Sesame Street (TV Series)
Episode #20.98 (1989)
Jim Henson: Kermit the Frog, Ernie, Pat Playjacks
Quotes
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Everybody : SQUEAL! OF! FORTUNE!
[Theme plays as they applause and cheers]
Pat Playjacks : Thank You! Thank You! And hello everybody, I am Pat Playjacks. And I happy to welcome you to
[Audience says along]
Pat Playjacks : SQUEAL! OF! FORTUNE! Yes. And we have a great show lined up for us. First from Transylvania, We have Count Von Count!
Count Von Count : Hello, Pat!
Pat Playjacks : Hello, Count. And what do you do for a living?
Count Von Count : I count.
Pat Playjacks : You count? And do you have any hobbies?
Count Von Count : I count!
Pat Playjacks : Oh yes, And now let meet the contestant from Sesame Street. We have Prairie Dawn.
Prairie Dawn : Hello, Pat.
Pat Playjacks : Hello, Prairie. And what do you do?
Prairie Dawn : Well, I go to school. And I play piano and soccer. And I like to say this, Pat. It is so nice to be on a normal sensible show like yours.
Pat Playjacks : [to the audience] Isn't she sweet?
[to Prairie Dawn]
Pat Playjacks : Well, Thank you, Prairie. And since you are the first contestant, How many pig squeals would it be?
Prairie Dawn : Pig squeals? What do you mean?
Pat Playjacks : What I mean is let's tell our audience this is the
[Audience says along]
Pat Playjacks : SQUEAL! OF! FORTUNE!
Prairie Dawn : What? Is the Squeal of Fortune?
Pat Playjacks : Yes.
Prairie Dawn : There must be a mistake, I have never heard of "Squeal of Fortune"!
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The Eel : Excuse me, But is this "Eel of Fortune"?
Pat Playjacks : Uh, No! The "Eel of Fortune" is next door! This is "Squeal of Fortune".
The Eel : Oh thank you.
Pat Playjacks : So, Tune in tomorrow for another episode of
[Audience says along]
Pat Playjacks : "SQUEAL! OF! FORTUNE!"
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Prairie Dawn : How about Ten?
Pat Playjacks : Yes! Is the number ten your guess? Okay then, Let's give the pig a spin on the turn table and count how many squeals we hear on ''Squeal of Fortune''!
[as Prairie spins the turntable]
The Pig : [Squeals]
Everybody : ONE!
The Pig : [Squeals]
Everybody : TWO!
The Pig : [Squeals]
Everybody : THREE!
The Pig : [Squeals]
Everybody : FOUR!
The Pig : [Squeals]
Everybody : FIVE!
[the Turntable stops and the buzzer sounds]
Everybody : [Audience groaning]
Pat Playjacks : Oooooh! I am very sorry, Prairie. You guessed ten and there were only five pig squeals in today's 'Pig... ' I mean, 'Squeal of Fortune'. That's too bad!
Prairie Dawn : Oh, Dear. I guess I didn't win. I don't believe this!
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Pat Playjacks : Hey, Count Von Count. Are you ready to play our game?
Count Von Count : Oh, Yes! Sure thing, Pat!
Pat Playjacks : Then what is your guess on how many pig squeals?
Count Von Count : I'll make one squeal, or maybe two squeals, or maybe three, or four or five squeals, or maybe six...
Pat Playjacks : COUNT! We can only take one guess at a time!
Count Von Count : One guess? Two guesses? Three?
Pat Playjacks : Three, Uh, Is three your guess?
Count Von Count : Yeah?
Pat Playjacks : Alright, That's your guess! Three pig squeals so give the pig a spin on the turntable
[Count spins the turntable]
The Pig : [Squeals]
Everybody : ONE!
The Pig : [Squeals]
Everybody : TWO!
The Pig : [Squeals]
Everybody : THREE!
[Turntable stops and the ping sounds]
Everybody : [Audience cheers]
Count Von Count : Did I say Three?
Pat Playjacks : YES, You did!
Count Von Count : I SAID THREE!
[Ha-ha-ha]
Pat Playjacks : That's right! Three squeals, Count Von Count! You won!
Count Von Count : WOW! I WON!
Prairie Dawn : WHAT? HE WON? OH NO!
Pat Playjacks : And now it's time to pick a prize in the studio with fabulous prizes. And to show them to us is our co-hostess, Velma Blank.
[the curtain raises and we see Velma Blank showing the prizes to Count Von Count]
Pat Playjacks : A fifteen gallon tank of industrial finger painting, A hand-crafted grapefruit goggle for a protection of that morning squirt, And a larger than life-sized portrait of America's Second Favorite Game Show host: Pat Playjacks.