dude bunker
B - man cave
C - husband hideout
D - buddy bungalow
"A pig sty!" Susie exclaims before the answers are revealed. Her husband built the first one.
Question #6 (Presidential Positioning - Level 7)
If they were standing in the state capitals that share their name, which of these historical figures would be in the most southern location?
A - Andrew Jackson
B - Thomas Jefferson
C - James Madison
D - Abraham Lincoln
"That question is so complicated," Susie remarks. Meredith says Susie can take her time but she doesn't - she immediately says and makes that her final answer.
commercial break
Meredith says that several of her family members have Alzheimer's, which is why she's glad to help.
Question #7 (Annual Flings - Level 10)
What would you be doing if you were participating in one of Scotland's oldest traditions, the Highland Fling?
A - eating
B - dancing
C - shaving animals
D - wrestling
Susie says, "Hmmm...the Highland Fling. I'm going to say.
Question #8 (Unique Skills - Level 6)
His motto being "Shake my hand, not my work," Tim George is a world-renowned expert on what?
A - Rubik's Cube
B - Etch A Sketch
C - hula hoop
D - Play-Doh
Susie says she'd have to say.
Question #9 (TV Catch Phrases - Level 4)
Joey from "Friends" and Wendy Williams from "The Wendy Williams Show" share what catch phrase?
A - Kisses, everyone!
B - Hey y'all!
C - How you doin'?
D - What's good?
Susie doesn't waste any time. She wants to ask the audience.
Susie thinks that's really good.
Question #10 (Crime & Punishment - Level 9)
The sociological theory that ignoring small "quality of life" issues can lead to crime and larger social problems is known as what?
A - green grass theory
B - bad block theory
C - back gate theory
D - broken windows theory
Meredith tells Susie that she has a lifeline left so if she doesn't know this she can jump it and will see the $100,000 question. And that's exactly what Susie is going to do. Susie did take sociology "back in the Paleolithic Era" but this wasn't covered. If she were to guess, she'd guess.
commercial break
CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE
$100K - A huge fan of the show, the king of what nation once appeared as an extra in "Star Trek: Voyager"?
A - Monaco
B - Jordan
C - Norway
D - Thailand
Susie makes some noises but then says "I'm just going to guess.
Susie can't believe that she got it.
$250K - Where are Vishnu Temple, Wotan's Throne and the Ottoman Amphitheater?
A - on the Moon
B - in the Grand Canyon
C - on the Pacific Ocean floor
D - in the Himalayas
Susie says that they could have named places in any of these locations. She connects Vishnu with India and so possibly the Himalayas, but she decides to walk away because she really doesn't know.
THE END OF GAME "NOISE"
Susie Essman
plays Susie Green on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Susie says she's already stressed after watching Anthony win $250,000. Meredith says she's a smart woman and loves her on "Curb". Susie replies that she loves Meredith in everything she does. The two know each other personally. She's really a nice person despite the character she plays. Susie says it's sometimes nice to have people fear you. They leave you alone and don't mess with you. She does stand-up comedy and gives her upcoming itinerary. She's waiting to hear if there will be another season of "Curb". Her connection to Alzheimer's is because her father-in-law suffers from it. She takes him to dinner every Tuesday.
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Annual Flings
9 - Crime & Punishment
8 - Jay-Z Art
7 - Presidential Positioning
6 - Unique Skills
5 - Flight Time
4 - TV Catch Phrases
3 - Dating Slang
2 - Guy Lingo
1 - Pay Phone
Topic Tree: (randomized)
9 - Crime & Punishment
4 - TV Catch Phrases
6 - Unique Skills
10 - Annual Flings
7 - Presidential Positioning
2 - Guy Lingo
8 - Jay-Z Art
5 - Flight Time
3 - Dating Slang
1 - Pay Phone
Question #1 (Pay Phone - Level 1)
What restaurant chain has an app that allows you to pay with your iPhone and design your own Frappuccino?
A - IHOP
B - McDonald's
C - Starbucks
D - 7-Eleven
"This is supposed to be easy!?" Susie exclaims. In order to answer this question Susie says she'd have to know which chain serves a Frappuccino. She doesn't even know that. So she's going to guess.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Starbucks)
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000
Meredith says it's risky to guess on the first question, but she got it right.
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000
Meredith says it's risky to guess on the first question, but she got it right.
According to popular slang, a person in need of "Dating 101" is considered to be at what level of romantic expertise?
A - beginner
B - intermediate
C - advanced
D - master
Susie's just going to guess on this one also.
Spoiler
Answer: A (beginner)
Value: $100
Bank: $2100
Susie says she hasn't dated in so long. Meredith says it's a good thing because she's married.
Value: $100
Bank: $2100
Susie says she hasn't dated in so long. Meredith says it's a good thing because she's married.
Susie said during the break that she was going to beat Anthony Anderson's achievement.
Question #3 (Flight Time - Level 5)
As its name suggests, the European airline known as Olympic Air has its main hub in what city?
A - Rome
B - Athens
C - Berlin
D - Copenhagen
Spoiler
Answer: B (Athens)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $12,100
Value: $10,000
Bank: $12,100
Whose painting "Rorschach" was chosen by Jay-Z to be the cover art for his 2010 memoir "Decoded"?
A - Jackson Pollock
B - Salvador Dali
C - Andy Warhol
D - Jasper Johns
Susie immediately jumps the question.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Andy Warhol)
Value: $1000
Bank: $12,100 (no change)
Value: $1000
Bank: $12,100 (no change)
The section of a home dedicated for guy time is often called a what?
A - dude bunker
B - man cave
C - husband hideout
D - buddy bungalow
"A pig sty!" Susie exclaims before the answers are revealed. Her husband built the first one.
Spoiler
Answer: B (man cave)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $37,100
Value: $25,000
Bank: $37,100
If they were standing in the state capitals that share their name, which of these historical figures would be in the most southern location?
A - Andrew Jackson
B - Thomas Jefferson
C - James Madison
D - Abraham Lincoln
"That question is so complicated," Susie remarks. Meredith says Susie can take her time but she doesn't - she immediately says
Spoiler
A, Andrew Jackson
Spoiler
Answer: A (Andrew Jackson)
Value: $7000
Bank: $44,100
"Do you know where Jackson is?" Meredith asks. "Somewhere in the south," Susie answers.
Value: $7000
Bank: $44,100
"Do you know where Jackson is?" Meredith asks. "Somewhere in the south," Susie answers.
Meredith says that several of her family members have Alzheimer's, which is why she's glad to help.
Question #7 (Annual Flings - Level 10)
What would you be doing if you were participating in one of Scotland's oldest traditions, the Highland Fling?
A - eating
B - dancing
C - shaving animals
D - wrestling
Susie says, "Hmmm...the Highland Fling. I'm going to say
Spoiler
B, final answer
Spoiler
Answer: B (dancing)
Value: $3000
Bank: $47,100
Value: $3000
Bank: $47,100
His motto being "Shake my hand, not my work," Tim George is a world-renowned expert on what?
A - Rubik's Cube
B - Etch A Sketch
C - hula hoop
D - Play-Doh
Susie says she'd have to say
Spoiler
B, Etch A Sketch because you shake it and it goes away
Spoiler
Answer: B (Etch A Sketch)
Value: $5000
Bank: $52,100
Value: $5000
Bank: $52,100
Joey from "Friends" and Wendy Williams from "The Wendy Williams Show" share what catch phrase?
A - Kisses, everyone!
B - Hey y'all!
C - How you doin'?
D - What's good?
Susie doesn't waste any time. She wants to ask the audience.
ATA results
A - 2%
B - 3%
C - 92%
D - 3%
B - 3%
C - 92%
D - 3%
Spoiler
Answer: C (How you doin'?)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $67,100
Value: $15,000
Bank: $67,100
The sociological theory that ignoring small "quality of life" issues can lead to crime and larger social problems is known as what?
A - green grass theory
B - bad block theory
C - back gate theory
D - broken windows theory
Meredith tells Susie that she has a lifeline left so if she doesn't know this she can jump it and will see the $100,000 question. And that's exactly what Susie is going to do. Susie did take sociology "back in the Paleolithic Era" but this wasn't covered. If she were to guess, she'd guess
Spoiler
broken window theory
Spoiler
Answer: D (broken windows theory)
Value: $500
Bank: $67,100 (no change)
Value: $500
Bank: $67,100 (no change)
CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE
$100K - A huge fan of the show, the king of what nation once appeared as an extra in "Star Trek: Voyager"?
A - Monaco
B - Jordan
C - Norway
D - Thailand
Susie makes some noises but then says "I'm just going to guess
Spoiler
Jordan, B
Spoiler
B (Jordan)
$250K - Where are Vishnu Temple, Wotan's Throne and the Ottoman Amphitheater?
A - on the Moon
B - in the Grand Canyon
C - on the Pacific Ocean floor
D - in the Himalayas
Susie says that they could have named places in any of these locations. She connects Vishnu with India and so possibly the Himalayas, but she decides to walk away because she really doesn't know.
Spoiler
B (in the Grand Canyon)