[music playing] NARRATOR: The Pennsylvania Game is made possible in part by-- ANNOUNCER: By a grant from the Pennsylvania Public Television Network.

The network receives funding from the Commonwealth to provide public television for all Pennsylvanians.

[music playing] NARRATOR: Now let's get the game started.

Here's the host of The Pennsylvania Game, Scott Bruce.

[applause] The best studio audience in America.

There they are.

Thank you so much studio audience.

Thank you viewers at home for tuning in.

We've got an exciting panel, we've got an exciting crowd, we've got an exciting show.

Let's not waste time.

Let's meet our panel, shall we.

Starting off in the hot seat, how are you.

We've got-- he's an advisor to the Special Olympics International in the sport of powerlifting.

He's also head powerlifting coach for Pennsylvania's special athletes.

He developed strength training programs for people 50 and up and is holder of 31 national titles and three world powerlifting records.

Please give a warm welcome to the brawny and brainy, Clyde Doll.

[applause] That was a mouthful climb.

Monica Montag is owner of Be Well Associates of state college.

A licensed nutritionist and certified holistic lifestyle teacher, her mission is to help people achieve optimal health.

She's the picture of health herself.

Monica Montag.

[applause] And down on the end, he's back.

George Roberts is a news anchorman at Blue Ridge cable TV, located in Monroe county.

A veteran Pennsylvania Game contestant, he enjoys computers, cooking and music.

Please say hello to George Roberts.

[applause] Handsome looking group of people and smart, I can't wait to play.

Let's start.

[music playing] NARRATOR: Artist Wharton Esherick was heralded as the Dean of American craftsmen.

His home in Paoli, Pennsylvania, is among the most eccentric National Historic landmarks in the US.

What is Esherick's single most famous work.

A, spiral staircase, B, a three-legged bed, C, an indoor tree house, or D, a teak bathtub.

SCOTT BRUCE: Hey, I have a cracked bathtub, and I have a three-legged bed but that wasn't intentional.

Was it a spiral staircase, a three legged bag, an indoor bed, indoor treehouse or a teak bathtub?

Clyde, we'll go to you first.

It was C. It's an indoor treehouse because that's bizarre.

C. Indoor treehouse because it's bizarre.

You know our game then, don't you?

Yes.

I like your thinking.

We'll go to Monica.

What do you think?

I would say it's a spiral staircase because that house that was pictured looked like it could have one in there.

Could sneak one in.

MONICA MONTAG: That's right.

Fit one in.

I like that thinking as well.

See all the things-- there's no bad thinking on our show.

We'll get down to George.

Well, I'll tell you, I think it has to be, I agree, it's a spiral staircase.

SCOTT BRUCE: Two spiral staircases.

I think so.

NARRATOR: And you're going against the powerlifter.

He's a big guy.

I know.

[laughter] Let's see if they can outlift him right now.

NARRATOR: The answer is A, spiral staircase.

[applause] Wharton Esherick was born in Philadelphia in 1887.

Trained as a painter, he began carving decorative wood frames to make his paintings more marketable.

This led to making woodcuts and sculpture.

He extended his sculptural forms to furniture, furnishings and interiors, becoming one of America's most important furniture makers.

His extraordinary studio home in Paoli, Pennsylvania, on Philadelphia's main line was built over a 40-year period being completed in 1966.

After his death in 1970, it was turned into the Wharton Esherick museum.

The spiral oak staircase, his single most famous work is the central feature of the house.

Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993, the tapered stone walls, multicolored tower and curved roof make it one of the most unique buildings in the United States.

[applause] Absolutely beautiful.

Isn't that a gorgeous place.

Here's an interesting note.

The staircase was removed from the house and exhibited as a premier example of American craftsmanship at the 1939 New York World's fair, an event that brought Esherick to Fame.

So you'll learn something all the time.

Let's learn some more.

[music playing] NARRATOR: Little Earth productions of Pittsburgh is unique in what it produces and markets.

What does Little Earth production sell?

A, globes that float in the air without support.

B, fashion accessories made from junk.

C, educational Earth and space videos shot by shuttle astronauts.

Or D, high-definition satellite specialty photos.

SCOTT BRUCE: All right, panelists.

Little Earth productions what is it they sell?

Globes that float, fashion accessories, educational videos, or high-definition photos?

We'll go to Monica first.

I would say fashion accessories made from junk.

SCOTT BRUCE: Fashion accessories made from junk.

Judging by the appearance of the facility itself.

The facility looked like it had fashion accessories made from junk or did it just look junky to you.

It looked a little junky.

I like your thinking.

What have we got down there, George?

I had to pick something fast.

I picked B. SCOTT BRUCE: You picked B, so you also went with the fashion accessories.

Yes.

We got a couple of fashion accessories going over here.

Can you make it a clean sweep, Clyde?

Well, I'm going with C because the Earth would look very little if you were out in space.

SCOTT BRUCE: Little Earth.

That's it.

SCOTT BRUCE: You see, you used logic.

That's going to hurt you on our show.

[laughter] But I'm rooting for you.

Let's find out what the answer is.

NARRATOR: The answer is B, fashion accessories made from recycled junk.

Little Earth production started in the Pittsburgh basement of entrepreneurs Eva D'Marco and Rob Brandegee.

They began making belts from recycled inner tubes and bottle caps.

Soon, their line of accessories expanded to include bags, briefcases, address books and more.

Using stuff that clogs landfills like license plates, hubcaps and street signs.

Now popular with mainstream shoppers, Little Earth sells its products throughout the US, Europe and Japan and has a website catalog at littleearth.com.

A green company with heart, Little Earth located its factory on a bus line so employees can easily get to work.

[applause] Yeah.

That's the way to deal with junk.

I like that.

You can send your old license plate to Little Earth and they'll custom make it into one of their products.

In fact, governor Ridge supports the idea because $1 from everything that they make goes to the environmental causes in Pennsylvania.

So cool beans.

Now let's find out a little bit more about our panelists.

Clyde, how are you?

I'm losing.

SCOTT BRUCE: You're losing.

I noticed that right off.

It's that logic thing.

You've got to be careful.

But that's OK.

We want to keep you happy because you look like you could pick this thing up and throw it at me.

Clyde, I just have here on my notes that you actually train people that are getting up in years.

You have somebody that is training that is over 100 years old?

95.

95 years old and powerlifting.

CLYDE DOLL: Right.

And how-- CLYDE DOLL: No, not powerlifting.

SCOTT BRUCE: Not powerlifting.

Weight training.

SCOTT BRUCE: Weight training, I see.

And this is very good at that age?

Right.

I have a class at Brookline village and the average age is 90.

SCOTT BRUCE: The average age is 9-- That's great.

[applause] Whoa people.

We're very good.

Thanks thanks for being with us today.

And they're terrific.

And they're terrific.

I don't doubt it for a moment.

I'd like to look into that myself.

Monica my guess is that you wouldn't approve one tiny bad habit.

My producer actually made me say this.

I drank a six pack of Mountain Dew a day.

Yeah, I was afraid.

I was afraid she'd fall right out of her seat.

You got any suggestions that'll help me break that bad habit?

Just replace it with water and you'll be doing a whole lot better.

SCOTT BRUCE: Just clean out the system.

Go water.

Although it looks like you're holding up pretty well.

Well, it's all makeup.

[laughter] Thank you, Monica.

We'll run down to George.

George, I get it-- well, let me check the scoreboard.

Are you doing a little better this year than usual?

Yes.

SCOTT BRUCE: A little better.

Not bad.

I think this is the first time you've gotten past zero, isn't it?

That is true.

That is true.

SCOTT BRUCE: Is it real-- no, it is not.

I attribute it all to no sleep.

I'm doing well.

SCOTT BRUCE: That's right.

You heard-- I heard you just, you just barely made it in today under the wire.

Just got in, yeah.

SCOTT BRUCE: After doing a Halloween parade today.

Yeah.

And got one to do tomorrow.

So I'm very busy.

I'm very popular in Halloween.

SCOTT BRUCE: Busy guy.

Well, thanks for joining us, taking the time.

We appreciate it.

Now let's jump back to the game.

New question.

NARRATOR: Philadelphian Benjamin Rush was an eminent physician in colonial times.

A friend of Jefferson and member of the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence.

He is widely regarded today as A, the father of thrift.

B, the father of Hematology.

C, the father of botany.

Or D, the father of American psychiatry.

SCOTT BRUCE: Benjamin Rush, was he a thrifty fella, did he bleed?

No hematology.

Botany or psychiatry?

We got a lot of interesting choices here.

We'll run all the way down to the end.

George, what do you think.

I took a wild guess.

I picked, D. SCOTT BRUCE: D. You went with psychiatry?

Yes.

Wild guesses.

I'm telling you.

It's our trademark here on The Pennsylvania Game.

Clyde.

Hematology.

SCOTT BRUCE: Hematology.

Yes.

SCOTT BRUCE: Did you use some logic there?

No, because if I don't get something right, I'm going to cut my throat.

[laughter] I love it.

I don't love it.

Don't you dare.

We'll go to Monica.

Monica, what do you want.

Well, I went with Clyde this time.

Hematology.

SCOTT BRUCE: You went with Clyde, hematology.

Yes.

SCOTT BRUCE: And last time you went with George and it worked.

OK, let's find out right now.

NARRATOR: The answer is D, the father of American psychiatry.

Born in 1745, Dr.

Benjamin Rush was the first American to achieve an international reputation as a physician.

Though he was notorious for bloodletting and purging as a cure all for disease, he is favorably remembered in the world of medicine for his treatment of the insane.

He viewed mental illness as a product of physical causes, a great advance over theories of the day, and wrote the first American textbook on psychiatry.

Dr.

Rush worked for many years among insane patients at Pennsylvania hospital, advocating humane treatment for them.

A social reformer, he wrote pamphlets attacking slavery, capital punishment, alcohol, tobacco and war.

Among other causes, he promoted free public schools, the education of women and a National University.

[applause] I have very good news.

We were able to gather up a few interns and they've rushed through the building to remove any sharp instruments so that Clyde won't do any cutting.

I want to point out also that Mr.

Rush also proposed the study of veterinary medicine.

So that's very exciting stuff.

We're going to take a look at our scoreboard now.

And I see Clyde does need a little help.

He's on that zero, but I know he's going to come back.

Monica, with two points.

George is leading with three right now.

[applause] [music playing] That means it's time for our first clue in the Mystery Pennsylvanian.

Get your pens ready, and here's your clue.

This legendary TV anchorman dominated Philadelphia area television news in the 1950s and '60s.

This legendary TV anchorman dominated Philadelphia area television news in the 1950s and '60s.

You're going to write down your guess or answer on the first line.

If you get it right, you will get three points.

If you get it right on the second line, you'll get two points.

If you get it right on the third line, you will get one point.

So good luck to you all.

We all seem to be writing something which is good because we're moving along.

Time for a new question.

[music playing] NARRATOR: In an 1892 game between rival Pittsburgh area football clubs, Yale All-American William pudge, Heffelfinger became the first player to do what?

A, throw the first forward pass for a touchdown.

B, receive pay.

C, punt a football the entire length of the field.

Or D, design and wear protective headgear.

SCOTT BRUCE: This is so much fun.

I want to try my studio audience out.

Could we all, on the count of three, say Heffelfinger?

One, two, three.

AUDIENCE: Heffelfinger.

SCOTT BRUCE: That's a ball.

Mr Heffelfinger.

Pudge, as we like to call him.

Did he throw the first forward pass, did he receive pay, did he punt a football the entire length of a field or did he design and wear protective headgear?

Clyde, we're back to you first.

He received pay.

SCOTT BRUCE: He received pay.

He was the first professional football player.

Well, you said this with authority.

This man knows something.

It's a good guess.

I like it.

I like it, Clyde.

Guessing smart.

Monica, what do you think.

I would say he designed and wore protective headgear.

SCOTT BRUCE: Protective head-- Yes.

SCOTT BRUCE: He looked like his head had been protected.

Well, it was the name more than anything.

Uh, the name.

The little Pudge thing got it for you.

MONICA MONTAG: Right.

I would have thought protective finger gear.

We'll go down to George.

Again.

Big guess, it's A. SCOTT BRUCE: Big guess on A. So we have three completely different answers.

Nobody has chosen C, and that often usually means that the answer is C, but we'll find out now.

NARRATOR: The answer is B. In November 1892, William Pudge Heffelfinger was a ringer for the Allegheny Athletic Association in a game against the rival Pittsburgh Athletic Association.

Heffelfinger, who was paid $500, scored the game winning touchdown when he picked up a fumble and ran 25 yards into the end zone to make the final score four nothing.

At the time a touchdown counted for four points and players played the entire 90 minutes of the game, unless sidelined by an injury.

Recognized as football's first professional player, Heffelfinger, who was paid under the table, never acknowledged payment for his services.

It wasn't until 1895, in a game played between the Jeannette and Latrobe athletic associations that John K Brallier would become the first player to openly admit being paid.

[music playing] Paid.

Hey, you're going to run over me, you're going to pay me.

That's what I think.

This is interesting.

Heffelfinger was an active player for a remarkable 50 years.

This was in the days when there were hardly any football pads of any kind, and games were played with up to 25 players on a side.

It was 1980 around there that the game was limited to 11 players-- 1880.

Did I say 1980?

1880, they were limited to 11 players on a side.

So very exciting stuff.

Let's get some more exciting stuff.

NARRATOR: In 1762, German immigrant Henry William stiegel laid out a town in Lancaster county, which he named Manheim.

For what is Stiegel best known?

A, a noted clockmaker, he built the first planetarium in Pennsylvania.

B, production of hand-blown glassware.

C, establishing the first medical school in the colonies.

Or D, creating the first sales catalog in America.

SCOTT BRUCE: Henry William Stiegel, was he a noted clockmaker?

[clock cuckoo] That wasn't me cuckooing.

Was he handblown glassware, Medical School in the colonies or the first sales catalog?

We're going to go over to Monica.

What do you think?

This was a guess.

I would say production of hand-blown glassware.

I think that's a wonderful guess.

I would probably guess with you if I didn't have the actual answer right here.

Right there.

George.

If it was Spiegel, I would have said D. Yes.

I took C. Final answer.

Final answer, we have the medical school.

Thank you.

Somebody's always got to get a Regis shot in on me.

All right, Clyde.

Hand-blown glassware.

Hand-blown glassware.

So we've got two hand-blown glasswares, we've got one medical school, we've got Wendy Williams.

NARRATOR: The answer is B, hand-blown glassware.

In 1752, ironmaster Henry William Stiegel founded the town of Manheim and owned all of the property within it.

He brought glassworkers from England and established the first manufactory of Flint glass in America.

In 1764, the first glass was blown in stigall's factory.

The rich colors and enameling work were superior to anything done in America at the time.

Stiegel glass was made in the form of bottles, decanters, drinking glasses and other wares, and is among the most valuable glass in American history.

Ironically, financial problems forced the factory to close around 1780.

Henry stiegel died in poverty and was buried in an unmarked grave.

[applause] Very nice.

More interest.

Let's take another look at our scoreboard now.

Things are tightening up, kids.

Clyde now has two points, Monica has three, George has three.

We got a close one.

[applause] And that means it's time for your second clue in the Mystery Pennsylvanian.

Here it comes.

Clue number two.

You may not recognize the name, but you all know the voice.

Some have referred to it as the voice of God.

This legendary TV anchorman dominated Philadelphia area television news in the 1950s and '60s.

You may not recognize the name, but you all know the voice.

Some have referred to it as the voice of God.

Everybody's got an idea, except possibly Monica, who has a very, very full pen.

Not being used much at all.

But that's OK.

We can just jump back to the game right now.

NARRATOR: The first theater in America opened in Pennsylvania in 1809.

Was it A, the Erie playhouse.

B, the Columbia theater.

C, the Walnut Street theater.

Or D, the Stanley theater.

SCOTT BRUCE: All right.

Which theater was it.

The Erie Playhouse, The Columbia theater, The Walnut Street theater, The Stanley theater.

And we will go to George.

I think I know this one.

I think it's C. Pretty sure.

SCOTT BRUCE: C. You think it's the Walnut-- Walnut Street theater.

And Clyde.

I agree.

Walnut Street Theater twice.

Can we make it a clean sweep?

Indeed you-- Clean sweep.

You know what that means.

[bell ringing] [applause] Everybody gets lottery tickets.

Pass one down, compliments of the Pennsylvania lottery, you can win a $1,000 a week for life.

Now let's find out what the right answer is.

NARRATOR: The answer is C, the Walnut Street theater in Philadelphia.

It stands alone as the only theater operating continuously since it opened in 1809.

Every notable American actor of the 19th century and many from the 20th century appeared on stage at Walnut Street, not to mention famous actors from other countries.

Walnut theater, which once was owned by Edwin Booth, brother of assassin John Wilkes Booth, boasts a number of firsts.

The first copyright law protecting American plays has its roots at the Walnut.

It was also the first theater to install gas footlights.

In 1964.

It was designated a National Historic Landmark.

Later, it became a nonprofit corporation, and a multi-million dollar restoration restored the Walnut to its original grandeur.

Widely regarded as one of America's most successful regional theaters, it has the largest subscription audience of any theater company in the world, with annual attendance exceeding a quarter million.

[music playing] [applause] Yeah.

One more.

One more interesting note.

In 1945, Groucho Marx stopped his act in the middle of the show to announce from the stage of the Walnut Theater that President Franklin Roosevelt had died.

So I see there's a lot of stuff you learn.

I love this show.

Let's get some more.

[music playing] NARRATOR: The Creekside mushroom farm in Worthington, Pennsylvania, is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for what accomplishment?

A, it is the only underground mushroom farm in the US.

B, it grew a 6 and 1/2 pound portobello mushroom, the biggest ever recorded.

C, 90% of its workforce is comprised of handicapped personnel.

Or D, it's the nation's top producer of white mushrooms.

SCOTT BRUCE: Fascinating stuff.

I like this.

Is it the only underground mushroom farm?

Did they grow a 6 and 1/2 pound portobello?

Are 90% of the workforce comprised of handicapped people, or is it the nation's top producer of white mushrooms?

Clyde back to you.

C. SCOTT BRUCE: C. Because that would be neat.

SCOTT BRUCE: That would be, you?

No.

No that would be neat to give them a job.

That would be good.

Yes.

I was thinking the same thing.

I was thinking that's a great one, if that's the true answer.

If it's not right, it should be.

I agree with you.

Let's find out.

Let's hope it is.

Monica.

Well, since it was in the Guinness Book of World records, I went with B. SCOTT BRUCE: You went with B.

6 and 1/2 pound portobello.

You went with B, 6 and 1/2 pound mushroom.

That would be one big mushroom.

Yeah.

And I would have to agree.

I went with B also.

Yeah.

SCOTT BRUCE: Another B. So we've got a C, we've got a B, we've got a B, we've got bupkus.

NARRATOR: The answer is A, the only underground mushroom farm in the US.

The former limestone mine is located under a mountain in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Producer of moonlight brand mushrooms, the Creekside mushroom farm covers 800 acres of underground caves with 150 miles of tunnels.

Normally, mushrooms are grown in dark, windowless buildings with precise temperature controls.

At the Creekside farm, the natural cave temperature is 50 degrees.

So a venting system was devised to maintain an even growing temperature of around 62 degrees.

Creekside farm has an additional 2000 plus acres above ground, making it the largest mushroom growing facility in the world.

Pennsylvania still ranks number one in the nation in mushroom production.

And at 26 pounds million annually, creekside mushrooms is one of the top mushroom producers in the state.

[applause] SCOTT BRUCE: Interesting stuff.

That brings us up to our third clue in the Mystery Pennsylvanian.

Here it comes.

His rich, dramatic voice, was a perfect compliment to the long passes and thrilling runs of NFL films, which he narrated for 20 years.

His rich, dramatic voice was a perfect complement to the long passes, thrilling runs of NFL films, which he narrated for 20 years.

Legendary TV anchorman dominated Philadelphia area television news in the '50s and '60s.

You may not recognize the name, but you all know the voice.

Some have referred to it as the voice of God.

Everybody seems to have an answer now.

And that means we can go straight over to Monica.

Monica, if you would just place that right in the slot in the front there.

Sure.

SCOTT BRUCE: Guys, you can do the same thing if you want.

This is the only anchorman that I could think of who was around in the '50s and the '60s.

SCOTT BRUCE: And you'll have to help me.

I can't read.

Walter Cronkite.

SCOTT BRUCE: Walter Cronkite.

And you went with them all three times.

I do.

I think that's a heck of a good answer.

I was going to put George Burns for number two as the voice of god, but I figured he wasn't an anchor.

SCOTT BRUCE: Oh, that would have been very clever.

You know what, that was clever enough.

I think we should give her a lottery ticket.

Just for the thought.

[laughter] All right.

Down to you, George.

What do you have?

All right.

My dad worked at Channel 10 in Philadelphia in the '50s and '60s.

And I would have to say John Facenda.

John facenda, John facenda, John Facenda.

All the way down the line.

This is a man who thinks he knows.

What do we have, Clyde?

John Facenda, John Facenda, John Facenda.

John Facenda.

The voice of God.

SCOTT BRUCE: The men seem to have a feel.

The voice of God.

Yeah.

Wendy Williams.

I always thought you were the voice of God.

Let's tell me now.

Who is it?

NARRATOR: This is pro football, the sport of our time.

John Facenda was the legendary Philadelphia area TV newsman who became the voice of NFL Films.

Dubbed the voice of football, he provided the perfect complement of the NFL game footage and highlight reels.

He narrated for two decades.

One columnist wrote he had a voice like god, only deeper.

Facenda started his broadcasting career in the early 1930s as a Philadelphia radio announcer.

TV was in its infancy when he anchored his first newscast for WCAU TV channel 10 in 1948.

At the time, the term anchorman hadn't been invented.

Facenda was the king of local Philadelphia news in the 1950s and '60s.

He started his NFL Films career in 1965 and continued to work at WCAU, retiring as a news anchor in 1973.

12 days before he died in 1984, Facenda was presented with the Governor's Award for Lifetime achievement.

John facenda, a famous Pennsylvanian.

[applause] And where does that take us on our scoreboard?

Monica with a very respectable four points, Clyde with a very impressive 6 points but nobody could touch George today.

7 points.

Our champion.

[applause] [music playing] Wendy Williams tell by one.

NARRATOR: OK, Scott.

Today's winner receives this handsome rubber tote bag made from recycled materials by Little Earth productions, Pittsburgh.

Little Earth productions, the green company with heart, plus 50 chances to win a $1,000 a week for life from a Pennsylvania lottery.

Wow.

That's right.

Little Earth, thank you.

George, thank you.

Studio audience, thank you.

You viewers at home, thank you.

I'm Scott Bruce.

We'll see you again.

Bye bye.

[applause] [music playing] NARRATOR: The Pennsylvania Game is made possible in part by-- ANNOUNCER: By a grant from the Pennsylvania Public Television Network.

The network receives funding from the Commonwealth to provide public television for all Pennsylvanians.

NARRATOR: Guest accommodations provided by the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus of Penn State.

[applause] [music playing]