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Announcer: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IT'S TIME ONCE AGAIN
FOR AMERICA'S MOST EXCITING GIVE-AWAY SHOW,
THE SHOW WHERE KNOWLEDGE MEANS DOLLARS.
AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR QUIZ SHOW:
AND HERE'S AMERICA'S MOST GENIUS QUIZ MASTER,
MR. JIMMY POPULAR.
HELLO THERE, FIFTY MILLION AMERICANS,
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US COME INTO YOUR LIVING ROOMS
SO THAT WE CAN BREAK YOUR BRAINS.
TONIGHT WE WELCOME BACK
SOME OF THE LAST WEEK'S CONTESTANTS.
YOU'RE GOING TO MEET:
RONALD GORDAN, OUR EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ATOMIC SCIENTIST,
WHO'S AN EXPERT ON COMIC BOOKS.
YOU'RE GOING TO MEET:
MRS. MARJORIE BARNES,
OUR 93-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER, FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
WHOSE CATEGORY IS POLE-VAULTING.
AND YOU'LL MEET:
RUDOLPH SCHMIDT, OUR BAKER, FROM WAYZATA, MINNESOTA,
WHOSE CATEGORY IS BAKERIES IN WAYZATA, MINNESOTA.
AND NOW OUR LOVELY HOSTESS, MISS PENNY CANDY,
WILL BRING IN TONIGHT'S FIRST CONTESTANT:
THE MAN'S WHOSE BRAIN WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO BREAK
FOR 25 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS,
THE MAN WHOSE CATEGORY IS:
ANYTHING.
THE MAN WHO, TONIGHT,
GOES FOR A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS,
MR. HARRY HEMPSTEAD.
MR. HEMPSTEAD IS A LITTLE NERVOUS
AFTER 25 WEEKS ON OUR SHOW,
SO, PENNY, WILL YOU ESCORT MR. HEMPSTEAD
DOWN THE BRAIN RAMP.
( audience applause )
IT'S BEEN A HARD 25 WEEKS FOR HARRY.
HARRY.
JIMMY, HERE AGAIN, IS MR. HARRY HEMPSTEAD.
( sobbing )
HARRY, I GUESS YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH --
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NO MORE, NO MOR, PLEASE.
NOW, PLEASE, HARRY, YOU'RE GOING -- REMEMBER --
I BET YOU'RE VERY NERVOUS
AFTER 25 WEEKS ON "BREAK YOUR BRAINS."
WOULD YOU TELL THE AUDIENCE
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING TO YOU
SINCE THE SHOW BEGAN.
WELL, EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN WINNING
ALL THIS MONEY ON THE SHOW,
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SO NICE TO ME.
I WAS INTERVIEWED ON THE RADIO,
AND THEY'VE MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ME
IN MY HOMETOWN PAPER.
AND I'VE BEEN BEATEN UP ONCE AND ROBBED TWICE.
THE SHOW HAS DONE A LOT FOR ME.
HARRY, EVERYBODY IN AMERICA --
EVERYBODY IN AMERICA KNOWS WHAT YOU DO, HARRY.
BUT FOR THE NEW LISTENERS,
WOULD YOU TELL THEM WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING.
I'M A QUIZ MASTER ON ANOTHER SHOW.
BACK IN MY HOME TOW,
I RUN A LITTLE QUIZ SHOW IN THE GARAGE.
THAT'S RIGHT, HARRY, THERE ARE A LOT OF US THESE DAYS.
( sobbing ) I'VE STUDIED ENOUGH.
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
PLEASE, HARRY,
REMEMBER YOU'RE GOING FOR A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
NOW, HARRY, THIS COMES TIME FOR THE BIG DECISION:
YOU CAN TAKE THIS CHECK
FOR A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS AND GO HOME,
OR YOU CAN TRY TO ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTION
AND WIN THIS QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
WOULD YOU RATHER TAKE IT OR WIN IT?
I'LL TRY TO WIN IT!
( applause )
HARRY, IT MAY SOUND FOOL-HEARTED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE,
BUT THAT SHOWS A LOT OF COURAGE ON YOUR PART.
NOW, LET'S TELL THE FOLKS AT HOME HOW WE PLAY THE GAME.
MR. HEMPSTEAD HAS REACHED THE $250,000 PRECIPICE
BY ANSWERING CORRECTLY ALL OF HIS QUESTIONS.
NOW, MR. HEMPSTEAD, YOU CAN GO ON TO THE NEXT RAVINE
BY SELLING HALF YOUR JACKPOT BANK
AND WHICH YOU CAN ENSURE YOUR ENTIRE WINNINGS
BY INVESTING YOUR $250,000 IN YOUR CHILDREN'S COLLEGE FUTURE,
OR YOU CAN TAKE $250,000 OF MATCHED LUGGAGE
WITH YOUR LITTLE NAME EMBOSSED ON THE EMBLEMS.
NOW, IN WHICH CASE WE'LL GIVE YOU ONE HARD
OR FIVE EASY QUESTIONS
WHICH WILL ENTITLED YOU TO THE JACKPOT PRIZE.
THEREFORE, YOU STAND A CHANCE, HARRY HEMPSTEAD,
OF PARLAYING YOUR $250,000
INTO TWELVE AND A HALF DOLLARS A WEEK FOR THE NEXT FULL MONTH.
HARRY, I KNOW IT'S HARD TO FIGURE,
BUT IF YOU ANSWER EVERY QUESTION CORRECTLY,
YOU'LL HAVE A RIGHT TO MEET YOUR CONTENDER
WHO WILL CHALLENGE YOUR RIGHT TO TAKE THE PRIZES HOME.
IS THAT CLEAR, MR. HEMPSTEAD?
AAH-AAH...
IS IT CLEAR, SIR?
AAH...AAH.
YEAH, YES.
YES, JIMMY, IT'S CLEAR.
JIMMY, MAY I SAY THAT YOU'RE A WONDERFULLY FINE PERSON.
AND PEOPLE ASK ME, "IS HE REALLY NICE AS HE IS?"
AND I TELL THEM, "HOW ELSE COULD HE BE IF HE WEREN'T?"
YOU'RE NICE.
THAT'S NICE TO HEAR, HARRY,
BUT I'M BEING WHAT I AM, I CAN'T HELP IT.
A LOT OF NICE PEOPLE WORKING ON THE SHOW,
PLUS THE FACT I AM NICE TO BEGIN WITH
MAKES THIS A VERY REWARDING JOB, HARRY.
YOU CERTAINLY ARE.
SAME TO YOU.
AND NOW WE'RE READY TO GET ON WITH THE GAME.
NOW GET SET FOR PART TWO OF THE RULES.
THE OUTDOOR EVENT.
AS EVERYONE KNOWS,
LAST WEEK'S LOSER IS THIS WEEK'S OUTDOOR EVENT.
CHECK.
RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT, MR. WILLIAM JAMES HEWLITT, III,
OUR WALL STREET FINANCIER,
WHO IS OUR EXPERT ON SOCIAL GRACE AND ETIQUETTE,
IS WALKING AROUND THE STREETS OF NEW YORK IN HIS UNDERWEAR.
AND RIGHT NOW HE'S BUYING A TICKET FOR A MOVIE.
NOW, IF ANY TIME DURING THE TIME YOU'RE BEING QUESTIONED
HE IS THROWN OUT OF THE MOVIE OR ARRESTED
OR ANYONE NOTICES HE'S WEARING UNDERWEAR, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST,
YOU'LL HAVE TO STOP WHERE YOU ARE
AND GO FOR THE BONUS QUESTION.
YOU'LL LOSE EVERYTHING YOU'VE LEARNED THUS FAR,
PLUS THE FACT YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR MR. HEWLITT'S FINE,
HIS COURT FEES, AND HIS LAWYER FEES.
SO LET'S CUT TO OUR OUTDOOR EVENT AND SEE HOW HE'S COMING.
WE TAKE YOU TO 42ND STREET AND BROADWAY.
YOU'RE LUCKY THEY HAVEN'T SPOTTED HIM YET.
NOW, WE'RE READY TO BREAK YOUR BRAINS.
ARE YOU READY?
YEAH, I'M READY.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
HE'S REACHED THE FIRST CREVICE ON HIS CLIMB
TO A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLAR RAVINE.
MISS PENNY, WILL YOU PUSH THE SELECTA-TRON BUTTONTRON.
( audience applause )
NOW, THEY HAVE THE QUESTION PREPARED BY PROFESSOR WHITE.
MAY WE HAVE THE QUESTION PLEASE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PROFESSOR WHITE.
NOW, HARRY -- PLEASE, PROFESSOR.
PROFESSOR WHITE, PLEASE.
PROFESSOR WHITE, THANK YOU.
NOW, HARRY, YOUR CATEGORY IS "ANYTHING."
AND HERE IS YOUR FIRST QUESTION.
WE ARE GOING TO PLAY AN EXCERPT FROM AN OPERA.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO NAME THE EXCERPT.
YOU HAVE FIFTEEN SECONDS.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S HEAR IT, BERNIE.
( excerpt begins playing )
NOW, FOR A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS,
WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
YOU HAVE FIFTEEN SECONDS
AND TAKE EVERY MINUTE OF THOSE FIFTEEN SECONDS.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, HARRY.
HARRY, HARRY.
FOR $250,000, HARRY,
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT ARIA?
PLEASE DON'T HELP HIM! NOBODY HELP HIM.
PLEASE, DON'T HELP HIM.
HARRY, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT ARIA?
"CARANOME?"
RIGHT! "CARANOME" IS RIGHT!
( audience applause )
ALL RIGHT, HARRY, YOU'VE ANSWERED PART ONE.
AND NOW THE SECOND PART OF YOUR LAST-DITCH QUESTION.
YOU MUST ANSWER THIS FOR THE $250,000.
FROM WHAT OPERA IS "CARANOME" TAKEN?
NAME THE FIVE TENOR SINGERS WHO SANG THE LEADING ROLE BEFORE 1930.
NAME THE OPERA COMPANY IN WHICH THESE TENORS SANG,
IN WHICH CITY THEY ARE LOCATED,
AND AT LEAST FOUR OUT OF FIVE LEADING LADIES
WHO SANG THE LEADING ROLES OPPOSITE THE LEADING TENORS.
NAME THE COMPOSER OF THE WORK
AND AT LEAST FIVE UNPUBLISHED OPERAS OF HIS,
NAME OF HIS WIFE, AND HIS CHILDREN.
YOU HAVE FIFTEEN SECONDS TO GIVE ME YOUR ANSWER.
TAKE EVERY MINUTE OF THOSE FIFTEEN SECONDS!
ALL RIGHT, FOR $250,0000,
WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER?
FIRST ANSWER IS THE ARIA COMS FROM RIGALETTO.
FIRST SUNG BY ENRICO CARUSSO,
THEN SUNG BY BILLY BEIJO JELLINIO,
THEN SUNG BY GENITIO BELLINI CARUSSO CALLACASU SALAVANI,
FIGOLOSO FARENA, THEN JEAN PIERCE
COROLLA, BALSINIO, TONY GALENTO.
IT WAS FIRST PLAYED AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPANY.
THE LOS GALTOS, SAN CARLOS SAL MAGALIE...
THE CHICAGO OPERA COMPANY, THE DETROIT OPERA COMPANY,
THE ST. LOUIS OPERA COMPANY, ST. PAUL MUNI OPERA COMPANY.
IT WAS FIRST PLAYED IN 1801, 1802,
THEN IN 1955 -- 1936, 1944 -- NO, NO!
1896, 1904, 194.
LEADING LADIES WERE L-LOUISA TERESA AMELIA TERESA,
AMELIA BROOKE, MARIA ANGELA DELORES, BESS MYERSON, AND --
NO, NO! WRITTEN BY BERNIE, PUBLISHED FIRST BY DELA MORA,
THE NINA, PINTA, SANTA MARIA...
( babbling in Spanish )
AND THE GIRL FROM THE GOLDEN WEST!
( audience applause )
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN --
PLEASE, HARRY...
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.
IT'S AMAZING! EVERY ANSWER WAS WRONG,
NOT ONE RIGHT!
BUT IN ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION, YOU USED 250 SECONDS
AT $1,000 A SECOND,
WHICH BRINGS YOU TO A GRAND TOTAL OF $250,000.
AND HERE, HARRY, IS YOUR $250,000.
ONE, TWO, FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
IN CASH, LIKE THAT?
YOU CAN TAKE THAT MONEY HOME WITH YOU NOW,
OR GO ON TO YOUR NEXT CLIFF AND MEET YOUR CONTENDER,
WHO CAN TAKE IT ALL AWAY FROM YOU.
I'LL GO ON.
REMEMBER, HARRY, YOU CAN'T WIN ANY MORE MONEY.
YOU CAN JUST LOSE WHAT YOU HAVE.
I'LL GO ON.
YOU'RE A GRAND SPORT.
I WANT YOU TO MEET OUR CONTENDER,
OUR CHARMING HOUSEWIFE, MRS. BLANCHE STANLEY.
MRS. STANLEY,
HOW MANY WEEKS HAVE YOU BEEN ON "BREAK YOUR BRAINS"?
ONE HUNDRED AND THREE WEEKS.
HAS IT BEEN THAT LONG?
OH, YES. I WAS HERE BEFORE YOU WERE.
THAT'S RIGHT. YOU WERE ON WHEN I CAME ON.
HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU WON ON THIS QUIZ SHOW?
ON THIS SHOW?
ON THIS SHOW I MADE ABOUT, MM...
ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS.
A MILLION DOLLARS.
DO YOU FIND THAT ALL THIS MONEY HAS CHANGE YOU AT ALL?
OH, NO. GOOD HEAVENS-TO-BETSY, NO.
WE HAVEN'T CHANGED IN THE LEAST BIT.
WE'RE EXACTLY THE SAME.
OF COURSE, OUR FRIENDS SEEM A LITTLE POORER
AND A LITTLE DULLER,
BUT WE HAVEN'T CHANGED.
WONDERFUL TO HEAR THAT.
TIME TO PLAY THE GAME.
MEET YOUR CONTENDER,
HARRY HEMPSTEAD.
HOW DO YOU DO?
THANK YOU.
THAT'S THE SPIRIT.
NOW WE'RE READY FOR THE QUESTION
THAT'S WORTH HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
ON "BREAK YOUR BRAINS."
PENNY AND PROFESSOR WHITE,
WILL YOU SHOW THE CONTESTANTS TO THE HUMILIATION BOOTHS.
SEPARATE BOOTHS, PLEASE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME IN THERE?
YES, I CAN HEAR YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
HARRY, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED
TO TAKE AN EXPERT IN WITH YOU THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, PROFESSOR WHITE.
SOUND O?
YES, I CAN HEAR YOU.
HOW ABOUT YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
IS THE SOUND ON, MR. HEMPSTEAD?
IS THE SOUND -- THE SOUND IS ON?
THE AIR IS OFF.
WILL YOU PUT AIR IN MR. HEMPSTEAD'S BOOTH?
PUMP AIR INTO THE BOOTH PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
WE WANT TO GIVE THEM BOTH EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES.
HERE'S THE BIG QUESTION.
WE'VE TURNED THE SOUND OFF IN MR. HEMPSTEAD'S BOOTH
SO HE CAN'T HEAR. ARE YOU READY?
YES, I CAN HEAR YOU.
FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS,
NAME THE CAPITALS OF THE FOLLOWING EIGHT COUNTRIES:
ABYSSINIA, URUGUAY, BOLIVIA, PARAGUAY, NEW ZEALAND,
NEW FINLAND, BELGIUM AND PAKISTAN.
YOU HAVE 15 SECONDS TO THINK OF YOUR ANSWER
AND TAKE EVERY MINUE OF THOSE SECONDS!
FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS,
THE NAMES OF THE CAPITALS OF THE COUNTRIES OF ABYSSINIA...
THE CAPITAL OF ABYSSINIA --
COULD WE SKIP THAT ONE AND GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE?
CERTAINLY, THE CAPITAL OF URUGUAY.
THE CAPITAL --
COULD WE GO BACK TO ABYSSINIA?
CAPITAL OF ABYSSINIA?
I THINK I'LL TRY BELGIUM.
ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT BELGIUM?
BELGIUM, UM...
YOU KNOW IT, MRS. STANLEY.
OF COURSE, YOU DO.
GOOD. THEN LET'S SKIP THAT ONE
AND GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
THE CAPITAL OF PAKISTAN?
THE CAPITAL --
COULD WE TRY BELGIUM AGAIN?
( buzzer )
OOOH!
SORRY, MRS. STANLEY, BUT YOUR TIME IS UP.
WE HAVE BUSTED YOUR BRAINS,
SO WILL YOU PLEASE GET OFF THE STAGE!
GET OFF THE STAGE. THANK YOU!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
BEFORE WE TURN THE SOUND ON TO MR. HEMPSTEAD'S BOOTH,
WE HAVE A SURPRISE FOR HIM.
FROM DURANGO, CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE FLOWN HIS FATHER IN,
WHO HE HASN'T SEEN IN 30 YEARS.
IF HE ANSWERS THE QUESTION CORRECTLY,
HE AND HIS FATHER WILL HAVE A WONDERFUL REUNION.
HOWEVER, IF HE MISSES THE QUESTION,
WE'LL PUT HIS FATHER BACK ON THE PLANE,
AND HE WILL NEVER SEE HIM!
AREN'T WE HAVING FUN, AMERICA!
ALL RIGHT, MR. HEMPSTEAD?
PUT THE SOUND BACK ON MR. HEMPSTEAD --
THE AIR, PUT THE AIR BACK IN!
( air compressor sound )
MR. HEMPSTEAD, HERE IS YOUR QUESTION.
HERE IS THE QUESTION FOR THE GRAND PRIZE.
WILL YOU BRING IN THE PAINTINGS PLEASE.
MR. HEMPSTEAD, WE HAVE HERE TEN WORKS OF ART.
FIVE OF THESE WORKS OF ART ARE ORIGINALS.
AND FIVE OF THESE WORKS OF ART --
FIVE OF THESE WORKS OF ART ARE COPIES.
THEY ARE FORGED COPIES.
WILL YOU TAKE THESE, MR. HEMPSTEAD?
THERE YOU ARE.
YOUR QUESTION IS:
DETERMINE...
DETERMINE, MR. HEMPSTEAD, THE ORIGINALS
AND DETERMINE THE NAME OF THE PAINTER --
THE NAMES OF THE PAINTER AND THE NAME OF THE PAINTING.
YOU HAVE 15 SECONDS TO DETERMINE IT.
ALL RIGHT, MR. HEMPSTEAD, WHAT IS PAINTING NUMBER ONE?
YES, I HAVE THE PAINTING NUMBER ONE.
THIS IS, UH, THIS IS BY VAN BOORNES.
IT'S CALLED LERESSON DE LA PARAMOUN,
WHICH IN ENGLISH MEANS SNEAKING INTO THE PARAMOUNT.
THAT'S RIGHT!
ONLY 15 SECONDS! PAINTING NUMBER TWO?
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL.
IT'S EITHER AMOE OR FRED DIDLEONI.
I THINK IT'S AMOG DIDLEONI,
AND IT'S CALLED "PASSIVE COCONUTS IN THE BREEZE."
THAT'S RIGHT! NUMBER THREE?
YES, HERE IS THE THIRD ORIGINAL.
IT'S CALLED "THE DROWNING SWAN,"
AND IT'S BY ROUELLE PESTALENCE,
AND IT'S BY HIS ADOPTED SON.
RIGHT. NUMBER FOUR?
THIS IS THE CAVALRY CHARGE BY SIR WILLIAM S. RETREAT.
THAT'S CORRECT!
NOW, THE NUMBER FIVE PAINTING.
NUMBER FIVE, THIS IS --
I KNOW THIS ONE, IT'S UM...
IT'S A VAN ***.
IT'S VAN ***'S IMMORTAL STILL-LIFE CALLED "SOUP AND GREENS"
THAT'S RIGHT!
YOU HAVE WON THE GRAND PRIZE!
HARRY HEMPSTEAD, YOU'VE WON THE HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.
AND YOU'LL BE BACK WITH US NEXT WEEK
FOR THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION.
NO, I WON'T BE ABLE TO BE BACK WITH YOU NEXT WEEK
'CAUSE I'M ON A DIFFERENT QUIZ SHOW CALLED "BEAT YOUR WIFE."
YES, OF COURSE. YOU'RE ON "BEAT YOUR WIFE,"
THE QUIZ SHOW WHOSE LOSERS BECOME OUR CONTENDERS
WHO MEET THE CONTESTANTS WHO CHALLENGE THE CONTESTANTS
OF THE WINNERS THAT BECOME OUR LOSERS.
GOOD LUCK, HARRY,
AND I HOPE THAT YOU BEAT YOUR WIFE.
DON'T WORRY, I'LL BEAT HER BRAINS OUT!
STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT FIVE QUIZ SHOWS
WHICH FOLLOW ON THIS STATION IMMEDIATELY.
GOOD NIGHT AND BREAK YOUR BRAINS!