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ACME Wheel - Episode 17

Rated TV-PG (CC; Stereo)

Rosie: Hey, everybody! Make sure the room is brightly lit and you don't stand too close to the screen. It's about time for ACME Wheel!

[Showtime!]

Chief: [gets out of a car with a key to the car] These set of keys start this Chevy Spark. [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! Hello there! Welcome to ACME Wheel of Fortune. I'm delighted to be back with you on PBS and thrilled to be here with America's game, ACME Crime Net's way. I'm going to enjoy it each time I'm here with my five best buddies!

Rockapella: Rockapella!

[Applause]

Greg: For those of you who have seen our flagship show Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? This is Rockapella, the main vocal band and comedy trope. It's not really the current line-up of the band. You may seen familiar faces on Carmen Sandiego. Let me introduce each of the members one by one. [walks to Scott] This is Scott Leonard, he's is our high tenor and lead singer.

Scott: Thank you, Greg. How do you do?

Greg: [walks to Sean] This is our co-lead singer, Sean Altman.

Sean: Greetings, everyone!

Greg: [walks to Elliott] On Baritone, Elliott Kerman!

Elliott: Hey!

Greg: [walks to Jeff] This is our vocal percussionist, Jeff Thatcher!

Jeff: [does a rimshot] Hello!

Greg: Now, originally on bass, we were going to have Barry Carl. He's not going to be joining us, cause he is retired. Taking over his spot is Bryant Vance!

Bryant: Hello everybody! Hi, Greg!

Greg: Give them a nice round of applause for Rockapella!

[Applause] 

Greg: [returns to HQ] We also brought back a familiar face with ACME, this is the Chief. 

[The Chief appears on the monitor]

Chief: I'm here, Greg!

Greg: I'm looking forward to introducing you each time. Are you going to meet our players for today?

Chief: Yes, I am.

Greg: Who are they?

[Now to the players]

Chief: Contestant number one loves to play football and hopes to get season tickets to the Giants someday. From Staten Island, say hello to John Trezan!

She enjoys skydiving, rollerskating, and hopes to run a skating center like his mother. From Poughkeepsie, New York, meet Sheila DeBaco!

Her family is from the United Kingdom and she loves to write stories and poetry. From the Bronx, meet Carla Foxworth!

[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. And what's more, not only you can win cash,  you can also win...

Bryant: A BRAND NEW CAR!!!

[Applause]

Greg: Thanks, Bryant. 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! 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 On The Map.

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

Rockapella: [to the tune of Eartha Brute's jingle] On The Map! [scats] On The Map! HUH!

Greg: Before the show, we drew numbers to see who will go first. John, it's going to be you. Good luck!

[John spins]

[$25]

John: S.

Rockapella: There is one S!

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

Greg: Now, John, you have $25. You need at least $250 to buy a vowel. You can spin the wheel again or solve the puzzle.

[John spins again]

[$450]

John: N?

Elliott: Woh-woh!

Greg: There's no N. Sheila, it's your turn.

[Sheila spins]

[$175]

Sheila: R.

Sean: There are two R's.

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

Greg: You're up to $350. You now have enough money to buy a vowel. You can also spin the wheel or attempt to solve the puzzle.

[Sheila spins again]

[$400]

Sheila: T.

Scott: There's a single T. 

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

Greg: $750.

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

Elliott: Woh-woh!

Greg: There's no A. Costs you $250. Carla, it's your turn.

[Carla spins]

[$0]

Greg: Okay, no money. Keeps your turn.

Carla: M?

Bryant: No M's.

Greg: Back to John.

[John spins]

[$600]

John: D?

Scott: There's a single D.

[_ _ T _ R
_ _ _ R _ D _ S]

Greg: $625.

[John spins]

[$250]

John: C?

Elliott: Woh-woh!

Greg: No C. Sheila?

[Sheila spins]

[$150]

Sheila: B?

Sean: One B.

[_ _ T _ R
_ _ B R _ D _ S]

Greg: $600.

Sheila: I'll solve.

Greg: For $600, what's on the map?

Sheila: OUTER HEBRIDES.

[Rockapella performs their fanfare]

[OUTER
HEBRIDES]

Greg: Nice job, Sheila! Chief, tell us about the Outer Hebrides!

[Back to the Chief]

Chief: The Outer Hebrides is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland. The islands are geographically coextensive with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. They form part of the archipelago of the Hebrides, separated from the Scottish mainland and from the Inner Hebrides by the waters of the Minch, the Little Minch, and the Sea of the Hebrides. Greg, back to you!

[Back to HQ]

Greg: Thanks, Chief. Sheila, $600 going into your bank. 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 3
SPIN NUMBER 4]

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 Landmark.

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

Rockapella: Mark-mark. Land-land-land-land-land-land-land-landmark. Land-land-land-land-land-mark!

Greg: Sheila, you start.

[Sheila spins]

[$500]

Sheila: T.

Sean: One, two, three T's!

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

Greg: $1,500. Buy, spin, or solve?

[Sheila spins again]

[$200]

Sheila: S?

Scott: Sorry! No S's!

Greg: Carla, it's your turn.

[Carla spins]

[$700]

Carla: N?

Elliott: Five N's!

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


Greg: $3,500.

[Carla spins again]

[Power]

Rockapella: POWER!

[Applause]

Greg: Now, Carla, if you guess a correct letter. Sheila's $1,500 will go to you.

Sheila: L?

Greg: Let's move Sheila's $1,500 to Carla. There is an L. You now have $5,000.

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

[Carla spins again]

[$125]

Carla: R?

Scott: Yes, ma'am! Two R's!

[_ R _ N _   T _ N T _ _
_ _ T _ _ N _ L   _ _ R _]

Greg: $5,250.

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

Greg: Three A's.

[_ R A N _   T _ N T _ _
_ A T _ _ N _ L   _ A R _]

Greg: Down to $5,000.

Carla: I'll buy another vowel. An O?

Greg: There are two O's.

[_ R A N _   T _ N T O N
N A T _ O N _ L   _ A R _]

Greg: $4,750.

[Carla spins]

[$250]

Carla: G?

Sean: Yes! There's a G.

[G R A N _   T _ N T O N
N A T _ O N _ L   _ A R _]

Greg: $5,000.

Carla: I'm gonna solve.

Greg: For $5,000...

Carla: GRAND TENTON NATIONAL PARK.

Greg: Yeah!

[Rockapella peforms their fanfare]

[GRAND TENTON
NATIONAL PARK]

Greg: Chief, tell us about Grand Tenton National Park!

Greg: Thanks, Chief. Carla, $5,000 for you. Sheila, you still have your $600. John, you still have yet to get on the board. Right now, [to the viewers] if you folks at home want to become a contestant on ACME Wheel. Here's Scott for some important details.

[Cut to the alley]

Scott: Thanks, Greg. 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, Scott. Contestants, it is now time for our $500 Bonus Category Round. If you can solve the puzzle, you can win an extra $500 by performing one very small task. Let's take a look at our wheel.



Greg: Home Player Spin is still around. Here's our puzzle. Chief?

Chief: The Category is Clue.

Rockapella: [scats] Figure out this clue. And you could win $500.

Greg: We have some pronuncation for you to show. Two periods to be exact.

[_ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _
_ . _ .    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _]


Greg: Carla, we'll begin with you. Spin that wheel!

[Carla spins]

[Super Bankrupt]

Rockapella: Oh, it's gotta go!
Oh, it's gotta go!
You're money's gone!
Waveeos!

Greg: There goes your $5,000. I'm sorry! John, your spin.

[John spins]

[$775]

John: T.

Bryant: One...two...three...four T's!

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

Greg: $3,100.

[Bryant spins again]

[$500]

John: R.

Scott: There are three R's.

[T _ _ _    _ T _ T _
_ R _ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ R _
_ . _ .    _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ T _]

Greg: $4,600.

[Just as John spins the wheel...]

[SIRENS!]

Rockapella: ACME Home Player Spin!

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

Greg: You heard 'em! It's Home Player Spin time. Now, John you're about to spin this drum an draw out a card containing the name of a lucky home player. That player will be one spin closer to winning some cash. Good luck!

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

Greg: Who are we playing for, John?

John: It's Charlie Norebo of Star, Idaho!

Greg: All right, John! Chief, tell Charlie about the Home Player Spin!

[The Chief appears on the monitor]

Chief: Charlie, grab something lucky. John 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 John 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. John, are you ready?

[Back to HQ]

John: Yes!

Greg: Spin that wheel!

[John spins]

[$300]

John: N.

Chief: There is one N. $300 for John, and $300 going out for Charlie. Charlie, enjoy $300 and the offical ACME Crime Net T-Shirt. Charlie, I salute you! [signs off]

[T _ _ _    _ T _ T _
_ R _ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ R _
_ . _ .    _ R _ _ _ _ _ N T _]

Greg: John, you now have $4,900.

[John spins again]

[$1000]

John: P.

Elliott: Two P's.

[T _ _ _    _ T _ T _
P R _ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ R _
_ . _ .    P R _ _ _ _ _ N T _]

Greg: $6,900.

[John spins again]

[CAR ($100)]


Rockapella: BEEP-BEEP!

[Applause]

John: M.

Greg: There is one M. You got $100 plus an extra chance to win the car if you solve the puzzle.

[T _ _ _    _ T _ T _
P R _ _ _ _ _ _ _    M _ R _
_ . _ .    P R _ _ _ _ _ N T _]

Greg: $7,000.

John: Time to some vowel buying here. I'll begin with an A.

Sean: There is one A.

[T _ _ _    _ T A T _
P R _ _ _ _ _ _ _    M _ R _
_ . _ .    P R _ _ _ _ _ N T _]

Greg: $6,750.

John: E.

Elliott: Good buy! There are five E's.

[T _ _ _    _ T A T E
P R _ _ _ _ _ E _    M _ R E
_ . _ .    P R E _ _ _ E N T _]

Greg: $6,500.

[John spins]

[$1500]

John: D.

Jeff: Boom-Boom! There are two D's!

[T _ _ _    _ T A T E
P R _ D _ _ _ E _    M _ R E
_ . _ .    P R E _ _ D E N T _]

Greg: $9,500.

John: I think it's time to solve the puzzle.

Greg: For $9,500. What is this clue?

John: THIS STATE PRODUCES MORE U.S. PRESIDENTS.

Greg: YEAH!

[Rockapella performs their fanfare]

[Applause]

[THIS STATE
PRODUCES MORE
U.S. PRESIDENTS]

Greg: All right, John. $9,500 for you. Let's see if you can make it $10,000 by telling us which state produces the most presidents.

John: Ummm....New York?

[BUZZER!]

Greg: Nope. It's near our nation's capital, Virgina. Washingon, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler, and Wilson are the presidents that live in Virgina. Anyway, John, you have $9,500 and an extra shot at a brand new car. Sheila, you still have your $600. Carla, despite you've Super Bankrupted earlier, the Big Money Round would be able to recoup that money back. But before we do that, you at home could be a lucky home player. Chief, tell the viewers at home how to enter.

[Back to the Chief]

Chief: 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! Greg, back to you.

[Back to HQ]

Greg: Thanks, Chief. Contestants, it all comes down to the final round: 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. [spins the wheel]

[$0]

Greg: Consonants are worth only a grand today. Anything can happen. Chief, what's the category?

Chief: The category is People. And remember People does not always mean Proper Name.

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

Greg: John, we'll start with you. A letter please.

John: R.

Greg: No R. Sheila?

Sheila: S.

Greg: One S.

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

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Greg: Carla.

Carla: T.

Greg: Two T's.

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

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Greg: John?

John: M-- I mean N!

Greg: I'm sorry, you called an M. There's no M. I got to take the first letter.

John: Shoot!

Greg: Sheila.

Sheila: N.

Greg: John gave up $1,000 to you. There's an N.

[_ _ N T _ S _
_ _ _ T _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ ]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Greg: Carla.

Carla: L.

Greg: Three L's.

[_ _ N T _ S _
_ _ _ T _ _ L L   L _ _ _ _ _ ]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Greg: John?

John: E.

Greg: No money for the vowels. There are two E's.

[_ _ N T _ S _
_ _ _ T _ _ L L   L E _ _ _ E ]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Greg: Sheila.

Sheila: A.

Greg: There are three A's. Again, no money for vowels you get five seconds.

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

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Greg: Carla.

Carla: F.

Greg: Two F's.

[F A N T _ S _
F _ _ T _ A L L   L E A _ _ E ]

Carla: FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAUGE.

Greg: You got it!

[Cheers and applause]

[Rockapella performs their fanfare]

[FANTASY
FOOTBALL LEAUGE]

Greg: Well, Carla, you've won $7,000. You're gonna finish in second place with that total. We thank you for playing ACME Wheel.

Carla: You're welcome, Greg.

Greg: Sheila, $600 for you and we thank you for playing.

Sheila: Thanks.

Greg: Our big winner today is John with $9,500 and an extra chance at a brand new car!

[Applause]

John: WHOO!

Greg: Let's go to the Bonus Round!

Scott: I feel GOOD!

[Applause]

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

Scott: Hey, John! Hey, Greg!

Greg: All right, John. 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 $95,000!

[Applause]

Greg: Choose an envelope and good luck.

[John takes an envelope off of the tray]

Greg: All right, John. Let's work on this puzzle. Chief?

Chief: The category is Thing.

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _]

Greg: Now to help you out. We're going to give you the R-S-T-L-N-E. That are in the puzzle.

[_ _ _ E _ _ S _]

Greg: Next, we want you to pick three consonants and a vowel.

John: D-C-F-O.

Greg: Okay.

[F _ C E _ _ S _]

Greg: Okay, John. Half of the puzzle is filled. You have ten seconds to solve this puzzle. Good Luck!

John: Facemarsk? Facemask?

Greg: YEAH!!!

[Cheers and applause]

[Rockapella performs their fanfare as the confetti falls on John]

[FACEMASK]

Greg: You did it, John! Now open the envelope and see what you've done to your money.

Rockapella: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOA...!

John: [reveals the envelope] DOUBLE!

Rockapella: DOUBLE YOUR MONEY!!!

[Cheers and applause]

Greg: You've doubled your money to $19,000. But that's not all, that makes you eligible to win a brand new car!

[Rockapella [each of the members holding a key] enters HQ]

Greg: Each member of Rockapella has key. One of them has the key to this car. Chief?



Chief: It's the 2019 Chevy Spark! Featuring a 1.4L Four Cylinder Engine, Continuous Variable Transmission, Bluetooth connectivity, Built-in 4G LTE Wi-Fi Hot Spot, and Paint and Fabric Protection. It's the Chevy Spark!

Greg: That car is worth over $15,100. Now, John, you've won two chances to win the car. So which singer do you want to pick first?

John: Scott. 

Greg: Scott, come on up. 

[Scott gives John his key]

Greg: All right, John. On the count of three, you're going to press the button. If the siren goes off, you've won the car. Ready, John?

John: Ready?

Greg: Audience, help him out.

Greg and Audience: 1...2...3!

[John presses the button and...]

[DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUNNNNNNNNN....WHAAAAA!]

Greg: No. It's not Scott's key. What key would you like to try now?

John: Elliott.

Greg: Elliott.

[Elliott walks up to John and gives him his key]

Greg: Okay, John. On the count of three. Press that button.

Greg and Audience: 1...2...3!

[John presses the button and...]

[DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUNNNNNNNNN....WHAAAAA!]

[Audience groans]

Greg: Oh no! Chief, whose key was it?

Chief: Sean's!

[Audience reacts]

Greg: Sean! Start your key.

[Sean presses the button on his key]

[SIREN!]

[Applause]

Greg: Bad news is, you didn't win the car. The good news is, you're going home with $19,000! That's not bad isn't it.

John: Yep.

Greg: Listen you've been doing some great stuff today. 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.

[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. And remember, Jon and Freddie will be back next time with more spinnin' and solvin'! See you next time!

 

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