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Wed, Mar 26, 2008
"Moment of Truth" - March 26, 2008
This week in "Possible Financial Gain and Probable Uncomfortable Thanksgiving Dinners"
It's the first part of a two-part season finale and, well, you know what that means, marriages are busting up and lurid details of other people's sex lives are on display.
Constestant #1: Paul, a 23-year-old fight promoter and former wrestler who lives with his mother in San Diego.
Paul is glad to be here and is feeling good. Paul clearly has no short-term memory. Paul is rocking a rat-tail.
In the audience for support: Paul's girlfriend Maria, mom, sister, dad, best friend
Host Mark "Not Marky Mark" L. Walberg asks if Paul's cheering squad is prepared, it is. They clearly don't know Paul very well.
Level One (Six Questions for $10,000)
1. Have you ever ignored a friend that you knew needed your help? Yes. (True)
2. Do you have a mullet because you think it attracts women? Yes. (True) (Maria thinks it's sexy.)
3. Have you ever lied to a woman about the fact that you live with your mother? Yes. (True)
4. Have you ever borrowed money from a family member and spent it on something illegal? No. (True)
5. Have you ever told your parents you quit gambling when, in fact, you hadn't? Yes. (True)
(Such a curious show, people clap because he advances but they're also, intentionally or not, applauding the fact that he lied to his parents.)
6. Have you ever lost more than $10,000 gambling in one day? (Break) Yes. (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! You're a winner of more money than you've lost gambling in one day! ("I won it back," crows Paul.)
Level Two (Six Questions for $25,000)
7. Have you ever told your parents that you had made a lot of money in your business when in fact you made it gambling? (Sister and friend hit the escape button which means they don't want to know the answer. Or don't want mom and dad to know).
7. Replacement question: Have you ever had sex with someone and kept her underwear as a trophy? Yes. (True) (Ew.)
8. Have you ever had sexual relations with someone you would be embarrassed to introduce to your mother? Yes. (True)
9. Are there things in your sexual history that you keep secret from Maria? Yes. (True) (He calls it a man law, she wants to discuss this later).
10. Do you think that you would like to have children with Maria someday? (Break) No. (True) (This hurts Maria's feelings. We're starting to think her eggs might be better off in someone else's more risk-and-STD-averse basket).
11. Do you keep a spreadsheet of all the women you have had sexual relations with? Yes. (True). (He likes to be organized, there are categories and ratings. No mention of color-coding. He blames his sister for giving him a little black book at age 17. He calls it his "little pimp book.")
Ding! Ding! Ding! The pimp book nets him $25,000. Maria feels like she knows nothing about Paul.
Level Three (Four Questions for $100,000)
12. Have you ever thought you were a disappointment to your father? Yes. (True) (Dad says we all learn from our mistakes and says he's extremely proud of Paul.)
13. Do you think you could ever be faithful to just one woman? (Break) No. (True.) (He was hoping this would be a $500,000 question. Considering what's coming up, that seems hard to believe. Maria's starting to get steamed. She's very disappointed. Paul calls for the next question. Mom hopes he matures enough to know what love is really about.)
14. Have you had sexual relations with over 100 women? Yes. (True) (Maria is beginning to tear up. Dad and best friend are still clapping.)
15. Have you ever been paid for sex? (Break) Yes. (True) (Mom is in "ay, ay, ay, ay" mode. Apparently, Paul was a college gigolo.)
Paul stops gambling and gets paid for talking about sex instead of having it.
Contestant #2: Angela, a married, 27-year-old interior designer from California, oldest of four. (Did they polygraph her age?)
Angela is excited and nervous.
In the audience for support: Her husband David, her mom, and best friend
Level One
1. Do you believe that most women are jealous of your beauty? Yes. (True)
2. Would it bother you if your future children inherited your husband's red hair? Yes. (True) (David does not seem surprised.)
3. Would you respect your husband more if he made more money? Yes. (True) (David does not seem surprised.)
4. Before you were married, did you ever have sexual relations with a married man? (Break). Yes. (True) (David feigns surprise. She does a little happy dance at her true answer getting her closer to $10k.)
Walberg asks Angela and David, married only two years, if it's wise for a young, married couple to continue with this endeavor. Angela doesn't respond to the wisdom aspect and just says she's going to continue.
5. Would you say it is sometimes a struggle to stay faithful to your husband? .........
And it's a cliffhanger until next week's season finale.
Hmm, vanity, greed, lust, and gluttony. Not bad for 44 minutes work. Considering David's rising disgust we think that wrath may be in store for Angela next week when, as the announcer puts it, "she destroys her marriage one question at a time."
This week in "Possible Financial Gain and Probable Uncomfortable Thanksgiving Dinners"
It's the first part of a two-part season finale and, well, you know what that means, marriages are busting up and lurid details of other people's sex lives are on display.
Constestant #1: Paul, a 23-year-old fight promoter and former wrestler who lives with his mother in San Diego.
Paul is glad to be here and is feeling good. Paul clearly has no short-term memory. Paul is rocking a rat-tail.
In the audience for support: Paul's girlfriend Maria, mom, sister, dad, best friend
Host Mark "Not Marky Mark" L. Walberg asks if Paul's cheering squad is prepared, it is. They clearly don't know Paul very well.
Level One (Six Questions for $10,000)
1. Have you ever ignored a friend that you knew needed your help? Yes. (True)
2. Do you have a mullet because you think it attracts women? Yes. (True) (Maria thinks it's sexy.)
3. Have you ever lied to a woman about the fact that you live with your mother? Yes. (True)
4. Have you ever borrowed money from a family member and spent it on something illegal? No. (True)
5. Have you ever told your parents you quit gambling when, in fact, you hadn't? Yes. (True)
(Such a curious show, people clap because he advances but they're also, intentionally or not, applauding the fact that he lied to his parents.)
6. Have you ever lost more than $10,000 gambling in one day? (Break) Yes. (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! You're a winner of more money than you've lost gambling in one day! ("I won it back," crows Paul.)
Level Two (Six Questions for $25,000)
7. Have you ever told your parents that you had made a lot of money in your business when in fact you made it gambling? (Sister and friend hit the escape button which means they don't want to know the answer. Or don't want mom and dad to know).
7. Replacement question: Have you ever had sex with someone and kept her underwear as a trophy? Yes. (True) (Ew.)
8. Have you ever had sexual relations with someone you would be embarrassed to introduce to your mother? Yes. (True)
9. Are there things in your sexual history that you keep secret from Maria? Yes. (True) (He calls it a man law, she wants to discuss this later).
10. Do you think that you would like to have children with Maria someday? (Break) No. (True) (This hurts Maria's feelings. We're starting to think her eggs might be better off in someone else's more risk-and-STD-averse basket).
11. Do you keep a spreadsheet of all the women you have had sexual relations with? Yes. (True). (He likes to be organized, there are categories and ratings. No mention of color-coding. He blames his sister for giving him a little black book at age 17. He calls it his "little pimp book.")
Ding! Ding! Ding! The pimp book nets him $25,000. Maria feels like she knows nothing about Paul.
Level Three (Four Questions for $100,000)
12. Have you ever thought you were a disappointment to your father? Yes. (True) (Dad says we all learn from our mistakes and says he's extremely proud of Paul.)
13. Do you think you could ever be faithful to just one woman? (Break) No. (True.) (He was hoping this would be a $500,000 question. Considering what's coming up, that seems hard to believe. Maria's starting to get steamed. She's very disappointed. Paul calls for the next question. Mom hopes he matures enough to know what love is really about.)
14. Have you had sexual relations with over 100 women? Yes. (True) (Maria is beginning to tear up. Dad and best friend are still clapping.)
15. Have you ever been paid for sex? (Break) Yes. (True) (Mom is in "ay, ay, ay, ay" mode. Apparently, Paul was a college gigolo.)
Paul stops gambling and gets paid for talking about sex instead of having it.
Contestant #2: Angela, a married, 27-year-old interior designer from California, oldest of four. (Did they polygraph her age?)
Angela is excited and nervous.
In the audience for support: Her husband David, her mom, and best friend
Level One
1. Do you believe that most women are jealous of your beauty? Yes. (True)
2. Would it bother you if your future children inherited your husband's red hair? Yes. (True) (David does not seem surprised.)
3. Would you respect your husband more if he made more money? Yes. (True) (David does not seem surprised.)
4. Before you were married, did you ever have sexual relations with a married man? (Break). Yes. (True) (David feigns surprise. She does a little happy dance at her true answer getting her closer to $10k.)
Walberg asks Angela and David, married only two years, if it's wise for a young, married couple to continue with this endeavor. Angela doesn't respond to the wisdom aspect and just says she's going to continue.
5. Would you say it is sometimes a struggle to stay faithful to your husband? .........
And it's a cliffhanger until next week's season finale.
Hmm, vanity, greed, lust, and gluttony. Not bad for 44 minutes work. Considering David's rising disgust we think that wrath may be in store for Angela next week when, as the announcer puts it, "she destroys her marriage one question at a time."
Wed, Apr 2, 2008
The Moment of Truth - Season Finale - April 2, 2008
...And we're back, picking up the destruction of Angela's marriage "one question at a time."
Once again we choose not to heed the viewer discretion advisory at our own peril and settle in for the ministrations of Not Marky Mark.
The not so cheery cheerleading squad on the couches: Mom, best friend, and husband David.
We pick up with Question #5: Would you say it is sometimes a struggle to stay faithful to your husband?
Answer: Yes (True)
Question #6: Have you ever done something while your husband is away on business that you feel guilty about?
Answer: Yes (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! She's won $10,000.
Contestant Update: Ty, the touchy-feely personal trainer and ex-football player who peeked at other football players in the shower, and lost saying he never improperly touched a client, is working on his marriage.
Contestant Update: George, he of the padded underwear and gambling addiction, he won $100,000 and he and his girlfriend are still together and he hasn't gambled any of his winnings. Yay?
The prize now ratchets up to $25,000 for the next five questions if she continues. She continues.
Question #7: Have you ever had a man in the house that you did not want your husband to know about?
Answer: No (True)
Question #8: Have you ever hooked up with any of my former boyfriends? (Asked by her best friend).
Answer: Yes (True)
Question #9: Have you ever had a sexual fantasy that involved your best friend Eva?
Answer: Yes (True) (Mom looks uncomfortable. Eva, undeniably pleased. Angela, who has seen her BFF naked, thinks this is natural. Not Marky Mark says for men, not so much.)
Contestant Update: Kristi, the beauty queen who bummed out her sister and boyfriend, has, since winning $100,000 has also won a beauty pageant, dated and broken up again with her ex-fiance, is hoping to represent Ohio in the Miss America pageant and plans to use her winnings to go to medical school.
Contestant Update: Michael, the carpenter who coveted his wife's sisters and had sex with at least one friend's wife, is in a period of healing with his wife. With his prize money he has decided to buy her breast implants.
Question #10: If your husband left the Mormon church would you stay with him? (Did not see this one coming at all).
Answer: No (True) (David says that he would stay with her because love should be "beyond religion.")
Contestant Update: Ray, the public servant who almost destroyed his marriage and family by admitting harmless sexual fantasies and mommy issues, is still working as a chef and a month after the show his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. He continues to work on healing. He and his wife plan on renewing their wedding vows.
Contestant Update: Ellen, the New York housewife who almost had a nervous breakdown by admitting that she thinks she's a better mother than her own and that she invited some ex-flings to her wedding, took her prize money, her husband and four kids on vacation, her mother has moved in with her.
Question #11: Have you ever thought about hiring a private investigator to follow your husband around?
Answer: Yes (True) ("Who hasn't?" she asks.)
Ding! Ding! Ding! $25,000 in the bank. She thought the questions would be easier. Will she go home or keep going? Since it's only the 35 minute mark we're guessing she keeps going. She does. The next four questions sweeten the pot (or sour it depending on your viewpoint) to $100,000.
Question # 12: When your husband goes on tour with rock bands, do you ever suspect that he is cheating on you? (David's a tour manager. Apparently he was also in a '90s alternative band called 29Died. Check out myspace.com/29died.)
Answer: Yes (True) (David is very calm and says he's never given her reason to doubt him, but she says he's lying, he rejoinders wittily with "whatever.")
Contestant Update: Lisette, a restaurant hostess who left a "trail of tragedy" by admitting romantic regrets and suspecting her boyfriend of cheating, and lost on a question about sleeping her way into a job, says her relationship with her current boyfriend is "better than ever."
Contestant Update: Paul, of mullet fame who kept a spreadsheet of his 100 conquests, took his $100,00,broke up with his girlfriend, and went out and had sex with 35 more women.
Not Marky Mark warns Angela that the next question could ruin her marriage, she says to bring it on.
Question #13: Have you ever regretted marrying your husband?
Answer: Yes. (True) (David still doesn't look too perturbed but the pot is beginning to boil).
Contestant Update: The infamous Lauren Cleri, wife of the NYC cop who admitted she felt like she married the wrong man and committed adultery, and lost saying she believed she was a good person, says her life has been a whirlwind of phone calls, was in shock watching the show, and says her hubby and his family are hurting inside. She still lingers on her old flame. She and her hubby are not living under the same roof currently. She thanks the American public for the negative and the positive, both of which have made her a lot stronger. (And apparently helped her lose a few pounds. Stress will do that for some.)
Question #14: For $100,000 would you pose nude in an adult magazine?
Answer: No. (False) And the red lights of doom come up and she loses it all, just like Not Marky Mark warned and she admits that she probably would do it. Her husband still seems to be talking to her.
Not Marky Mark sincerely hopes that Angela and David work it out and thanks America for making "TMOT" the most popular new show in the country.
Synopsis written by zimrod
...And we're back, picking up the destruction of Angela's marriage "one question at a time."
Once again we choose not to heed the viewer discretion advisory at our own peril and settle in for the ministrations of Not Marky Mark.
The not so cheery cheerleading squad on the couches: Mom, best friend, and husband David.
We pick up with Question #5: Would you say it is sometimes a struggle to stay faithful to your husband?
Answer: Yes (True)
Question #6: Have you ever done something while your husband is away on business that you feel guilty about?
Answer: Yes (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! She's won $10,000.
Contestant Update: Ty, the touchy-feely personal trainer and ex-football player who peeked at other football players in the shower, and lost saying he never improperly touched a client, is working on his marriage.
Contestant Update: George, he of the padded underwear and gambling addiction, he won $100,000 and he and his girlfriend are still together and he hasn't gambled any of his winnings. Yay?
The prize now ratchets up to $25,000 for the next five questions if she continues. She continues.
Question #7: Have you ever had a man in the house that you did not want your husband to know about?
Answer: No (True)
Question #8: Have you ever hooked up with any of my former boyfriends? (Asked by her best friend).
Answer: Yes (True)
Question #9: Have you ever had a sexual fantasy that involved your best friend Eva?
Answer: Yes (True) (Mom looks uncomfortable. Eva, undeniably pleased. Angela, who has seen her BFF naked, thinks this is natural. Not Marky Mark says for men, not so much.)
Contestant Update: Kristi, the beauty queen who bummed out her sister and boyfriend, has, since winning $100,000 has also won a beauty pageant, dated and broken up again with her ex-fiance, is hoping to represent Ohio in the Miss America pageant and plans to use her winnings to go to medical school.
Contestant Update: Michael, the carpenter who coveted his wife's sisters and had sex with at least one friend's wife, is in a period of healing with his wife. With his prize money he has decided to buy her breast implants.
Question #10: If your husband left the Mormon church would you stay with him? (Did not see this one coming at all).
Answer: No (True) (David says that he would stay with her because love should be "beyond religion.")
Contestant Update: Ray, the public servant who almost destroyed his marriage and family by admitting harmless sexual fantasies and mommy issues, is still working as a chef and a month after the show his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. He continues to work on healing. He and his wife plan on renewing their wedding vows.
Contestant Update: Ellen, the New York housewife who almost had a nervous breakdown by admitting that she thinks she's a better mother than her own and that she invited some ex-flings to her wedding, took her prize money, her husband and four kids on vacation, her mother has moved in with her.
Question #11: Have you ever thought about hiring a private investigator to follow your husband around?
Answer: Yes (True) ("Who hasn't?" she asks.)
Ding! Ding! Ding! $25,000 in the bank. She thought the questions would be easier. Will she go home or keep going? Since it's only the 35 minute mark we're guessing she keeps going. She does. The next four questions sweeten the pot (or sour it depending on your viewpoint) to $100,000.
Question # 12: When your husband goes on tour with rock bands, do you ever suspect that he is cheating on you? (David's a tour manager. Apparently he was also in a '90s alternative band called 29Died. Check out myspace.com/29died.)
Answer: Yes (True) (David is very calm and says he's never given her reason to doubt him, but she says he's lying, he rejoinders wittily with "whatever.")
Contestant Update: Lisette, a restaurant hostess who left a "trail of tragedy" by admitting romantic regrets and suspecting her boyfriend of cheating, and lost on a question about sleeping her way into a job, says her relationship with her current boyfriend is "better than ever."
Contestant Update: Paul, of mullet fame who kept a spreadsheet of his 100 conquests, took his $100,00,broke up with his girlfriend, and went out and had sex with 35 more women.
Not Marky Mark warns Angela that the next question could ruin her marriage, she says to bring it on.
Question #13: Have you ever regretted marrying your husband?
Answer: Yes. (True) (David still doesn't look too perturbed but the pot is beginning to boil).
Contestant Update: The infamous Lauren Cleri, wife of the NYC cop who admitted she felt like she married the wrong man and committed adultery, and lost saying she believed she was a good person, says her life has been a whirlwind of phone calls, was in shock watching the show, and says her hubby and his family are hurting inside. She still lingers on her old flame. She and her hubby are not living under the same roof currently. She thanks the American public for the negative and the positive, both of which have made her a lot stronger. (And apparently helped her lose a few pounds. Stress will do that for some.)
Question #14: For $100,000 would you pose nude in an adult magazine?
Answer: No. (False) And the red lights of doom come up and she loses it all, just like Not Marky Mark warned and she admits that she probably would do it. Her husband still seems to be talking to her.
Not Marky Mark sincerely hopes that Angela and David work it out and thanks America for making "TMOT" the most popular new show in the country.
Synopsis written by zimrod
Tue, May 27, 2008
"The Moment of Truth" - May 27, 2008
I know we've all thought long and hard about how we spend our leisure time. Nice to have you back.
We get a l-o-o-ong recap of the "first season" in which people spilled the messy, messy beans of their lives for all the world to see and brought "pain and devastation" to the loved ones who came to support them. They "opened wounds so deep it seemed they'd never be able to heal." Gosh, this voiceover guy is relishing these lines. Apparently, this summer they're turning up the heat. Here come the flames of "truth."
Not Marky Mark tells us that tonight the only thing that separates a person from $500,000 is 21 questions and their ability to tell the truth.
Contestant #1: Curtis Frank, a 28-year-old gold broker from Arizona. He's natty in a jacket complete with pocket square.
He's confident that he'll be able to tell the truth. Not Marky Mark explains there are six levels of questions and the higher you go the more money you win. You can leave at any time with the money you've won but once you hear a question you have to answer it and if you're caught lying, wah-wah-wah, you lose it all.
Curtis' Cheeleading squad: Marie his mom, Aurora his girlfriend, Cody his little brother, John his friend.
Level one: Six questions for $10,000
Question #1: When walking past a mirror do you usually stop to check yourself out? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #2: As an adult have you ever put on make-up before going out for the night? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #3: Have you ever watched more than a single minute of gay pornography? Answer: Yes (True) Mom looks uncomfortable.
Not Marky Mark reminds friends and family that they can whack the button in front of them to kill a question and move on to another but they can only use it once.
Question #4: Have you ever been attracted to one of your male friends? (BREAK) John is a little concerned. Answer: No (True)
Question #5: Have you ever attended a church function solely to pick up a woman? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #6: Do you tell your friends intimate details about the women you date? Aurora says he says he doesn't, as his little brother fails to hide a grin looking to the ceiling. Answer: Yes (True) Aurora and Mom don't look happy.
Ding! Ding! Ding! He wins $10,000
Level Two: Five questions for $25,000. Will he risk it? Why yes he will.
Question #7: Would you be able to pay your mortgage if your mother cut off your allowance? Answer: No (True)
Question #8: Have you ever felt like you were a burden to your family? Marie calls it a heavy question. Answer: Yes (True)
Not Marky Mark offers him an out. He says let's keep going.
Question #9: Have you ever knowingly passed a counterfeit bill? Answer: Yes (True) Mom is disappointed.
Curtis tells us about the family furniture business started by his late father and now run by his mother and some of his brothers.
Question #10: Have you ever had sexual relations with a woman inside your family's furniture store? (BREAK) Answer: Yes (True) Mom really looks disappointed. Aurora is shaking her head in disgust. And there goes the business at that store. Mom says she is quite shocked. His brother thinks it's hilarious.
Not Marky Mark warns him the next question might cause Curtis' mother to lose respect for him and again offers him an out. He keeps going.
Question #11: Have you ever told someone you'd been tested for a sexually transmitted disease, when, in fact, you hadn't? (The real question is was he tested for it before he had sex in her furniture store?) Answer: Yes (True) A few people actually boo. Aurora has tears in her eyes.
Ding! Ding! Ding! He wins $25,000.
Not Marky Mark asks him if he wants to continue. His buddy says to keep going. Mom looks uncertain. But since the endless teasers have shown us questions we haven't seen yet, it's no surprise Curtis keeps going.
Level Three: Four questions for $100,000
Question #12: Have you ever suspected your friend John of making a pass at your former girlfriend Aurora? (Did they break up during the last commercial break?) (BREAK) Answer: Yes (True) John is all "dude." And then says it is what it is. He says it's shocking having his best friend accuse him. Aurora says he's never made a pass at her, just that they get along and that they hang out.
Question #13: Have you ever stolen money from the family business? John hits the button for mom.
Question #13 part 2: Did you ever purchase alcohol for your brother Cody when he was under the legal drinking age? Answer: Yes (True). Cody applauds. Not Marky Mark calls underage drinking no laughing matter.
Not Marky Mark warns him again, especially since he knows the questions and how personal they're going to get. Cody urges him on. Curtis worries about being greedy and then goes on. Again the teasers have told us he will.
Question #14: Do you secretly want to get back together with your girlfriend Aurora? (BREAK) Answer: Yes (True) Aurora smiles but we have a feeling that smile is going to fade shortly. He calls her a wonderful girl. She says the break-up was mutual and she doesn't know if they'll get back together. Curtis sagely foreshadows: "It depends on Question 15." Side note: Mom kinda looks like the Snapple lady.
Question #15: While you were dating your former girlfriend Aurora,did you ever cheat on her? (BREAK) Aurora does't think he did. Answer: Yes. (True) Aurora says she needs to walk out, is embarrassed, and starts to tear up. Mom the Snapple lady looks down.
Hilarious Aside: John leans over to Cody, apparently unaware of all the mikes on and around him and says "this is not good. Our night of partying has just gone down the tubes."
Not Marky Mark offers Aurora tissue and apologizes for making her tear up. And tells Curtis sometimes it's better to take the short money and run on this show. Everyone counsels him to stop except Aurora who is clearly not talking to him anymore.
Ding! Ding! Ding! He wins $100,000 and wisely quits.
I know we've all thought long and hard about how we spend our leisure time. Nice to have you back.
We get a l-o-o-ong recap of the "first season" in which people spilled the messy, messy beans of their lives for all the world to see and brought "pain and devastation" to the loved ones who came to support them. They "opened wounds so deep it seemed they'd never be able to heal." Gosh, this voiceover guy is relishing these lines. Apparently, this summer they're turning up the heat. Here come the flames of "truth."
Not Marky Mark tells us that tonight the only thing that separates a person from $500,000 is 21 questions and their ability to tell the truth.
Contestant #1: Curtis Frank, a 28-year-old gold broker from Arizona. He's natty in a jacket complete with pocket square.
He's confident that he'll be able to tell the truth. Not Marky Mark explains there are six levels of questions and the higher you go the more money you win. You can leave at any time with the money you've won but once you hear a question you have to answer it and if you're caught lying, wah-wah-wah, you lose it all.
Curtis' Cheeleading squad: Marie his mom, Aurora his girlfriend, Cody his little brother, John his friend.
Level one: Six questions for $10,000
Question #1: When walking past a mirror do you usually stop to check yourself out? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #2: As an adult have you ever put on make-up before going out for the night? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #3: Have you ever watched more than a single minute of gay pornography? Answer: Yes (True) Mom looks uncomfortable.
Not Marky Mark reminds friends and family that they can whack the button in front of them to kill a question and move on to another but they can only use it once.
Question #4: Have you ever been attracted to one of your male friends? (BREAK) John is a little concerned. Answer: No (True)
Question #5: Have you ever attended a church function solely to pick up a woman? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #6: Do you tell your friends intimate details about the women you date? Aurora says he says he doesn't, as his little brother fails to hide a grin looking to the ceiling. Answer: Yes (True) Aurora and Mom don't look happy.
Ding! Ding! Ding! He wins $10,000
Level Two: Five questions for $25,000. Will he risk it? Why yes he will.
Question #7: Would you be able to pay your mortgage if your mother cut off your allowance? Answer: No (True)
Question #8: Have you ever felt like you were a burden to your family? Marie calls it a heavy question. Answer: Yes (True)
Not Marky Mark offers him an out. He says let's keep going.
Question #9: Have you ever knowingly passed a counterfeit bill? Answer: Yes (True) Mom is disappointed.
Curtis tells us about the family furniture business started by his late father and now run by his mother and some of his brothers.
Question #10: Have you ever had sexual relations with a woman inside your family's furniture store? (BREAK) Answer: Yes (True) Mom really looks disappointed. Aurora is shaking her head in disgust. And there goes the business at that store. Mom says she is quite shocked. His brother thinks it's hilarious.
Not Marky Mark warns him the next question might cause Curtis' mother to lose respect for him and again offers him an out. He keeps going.
Question #11: Have you ever told someone you'd been tested for a sexually transmitted disease, when, in fact, you hadn't? (The real question is was he tested for it before he had sex in her furniture store?) Answer: Yes (True) A few people actually boo. Aurora has tears in her eyes.
Ding! Ding! Ding! He wins $25,000.
Not Marky Mark asks him if he wants to continue. His buddy says to keep going. Mom looks uncertain. But since the endless teasers have shown us questions we haven't seen yet, it's no surprise Curtis keeps going.
Level Three: Four questions for $100,000
Question #12: Have you ever suspected your friend John of making a pass at your former girlfriend Aurora? (Did they break up during the last commercial break?) (BREAK) Answer: Yes (True) John is all "dude." And then says it is what it is. He says it's shocking having his best friend accuse him. Aurora says he's never made a pass at her, just that they get along and that they hang out.
Question #13: Have you ever stolen money from the family business? John hits the button for mom.
Question #13 part 2: Did you ever purchase alcohol for your brother Cody when he was under the legal drinking age? Answer: Yes (True). Cody applauds. Not Marky Mark calls underage drinking no laughing matter.
Not Marky Mark warns him again, especially since he knows the questions and how personal they're going to get. Cody urges him on. Curtis worries about being greedy and then goes on. Again the teasers have told us he will.
Question #14: Do you secretly want to get back together with your girlfriend Aurora? (BREAK) Answer: Yes (True) Aurora smiles but we have a feeling that smile is going to fade shortly. He calls her a wonderful girl. She says the break-up was mutual and she doesn't know if they'll get back together. Curtis sagely foreshadows: "It depends on Question 15." Side note: Mom kinda looks like the Snapple lady.
Question #15: While you were dating your former girlfriend Aurora,did you ever cheat on her? (BREAK) Aurora does't think he did. Answer: Yes. (True) Aurora says she needs to walk out, is embarrassed, and starts to tear up. Mom the Snapple lady looks down.
Hilarious Aside: John leans over to Cody, apparently unaware of all the mikes on and around him and says "this is not good. Our night of partying has just gone down the tubes."
Not Marky Mark offers Aurora tissue and apologizes for making her tear up. And tells Curtis sometimes it's better to take the short money and run on this show. Everyone counsels him to stop except Aurora who is clearly not talking to him anymore.
Ding! Ding! Ding! He wins $100,000 and wisely quits.
Tue, Jun 3, 2008
"The Moment of Truth" - June 3, 2008
We get recaps of, it seems, all of the previous contestants as we return to- as the announcer calls it- "the pain and devastation" that truth-telling causes on this show.
Post-credits we get another visit with the charming, lying, womanizing, Curtis from last week.
If you thought that was bad, says announcer man, get a load of tonight's contestant former flight attendant Kristina Paolino, who will shock her family and friends when she reveals her bad girl past. Behind her smile "lies one of our most heartless contestants ever."
Not Marky Mark, standing in the big round circle 'o truth, reminds us that tonight's contestants have been subjected to a rigorous polygraph test of 50 questions from which tonight's 21 questions will be drawn. If they lied during the polygraph they can change their answers tonight.
Contestant: Kristina Paolino, former flight attendant from Chicago who now runs a ticket brokerage with her boyfriend of three years.
Not Marky Mark banters with Kristina and explains about the Six Levels of Questions, that she can quit anytime but once you hear a question you have to answer it.
Cheering Squad: John, her dad, Robin, her sister, and Joseph, her friend
Not Marky Mark reminds the family it could get hot, Dad says bring it on.
Level One - Six Questions
Question #1: When you were a flight attendant did you ever deliberately bump a customer with the beverage cart? Answer: Yes (True). Not only did she, proudly, but she also cops to running over people's feet.
Question #2: Have you ever taken a joy ride in a stolen car? Answer: Yes (True). She plays like this is shocking to anyone. Not even her dad, a former NYC cop, seems surprised.
Question #3: When you lived in your parents house did you ever sneak a guy into your bedroom to spend the night? Answer: Yes (True). Again, dad? Not so surprised. He tells Not Marky Mark when he has a daughter he'll understand. Not Marky Mark says he has a daughter and the way things are going she might be the first Jewish nun. Ah, Not Marky Mark, so much better than the rest of us, and the people who appear on his show, which he hosts, sometimes, with barely disguised disgust.
He reminds the cheering squad that they can whack the button in front of them if the question is too much for them but that they can only use it once.
Question #4: Have you ever dressed sexually provocative (sic) for a job interview because you knew it would be conducted by a man? Answer: Yes (True).
Question #5: Have you ever stolen medication out of someone's medicine cabinet and taken it for recreational purposes? Answer: No (True)
Question #6: While working at Hooters did you ever have sex with one of your customers? Answer: Yes (True) Dad is finally starting to look mildly disappointed.
Ding! Ding! Ding! 10,000 dollars for Kristina.
NMM warns her that the questions are going to get tougher. She says let's keep going.
Level Two - Five Questions
Question #7: Have you ever canceled plans to go out because you felt insecure about your weight? Answer: Yes (True).
Question #8: Have you ever been hospitalized for an eating disorder? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #9: Have you ever suspected your boyfriend of cheating on you? Answer: Yes (True) NMM asks why KP is suspicious, she says most men cheat, at which Dad looks guiltily down. Asked if her boyfriend, at home taking care of their scalp-, er, ticket broker business, is ever jealous of the good-looking Joe she says no. Joe says KP is great in every way, in the way that suggests he'd be happy to be more than BFFs.
Question #10: Have you ever been sexually attracted to your friend Joe? Answer: Yes (True) Joe is happy. NMM asks Joe if the feeling is mutual. Duh.
Question #11: Surprise guest questioner Joe: Do you think I have what it takes to make it as a professional musician? Answer: No (True) Joe does not look surprised. NMM asks him if he's surprised. He says yes, and looks a little teary. She giggles nervously and then tries to look serious.
Ding! Ding! Ding! She's won 25,000 dollars.
NMM reminds her that it's going to get personal, the cheering squad says to go ahead.
Level Three- Four Questions
Question #12: Do you think your father made the right choice when he left your mother? Answer: No (True) Dad himself thinks he made he wrong choice too and it's just the real world.
NMM persists in asking if she wants to go on. She says yes.
Question #13: Do you blame your father for ruining your childhood? Answer: Yes (True) This does not seem to shock dad. Kristina explains it was a hard time.
NMM doesn't want to belabor the point and asks if she wants to keep going. She says yes.
Question #14: Do you believe your father is trustworthy? Answer: No (True). Dad is pretty unflappable. In fact, no one seems all that freaked out. Seems to me this is not news to anyone in this family. (As these things rarely are, whether spoken aloud or not. Plus, I'm guessing dad's getting a cut for agreeing to be called a schmuck on TV).
Question #15: Would you be happy to marry a man who was just like your father? Answer: You can see where this is going. No (True). She tries to work up some watery eyes. NMM asks Dad how he feels, Dad is cool with it, saying nobody's perfect.
Ding! Ding! Ding! She won $100,000.
NMM thinks she's handled herself well and points out she only has to answer 3 questions to get to 200k. She walks away with the 100k that she's won.
We get recaps of, it seems, all of the previous contestants as we return to- as the announcer calls it- "the pain and devastation" that truth-telling causes on this show.
Post-credits we get another visit with the charming, lying, womanizing, Curtis from last week.
If you thought that was bad, says announcer man, get a load of tonight's contestant former flight attendant Kristina Paolino, who will shock her family and friends when she reveals her bad girl past. Behind her smile "lies one of our most heartless contestants ever."
Not Marky Mark, standing in the big round circle 'o truth, reminds us that tonight's contestants have been subjected to a rigorous polygraph test of 50 questions from which tonight's 21 questions will be drawn. If they lied during the polygraph they can change their answers tonight.
Contestant: Kristina Paolino, former flight attendant from Chicago who now runs a ticket brokerage with her boyfriend of three years.
Not Marky Mark banters with Kristina and explains about the Six Levels of Questions, that she can quit anytime but once you hear a question you have to answer it.
Cheering Squad: John, her dad, Robin, her sister, and Joseph, her friend
Not Marky Mark reminds the family it could get hot, Dad says bring it on.
Level One - Six Questions
Question #1: When you were a flight attendant did you ever deliberately bump a customer with the beverage cart? Answer: Yes (True). Not only did she, proudly, but she also cops to running over people's feet.
Question #2: Have you ever taken a joy ride in a stolen car? Answer: Yes (True). She plays like this is shocking to anyone. Not even her dad, a former NYC cop, seems surprised.
Question #3: When you lived in your parents house did you ever sneak a guy into your bedroom to spend the night? Answer: Yes (True). Again, dad? Not so surprised. He tells Not Marky Mark when he has a daughter he'll understand. Not Marky Mark says he has a daughter and the way things are going she might be the first Jewish nun. Ah, Not Marky Mark, so much better than the rest of us, and the people who appear on his show, which he hosts, sometimes, with barely disguised disgust.
He reminds the cheering squad that they can whack the button in front of them if the question is too much for them but that they can only use it once.
Question #4: Have you ever dressed sexually provocative (sic) for a job interview because you knew it would be conducted by a man? Answer: Yes (True).
Question #5: Have you ever stolen medication out of someone's medicine cabinet and taken it for recreational purposes? Answer: No (True)
Question #6: While working at Hooters did you ever have sex with one of your customers? Answer: Yes (True) Dad is finally starting to look mildly disappointed.
Ding! Ding! Ding! 10,000 dollars for Kristina.
NMM warns her that the questions are going to get tougher. She says let's keep going.
Level Two - Five Questions
Question #7: Have you ever canceled plans to go out because you felt insecure about your weight? Answer: Yes (True).
Question #8: Have you ever been hospitalized for an eating disorder? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #9: Have you ever suspected your boyfriend of cheating on you? Answer: Yes (True) NMM asks why KP is suspicious, she says most men cheat, at which Dad looks guiltily down. Asked if her boyfriend, at home taking care of their scalp-, er, ticket broker business, is ever jealous of the good-looking Joe she says no. Joe says KP is great in every way, in the way that suggests he'd be happy to be more than BFFs.
Question #10: Have you ever been sexually attracted to your friend Joe? Answer: Yes (True) Joe is happy. NMM asks Joe if the feeling is mutual. Duh.
Question #11: Surprise guest questioner Joe: Do you think I have what it takes to make it as a professional musician? Answer: No (True) Joe does not look surprised. NMM asks him if he's surprised. He says yes, and looks a little teary. She giggles nervously and then tries to look serious.
Ding! Ding! Ding! She's won 25,000 dollars.
NMM reminds her that it's going to get personal, the cheering squad says to go ahead.
Level Three- Four Questions
Question #12: Do you think your father made the right choice when he left your mother? Answer: No (True) Dad himself thinks he made he wrong choice too and it's just the real world.
NMM persists in asking if she wants to go on. She says yes.
Question #13: Do you blame your father for ruining your childhood? Answer: Yes (True) This does not seem to shock dad. Kristina explains it was a hard time.
NMM doesn't want to belabor the point and asks if she wants to keep going. She says yes.
Question #14: Do you believe your father is trustworthy? Answer: No (True). Dad is pretty unflappable. In fact, no one seems all that freaked out. Seems to me this is not news to anyone in this family. (As these things rarely are, whether spoken aloud or not. Plus, I'm guessing dad's getting a cut for agreeing to be called a schmuck on TV).
Question #15: Would you be happy to marry a man who was just like your father? Answer: You can see where this is going. No (True). She tries to work up some watery eyes. NMM asks Dad how he feels, Dad is cool with it, saying nobody's perfect.
Ding! Ding! Ding! She won $100,000.
NMM thinks she's handled herself well and points out she only has to answer 3 questions to get to 200k. She walks away with the 100k that she's won.
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Tue, Jun 10, 2008
The Moment of Truth - June 10, 2008
Excitable announcer man tells us this is the episode they never thought they'd be able to air. Apparently, we will hear secrets from people who have sworn to protect our lives: a male EMT and a female volunteer firefighter
Host Not Marky Mark gives us the ground rules.
Contestant #1: Aaron Dunbar, 21, EMT from Lancaster, California, lives with parents, planning to go to med school. He promises NMM he will answer every single question.
Cheering Squad: It's a big 'un including Nicole (his girlfriend), Doreen (his mom), Mike (his dad), Jennica (sp?) (his sister), Danny (his brother-in-law), Ben (his brother) They are all ready.
Level One: Six Questions for $10,000
Question #1: Would you give Osama Bin Laden CPR if his life depended on it? Answer: No (True) (By definition wouldn't you only perform CPR on someone whose life depended on it?)
Question #2: Do you always wash your hands after using the restroom? Answer: No (True) He looks embarrassed and the audience oohs.
Question #3: Do you really care about the famine in Darfur? Answer: Yes (True)
NMM tells the cheering squad about the one time button whacking option if they don't want to hear an answer.
Question #4: As an adult, have you ever cried over a girl? Answer: Yes (True) Nicole says "he better answer this one right." The crowd laughs at him. Nicole mocks him by wiping away faux tears.
Question #5: Do you think fat people are simply weak? Answer: Yes (True) The crowd laughs, his dad is somewhere between laughing and aghast. Nicole, whose face has a smidge of baby fat pushes her hair off her face. He excuses his feeling by saying he sees morbidly obese patients all the time and, although it's sad, he feels they should at least try to help themselves.
Question #6: Special guest questioner, an obese woman named Linda from the National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance: Do fat people repulse you? Answer: Yes (True) The crowd oohs, Linda looks okay with it. She calls it a misperception that fat people are weak.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Aaron wins $10,000. NMM calls him brave for answering an uncomfortable question truthfully.
(Again we reiterate, this show spoils its own humiliation party by showing us late in the game questions. For instance there was a break between Linda asking the question and Aaron answering it but, on the way to the break, they showed another question. This just seems nonsensical).
NMM asks if he wants to go on, his cheering squad says to do it, he does.
Level Two: Five Questions for $25,000
Question #7: Have you ever been ashamed of growing up Mormon? Answer: Yes (True) Mom looks disapproving and dad a little hurt. (This is at least the second Mormon contestant on this show).
Question #8: As an EMT have you ever knowingly falsified a report? Dad says "that could cost him his job." Nicole calls it unfair. No one whacks the button though. Answer: Yes (True) Aaron only looks a little worried. NMM wonders why nobody chose the button option. Dad says they're saving it for a really hard one. In his defense Aaron says no one has ever died. (Presumably, he means as a result of his falsifying a report).
Question #9: Do you really believe you can get any girl you want? Answer: Yes (True) The cheering squad is amused. (Remember it's whether he believes it, not whether he actually could).
Question #10: Do you think Nicole is the prettiest woman you've ever dated? Answer: No (True). (Jeez, these are so easy and obvious). Nicole looks slightly hurt. But considering he'll probably share some of his cash she's probably alright with it. NMM wants to know how she feels. She admits that it "kind of sucks to hear." Aaron does offer that she has "absolutely the best personality" of anyone he's ever met. Knowing that that is code for "fat chick" and knowing how he feels about fat people, Nicole does not look comforted by this compliment.
Question #11: As an EMT, have you ever touched a female patient more than your job requires? Sis and girlfriend look freaked.
Again we get a break with another question tease which means Aaron answered truthfully and since he looked worried it had to be a yes, right? Answer: No (True) So why the worried face, oh right, for the TV cameras. Isn't that one you'd answer right away if it was no?
Ding! Ding! Ding! Aaron wins $25,000
NMM gives him the option to quit. CS, including Nicole says to keep going, he does.
Level Three: Four Questions for $100,000
Question #12: Do you feel like a failure because you had to move back in with your parents? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #13: Since you've dated Nicole have you ever given your number to another woman? Answer: Yes (True) Nicole? Not psyched. NMM asked why she didn't hit the button. She says there are things to talk about but she wanted to hear the answer.
Question #14: Do you think your parents dislike your girlfriend, Nicole, because of her religion? (She's Jewish) Answer: Yes (True) Ooh, getting chilly on the couch. Again, it's not whether they actually do it's whether he thinks it. Mom pats Nicole's hand. Aaron says he knows that they would prefer for him to date a Mormon girl.
Question #15: Would you marry Nicole even if it meant you would never speak to your family again? And we know he either lies or he takes the money and runs because there's no new question tease at the break. Answer: No (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! Aaron wins $100,000
NMM gives him the option to stop. Mom tells him to stop. He stops.
Contestant #2: Mary Beth Kraese, 39, married 13 years, stay at home mom to three boys, volunteer firefighter from South Huntington, NY
Level One: Six questions for $10,000
Cheering Squad: Phil (her husband), Richie (her father-in-law), Mary Louise (her friend)
Question #1: Have you ever given something to your kids that you shoplifted from a store? Answer: Yes (True) Everyone thinks this is funny. We are all assuming grapes, right? She actually cops to swiping lollipops, books, and flowers and that it happens all the time.
Question #2: Have you ever deliberately started a fire that damaged someone else's property? She laughs. Yikes?! Answer: Yes (True) She says she burned a neighbor's photo album, because they hurt her. NMM does not ask if she then put it out in her role as a firefighter.
Question #3: Do you volunteer at the fire station because you like getting attention from men other than your husband? Again, a laugh. Answer: Yes (True) The husband looks unperturbed. She calls herself a flirt. Richie says now they know they have an arsonist, a klepto, and a flirt. Everyone thinks this is riotous. Now that's a good neighbor. State Farm should be calling her any day to sign her up for some commercials.
Question #4: Have you ever stolen anything from a relative's house? Answer: Yes (True) Richie throws his hands up. But hey that could've been something small a box of mints, some painkillers, some Zip-Loc bags. It was something from grandma's house apparently.
Question #5: Did you cheat on your Red Cross First Aid test in order to become certified? Answer: Yes. (True) Just the one time though, she says. Okay, arsonist, klepto, flirt, cheater.
Question #6: Guest questioner, her fire chief Rob: As a volunteer firefighter, have you ever ignored an emergency page from the fire station? She's laughing and crying. She calls him a great guy. Answer: Yes (True). She continues to crack up.
Level Two: Five Questions for $25,000
Question #7: Have you ever felt that your father would've loved you more if you were a male? She cries. Answer: Yes (True) Mary Louise bucks her up.
Question #8: Have you ever thought your mother-in-law was trying to ruin your marriage? Answer: Yes (True) Her father-in-law shakes his head but he didn't whack the button. He explains his wife is a typical M-I-L, protective of her son so anyone that poses a threat is an enemy. Wow, enemy, that seems strong and not exactly typical.
Question #9: Have you ever thought about leaving your husband because you think he doesn't earn enough money? Answer: No (True)
Question #10: Since you've been married, have you lost sexual attraction for your husband? Answer: No. She seems determined about it. During the wait father-in-law crosses his fingers and hubby says come on, I don't want to see a red screen. (False) She cries into her hands, losing all the money. NMM had hoped the CS would hit the button. Mary Beth feels nauseous. Hubby says "it happens." She hugs him and apologizes.
NMM signs off.
Excitable announcer man tells us this is the episode they never thought they'd be able to air. Apparently, we will hear secrets from people who have sworn to protect our lives: a male EMT and a female volunteer firefighter
Host Not Marky Mark gives us the ground rules.
Contestant #1: Aaron Dunbar, 21, EMT from Lancaster, California, lives with parents, planning to go to med school. He promises NMM he will answer every single question.
Cheering Squad: It's a big 'un including Nicole (his girlfriend), Doreen (his mom), Mike (his dad), Jennica (sp?) (his sister), Danny (his brother-in-law), Ben (his brother) They are all ready.
Level One: Six Questions for $10,000
Question #1: Would you give Osama Bin Laden CPR if his life depended on it? Answer: No (True) (By definition wouldn't you only perform CPR on someone whose life depended on it?)
Question #2: Do you always wash your hands after using the restroom? Answer: No (True) He looks embarrassed and the audience oohs.
Question #3: Do you really care about the famine in Darfur? Answer: Yes (True)
NMM tells the cheering squad about the one time button whacking option if they don't want to hear an answer.
Question #4: As an adult, have you ever cried over a girl? Answer: Yes (True) Nicole says "he better answer this one right." The crowd laughs at him. Nicole mocks him by wiping away faux tears.
Question #5: Do you think fat people are simply weak? Answer: Yes (True) The crowd laughs, his dad is somewhere between laughing and aghast. Nicole, whose face has a smidge of baby fat pushes her hair off her face. He excuses his feeling by saying he sees morbidly obese patients all the time and, although it's sad, he feels they should at least try to help themselves.
Question #6: Special guest questioner, an obese woman named Linda from the National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance: Do fat people repulse you? Answer: Yes (True) The crowd oohs, Linda looks okay with it. She calls it a misperception that fat people are weak.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Aaron wins $10,000. NMM calls him brave for answering an uncomfortable question truthfully.
(Again we reiterate, this show spoils its own humiliation party by showing us late in the game questions. For instance there was a break between Linda asking the question and Aaron answering it but, on the way to the break, they showed another question. This just seems nonsensical).
NMM asks if he wants to go on, his cheering squad says to do it, he does.
Level Two: Five Questions for $25,000
Question #7: Have you ever been ashamed of growing up Mormon? Answer: Yes (True) Mom looks disapproving and dad a little hurt. (This is at least the second Mormon contestant on this show).
Question #8: As an EMT have you ever knowingly falsified a report? Dad says "that could cost him his job." Nicole calls it unfair. No one whacks the button though. Answer: Yes (True) Aaron only looks a little worried. NMM wonders why nobody chose the button option. Dad says they're saving it for a really hard one. In his defense Aaron says no one has ever died. (Presumably, he means as a result of his falsifying a report).
Question #9: Do you really believe you can get any girl you want? Answer: Yes (True) The cheering squad is amused. (Remember it's whether he believes it, not whether he actually could).
Question #10: Do you think Nicole is the prettiest woman you've ever dated? Answer: No (True). (Jeez, these are so easy and obvious). Nicole looks slightly hurt. But considering he'll probably share some of his cash she's probably alright with it. NMM wants to know how she feels. She admits that it "kind of sucks to hear." Aaron does offer that she has "absolutely the best personality" of anyone he's ever met. Knowing that that is code for "fat chick" and knowing how he feels about fat people, Nicole does not look comforted by this compliment.
Question #11: As an EMT, have you ever touched a female patient more than your job requires? Sis and girlfriend look freaked.
Again we get a break with another question tease which means Aaron answered truthfully and since he looked worried it had to be a yes, right? Answer: No (True) So why the worried face, oh right, for the TV cameras. Isn't that one you'd answer right away if it was no?
Ding! Ding! Ding! Aaron wins $25,000
NMM gives him the option to quit. CS, including Nicole says to keep going, he does.
Level Three: Four Questions for $100,000
Question #12: Do you feel like a failure because you had to move back in with your parents? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #13: Since you've dated Nicole have you ever given your number to another woman? Answer: Yes (True) Nicole? Not psyched. NMM asked why she didn't hit the button. She says there are things to talk about but she wanted to hear the answer.
Question #14: Do you think your parents dislike your girlfriend, Nicole, because of her religion? (She's Jewish) Answer: Yes (True) Ooh, getting chilly on the couch. Again, it's not whether they actually do it's whether he thinks it. Mom pats Nicole's hand. Aaron says he knows that they would prefer for him to date a Mormon girl.
Question #15: Would you marry Nicole even if it meant you would never speak to your family again? And we know he either lies or he takes the money and runs because there's no new question tease at the break. Answer: No (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! Aaron wins $100,000
NMM gives him the option to stop. Mom tells him to stop. He stops.
Contestant #2: Mary Beth Kraese, 39, married 13 years, stay at home mom to three boys, volunteer firefighter from South Huntington, NY
Level One: Six questions for $10,000
Cheering Squad: Phil (her husband), Richie (her father-in-law), Mary Louise (her friend)
Question #1: Have you ever given something to your kids that you shoplifted from a store? Answer: Yes (True) Everyone thinks this is funny. We are all assuming grapes, right? She actually cops to swiping lollipops, books, and flowers and that it happens all the time.
Question #2: Have you ever deliberately started a fire that damaged someone else's property? She laughs. Yikes?! Answer: Yes (True) She says she burned a neighbor's photo album, because they hurt her. NMM does not ask if she then put it out in her role as a firefighter.
Question #3: Do you volunteer at the fire station because you like getting attention from men other than your husband? Again, a laugh. Answer: Yes (True) The husband looks unperturbed. She calls herself a flirt. Richie says now they know they have an arsonist, a klepto, and a flirt. Everyone thinks this is riotous. Now that's a good neighbor. State Farm should be calling her any day to sign her up for some commercials.
Question #4: Have you ever stolen anything from a relative's house? Answer: Yes (True) Richie throws his hands up. But hey that could've been something small a box of mints, some painkillers, some Zip-Loc bags. It was something from grandma's house apparently.
Question #5: Did you cheat on your Red Cross First Aid test in order to become certified? Answer: Yes. (True) Just the one time though, she says. Okay, arsonist, klepto, flirt, cheater.
Question #6: Guest questioner, her fire chief Rob: As a volunteer firefighter, have you ever ignored an emergency page from the fire station? She's laughing and crying. She calls him a great guy. Answer: Yes (True). She continues to crack up.
Level Two: Five Questions for $25,000
Question #7: Have you ever felt that your father would've loved you more if you were a male? She cries. Answer: Yes (True) Mary Louise bucks her up.
Question #8: Have you ever thought your mother-in-law was trying to ruin your marriage? Answer: Yes (True) Her father-in-law shakes his head but he didn't whack the button. He explains his wife is a typical M-I-L, protective of her son so anyone that poses a threat is an enemy. Wow, enemy, that seems strong and not exactly typical.
Question #9: Have you ever thought about leaving your husband because you think he doesn't earn enough money? Answer: No (True)
Question #10: Since you've been married, have you lost sexual attraction for your husband? Answer: No. She seems determined about it. During the wait father-in-law crosses his fingers and hubby says come on, I don't want to see a red screen. (False) She cries into her hands, losing all the money. NMM had hoped the CS would hit the button. Mary Beth feels nauseous. Hubby says "it happens." She hugs him and apologizes.
NMM signs off.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008
"The Moment of Truth" - June 17, 2008
Not Marky Mark comes to the circle of truth.
Contestant #1:Conjetta Lawellin, 22, program service evaluator, from Phoenix, mother of two, girlfriend of one, oldest of six.
NMM asks if she's ready and she replies "what haven't I done?" Which he deems an interesting place to start.
Cheering Squad: Nick the boyfriend, April the mom, Louise the female friend, Brian the male friend
Level One:Six Questions for $10,000
Question #1:Have you ever changed into a sexier outfit after leaving your house so your boyfriend Nick wouldn't see you wearing it? Answer:Yes. (True) Nick is already a bit peeved it seems. He's not a fan of showing cleavage when he's not there to "knock the guys off her." Luckily, he's here tonight.
Question #2:Would you take a role in an adult film if you knew it would pay for school? She acts all freaked by the question but she was asked it in the polygraph. Answer: Yes. (True) April says they'll be having a conversation later.
Question #3:Do you believe your mother is jealous of your looks? April says she's proud of her daughter's looks. Answer:Yes. (True) April shakes it off with an understanding mom shrug, but she too looks annoyed.
NMM tells the CS that any of them can hit the button in front of them if they don't want Conjetta to answer a question but they can only use it once.
Question #4:Have you ever stolen something for your boyfriend Nick? Answer: Yes. (True) Nick's all "what did you steal?" She says earrings. Nick is taken aback.
Question #5:Have you ever flirted with a boss in the hopes of advancing your career? Answer: Yes. (True) They all seem to think this one is annoying/funny.
Question #6:If Nick asked you to, do you think you could stop flirting with other men? Answer: No. (True)
Ding! Ding! She wins $10,000. And how do I know? Because they played a tease of further questions going into the break. Consider that my last complaint on that subject.
NMM asks Brian the male friend if Conjetta ever flirted with him? In fact, they dated. Nick claims he's cool with it in that way that men say they're cool with something when really they want to explode in an Cro-Magnon rage.
Level Two: Five Questions for $25,000
Question #7: Have you ever passionately kissed another woman? Answer: Yes. (True) Oohs and catcalls from the crowd. No college experimentation this, apparently Conjetta was dating the woman. Nick, slow-boiling like a pot, was not aware of this.
Question #8: Are you secretly happy that your mother recently moved out of your house? Answer: Yes. (True) Mom looks a little peeved, but really who wouldn't be, no matter how much they dig their mom? Especially with two kids.
Question #9: Do you think your childhood would have been happier if you had lived with your father instead of your mother? Answer: No. (True) Mom is touched, NMM gives her a Kleenex.
Question #10:Did you ever drink alcohol while you were pregnant? Answer: Yes. (True)
Question #11:Did you ever feel that your mother deserted you when you were pregnant? Mom looks guilty. Answer: Yes. (True) She goes to hug her mom. Bygones.
Level Three: Four Questions for $100,000
Question #12:Have you shared intimate details about your sex life with NIck with a former boyfriend? Answer: Yes. (True) Nick is hanging tough, not ripping off any limbs yet. Until she admits it was Brian. She giggles, Brian looks frightened now. Nick is smiling that smile of "just wait buddy."
Question #13:Since you've been dating Nick have you ever accepted a gift from a man you were attracted to? Answer: Yes. (True) Mom is fake slack-jawed. Nick is mentally returning that engagement ring.
Question #14:Have you ever done anything with a co-worker that you know would be upsetting to your boyfriend Nick? Answer: Yes (True) But hey that could be eating escargot right or getting a really expensive manicure right? She offers no comment. But then NMM asks her point blank what she did and she actually admits to making out with a co-worker. If she wins on the next question we recommend putting the prize money toward that all-important education Conjetta was claiming to want earlier. Nick is mentally using the engagement ring money on something more dangerous.
NMM tries to convince her not to go to the next question and that it's just so damn personal. She takes it. Nick is not psyched.
Question #15:Have you ever regretted getting back together with your boyfriend Nick? "So this is it," Nick says. Answer: No.
We can just tell it's not true the way she says it so proudly. (False)
She loses all the money. She claims she has no idea why it came up false then says oh yes, she's said she has regretted it but never meant it. Nick doesn't look ready for a hug that NMM recommends Conjetta give him.
Not Marky Mark comes to the circle of truth.
Contestant #1:Conjetta Lawellin, 22, program service evaluator, from Phoenix, mother of two, girlfriend of one, oldest of six.
NMM asks if she's ready and she replies "what haven't I done?" Which he deems an interesting place to start.
Cheering Squad: Nick the boyfriend, April the mom, Louise the female friend, Brian the male friend
Level One:Six Questions for $10,000
Question #1:Have you ever changed into a sexier outfit after leaving your house so your boyfriend Nick wouldn't see you wearing it? Answer:Yes. (True) Nick is already a bit peeved it seems. He's not a fan of showing cleavage when he's not there to "knock the guys off her." Luckily, he's here tonight.
Question #2:Would you take a role in an adult film if you knew it would pay for school? She acts all freaked by the question but she was asked it in the polygraph. Answer: Yes. (True) April says they'll be having a conversation later.
Question #3:Do you believe your mother is jealous of your looks? April says she's proud of her daughter's looks. Answer:Yes. (True) April shakes it off with an understanding mom shrug, but she too looks annoyed.
NMM tells the CS that any of them can hit the button in front of them if they don't want Conjetta to answer a question but they can only use it once.
Question #4:Have you ever stolen something for your boyfriend Nick? Answer: Yes. (True) Nick's all "what did you steal?" She says earrings. Nick is taken aback.
Question #5:Have you ever flirted with a boss in the hopes of advancing your career? Answer: Yes. (True) They all seem to think this one is annoying/funny.
Question #6:If Nick asked you to, do you think you could stop flirting with other men? Answer: No. (True)
Ding! Ding! She wins $10,000. And how do I know? Because they played a tease of further questions going into the break. Consider that my last complaint on that subject.
NMM asks Brian the male friend if Conjetta ever flirted with him? In fact, they dated. Nick claims he's cool with it in that way that men say they're cool with something when really they want to explode in an Cro-Magnon rage.
Level Two: Five Questions for $25,000
Question #7: Have you ever passionately kissed another woman? Answer: Yes. (True) Oohs and catcalls from the crowd. No college experimentation this, apparently Conjetta was dating the woman. Nick, slow-boiling like a pot, was not aware of this.
Question #8: Are you secretly happy that your mother recently moved out of your house? Answer: Yes. (True) Mom looks a little peeved, but really who wouldn't be, no matter how much they dig their mom? Especially with two kids.
Question #9: Do you think your childhood would have been happier if you had lived with your father instead of your mother? Answer: No. (True) Mom is touched, NMM gives her a Kleenex.
Question #10:Did you ever drink alcohol while you were pregnant? Answer: Yes. (True)
Question #11:Did you ever feel that your mother deserted you when you were pregnant? Mom looks guilty. Answer: Yes. (True) She goes to hug her mom. Bygones.
Level Three: Four Questions for $100,000
Question #12:Have you shared intimate details about your sex life with NIck with a former boyfriend? Answer: Yes. (True) Nick is hanging tough, not ripping off any limbs yet. Until she admits it was Brian. She giggles, Brian looks frightened now. Nick is smiling that smile of "just wait buddy."
Question #13:Since you've been dating Nick have you ever accepted a gift from a man you were attracted to? Answer: Yes. (True) Mom is fake slack-jawed. Nick is mentally returning that engagement ring.
Question #14:Have you ever done anything with a co-worker that you know would be upsetting to your boyfriend Nick? Answer: Yes (True) But hey that could be eating escargot right or getting a really expensive manicure right? She offers no comment. But then NMM asks her point blank what she did and she actually admits to making out with a co-worker. If she wins on the next question we recommend putting the prize money toward that all-important education Conjetta was claiming to want earlier. Nick is mentally using the engagement ring money on something more dangerous.
NMM tries to convince her not to go to the next question and that it's just so damn personal. She takes it. Nick is not psyched.
Question #15:Have you ever regretted getting back together with your boyfriend Nick? "So this is it," Nick says. Answer: No.
We can just tell it's not true the way she says it so proudly. (False)
She loses all the money. She claims she has no idea why it came up false then says oh yes, she's said she has regretted it but never meant it. Nick doesn't look ready for a hug that NMM recommends Conjetta give him.
Tue, Jul 1, 2008
"The Moment of Truth" - Summer Finale - July 1, 2008
Our host, Not Marky Mark tells us the only thing that separates someone from $500k is their desire to be the center of attention no matter the cost to the people in their lives they claim to love, er, their ability to answer 21 questions truthfully.
Contestant: Annette Nelson, 54, real estate investor from Encinitas, CA. She is in business with her fourth husband, stepson, and son from her first marriage.
Cheering Squad: Larry the husband, Paul the son, Larry, Jr. the stepson, Luree (it sounded like?) or maybe Marie? the best friend
Not Marky Mark reminds them that this could be uncomfortable for them.
Level One: Six Questions for $10,000
Question #1: Have you ever damaged a family vehicle and denied it was your fault? Answer: Yes (True). They all laugh. I have a feeling those smiles aren't going to last.
Question #2: Have you ever become sexually excited during a professional massage? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #3: Do you believe a married woman should have sex with her husband even if she's not in the mood? (He should just get her a massage first). The sons are getting embarrassed. Not Marky Mark rubs it in. Answer: Yes (True) Larry is ickily psyched.
Not Marky Mark tells the CS about the emergency button to whack if they're uncomfortable with a question. He asks about her marriage and she gushes with the happy glow that only a woman who's found true love on the fourth try could.
Question #4: Of your four husbands, do you think Larry gave you the nicest engagement ring? Answer: Yes (True)
Larry observes that they are indeed happy and he feels no pressure being number four and that experience can be helpful.
Question #5: Of all your husbands, do you think Larry is the most attractive? (Larry thinks he is.) Answer: No (True) Larry and Larry, Jr. are sad but understanding.
Question #6: Have you ever threatened someone with a deadly weapon? (BFF grimaces like she knows the answer to this one.) Answer:Yes (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $10,000.
Level Two: Five Questions for $25,000
Question #7: Have you had any cosmetic surgery your husband doesn't know about? (Her son says no. Larry hopes for no.) Answer: Yes (True) Larry doesn't want to know what it is. She says he doesn't need to know but he's enjoying the benefits.
Not Marky Mark asks about hobbies. Nettie mentions bowling and church.
Question #8: Do you have any sexual fetishes that you have kept secret from your husband? The sons remain bummed at this line of questioning. Answer: Yes (True)
Question #9: Before getting married to your husband Larry, did you look through his bank statements without his knowledge? Answer: Yes (True) Larry does not look surprised. Nettie smiles as if the truth is setting her free.
Question #10: Have you ever stashed any money away in case your marriage to Larry does not work out? Answer: Yes (True) Larry is literally starting to sweat. Someone needs to get him a handkerchief -- it's about to get a lot hotter.
Question #11: Would you have married Larry if he had no money? Answer: No (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $25,000.
Not Marky Mark reminds her that it's about to get a lot more personal. Her son, and no one else, cheers her to go on.
Level Three:Four Questions for $100,000
Question #12: Have you done anything in an effort to sabotage your son Paul's relationship with his fiancee? Paul looks aghast. Answer: No (True) Paul is happy again.
Question #13: Do you think your son Paul has what it takes to be successful on his own? Paul is worried. Answer: Yes (True) Paul is happy again.
Not Marky Mark reminds the CS, specifically Larry, Jr. about the button. Apparently he does IT stuff for the family business which Nettie claims she thinks is important.
Question #14: If Larry, Jr. was not your stepson, would you keep him on the company payroll? Answer: No (True) Larry, Sr. does not look surprised or upset. Larry, Jr. looks a little hurt though. Looks like someone's spam blocker is about to be lifted -- and maybe a little virus for good measure?
The next question is about the drunk driver who hit and injured her son Paul in an accident when he was a 9 year-old boy. Apparently after the accident, the driver got out, wiped off his bumper, and kept on going.
Question #15: Can you truly forgive the driver who nearly killed your son? Answer: No (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $100,000
In a surprise, the drunk driver is backstage. Nettie is upset but says she can handle it. His face is pixelated and his voice is electronically distorted. He apologizes for the accident but says that he was not intoxicated and that he did everything in his power to try and get in contact with Paul and he's thought about him often. They seem to accept this. Paul pipes up and says "God does everything for a reason, it was an accident, it happened." And then he shakes the guy's hand and hugs him. Nettie says she has always gone on the police report and what witnesses said, but if what he is saying is true than she forgives him and hugs him. (That doesn't explain him driving away...and does this negate her $100k?) The audience applauds.
Not Marky Mark reminds her she can stop. She says she wants to take her family and friend on a nice vacation and $100k won't do it. No one on the show has left with more than $100k.
Level Four: Three Questions for $200,000
Question #16: Did you cheat on any of your ex-husbands? Answer: Yes (True) Larry does not look surprised, perhaps it was number three on whom she cheated?
Question #17: Do you always tell your husband Larry when you have had contact with any of your ex-husbands? Answer: No (True)
Question #18: If your mother was terminally ill and she wanted to end her life, would you help her do it? Answer: No (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! Nettie is the first person to win $200k, and her CS counsels to her get off the hot seat. She does.
Enjoy your hot showers, see ya in the fall, y'all.
Our host, Not Marky Mark tells us the only thing that separates someone from $500k is their desire to be the center of attention no matter the cost to the people in their lives they claim to love, er, their ability to answer 21 questions truthfully.
Contestant: Annette Nelson, 54, real estate investor from Encinitas, CA. She is in business with her fourth husband, stepson, and son from her first marriage.
Cheering Squad: Larry the husband, Paul the son, Larry, Jr. the stepson, Luree (it sounded like?) or maybe Marie? the best friend
Not Marky Mark reminds them that this could be uncomfortable for them.
Level One: Six Questions for $10,000
Question #1: Have you ever damaged a family vehicle and denied it was your fault? Answer: Yes (True). They all laugh. I have a feeling those smiles aren't going to last.
Question #2: Have you ever become sexually excited during a professional massage? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #3: Do you believe a married woman should have sex with her husband even if she's not in the mood? (He should just get her a massage first). The sons are getting embarrassed. Not Marky Mark rubs it in. Answer: Yes (True) Larry is ickily psyched.
Not Marky Mark tells the CS about the emergency button to whack if they're uncomfortable with a question. He asks about her marriage and she gushes with the happy glow that only a woman who's found true love on the fourth try could.
Question #4: Of your four husbands, do you think Larry gave you the nicest engagement ring? Answer: Yes (True)
Larry observes that they are indeed happy and he feels no pressure being number four and that experience can be helpful.
Question #5: Of all your husbands, do you think Larry is the most attractive? (Larry thinks he is.) Answer: No (True) Larry and Larry, Jr. are sad but understanding.
Question #6: Have you ever threatened someone with a deadly weapon? (BFF grimaces like she knows the answer to this one.) Answer:Yes (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $10,000.
Level Two: Five Questions for $25,000
Question #7: Have you had any cosmetic surgery your husband doesn't know about? (Her son says no. Larry hopes for no.) Answer: Yes (True) Larry doesn't want to know what it is. She says he doesn't need to know but he's enjoying the benefits.
Not Marky Mark asks about hobbies. Nettie mentions bowling and church.
Question #8: Do you have any sexual fetishes that you have kept secret from your husband? The sons remain bummed at this line of questioning. Answer: Yes (True)
Question #9: Before getting married to your husband Larry, did you look through his bank statements without his knowledge? Answer: Yes (True) Larry does not look surprised. Nettie smiles as if the truth is setting her free.
Question #10: Have you ever stashed any money away in case your marriage to Larry does not work out? Answer: Yes (True) Larry is literally starting to sweat. Someone needs to get him a handkerchief -- it's about to get a lot hotter.
Question #11: Would you have married Larry if he had no money? Answer: No (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $25,000.
Not Marky Mark reminds her that it's about to get a lot more personal. Her son, and no one else, cheers her to go on.
Level Three:Four Questions for $100,000
Question #12: Have you done anything in an effort to sabotage your son Paul's relationship with his fiancee? Paul looks aghast. Answer: No (True) Paul is happy again.
Question #13: Do you think your son Paul has what it takes to be successful on his own? Paul is worried. Answer: Yes (True) Paul is happy again.
Not Marky Mark reminds the CS, specifically Larry, Jr. about the button. Apparently he does IT stuff for the family business which Nettie claims she thinks is important.
Question #14: If Larry, Jr. was not your stepson, would you keep him on the company payroll? Answer: No (True) Larry, Sr. does not look surprised or upset. Larry, Jr. looks a little hurt though. Looks like someone's spam blocker is about to be lifted -- and maybe a little virus for good measure?
The next question is about the drunk driver who hit and injured her son Paul in an accident when he was a 9 year-old boy. Apparently after the accident, the driver got out, wiped off his bumper, and kept on going.
Question #15: Can you truly forgive the driver who nearly killed your son? Answer: No (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $100,000
In a surprise, the drunk driver is backstage. Nettie is upset but says she can handle it. His face is pixelated and his voice is electronically distorted. He apologizes for the accident but says that he was not intoxicated and that he did everything in his power to try and get in contact with Paul and he's thought about him often. They seem to accept this. Paul pipes up and says "God does everything for a reason, it was an accident, it happened." And then he shakes the guy's hand and hugs him. Nettie says she has always gone on the police report and what witnesses said, but if what he is saying is true than she forgives him and hugs him. (That doesn't explain him driving away...and does this negate her $100k?) The audience applauds.
Not Marky Mark reminds her she can stop. She says she wants to take her family and friend on a nice vacation and $100k won't do it. No one on the show has left with more than $100k.
Level Four: Three Questions for $200,000
Question #16: Did you cheat on any of your ex-husbands? Answer: Yes (True) Larry does not look surprised, perhaps it was number three on whom she cheated?
Question #17: Do you always tell your husband Larry when you have had contact with any of your ex-husbands? Answer: No (True)
Question #18: If your mother was terminally ill and she wanted to end her life, would you help her do it? Answer: No (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! Nettie is the first person to win $200k, and her CS counsels to her get off the hot seat. She does.
Enjoy your hot showers, see ya in the fall, y'all.
Tue, Jul 1, 2008
"The Moment of Truth" - Summer Finale - July 8, 2008
Question: Was last week's "TMOT" the summer finale? Answer: Yes. (False! Kinda)
Oops, seems that even though they called the July 1 show the summer finale and signed off by telling us what we would see in the fall on our favorite forum of shame and humiliation, turns out that wasn't technically true because Fox has decided to air a "bonus episode." Sooo....
Host Not Marky Mark returns to remind us that tonight's contestants have taken a polygraph exam with 50 questions. 21 of those will be asked tonight. If the contestant answers them truthfully they can win a whole pile of money to help them buy stuff to bury the unsettling feeling that surely must result after appearing on this show.
Contestant: Leeann Petrofsky, 26, systems analyst from Springfield, Illinois. In a relationship for five months.
Cheering Squad: Missy, the mom ; Amanda, the sister; Farzeen, the boyfriend; Mary, the friend
Level One: Six Questions for $10,000
Question #1: Have you ever closed the door of an elevator knowing that a stranger was hurrying to catch it? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #2: Have you ever dated a guy just because he had money? Answer: Yes (True) Farzeen, who says he has money is not yet upset.
Question #3: Have you ever been cut off by a bartender because you were too drunk? Answer: Yes (True) Mom is not too psyched.
NMM tells them about whacking the "oh no you don't!" button. Mom says she's worried and not easily shocked.
Question #4: Do you think there is anything in your sexual history that would shock your mother if she found out? Answer: Yes (True) (Who doesn't think this? There's probably things in our mom's sexual histories that we would be shocked at.) Leann declines to be specific.
Question #5: Did you ever wake up in bed with a man whose name you could not remember? Answer: Yes (True) Mom and Farzeen are shocked.
Contestant Update: Curtis Frank, the skanky furniture store guy, says his relationships are better than ever with his friends and family and the girlfriend he admitted to cheating on is moving to Arizona and getting back together with him.
Question #6: Have you ever fled the scene of a car accident that was your fault? Answer: Yes (True) The crowd... cheers?
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $10,000
Level Two: Five Questions for $25,000
Question #7: Have you ever been embarrassed by the clothes your boyfriend Farzeen wears? Answer: Yes (True) F-man looks unperturbed. Apparently, he still wears clothes from high school.
Question #8: Have you ever secretly snooped in the files of your boyfriend Farzeen's computer? Answer: Yes (True) Farzeen looking a little more shocked now.
NMM asks what her favorite thing is about Farzeen. She calls him the greatest person she's ever met. Way to save after that computer snooping thing!
Question #9: Have you ever wished any part of your boyfriend Farszeen's body was more well-endowed? Answer: Yes (True) Mom thinks it's funny, Farzeen doesn't seem to mind.
Question #10: Have you ever felt that you deserve a boyfriend more attractive than Farzeen? Answer: Yes (True) Farzeen is one cool cucumber.
NMM warns her and the CS tells her to keep going. Except Farzeen.
Question #11: Have you ever cheated on your boyfriend Farzeen? Answer: No (True) Farzeen blows her a kiss.
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $25,000 and gives NMM a hug.
Contestant Update: Concetta, who had a tangled relationship with her mom and lost all her money by lying about regretting getting back with her boyfriend, has broken up with the boyfriend and taken a second job as an exotic dancer.
Contestant Update: Aaron Dunbar, the EMT who admitted to knowingly falsifying a report, lost his job and broke up with his girlfriend.
The CS tells her to go on.
Level Three: Four Questions for $100,000
Question #12: In the event you get married would you want your real father to attend the wedding? Answer: No (True)
Question #13: Do you think your biological father loves you as much as your half sisters? Answer: No (True)
Question #14: Have you ever thought alcoholism is a family trait you can't avoid? (Mom's in recovery). Answer: Yes (True)
Question #15: In the event that you get married would you ask your only sister to be your maid of honor? Answer: No (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $100,000 And she walks.
Contestant Update: Christina, the former Hooters waitress who called her dad untrustworthy, is still with her boyfriend and her relationship with her father is stronger than ever.
That's really all folks, see ya in September.
Question: Was last week's "TMOT" the summer finale? Answer: Yes. (False! Kinda)
Oops, seems that even though they called the July 1 show the summer finale and signed off by telling us what we would see in the fall on our favorite forum of shame and humiliation, turns out that wasn't technically true because Fox has decided to air a "bonus episode." Sooo....
Host Not Marky Mark returns to remind us that tonight's contestants have taken a polygraph exam with 50 questions. 21 of those will be asked tonight. If the contestant answers them truthfully they can win a whole pile of money to help them buy stuff to bury the unsettling feeling that surely must result after appearing on this show.
Contestant: Leeann Petrofsky, 26, systems analyst from Springfield, Illinois. In a relationship for five months.
Cheering Squad: Missy, the mom ; Amanda, the sister; Farzeen, the boyfriend; Mary, the friend
Level One: Six Questions for $10,000
Question #1: Have you ever closed the door of an elevator knowing that a stranger was hurrying to catch it? Answer: Yes (True)
Question #2: Have you ever dated a guy just because he had money? Answer: Yes (True) Farzeen, who says he has money is not yet upset.
Question #3: Have you ever been cut off by a bartender because you were too drunk? Answer: Yes (True) Mom is not too psyched.
NMM tells them about whacking the "oh no you don't!" button. Mom says she's worried and not easily shocked.
Question #4: Do you think there is anything in your sexual history that would shock your mother if she found out? Answer: Yes (True) (Who doesn't think this? There's probably things in our mom's sexual histories that we would be shocked at.) Leann declines to be specific.
Question #5: Did you ever wake up in bed with a man whose name you could not remember? Answer: Yes (True) Mom and Farzeen are shocked.
Contestant Update: Curtis Frank, the skanky furniture store guy, says his relationships are better than ever with his friends and family and the girlfriend he admitted to cheating on is moving to Arizona and getting back together with him.
Question #6: Have you ever fled the scene of a car accident that was your fault? Answer: Yes (True) The crowd... cheers?
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $10,000
Level Two: Five Questions for $25,000
Question #7: Have you ever been embarrassed by the clothes your boyfriend Farzeen wears? Answer: Yes (True) F-man looks unperturbed. Apparently, he still wears clothes from high school.
Question #8: Have you ever secretly snooped in the files of your boyfriend Farzeen's computer? Answer: Yes (True) Farzeen looking a little more shocked now.
NMM asks what her favorite thing is about Farzeen. She calls him the greatest person she's ever met. Way to save after that computer snooping thing!
Question #9: Have you ever wished any part of your boyfriend Farszeen's body was more well-endowed? Answer: Yes (True) Mom thinks it's funny, Farzeen doesn't seem to mind.
Question #10: Have you ever felt that you deserve a boyfriend more attractive than Farzeen? Answer: Yes (True) Farzeen is one cool cucumber.
NMM warns her and the CS tells her to keep going. Except Farzeen.
Question #11: Have you ever cheated on your boyfriend Farzeen? Answer: No (True) Farzeen blows her a kiss.
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $25,000 and gives NMM a hug.
Contestant Update: Concetta, who had a tangled relationship with her mom and lost all her money by lying about regretting getting back with her boyfriend, has broken up with the boyfriend and taken a second job as an exotic dancer.
Contestant Update: Aaron Dunbar, the EMT who admitted to knowingly falsifying a report, lost his job and broke up with his girlfriend.
The CS tells her to go on.
Level Three: Four Questions for $100,000
Question #12: In the event you get married would you want your real father to attend the wedding? Answer: No (True)
Question #13: Do you think your biological father loves you as much as your half sisters? Answer: No (True)
Question #14: Have you ever thought alcoholism is a family trait you can't avoid? (Mom's in recovery). Answer: Yes (True)
Question #15: In the event that you get married would you ask your only sister to be your maid of honor? Answer: No (True)
Ding! Ding! Ding! She wins $100,000 And she walks.
Contestant Update: Christina, the former Hooters waitress who called her dad untrustworthy, is still with her boyfriend and her relationship with her father is stronger than ever.
That's really all folks, see ya in September.
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