US-415

US-415
Airdate	December 13, 2001
Previous Episode	US-411
Next Episode	US-409

• Performers
  • Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

• Introductions
  • "Keep out of reach of children" Brad Sherwood
  • "Use only as directed" Wayne Brady
  • "Do not use while operating heavy machinery" Colin Mochrie
  • "May cause stomach bleeding" Ryan Stiles

Games

• Hollywood Director
  • Performers - Colin as the director; Wayne, Ryan, Brad as the actors
  • Scene - Wayne is a store detective. He's in a pet shop. He suspects Ryan of shoplifting. Brad is the police officer who's been called to the scene.
  • Styles used - Elvis, backwards, catty Vegas showgirls

• Infomercial
  • Performers - Ryan and Colin
  • Subject - acne (personal problem that you would have that would be improved by a miracle product)

• [commercial break]

• Party Quirks
  • Brad - host
  • Wayne - FAMILY COMING TO BLOWS ON THE JERRY SPRINGER SHOW
  • Colin - SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING TEAMMATE OF THE OTHERS
  • Ryan - SERIES OF ANIMALS SPOTTING AND CHARGING THE CAMERAS

• Title Sequence
  • Performers - Wayne and Brad sing, Colin and Ryan mime
  • Title - George Washington (famous person) and the Ventriloquist (occupation)

• [commercial break]

• Helping Hands
  • Performers - Drew and Ryan, with Ryan's hands provided by Colin
  • Scene - Ryan is the bad-tempered owner of an ice cream parlor, teaching his new soda jerk, Drew, how to make the ultimate ice cream sundae.

• [commercial break]

• Reading the Credits
  • Performers - Brad, Wayne, Colin, Ryan
  • Style - animals charging the camera

Points

• None Awarded

Winner

• Wayne Brady

Game Times

• Hollywood Director - (3:52)
• Infomercial - (3:41)
• Party Quirks - (2:51)
• Title Sequence - (0:59)
• Helping Hands - (3:39)

Recurring Themes

• Points comparisons - "That's right, the points are just like how good a tennis player Anne Kournikova really is."
• Hollywood Director Crap - "William Shakespeare said 'All the world's a stage,' I say you are crap!"
• References to The Wizard of Oz - Colin describes one of the objects in Infomercial: "Why it looks like something the Tin Man had lost."
• Political Satire - Title Sequence was full of it
• References to The Drew Carey Show - Ryan says to Drew, "I used to watch your show. Should've saved some money."
• The Wonderful World of Disney References - In Helping Hands; "Looks like Walt Disney threw up!"
• References to The Muppets - Wayne starts chanting "Animal! Animal!" towards the end of the Credits.

References

• Referenced in the Points Comparison
  • Anna Kournikova
• Referenced in Hollywood Director
  • LAPD
  • Shakespeare
  • Elvis
  • John Wayne
  • Elvis Costello
• Referenced in Infomercial
  • The Wizard of Oz (1939)
• Referenced on the Commercial Return
  • The View
• Referenced in Party Quirks
  • The Jerry Springer Show
  • Jerry Springer
  • Steve Wilkos
  • Don King
  • Ike & Tina Turner
  • The Golden Girls
  • Bea Arthur
  • Betty White
• Referenced in Title Sequence
  • George Washington
  • ABC
  • Declaration of Independence
• Referenced in Helping Hands
  • The Drew Carey Show
  • Walt Disney
• Referenced in The Credits
  • The Muppets

Trivial Highlights

• This episode is from the same taping as episodes US-431 and US-7007
• Despite being sung in Title Sequence, Washington did not sign the Declaration of Independence

Reviews from The Archives

• Dean's guide review from the Idiotsite:
  • Best Game: It's very hard to top Hollywood Director here. It is hilarious from beginning to end, with all 4 having good parts, including Wayne's good Elvis, Brad wearing a chair on his head, Colin doing a nice Elvis dance and Ryan gulping down fish.
  • Worst Game: Title Sequence slows down the show a tad. The concepts the audience yells don't work.
  • Drew's Best Bit: Making fun of Wayne about how hard hosting is when Wayne has difficulty reading the card for Helping Hands.
  • Brad's Best Bit: Probably charging into the Hollywood Director scene and yelling "LAPD!!!" and beating up Wayne instead of Ryan.
  • Wayne's Best Bit: His Elvis is surprisingly good... actually probably the best of the three.
  • Colin's Best Bit: When he is trying to attach the jumper cables to certain parts of his anatomy in Informercial..."My nipples aren't cold enough".
  • Ryan's Best Bit: This is a little thing, but especially enjoyed the inside humor in Helping Hands when he admits that the ice cream he just ate is GOOD.
  • Credits should have been read by: It's really hard to choose from Colin and Ryan here since both have excellent shows but I'll pick the taller one just because I haven't in awhile. He has that sparkle in his eye in this episode, which he's been lacking in recent series.
  • Should have stayed home and considered the matter from a hippopotamus's point of view: Brad didn't have a particularly good show, including quite possibly the worst Elvis I've ever seen...what was that?
  • Overall: A A very good show with some good game selection. It's pleasing to see that they've moved away from some of the overplayed games of the last few years, especially Let's Make a Date and Greatest Hits.