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] Yeah, Baby!

Alvin: And iKing!

iKing: [enters HQ] Hello and welcome!

[Cheers and applause]

Jon: Hi, everybody! I hope you all had a nice Halloween. Trick-or-treating, doing the Monster Mash, Time Warp, and all those great Halloween dances. 

iKing: Your kids eating all those treats. They sure hope they're not getting any belly aches. 

Jon: I hope they do, iKing. Though, I eat some candy. Now we are in November, we're getting close to the holiday season. That means the dark hours will be longer, the daylight will be shorter. But before you turn those clocks back an hour, we're gonna have three contestants playing the game you loved...

iKing: ACME Crime Net's Way. Let's meet them right now. Alvin?

[Now, to the contestants]

Alvin: Our first contestant is an avid football fan and hopes to play in the NFL. From Albany, New York, welcome Jesse Quoone!

Our second contestant enjoys baseball, volleyball, and is into comic books. From Penns Grove, New Jersey, say hello to Chris Dure!

She enjoys horseback riding and hopes to own a stable someday. From Staten Island, meet Marge Chayka!

[Applause]

Jon: Contestants, are you ready to play!?

Contestants: Yes!

Jon: Let's 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 – which means 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 away. 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.

iKing: 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. 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 Food & Drink.

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


Jon: We've randomly selected today's order, and Jesse you are lucky number one. Give that Wheel a turn.

[Jesse spins]

[$50]

Jesse: R.

iKing: There is one, plus another.

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

Jon: $100. Not enough money to buy a vowel. So spin the wheel again.

[Jesse spins again]

[As the wheel approaches Lose a Turn]

Jon: Well that's never a good sign.

[Lose a Turn]

iKing: LOSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!

Jon: Your turn, not your money, is lost. Chris, your turn.

[Chris spins]

[$25]

Chris: Is there a S?

iKing: There are dos. That's two in Spanish.

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

Jon: $50. You need at least $250 to buy a vowel. Spin the wheel again.

[Chris spins again]

[$500]

Chris: N?

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

[Laughter!]

[_ _ S _   S _ _ _ _
_ R _ _ _   _ N
_ _ R _ _ _   _ _ _]

Jon: Takes you to $550. You now have enough money to buy a vowel.

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

iKing: That is a very good buy! There are four of them in the puzzle.

[_ I S _   S _ _ _ _
_ R I _ _   I N
_ _ R _ _ _   _ I _]

Jon: Down to $300.

[Chris spins]

[$250]

Chris: L?

Jon: One L.

[_ I S _   S _ _ _ _
_ R I _ _   I N
_ _ R _ _ _   _ I L]

Jon: Back to $550.

[Chris spins again]

[$700]

Chris: Is there an F?

iKing: One Plus another Equals Two!

[F I S _   S _ _ _ _
F R I _ _   I N
_ _ R _ _ _   _ I L]

Jon: Takes you to almost $1950.

[Chris spins again]

[$500]

Chris: Is there an H?

iKing: Double-double-(double!) There are two of them!

[Applause]

[F I S H   S _ _ _ _
F R I _ _   I N
H _ R _ _ _   _ I L]

Jon: Takes you to $2950.

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

iKing: Don't tell anybody, there are four of them in the puzzle.

[F I S H   S _ E _ _
F R I E _   I N
H E R _ E _   _ I L]

Jon: Takes you down to $2700.

Chris: One more time. [spins]

Jon: They always say one more.

[$0]

Jon: No money, keeps your turn.

Chris: T.

Jon: One T.

[F I S H   S T E _ _
F R I E _   I N
H E R _ E _   _ I L]

Chris: I'll solve.

Jon: For $2700. What is it?

Chris: FISH STEAK FRIED IN HERBED OIL.

Jon: You got it!

[Applause]

[FISH STEAK
FRIED  IN
HERBED  OIL]

Jon: $2700 for you Chris. There's still a few more puzzles left to gain some more money as we look at the wheel for the 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. If you land on that wedge, your money goes to the Killer Tomato.

[Laughter!]

Jon: Next puzzle please, iKing?

iKing: The category is Family. Aaaaaaaw!

[Audience "aaaaws"]

Jon: That's wonderful, iKing. We need an ampersand in the puzzle.

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

Jon: Chris, spin that wheel.

[Chris spins]

[$75]

Chris: R.

iKing: Ummmmmmmmmm...nope.

Jon: No R. Marge, spin.

[Marge spins]

[$500]

Marge: Is there a N?

iKing: Take that letter then times it by three

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

Jon: $1,500.

[Marge spins again]

[$150]

Marge: S?

iKing: What do you know there are none of those S's are in the puzzle! Control goes over to Jesse.

[Jesse spins]

[Super Bankrupt]

Jon: Well, it's consider a Lose A Turn cause you have no money. Chris, back to you.

[Chris spins]

[$525]

Chris: T.

iKing: A pair of T's.

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

Jon: Takes you to $1,050.

[Chris spins again]

[$175]

Chris: Is there a C?

Jon: One C.

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

Jon: $1225.

Chris: I'll buy a vowel. An A.

iKing: Pretty good buy, there are three A's.

[N A T    _ _ N _   &
N A _ T A _ _   C _ _ _]

Jon: Takes you down to $975.

[Chris spins again]

[$200]

Chris: M?

iKing: No M. M as in Marge's Turn.

[Laughter!; Marge spins]

[$1000]

[Applause]

Jon: $1,000!

Marge: Is there an L?

iKing: Two of those at amount equals = OH MA DANG!!!

[Applause]

[N A T    _ _ N _   &
N A T A L _ _   C _ L _]

Jon: $3,500.

Marge: I'm gonna solve.

Jon: For $3,500. Who are they?

Marge: NAT WING & NATALIE COLE?

Jon: Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnope. That is not correct. The wheel spinning now goes to Jesse.

[Jesse spins]

[Power]

Alvin: POWER!!!

Jesse: K?

Jon: There is One K. Now, Chris has $1225. Marge has $3500. Which of these people you like to use the power on?

[N A T    K _ N _   &
N A T A L _ _   C _ L _]


Jesse: I am use it on Marge. And I am solving!

Jon: For $3,500. Who are they?

Jesse: NAT KING & NATALIE COLE!

Jon: Yo Jesse! You did it!

[Applause]

Jon: Excellent puzzle solving, Jesse. You got $3,500 thanks to the Power from Marge. Chris has $2,700. Marge, couple more rounds to gain some cash. Right now, I am gonna do the viewers at home about the contest. Last time, we gave you a puzzle and the category is Place. Here's the solution.

[HAUNTED HOUSE]

Jon: If you solve the puzzle and you are one of the five winners for today, you've won a ACME T-Shirt and $50. Here are the winners.

WINNERS:

Deseree  Boone
Bronx, NY

Thom Rice
Bagnor, ME

Antonio Martin
Truth or Consequences, NM


Cat Negris
Evans, MS

Layla Foxworth
Daytona Beach, FL

Jon: Congratulations to the winners. And now for you folks at home. Here's your new puzzle. The category is Person. 

[_ L A _ N T _ _ _]

Jon: Fifteen seconds to study the puzzle starting now. 

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Time is up.  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 Wheel 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 on our next show. 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! Okay, contestants. It is time now for our next round which is also our $500 Bonus Category round. Here is our wheel.




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

iKing: La de dum de dum. La de dum de dum.
What's the name of that song?

The category is "What's That Song?" and it could land you an extra $500. Good Luck.

Jon: We need three hypens in the puzzle.

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

Jon: Marge, lead off please.

[Marge spins]

[$2000]

[Applause]

Marge: Is there an N?

iKing: N as in No. Jesse, your turn.

[Jesse spins]

[$125]

Jesse: Is there an R?

iKing: YOU FOOL!!!

[Laughter!]

Jon: Chris, your turn.

[Chris spins]

[$1500]

Chris: T?

iKing: There are a pair of T's in the puzzle.

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

Jon: $3,000. 

[Chris spins again]

[$1000]

Chris: D?

iKing: Don't tell anybody, but there are four of them in the puzzle.

[_ _ _ _    _    _ _ _ _ _-
D _ _ _ _ - D _ _   T _ _ _    
_   D _ _ _ _ - D _ _   T _ _ _] 

Jon: Takes your score to $7,000.

[Chris spins again]

[As the wheel is at $2000]

Jon: Come on, stop! Stop! Stop!

[$750]

Jon: So close! $750.

Chris: H.

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

[H _ _ _    _    _ _ _ _ _-
D _ _ _ _ - D _ _   T _ _ _    
_   D _ _ _ _ - D _ _   T _ _ _] 

Jon: $7,750.

Chris: I'll buy a vowel. An A.

iKing: What a wonderful buy! There are three plus three plus three. That equals NINE!!!

[Applause]

[H A _ _    A    _ A _ _ A-
D A _ _ A - D _ _   T _ _ _    
A   D A _ _ A - D _ _   T _ _ _] 

Jon: Takes you down to $7500.

[Chris spins]

[$2000]

[Applause]

Jon: Hello!

Chris: B!

iKing: Oh, precious and mighty sound effects lady. Are there six of those in the puzzle at that amount?

[Clangs and sirens are heard; TPiR theme plays as iKing dances like crazy]

[H A _ _    A    _ A B B A-
D A B B A - D _ _   T _ _ _    
A   D A B B A - D _ _   T _ _ _] 
 
iKing: YEAH!!!

Jon: Takes your total to almost $20,000! $19,500!

Chris: I am solving!

Jon: For $19,500! What is it?

Chris: HAVE A YABBA-DABBA-DOO TIME A DABBA-DOO TIME!

Jon: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[Cheers and applause]

[HAVE    A   YABBA-
DABBA-DOO  TIME
A  DABBA-DOO TIME]

Jon: Now, Chris. For an extra $500 to make your round total $20,000. What's that song?

Chris: The theme from The Flintstones!

Jon: YABBA-DABBA DOO!!!

[Cheers and applause]

Jon: $20,000! Added to the $2,700 you've won previously. Gives you a grand total of $22,700. But anything can happen as we get ready for The Big Money Round which will get to in a moment. But first, if you folks at home want to be a contestant on our show, you have to attend a taping of the show first. Here's iKing for the facts.

[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, and have at least a 2.0 GPA or higher with no D or F grades, 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! Back to you, Jon.

[Back to HQ]

Jon: Thank you, iKing. Let's look at our wheel for the Big Money Round!

[Applause]



Jon: This round will determine who will be going to the 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]

[$0]

Jon: Well, I can tell you this right now. Consonants are worth only a $1,000 apiece. And that means, Chris, you are going to the bonus round whether or not you solve the puzzle. But Jesse and Marge, see if you could get some money. What's the category iKing?

iKing: The category is Show Biz.

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

Jon: Jesse, it's your turn, a letter please.

Jesse: P.

Jon: No P. Chris?

Chris: T.

Jon: One T.

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

Jon: Five seconds.

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Marge?

Marge: L.

Jon: Four L's.

[L _ _ _ L L _   _ _ L L 
_ T _ _ _    _ _   _ _ _ _]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Jesse?

Jesse: A.

Jon: Three A's. No money for the vowels but you get five seconds.

[L _ _ _ L L _   _ A L L 
_ T A _ _    _ _   _ A _ _]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Chris?

Chris: O.

Jon: No O. Marge?

Marge: E.

Jon: Two E's. Again, no money for vowels.

[L _ _ _ L L E   _ A L L 
_ T A _ _    _ _   _ A _ E]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Jesse?

Jesse: B.

Jon: One B.

[L _ _ _ L L E   B A L L 
_ T A _ _    _ _   _ A _ E]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Chris?

Chris: S.

Jon: Two S's.

[L _ _ _ L L E   B A L L 
S T A _ S    _ _   _ A _ E]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Marge.

Marge: M.

Jon: Two M's.

[L _ _ _ L L E   B A L L 
S T A _ S    _ _   M A M E]

Marge: LUCILLE BALL STARS IN MAME.

Jon: You got it!

[Applause]

[LUCILLE BALL
STARS IN MAME]

Jon: Well done, Marge. You solved the last puzzle. You got $6,000 and we thank you for being here. Jesse, $3,500 and our thanks. Chris, with $22,700 you're off to the bonus round! Come with me, please.

[He and Chris go to the Bonus Round where Aqune (holding a tray of ten envelopes) awaits]

Aqune: Great game, Chris.

Jon: Now, Chris, Aqune has a tray of envelopes each containing a multiplier. Five of them have a double, two of them have triple, two have quadruple. Only one of them will increase your total to $220,000! Choose an envelope and good luck.

[Chris takes an envelope off the tray]

Aqune: Good luck, Chris. [leaves]

Jon: Thanks, Aqune. All right, Chris. It's time to solve a little puzzle. The category is what, iKing?

iKing: The category is Thing. One thing. Singular.

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _]

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

[_ _ N _ R _ _ L]

Jon: Okay, Chris. Three consonants and a vowel.

Chris: M-C-D-A.

Jon: All right, let's see if there's any letters there.

[M _ N _ R A _ L]

Jon: Good. Now, you have fifteen seconds to tell me what is this thing. Audience, no help from you. Close your lips. Turn your mics off. And all those "shut up!" things. Chris, fifteen seconds to talk it out. Good luck!

Chris: MONORAIL!


Jon: YEAH!!!

[Cheers and applause]

[MONORAIL]

Jon: Now, Chris, you solved the puzzle. Let's open up the envelope and see what did you do the money!

Chris: [open the envelope] The triple!

[Cheers and applause]

Alvin: Chris, you have tripled your money to $68,100! Congratulations!

Jon: $68,100! Enjoy that money, Chris. 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, Alvin, and Aqune. 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

Due to a technical difficulty, the Big Money Round
was retaped and the program edited. 

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



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

Tor: Vigilance, dedication, courage!