Audience: WHEEL OF FORTUNE!!!

[Cheers and applause]

Alvin: The famous wheel is spinning your way towards thousands of dollars in cash! And now from the ACME Studios, here’s the stars of our show, Jonathan Mann!

Jon: [enters HQ] Thank you!

Alvin: And iKing!

iKing: [enters HQ] Hello and welcome!

[Cheers and applause]

Jon: Welcome to another edition of Wheel of Fortune the ACME Way!

iKing: We like to call it ACME's Wheel of Fortune.

Jon: We got three contestants vying for a lot of cash. We're gonna meet them right now. Alvin?

[Now to the contestants]

Alvin: Our first contestant is into drama and stage acting and hopes to become an actress. From Manhattan, please welcome Charlene Scott!

Our second contesant is a fan of game shows like Wheel of Fortune and The Price is Right. Also from Manhattan, welcome Frank Cyant!

Our third contestant enjoys baseball, basketball, and cricket. From Harlem, meet Jamal Quinter!

[Applause]

Jon: Contestants, are you ready to play!?

Contestants: Yes!

Jon: Shall we look at 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 of those two black and white spaces. Lose a Turn – you land on that your turn is over automatically. And finally the Bankrupt.

[Audience boos]

Jon: Yeah. Land on that, all of the money in the round goes bye-bye. If you have no money and if the other player has money, there’s a special wedge called Power. 

Alvin: POWER!!!

Jon: Guess the correct letter, and you can steal whatever money the player has in the round. And more importantly, 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. Whoever has the most cash at the end of the game, will play for a chance to win up to 10x their total. Right now, let’s take a look at our first puzzle of the day. iKing?

iKing: The category is Phrase.

[_ _ _ _   _ _ _ 
_ _ _ _ _ _]


Jon: There's the puzzle. Before the show, we drew numbers to see who will take the first spin of the day. Charlene, it's gonna be you. Good luck!

[Charlene spins the wheel]

[$75]

Charlene: M.

iKing: We've only got one of them. Good for you.

[_ _ _ _   _ _ _ 
M _ _ _ _ _]

Jon: Only $75 for that. Take another spin please.

[Charlene spins again]

[$75]

Jon: $75 again.

Charlene: D?

Jon: One D.

[_ _ _ _   _ _ D 
M _ _ _ _ _]

Jon: Doubled your money to $150. You need at least $100 more to buy a vowel. So, spin the wheel again.

[Charlene spins again]

[$400]

Charlene: A C?

iKing: My New Year's resoluton is to be nice with you. So as nicely as I can put it, there are none of those in the puzzle. Frank's turn. [cries]

[BUZZER!]

[Frank spins the wheel]

[$525]

Frank: An N?

iKing: You're in luck. We have one. 

[_ _ _ _   _ N D 
M _ _ _ _ _]

Jon: $525.

[Frank spins again]

[As the wheel is at Bankrupt]

Jon: Come on, click, click, click, click, click!

[$50]

Jon: Just saved you from the bankrupt. $50.

Frank: K?

[iKing snaps]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: No K. Jamal, over to you.

[Jamal spins]

[Lose a Turn]

iKing: Loss of Turn. You keep all of your money, what good is that if you can't solve the puzzle or buy a vowel, or pick a letter. It's kind of silly now to think about it. You fail.

Jon: Control goes over to Charlene.

[Charlene spins]

[$250]

Charlene: T?

iKing: Not bad, there's one.

[_ _ _ _   _ N D 
M _ _ _ T _]

Jon: $400.

Charlene: I like to buy a vowel. An A?

Jon: There's one A.

[_ _ _ _   A N D 
M _ _ _ T _]

Jon: That's all the buying you can do for now. Spin or Solve?

[Charlene spins]

[Power]

Simon: POWER!!!

[Applause]

Jon: First we need a letter!

Charlene: Y.

iKing: I don't believe it. You know how many they are? One.

[Laughter!]

[_ _ _ _   AND 
M _ _ _ T Y]

Jon: Frank has $525. Jamal has none. So, Frank's $525 goes over to you you, Charlene. You now have $675. Spin the wheel, buy a vowel, or solve the puzzle.

Charlene: I'll buy a vowel. An I?

Jon: Two I's.

[_ I _ _   AND 
M _ I _ T Y]

iKing: Well, Alvin has informed me there are no more vowels. Every remaining letter is a consonant. 

Jon: Spin or solve?

[Charlene spins]

[Free Spin]

[Applause]

iKing: I see that somebody's interested in some cardboard. Shiny cardboard at that.

Jon: [hands Charlene a Free Spin card] Here's your free spin. In any event you lose your turn, you will get a free one. What would you like to do next?

[Charlene spins]

[$250]

Charlene: H?

Jon: You'll get three H's.

[HI _ H   AND 
M I _ _ T Y]

Jon: Up to $1,175.

Charlene: I'm ready to solve the puzzle.

Jon: For $1,175, what is this phrase?

Charlene: HIGH AND MIGHTY.

Jon: You got it!

[Applause]

[HIGH AND
MIGHTY]

iKing: That's correct! You solved the puzzle like a professional.

Jon: $1,175 for Charlene. Everybody else, still a lot of game left. Let's look at the Wheel for out next round.



The top dollar value on the wheel is $1,000. And we’ve added another Bankrupt. This time it’s called a Super Bankrupt. 

[Audience boos]

Jon: Each spin, you’ll be risking everything you won up to that point, even in the previous round. Land  on that, and all of your money goes to Whammy, Inc.

[Laughter!]

Jon: We don’t want to see players land on that wedge. So, let’s take a look at our next puzzle. iKing?

iKing: The category is On the Map.

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

Jon: This time, Frank spins first.

[Frank spins]

[$150]

Frank: M?

Jon: One M.

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

Jon: Spin the wheel again.

[Frank spins again]

[$400]

Frank: R?

IKing: We got three of them in the puzzle.

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

Jon: Takes you to $1,350.

[Frank spins again]

[$700]

Frank: H?

iKing: I don't believe it. You know how many they are? Four!

[_ H _     _ _ R _ H 
_ _ _ _   _ _   _ H _
R _ _ _ R    _ H _ M _ _]

Jon: Over $4,000 now. $4,150. 

Frank: I'll buy a vowel. An E?

Jon: Four E's.

[_ H E     _ _ R _ H 
_ _ _ _   _ _   _ H E
R _ _ E R    _ H _ M E _]

Jon: $3,900. 

[Frank spins]

[Lose a Turn]

iKing: LOSE-E-E-E-ER!

[Audience groans]

Jon: We may get back to you, Frank. Jamal, it's your turn.

[Jamal spins]

[$150]

Jamal: S?

iKing: You're in luck. We have one.

[_ H E     _ _ R _ H 
_ _ _ _   _ _   _ H E
R _ _ E R    _ H _ M E S]

Jon: $150. Not enough to buy a vowel. Spin or solve?

[Jamal spins]

[Bankrupt]

Jon: Oh no!

[Audience groans]

Jon: $150 is gone. So we go to Charlene.

[Charlene spins]

[Super Bankrupt]

Jon: Oh no!

[Audience groans]

Jon: Bad news is, all of your money is gone. And the $1,175 you've won in the previous round is gone too. The good news is, you have a Free Spin. You can try to get some of that money back. Spin the wheel again.

[Charlene spins]

[$350]

Charlene: K?

iKing: I don't believe it. You know how many they are? One.

[Laughter!]

[_ H E     _ _ R _ H 
_ _ _ K   _ _   _ H E
R _ _ E R    _ H _ M E S]

Jon: $350. Spin, Buy, or Solve?

[Charlene spins]

[$800]

Charlene: C as in Chipmunk.

iKing: There are--?

Chipmunks: There are none.

iKing: What's that?

Chipmunks: None!

iKing: There none?

Chipmunks: Yes!

iKing: There none.

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Frank, over to you.

[Frank spins]

[Bankrupt]

Jon: Oh no!

Chipmunks: Money out!

iKing: See you when you fail again.

Jon: $7,875 is wasted. We now go to Jamal.

[Jamal spins]

[$50]

Jamal: Is there a N?

iKing: Oh, mighty sound effects lady, is that letter in the puzzle?

[DING!]

iKing: There's two of them!

[_ H E     N _ R _ H 
_ _ N K   _ _   _ H E
R _ _ E R    _ H _ M E S]

Jon: $100. Not enough to buy a vowel. Spin or solve?

[Jamal spins]

[$100]

Jamal: T as in Tyler.

Jon: 2 + 2 = 4! Four T's.

[T H E     N _ R T H 
_ _ N K   _ _   T H E
R _ _ E R    T H _ M E S]

Jon: $500. 

Jamal: I'll buy a vowel. An A?

Jon: Good sexy buy! Two of them.

[T H E     N _ R T H 
_ A N K   _ _   T H E
R _ _ E R    T H A M E S]

Jon: Down to $250.

Jamal: I'll solve.

Jon: For $250. What is it?

Jamal: THE NORTH BANK OF THE RIVER THAMES.

Jon: Yes!

[Applause]

[THE NORTH
BANK OF THE
RIVER THAMES]

iKing: Good job!

Jon: $250 goes into your total. Charlene and Frank do not have any money, cause Charlene Super Bankrupted earlier. There's two more rounds to try and gain more money. Right now, let me take a moment to remind the viewers at home of our home viewer puzzle. Last week, we gave you the puzzle with the category of Person. And here's the solution to it.

[DREW CAREY]

Jon: And here are the winners for today.

WINNERS:

Brandy Kimber
Kingston, OR

Vince  Sullivan
Edison, NJ

Randy Mechike
Prescott, AZ

Yvonne Kio
Round Lake Beach, IL

Ian Smith
Parker, NC

Jon: Congratulations to the winners. Now,if you at home want to win, here's your home viewer puzzle for this show. The category is Rhyme Time.

[_ E _ T    THE    _ E _ T]

Jon: You have fifteen seconds to study the puzzle. 

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!] (time's up!)

Jon: All right. Write down the solution on a postcard along with your name and address and sent it to...



ACME Crime Net
P.O. Box 4300
New York, NY 10163

Or enter at PBS.org

Each time ACME WoF airs, we will pick five people who’s puzzle solutions are correct and send them each an ACME T-Shirt and $50. This is open to residents of the United States and Canada, ten years of age or older. Void were prohibited by law. Employees and family members of ACME Crime Net, PBS, or it’s affiliations are not eligible.  All entries must be received by Friday to be eligible for the drawing next weekend. There’s a limit of one entry per person per week.  Any duplicate entries will be considered disqualified. Not responsible for lost or misdirected entries. For full contest rules, write this address or go to PBS.org. Solve the puzzle, and you could win a T-Shirt and fifty bucks! Let's get back to the game. Take a look at the wheel for the next round.



The top dollar value on the Wheel is $2000. Don’t forget about those Bankrupts, and Super Bankrupts. It's also our $500 Bonus Category Round which means if you solve the puzzle, you can win an extra $500 by doing one very small task. iKing, what is that category?

iKing: The category is Movie Quote and if you tell me what movie that quote is from, it can land you an extra $500. Good luck.

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

Jon: There's the puzzle. Jamal, you start.

[Jamal spins]

[$1250]

Jamal: M?

Jon: Yes. There's one.

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

Jon: $1250. What do you want to do next?

[Jamal spins]

[Lose a Turn]

iKing: Guess what? Somebody's getting skipped. Want to know who it is? IT'S YOU!!!

Jon: Correct, iKing. Charlene, it is now your turn.

[Charlene spins]

[$750]

Charlene: L?

iKing: We got three of them in the puzzle.

[_ _   _ _ _   _ _ _ L _
_ _   _ _   _ _ L L
_ _ M _]

Jon: $2,250.

[Charlene spins]

[$775]

Charlene: C.

iKing: You're in luck. We have one.

[_ _   _ _ _   _ _ _ L _
_ _   _ _   _ _ L L
C _ M _]

Jon: $3,025.

Charlene: I like to buy a vowel. E?

iKing: There's one plus another.

[_ _   _ _ _   _ _ _ L _
_ _   _ E   _ _ L L
C _ M E]

Jon: Down to $2,775.

Charlene: I'll spin. [spins]

[$1250]

Charlene: D.

Jon: One D.

[_ _   _ _ _   _ _ _ L D
_ _   _ E   _ _ L L
C _ M E]

Jon: $4,275.

[Charlene spins]

[Just as the wheel passes $400]

Jon: Uh-oh! Uh-oh!

[Super Bankrupt]

Simon and Theodore: WHAMMY!

Jon: $4,275 is not going  Simon and Theodore. It's going to Whammy, Inc. I'm sorry, Charlene. Frank, it's your turn.

[Frank spins]

[Loser]

Simon: You...

Theodore: ...have...

Alvin: ...lost...

All three: YOUR TURN!!!

Jon: You heard what these three said, Frank. Jamal, back to you.

[Jamal spins]

[Bankrupt]

iKing: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!!!

Alvin: Are we on a loop?

Theodore: Did Freddie rigged the wheel?

[Freddie laughs]

Simon: If that raccoon bastard did, I will kick his butt off the stage.

[Laughter!]

Jon: Don't listen to Freddie. Anyway, Charlene back to you.

[Charlene spins]

[$775]

Charlene: Is there a J?

Alvin and Simon: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...No.

Jon: Back to you, Frank.

[Frank spins]

[$500]

Frank: T?

iKing: We've only got one of them. Good for you.

[_ _   _ _ _   _ _ _ L D
_ T   _ E   _ _ L L
C _ M E]

Jon: $500.

Frank: I'll buy an I.

Jon: Four I's.

[I _   _ _ _   _ _ I L D
I T   _ E   _ I L L
C _ M E]

Jon: Down to $250.

Frank: I'll spin. [spins]

[Power]

Theodore: POOOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!

Frank: S?

Jon: No S. Jamal, back to you.

[Jamal spins]

[$750]

Jamal: W.

Jon: There's one W.

[I _   _ _ _   _ _ I L D
I T   _ E   W I L L
C _ M E]

[Jamal spins]

[Lose a Turn]

iKing: Just between you and me, I don't think you wanted your turn anyways. Charlene's turn.

[Charlene spins]

[$500]

Charlene: F?

Jon: We've only got one F.

[I F   _ _ _   _ _ I L D
I T   _ E   W I L L
C _ M E]

Jon: $500,

[Charlene spins]

[$525]

Charlene: H?

Jon: A single H.

[I F   _ _ _   _ _ I L D
I T   H E   W I L L
C _ M E]

Jon: $1,025.

[Charlene spins]

[$1500]

Charlene: B.

iKing: I don't believe it you know how many they are? One.

[I F   _ _ _   B _ I L D
I T   H E   W I L L
C _ M E]

Jon: $2,525. 

Charlene: One more time! [spins]

Jon: They always say one more.

[Super Bankrupt]

iKing: And the actual retail price of that is: Everything this player has. A big ARP. 

[Audience groans]

iKing: Over to Frank.

[Frank spins]

[$400]

Frank: Y.

Jon: There's one Y!

[I F   Y _ _   B _ I L D
I T   H E   W I L L
C _ M E]

[CHIRP-CHIRP-CHIRP-CHIRP!]

Jon: We have run out of consonants. So buy a vowel or solve.

Frank: I'll solve.

Jon: For $650. What is this quote?

Frank: IF YOU BUILD IT HE WILL COME.

Jon: That's it!

[Applause]

[IF YOU  BUILD
IT   HE   WILL
COME]

Jon: Now, Frank. For an additional $500. Tell me what movie this quote is from?

Frank: Ummmm...Angels in the Outfield?

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Nope.  It was Field of Dreams, which is a 1989 baseball film starring Kevin Costner. But you still have $650. Jamal has $250. Charlene has no money. That could change in our Big Money Round coming up. But first, if you want to be a contestant or attend a taping of ACME Wheel, here's iKing for some details.

[Back to iKing]

iKing: If you live in the New York Area, and if you're between the ages of 10 and 18 and have not received your High School diploma or G.E.D, you can try your luck solving puzzles and winning a lot of money on ACME's Wheel of Fortune. But many of our contestants have been chosen from the audience for future shows. So, if you want to be a member of our studio audience and maybe get chosen to become a contestant. Send your request with your name, address, and age and send it to...


TICKETS
ACME WHEEL OF FORTUNE
CRIME NET
ONE POLICE PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10038

Or go to PBS.org/ACME!

Jon: Thank you, iKing. Now, it's time for the most important round of them all....THE BIG MONEY ROUND!!!

[Cheers and applause]



Jon: This round is gonna decide who will be going to the Binus Round.

[Laughter!]

Jon: [clears throat] Bonus Round.  I will be giving the wheel one final spin of the day. As if I give you a letter and if it's in the puzzle round, you have five seconds to solve it. Vowels are worth nothing, consonants are worth $1,000 + whatever amount I landed. Up to $8,500 per consonant is at stake. Here we go. [spins] 

[$2,500]

Jon: That's $3,500 for each one we find. Every letter very important. Audience, do not shout anything. I want your absolute silence please. Thank you. iKing, what's the category?

iKing: The category is Rhyme Time.

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _]

Jon: There's an ampersand in the puzzle. Charlene, we'll begin with you. A letter please.

Charlene: U?

iKing: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...Nope.

Jon: Frank?

Frank: T.

iKing: Time to a little bit of math. Take that amount then times it by two.

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _   &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _]

Jon: Five seconds starting now.

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Jamal?

Jamal: E?

Jon: Two of them.No more money for the vowels, but you have five seconds.

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _   &
_ E _ E _ _ _ T _ _ _]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Charlene?

Charlene: N.

iKing: Consider yourself paid, there are three N's. Big time money for that one.

[_ _ _ _ _ N _ T _ _ N   &
_ E _ E _ _ _ T _ _ N]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Frank?

Frank: C.

Jon: One C.

[_ _ _ _ _ N _ T _ _ N   &
C E _ E _ _ _ T _ _ N]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Jamal?

Jamal: R.

iKing: You're in luck. We have one.

[_ _ _ _ _ N _ T _ _ N   &
 C E _ E _ R _ T _ _ N]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Charlene?

Charlene: M.

Jon: One M.

[_ M _ _ _ N _ T _ _ N   &
 C E _ E _ R _ T _ _ N]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Frank?

Frank: V.

Jon: No V. Jamal?

Jamal: I.

Jon: Four I's.

[I M _ _ I N _ T I _ N   &
 C E _ E _ R _ T I _ N]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jamal: Imagination & Celebration.

Jon: Not in time. Charlene?

Charlene: A.

Jon: Yes. What do we have?

[I M A _ I N A T I _ N   &
 C E _ E _ R A T I _ N]

Charlene: IMAGINATION & CELEBRATION.

Jon: There you go!

[Cheers and applause]

[IMAGINATION &
CELEBRATION]

iKing: Good job solving that puzzle!

Jon: Charlene, $14,000. Guess what? You're going to the Bonus Round!

[Applause]

Jon: Stay right here. Frank, $650 and our thanks for being here. Jamal, you solved the puzzle but you solved it after the buzzer sounded. I am sorry to say. But $250 is not a bad payday. We will give you that amount and our thanks. Charlene, though the Super Bankrupt got you, that was an incredible comeback. $14,000. Come with me to the Bonus Round where you can increase your winnings up to 10x.

[He and Charlene go to the bonus round where Jeanette (holding a tray of ten envelopes) await]

Jeanette: Hi, Jon. Hi, Charlene.

Jon: Hiya, Jeanette. Now, Jeanette has a tray of envelopes containing a multiplier. Five of them has a double, two of them have triple, two of them have quadruple. But only one has a 10x. Find that and solve the puzzle, you could end up winning $140,000. Choose an envelope and good luck.

[Charlene picks an envelope off the tray]

Jeanette: Hope you pick the 10. Good luck. [leaves]

Charlene: Thanks, Jeanette.

Jon: All right. We got a little puzzle to solve right now. What's the category, iKing?

iKing: The category is Thing.

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _]

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

[_ E _ L T _ _    _ _ E T]

Jon: There's the puzzle. Now pick three consonants and a vowel.

Charlene: D, H, Y, I.

Jon: Okay. Let's put those up there.

[H E _ L T H Y    D I E T]

[Charlene smiles]

Jon: I think you're smiling. You have fifteen seconds to tell me what it is. What do we have?

Charlene: HEALTHY DIET!

Jon: YES!!!

[HEALTHY DIET]

[Cheers and applause]

Jon: Now, let's open up the envelope and see what did you do the money!

Charlene: [reveals the envelope] The double!

Alvin: Charlene, you have doubled your money to $28,000! Congratulations!

[Cheers and applause]

Jon: Well done, Charlene! That's how we do it on ACME's Wheel of Fortune. Spin the wheel, call a letter, buy a vowel, solve the puzzle, and you could win a lot of money! We'll do it again next time. From iKing, the Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon, Theodore), Jeanette, and the trouble making raccoon Freddie. This is Jon Mann saying "Keep on spinnin' and solvin'!"

All: Bye-bye!

[Applause]

[Credits Roll]

ACME's WHEEL of FORTUNE
Based on the game show created by
MERV GRIFFIN

All contestants have been briefed regarding
game rules prior to their appearance.




Narrator: Produced in New York City, this has been a production of an elite unit known as ACME Crime Net.