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00:01From Hollywood, it's everybody's game
00:04of strategy, knowledge, and fun.
00:07It's Tic Tac Doe!
00:09And now, here's our host,
00:12Weeks Martindale!
00:14Thank you so much. Thank you, Justin.
00:21Whoo!
00:23Nice people.
00:24Thank you. Let's meet our current champion,
00:26lovely lady. You're gonna love her.
00:27She, uh, is doing pretty well for herself.
00:29Got a lot of cash to her credit.
00:31No prizes yet, but lots of money, and here she is.
00:33Our current champion,
00:35whose winnings total in cash, $10,400,
00:39is a high school teacher
00:40whose interest in good music and collecting art.
00:43Meet Mary Lou Alexander!
00:46And her opponent is working as an accountant
00:49during the day and attending law school at night.
00:51Meet Damon Dickerson!
00:59Damon Dickerson, doggone it, nice to see you again.
01:02Nice to see you again.
01:03Hey, you look gorgeous.
01:05And, uh, are you a little nervous about this?
01:06Oh, I feel better now.
01:08You could be in somewhat a precarious position,
01:10if I remember the board right from the last game, right?
01:12Yes.
01:13But we'll see what happens.
01:14As we said at the end of the last show,
01:15anything can still happen.
01:16Welcome back to the show.
01:17Well, thank you.
01:18And good luck to you.
01:19Hello, Mary Lou Alexander.
01:20Hello.
01:20I've got to tell you something about Mary Lou.
01:21Standing back there just before we heard the theme,
01:24and everybody's a little bit uptight,
01:25always a little bit nervous, and she says,
01:27I've got to breathe back here,
01:28because when I get out there, I can't breathe.
01:30And you said you're wearing a watch
01:32that is not your watch.
01:33This is my father's watch.
01:35Why are you wearing your daddy's watch?
01:37I'm the firstborn,
01:38and rather than giving it to a firstborn son,
01:40he gave it to his firstborn daughter.
01:42Is that going to bring you luck?
01:42It has so far.
01:44It certainly has.
01:45$10,400 in cash, no prizes, all that in cash.
01:48And we're going to see if she can continue
01:49her winning ways against this lady.
01:51Let's see what happens as we begin.
01:59As you'll remember, hopefully,
02:01the game was interrupted when time ran out.
02:03These were the categories that we were dealing with
02:04on that show.
02:05Wild West, Big and Little, Women in Film,
02:08Foreign Authors, Potluck Pictures, Travel,
02:11Georgia's Astronomy, and One Word Names.
02:13Here's what the board looked like when we stopped.
02:15Three X's and two O's.
02:17Three for Mary Lou, two for Dama, right?
02:20Dama, right.
02:21All right, and the pot is worth $1,100.
02:24Let's move the categories around and begin
02:26with our champion, Mary Lou.
02:27She goes first.
02:28So, Mary Lou, it's your first pick.
02:31I can't believe I'm doing this because I'm not a gambler,
02:34but I'm going to go for Women in Film for the win.
02:36You're going to go for Women in Film for the win.
02:39It will be worth, if you answer this right,
02:41$1,300 in cash added to your prior total.
02:45That would give your total cash winnings that would make it $11,700.
02:51And Mary Lou, for tic-tac-toe and all of that, here's your question.
02:55This actress had a series of successful movies during the 70s,
02:59including Silver Streak, Semi-Tough, and Starting Over.
03:03She also played an opera singer in the controversial film, Luna.
03:08For tic-tac-toe and a total of $11,700 in cash, name her.
03:14Jill Kleberg.
03:15Right, take a breather.
03:26Congratulations, Mary Lou.
03:28Let's just for fun look at the board now.
03:30And she had a couple of ways she could have taken this game.
03:34She went for the win vertically.
03:36And your other option, I guess, Mary Lou,
03:38I don't want to put words in your mouth,
03:39you might have gone for travel for the block.
03:42Yes.
03:42Knowing that if you got that block,
03:45then she couldn't have beat you on the next round.
03:47All right, you won the $1,300.
03:49You have a total of $11,700 with the opera.
03:52Would you like to try to beat our dragon?
03:53I certainly would.
03:54You have not done that yet in two tries.
03:56Maybe this third will be a charm.
03:58All right.
03:58Dama, you played a good game,
04:00but she just had you cut off there at the pass.
04:02She went for that win.
04:03She got it.
04:04And you're a lovely lady and a marvelous personality.
04:07And I know you have a lot of people in the audience
04:08who came to root you on to victory.
04:10Who knows, maybe we can do this again
04:11and next time better luck, right?
04:13I hope so.
04:13A couple of nice prizes for you as you leave us.
04:15Thanks.
04:16And good luck to you.
04:17Dama Dickerson.
04:19Mary Lou, come on over.
04:24Come on down.
04:26Nice to see you back over here.
04:28And I just have a feeling that the third time really
04:31and truly is going to be a charm.
04:32Do you feel lucky with that watch and everything?
04:34I really do feel lucky right now.
04:35All righty.
04:36Behind the numbers are various amounts of money,
04:38a tick, a tack, and of course, the ever-present dragon.
04:41If you hit $1,000 or more or get the tick and the tack,
04:44you'll win a prize package.
04:45Now, you might ask me, Wink, what is the prize package?
04:49Wink, what is the prize package?
04:50I'm glad you asked, Mary Lou.
04:51Everybody knows those magical words, lights, cameras, action.
04:55Well, Mary Lou, the prizes in this next package
04:57will help you make your own motion pictures.
05:00Listen.
05:01Right.
05:01First, Mary Lou, don't worry if you've never made a film before
05:04because you'll shoot one in a flash with this new movie camera.
05:07It's the real-life Yashica movie system.
05:10This electronic F50XL sound movie camera
05:13features an automatic zoom micro lens.
05:15You'll like its versatility and ease of handling.
05:18Furnished by Yashica.
05:19And next, now that you've mastered film,
05:21you're ready to work with videotape
05:23and the sensational videotape camera
05:26from Akai, a compact, lightweight color video camera.
05:29It features a 6-to-1 zoom lens, a built-in microphone,
05:32and an electronic viewfinder for instant playback.
05:35Akai, known the world over for fine home entertainment products.
05:39And finally, Mary Lou, once your videotape is finished shooting,
05:42grab some popcorn and screen it right at home
05:44on this next gift valued at $1,500,
05:48a sensational home video playback unit.
05:51Also from Akai, Act the Video.
05:54This lightweight, handsome home video unit with VHS format
05:58boasts a host of features and brings you the added dimension of portability.
06:02Remember Akai for the best thing next to your TV.
06:05And Mary Lou, this motion picture package is worth, in cash and prizes,
06:09over $3,700.
06:12Avoid the dragon or you lose everything.
06:14Get the tick and the tack and you automatically get the go.
06:17Let's shuffle them all around on the board,
06:19cover them up, put numbers up there now.
06:20Nine numbers, one to nine.
06:22And I noticed that everybody in your little group came back for this show.
06:26My parents are here again.
06:27All right, are you going to make the pick
06:28or you want your dad or your mom to...
06:30Well, I hate to say this, but I lost twice in a row with my parents.
06:34I'm just going to try to go on my own this time.
06:37They're smiling. Yeah, they're smiling.
06:38So they'll go along with that.
06:39Pick a number.
06:40I'd like to pick number five again.
06:41All right, number five in the center.
06:43Beat you last time.
06:43What happens this time?
06:44Better luck?
06:45Yeah, $250.
06:47So you're going to stick to your own numbers, right?
06:54There's a lady in the back who's telling me number four.
06:57A lady way up in the back is telling you number four.
07:00Mom and dad, not you.
07:01Lady up there in the back.
07:02Going to go with that lady.
07:03What is it?
07:04Behind number four to go with $250.
07:05$400.
07:07$650.
07:09Now, hold it for just a minute.
07:11Hold it just a minute.
07:13Now, you've got $650.
07:15You need a little more cash to win all of those goodies
07:17and that video playback machine that I know you want very badly.
07:21I'm going to ask you to think about whether or not you want to stop.
07:24Take the $650, knowing the next call could be the dragon.
07:27We'll ask you for your decision right after we come back.
07:30Think about it.
07:36Hey, if I may, before we get back to Mary Lou and her decision
07:38on her next number as to whether or not she's going to stop or go,
07:41I want to tell you about something.
07:42As you may already know, we hope you already know,
07:45this coming Monday,
07:46we're going to have a very special event here on Tic-Tac-Toe
07:49because of your strong response and reaction last season.
07:52We're going to have our second annual tournament of some very special people.
07:57You have not met these people before,
07:59and each one of them is over 80 years of age.
08:03Her age is 86.
08:05She's been a tugboat captain and is now a volunteer hospital worker.
08:08Her interests are the harmonica and gambling.
08:11She's Tessie O'Connor.
08:13He's about to reach his 94th year, and he still works.
08:17He's adopted and cares for 11 children around the world.
08:20He's Harvey Porter.
08:24Now, they're going to compete against each other in this special tournament.
08:27The winner will receive $50,000 cash,
08:30plus another $50,000 cash for his or her favorite charity,
08:34a total of $100,000.
08:40Now, please make plans to watch this tournament.
08:43I guarantee you it will intrigue and entertain you,
08:45and that's beginning this coming Monday right here on Tic-Tac-Toe,
08:49our over 80 tournament.
08:50Second annual, going to be fun.
08:52Hello.
08:53Hello.
08:53Here we are.
08:54Here we are again.
08:55Do you remember where we were?
08:56Oh, yes.
08:57All right.
08:57Did you decide, are you going to take the 650 and stop or continue?
09:00My luck has to be good now.
09:03I'm going to try again.
09:04You really want that videotape player, don't you?
09:05I really, really want that.
09:06All right.
09:06What number are you going to like?
09:08I'd like number three.
09:09Number three.
09:10All right.
09:10Let's go up to the top right corner of this lucky board for number three.
09:14To go with 650, 300 more dollars.
09:17You need $50.
09:19That's all, Mary Lou.
09:20Let's go and blow it now.
09:21You need $50 to win.
09:27Both my mother and father are agreeing this time.
09:29They both say one, so I'll go.
09:30They're in agreement.
09:31Have your mother and father ever been wrong?
09:33They have been wrong, but they are now agreeing at least.
09:36Yeah, try the last show.
09:38All right.
09:38You want to go to number one?
09:39Yes.
09:39All right.
09:39You need $50.
09:41Number one.
09:42What do we see?
09:43Is it 50?
09:44Yes.
09:55Thank you, Mommy and Daddy.
09:56Thank you, Mother.
09:57Thank you, Father.
09:58Just like a nice little daughter should do.
09:59Let's look behind the numbers.
10:01Where was the dragon?
10:02What do you think?
10:03Oh, there it was behind number eight.
10:05You got the videotape player.
10:06The first thing I'm going to do is tape myself on the show.
10:09Oh, that's terrific.
10:10Get them all.
10:10Get them all.
10:11You have them for a lifetime.
10:12All right.
10:12You have one now in total.
10:13Cash and prizes, $15,500.
10:18And I congratulate you and wish you continued luck in success as we play against a new player.
10:24Go on over there, Mary Lou, and we're off and running.
10:26Jay Stewart, who's next?
10:27He's from Fruit Heights, Utah, and he's rejoining the Marine Corps to become a pilot.
10:33Meet Rod Brotherton.
10:40Rod, I tried to listen to exactly what Jay is saying.
10:43Sometimes I can't hear him.
10:45Where are you from?
10:47Fruit Heights, Utah.
10:48Really?
10:49Nice town.
10:50Fruit Heights, Utah.
10:52Tell us about life there.
10:53It's a quiet little community known for its cherry orchards, but it's kind of small.
10:59In fact, as you go into town, it says, welcome to Fruit Heights, and please come again on the same
11:04sign.
11:06The host does the jokes around you.
11:09And Rod usually has the same results as you just did.
11:12Yeah.
11:15I, I, I, we'll never get on the Tonight Show with these, Rod.
11:18I'll tell you that right now.
11:19Now, uh, I understand you're rejoining the Marine Corps.
11:22That's right.
11:23I'd been in for five years and, and gotten out for a couple and found out that, well, it was
11:27really a part of me, and I have a chance to go back and be a pilot now.
11:30What do you like about it?
11:31Well, it's, it's straightforward, direct, and they get the job done.
11:35Well, I, uh, will be the first to tell you you've got a job to do right here on Tic
11:39-Tac-Doe as we play a game.
11:41Are you set and ready to go?
11:42I'm ready to go.
11:42You know, your competition's pretty rough.
11:43Mary Lou's a very sharp player.
11:45You do know that, Rod.
11:46I've been watching.
11:47And you're willing to do this anyway, Rod.
11:49I'm gonna get her.
11:49All right.
11:50Let's take a look at the subjects.
11:51Here they are.
11:54Famous firsts, mythology, animals, movies, ancient history, redheads, comic strips, royalty, and about words.
12:00Mary Lou?
12:02I'd like to try famous firsts in the upper left.
12:05All righty.
12:05And here's the question, Mary Lou.
12:07In 19, oh, beg your pardon.
12:08Start again.
12:09In 1792, George Washington signed a bill that established the first United States Mint in a city that once was
12:16the capital of the colonies.
12:17Name the city.
12:19Philadelphia.
12:20Yes.
12:21Philadelphia, PA.
12:22Put an X there.
12:23Let's move them around.
12:24The shuffle takes us to Rod Brotherton for the first time.
12:28Oh, good.
12:28Go to the middle with comic strips, Wayne.
12:30All right, comic strips.
12:31Let's see if it's good.
12:32I'll give you the secret identities of a comic strip hero and heroine, and you name them.
12:37One, Diana Prince.
12:39Two, Peter Parker.
12:41Here's a little extra time for you to think about those, Rod.
12:52Secret identities of comic strip heroes and heroines.
12:55You name them.
12:56First, Diana Prince.
12:57Let me go to answer the second one first.
12:59Okay, Peter Parker.
13:00Peter Parker is Spider-Man.
13:02Correct.
13:02Now we've got to go back to the first one again.
13:04Diana Prince.
13:06I think Diana Prince was Batgirl.
13:08No, Wonder Woman.
13:09Wonder Woman.
13:10Wonder Woman.
13:11Spider-Man, Wonder Woman.
13:12That's tough.
13:13All right, still $200 in the pot.
13:14Let's move them around.
13:16Shuffle will take us back to Mary Lou.
13:21Well, I think I'd like to go with movies in the lower right.
13:25Movies it is.
13:25All righty.
13:26Here's your question, Mary Lou.
13:27Take a look at this picture, first of all.
13:28This is a scene from a 1980 film about a prison warden who poses as an inmate, and I want
13:34you
13:34to name the film.
13:36Brubaker with Robert Redford, my favorite.
13:39Yes, that's right.
13:44Mary Lou, all that extemporaneous stuff, you just have to say Brubaker.
13:48That's all.
13:48But wasn't that a good picture?
13:50Oh, that's wonderful.
13:51He really is.
13:51All right.
13:52Another X on the board, $400 in the pot.
13:54Let's move the categories around.
13:55Rod, back to you.
13:56Now, you really need to get a streak going here, Rod.
13:59Go back to the middle and block with animals.
14:01All right.
14:01Animals for a diagonal block.
14:03I'll name two animals, and you tell me what kind of animals they are, Rod.
14:07One, the snipe.
14:08Two, the rhesus.
14:10Here's your extra time.
14:21Rod, the snipe.
14:22What kind of animal?
14:23The snipe is a rodent-type animal.
14:26No, it's a bird.
14:27Bird?
14:28Snipe is a bird.
14:29Close.
14:29And the rhesus, of course, you know that one, don't you?
14:31It's a monkey.
14:31The monkey, yeah.
14:32But in this game, you've got to get both parts.
14:34So we still have $400 in the pot.
14:36We'll get back to our game between Mary Lou and Rod in just a moment.
14:44Okay, let's get back to our game with a $400 pot and only two X's up on the board.
14:48Let's move the categories.
14:49A quick shuffle takes us back to Mary Lou.
14:53Oh, I think I'm going to be very cautious and go with animals in the lower left.
15:01All righty.
15:02Here's your question, Mary Lou.
15:03This slow-moving South American animal comes in either the two-toed or three-toed variety.
15:09It's name has come to mean lazy.
15:12Name it.
15:13Sloth.
15:13Right.
15:14S-L-O-T-H for slot.
15:16We put an X there, the third one on the board.
15:18And a shuffle takes place now.
15:20Taking this back to Rod with $600 in the pot.
15:23Let's try a block on the left middle with mythology.
15:26All right.
15:26Vertically mythology.
15:28This would give you a block, Rod, vertically.
15:29The name of this strange animal is found in myths and early Bibles.
15:33It has the body of a horse and a single spiraled horn on its forehead.
15:38For a block, name it.
15:39Unicorn.
15:40Correct.
15:41Took a while, but you got your first go up there.
15:43Good enough for a vertical block.
15:44Let's move the categories around.
15:46$800 in the pot.
15:48And Mary Lou, it's your turn again.
15:50Well, I did okay with animals before.
15:53I'd like to go for the win with animals.
15:55All right.
15:55Across the bottom in the center for a horizontal tic-tac-doe,
15:58this would mean $1,000 to you and a grand total of $16,500.
16:04Mary Lou, this is the question.
16:06This small animal is classified.
16:10I'm going to have to ask pronunciation on this.
16:13Arachnid.
16:14This small animal is classified as an arachnid.
16:17Its types include the bowl and dolly, the orb weaver, and the black widow.
16:22For tic-tac-toe and $16,500, name it.
16:27Spider.
16:27Right.
16:28You win.
16:37I was never on any of my tests, the old arachnids.
16:40No, I don't think...
16:40Anyway, it's not something I say every day.
16:42Mary Lou, you win $16,500 as a grand total.
16:46And in this show, you know what you're going to get to do?
16:48You're going to try to beat that dragon again.
16:50All right.
16:51Rod, slow, short game.
16:53Short game.
16:54Win some, lose some.
16:55We've got 1-0 up there.
16:56But who knows?
16:57Maybe we can do this again sometime.
16:58I'd like to.
16:58Better look at it.
16:59We have a couple of nice prizes for you.
17:01Ladies and gentlemen, let's say goodbye to Rod Brotherton.
17:03Thank you for being with us, Rod.
17:05From Food Heights, Utah.
17:06Come on, Mary Lou.
17:11And Arachnid.
17:15Okay, now I want to tell you about this prize package you're going to be trying for.
17:18You got one of the things that you really wanted for a long time, last time you beat the dragon.
17:23And this next package will provide you with some special gifts that you might not normally indulge in.
17:29Something you might not go out every day and buy.
17:31Jake?
17:32Well, first, Mary Lou, we have jewelry for you.
17:34And that's someone special.
17:36These beautiful his and hers watches.
17:39Pedre, the good as gold collection by Pedre Watch Company of New York.
17:42Elegant matching set of his and hers seven jewel bracelet watches from Pedre.
17:46And then if you ever wondered what you'd look like on canvas, picture this, a beautiful studio portrait.
17:52From Olin Mills, the nation's studio, a beautifully framed custom portrait on canvas.
17:57Quality you'll treasure at reasonable prices.
17:59Six hundred portrait studios nationwide, furnished by Olin Mills.
18:03Next, we have a bottle of champagne for you.
18:05And you'll drink it from this beautiful crystal.
18:08Crystal from Tiffin.
18:10Exquisite handcraft that led crystal stemware.
18:12Created at the oldest existing glass factory in America.
18:15A complete service for eight, all etched with the Tiffin signature.
18:18And finally, Mary Lou, we want you to have a dream vacation and a chance to indulge in a little
18:22island magic.
18:24So, we're sending you to Tahiti.
18:29Yes, you'll bask in the sun while surrounded by beautiful beaches, blue lagoons, coconut palms,
18:35in an exotic island atmosphere you'll never forget.
18:38It'll be nine sensational days in the Pacific.
18:41Compliments of Club Universe.
18:44And Mary Lou, this special gift package is worth, in cash and prizes, over $3,800.
18:52Tahiti, my island, Tahiti.
18:54You missed the trip to Bermuda, didn't you?
18:57But my first choice in the whole world for a trip would be Tahiti.
19:00Really?
19:00Really, really, really.
19:01Well, look at this board now.
19:02You're going to see a dragon who is a very mean dragon.
19:05He tries to beat you.
19:06He's going to jump all over the board.
19:07We're going to place him in an unknown position.
19:09Let's hope we don't find him.
19:11Get to $1,000 or more or get Tick and Tacky.
19:13You automatically get everything that Jay talked about, including what?
19:18Tahiti.
19:19That's right.
19:19Pick a number.
19:21My parents are telling me number eight.
19:23All right.
19:23Let's begin with number eight.
19:24Bottom center.
19:25Is it a good lucky number?
19:26I certainly hope so.
19:27Love to see you win that trip.
19:29$150.
19:34Seven?
19:36Seven.
19:36Number seven.
19:37Right next door.
19:37Let's go over there to number seven.
19:39Roll them.
19:40What do we have?
19:41Tick.
19:42That is a Tack for a win.
19:44Now, again, I want you to think about your decision.
19:46You can take the $150 and stop, or you can call out another number.
19:50We'll be back for your decision in just a moment.
19:52Don't go away.
19:53Think about it.
19:57Mary Lou, wouldn't you know that we're going to have to wait until the next show to get your decision
20:01on whether or not you're going to take a number or take the money you've won?
20:04By the way, ladies and gentlemen, I want to remind you, the Over 80 tournament starts this coming Monday.
20:09All contestants over the age of 80 for a $100,000 cash prize.
20:14And I also have a surprise for you.
20:16I don't know whether you've thought about this or not, but if you defeat your next opponent on Tic-Tac
20:20-Toe, you're going to win yourself a brand new car.
20:22I didn't even think about that.
20:23Well, I thought maybe you might.
20:24We've got to say goodbye.
20:25See if she does it on the next show.
20:27Bye-bye.
20:49Tic-Tac-Toe is a Jack Bailey and Dan Enright production.
21:12Tic-Tac-Toe is a Jack Bailey and Dan Enright production.
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