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Michelle Phillips, actress, formerly of the Mamas and Papas. Photo: Corbis
Michelle Phillips, actress, formerly of the Mamas and Papas

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April 23, 2005

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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Jean Cochran
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Michelle Phillips from the Mamas and the Papas

This Week's Panelists:

• Humorist and author of Feet on the Street, Rambles Around New Orleans, Roy Blount, Jr.
• Kyrie O'Connor, deputy editor of the Houston Chronicle
• TV Personality Mo Rocca

Round 1

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
A man of many nicknames; The shady past of a man nominated to a diplomatic post; Now, even more confusing guidelines!

Opening Panel Round (Listen)
The Mesa, Ariz. SWAT team welcomes a new member.

» Music Cue: "Theme from S.W.A.T"
Artist: Rhythm Heritage
Composer: de Vorzon
CD Title: TV Land: Crime Stoppers
Label: Rhino Entertainment


Round 2

Bluff the Listener (Listen)
"Toga! Toga! Toga!": Three stories of people trying to tame college kids. (See the true story.)

Not My Job! (Listen)
The Mamas and the Papas singer Michelle Phillips plays our game called "He was known as The Rail Splitter!" Three multiple-choice questions about the new Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum.

» Music Cue: "California Dreamin"
Artist: The Mamas and The Papas
Composer: John Phillips/Michelle Phillips
CD Title: If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
Label: MCA

Panel Round II (Listen)
A town forgets.

» Music Cue: "Town Hall Rag"
Artist: J Maphis
Composer: J Maphis
CD Title: The World's Greatest Bluegrass Pickers
Label: CHM Records


Round 3

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
He may be in trouble, but he's got friends with guns; Disney messes with a Monday tradition; and The Windy City has a visitor.

» Music Cue: "Mary, Mary"
Artist: The Monkees
Composer: M. Nesmith
CD Title: The Monkees Greatest Hits
Label: Rhino Records

Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
An important study for all those on diets; Bungee jumping may not accomplish what you think it does; and a Harvard party trend.

Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank (Listen)
All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
Where will the Virgin Mary appear next?

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