Cliff Quote #542
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Johnny Gilbert: And now from Boston, this is Jeopardy! Now entering the studio are today's contestants. A doctor and Chief of Neurosurgery at Boston General Hospital, Milford Reynolds. A lawyer and mother of six, Agnes Borsic. And a mailman, Cliff Clavin. And now here is the host of Jeopardy!, Alex Trebek.
Alex Trebek: Thank you, Johnny. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Hi, everyone. And welcome to a very special edition of Jeopardy!
Cliff: Thank you, Alex.
Alex Trebek: You're welcome, Cliff. This is the very first time we have taken our program out on location, and what better place...
Norm: Is Cliffie wearing make-up?
Woody: Well, it's a special day for him.
Alex Trebek: We have 3 new contestants with us today. One of them, at least, very eager to show how bright he is, so let's get right to it. Players, good luck. We're now going to play the first round of Jeopardy! And here are the categories for you. Civil Servants, Stamps from Around the world, Mothers and Sons, Beer, Bar Trivia, and finally... Celibacy.
Woody: This has got to be Mr. Clavin's dream board.
Norm: Sure, he's home free as long as he doesn't get too cocky.
Alex Trebek: Cliff, could I get you to pick a category and an amount.
Cliff: Why don't you go ahead and pick any one you want. I mean, I am feeling lucky today. Whoa!
Norm: Uh-oh.
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Alex Trebek: Agnes, what did you put down? "Who are Tony Curtis, Cary Grant, and Lucille Ball?" You're so very close, but you're incorrect, unfortunately, and that means it's going to cost you... $2,900. That takes you down to $400. And it takes us to Cliff. Cliff, good news for you, both of your opponents came up with incorrect responses. And what that means is that even if you're wrong, as long as you didn't do anything foolish like wager everything, you're a cinch winner.
Cliff: Well, then we don't have to see my answer there, do we, Alex? [covers screen with his jacket] Listen, see you at the tournament of champions.
Alex Trebek: Cliff, we're running out of time. And we are going to have to take a look at your response. You wrote down, "Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?" No, I'm sorry. That, too, is wrong. The correct response is, what were the real names of Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, and Joan Crawford?
Cliff: Be that as it may, Alex, those people have never been in my kitchen.
Alex Trebek: Well, I'm sure they haven't, but obviously that's not what we were going for when we wrote up that clue.
Cliff: Obvious to who?
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Alex Trebek: Cliff, it's all right, you don't have to worry. Unless you risked more than $21,600, you will be the new Jeopardy! champion. So let's take a look and see what your wager was. You bet "22,000 big ones"? Which takes you down to zero. You bet it all. Cliff, why would you do something like that?
Cliff: It's because I knew that those people had never been in my kitchen. You can ask them. Come on, Tony Curtis is still alive. Get him on the phone, go ahead, I'll pay for the call.
Alex Trebek: Isn't going to work, Cliff, sorry. Agnes, $400 is not a big total, but today it's enough to make you the new Jeopardy! champion. So congratulations.
Cliff: No, she's not! I'm the champion! I answered all those questions! You saw me, America! Write in and tell them!
Norm: Come on, Wood, if we sneak out right now, nobody will know we're with him.
Cliff: Tony Curtis, if you're out there, if you can hear me, call in, and I'll split the pot with you. Ah, for crying out loud, look... Any mail carriers out there?
Quote from Woody
Woody: Well, I'm sure going.
Norm: Yeah?
Woody: I want to be there and see when they say "This is Jeopardy!" And that big ball comes out and breaks into a million pieces and swirls away. You know, it's just like the sunrise in my hometown.
Frasier: Woody, uh, is there a big chemical plant near Hanover?
Woody: Sure, it's right over the landfill right next to the reservoir. How did you know?
Frasier: Lucky guess.