Bamboozled

Friends, Season 8, episode 20, The Baby Shower

3 people, Joey, Ross, Chandler


Chandler: Hey Joe! You wanna shoot some hoops?
Joey: Oh no, I cant go. Im practicing; I got an audition to be the host of a new game show.
Ross: Oh cool!
Chandler: Thats great.
Joey: Yeah-yeah, and if I get it by day Ill (In a sexy voice) Dr. Drake Remoray, but by night Ill
be (In an announcers voice) Joey Trrrribbiani!
Chandler: Youll be perfect for this! Thats already your name!
Joey: But the auditions in a couple hours and I dont even understand the game.
Ross: Well do you want some help?
Joey: Oh really? Thatd be great! You guys can be the contestants!
Ross: Awesome!
Chandler: Okay, I guess we can lose to junior high girls some other time.
Joey: (announcer voice) All right! Lets play Bamboozled!
Chandler: Bamboozled?
Joey: Yeah, isnt that a cool name?
Ross: (simultaneously with Chandler) Yeah!
Chandler: (simultaneously with Ross) No!
Joey: All right. Uhh, okay. Our first contestant is Ross Geller. Why dont you tell us a little
something about you Ross?
Ross: Well uh, I-Im a paleontologist. Umm, I-I live in New York. I have a son Ben. Uh, hi Ben!
(Waves.) And uh
Joey: I said a little bit Ross. Now, how about you Chandler?
Chandler: Well Joey, Im a headhunter. I hook up out of work Soviet scientists with rogue third-
world nations. Hi Rasputin! (Waves.)
Joey: Excellent! Lets play Bamboozled! Chandler, youll go first. What is the capital of
Columbia?
Chandler: Bogota.
Joey: Its Ba-go-ta, but close enough. Now, you can either pass your turn to Ross or pick a
Wicked Wango card.
Chandler: What does a Wicked Wango card do?
Joey: I should know that. Lets see, just one moment please. Umm, here we are, a Wicked
Wango card determines whether you go higher or lower.
Chandler: Higher or lower than what?
Joey: This is embarrassing. (Looks it up.)
Chandler: (To Ross) Can you believe how lame this is?
Ross: Im sorry, I dont believe contestants are allowed to talk to each other.
Joey: All right Ross youre in the lead, would you like to take another question or spin the
Wheel of Mayhem?
Ross: The wheel has not been my friend tonight Joey. Uh, Ill take another question.
Joey: Okay, this is gonna be tough. Hold your breath.
Ross: Its okay, Im ready.
Joey: No dude, you gotta hold your breath until youre ready to answer the question.
Chandler: This is ridiculous, hes not gonna hold his breath (Ross cuts him off by taking a
deep breath and holding it.)
Joey: Okay, what do you have a fear of if you suffer from this phobia, TrisHoly cow, thats a
big word. Trisc Seriously look at this thing. Chandler, how do you say that?
Chandler: Let me see that.
Joey: This one right here. (Ross whines.)
Chandler: Triscadecaphobia.
Ross: (exhaling) The fear of Triscuts!
Joey: No! No, fear of the number 13.
Chandler: Fear of Triscuts?
Ross: Its possible, they have really sharp edges.
Joey: All right Chandler, youre up.
Ross: Wait a minute, I-I believe Im entitled to use my Angel Pass for a free turn?
Chandler: This game makes no sense!
Ross: Yknow what? Youre just upset because youre losing.
Chandler: Oh come on Ross, I think were all losers here.
Joey: All right. Chandler, you can either spin the wheel or pick a Google card.
Chandler: Let me think. Let me thinkOh! I dont care.
Joey: You-you must choose Mr. Bing.
Chandler: Either, it makes no difference.
Joey: Choose, you jackass!
Chandler: Ill take a card.
Joey: Okay, you picked the Gimmie card! You get all of Rosss points!
Ross: What?!
Chandler: This game is kinda fun.
Ross: (To Chandler) You dont think its a little crazy that you get all my points just cause
you
Chandler: I dont think the contestants are supposed to speak to each other.
Joey: (To Chandler) In what John Houston film would you hear this line, "Badges? We dont
need no stinkin badges!"
Chandler: Treasure of the Sierra Madre!
Joey: Correct! Theres a possible backwards bonus!
Chandler: Madre Sierra the of Treasure!
Joey: Yes!
Chandler: Id like to go up the ladder of chance to the golden mud hut please.
Joey: Wise choice, how many rungs?
Chandler: Six!
Joey: (makes a sound like a monkey) That noise can only me one thing.
Chandler: (disappointed and simultaneously as Ross) Hungry monkey.
Ross: (excited and simultaneously as Chandler) Hungry monkey! (To Chandler) Haaa! (To Joey)
Id like a Wicked Wango card!
Joey: Okay, its an audio question, name this television theme song. (Starts humming the theme
to I Dream of Genie.)
Ross: (thinking) Oh. (Pause) Oh! Oh my God! Okay, I know this, give me-give me a second!
Chandler: Tell it to the Time Turtle!
Ross: Shut up! I Dream of Genie!
Joey: Yes! Yes, youre back in the lead!
Ross: Id like to spin the wheel!
(Joey makes a sound like a game show wheel spinning with the pointer bouncing off of the bars
on the wheel as it slows and comes to a stop.)
Chandler: (annoyed) Oh come on!!
Joey: All right! All right! Uh, umm, Super-Speedy Speed round!
Ross: Is there a hopping bonus?
Joey: Of course!
(Ross gets up and starts to hop on one leg.)
Joey: Who invented bifocals?
Ross: Ben Franklin.
Joey: Correct! Which monarch has ruled Great Britain the longest?
Ross: Queen Victoria.
Joey: Correct again! But, you forgot to switch legs between questions, so no hopping bonus!
Ross: Noooo!!! Every time!!!
Joey: Now, over to Chandler.
Chandler: Id like a Google Card.
Joey: Are you sure?
Chandler: Yes! (Pause) No! (Pause) Google!
Joey: Oh my God! Congratulations Ross, because Chandler, youve been Bamboozled!
Chandler: Nooo!!
Ross: Yeah!!
Chandler: This is the best game ever!!!




Here is how the game is played according to information from the episode. You can make your own
game show if youd like. You would have to make up a bunch of the events and rules, but this could help
you.
First you start off with a seemingly random trivia question posed to one of the players.
(In the episode the question is What is the capital of Columbia?)
If the contestant gets the answer right, they can either pass a turn to the other contestant
or pick a "Wicked Wango Card". This apparently just means that you get another
completely random trivia question.
You spin the "Wheel of Mayhem" to go up the Ladder of Chance. When Ross spins the
Wheel of Mayhem, he inexplicably has to hold his breath until the clue is read.
You can use an "Angel Pass" for a free turn if you have one.
At some point the contestant is offered a question or a "Google Card". These cards can
be good or bad. One that Chandler gets allows him to steal all of Ross's points. The next
one he gets causes him to lose the game.
Certain trivia questions come with a "Backwards Bonus" where the contestant gets
bonus points for saying the correct answer backwards.
At some point you can opt to go up the "Ladder of Chance" to the "Golden Mud Hut".
You have to select the number of rungs you want.
Choosing the wrong rung on the Ladder of Chance can lead to an encounter with the
"Hungry Monkey" which apparently makes you loose your turn.
There is a "Time Turtle" keeping track of the time it takes contestants to answer.

The "Super Speedy Speed Round" is Bamboozled's answer to a lightning round. You
get a series of questions posed.
A contestant is eligible for a "Hopping Bonus" during the Super Speedy Speed Round if
they answer all questions while hopping up and down on one foot. The catch: You have
to switch legs between questions or you lose your Hopping Bonus.
Apparently if you opt for a Google Card and get "Bamboozled", it means that you lose
the game.
You go past the Mud Hut through the "Rainbow Ring" to get to the "Golden Monkey";
you yank his tail and boom! Youre in "Paradise Pond"! It is never made clear what any
of this means.