Ron vs. Shana, 9/87
Transcript
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00:11It's Password.
00:15It's Superpassword.
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00:21Our special guest this week...
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00:25Vanessa Williams.
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00:29From St. Elsewhere,
00:31Steven Furst.
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00:35And the star of Superpassword,
00:37Bert Cundy.
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00:45I thank you. Hi, y'all.
00:47Thank you very much.
00:49I thank you, and welcome.
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00:55Thank you very much. Thank you for that welcome.
00:57We do appreciate it. You're very kind.
00:59I want to thank you both for being here all week.
01:01You played so wonderfully well. You truly have.
01:03It's been real good gameplay.
01:05And you'll come back, I hope.
01:07And you'll come back, too, won't you, Steve?
01:09Yes.
01:11It makes it fun when you play
01:13really well and have some fun
01:15and be loose as well, but to really play that well
01:17makes this game work so well.
01:19It's also Ron, who is our champion,
01:21has enjoyed himself immensely and played well,
01:23and I know he's not disappointed about being here at all.
01:25But we have a newcomer who is dying to play,
01:27and we won't let her, so let's just keep talking
01:29and make her wait there.
01:31Poor Shauna. Come on, Shauna. Tell us about yourself
01:33again, and then we'll get on with this.
01:35My name is Shauna Hoffman, and I'm a sales rep
01:37for a girls' dancewear line,
01:39and I'm engaged to a man named Burt.
01:41Yeah. Yeah.
01:43You have great taste, Shauna. Thank you.
01:45That's a very nice piece you have on.
01:47Very pretty, as a matter of fact.
01:49Okay, are you ready to go? $100 puzzle.
01:51Let's start things off with Vanessa and Steven giving the clues.
01:53Here we go.
01:55The password is thin.
01:57Alright, Steven.
01:59Fat. Skinny.
02:01Vanessa?
02:03Skinny.
02:05Thin. Yes.
02:09Thin.
02:11You have thin on the board.
02:13Ron?
02:15Myrna Loy.
02:19Am I dating myself again?
02:21You're talking about Burt.
02:23Is it Myrna Loy?
02:25Oh, isn't she wonderful?
02:27Here we go. Next word, please.
02:29The password is eye.
02:31Vanessa?
02:33Lid.
02:35What? What happened?
02:37Oh, I couldn't see it.
02:39Okay, here we go. Moving along, Steven.
02:43Sight.
02:47Vision.
02:49Vanessa?
02:51Oregon. Eye.
02:53Yes. Got it back, didn't she?
02:55Thin.
02:59Thin eye.
03:01Is it William Powell?
03:03This is...
03:05Is it William Powell?
03:07Yeah, he didn't have thin eyes, as I know about.
03:09Here we go. Next word, please.
03:11The password is haystack.
03:13What?
03:19Needle.
03:21Haystack?
03:23Yes. Unbelievable.
03:25You guys are connected.
03:27Amazing.
03:29Thin eye and haystack.
03:31Is it needle?
03:33Is it needle?
03:35You bet.
03:37It didn't need sewing.
03:39It didn't need tools.
03:41As I said,
03:43that's the way you play this game.
03:45No kidding. Ron has $100
03:47and we'll break away for commercial and come right back and play a whole lot more.
03:49See you in just a second.
03:51Nice going.
03:53You say needle, he gets haystack.
03:59Thank you. We're back.
04:01That's called
04:03turning the tables. If you ask me one I can't answer,
04:05then I put it back on you. Hello, we're back.
04:07We've been visiting with the audience and now we're gonna get on with it.
04:09This is a $200 puzzle.
04:11The password is worth $1,000.
04:13This time Ron and Shauna are giving the clues.
04:15Shauna, have you had anything to say yet?
04:17No. Tell us about yourself again.
04:19Tell us about Bert.
04:21He's a wonderful man. He's also a sales rep.
04:23Okay.
04:25Moving right along. Here we go.
04:27First word, please.
04:29The password is grand.
04:31Shauna?
04:33Big.
04:35Large.
04:37Ron?
04:39Thousand.
04:43Crowd.
04:45Shauna?
04:47Ballroom.
04:49Banquet.
04:51Okay. Fourth and final.
04:53Union.
04:59Mafia?
05:01What is it?
05:03It's grand.
05:05We have grand on the board.
05:07Next word, please.
05:09The password is slam.
05:11Start us off.
05:17Hit.
05:19Smack.
05:21Ron?
05:23Cars.
05:25Collision?
05:27Interesting clue here.
05:31Baseball.
05:35Crack.
05:37Okay.
05:39Fourth and final clue.
05:41Grand slam.
05:43That's it. That was perfect the way that worked out.
05:45Well, it's okay.
05:47You needed baseball to make it work.
05:51Grand slam.
05:53Is it a homer?
05:55I don't know.
05:57Is it a homer?
05:59Okay. Here we go. Next word, please.
06:01The password is check.
06:04The password is check.
06:06Uh-huh. Ron?
06:12Romanian?
06:14Lettuce?
06:18That's great.
06:20That's why I love this game.
06:22Isn't this a wonderful game?
06:24It's so much fun. Shauna?
06:26Countryman.
06:28Folk?
06:30Okay. Ron?
06:34Yugoslavia?
06:36Slavic?
06:38Uh-huh.
06:40Fourth and final, Shauna.
06:44Chess?
06:48Peasant?
06:50Okay.
06:52There is a clue, but I don't want to say too much
06:54because I might give away something else.
06:56What we have on the board is check.
06:58So we'll put that down.
07:00Grand slam and check and no one guesses.
07:02Here we go. Next word, please.
07:04The password is tennis.
07:06Uh-huh. Ron?
07:10Badminton?
07:14Tennis?
07:16Yes. That's a great clue.
07:18That's just great.
07:20I can't think of another way to get tennis
07:22with one word. That was perfect.
07:24Grand slam, check and tennis.
07:26Is it Yvonne Lendl?
07:28Is it Yvonne Lendl?
07:30Oh, my gosh.
07:32No, no, no, no, no.
07:34Here we go. Next word, please.
07:36And last word.
07:38The password is woman.
07:40Okay. Ron?
07:42Man?
07:44Woman.
07:46Yes. All right.
07:48Now, grand slam, check.
07:50Tennis and woman. Vanessa?
07:52Is it Martina Navratilova?
07:54Is it Martina Navratilova?
07:56You bet.
07:58All right.
08:00Okay.
08:04Ron, our champion, keeps rolling along.
08:06He has $300 now, and that's...
08:08You know what that means? It's time for the toaster.
08:10You guys have gotten it, I think, every time
08:12almost this week. Take a look at that.
08:14We'll show everybody at home what it is. You have three chances, as you know.
08:16The cash word is chariot.
08:18Here we go. Ready for clue number one.
08:20Vehicle.
08:22Car.
08:24Clue number two. Roman?
08:26Chariot. That will do it.
08:28Boy, he's rolling.
08:30You two are really connected.
08:32Unbelievable. Okay.
08:34Ron has $300 in our game.
08:36Sona hasn't scored yet.
08:38We will change partners, gang, if you will.
08:40Crossover, if you will. We'll break away for a brief commercial
08:42and come right back. Stay home.
08:44Stay home.
08:46Stay home.
08:48Stay home.
08:50Stay home.
08:52Stay home.
08:54Here we are.
08:56Okay, Ron has $300.
08:58And, Sona, you got to get on the boards right now.
09:00This is the time to make your move.
09:02This is the $300 puzzle.
09:04If you're all set, Vanessa and Steven, you're given the clues.
09:06And off we go. Please.
09:08The password is huge. Okay, Vanessa.
09:12Hefty.
09:14Fat.
09:16Okay, Steven.
09:18Gigantic.
09:20Enormous.
09:22Enormous. Mm-hmm.
09:24Vanessa?
09:26Large.
09:28Great.
09:32Steven, fourth and final clue.
09:34Big.
09:40Humongous.
09:42All wonderful words.
09:44The word is huge, however, and we'll put it on the board.
09:46Nobody guesses.
09:48Alright, moving right along. Gene, give us another word, will you, please?
09:50The word is flop. Okay, Vanessa.
09:54Flip.
09:56Flop. That's a perfect clue.
09:58Perfect.
10:04Huge, flop.
10:06And this is making me very nervous.
10:08Sona?
10:10Is it Ishtar?
10:12Ooh.
10:14Is it Ishtar?
10:16Well, there are thousands.
10:18I've been in most of them, so, uh...
10:20We're gonna be here a while.
10:22Next word, please.
10:24The password is Howard.
10:26Vanessa? Oh, okay.
10:30Huge.
10:34Howard. Yes!
10:36Oh, that's great. Vanessa, just...
10:38You're playing this game wonderfully.
10:40Huge, flop,
10:42and Howard, Sona.
10:44Howard the duck.
10:46Howard the duck.
10:48Oh.
10:50Okay.
10:52Uh, are you sure?
10:54Moving right along.
10:56Next word, please.
10:58The password is wooden.
11:00Vanessa?
11:06Tree.
11:08Uh, well, that's alright.
11:10Shana gets a guess.
11:12Limb.
11:14Stephen?
11:18Ark.
11:20Wood.
11:22Form of the word.
11:24Okay, okay.
11:26Okay.
11:28My license is in my back pocket.
11:30Can I take it out slowly?
11:32Whoa. Form of the word?
11:34Yes, sir. Wooden.
11:36Correct.
11:38Huge, flop,
11:40Howard and wooden
11:42for the game, sir.
11:48Goose?
11:50Is it goose?
11:54Okay. Last word, here we go.
11:58The password is plane.
12:00Ah, Stephen.
12:04Cessna?
12:07Cessna?
12:11Airplane.
12:13Uh-huh. Shana?
12:15Shorter.
12:17Plane.
12:19Yes.
12:23Huge, flop,
12:25Howard, wooden, plane, Shana.
12:31I can't think of one.
12:33Oh, my.
12:35What do you think that is?
12:37Is it the spruce goose?
12:39Is it the spruce goose?
12:41Of course it is.
12:43Okay.
12:45That ties it up.
12:49That ties up our game.
12:51You both have $300.
12:53We'll break away for commercial
12:55and come back and break that tie.
12:57See you in just a moment.
12:59Nice going.
13:01Okay.
13:03Here we are.
13:07We are back. We have a tie game.
13:09Both of you have $300,
13:11so this is important. Here's the $400 puzzle.
13:13This will break the tie and decide who goes over
13:15and plays for $5,000. Let's do it.
13:17You have your fate in your hands, Shawn and Ron.
13:19Here comes your word.
13:21The password is Dutch.
13:23Ron?
13:25Flemish?
13:27Cough?
13:33That's why
13:35I love our language.
13:37I love our language, Shana.
13:39Clogger.
13:43Irish?
13:45Ron?
13:47Finnish?
13:49Danish.
13:51Yes, I'll have one with chocolate, please.
13:53Shana?
13:55Danish.
13:59Scandinavian?
14:01Wait a minute.
14:03Oh, that was the fourth and final clue?
14:05Oh, the word was Dutch, guys.
14:07Let's put it on the board and nobody guesses.
14:09All right. Here we go.
14:11Next word, please.
14:13The password is speedy.
14:15Ron?
14:17Quick.
14:19Fast.
14:21Shana?
14:23Speedy.
14:25Okay. Hallelujah.
14:31Dutch and speedy and for the game.
14:33Vanessa?
14:35Windmill.
14:37Is it a windmill?
14:39Okay. Next word, please.
14:41The password is silver.
14:43Shana?
14:45Gold?
14:47Silver.
14:49Yes.
14:53Dutch, speedy,
14:55and silver for the game.
14:57Vanessa?
14:59Um...
15:01Lightning.
15:03Is it lightning?
15:05I don't know what this is.
15:07I say like I always know.
15:09Next word, please.
15:11The password is skates.
15:13Aha. Shana?
15:15Roller...
15:17Coaster?
15:19Ron?
15:21Ice...
15:27Pick?
15:29Mm-hmm. Didn't follow. Shana?
15:31Shoes. Skates.
15:33Yes. That was not a natural progression, you know?
15:37Dutch, speedy,
15:39silver and skates.
15:41Vanessa? For the game.
15:45Uh, can't... Ice skating?
15:47Is it ice skating?
15:49Last word. Here it comes.
15:53The password is boy.
15:55Girl?
15:57Boy. Yes.
16:01Dutch, speedy,
16:03silver, skates,
16:05and boy for the game. Vanessa?
16:07I don't know.
16:09Okay.
16:11Shana, it's your turn.
16:13Okay, here we come.
16:15We go over to Stephen.
16:17You guys can steal the game right here.
16:19I don't know too many skaters.
16:21Uh, Tiffany Schwartz?
16:25That's the only skater I know.
16:27Is it Tiffany Schwartz?
16:29Ron, this will be the second time
16:31you've done this this week.
16:33I don't think I'm gonna do it this time.
16:35Hans Brinker?
16:37Is it Hans Brinker?
16:39Yes.
16:41Nice going.
16:43Congratulations.
16:45That was tough. That wasn't so easy.
16:47That's the name of the child's book.
16:49Hans Brinker.
16:53And it was written by James Michener.
16:57All right, Ron has done it again.
16:59It was Hans Brinker. You have won the game.
17:01You end up with $700, $200 more
17:03than you needed to win it.
17:05And Shana, you leave us with $300
17:07and some nice prizes.
17:09Let's go over and play for $5,000 more, shall we?
17:25All right.
17:27Here we are. This is your third time here.
17:29Aren't you glad you didn't leave the last time?
17:31I was ready to go.
17:33Why do you put your glasses on over here?
17:35In case I need to refer to the letters.
17:37I'll give you one of those letters.
17:39Can I show you the size of these letters?
17:41Sure. Now?
17:43Are you having trouble seeing those letters?
17:45I don't want to take any chances.
17:47You don't want to take any chances.
17:49Okay, we'll get some bigger ones then because...
17:51Okay, just to loosen you up a little, Ron.
17:53That's all, just to have a little fun here.
17:55You got your third time.
17:57You're going for some more money and you're piling it on.
17:59I'm gonna give you 10 words beginning with what letter was that?
18:01L.
18:03L, yes, but with L through U, okay?
18:05You need $5,000 more, okay?
18:0960 seconds.
18:11Steven, you know that.
18:13We'll put the first word on the board for you.
18:15You're getting up in the big money now,
18:17so I don't want to put any pressure on you.
18:19We don't have anything on our screen yet, but we will any second.
18:21It's coming. There it is.
18:23Okay, good luck to you, Ron.
18:25Here we go, guys. Ready and go.
18:27Books.
18:29Library.
18:31St. Paul.
18:34Two words.
18:36Arc. Noah.
18:38O. Round.
18:40Oval. P.
18:42Baby.
18:44Anything.
18:46Talcum. Powder.
18:48Q.
18:50Quantity.
18:52Court.
18:54Good.
18:56Anything. Fine.
18:58Quality. R.
19:00Jewish.
19:02Religious. Religion.
19:04S.
19:06Nuclear.
19:08Scientist.
19:10T.
19:12Jewelry.
19:14Store.
19:16Glass.
19:18Famous.
19:20U.
19:22Majority.
19:24Unanimous.
19:26That's it. Okay.
19:28Too bad.
19:30Pushy and greedy.
19:32No. You're very kind.
19:34Okay, you got them all
19:36except the one.
19:38You were going
19:40for Minneapolis
19:42and St. Paul seems like one word, doesn't it?
19:44When it comes out, it certainly does anyway.
19:46I'm sorry about that, but listen.
19:48We add $900 more to your total. Do you know what you have?
19:50No. You have $32,700.
19:52Not so bad.
19:54The next time Super Password
19:56will be worth $5,000 more
19:58or $10,000.
20:00We're going to break away for commercial.
20:02We'll all pull ourselves together and see you in just a minute.
20:06You got them very easy.
20:08I had two seconds left.
20:10I didn't know it.
20:12Okay.
20:14We're back and we're out of time,
20:16so we want to thank Vanessa and Steven
20:18for being with us all week and then you too.
20:20Please come back and see us again.
20:22Thanks so much for watching. Goodbye, everybody.
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