Rules of the Game
If you touch the metal edge of the cavity, you'll set off the buzzer & make Sam's nose light up!
Operation
"A naive girl has a bad day after she fails to notice that her grandmother is actually a hungry wolf"
"Little Red Riding Hood"
Available for immediate occupancy: pair of respiratory organs; lobes & alveoli included; perfect oxygen "starter home"
lungs
Ad executive Draper Daniels was the inspiration for the name of this drama's lead character, Don Draper
Mad Men
Game theorists might call it a "zero-sum game without perfect information"; those playing it to break a tie sometimes call it "Rochambeau"
rock, paper, scissors
On one foot, jump through the squares, skipping the square with the marker in it
hopscotch
"A kid trades his cow for some magic beans & before you know it, a huge vine grows up to the clouds where an angry giant lives"
"Jack and the Beanstalk"
Longest bone in body seeks calcium supply for osteoporosis prevention; no "thigh gap" fetishists please
the femur
This show's 1983 finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" is still the most watched episode of scripted TV ever
M*A*S*H
If your clothing catches fire (though hopefully it won't), this 3-pronged fire safety mantra will remind you what to do
stop, drop & roll
Blocks may be tapped or knocked in order to find a loose one that is safe to move
Jenga
"Lost & hungry, two siblings stumble upon a house made of gingerbread but the owner is a lunatic who wants to eat them"
"Hansel and Gretel"
Vestigial organ seeks purpose; currently unhoused following abrupt removal from lower right abdomen
appendix
Tipping his hat to Tom Selleck, Jay Hernandez wore a Detroit Tigers cap on the first episode of this reboot set in Hawaii
Magnum, P.I.
According to the carol, it's what "my true love gave to me" on the third day of Christmas; I just hope he wasn't regifting
3 French hens
Any bag which comes to rest anywhere on top of the board is worth 1 point
cornhole
"A vain leader is swindled by con men who claim to make beautiful garments that are invisible to the unwise or incompetent"
"The Emperor's New Clothes"
Butterfly-shaped gland seeks iodine for critical hormone production in goiter-free work environment
the thyroid
Bryan Cranston said if this Fox sitcom had been renewed for one more season, he wouldn't have been available to play Walter White
Malcolm in the Middle
If "American Pie" is your karaoke go-to, you know they're "the three men I admire most" who "caught the last train for the coast"
Father, Son & the Holy Ghost
Be the first player to go from "onesies" to "tensies" & you win the game
jacks
"A talking cat requests proper footwear before playing a deceitful game to get himself & his owner ahead in life"
"Puss in Boots"
Sticky, yellow-green digestive fluid seeks transit from liver to gall bladder; proficient in fat digestion
bile
This TV character inspired a verb meaning, roughly, to make or repair something with what is conveniently on hand
MacGyver
Unlike women, these three "unalienable rights" are specifically mentioned in the Declaration of Independence
life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness