Rated TV-PG (CC; Stereo)
 
Lilith: Good day, everyone. As you watch today's episode of ACME Wheel, make sure your room is brightly lit, and that you're not too close to the monitor. Let's go!
 
Jon: [gets out of a car with a key in his hand] These set of keys start this Hyundai Accent. [grabs a bowl of four keys and puts in the key and mix them up] But four of them do not. One of our contestants could be driving this car home, today on...!
 
Audience: WHEEL...OF...FORTUNE!!!
 
[Applause]
 
Julie: The famous wheel is spinning your way towards thousands of dollars and cash! And now from the ACME Studios, here are the stars of ACME Wheel, Jonathan Mann!
 
[Jon enters HQ; cheers and applause]
 
Jon: Thank you! Thank you!
 
Julie: And the craziest raccoon in all of Chucklewood, Freddie!
 
[Freddie enters HQ in the style of a quarterback]
 
Jon: No roughing the host, Freddie!
 
Freddie: Sorry, Jon.
 
Jon: Hi, everybody! Welcome to ACME Wheel.
 
Freddie: America's game, ACME's way!
 
Jon: Fall is in the air. I can smell the apple cider and pumpkin spice.
 
Freddie: And football!
 
Jon: Before you watch your football game, we got three Exceeds spinning the wheel trying to win some money and maybe a new car.
 
[Laughter!]
 
Jon: Make that contestants. Let's meet them right now. Julie?
 
[Now to the contestants]
 
Julie: Player number one loves to play football and enjoys reading sports magazines. From Clifton, New Jersey, meet Bruce Post!
 
Her family is into fostering dogs and hopes to become a veterinarian someday. From Stanford, Connecticut, meet Anne-Michelle Westcott.
 
He enjoys motorcross sports and loves watching war movies. From Port Jarvis, New York, say hello to T.J. Mailes.
 
[Applause]
 
Jon: Thank you, Julie.  Okay, players. Let's take a look at our wheel.




There’s hundreds of dollars in cash waiting to be won. You spin the wheel, guess a letter. If that letter’s in the puzzle, the money will be added to your bank. Guess a letter that's not in the puzzle, you lose your turn. If you solve the puzzle, the money is banked to your total. But be careful of those two black and white spaces. Lose a Turn – land on that, your turn is over automatically. And finally, the Bankrupt.
 
[Audience boos]
 
Jon: Land on that, all of the money in the round will be gone. If you have no money and if the other player has money, we have a wedge called...
 
Julie: POWER!!!

Jon: Land on that wedge, guess the correct letter, and you can steal whatever money the player has in the round. And finally, we have Free Spin, if at anytime you lose your turn, you get a free one. We’ll explain more about that as we go along. And new for this season, you can win a brand new car. Here's how this works. If you win the game and end up solving the bonus puzzle, you will have a chance to win a brand new car. You can win up to three extra chances. All you have to do is land on the CAR wedge, guess a correct letter, solve the puzzle and you will get an extra chance. Up to four chances to win the car are at stake. Player who has the most money at the end of the game will go on to play the bonus round for a shot at up to 10x their winnings and the car!
 
[Applause]
 
Jon: Let's take a look at our first puzzle.
 
Freddie: The category is What Are You Doing?
 
Audience: NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!!!
 
[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _
_ _ _ _     _ _     _
 _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _]
 
Jon: Bruce, you've won the toss backstage. Let's give that wheel a turn.
 
[Bruce spins]
 
[$300]
 
Bruce: R.
 
Freddie: You're in luck. We have two.
 
[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _
_ _ _ _     _ _     _
 _ _ _ R _ _    _ _ R]
 
Jon: $600. You have enough to buy a vowel. You can also spin the wheel again or solve the puzzle.
 
[Bruce spins again]
 
[$450]
 
Bruce: N.
 
Freddie: Uno N's. That's one in Spanish.
 
[_ _ _ _ _ _ N _    _ _ _
_ _ _ _     _ _     _
 _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ R]
 
Jon: $1,050.
 
[Bruce spins again]
 
[$525]
 
Bruce: S.
 
Freddie: A pair of socks, a pair of shoes, a pair of cubs, a pair of S'!
 
[_ _ _ _ _ _ N _    _ _ _
_ _ _ _     _ _     _
 S _ _ _ _ S   _ _ R]
 
Jon: Doubles your score to $2,100.
 
Bruce: I like to buy a vowel. An A?
 
Freddie: [raises his hand] How many fingers I'm holding up, Bruce?
 
Bruce: Five.
 
Freddie: There's five A's.
 
[_ A _ _ _ _ N _    _ _ _
_ A _ _     A _     A
 S _ _ _ _ S   _ A R]
 
Jon: $1,850.
 
[Bruce spins again]
 
[$175]
 
Bruce: T.
 
Freddie: T-t-t-t-here's four T's!
 
[_ A T _ _ _ N _    T _ _
_ A _ _     A T     A
 S _ _ _ T S   _ A R]
 
Jon: $2,550.
 
[Bruce spins again]
 
[$0]
 
Freddie: Sandra Cheeks' bellybutton!
 
[Laughter!]

Jon: You don't talk about girls in bikinis in the fall, Freddie!

Freddie: Unless I saw Sandra swimming in the indoor pool at the Y recently.
 
Jon: [laughs] Anyway. Make that the $0. No money keeps your turn.
 
Bruce: M.
 
Jon: One M.
 
[_ A T _ _ _ N _    T _ _
_ A M _     A T     A
 S _ _ _ T S   _ A R]
 
Jon: No change in score here.
 
[Bruce spins again]
 
[$450]
 
Bruce: H.
 
Freddie: Take Two H's!
 
[_ A T _ H _ N _    T H _
_ A M _     A T     A
 S _ _ R T S   _ A R]
 
Jon: $3,450.
 
[Bruce spins again]
 
[$50]
 
Bruce: B.
 
Freddie: A single B.
 
[_ A T _ H _ N _    T H _
_ A M _     A T     A
 S _ _ R T S   B A R]
 
Jon: $3,500.
 
Bruce: I'll solve.
 
Jon: For $3,500. What is it?
 
Bruce: CATCHING THE GAME AT A SPORTS BAR?
 
[Silence...]
 
[BUZZER!]
 
Freddie: Nope. That is not correct. Wheel spinning goes to Anne-Michelle.
 
[Anne-Michelle spins]
 
[Power]
 
All five Exceeds: POWER!!!
 
Anne-Michelle: W.
 
Jon: Let's move $3,500 from Bruce's score to your total, Anne-Michelle. There's a W!
 
[W A T _ H _ N _    T H _
_ A M _     A T     A
 S _ _ R T S   B A R]
 
Anne-Michelle: I'll solve.
 
Jon: Go ahead!
 
Anne-Michelle: WATCHING THE GAME AT A SPORTS BAR!
 
Freddie: That's the one!
 
[Applause]
 
WATCHING THE
GAME AT A
SPORTS BAR
 
Jon: Well, Bruce, you just missed it by one word "catch" instead of "watch". So we couldn't give it to you. Anne-Michelle, you solved it perfectly. You've got $3,500. Let's take a look at our wheel for the next round.



Jon: $1,000 is the top dollar value for this round and don't forget about the Super Bankrupt. If you land on that, all of your money won in this and the previous rounds is gone. But I want to remind our viewers at home that one of the spins in this and the next round will be the Home Player Spin, let's remind the viewers at home what spin it is.
 
[ROUND 3
SPIN NUMBER 1]

Jon: So if either of our contestants is doing the home viewer spin and if he or she draws your name, grab something lucky. Cash is coming your way. Here's our next puzzle.

Freddie: The category is Same Name. There's an ampersand in the puzzle.
 
[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _   _ _ _ _]
 
Jon: Anne-Michelle, spin the wheel!
 
[Anne-Michelle spins]
 
[$700]
 
Anne-Michelle: T?
 
Freddie: A single T.
 
[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   &
_ _ _ _ T _ _
_ _   _ _ _ _]
 
Jon: $700.
 
Anne-Michelle: I'll buy a vowel. An A.
 
Freddie: There's one. Plus another.
 
[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   &
_ _ _ A T _ _
_ _   _ A _ _]
 
Jon: $450.
 
Anne-Michelle: I will also like to buy an E.
 
Freddie: Triple the E's. Three E's.
 
[_ E _ E _ _ _ _ E   &
_ _ _ A T _ _
_ _   _ A _ _]
 
Jon: Down to $200. That's it for vowel buying for now. Spin or solve.
 
[Anne-Michelle spins]
 
[Lose A Turn]
 
Freddie: Lost of Turn! Keep all your money though. T.J., it's your turn.
 
[T.J. spins]
 
[$150]
 
T.J.: R.
 
Freddie: I don't believe it. You know how many they are? One.
 
[_ E _ E _ _ _ _ E   &
_ _ R A T _ _
_ _   _ A _ _]
 
Jon: $150. Not enough to buy a vowel. Spin the wheel again please.
 
[T.J. spins again]
 
[$625]
 
T.J.: S.
 
Freddie: One and another equals two!
 
[_ E _ E _ S _ _ E   &
S _ R A T _ _
_ _   _ A _ _]
 
Jon: $1,250.
 
[T.J. spins again]
 
[$400]
 
T.J.: M.
 
Freddie: Lucky you. There's one M.
 
[_ E _ E _ S _ _ E   &
S _ R A T _ _
M _   _ A _ _]
 
Jon: $1,650.
 
T.J.: Can I buy a Y?
 
Freddie: A-E-I-O-U are vowels.
A-E-I-O-U are vowels.
A-E-I-O-U are vowels.
And sometimes "Y".

Y is considered a consonant. That's a $250 penalty and a loss of turn. Bruce, it's your turn.
 
[Bruce spins]
 
[$800]
 
Bruce: Y.
 
Freddie: Yep. There's a Y.
 
[_ E _ E _ S _ _ E   &
S _ R A T _ _
M Y   _ A _ _]
 
Jon: $800.
 
[Bruce spins again]
 
[$650]
 
Bruce: C.
 
Freddie: C is for cookie. That's good enough for me!
 
[Laughter!]
 
Freddie: Anyway--there are three C's.
 
[_ E _ E _ S _ _ E   &
S C R A T C _
M Y   _ A C _]
 
Jon: $2,750.
 
Bruce: Why not waste another spin? I'll solve.
 
Jon: For $2,750.
 
Bruce: DEFENSIVE & SCRATCH MY BACK.
 
Freddie: There we go!
 
[Applause]
 
[DEFENSIVE &
SCRATCH
MY BACK]
 
Jon: Excellent job, Bruce. You managed to call the Y as a consonant. A, E, I, O, U are vowels. But you got yourself $2,750. You trail Anne-Michelle by $750. T.J., has no money but the next round can help him out.
 
Freddie: But before we do that, If you folks at home want to be a contestant on our show, listen to Julie. She will tell you the facts.
 
[Now to Julie]

Julie: Thanks, Jon and Freddie. If you live in or planning on being in the New York Area, and if you're between the ages of 10 and 17, have not received your high school diploma yet, and have a minimum of 2.0 GPA with no D or F grades, you can solve puzzles for cash and even a brand new car! Many of our contestants have been chosen from the audience for future shows. So, if you want to join us for a taping of ACME Wheel and maybe become a contestant. Send a postcard with your name, complete contact information, age, and grade you are enrolled in and send it to...
 
TICKETS
ACME WHEEL OF FORTUNE
CRIME NET
ONE POLICE PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10038
 
Or go to PBS.org/ACME!  Join us for a taping and you can become a contestant! Back to you, boys!

[Back to HQ]

Jon: Thanks, Julie. Let's take a look at our wheel for Round 3 which is also our $500 Bonus Category round.
 
 


Jon: Solve the puzzle and you can win an extra $500 by doing one small task. Home Player Spin can still pop-up somewhere. Freddie, what's our $500 category?
 
Freddie: The category is Same Letter. If you can guess what the same letter is, $500 extra will be waiting for you.
 
[_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _]
 
Jon: Now, we're going to show the viewers at home on what the same letter is. If you want to play along, turn away from your screen for a moment. We will give you the tone when we're ready.

[L]
 
[Afterwards...]
 
[DING!]
 
Jon: Okay! T.J., you will have the first spin of this round.
 
[As T.J. starts to spin the wheel]
 
[SIRENS!]
 
Jon: Hold everything, T.J.! It's Home Player Spin time!  Freddie, bring out the drum!
 
[Freddie brings out a drum filled with cards]
 
Jon: All right, T.J. What are you gonna do is spin the drum, open the door, and take out a card containing the name of today's lucky home player. Go ahead.
 
[T.J. spins the drum three times and draws out a card]
 
Jon: Who are we playing for?
 
T.J.: It's Tom Shido from Morton, Illinois!
 
Jon: All right, T.J.! [to the home audience] Tom, stop jumping for a moment. Listen! Whatever T.J. earns in this spin you will also win. If T.J. lands on Bankrupt, Super Bankrupt, Lose A Turn, or guesses an incorrect letter, you will get $50 from us. It's that simple! Ready, Tom? T.J.?
 
T.J.: Yes.
 
Jon: Let's give that wheel a spin!
 
[T.J. spins]
 
[$1000]
 
T.J.: R.
 
Freddie: There's a single R.
 
Jon: Tom, you have won $1,000. Congratulations!
 
[_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ R _ _]
 
Jon: T.J., you have $1,000. Spin, Buy, or Solve?
 
[T.J. spins again]
 
[$350]
 
T.J.: N.
 
Freddie: Aren't you the clever one? There are a pair of N's.
 
[_ _ N _
_ _ N _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ R _ _]
 
Jon: $1,700.
 
[T.J. spins again]
 
[$50]
 
T.J.: L.
 
[Clangs and sierns are heard as confetti falls on Doug]
 
Jon: T.J., YOU'VE FOUND THE SAME LETTER!!!
 
[Freddie walks up to T.J.'s podium]
 
Freddie: [drops the $100 bills on T.J.s podium] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5! $500!
 
[Cheers and applause]
 
Freddie: And what's more? There are three L's.
 
[L _ N _
L _ N _ _ _ _
L _ _ _ _ R _ _]
 
Jon: You're up to $1,850.
 
[T.J. spins again]
 
[As the wheel is at $125]
 
Jon: Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!
 
[$125]
 
Jon: Thank you!
 
T.J.: T.
 
Freddie: Three T's.
 
[L _ N _
L _ N _ T _ _
L _ _ T _ R _ _]
 
Jon: $2,100.
 
[T.J. spins again]
 
[$2000]
 
[Applause]
 
T.J.: S.
 
Freddie: Take $2,000 and times it by one!


[L _ N _
L _ N _ T _ _
L _ _ T _ R _ S]
 
Jon: You're up to $4,050.
 
T.J.: Let's keep rolling! [spins]
 
[$2000]
 
[Applause]
 
T.J.: G.
 
Freddie: Take two of those at $2,000....OH MA DANG!!! $4,000!
 
[Applause]
 
[L _ N G
L _ N G T _ _
L _ _ T _ R _ S]
 
Jon: $8,050.
 
T.J.: I am going to buy a vowel. An E.
 
Freddie: Three E's.
 
[L _ N G
L E N G T _ _
L E _ T _ R E S]
 
Jon: $7,800.
 
T.J.: I'll solve.
 
Jon: For $7,800...
 
T.J.: LONG LENGTHY LECTURES!
 
Freddie: YEAH!!!
 
[Cheers and applause]
 
[LONG
LENGTHY
LECTURES]
 
Jon: Well done, T.J. $7,800 plus the $500 bonus. You have $8,300! Everybody has money now. Anne-Michelle, $3,500. Bruce $2,750. Anything can happen as we go to the Big Money Round. But before we do that, if you want to take part in our home viewer contest. Here's Julie with some important information.

Julie: You at home could get into our ACME Wheel Home Game. If you sent in your postcards or enter online, you could get lucky. One of our contestants could be spinning for you and winning some cash for you. To enter, send a postcard with your name, address, and telephone number to...
 
ACME Crime Net
P.O Box 4300
New York, NY 10163
 
or enter online at PBS.org/ACME.
 
This is open to residents of the United States and Canada ten years of age or older, children under 18 must ask your parents permission before going online. For full contest rules go to PBS.org/ACME or write this address. Not responsible for loss or misdirected entries.  Employees and family members of ACME Crime Net, PBS, or it's affiliated member stations are not eligible.  Contest is void were prohibited by law. All entries must be submitted by Friday, October 19 2018. Just think. We could be spinning the wheel for you and win a lot of money! Jon, back to you!
 
[Back to HQ]

Jon: Thanks, Julie. Contestants, it's time for the Big Money Round which will decide who will be going to the Bonus Round.
 
 
 
 
In a moment, Freddie will give the wheel a final spin of the day. I'll ask you to give me a letter and if it's in the puzzle, you have five seconds to solve it. Vowels are worth nothing. Every consonant will be worth $1,000 plus the amount Freddie has spun. Freddie, spin the wheel please!
 
Freddie: Will do! [spins]
 
[$600]
 
Jon: $1,600 for each consonant we find. Audience, may we ask you for full and complete silence please. Freddie, what's the puzzle?
 
Freddie: The category is Occupation.
 
[_ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _
_ _ _   _ _ _ _ _]
 
Jon: There's the puzzle. Bruce, we'll start with you. Let's have a letter.
 
Bruce: T.
 
Jon: Two T's.
 
[_ _ _ T _ _ _    _ _
T _ _   _ _ _ _ _]
 
[Afterwards...]
 
[BUZZER!]
 
Jon: Anne-Michelle?
 
Anne-Michelle: N.
 
Jon: No N. T.J.?
 
T.J.: R.
 
Jon: No R. Bruce?
 
Bruce: S.
 
Jon: One S.
 
[_ _ S T _ _ _    _ _
T _ _   _ _ _ _ _]
 
[Afterwards...]
 
[BUZZER!]
 
Jon: Anne-Michelle?
 
Anne-Michelle: I.
 
Jon: No money for the vowels, there is an I.
 
[_ _ S T I _ _    _ _
T _ _   _ _ _ _ _]
 
[Afterwards..]
 
[BUZZER!]
 
Jon: T.J..
 
T.J.: M.
 
Jon: No M.  Bruce?

Bruce: C.
 
Jon: Two C's.
 
[_ _ S T I C _    _ _
T _ _   _ _ _ C _]
 
[Afterwards...]
 
[BUZZER!]
 
Jon: Anne-Michelle?

Anne-Michelle: H.
 
Jon: One H.
 
[_ _ S T I C _    _ _
T H _   _ _ _ C _]
 
[Afterwards...]
 
[BUZZER!]
 
Jon: T.J.
 
T.J.: E. I mean A.
 
Jon: You called an E first. Got to take the first letter.. There are three E's. No money for the vowels.
 
[_ _ S T I C E    _ _
T H E   _ E _ C E]
 
[Afterwards...]
 
[BUZZER!]
 
Jon: Bruce?
 
Bruce:  J.
 
Jon: There's a J. What do we have?
 
Bruce: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE!
 
Jon: YEAH!!!
 
[Cheers and applause]
 
[JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE]
 
Jon: Bruce, $8,000 this round plus the $2,750 you've won earlier. You're going to the Bonus Round with $10,750!
 
[Applause]
 
Jon: Stick around to increase your winnings even more and maybe win a car. Anne-Michelle, you finished in third place with $3,500 and we thank you for playing. T.J, $8,300 is good for second place and we thank you. Bruce, let's go to the Bonus Round!

[Jon and Bruce go to the Bonus Round where Sora (holding a tray of envelopes) awaits]
 
Sora: That was some fun game, Bruce.
 
Jon: Okay, Bruce. You've have made it to the bonus round and are one step closer to winning a brand car. But before we get to the car, let's focus on these envelopes here. Sora has a tray of ten envelopes each containing a multiplier.  Four of those will double your money. Three of them triples. Two of them quadruples. Only one of those envelopes will increase your winnings to over $107,000! Choose an envelope and good luck.
 
[Bruce takes an envelope off the tray]
 
Sora: Good luck!
 
Jon: Okay, Bruce. Now that you've got your envelope let's work on this puzzle. Remember, you have to solve the puzzle in order to play for the car. What's the category, Freddie?
 
Freddie: The category is Person. And remember, Person does not always mean Proper Name.
 
[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _]
 
Jon: Now, we're going to give you every instance of the R-S-T-L-N-E.
 
[_ R _ _ _ _ R T]
 
Jon: Oh boy. Now, Bruce, you can give us three consonants and a vowel.
 
Bruce: D-M-P-I.
 
Jon: Well...
 
[Silence]
 
Jon: None of those letters are appearing. You've got your work cut out here. Audience, he must do this on his own.
 
[The timer is set at ten seconds]
 
Jon: You have ten seconds to talk it out. Good luck.
 
[Bruce stutters]
 
Bruce: Nope!
 
[BUZZER!] (time's up!)
 
Jon: Sometimes puzzles can be tough. Let's see what it is.
 
[BRAGGART]
 
Jon: Braggart is what we're looking for. Now, let's find out what would have happen. [opens the envelope to reveal] Ooooooh. You could have quadrupled your money!
 
[Audience groans]
 
Jon: I am sorry. But hey, Bruce, you wound up with $10,750! That's not bad. Isn't it?
 
Bruce: Not at all.
 
Jon: Give Bruce a round of applause here!
 
[Applause]
 
Jon: Thank you for being on our show, Bruce. Well, Captain Lee and Rockapella will be here next time with three more contestants trying to win money and a brand new car. From Freddie, Sora, and Julie, this is Jonathan Mann saying "Keep on spinnin' and keep on solvin'!"
 
All: Bye-bye!

[Applause]

[Credits roll]

ACME WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Based on the game show created by
MERV GRIFFIN

All contestants have been briefed regarding
game rules prior to their appearance and must
meet eligibility requirements to receive
announced prizes.




Tomoe: Produced in New York City, ACME Wheel is a production of an elite unit known as ACME Crime Net. 

Tsukimi: Vigilance, dedication, courage! I always wanted to say that.

Narrator: Hey, that's my line!