BACK FEUD 6'6m5f Christmas edition of FAMILY FEUD game show (scene: Podium DC, tote board L) ANNOUNCER -- (enters, crosses to podium) It's time to play Family Feud! (holds up APPLAUSE sign, prompts applause, sign down) And now here's the host of Family Feud, _______________________ (host's real name) (holds up APPLAUSE sign, prompts applause, exits with sign) HOST -- (enters running) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, ______________________. (announcer's real name) Welcome to the special Christmas edition of Family Feud. And now, let's welcome our first team of competitors. From way up in the frigid North Pole, please welcome the fictitious Christmas characters. (points to incoming characters) ANNOUNCER -- (holds up APPLAUSE sign, prompts applause) (Santa, Mrs Santa, Elf and Rudolph enter waiving to audience, stand R of podium) HOST -- I think everybody knows who Santa Clause is. Santa, introduce us to your team of fictitious characters. SANTA -- Ho, ho, ho. This is my wife, Mrs Santa. MRS SANTA -- Hello. SANTA -- This is one of my little elves from my toy factory at the North Pole. ELF -- Hello. SANTA -- And this is my favorite reindeer, Rudolph. RUDOLPH -- Hello. HOST -- And now let's meet our team of non-fictitious Christmas characters. From the land of Israel, the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, please welcome our team of Biblical Christmas characters. (points to incoming characters) ANNOUNCER -- (holds up APPLAUSE sign, prompts applause) (Wiseman and Shepherd enter waiving, followed at a distance by Joseph helping a very pregnant Mary) HOST -- Joseph, you are a carpenter by trade and a direct descendant of King David are you not? JOSEPH -- Yes, sir, I am. HOST -- Why don't you introduce our audience to the rest of your team? JOSEPH -- This is my lovely wife Mary. MARY -- (rubbing tummy) Hello. JOSEPH -- She's expecting our first baby. HOST -- So we see. JOSEPH -- This is a shepherd who came to visit our baby. SHEPHERD -- Hello. JOSEPH -- And this is a wise man from the east, who also came to visit our new baby. WISEMAN -- Hello. HOST -- Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a warm round of applause to both of our Christmas teams. ANNOUNCER -- (holds up APPLAUSE sign, prompts applause) HOST -- And now please welcome our lovely assistant, ______________ (actual name) with the answers to our first question. ANNOUNCER -- (holds up APPLAUSE sign, prompts applause) (Assistant enters carrying easel or pushing blackboard with answers covered, remains near exit) HOST -- Joseph and Santa, as team captains, you go first. (Joseph and Santa step up to podium, one hand behind back, reach across podium shake hands) ANNOUNCER -- (holds up APPLAUSE sign, prompts applause) HOST -- Okay, let's get started. One hundred people surveyed. Top four answer on the board. Here's the question: (reads card) What do you think about when you think about Christmas? (Joseph slaps top of podium first, then Santa) (Sound cue: Beep) HOST -- Joseph. JOSEPH -- The messiah, the son of the living God. (sound cue: buzz) HOST -- Sorry, that's not one of our four most popular answers. Santa? SANTA -- (points to self) Santa Clause. (sound cue: ding) ASSISTANT -- (uncovers "SANTA" answer) HOST -- That's correct! ANNOUNCER -- (holds up APPLAUSE sign, prompts applause) HOST -- Alright, that means that the fictitious Christmas characters win the right to guess the remaining three answers. Let me repeat the question. What do you think about when you think about Christmas? Mrs Santa? MRS SANTA -- Stockings all hung by the chimney with care. HOST -- Let's see. (shouts) Stockings? ASSISTANT -- (uncovers "STOCKINGS" answer) ANNOUNCER -- (holds up APPLAUSE sign, prompts applause) HOST -- Congratulations, you now have two of the four most popular answers. It's your turn, Mr Elf. What do you think about when you think about Christmas? ELF -- Toys for the kiddies. HOST -- Let's see. (shouts) Toys? ASSISTANT -- (uncovers "TOYS" answer) ANNOUNCER -- (holds up APPLAUSE sign, prompts applause) HOST -- Congratulations, you now have three of the four most common answers. And now, Rudolph, for the fourth answer and to win the game: What do you think about when you think about Christmas? RUDOLPH -- A sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. HOST -- Alright, Rudolph, if the final answer is a SLAY, your team wins. If not, the Biblical team gets a opportunity to steal the game. Let's see. (shouts) Is it SLAY? (sound cue: buzz) (Biblical team claps gleefullY) HOST -- Biblical team, if you can come up with the correct answer, your team can win the game. Let me repeat the question. What do you think about when you think about Christmas? MARY -- (rubbing tummy) It has to be the Baby Jesus. SHEPHERD -- No, I think it has to be the fulfillment of prophecy. WISEMAN -- No, the stars tell me it is the birth of a king. JOSEPH -- No, I think it's God becomes a man. HOST -- Biblical team, let's have your answer. JOSEPH -- I think Mary is right. Christmas is all about the baby Jesus. ALL -- (agree, nod) JOSEPH -- We'll say Baby Jesus. HOST -- Alright, if Baby Jesus is on the board, you win the grand prize. If not, our fictitious team gets another try. Let's see, (shouts) is it Baby Jesus? (sound cue: buzz) HOST -- Sorry, wrong answer. Back to our fictitious Christmas team. What do you think about when you think about Christmas? (come out of huddle) SANTA -- We think the answer is SHOPPING. HOST -- And now for the grand prize is the answer (shouts) SHOPPING? (sound cue: ding) ASSISTANT -- (uncovers "SHOPPING" answer) ANNOUNCER -- (holds up APPLAUSE sign, prompts applause) HOST -- The fictitious characters win! MARY -- (grabs tummy, screams) Aaaah! He's coming! Jesus is coming! (all contestants exit with Mary) HOST -- That's all the time we have for this special Christmas edition of Family Feud. So let's leave you with this question: What do you think about when YOU think about Christmas? HOST, ASSISTANT, ANNOUNCER -- (exiting) Bye bye. ©2007 Bob Snook. Conditions for use: Do not sell any part of this script, even if you rewrite it. Pay no royalties, even if you make money from performances. You may reproduce and distribute this script freely, but all copies must contain this copyright statement. http://www.fea.net/bobsnook email: bobsnook@fea.net BACK |