Rated TV-PG (CC; Stereo)

Wishbone: Helloooooooooooooooooo! As you watch ACME Wheel, Make sure your room is brightly lit, and don't get too close to the monitor.

Chief: [gets out of a car with a key to the car] These set of keys start this Honda Civic. [grabs a bowl of four keys and puts in the key and mix them up] Four of them do not. Our contestants could be a proud owner of this car, today on ACME Wheel of Fortune!

Audience: WHEEL....OF....FORTUNE!!!

[Cheers and applause; Rockapella performs the intro]

Chief: The famous wheel is spinning your way towards thousands of dollars in cash!

[Cut to the alley, Greg enters and greets Rockapella]

Chief: And now from the ACME Studios, here's our captain in charge of training new recruits, Greg Lee!

[Greg enters HQ; cheers and applause]

Greg: Ah, thank you very much! [greets the players] Hi, everybody! Welcome to ACME Wheel of Fortune. The game you loved, ACME's way! Say hello to my buddies.

Rockapella: Rockapella!

[Applause]

Greg: Any of our three contestants today could be driving out of here in a brand new car. Let's go meet them right now. Chief?

[Now to the players]

Chief: She enjoys horseback riding and hopes to run her own stable. From Port Jervis, New York, meet Penelope Gaget!

He's into playing the drums and enjoys acting in school plays. From Flushing, Queens, say hello to Alvin Norris!

She enjoys reading, figure skating, and hopes to become a world-class skater. From Trenton, New Jersey, meet Heather Ganavan!

[Applause]

Greg: Thanks, Chief. Contestants, here's how we play the game. Let's take a look at our wheel.



Greg: [spins the 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, there's two black and white spaces you need to avoid. Lose a Turn – land on that, your turn is over automatically. And finally, the Bankrupt.

[Audience boos]

Greg: 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, a wedge will be able to help you out. It's called Power.

Rockapella: POWER!!!

Greg: 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. But that's not all! Not only you can win cash,  you can also win...

Bryant: A BRAND NEW CAR!!!

[Applause]

Greg: 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. The 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! And that is not bad ladies and gentlemen!

[Applause]

Greg: All right, let's take a look at our first puzzle. Chief, what's our category?

Chief: The category is Show Biz.

Rockapella: Show Biz!

Greg: There's a hyphen in the puzzle.

[_ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _     _ _ _ _]

Greg: Penelope, you won the toss backstage. Spin the wheel!

[Penelope spins]

[$25]

Penelope: R.

Sean: Only one R.

[_ _ _ _ - R _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _     _ _ _ _]

Greg: $25. Spin it again.

[Penelope spins again]

[$150]

Penelope: L.

Scott: You're in luck. There is an L.

[L _ _ _ - R _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _     _ _ _ _]

Greg: $175.

[Penelope spins again]

[$250]

Penelope: S.

Elliott: There is an S.

[L _ _ _ - R _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _     S _ _ _]

Greg: Up to $425. You now have enough to buy a vowel.

[Penelope spins again]

[$300]

Penelope: T.

Bryant: Yes. One T.

[L _ _ _ - R _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ T _ _ _     S _ _ _]

Greg: $725.

[Penelope spins again]

[Free Spin]

[Rockapella performs a fanfare]

Greg: [hands Penelope a Free Spin token] You got a Free Spin token, Penelope. If at anytime you lose your turn, you get a free one. Spin again.

[Penelope spins again]

[$525]

Penelope: M.

Sean: One M. Mmmmmm!

[L _ _ _ - R _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ T _ M _     S _ _ _]

Greg: $1250.

Penelope: I like to buy a vowel. An E.

Elliott: A single E.

[L _ _ _ - R _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ T _ M E     S _ _ _]

Greg: $1,000.

[Penelope spins]

[$750]

[Applause]

Penelope: N.

Scott: What does four N's at $750 mean?

All of Rockapella: $3,000!

[Applause]

[L _ N _ - R _ N N _ N _
_ _ _ T _ M E     S _ _ _]

Greg: $4,000!

[Penelope spins again]

[As the wheel is at Bankrupt]

Greg: One more! One more! One more!

[$350]

Greg: WHOO!!! That was close.

Penelope: G.

Bryant: Two G's

[L _ N G - R _ N N _ N G
_ _ _ T _ M E     S _ _ _]

Greg: $4,700.

[Penelope spins again]

[$300]

Penelope: H.

Sean: Yes! An H.

[L _ N G - R _ N N _ N G
_ _ _ T _ M E     S H _ _]

Greg: $5,000.

Penelope: I'll solve.

Greg: For $5,000, what is it?

Penelope: LONG-RUNNING DAYTIME SHOW.

Greg: Yeah!

[Rockapella performs their fanfare]

[LONG-RUNNING
DAYTIME SHOW]

Greg: Penelope, $5,000 for you. Before we move on to our next round, I want to remind the viewers at home that one of the spins in the next two rounds is our ACME Wheel Home Player Spin. One of our contestants could be spinning the wheel for a lucky home viewer. Let's show our viewers at home on when that spin will be.

[ROUND 2
SPIN NUMBER 7]

Greg: Grab something lucky, you could win some cash! Let's take a look at our wheel for the next round.



Greg: We've added another bankrupt on the wheel. This time it's called a Super Bankrupt.

[Audience boos]

Greg: Land on that, all of your money in the round and in previous rounds is gone. Chief, what's our next puzzle?

Chief: The category is Proper Name.

Rockapella: Proper Name!

Greg: There's a hyphen in the puzzle.

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _]

Greg: Alvin, spin the wheel!

[Alvin spins]

[$650]

Alvin: L.

Sean: Lucky you! Two L's.

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ L L _ 
_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _]

Greg: $1,300.

[Alvin spins again]

[$175]

Alvin: S.

Elliott: Four S's.

[_ _ _ _ _ S _ _
_ _ _ _ L L _ 
S _ _ _ _ - S _ _ _ S]

Greg: $2,000.

[Alvin spins again]

[Lose A Turn]

Rockapella: Sorry! Your turn is over. Time to go to Heather.

[Heather spins]

[CAR ($100)]

Rockapella: Beep-beep!

Heather: R.

Greg: There is one R. You get $100 plus an extra chance at the car if you solve the puzzle, win the game, and solve the bonus puzzle!

[_ _ _ _ _ S _ R
_ _ _ _ L L _ 
S _ _ _ _ - S _ _ _ S]

Greg: Spin it again.

[Heather spins]

[$125]

Heather: N.

Bryant: A pair of N's.

[_ _ _ _ _ S _ R
_ _ _ _ L L _ 
S _ _ N _ - S _ N _ S]

Greg: You're up to $350.

[Just as Heather starts spinning the wheel...]

[SIRENS!]

Rockapella: ACME Home Player Spin!

[Scott and Sean enter HQ with a silver drum filled with cards]

Greg: That's right, boys! Home Player Spin time! Now, Heather, you're going to spin the drum and pick out a card containing the name of today's lucky home player. He or she is going to be one step closer to winning cash. Go ahead.

[Heather spins the drum three times and draws a card]

Heather: We are spinning for Britney DeGel of Asher, Oklahoma!

Greg: Okay, Heather. Chief, tell Britney about the Home Player Spin!

[The Chief appears on the monitor]

Chief: Britney, in a few moments, Heather is going to spin the wheel, and if it lands on a dollar amount and guesses a correct letter in the puzzle, you will win that amount times every instance of the letter! If Heather lands on Bankrupt, Super Bankrupt, Lose A Turn, or guesses an incorrect letter in the puzzle, we will give you $50 as a consolation prize. Heather, are you ready?

[Back to HQ]

Heather: Yes!

Greg: Spin that wheel!

[Heather spins]

[Lose A Turn]

Rockapella: Ooooooh...lost of turn!

Chief: Bad news is, Heather, you lost your turn. Good news for Britney, ACME is giving you a check for $50! In addition, you will get the official ACME T-Shirt. Britney, I salute you! [signs off]

Greg: Penelope, it's your turn.

[Penenlope spins]

[Bankrupt]

Greg: Well you have nothing to lose here. If was a Super Bankrupt, your $5,000 will be gone too. But, you have a free spin. So you get an extra spin.

[Penelope spins again]

[$250]

Penelope: M.

Scott: Yes! Two N's.

[_ _ M _ _ S _ R
_ _ M _ L L _ 
S _ _ N _ - S _ N _ S]

Greg: $500.

[Penelope spins again]

[As the wheel is at $150]

Greg: Stop! Stop! Stop!

[Bankrupt]

Rockapella: Time to send your money down the drain!

Greg: $500 is gone. I am sorry. Alvin, back to you.

[Alvin spins]

[$800]

Alvin: T.

Sean: There's a T.

[_ _ M _ _ S _ R
_ _ M _ L L _ 
S _ _ N T - S _ N _ S]

Greg: $2,800.

Alvin: I like to buy a vowel. An E.

Elliott: Three E's.

[_ _ M _ _ S E R
_ _ M _ L L E 
S _ _ N T - S _ E N S]

Greg: $2,550.

Alvin: Also buy the A.

Elliott: Three A's.

[_ _ M _ _ S E R
_ A M _ L L E 
S A _ N T - S A E N S]

Greg: $2,300.

[Alvin spins again]

[$750]

Alvin: C.

Bryant: You got it! Two C's.

[C _ M _ _ S E R
C A M _ L L E 
S A _ N T - S A E N S]

Greg: $3,800.

Alvin: I'll solve.

Greg: For $3,800, what is it?

Alvin: COMPOSER CAMILLE SAINT-SEANS.

Greg: That's it!

[Applause]

[COMPOSER
CAMILLE
SAINT-SAENS]

Greg: $3,800 for you. Chief, tell us about this famous composer.

[Back to the Chief]

Chief: Camille Saint-Saëns as a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, the opera Samson and Delilah, the Third Violin Concerto, and The Carnival of the Animals.

Saint-Saëns was a musical prodigy; he made his concert debut at the age of ten. After studying at the Paris Conservatoire he followed a conventional career as a church organist, first at Saint-Merri, Paris and, from 1858, La Madeleine, the official church of the French Empire. After leaving the post twenty years later, he was a successful freelance pianist and composer, in demand in Europe and the Americas. Greg?

[Back to HQ]

Greg: Thanks, Chief. Alvin, you have $3,800 you trail Penelope by $1,200. Before we go to our next puzzle. If you want to be a winner, just like Britney, 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. We could be spinning the wheel for you and win a lot of money! All right, players. It is now time for our $500 Bonus Category Round. If you solve the puzzle and do one small assignment. You will win a $500 bonus.




Greg: Here's the puzzle.

Rockapella: [scats] The category is Slogan. It could land you an extra $500. 

[_ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _]

Greg: Heather, spin please.

[Heather spins]

[$775]

Heather: S.

Scott: EEEEEEEEEH!!! No S! 

Sean: Penelope's turn.

[Penelope spins]

[$825]

Penelope: N?

Elliott: Woh-woh!

Greg: No N. Alvin.

[Alvin spins]

[$1250]

Alvin: R.

Bryant: Three R's.

[_ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ R
_ _ _ _ R   _ _ _ _ R]

Greg: $3,750.

Alvin: I'll buy a vowel. An E.

Greg: Four E's.

[_ _ E   _ _ _ _ _ E R
_ _ _ E R   _ _ _ E R]

Greg: $3,500.

Alvin: I'll also buy an I.

Sean: Two I's.

[_ _ E   _ _ I _ _ E R
_ I _ E R   _ _ _ E R]

Greg: $3,250.

[Alvin spins]

[$400]

Alvin: T.

Scott: One T.

[T _ E   _ _ I _ _ E R
_ I _ E R   _ _ _ E R]

Greg: $3,650.

[Alvin spins again]

[As the wheel is at $125]

Greg: Stop...stop...stop...stop!

[Lose A Turn]

Rockapella: Oh, you lost your turn!
You keep all your money.
Heather, it's your turn.

[Heather spins]

[$2000]

[Applause]

Heather: P?

Rockapella: Time to do some math.
Take $2,000...
and times it by three!

[Applause]

[T _ E   _ _ I _ _ E R
P I _ E R   _ P P E R]

Greg: $6,000!

[Heather spins again]

[$1500]

Heather: C.

Elliott: Two C's. You're up to $9,000!

[T _ E   _ _ I C _ E R
P I C _ E R   _ P P E R]

Heather: Gonna try for $10,000. [spins]

[$500]

Heather: K.

Elliott: A pair of K's.

[T _ E   _ _ I C K E R
P I C K E R   _ P P E R]

Greg: $10,000.

[Heather spins again]

[$50]

Heather: H.

Bryant: A single H.

[T H E   _ _ I C K E R
P I C K E R   _ P P E R]

Greg: $10,050.

[Heather spins again]

[$950]

Heather: Q.

Greg: One Q.

[T H E   Q _ I C K E R
P I C K E R   _ P P E R]

[CHIRP-CHIRP-CHIRP-CHIRP!]

Rockapella: Only vowels left!

Heather: I'll solve.

Greg: For $11,000. And a shot at $500. What is this slogan?

Heather: THE QUICKER PICKER UPPER.

Greg: YEAH!!!

[Applause]

[Rockapella performs their fanfare]

[THE QUICKER
PICKER UPPER]

Greg: Now, Heather, for $500, what company uses that slogan?

Heather: Bounty.

[Rockapella performs their short fanfare]

[Applause]

Greg: $11,500 for you, Heather. You are now in the lead with that total. Penelope, you still have $5,000. Alvin, you have $3,800. All of that could change as we go to our Big Money Round. Before we get into that. If you want to be a contestant on our show, here's the Chief.

[Back to the Chief]

Chief: If you are between the ages of 10 and 17, and live in or planning on visiting the New York area, we would like for you to be a contestant on ACME Wheel. But first, you've got to attend a taping of the show. Our contestants have been chosen from the audience for future shows. 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 enter online at PBS.org/ACME. Be a contestant and you could win big bucks, and even a car! Greg. back to you.

[Back to HQ]

Greg: Thanks, Chief. Contestants, it is now time for the Big Money Round. One of you is about to go to the Bonus Round.




Greg: In a moment, I will give the wheel a final spin of the day. I'll ask you for a letter and if it's in the puzzle, you have five seconds to solve it. Vowels are worth nothing, consonants are worth $1,000 plus the amount that has spun. Here we go. [spins the wheel]

[$150]

Greg: $1,150 is worth how much each consonant will be worth today. Chief, what's the category.

Chief: The Category is Thing.

Rockapella: One thing!

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _]

Greg: Audience, no help from you please. Penelope, we'll begin with you.  A letter please.

Penelope: T.

Greg: No T. Alvin.

Alvin: S.

Greg: No S. Heather.

Heather: N.

Greg: One N.

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ N _ _]
 
[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Greg: Penelope.

Penelope: E.

Greg: No E. Alvin?

Alvin: M.

Greg: Three M's.

[M _ _ _ M _ M
_ _ _ _ _ _ N _ _]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Greg: Heather.

Heather: A.

Greg: Two A's. Vowels can help you but you don't get any money.

[M A _ _ M _ M
_ _ _ _ _ A N _ _]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Greg: Penelope.

Penelope: O.

Greg: No money for the O. You get five seconds.

[M A _ _ M _ M
O _ _ _ _ A N _ _]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Greg: Alvin.

Alvin: I.

Greg: There is an I. No money for the vowels.

[M A _ I M _ M
O _ _ _ _ A N _ _]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Greg: Heather.

Heather: P.

Greg: There is a P.

[M A _ I M _ M
O _ _ _ P A N _ _]


Heather: MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY.

Greg: Yes!

[Rockapella performs their fanfare]

[Applause]

[MAXIMUM
OCCUPANCY]

Greg: Congratulations, Heather. With the $2,300 you've won in this round plus the $11,500 from earlier. You're off to the Bonus Round with $13,800!

[Applause]

Greg: Stick around. We'll get back to you in a moment. First off, Alvin, third place is not bad. You end up with $3,800 and we thank you. Penelope, you finish in second place with an even $5,000. Heather, let's see if you can increase your winnings by 10 times and maybe a car! Let's go to the Bonus Round!

Scott: I feel GOOD!

[Applause]

[Rockapella performs the map intro, as Greg and Heather go to the Bonus Round where Sean (tray of envelopes in hand) awaits]

Sean: Great game, Heather!

Greg: All right, Heather. Before you can play for the car, you have to win the bonus round. Here's how it works. Scott has a tray of ten envelopes containing a mulitplier. Four of them doubles your money, three of them triples, two of them quadruples. Only one of those envelopes will increase your winnings to $138,000. Choose an envelope and good luck.

[Heather takes an envelope off the tray]

Greg: Okay, Heather. Chief, what's the category?

Chief: The Category is Place.

[_ _ _ _ _ _]

Greg: R-S-T-L-N-E.

[_ _ R _ _ _]

Greg: Well that's all you're gonna get. And now, three more consonants and a vowel.

Heather: D-M-P-O.

[Nothing happened]

[The timer is set at ten seconds]

Greg: [growls] Nothing is happening. You got your work cut out here. The category is Place. Say as many places you can think of. Ten seconds to talk it out. Good luck.

[Heather stutters]

Heather: Nope!

[BUZZER!]

Greg: Oh, sorry. What was it?

[AFRICA]

[Audience groans]

Greg: Africa! I am sorry, Heather. Now, we have to look in here and see what you passed on. [opens the envelope to reveal the Double] And you could have doubled your money. But listen, Heather, you're not the loser today. You are a winner with $13,800. Good work!

Heather: Thank you.

Greg: Now, there's one more thing I want you to do. You know what it is!?

All: DO IT ROCKAPELLA!!!

[Rockapella performs the theme song during the credits]

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.

Due to a mispronunciation error
Alvin Norris will be back in a
future episode.

[After the credits, the audience jams to the music]

[Back to the Chief]

Chief: This is S. Epatha Merkenson speaking for ACME Wheel of Fortune. See you next time!