Brady Jeopardy!
A/N: This is loosely based on Celebrity Jeopardy, but I don't intend to copy every gag that Saturday Night Live had, as I don't want to get in trouble, and also, it would be boring to read the same, exact gags that Saturday Night Live used. I have spiced it up a bit more. I do not own Jeopardy!, Saturday Night Live, The Wizard of Odds, or The Brady Bunch. Thanks.
Chapter 2: The Boys
As planned, the Brady's showed up at the Jeopardy! studio the next morning. Trebek called the boys forward to the set, and he told the rest of the Bradys to sit with the audience. Trebek explained the rules of Jeopardy! to the boys, and he walked them through the process of the gameplay.
A few minutes later, the cameras were on the air, and Jeopardy! began. "This…is Jeopardy!" Johnny Gilbert said. "Let's meet our contestants today. We've got three boys from the same family and same home. Contestant #1 is Greg Brady. Constestant #2 is Peter Brady. Contestant #3 is Bobby Brady. And now, here's the host of Jeopardy!, Alex Trebek!"
"Thank you, Johnny Gilbert," Trebek said. "And just as I thought we wouldn't be filming anymore editions of 'Celebrity Jeopardy', we've got three members of the Brady Bunch right here. Anyway, let's take a look at the categories. The first one is 'computers', the second one is 'foreign countries', the third one is 'popular automobiles', the fourth one is 'TV shows', the fifth one is 'inventors', and the last one is 'math problems'. Greg, we'll start with you."
"I choose 'math problems' for $200," he said.
"This is what 60 plus 60 equals," Trebek said. Greg buzzed in. "Greg?"
"What is 6060?" he said.
"Uh…no," Trebek said. Peter buzzed in. "Peter."
"What is 660?"
"No!" Trebek said. "What idiots," he muttered under his breath. Bobby buzzed in. "Yes, Bobby?"
"What is 120?" he said.
"Oh, finally!" Trebek said. "Someone got it right! Okay, Bobby now has $200!"
"Woo-hoo! I'm super-filthy-stinkin'-rich!" Bobby shouted. "I've got $200 big ones! Yeah, mama!"
"Uh huh…" Trebek said, sounding freaked out by Bobby's bizarre behavior. "Since you answered correctly, choose another category."
"I'll take 'inventors' for $1,000," Bobby said proudly.
"Answer," Trebek said. Then, there was an extremely loud ricochet sound, and then, the Daily Double image appeared on the screen. "DAILY DOUBLE!" Trebek announced loudly.
"AAGGHH! IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! I'M SCARED!" Bobby shrieked. He ran from his podium and ran around in circles. The audience laughed hysterically at his reaction.
"Calm down, kid, it's just the Daily flippin' Double!" Trebek said. However, Bobby was nowhere in sight. He'd already run from the studio in fright. "Someone get security and find Bobby. We don't want his parents to get worried," Trebek said. Instantly, several security men spread throughout the area in search of Bobby. For a moment, Trebek was at a loss of words. "…Well…" he said, "…now that Bobby's gone, I guess we'll leave it up to Greg to answer the Daily Double."
"Sure," Greg said.
"Okay then, Trebek said, "How much would you like to wager? You can wager up to $2,000."
"$2,000 then, I suppose," Greg said.
"This inventor made the light bulb," said Trebek.
"Who is Thomas Swan?" Greg asked.
"Uh…no," Trebek said. "I think you're mixing up the names of the two inventors that made the light bulb. They would be Thomas Edison from America, and Joseph Swan from the United Kingdom. So…now you are $2,000 in debt."
"Aw, great!" moaned Greg. "I knew I should have listened to Dad when he told me about the value of a dollar! Where am I going to get that kind of money to pay you back?"
"Pay me back?" Trebek questioned. "It's just a game, kid. You don't owe me any money."
"But a Brady never cuts corners," Greg said. "I must pay you back, even if I have to sacrifice my life for it!"
"Oh, boy, not this again…" sighed Trebek. "Peter…why don't you choose a category?"
"I'll go with 'TV shows' for $600," Peter said.
"This TV show involves three boys and three girls. It is a blended family, and the introduction has all nine family members in a blue tile," Trebek said. Peter and Greg did not respond. "Oh, come on, now, the show is about you guys! It can't be that hard!" Trebek yelled. Then, a beeping noise sounded, which indicated that the time was up. Trebek sighed in frustration, "What is the Brady Bunch?"
"That's us," Greg said.
"Yes…I know…that was also the answer to the question. That is the TV show about your family," Trebek sighed.
Just then, two security guards walked up on stage carrying Bobby by his armpits. He squirmed around in a panicky manner. "Get me out of here now! I don't wanna be here anymore! Please, please, please!" begged Bobby. The security guards held Bobby in front of his podium, and they remained there for the rest of the show.
"Okay…" Trebek said. "Can my day get any stranger?"
Just then, the rest of the Bradys came down from the studio, and they got on the stage of Jeopardy! Then, Greg, Peter, and Bobby joined them. "On three gang…one…two…three," Mr. Brady said. Then, music started playing. It was the music for "Time to Change". The Bradys suddenly broke out in song. They danced in a strange manner on the Jeopardy! stage as they sung.
"Sha na na na, na na na na, sha na na na na!" sang all the Bradys.
Greg, Peter, and Bobby ran back behind their podiums and sang through the microphones, "Autumn turns to winter and then winter turns to spring, its not just a season to know its goes for everything. Clouds can turn to rain and then it just might snow. You gotta take lesson from mother nature and if you do you'll know!"
Greg, Peter, and Bobby ran from the podiums and joined the other Brady's on stage again. They all sang, "Sha na na na, na na na na, sha na na na na! Well its time to change, then its time to change. Move by the time come along for the ride, dont you see. When its time to change you've got to rearrange. Move your heart to what your gonna be. Sha na na na na na na sha na na na na na!"
Then, Marcia, Jan, and Cindy ran up to the board with all the televisions that displayed the categories and clues. They sang, "Day by day it's hard to see the changes you've been through. A little bit of living a little bit of growing all adds up to you. Every boys a man inside, a girls a women too. And if you wanna reach your destiny its what you've got to do!"
Then, Marcia, Jan, and Cindy joined the rest of the Bradys in the center of the stage. The group all sang, "Well its time to change when its time to change! Move by the time come along for the ride, don't you see? When its time to change you've got to rearrange. Move your heart to what you're gonna be! Sha na na na na na na na, sha na na na na na! Well its time to change when its time to change, you've got to rearrange! Move your heart to what you're gonna be! Sha na na na na na na na, sha na na na na!"
The Brady's bowed and left to sit back with the audience. Only Greg, Peter, and Bobby remained, and they walked back to their podiums. Trebek stood there with his jaw dropped wide open. He was speechless for a second. Then, he said, "Please, Lord, take me now!" Trebek stood there, and nothing happened. "Okay, somebody please shoot me!" Trebek stood there, and nothing happened. "Never mind…I suppose we'll just go to Final Jeopardy. And the category is baseball. Name a famous baseball player for the Atlanta Braves. Go," Trebek said.
Then, the Jeopardy! "think music" played. Greg, and Peter were writing on their podium, while Bobby was still squirming to escape the guards that held him down. Then, the "think music" stopped, and Trebek went to see what the boys wrote.
"Okay, let's see what Bobby's got. You wrote…nothing. And you wagered…nothing," he said.
"Just get me out of here!" shouted Bobby.
"Let him go, men," Trebek said. "Game's about over anyway." The guards took Bobby away from his podium and led him to the audience so he could sit with the rest of the Bradys.
Then, Trebek went to see what Peter wrote. Peter had written "Mom always said, 'Don't play ball in the house'". "Okay…that's not a baseball player," Trebek said.
"I know. Mom told me not to play baseball in the house," Peter said.
"You're weird," Trebek said. Then, he walked over to Greg's podium. "Okay, Greg, let's see what you answered. The screen said "I owe Trebek $2,000. I'm angry at myself". "For the last time, no you don't!" shouted Trebek. "And you wagered…" Mr. Trebek started. He saw that Greg wagered -$2,000. "Your family has serious issues," Trebek commented. "Well, that's all the time we have on Jeopardy! Since there's no clear-cut winner among the boys, we will the Brady girls play on Jeopardy! I'm Alex Trebek, and this family is really beginning to annoy me! Good night!" Trebek said. Trebek walked off the stage, and then, Greg, Peter, and Bobby walked off the stage to greet the Bradys.
"You guys were great," Mrs. Brady said.
"Thanks," Peter said.
"Now, Greg, remember, you owe Mr. Trebek $2,000, and it's coming out of your pocket," Mr. Brady said.
"Aw man. I don't even have $2,000. What am I gonna do?" Greg sighed.
"We'll talk about it when we get home," Mr. Brady said. Then, the family left the studio.
It just so happened that Trebek overheard their conversation. He stood in the corner sighing and shaking his head. "When will they ever learn?" sighed Trebek.
