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10 May 2007: Quiz Game Resolves Jenny’s Ex-Boyfriend’s Belongings

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10 May 2007: Quiz Game Resolves Jenny’s Ex-Boyfriend’s Belongings

 

Scott sets up a quirky quiz game to finally force Jenny’s reluctant ex-boyfriend Nick to collect his belongings he’s left scattered around her flat for three months — with the twist that he wins back items if he answers questions about his former girlfriend correctly, but she destroys them if he gets them wrong.

Jenny calls in with a familiar domestic dilemma: her ex-boyfriend Nick broke up with her three months ago but has left behind DVDs, vinyl records, decks, and a controversial football mug. Despite repeated requests over seven or eight separate occasions, Nick has refused to pick anything up, though he insists he wants it all back. Scott decides to turn the situation into a game show format, with Laura having pre-called Nick to set it up.

The rules are straightforward: each correct answer about Jenny earns Nick a free delivery of one item back to his house; each wrong answer results in Jenny destroying something on air. Nick proves to be a frustratingly disengaged contestant, losing focus repeatedly and needing to be brought back to attention. He gets Jenny’s eye colour right (green) and wins back his DVDs, but spectacularly fails on her favourite film — guessing Titanic when the answer is Superman — leading to Scott’s gleeful destruction of the prized football mug while Nick is listening helplessly on the phone. The final question about Jenny’s bra size (34B) is also answered incorrectly, and Scott destroys Nick’s decks and vinyl collection to close out the game.

The episode also features discussion of unusual Canadian sports including the Pillow Fight League, and includes an extended feature about a florist refusing to send flowers with a suggestive card message.

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