Get Goose

Have you ever seen this show? It is sort of “Jeopardy!” meets “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” meets a NY cabbie. It’s a fantastic idea. Unassuming individuals get into a cab thinking they’re just asking for a ride somewhere, and suddenly they’re on a game show. They answer questions to earn cash. If they get three incorrect answers, they get booted out of the cab, whether or not they’re at their destination. They have two shout-outs during the game…one mobile and one on the street. So, if they get stumped they can shout-out and ask someone for help. I’m sort of addicted to the show, but I never really plan on watching it…I just get sucked in if it happens to be on when I turn on the tube. I used to live in NY, but the whole Cash Cab thing started after I moved to Knoxville. As you can imagine, there are not too many cabs in Knoxville. It’s not a cab sort of town. So, I’ve been trying to brainstorm my own small-town idea, like maybe Cash Cart, where your grocery cart lights up and the host jumps out from behind the bread aisle. Or, Cash Cleaner, where it’s “lights, camera, action” at the dry cleaner if you’re the lucky contestant. Or, maybe it’s simply Cash Clown, where on any given day you’re just strolling along and out from behind the bushes jumps Bozo, mic in hand and cameras rolling. I need to finesse these ideas a bit, but I think I’m onto something.

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