Match Game

Host; full performed opening below.

Resident upside downer: this episode will be a real match for the show.

Intruder, with the joke about entering their lifestyle and never leaving.

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Welcome to Reverse Psychology, the Frasier Rewatch podcast where we go backwards through every episode of the show. Tonight, we are covering Season 11, Episode 18, Match Game. Is this the episode where Charlotte actually does her job? We'll find out. I'm your host, Curtis Sheck. Joining me as always, it's our resident upside downer, it's Ryan Sansone. Curtis, this episode is going to be a real match for the show, Frasier. One of your better efforts. Also with us today is our intruder, Bradley Kirkston. Hey, hey, hey, thanks for giving me such a cool introduction again. Yeah, intruder fits. That one should stick. I intruded into your lifestyle and now I've never left. Correct.

Someone brought rules.

The games, the premises, and what everyone brought to the table.

Game / activity

Is It Gross? ↗

Led by Brad(ley)

How this one works

Setup and instructions

So I'm going to name something you could do with your placenta.
So in the first scene of today's episode, they talk about having a plan for your placenta.
And you two have to tell me, is it gross?

Context and recorded outcome

Title: Is It Gross? Activity premise: So in the first scene of today's episode, they talk about having a plan for your placenta. Activity description: So I looked online and found eight different plans for your placenta. Activity request: So I'm going to name something you could do with your placenta. Rules: And you two have to tell me, is it gross? Ending or payoff: And that concludes the game, Is It Gross? Result qualification: We are never playing it again.

RESULT STATUS

This one was not a competition.

Reviewed record explicitly identifies a noncompetitive activity.

What was recorded

What everyone brought to the table · 1 recorded contribution

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

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gross wrap

Ending or payoff: And that concludes the game, Is It Gross? We are never playing it again. I sincerely apologize to our listeners.

Preserved source round labels (1)

These overlapping source containers are not additional rounds or participant answers. Their recorded labels and excerpt links remain available here; their shared exchanges appear above.

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gross round

Method: And you two have to tell me, is it gross? Response status: last item withdrawn without an observed classification

RECORDED EXCHANGE

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Plant it under a tree.

Question / challenge

Prompt item: Plant it under a tree. Classification prompt: is it gross?

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

tree gross

Classification response: Yes, it's gross.

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Respondent: Curtis

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

tree least

Classification response: least gross Answer qualification state: different respondent judgment

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Respondent: Ryan

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tree discussion

Answer or action: I would, yeah. Get rid of it.

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Keep it attached to your newborn.

Question / challenge

Prompt item: Keep it attached to your newborn. Classification prompt: is it gross?

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

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attached answer

Classification response: Gross. Obviously disgusting.

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Respondents: gross: Curtis; obviously disgusting: Ryan

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Wait, like when the umbilical cord falls off?

Question: Wait, like when the umbilical cord falls off? No, you can keep it for up to, you can keep your placenta on your baby for up to two weeks, apparently.

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Pamper your skin with it.

Question / challenge

Prompt item: Pamper your skin with it. Classification prompt: is it gross?

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

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skin answer

Classification response: Gross. That's disgusting.

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Respondents: gross: Curtis; that’s disgusting: Ryan

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Wait, what do you mean pamper?

Question: Wait, what do you mean pamper? You grind it down and add it to cream, and then it becomes a skincare. Answer qualification: Yeah, you actually pound it down, and you put it in some cream, and then you put it on your skin, and it's supposed to be really good for you.

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Participant cited: Brad(ley)

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It's turn it into artwork.

Question / challenge

Prompt item: It's turn it into artwork. Classification prompt: is it gross?

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Facilitator: Brad

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

art volunteered judgment

Classification response: The next one, uh, I actually think is the least bad.

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Participant: Brad

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art initial answer

Classification response: Oh, gross.

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Respondent: Curtis

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art objection

Classification response: So, I thought that, like, rubbing yourself with it would be the grossest, but hanging it up is way grosser, because it could last potentially forever, I guess.

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Respondent: Ryan

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art discussion

Answer qualification: One was hide it under a tree, and you think that artwork that you display is less gross. Because then you can come in every day and see your artwork. Ending or payoff: Well, then you always have the memory of it. Of your baby? Of the placenta. Action: You're not supposed to be editorializing this. Classification response: Gross!

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Participant cited: Attribution unavailable

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Wear it as a necklace.

Question / challenge

Prompt item: Wear it as a necklace. Classification prompt: is it gross?

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

necklace answer

Classification response: Gross.

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Respondent: Curtis

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

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Do you have to do something to it?

Question: Do you have to do something to it? No, you can preserve it, but you can just wear it around your neck a little bit. Classification response: Gross. Gross. Gross. Gross. Oh, that's the grossest one. Gross. That's the worst one. Gross. Gross. Answer qualification: Well, it only gets worse. So, it's not in random order. Actually, it is.

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Participants: almost spit took; what; grossest one: Ryan

RECORDED EXCHANGE

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You can eat it by putting it in a smoothie.

Question / challenge

Prompt item: You can eat it by putting it in a smoothie. Classification prompt: is it gross? Response status: no observed classification before withdrawal

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Facilitator: Brad
Respondents: Curtis Ryan

Comic bits and episode moments.

Conversation excerpt

Reverse Psychology ↗

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Title: Reverse Psychology Activity description: Welcome to Reverse Psychology, the Frasier Rewatch podcast where we go backwards through every episode of the show. Tonight, we are covering Season 11, Episode 18, Match Game. Is this the episode where Charlotte actually does her job? We'll find out. I'm your host, Curtis Sheck. Joining me as always, it's our resident upside downer, it's Ryan Sansone. Curtis, this episode is going to be a real match for the show, Frasier. One of your better efforts. Also with us today is our intruder, Bradley Kirkston. Hey, hey, hey, thanks for giving me such a cool introduction again. Yeah, intruder fits. That one should stick. I intruded into your lifestyle and now I've never left. Correct.

Taking part: Curtis Ryan Brad(ley)

Source details

Participants: Curtis Sheck Ryan Sansone Bradley Kirkston

Conversation excerpt

How are we doing as a podcast? ↗

With Ryan

Question: How are we doing as a podcast? Well, the numbers aren't really, the numbers aren't really numbers, but we are international, which is really exciting.

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Respondent: Ryan

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episode discussion ↗

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ratings ↗

Activity request: Well, Brad, was this a good episode?

See how they answered

What everyone brought to the table · 5 recorded exchanges

3 attributed voices

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Participant cited: Brad(ley)

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Well, Brad, was this a good episode?

Question / challenge

Prompt: Well, Brad, was this a good episode?

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Respondent: Brad
Facilitator: Curtis

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

brad rating

C plus Method: letter grade Answer qualification: Yeah, to me, this is middle of the pack.

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Respondent: Brad

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Participant cited: Curtis

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How about you, Curtis? How did you feel about this?

Question / challenge

Prompt: How about you, Curtis? How did you feel about this?

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Respondent: Curtis
Facilitator: Ryan

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WHAT THEY BROUGHT

curtis rating

So out of the seven episodes we have so far watched, I rank this number five. Answer qualification: It's between Crocktails and the finale, Goodnight Seattle, Part 2. Method: So I'm comparing each episode against each other and saying we're in the order.

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Respondent: Curtis

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

point rating

8.3 Method: point grade Answer qualification: Out of 10. Answer qualification state: reaffirmed after reconsideration

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Respondent: Ryan

Conversation excerpt

outro ↗

Ending or payoff: For myself, Ryan, and Brad, good morning, Boise.

Conversation excerpt

explanation ↗

How this one works

Setup and instructions

Do you want to take a quick second to try to explain what the show is, Curt?
Oh, let's have Brad do one and then you can correct him.

Context and recorded outcome

Activity request: Do you want to take a quick second to try to explain what the show is, Curt? Method: Oh, let's have Brad do one and then you can correct him.

See how they answered

What everyone brought to the table · 5 recorded exchanges

2 attributed voices

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Participant cited: Brad(ley)

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Oh, let's have Brad do one and then you can correct him.

Question / challenge

Prompt: Oh, let's have Brad do one and then you can correct him. Response context: So, you want me to do an elevator pitch for the show or you want Brad to?

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Respondent: Brad
Facilitator: Ryan

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

pitch

Submission type: teaser Are you a Frasier fan? Are you a fan of backwards things? Are you a fan of watching a show in reverse order? Are you a fan of not understanding anything but having an amazing experience? Then Frasier is a great show and Reverse Psychology is the podcast for you. We watch every episode in reverse order. So, 261st first, then 263.

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Respondent: Brad

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Participant cited: Curtis

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How would you clean that up, Curtis? What tweaks would you pick?

Question / challenge

Prompt: How would you clean that up, Curtis? What tweaks would you pick?

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Respondent: Curtis
Facilitator: Ryan

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WHAT THEY BROUGHT

correction

it's a great podcast. It's very funny. It is a rewatch podcast of the show Frasier. So, it's definitely worth a listen if you like that show. But even if you don't, I think it's still pretty funny. And the premise is we're going backwards through the show. Starting with the very last episode and working our way to the pilot.

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Respondent: Curtis

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

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explanation discussion

It is called Reverse Psychology. Answer qualification: And I said something along the lines of, well, uh, we decided to go with the, the phrase that is more kind of common and well-known.

Conversation excerpt

preview ↗

How this one works

Setup and instructions

Ryan, why don't you tell us what's going to come up on the next episode?

Context and recorded outcome

Activity request: Ryan, why don't you tell us what's going to come up on the next episode?

What was recorded

What everyone brought to the table · 2 recorded exchanges

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Participant cited: Ryan

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Ryan, why don't you tell us what's going to come up on the next episode?

Question / challenge

Prompt: Ryan, why don't you tell us what's going to come up on the next episode?

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Respondent: Ryan
Facilitator: Curtis

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

Coots and Ladders

Title: Coots and Ladders So, with that in mind, next episode, Frasier goes to work. Roz asks him what brings him in. Later, he meets Jane Lynch at an opera and fails to date her. Niles rids their apartment of vermin while Daphne pregnantly stays on a ladder, which is, of course, ill-advised. Martin proposes to Ronnie by getting down on one knee and then needs her to help him back up.

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Respondent: Ryan

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promotion ↗

How this one works

Setup and instructions

Shouldn't you, don't you have to, like, tell people to do stuff?

Context and recorded outcome

Activity request: Shouldn't you, don't you have to, like, tell people to do stuff?

See how they answered

What everyone brought to the table · 4 recorded exchanges

2 attributed voices

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Participant cited: Curtis

“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.

Shouldn't you, don't you have to, like, tell people to do stuff?

Question / challenge

Prompt: Shouldn't you, don't you have to, like, tell people to do stuff? Final phrase attribution: Who asks Curtis “don’t you have to…tell people to do stuff?” The forecast and reverse-promotion handoffs are already confirmed.: Ryan

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Respondent: Curtis
Facilitator: Ryan

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

promotion answer

Action: Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. If you have a question for us, you can email us at reversepsychpod at gmail.com. And please tell your friends and share about this podcast online. Adjudication: Okay, so that's good.

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Respondent: Curtis

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Participant cited: Curtis

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Maybe you should tell people what not to do. So, like, tell them don't do this. Can you do that, Curtis?

Question / challenge

Prompt: Maybe you should tell people what not to do. So, like, tell them don't do this. Can you do that, Curtis?

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Respondent: Curtis
Facilitator: Ryan

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RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

reverse promotion

Action: Tell them don't like, don't subscribe, don't hit the bell. Don't Instagram us. Don't slide into our DMs. Don't even rate us on the newspaper.

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Respondent: Ryan

By way of goodbye.