Transcript 2/1/2013 - Mike Wolfe/Frank Fritz

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Frank Fritz and Mike Wolfe
LeClaire, IA
American Pickers

Meredith comes out and says that today is a special edition of Millionaire. The first two contestants spend their time scouring the country for hidden treasure. From the History Channel show "American Pickers", the pickers themselves - Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz. Mike comes out alone and Meredith asks where Frank is. "The dumpster outside was full," he says, and he's a true picker at heart. He thought he had more time before coming on the show. Mike yells for Frank and he comes onto the set with something wrapped in a blanket. Frank says that he was on the back lot and found some Millionaire props. He removes the blanket; underneath is a Hot Seat. Meredith says that was retired a few years ago. Frank says once it's in the dumpster it's free. Meredith says if it's the one she's thinking about then it's the one on which a female contestant "took a tinkle" on it because she got so excited. "It looks all right," Frank says. Meredith asks if that reduces the price; Mike says, "That's called 'patina'". Meredith says that Mike and Frank are a combination of Indiana Jones and Sanford and Son. Mike says they hit the backroads and search barns, sheds and other places.. Mike and Frank are playing for America's Vet Dogs, a charity that trains dogs for disabled veterans. Mike had a grandfather who was a disabled veteran. Meredith says that no matter what happens, the charity will get $10,000.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Really Popular Women
9 - Early Work
8 - Ye Olde Drug Store
7 - Style Icons
6 - Warning Books
5 - Common Ailments
4 - New Musical
3 - The Award Goes To...
2 - Movie Soundtracks
1 - Read the Instructions

Topic Tree: (randomized)
10 - Really Popular Women
8 - Ye Olde Drug Store
5 - Common Ailments
7 - Style Icons
1 - Read the Instructions
4 - New Musical
6 - Warning Books
9 - Early Work
3 - The Award Goes To...
2 - Movie Soundtracks

Question #1 (Movie Soundtracks - Level 2)
Not surprisingly, which of these films featured the Aerosmith song "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"?
A - Mr. Mom
B - Mr. Deeds
C - Mrs. Doubtfire
D - Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mike says that Frank is an expert so he's going to defer to him. Frank says he knows music but he doesn't watch every single show.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Mrs. Doubtfire)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

Question #2 (The Award Goes To... - Level 3)
The IFC series Whisker Wars follows devout fanatics as they travel the country competing in what?
A - sous-chef contests
B - catfish cook-offs
C - kitty pageants
D - bearding competitions

Mike says that Frank is the "bearded charmer" and asks Frank if he's ever heard of "Whisker Wars". Frank says he hasn't. They observe that

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catfish and kitties have whiskers

. They don't think that

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"wars" and "pageants" go together

. Mike thinks that it might be

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B

but they aren't sure. Meredith reminds them of their lifelines. Mike starts trying to figure out what IFC might stand for and comes up with

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International Feline Channel

but Frank retorts that

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the "F" could stand for "fish"

. Mike says that Frank is a

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cat

expert and if he doesn't know it perhaps they should skip the question. Frank agrees. Meredith says they have to "jump" the question, not "skip" it.

Spoiler

Answer: D (bearding competitions)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $15,000 (unchanged)

Mike asks what IFC stands for and Meredith tells him it's the Independent Film Channel.

commercial break

Question #3 (Early Work - Level 9)
Before finding his own success, what writer worked for two years as Ralph Waldo Emerson's live-in handyman?
A - Henry David Thoreau
B - Robert Frost
C - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
D - Walt Whitman

Mike says "this is amazing because Frank is actually an expert in literature so I'm going to defer to him once again." "We're so lucky it's crazy," Frank adds. Then he says that they should "skip" this question also. Mike corrects him - "it's 'jump' the question".

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Answer: A (Henry David Thoreau)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $15,000 (unchanged)

Afterward Frank says he thought it was Walt Whitman.

Question #4 (Warning Books - Level 6)
While in the Army, Dr. Seuss created a booklet featuring a mosquito named Ann to warn soldiers about the dangers of what?
A - rabies
B - scurvy
C - malaria
D - tuberculosis

Mike says he lived down south and they have some big mosquitos down there and he thinks he's seen some

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foaming at the mouth

. Frank says, "

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Don't mosquitos carry malaria?

Frank authorizes Mike to make

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C

their final answer.

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Answer: C (malaria)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $22,000

Question #5 (New Musical - Level 4)
Set to open as a Broadway musical, "Hands on a Hardbody" is about a group of Texans vying to see who can keep their hands on a what the longest?
A - truck
B - corpse
C - bodybuilder
D - block of ice

Frank mutters that Texans

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love their trucks

but Mike talks over him and wonders if "Hands on a Hardbody" might be a play on words. Frank says it could be a

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truck, like a Silverado or something because they have hard bodies

. Frank doesn't think it could be

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corpse because they aren't hard, then Mike says "but what about rigor mortis?"

They decide to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 55%
B - 15%
C - 12%
D - 18%

They go with the audience's response.

Spoiler

Answer: A (truck)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $27,000

commercial break

Question #6 (Read the Instructions - Level 1)
What classic children's toy once came in boxes that typically contained engineering blueprints?
A - Ouija board
B - Slinky
C - erector set
D - Rubik's Cube

Mike says that Frank is a toy expert so he will defer yet again.

Spoiler

Answer: C (erector set)
Value: $500
Bank: $27,500

Question #7 (Style Icons - Level 7)
In 2012, a London exhibit celebrated what iconic character's style by displaying such items as a white bikini and a wardrobe of tailored tuxedos?
A - Sherlock Holmes
B - James Bond
C - Doctor Who
D - Harry Potter

Mike whispers to Frank that

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James Bond always has the tuxedo and although it doesn't stay on very long there's always a girl in a bikini

.

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Answer: B (James Bond)
Value: $100
Bank: $27,600

Question #8 (Common Ailments - Level 5)
Borrowing from a tasty, protein-rich treat, what phrase has come to describe adipose-riddled upper legs?
A - meringue thighs
B - cottage cheese thighs
C - Greek yogurt thighs
D - bean dip thighs

Mike says he's never heard of

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bean dip

thighs but Frank says that he has heard of

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cottage cheese

thighs. Frank adds that it looks like

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hail damage

.

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Answer: B (cottage cheese thighs)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $52,600

commercial break

Question #9 (Ye Olde Drug Store - Level 8)
Which item at your local pharmacy was once made from sheep's intestines and called a "French letter"?
A - toothbrush
B - cough drop
C - dental floss
D - condom

Mike and Frank whisper back and forth - Frank says that it's

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D, a condom

. Mike says

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he doesn't know what a condom is

.

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Answer: D (condom)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $62,600

Meredith says she'll explain to Mike what a condom is after the show.

Question #10 (Really Popular Women - Level 10)
Since Gallup began asking the question in 1948, who has been named their "most admired woman" a record 16 times?
A - Jackie Kennedy
B - Oprah Winfrey
C - Hillary Clinton
D - Mother Teresa

Mike mutters that he wants to say

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Mother Teresa

but Frank replies, "No, no". Frank draws attention to the date and the "16 times" parts of the question, which leads Mike to say that it could be

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Jackie Kennedy

. Mike says that both

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Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton

are amazing women. Mike keeps stressing the "16 times" and jokes that Meredith has been on the list 14 times and her name isn't up there. They decide to go for it and make

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D

their final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Hillary Clinton)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $10,000 (guaranteed amount)

THE END OF GAME "NOISE"


Millionaire question of the day:
Which of these well-known proverbs features the names of two popular U.S. magazines?
A - time is money
B - ignorance is bliss
C - silence is golden
D - love is blind
Answer:

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A (time is money)

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Frank Fritz and Mike Wolfe
LeClaire, IA
American Pickers

Meredith comes out and says that today is a special edition of Millionaire. The first two contestants spend their time scouring the country for hidden treasure. From the History Channel show "American Pickers", the pickers themselves - Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz. Mike comes out alone and Meredith asks where Frank is. "The dumpster outside was full," he says, and he's a true picker at heart. He thought he had more time before coming on the show. Mike yells for Frank and he comes onto the set with something wrapped in a blanket. Frank says that he was on the back lot and found some Millionaire props. He removes the blanket; underneath is a Hot Seat. Meredith says that was retired a few years ago. Frank says once it's in the dumpster it's free. Meredith says if it's the one she's thinking about then it's the one on which a female contestant "took a tinkle" on it because she got so excited. "It looks all right," Frank says. Meredith asks if that reduces the price; Mike says, "That's called 'patina'". Meredith says that Mike and Frank are a combination of Indiana Jones and Sanford and Son. Mike says they hit the backroads and search barns, sheds and other places.. Mike and Frank are playing for America's Vet Dogs, a charity that trains dogs for disabled veterans. Mike had a grandfather who was a disabled veteran. Meredith says that no matter what happens, the charity will get $10,000.

It was nice to see the old Hot Seat back on the set again.

Question #2 (The Award Goes To... - Level 3)
The IFC series Whisker Wars follows devout fanatics as they travel the country competing in what?
A - sous-chef contests
B - catfish cook-offs
C - kitty pageants
D - bearding competitions

Mike says that Frank is the "bearded charmer" and asks Frank if he's ever heard of "Whisker Wars". Frank says he hasn't. They observe that

Spoiler

catfish and kitties have whiskers

. They don't think that

Spoiler

"wars" and "pageants" go together

. Mike thinks that it might be

Spoiler

B

but they aren't sure. Meredith reminds them of their lifelines. Mike starts trying to figure out what IFC might stand for and comes up with

Spoiler

International Feline Channel

but Frank retorts that

Spoiler

the "F" could stand for "fish"

. Mike says that Frank is a

Spoiler

cat

expert and if he doesn't know it perhaps they should skip the question. Frank agrees. Meredith says they have to "jump" the question, not "skip" it.

Spoiler

Answer: D (bearding competitions)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $15,000 (unchanged)

Mike asks what IFC stands for and Meredith tells him it's the Independent Film Channel.

The banter between Mike and Frank as they discussed this question was funny (the transcript only captured a fraction of the total dialogue).

Question #10 (Really Popular Women - Level 10)
Since Gallup began asking the question in 1948, who has been named their "most admired woman" a record 16 times?
A - Jackie Kennedy
B - Oprah Winfrey
C - Hillary Clinton
D - Mother Teresa

Mike mutters that he wants to say

Spoiler

Mother Teresa

but Frank replies, "No, no". Frank draws attention to the date and the "16 times" parts of the question, which leads Mike to say that it could be

Spoiler

Jackie Kennedy

. Mike says that both

Spoiler

Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton

are amazing women. Mike keeps stressing the "16 times" and jokes that Meredith has been on the list 14 times and her name isn't up there. They decide to go for it and make

Spoiler

D

their final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Hillary Clinton)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $10,000 (guaranteed amount)

As Meredith read the question my mind turned to Eleanor Roosevelt, but that wasn't one of the choices. I would have used a JTQ here because I couldn't decide between Jackie Kennedy and Mother Teresa (neither of which was the right answer, as it turned out).

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Question #5 (New Musical - Level 4)
Set to open as a Broadway musical, "Hands on a Hardbody" is about a group of Texans vying to see who can keep their hands on a what the longest?
A - truck
B - corpse
C - bodybuilder
D - block of ice

Frank mutters that Texans

Spoiler

love their trucks

but Mike talks over him and wonders if "Hands on a Hardbody" might be a play on words. Frank says it could be a

Spoiler

truck, like a Silverado or something because they have hard bodies

. Frank doesn't think it could be

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corpse because they aren't hard, then Mike says "but what about rigor mortis?"

They decide to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 55%
B - 15%
C - 12%
D - 18%

They go with the audience's response.

Spoiler

Answer: A (truck)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $27,000

There was a local contest like this about a million years ago which ended badly -- it made Page One because a fistfight broke out between the second-place competitor and the contest manager. Mr. SecondPlace tried to deny that his hand had slipped off the truck when he nodded off. When the manager insisted that the contest was over, Mr. SecondPlace took a swing at him and unfortunately connected, and the manager, not groggy from lack of sleep, swung back. Contest over.

Question #10 (Really Popular Women - Level 10)
Since Gallup began asking the question in 1948, who has been named their "most admired woman" a record 16 times?
A - Jackie Kennedy
B - Oprah Winfrey
C - Hillary Clinton
D - Mother Teresa

Mike mutters that he wants to say

Spoiler

Mother Teresa

but Frank replies, "No, no". Frank draws attention to the date and the "16 times" parts of the question, which leads Mike to say that it could be

Spoiler

Jackie Kennedy

. Mike says that both

Spoiler

Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton

are amazing women. Mike keeps stressing the "16 times" and jokes that Meredith has been on the list 14 times and her name isn't up there. They decide to go for it and make

Spoiler

D

their final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Hillary Clinton)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $10,000 (guaranteed amount)

JTQ.

[vettech]

underneath is a Hot Seat. Meredith says that was retired a few years ago. Frank says once it's in the dumpster it's free. Meredith says if it's the one she's thinking about then it's the one on which a female contestant "took a tinkle" on it because she got so excited.

We were told this story when I was in the greenroom, although they made it sound like it was more than a "tinkle" - there was a puddle on the chair and floor.

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underneath is a Hot Seat. Meredith says that was retired a few years ago. Frank says once it's in the dumpster it's free. Meredith says if it's the one she's thinking about then it's the one on which a female contestant "took a tinkle" on it because she got so excited.

We were told this story when I was in the greenroom, although they made it sound like it was more than a "tinkle" - there was a puddle on the chair and floor.

Whatever the details of that accident, the Hot Seat was killed off before they moved the set out of 30 W. 67th St. Either Mike and Frank were lying about finding it in the dumpster or TPTB conveniently placed it there for them.

[earendel]

underneath is a Hot Seat. Meredith says that was retired a few years ago. Frank says once it's in the dumpster it's free. Meredith says if it's the one she's thinking about then it's the one on which a female contestant "took a tinkle" on it because she got so excited.

We were told this story when I was in the greenroom, although they made it sound like it was more than a "tinkle" - there was a puddle on the chair and floor.

Whatever the details of that accident, the Hot Seat was killed off before they moved the set out of 30 W. 67th St. Either Mike and Frank were lying about finding it in the dumpster or TPTB conveniently placed it there for them.

I'm betting it's the latter.