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	* [#Hollywood_Squares 3 Hollywood Squares]		* [#Hollywood_Squares 3 Hollywood Squares]
	* [#Jeopardy.21 4 Jeopardy!]		* [#Jeopardy.21 4 Jeopardy!]
	* [#Match_Game 5 Match Game]		* [#Let.27s_Make_a_Deal 5 Let's Make a Deal]
	* [#Press_Your_Luck_and_Whammy.21 6 Press Your Luck and Whammy!]		* [#Match_Game 6 Match Game]
	* [#The_Price_Is_Right 7 The Price Is Right]		* [#Press_Your_Luck_and_Whammy.21 7 Press Your Luck and Whammy!]
	* [#Wheel_of_Fortune 8 Wheel of Fortune]		* [#The_Price_Is_Right 8 The Price Is Right]
			* [#Wheel_of_Fortune 9 Wheel of Fortune]

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	== <span class="mw-headline">[[The Dating Game]]</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">[[The Dating Game]]</span> ==

	* [[Punkin Show]] — Homestar refers to the "next bachelor".		* [[Punkin Show]] — Homestar refers to the "next bachelor".

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	== <span class="mw-headline">[[Family Feud]]</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">[[Family Feud]]</span> ==

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	* Email [[dictionary]] — The answer board from the Fast Money round appears in one scene and an Easter egg.		* Email [[dictionary]] — The answer board from the Fast Money round appears in one scene and an Easter egg.
	* [[Punkin Show]] — Homestar asks for a result by saying, "Ding board says."		* [[Punkin Show]] — Homestar asks for a result by saying, "Ding board says."
			* [[The Show: Ween Edition]] — The cards Homestar flips over for the Brothers Strong are in the style of Family Feud flip panels, with their initials instead of numbers. The lines the announcer says as Homestar flips the cards over are also references to the show. The sliding needlepoint door with "The Brothers Strong" is also a clear nod to the show's [[Richard Dawson]]/[[Ray Combs]] era where each episode would begin with the same doors with the names of the competing families that reveal the contestants, usually doing absurd poses behind it.

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	== <span class="mw-headline">[[Hollywood Squares]]</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">[[Hollywood Squares]]</span> ==

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	* Email [[geddup noise]] — Homestar refers to the center square. On this show, this is where famous comics would often sit for long periods at a time.		* Email [[geddup noise]] — Homestar refers to the center square. On this show, this is where famous comics would often sit for long periods at a time.

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	== <span class="mw-headline">[[Jeopardy!]]</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">[[Jeopardy!]]</span> ==

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	* Email [[dictionary]] — As he begins to answer the email, Strong Bad mentions "quotient quotables", most likely a parody of a common category on this show, "Potent Potables".		* Email [[dictionary]] — As he begins to answer the email, Strong Bad mentions "quotient quotables", most likely a parody of a common category on this show, "Potent Potables".
	* [[Punkin Show]] — "Please phrase your pumpkin in the form of" is a reference to the show's format, where contestants must phrase their response in the form of a question.		* [[Punkin Show]] — "Please phrase your pumpkin in the form of" is a reference to the show's format, where contestants must phrase their response in the form of a question.
			* [[Fan 'Stumes 2023]] — The blue-screened category selection seen in the final round is similar to Jeopardy!.

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			* [[The Show: Ween Edition]] — Bubs is behind "door number [[Twice\|twice]]" of three.

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	== <span class="mw-headline">[[Match Game]]</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">[[Match Game]]</span> ==

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	* Email [[4 branches]] — The name of "The Show AM" alludes to a version of ''Match Game'' intended for evening syndication as ''Match Game PM''.		* Email [[4 branches]] — The name of "The Show AM" alludes to a version of ''Match Game'' intended for evening syndication as ''Match Game PM''.

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	== <span class="mw-headline">[[Press Your Luck]] and [[Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck\|Whammy!]]</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">[[Press Your Luck]] and [[Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck\|Whammy!]]</span> ==

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	* [[Punkin Show]] — The Fadey Screen is in the same style as the Big Board slides.		* [[Punkin Show]] — The Fadey Screen is in the same style as the Big Board slides.

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	== <span class="mw-headline">[[~~The Price is Right\|~~The Price Is Right]]</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">[[The Price Is Right]]</span> ==

	* Email [[the show]] — Homestar's microphone resembles the one used by [[Bob Barker]] on this show.		* Email [[the show]] — Homestar's microphone resembles the one used by [[Bob Barker]] on this show.
	* [[Strong Badia the Free]] — When [[Coach Z]] is chosen for the draft, he remarks, "I think they've all overbid! One dollar! One dollar!"
	* [[Main Page 19]] — There are several allusions:		* [[Main Page 19]] — There are several allusions:
	** The Trip to Hawaii board is styled like ones in long-time use on The Price is Right.		** The Trip to Hawaii board is styled like ones in long-time use on The Price is Right.
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	** The chair has a "$??" sign, implying that its price must be guessed like on any of numerous pricing games.		** The chair has a "$??" sign, implying that its price must be guessed like on any of numerous pricing games.
	** The sound effect after the wrong answer was apparently guessed was styled after Price's "losing horns".		** The sound effect after the wrong answer was apparently guessed was styled after Price's "losing horns".
			* [[Strong Badia the Free]] — When [[Coach Z]] is chosen for the draft, he remarks, "I think they've all overbid! One dollar! One dollar!"
			* [[The Show: Ween Edition]] — The narrator prompts Bubs to guess Homestar's misinterpretation of his costume, "without going over".

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	== <span class="mw-headline">[[Wheel of Fortune]]</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">[[Wheel of Fortune]]</span> ==

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On more than one occasion [[The Brothers Chaps]] have made reference to plenty of '''television game shows''' on the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] website. [[Homestar Runner]]'s own show, [[The Show]], spoofs many of these shows, especially those made in the 1970s. However, this article also explains other references to game shows beyond just The Show.

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* [#The_Dating_Game 1 The Dating Game]
* [#Family_Feud 2 Family Feud]
* [#Hollywood_Squares 3 Hollywood Squares]
* [#Jeopardy.21 4 Jeopardy!]
* [#Match_Game 5 Match Game]
* [#Press_Your_Luck_and_Whammy.21 6 Press Your Luck and Whammy!]
* [#The_Price_Is_Right 7 The Price Is Right]
* [#Wheel_of_Fortune 8 Wheel of Fortune]

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== <span class="mw-headline">[[The Dating Game]]</span> ==

* [[Punkin Show]] — Homestar refers to the "next bachelor".

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== <span class="mw-headline">[[Family Feud]]</span> ==

* Email [[invisibility]] — While invisible, [[Strong Bad]] is watching [[Telebision|TV]], which is apparently showing a game show, and he says, "Survey says... you're an idiot!"
* [[Homestar Ruiner]] — When Strong Bad is about to [[DELETED|delete]] an email message, he says, "Survey says... deleted!"
** He also references this show in the same way on later SBCG4AP games, including [[Baddest of the Bands]] and [[8-Bit is Enough|8-Bit Is Enough]].
* Email [[dictionary]] — The answer board from the Fast Money round appears in one scene and an Easter egg.
* [[Punkin Show]] — Homestar asks for a result by saying, "Ding board says."

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== <span class="mw-headline">[[Hollywood Squares]]</span> ==

* Email [[the show]] — Homestar says, "[[Pom Pom]], for the block..." The term "block" refers to preventing one from getting three X's or O's in a row.
* Email [[geddup noise]] — Homestar refers to the center square. On this show, this is where famous comics would often sit for long periods at a time.

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== <span class="mw-headline">[[Jeopardy!]]</span> ==

* Email [[12:00]] — Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] goes thus: "I'll take [[Strong Bad Email]] for a thousand, please."
* Email [[dictionary]] — As he begins to answer the email, Strong Bad mentions "quotient quotables", most likely a parody of a common category on this show, "Potent Potables".
* [[Punkin Show]] — "Please phrase your pumpkin in the form of" is a reference to the show's format, where contestants must phrase their response in the form of a question.

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== <span class="mw-headline">[[Match Game]]</span> ==

* Email [[the show]] — The commercial bumper music is partly lifted from this show's theme music.
* Email [[4 branches]] — The name of "The Show AM" alludes to a version of ''Match Game'' intended for evening syndication as ''Match Game PM''.

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== <span class="mw-headline">[[Press Your Luck]] and [[Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck|Whammy!]]</span> ==

* Email [[the bet]] — Strong Bad's introduction ("Come on, big money! Big money! And.....email!") is in the spirit of a typical contestant's excited screams during play.
* Email [[redesign]] — When Strong Bad is cycling through different color schemes for his redesigned [[No Loafing Sign]], he says, "No Whammies, no Whammies!"
* [[Homestar Ruiner]] — When Homestar is in the shower at the [[Locker Room]], he occasionally says, "No Whammies, no Whammies, no Whammies..."
* [[Punkin Show]] — The Fadey Screen is in the same style as the Big Board slides.

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== <span class="mw-headline">[[The Price is Right|The Price Is Right]]</span> ==

* Email [[the show]] — Homestar's microphone resembles the one used by [[Bob Barker]] on this show.
* [[Strong Badia the Free]] — When [[Coach Z]] is chosen for the draft, he remarks, "I think they've all overbid! One dollar! One dollar!"
* [[Main Page 19]] — There are several allusions:
** The Trip to Hawaii board is styled like ones in long-time use on The Price is Right.
** The [[Gremlin]] is revealed and announced in a style similar to the show.
** The chair has a "$??" sign, implying that its price must be guessed like on any of numerous pricing games.
** The sound effect after the wrong answer was apparently guessed was styled after Price's "losing horns".

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== <span class="mw-headline">[[Wheel of Fortune]]</span> ==

* [[Main Page 19]] — The golden [[The Cheat]] statue brings to mind the ceramic dog statues common as prizes in the early years of the show's run.
* Email [[redesign]] — The wheel on the box for the "Color Wheel Roulette" board game resembles the titular wheel from this show.

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