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Show Details: On This Day

This page provides a list of shows that have aired on past years on this month and day.

2000-11-18

NPR DB ID: 440
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Correct Adam Felber
Description

Who's Carl This Time?, Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about Australia, Week in Review, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Bluff the Listener about 21st century innovations, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next twist in the drama of the 2000 elections?

2006-11-18

NPR DB ID: 34
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Correct Paul Provenza
Description

Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about unexpected consequences from the 2006 midterm elections; Not My Job about a very short-lived variety show from 1980, "Pink Lady and Jeff"; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what vows will Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes end up exchanging at their wedding this weekend?

Notes

When Paula remarked that Harry Shearer must have had the "Pink Lady and Jeff" DVD set, Harry replied stating he does not think DVDs have been made of the show. At that point, Paula retorted he would have had the "Director's Cut". In fact, a DVD set of "Pink Lady" was released in 2001.

2017-11-18

NPR DB ID: 1034
Scorekeeper Put on your tutu, you're going to the Bill-et Bill Kurtis
Panelists
  • Rank: First Tied: Paula Poundstone Total: 13
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
  • Rank: First Tied: John Hodgman Total: 13
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
  • Rank: Third: Mo Rocca Total: 12
    Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
Description

Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a homeowner association having to deal with a surprising problem, Not My Job about Jessica Simpson, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next big cheating scandal?

2023-11-18

NPR DB ID: 1351
Scorekeeper I'm your Maine squeeze Bill Kurtis
Panelists
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Correct Roy Blount, Jr.
Description

Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about attempts to restore a reputation; Not My Job about jelly beans; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what's next for the perfume industry?

Notes

The listener contestant for the Bluff the Listener segment disliked Spirit Airlines and initially chose Maeve Higgins' story to Peter Sagal's disbelief. After Peter asked the listener if she wanted to stick with Maeve's story, she said "It can't be Spirit" and chose Roy Blount Jr.'s story; which, was the correct story.

Maeve answered her third Lightning Fill In The Blank question with "Dollars" and Peter enthusiastically accepted the answer as being close enough to "inflation". Peter also enthusiastically accepted Maeve's answer of "baseball" for her fourth Lightning question as being close enough to "Cy Young Award".

When Peter asked Bill Kurtis how Roy did answering the Lightning Fill In The Blank questions, Bill said, "Roy is the champion this week" without stating how many questions Roy answered correctly or the Roy's total score. Roy's scoring is based on the questions that made it into the edited version of the show, in which Roy answered five correct and two incorrect.