Rules of the Game
Fairy Tale Elevator Pitches
Human Body Classified Ads
I Want My "M" TV
Threesomes
100

If you touch the metal edge of the cavity, you'll set off the buzzer & make Sam's nose light up!

Operation

100

"A naive girl has a bad day after she fails to notice that her grandmother is actually a hungry wolf"

"Little Red Riding Hood"

100

Available for immediate occupancy: pair of respiratory organs; lobes & alveoli included; perfect oxygen "starter home"

lungs

100

Ad executive Draper Daniels was the inspiration for the name of this drama's lead character, Don Draper

Mad Men

100

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

200

On one foot, jump through the squares, skipping the square with the marker in it

hopscotch

200

"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"

200

Longest bone in body seeks calcium supply for osteoporosis prevention; no "thigh gap" fetishists please

the femur

200

This show's 1983 finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" is still the most watched episode of scripted TV ever

M*A*S*H

200

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

300

Blocks may be tapped or knocked in order to find a loose one that is safe to move

Jenga

300

"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"

300

Vestigial organ seeks purpose; currently unhoused following abrupt removal from lower right abdomen

appendix

300

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.

300

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

400

Any bag which comes to rest anywhere on top of the board is worth 1 point

cornhole

400

"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"

400

Butterfly-shaped gland seeks iodine for critical hormone production in goiter-free work environment

the thyroid

400

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

400

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

500

Be the first player to go from "onesies" to "tensies" & you win the game

jacks

500

"A talking cat requests proper footwear before playing a deceitful game to get himself & his owner ahead in life"

"Puss in Boots"

500

Sticky, yellow-green digestive fluid seeks transit from liver to gall bladder; proficient in fat digestion

bile

500

This TV character inspired a verb meaning, roughly, to make or repair something with what is conveniently on hand

MacGyver

500

Unlike women, these three "unalienable rights" are specifically mentioned in the Declaration of Independence

life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness