US-422

US-422
Airdate	October 18th, 2001
Previous Episode	US-419
Next Episode	US-337

• Performers
  • Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

• Introductions
  • "He's got the rockin' pneumonia," Greg Proops
  • "He's got the boogie-woogie flu," Wayne Brady
  • "He's got Saturday night fever," Colin Mochrie
  • "Here's the guy that give it to 'em,

Games

• Let's Make a Date
  • Greg - JUDGE JUDY
  • Colin - TURNS INTO A KILLER HAMSTER WHEN FRIGHTENED
  • Ryan - TV's "CROCODILE HUNTER" ON VARIOUS DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS

• Newsflash
  • Performers - Colin in the field, Colin and Greg in the studio
  • On the green screen - various professional wrestling matches

• [commercial break]

• Whose Line
  • Scene - Colin is beauty and he's come to the castle on a desperate mission to plead with the beast, Ryan, who has imprisoned her father.
    • Ryan's line 1 - "Get a load of those kielbasas"
    • Colin's line 1 - "Aren't you hot in those rubber pants"
    • Ryan's line 2 - "Give it a tug and see what happens"
    • Colin's line 2 - "Spit out the gum and kiss me hard"

• Weird Newscasters
  • Greg - "Allthat Andabagofchips"
  • Colin - "Colin" - STREAKER WHO HAS BET HIS FRIENDS HE CAN GET IN ALL THE SHOTS
  • Wayne - "Wayne" - ITALIAN STUD WHO WOULD RATHER BE PICKING UP WOMEN
  • Ryan - "Ryan" - RUNNING IN AN OLYMPIC RELAY

• [commercial break]

• Irish Drinking Song
  • Subject - divorce (something sad that would happen to you that would make you start drinking)

• [commercial break]

• Reading the Credits
  • Performer - Ryan
  • Style - The Croc Hunter, while the rest of the guys pretend to be animals behind him

Points

• Weird Newscasters - 1,000 points to each of them
• Whose Line - 1,000 points to each of them and 2,000 points to each of Drew's Nielsen families

Winner

• Ryan Stiles

Game Times

• Let's Make a Date - (4:05)
• Newsflash - (2:21)
• Whose Line - (3:36)
• Weird Newscasters - (4:00)
• Irish Drinking Song - (1:40)

Recurring Themes

• Points comparisons - "They don't exist, just like a wealthy accordion player."
• Canada - Colin in Newsflash: "This was all started by four Canadians with an attitude."
• The Wonderful World of Disney References - Whose Line is a Beauty & The Beast scene
• Weird Newscasters stories - "Kathie Lee Gifford still unemployed. And Britney Spears makes a mistake. Oops, she did it again."
• Kissing - Drew kisses Wayne while using his (Drew's) hand to cover his mouth.

References

• Referenced in The Intro
  • Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
  • Johnny Rivers
  • Saturday Night Fever (1977)
• Referenced in Let's Make A Date
  • Judge Judy
  • Judy Sheindlin
  • The Exorcist (1973)
  • The Crocodile Hunter
  • Steve Irwin
  • Judge Mills Lane
  • Mills Lane
• Referenced in Newsflash
  • WWE
  • Triple H
  • Preparation H
  • Stone Cold Steve Austin
  • The Rock
• Referenced in Whose Line
  • Beauty & The Beast (1991)
  • Nielsen Ratings System
• Referenced in Weird Newscasters
  • Kathie Lee Gifford
  • Britney Spears
  • Oops!... I did it Again
  • Geppetto (2000)
• Referenced on Commercial Return
  • ABC
  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
• Referenced in Credit Reading
  • The Crocodile Hunter
  • Steve Irwin
  • Terri Irwin

Trivial Highlights

• This episode is from the same taping as episodes US-301 and US-335
• This taping was the first to play Irish Drinking Song. Irish Drinking Song's first CW taping would also share the same topic, which aired US-10x08.
• Ryan mentions "any sort of meat in a tube" in Whose Line. In episode US-301 (from the same taping), Ryan in Film TV and Theatre Styles seeks "tasty pork tubage"
• Watch the shot of Ryan "loosening up" in Weird Newscasters get used twice
• Wayne's reference to butt-microwave toast in Irish Drinking Song is a reference to Improbable Mission in episode US-335

Episode Quotables

• "I'll give you a hundred bucks if you figure out what I am!" Colin to Wayne after LMAD

Reviews From The Archives

• Dean's guide review from The Idiotsite:
  • Best Game: Out of a few good games I'll pick Let's Make A Date, with some very funny performances.
  • Worst Game: Irish Drinking Song was below it's usual strong form, although it did have a very funny moment where Ryan messes up.
  • Drew's Best Bit: Nice Taking heat from Wayne again in the Newscasters game.
  • Greg's Best Bit: For those who think Greg isn't as witty as he was in the UK days, watch him here doing a side-splitting Judge Judy.
  • Wayne's Best Bit: Bantering with Greg in Lets Make A Date.
  • Colin's Best Bit: His streaker dominated the Weird Newscasters game.
  • Ryan's Best Bit: Gotta love his Crocodile Hunter.
  • Credits should have been read by: I'll give it to Greg who is nice to see on the show again after a long absence.
  • Should have stayed home and been on his best beahviour: Wayne seems to be out of good ideas. Although it was kinda fun trying to watch him guess Colin's LMAD quirk.
  • Overall: This talented quartet will have you laughing all night long