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* April 25, 1989: Alex and Marjorie demonstrate a pair of recliners. Alex asks about the prize, during which Marjorie acts like a child beside him. This triggers an [[https://youtu.be/Zcwf9tQoA68?t=826 off-the-cuff remark from Gene]]:
-->'''Alex:''' I'm having a little trouble figuring out what the prize [for this game] is. I know it's not this 1957 television set in front of us; I know it's not the lollipop in [Marjorie's] mouth, nor the baseball cap; I know it's not the old box of popcorn; and it's certainly not [Marjorie's blue] dress. What is the prize we have for out contestants in this second game, Gene?\\

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* April 25, 1989: 1989:
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Alex and Marjorie demonstrate a pair of recliners. Alex asks about the prize, during which Marjorie acts like a child beside him. This triggers an [[https://youtu.be/Zcwf9tQoA68?t=826 off-the-cuff remark from Gene]]:
-->'''Alex:''' --->'''Alex:''' I'm having a little trouble figuring out what the prize [for this game] is. I know it's not this 1957 television set in front of us; I know it's not the lollipop in [Marjorie's] mouth, nor the baseball cap; I know it's not the old box of popcorn; and it's certainly not [Marjorie's blue] dress. What is the prize we have for out contestants in this second game, Gene?\\



** Later, this exchange regarding a bowling prize:
--->'''Alex''': What're you laughing at the bowling package for, Diane? You got something against bowling?\\
'''Contestant Diane''': ''[dismissively]'' No, not at all.\\
'''Alex''': Robert?\\
'''Contestant Robert''': Might be right my alley. ''[Alex proceeds to choke Robert.]''



-->'''Dan''': Break wind? ''(double buzzer)''\\
''(Dan immediately double {{facepalm}}s while the Stan and the audience laugh)''\\
'''Alex''': ''({{Beat}})'' I don't think that's correct. ''(long buzzer)'' Select again.

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-->'''Dan''': -->'''Contestant Dan''': Break wind? ''(double buzzer)''\\
''(Dan
''[double buzzer]''\\
''[Dan
immediately double {{facepalm}}s while the contestant Stan and the audience laugh)''\\
laugh]''\\
'''Alex''': ''({{Beat}})'' ''[{{Beat}}]'' I don't think that's correct. ''(long buzzer)'' ''[long buzzer]'' Select again.

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* [[https://youtu.be/tIMLOTOfNA4 From a 1988 Halloween week episode]]:

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* May 12, 1988: Alex Trebek's reaction to a contestant who [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJPob2-VDE tries to use a Wild card to claim Marjorie as a prize]]. It's especially HilariousInHindsight as its a moment of the real Alex Trebek acting almost exactly like Creator/WillFerrell's exasperated caricature of him on Series/SaturdayNightLive's "Celebrity Jeopardy".
* June 1, 1988: After a contestant reveals a dishwasher on the board, Alex lets slip some personal information [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKuaXLfIAK4 that's a bit too revealing]].
-->'''Contestant Barbara:''' My [dishwasher] goes "er-er", it's really bad.\\
'''Alex:''' But does it wash the dishes?\\
'''Barbara:''' Yeah, but it makes a lot of noise while it's doing it, you know.\\
'''Alex:''' So did my ex-wife.\\
''[audience laughs and applauds as [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud Alex grimaces]]]''\\
'''Gene:''' Whoa! Go, Alex! Yeah!\\
'''Alex:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Shut. Up.]] I get myself into enough trouble without you jumping on me, too.
* September 12, 1988:
[[https://youtu.be/G3fUhnWrOCk?t=266 Contestant Mark uses a green Take! card]] to steal a Florida spa vacation from opponent Lynn's prize cache. The other prizes on her side of the board are an electronic typewriter and a grandfather clock, the latter of which Alex tries to boost in importance:
-->'''Alex:''' Grandfather clock's a good prize, expensive one.\\
'''Mark:''' I can buy one--I have a watch that's...\\
''(Alex points to the cheap digital watch on Mark's wrist)''\\
'''Alex:''' Now, be honest, ladies and gentlemen: Is this [wristwatch] gonna look good in his front hallway? I mean, hanging there from a string? [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Give me a break.]]
** Mark solves the puzzle immediately afterwards (a slogan for an antacid brand that Alex begins plugging), and, as Alex summarizes the puzzle, he brings up an important aspect to solving puzzles that involve sheep:
--->'''Alex:''' You can always the ewe [from a ram] [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics because of the lipstick]].
* October 26, 1988: [[https://youtu.
be/tIMLOTOfNA4 From a 1988 Halloween week episode]]:



* Alex talks about his mustache with a contestant, [[https://youtu.be/BCImvWPnWHY seen here]].

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* April 25, 1989: Alex and Marjorie demonstrate a pair of recliners. Alex asks about the prize, during which Marjorie acts like a child beside him. This triggers an [[https://youtu.be/Zcwf9tQoA68?t=826 off-the-cuff remark from Gene]]:
-->'''Alex:''' I'm having a little trouble figuring out what the prize [for this game] is. I know it's not this 1957 television set in front of us; I know it's not the lollipop in [Marjorie's] mouth, nor the baseball cap; I know it's not the old box of popcorn; and it's certainly not [Marjorie's blue] dress. What is the prize we have for out contestants in this second game, Gene?\\
'''Gene:''' Do you get the feeling we're watching ''Literature/{{Lolita}}''?
* November 14, 1990: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRGrB0M-GuU This really bad guess]] gets not one, but ''two'' buzzers. Even funnier, this is from a "Tournament of Champions" episode.
-->'''Dan''': Break wind? ''(double buzzer)''\\
''(Dan immediately double {{facepalm}}s while the Stan and the audience laugh)''\\
'''Alex''': ''({{Beat}})'' I don't think that's correct. ''(long buzzer)'' Select again.
* June 25, 1991:
Alex talks about his mustache with a contestant, [[https://youtu.be/BCImvWPnWHY seen here]].



* From May 12, 1988, Alex Trebek's reaction to a contestant who [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJPob2-VDE tries to use a Wild card to claim Marjorie as a prize]]. It's especially HilariousInHindsight as its a moment of the real Alex Trebek acting almost exactly like Creator/WillFerrell's exasperated caricature of him on Series/SaturdayNightLive's "Celebrity Jeopardy".
* From 1988, [[https://youtu.be/G3fUhnWrOCk?t=266 contestant Mark uses a green Take! card]] to steal a Florida spa vacation from opponent Lynn's prize cache. The other prizes on her side of the board are an electronic typewriter and a grandfather clock, the latter of which Alex tries to boost in importance:
-->'''Alex:''' Grandfather clock's a good prize, expensive one.\\
'''Mark:''' I can buy one--I have a watch that's...\\
''(Alex points to the cheap digital watch on Mark's wrist)''\\
'''Alex:''' Now, be honest, ladies and gentlemen: Is this [wristwatch] gonna look good in his front hallway? I mean, hanging there from a string? [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Give me a break.]]
** Mark solves the puzzle immediately afterwards (a slogan for an antacid brand that Alex begins plugging), and, as Alex summarizes the puzzle, he brings up an important aspect to solving puzzles that involve sheep:
--->'''Alex:''' You can always the ewe [from a ram] [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics because of the lipstick]].
* From 1988: After a contestant reveals a dishwasher on the board, Alex lets slip some personal information [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKuaXLfIAK4 that's a bit too revealing]].
-->'''Contestant Barbara:''' My [dishwasher] goes "er-er", it's really bad.\\
'''Alex:''' But does it wash the dishes?\\
'''Barbara:''' Yeah, but it makes a lot of noise while it's doing it, you know.\\
'''Alex:''' So did my ex-wife.\\
''[audience laughs and applauds as [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud Alex grimaces]]]''\\
'''Gene:''' Whoa! Go, Alex! Yeah!\\
'''Alex:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Shut. Up.]] I get myself into enough trouble without you jumping on me, too.
* From 1989: Alex and Marjorie demonstrate a pair of recliners. Alex asks about the prize, during which Marjorie acts like a child beside him. This triggers an off-the-cuff remark from Gene:
-->'''Alex:''' I'm having a little trouble figuring out what the prize [for this game] is. I know it's not this 1957 television set in front of us; I know it's not the lollipop in [Marjorie's] mouth, nor the baseball cap; I know it's not the old box of popcorn; and it's certainly not [Marjorie's blue] dress. What is the prize we have for out contestants in this second game, Gene?\\
'''Gene:''' Do you get the feeling we're watching ''Literature/{{Lolita}}''?
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRGrB0M-GuU This really bad guess]] gets not one, but ''two'' buzzers.
-->'''Contestant''': Break wind? ''(double buzzer)''
--> ''(Contestant immediately double {{facepalm}}s while the audience and the other contestant laugh)''
-->'''Alex''': ''({{Beat}})'' I don't think that's correct. ''(long buzzer)'' Select again.

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