1. - Get ready for a "Game Changer."Copy !req
2. Tonight's guests: Disco meets
swamp pop, it's Zach Reino.Copy !req
3. Ontology meets euphoric
Frenchcore, it's Ross Bryant.Copy !req
4. Doo-wop meets psychedelic
soul, it's Rashawn Scott.Copy !req
5. - Yeah.Copy !req
6. - On piano, Aaron Wilson.Copy !req
7. And your host, me.Copy !req
8. I've been here the whole time.Copy !req
9. This is "Game Changer"Copy !req
10. the only game show where
the game changes every show.Copy !req
11. I am your host Sam Reich.Copy !req
12. I am joined today by these
three lovely contestants.Copy !req
13. Now, you all understand
how the game works.Copy !req
14. - No.
- I've been told very little.Copy !req
15. - That's right, our players have no ideaCopy !req
16. what game it is they're about to play.Copy !req
17. The only way to learn is by playing.Copy !req
18. The only way to win is by learning,Copy !req
19. and the only way to begin is by beginning.Copy !req
20. So without further ado, let's begin.Copy !req
21. Players, how about some karaoke?Copy !req
22. - Okay.
- Okay.Copy !req
23. - All right.Copy !req
24. - You have the rights for that?Copy !req
25. - No!
- Okay.Copy !req
26. - Nico, if you could bring
out the binder, please,Copy !req
27. and go ahead and hand that to Zach.Copy !req
28. - Oh boy.
- Ooh.Copy !req
29. - Now, in the style of real
honest to goodness karaoke,Copy !req
30. Zach, that binder is
full of over 100 prompts.Copy !req
31. Zach, that binder is
full of over 100 prompts.Copy !req
32. - Sweet Lord.
- Artists that existCopy !req
33. but songs that don't.
- (laughs) Okay.Copy !req
34. - Feel free to take
your time selecting one,Copy !req
35. and once you have one I'm gonna
ask you to read me the code.Copy !req
36. - There's so many good ones.
(Rashawn laughs)Copy !req
37. The code is... 1420.Copy !req
38. - You got it, Zach.Copy !req
39. Frank Sinatra's "1.000 Hellos."Copy !req
40. - Oh, great selection.
(timer beeping)Copy !req
41. - And take it away when-
(players laughing)Copy !req
42. Whenever you're ready, Zach.Copy !req
43. - Fantastic.Copy !req
44. - Zach!Copy !req
45. - Don't forget to say au revoir.Copy !req
46. - My God!Copy !req
47. - Old blue eyes.
- I... (laughs)Copy !req
48. I love the idea that if Frank
Sinatra had lived long enoughCopy !req
49. he'd be one of those old
men down in the lobbiesCopy !req
50. of New York City apartment
buildings just greeting people.Copy !req
51. - He just needs the spotlight.Copy !req
52. - Gosh, I think I'm gonna
say three points for you.Copy !req
53. - I'll take all of 'em.
- Yeah.Copy !req
54. - Zach, you may go ahead and
hand the binder over to Ross.Copy !req
55. - There's literally so many. (laughs)Copy !req
56. I'm gonna go with...
- Yes.Copy !req
57. - 1429.
- Excellent choice.Copy !req
58. Ross, (8-bit Game Changer theme)Copy !req
59. Macklemore's "#GLOBALWARMING."Copy !req
60. (players laughing)
I mean, good luck, Aaron.Copy !req
61. - Oh, yeah.Copy !req
62. - Wake up, have you noticed
that it's getting hotter?Copy !req
63. Well, I got something to say about it.Copy !req
64. Seattle, who's with me?Copy !req
65. Pacific Northwest, stand up.
(Rashawn laughing)Copy !req
66. - Oh!Copy !req
67. - Seattle, stand up
(Zach and Sam laughing)Copy !req
68. - My God, Ross!
- Don't use straws, y'all.Copy !req
69. - What is happening in
the studio here today?Copy !req
70. Putting me in a tough position here, Ross.Copy !req
71. I think I'm gonna say four points?Copy !req
72. - Oh.
- I woulda said that.Copy !req
73. - Ooh, this competition is heating up.Copy !req
74. (Rashawn exhales)
Rashawn,Copy !req
75. take a look at that big, red binder.Copy !req
76. - Oh my god, here you go.Copy !req
77. - And let me know what sticks out to you.Copy !req
78. - Okay, so many good ones.
(Sam laughs)Copy !req
79. I know which one I'd like.
- Oh.Copy !req
80. - I would love 1452.Copy !req
81. - Coming right up.
(8-bit Game Changer theme)Copy !req
82. Tina Turner's "Front Row Seats."Copy !req
83. - Oh, yeah.
- Okay.Copy !req
84. - Hot damn.
(loading music)Copy !req
85. - Oh, shit!Copy !req
86. - Hot damn!
- Hot damn!Copy !req
87. in the studio today is
off the fucking charts!Copy !req
88. (Rashawn laughing)
- Sweet lord!Copy !req
89. - And Aaron, I mean, what a challengeCopy !req
90. you've been given today.Copy !req
91. Way to jump through these hoops.Copy !req
92. I'm gonna say four points
for you as well, Rashawn.Copy !req
93. - Thank you, thank you, four points.Copy !req
94. - Zach, the binder is back at you.Copy !req
95. - I really dislike actual
karaoke, but I really like this.Copy !req
96. - If karaoke was this, I
would be there every week.Copy !req
97. - I would go a lot more.Copy !req
98. Let's do 1414.
- 1414, you got it.Copy !req
99. The symbol "π" by Coldplay.Copy !req
100. - Oh dear.
- I thought that was TT.Copy !req
101. - (laughs) Yes! Get that wail in there.Copy !req
102. Fuck yes.
(Ross and Rashawn clapping)Copy !req
103. I loved that.
- Thanks, Sam.Copy !req
104. - I think I'm gonna say
four points for you as well.Copy !req
105. - Okay, I would have also accepted 3.14.Copy !req
106. (all laughing)
- It's only appropriate.Copy !req
107. Ross, we're back at you.Copy !req
108. I have a feeling you may know
what you want to do next.Copy !req
109. - I saw something with my
little eye that made me excited.Copy !req
110. 1453.Copy !req
111. - Tom Waits' "Story of Sisyphus."Copy !req
112. - Oh.
- And the crowd goes wildCopy !req
113. with recognition.
(Sam laughing)Copy !req
114. (moody blues music)
- Oh, hell yeah.Copy !req
115. - Ross! Holy shit.Copy !req
116. - Wow.
- I mean, yeah, Ross.Copy !req
117. Like, credit where credit is due.Copy !req
118. That was a very good Tom Waits.Copy !req
119. - Thanks, I hope you don't
want me to sing again.Copy !req
120. - Five points for you, Ross.Copy !req
121. - Yeah.
- Yes, yes.Copy !req
122. - Last prompt of round one.
- Thank you.Copy !req
123. I think Aaron has the
most points, actually.Copy !req
124. - Aaron's actually under the radarCopy !req
125. been scoring 10 points for every round.Copy !req
126. - Uh-huh.
- Okay, I know what I want.Copy !req
127. - She knows what she wants.Copy !req
128. - I'll have 1404.Copy !req
129. - Coming right up.
(8-bit Game Changer theme)Copy !req
130. (Sam gasps)
- Oh.Copy !req
131. - Oh!
- Okay.Copy !req
132. - Aretha Franklin's "Eye Candy."Copy !req
133. (loading music)
Oh boy.Copy !req
134. - Oh!Copy !req
135. (cast laughing)
- Rashawn!Copy !req
136. What are we like remaking history up here?Copy !req
137. That's basically what we're doing.Copy !req
138. - Yeah.
- Five points for you.Copy !req
139. - Oh, amazing.
- Yes!Copy !req
140. - Yeah.
- I mean, thank you. (laughs)Copy !req
141. - I mean, Rashawn...Copy !req
142. - That brings us to our first minigame.Copy !req
143. Players, unrelated, I'm trying to developCopy !req
144. a new logo for "Game Changer."Copy !req
145. - Mm-hmm.Copy !req
146. - So I have some logos to show you.Copy !req
147. I was wondering if you could
give me some creative feedback.Copy !req
148. What do you think about this logo?Copy !req
149. (buzzer buzzes)
Ross.Copy !req
150. - I mean, it is good, but it's
very similar to The Beatles.Copy !req
151. - It is similar to The Beatles' logo.Copy !req
152. - Oh no!Copy !req
153. - That is a good point, Ross and-Copy !req
154. - Yeah, and the fab fourCopy !req
155. kinda already has that kinda locked up.Copy !req
156. - (laughs) And so that is a point for you.Copy !req
157. Players, what do you
think about this logo?Copy !req
158. (buzzer buzzes)
Ross again.Copy !req
159. - It's crazy that this
box isn't heart shapedCopy !req
160. because I'm pretty sure
that's the Nirvana logo.Copy !req
161. - Oh.
- It is the Nirvana logo,Copy !req
162. and that is another point for Ross.Copy !req
163. What do you think about this logo?Copy !req
164. (buzzer buzzes)
Rashawn.Copy !req
165. - It's too much like Queen's logo.Copy !req
166. - It is. I knew that looked familiar.Copy !req
167. That's a point for Rashawn.
(bell rings)Copy !req
168. What do you think about this logo?Copy !req
169. (buzzer buzzes)
Ross.Copy !req
170. - Nevermind what people might
say, but I'm pretty sureCopy !req
171. that that's the Sex Pistols' logo.Copy !req
172. - It is the Sex Pistols'
logo. Well done, Ross.Copy !req
173. (bell rings)
That's a point for you.Copy !req
174. Players, what do you
think about this logo?Copy !req
175. (buzzer buzzes)
Zach.Copy !req
176. - Now, I like this, but it
doesn't have enough As, Cs,Copy !req
177. - Now, I like this, but it
doesn't have enough As, Cs,Copy !req
178. Ds, or Cs in it.Copy !req
179. - Bravo, Zach. That is a point for you.Copy !req
180. Players, what do you
think about this logo?Copy !req
181. (buzzer buzzes)
Rashawn.Copy !req
182. - I mean, it's like, cute.
I like the background.Copy !req
183. - Yeah, and it's 3D
- And the font and stuff,Copy !req
184. but it's a lot like Metallica.Copy !req
185. - It is a lot like Metallica.
That is a good point, Rashawn.Copy !req
186. (bell rings)
Giving you that point.Copy !req
187. Players, what do you
think about this logo?Copy !req
188. (buzzer buzzes)
Rashawn.Copy !req
189. - You know, it's a little bitCopy !req
190. too like the Red Hot Chili Peppers.Copy !req
191. - That one is too much like the
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Zach.Copy !req
192. - It looks like a hospital logo.Copy !req
193. - What do you think about this logo?Copy !req
194. (buzzer buzzes)
Ross.Copy !req
195. - I mean, it's crazy that you did this.Copy !req
196. - Over and over again. Over and over.Copy !req
197. - Like, I don't wanna
close my eyes to this logo.Copy !req
198. - I think this is Aerosmith.Copy !req
199. - It is Aerosmith. It was
the wrong one to copy.Copy !req
200. Players, what do you
think about this logo?Copy !req
201. - Oh yeah, it's Scary Sam.
(Rashawn laughing)Copy !req
202. - Sporty Sam.
- Posh Sam.Copy !req
203. - I mean, it's just a spice rack of logo,Copy !req
204. but I think it's a bit too much
like the Spice Girls' logo.Copy !req
205. - Oof, and I did a photo shoot
for this one. What a bummer.Copy !req
206. Players, what do you
think about this logo?Copy !req
207. (buzzer buzzes)
Ross.Copy !req
208. - I gotta give it to you, this is tricky.Copy !req
209. - It is.
- But um...Copy !req
210. I think this is Run-DMC's logo.Copy !req
211. - It is Run-DMC. Damn, good one, Ross.Copy !req
212. Players, what do you
think about this logo?Copy !req
213. (buzzer buzzes)
Zach.Copy !req
214. - So this one looks a
lot like a guitar, Sam.Copy !req
215. - It does, it does.Copy !req
216. - Is it too much like The
Flaming? No, not The Flaming Lips.Copy !req
217. - Not The Flaming Lips. I
like where your head's at.Copy !req
218. (buzzer buzzes)
Rashawn.Copy !req
219. - I think it's too much
like The Partridges.Copy !req
220. - Not The Partridges, Rashawn.Copy !req
221. (buzzer buzzes)
Getting closer, Ross.Copy !req
222. - Hey.
(Rashawn laughs)Copy !req
223. - Hey, what's up?Copy !req
224. - Hey, this is awfully close
to the logo for The Monkees.Copy !req
225. - It is The Monkees, Ross.
These get really hard.Copy !req
226. - I'm sure I'll be fine.Copy !req
227. - Players, (laughs)
(players laughing)Copy !req
228. what do you think about this logo?Copy !req
229. (buzzer buzzes)
Ross.Copy !req
230. - You can't grow up in the southeastCopy !req
231. without seeing an imageCopy !req
232. like this on many a Subaru's back bumper,Copy !req
233. and I'm pretty sure you've accidentallyCopy !req
234. made a logo very similar
to Dave Matthews Band.Copy !req
235. - It is Dave Matthews Band!
Holy shit, Ross, unbelievable.Copy !req
236. - It is Dave Matthews Band!
Holy shit, Ross, unbelievable.Copy !req
237. And that is the end of our minigame.Copy !req
238. Players, it's time for duets.Copy !req
239. First up, Ross and Zach.Copy !req
240. - Okay.
- Oh my.Copy !req
241. - If you could please flipCopy !req
242. to the duets section of your binder.Copy !req
243. - That, sing that.
(Zach laughing)Copy !req
244. - Let's do that.
- Okay, yeah.Copy !req
245. We have a quorum.
- Yes.Copy !req
246. - We're gonna go with 2114.Copy !req
247. - Coming right up.
(8-bit Game Changer theme)Copy !req
248. "Party Hardy Har" by LMFAO.Copy !req
249. (laughs) Oh, Jesus Christ.Copy !req
250. - You're already bouncing, yeah, so ready.Copy !req
251. - What's up? It's Redblu and Sky...Copy !req
252. Redfoo and Sky Blu.
- Yeah.Copy !req
253. - One of us is a gold traderCopy !req
254. and the other one is related to the other.Copy !req
255. - That's right, it's
Redfoo and the other one.Copy !req
256. - Get lit!
- What?Copy !req
257. - Oh, what were you saying?
- Dead reckoning.Copy !req
258. - Yeah, use a sextant.
- Sextants,Copy !req
259. astrolabes!
- Dead reckoning!Copy !req
260. - I gotta tell you, late at nightCopy !req
261. as we were typing out
that particular promptCopy !req
262. I could never imagine
something as terrificCopy !req
263. as what you just came up with.Copy !req
264. - It didn't occur to me
until after we started thatCopy !req
265. hardy har is not actually a pirate thing.Copy !req
266. - It's just a hearty
laugh, but you hear "arr"-Copy !req
267. - I hear "arr" and I think pirate, so...Copy !req
268. - I think it works.Copy !req
269. Gosh, I'm gonna say four points for Ross,Copy !req
270. five points for Zach explicitly
for "navigate by the stars."Copy !req
271. - (laughs) Yes.
- Thank you.Copy !req
272. - Incredible, Ross, no rest for the weary.Copy !req
273. - Whew!Copy !req
274. - You and Rashawn are up.
- Let's do it.Copy !req
275. - That clip already has millions of views.Copy !req
276. (all laughing)
Ask me how that's possible.Copy !req
277. - If you're leaning any particular way,Copy !req
278. I'm down for whatever.
- Incredible, thank you.Copy !req
279. - (laughs) This one.
- I love it, I love it.Copy !req
280. - What's it gonna be?
- 2101.Copy !req
281. - "Fitted Sheet" by Alicia Keys and Usher.Copy !req
282. - My god!Copy !req
283. And then posing for the album.Copy !req
284. Something very special happened just then.Copy !req
285. Five points for Rashawn.Copy !req
286. - Thank you.
- Four points for Ross.Copy !req
287. Brilliant job, unbelievable.
Zach and Rashawn.Copy !req
288. - Yes.
- Let's do it.Copy !req
289. - Last song of round two.Copy !req
290. - Ooh-la-loo.Copy !req
291. - Do you have a go-to karaoke song, Ross?Copy !req
292. - (chuckles) "Whip It" by Devo.Copy !req
293. - Yeah, good one.
- Right.Copy !req
294. - Play to your type, I guess.
- Absolutely.Copy !req
295. - We'll just try that.
- Love it.Copy !req
296. - Yes.Copy !req
297. - We would love to go with 2108.Copy !req
298. - "O'er Them Hills" by Dolly
Parton and Kenny Rodgers.Copy !req
299. - "O'er Them Hills" by Dolly
Parton and Kenny Rodgers.Copy !req
300. (laughs) Zach getting
into character already.Copy !req
301. - Oh!Copy !req
302. - Whoa!Copy !req
303. - Yes indeed, the two of you.Copy !req
304. When that chorus found its way
back in that was pretty damn-Copy !req
305. - Didn't find it. It was put there.Copy !req
306. - Magical.
- Whoop.Copy !req
307. - I'm gonna say four points
each for the both of you.Copy !req
308. - Thank you.
(upbeat music)Copy !req
309. - Which brings us right
into our second minigame.Copy !req
310. In addition to a new
logo for "Game Changer,"Copy !req
311. I really want a new theme song.Copy !req
312. Something jazzy, you know?Copy !req
313. Something that you listen to and you say,Copy !req
314. we could dance if we want to.Copy !req
315. (buzzer buzzes)
Zach.Copy !req
316. - We could leave our friends behind.Copy !req
317. - That is a point for Zach.
- Hmm.Copy !req
318. - A good theme song is catchy, you know?Copy !req
319. It's something that I
might find myself singingCopy !req
320. as I'm making my way downtown.Copy !req
321. (buzzer buzzes)
Zach.Copy !req
322. - Wandering fast, faces
pass, and you're home bound.Copy !req
323. - That is another point for
Zach. Quick on the draw, Zach.Copy !req
324. I think this game is
gonna go better for you.Copy !req
325. - Catching fire.Copy !req
326. - I mean, just how memorable is like,Copy !req
327. the "Friends" theme song?Copy !req
328. I don't remember much about "Friends,"Copy !req
329. but I remember the "Friends" theme song.Copy !req
330. Okay, I remember a little bit of Monica.Copy !req
331. - Little bit of Jessica by my side.Copy !req
332. - Zach, that is a third point for you!Copy !req
333. - Uh-huh.
- Quick on the draw.Copy !req
334. - Dang.Copy !req
335. - It's like they say, music is
the soundtrack of your life,Copy !req
336. at least that's what
somebody once told me.Copy !req
337. (buzzer buzzes)
- The world was gonna roll me.Copy !req
338. - Zach, what the fuck?
- I ain't the sharpest toolCopy !req
339. in the shed.Copy !req
340. - Coming back with a vengeance.Copy !req
341. - Hard.
- I tried hiring a composer,Copy !req
342. only they just couldn't hack it.Copy !req
343. They gave me like, 100 shitty options.Copy !req
344. What am I gonna do with all that junk?Copy !req
345. - All that junk inside your trunk.Copy !req
346. - That is-
- I'm gonna get you drunk.Copy !req
347. - That is correct.
- Get you love drunk off this-Copy !req
348. - Rashawn, it's too bad, really.Copy !req
349. Like, I wanted to have the
theme song ready for today.Copy !req
350. I thought today was gonna be the day.Copy !req
351. (buzzer buzzes)
Ross.Copy !req
352. - They're gonna throw it back to you?Copy !req
353. - That is correct.
- Oh my God.Copy !req
354. - And I should have somehow-
- Point to Ross.Copy !req
355. - Realized what you're gonna do.Copy !req
356. - Sometimes I feel like...
I can hear it, you know?Copy !req
357. The perfect theme song as if in a dream,Copy !req
358. but it's gone the moment I wake up.Copy !req
359. (buzzer buzzes)
Rashawn.Copy !req
360. - The moment I put on my makeup.Copy !req
361. - That is correct, Rashawn.
(Ross laughing)Copy !req
362. Bravo.Copy !req
363. Now, I'm... haunted,Copy !req
364. by this dream theme song
that I can never remember.Copy !req
365. It's to the point where I
don't wanna go to sleep.Copy !req
366. (buzzer buzzes)
- I don't wanna miss a thing.Copy !req
367. - (laughs) Yeah, that works.
- 'Cause I'll miss you.Copy !req
368. - That works, Zach.
That's a point for you.Copy !req
369. - I don't wanna close my eyes.Copy !req
370. - Yeah, 'cause I'd miss you, baby.Copy !req
371. - 'Cause I miss you, babe.
I don't wanna miss a thing.Copy !req
372. - I took the second one of the two.Copy !req
373. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Okay.Copy !req
374. - Perfect theme song, I
haven't heard you yet,Copy !req
375. but when I do I'll know you.Copy !req
376. I'll know that you're the one that I want.Copy !req
377. (buzzer buzzes)
Rashawn.Copy !req
378. - Ooh-ooh-ooh.Copy !req
379. - That is correct, Rashawn. Point for you.Copy !req
380. - The one, the one I want.Copy !req
381. - In the meanwhile, I'll
keep searching for you, near-Copy !req
382. - And that's a point for Zach.Copy !req
383. - Get on the door!
- Yes, indeed!Copy !req
384. That brings us to round three.
- Whoo!Copy !req
385. - And it could not be closer!
- Barn burner.Copy !req
386. - Ah, players, if you would please turnCopy !req
387. in your binder to "groups".Copy !req
388. - Ah, yes.Copy !req
389. - Oh man, there's so many good ones.Copy !req
390. - Could you lower it? You're very tall.Copy !req
391. - Oh, I'm sorry.Copy !req
392. - You're like,
much too tall, actually.Copy !req
393. - If anyone has one that's
like, screaming at them.Copy !req
394. - (chuckles) Do you wanna do thatCopy !req
395. or is there some other one you wanna try?Copy !req
396. - Yeah, let's do this one.
- Yeah.Copy !req
397. - All right, cool.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.Copy !req
398. Great, we have a pick.Copy !req
399. - Yes.
- We would love to do 3515.Copy !req
400. - "I'd Rate You an 8" by NSYNC.Copy !req
401. - And we always assign
women numerical values.Copy !req
402. - Yes.Copy !req
403. - We can categorize them better that way.Copy !req
404. - Bravo, damn, we're going to say,Copy !req
405. four for that chorus, Zach,Copy !req
406. and three for the two of youCopy !req
407. bringing these points
absolutely neck and neck.Copy !req
408. - Calculated.Copy !req
409. - All right, definitely. No, um...Copy !req
410. - This one's very funny to me.
- Yes, also-Copy !req
411. - This one's also very funny to me.Copy !req
412. - Uh-huh.Copy !req
413. - Let's do this one.
- Yes, yes, agreed.Copy !req
414. - Yeah, yeah, all right.
- Yeah.Copy !req
415. - Great.
- Cool.Copy !req
416. - Zach, I'll come to you for this one.Copy !req
417. - We're going to choose 3520.Copy !req
418. - 3520 it is.Copy !req
419. "To-Do List" by The Supremes.Copy !req
420. - Wow, wow! Wow, gang.Copy !req
421. As far as sheer musicality is concerned,Copy !req
422. I think we hit a peak with that song.Copy !req
423. I was dancing my ass off just now.Copy !req
424. Players, I promise I am
being faithful to my opinion.Copy !req
425. Players, I promise I am
being faithful to my opinion.Copy !req
426. I am going to award four
points for Ross and RashawnCopy !req
427. and five for Zach.
- Yeah, baby.Copy !req
428. - Meaning this is the first everCopy !req
429. "Game Changer" three-way tie in history.Copy !req
430. - What?
- What?Copy !req
431. - All three of you earn karaoke machinesCopy !req
432. that you can play at home.Copy !req
433. - No way!
- What?Copy !req
434. Do you have to go buy two
more karaoke machines?Copy !req
435. - Yes, we do.
(Rashawn laughing)Copy !req
436. That does it for us
here at "Game Changer."Copy !req
437. I am your host, Sam Reich,Copy !req
438. reminding you that every song beginsCopy !req
439. with someone who doesn't know the lyrics.Copy !req
440. Good night.Copy !req