[theme music] 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.

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

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

[applause] Yes.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

So good to be back.

So good to have you here.

What a great studio audience!

Thanks for tuning in at home.

And thanks to our panelists for being here.

Let's find out who they are right now real quickly.

In the hot seat, It's the zoo guy.

He's the Director of Community Relations for the Erie Zoological Society.

Please say hello to Scott Mitchell.

[applause] Our next guest is an avid traveler, who loves animals and rollerblading.

She's the news anchor for WHP-TV 21 and UPN 15 in Harrisburg.

Let's say hello to Kirsten Page-- [applause] [laughter] --whose name, I think, I pronounced correctly.

And down on the end, our next panelist is a Pennsylvania history buff.

He's also a priest, which you might have guessed from the color, with parishes in Tresckow, Pennsylvania, just outside of Hazleton.

Please put your hands together.

No need to pray.

Just clap for father Thomas Shanfelt.

[applause] Kirsten.

Kirsten.

Kirsten.

KIRSTEN: Kirsten.

Where did I come up with Kirsten?

KIRSTEN: So close.

That wasn't even an option.

Let's play the game.

[lively tune] NARRATOR: In the 1870s, L. Frank Baum was a newspaperman in Bradford, Pennsylvania, where his father held considerable oil interests.

For what is L. Frank Baum most famous?

A, he survived the Sinking of the Titanic.

B, he invented the Brownie Box Camera.

C, He was the author of The Wizard of Oz.

Or D, He drew the first political cartoon reflecting Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy of, "Speak softly and carry a big stick."

SCOTT BRUCE: L. Frank Baum.

I think we might be able to find somebody who knows this one.

Did he survive the sinking of the Titanic?

Did he invent the Brownie Box Camera?

Was he the author of The Wizard of Oz, or did he draw that political cartoon?

We'll go to Scott first.

Scott, what do you think?

Absolute guess.

I said A. SCOTT BRUCE: A guess and you went with survived the sinking of the Titanic.

Yes, sir.

SCOTT BRUCE: Titanic.

[laughter] My tongue's not working.

I'm going to make it work right now.

Kirsten.

Kirsten.

SCOTT BRUCE: Kirsten.

Kirsten.

[laughter] You're going to get that.

SCOTT BRUCE: What's wrong with me?

Kirsten, what was your answer?

I guess too A. Complete guess.

SCOTT BRUCE: You also guessed A. We have two people going down on the Titanic right now.

[laughter] Father Tom.

Guess D. SCOTT BRUCE: Guess D. You went with the political cartoonist.

We had a lot of guessing going on, which often works on this show.

But today, no.

NARRATOR: The answer is C. L. Frank Baum was born in 1856.

[applause] When he was five, his father struck it rich in the Pennsylvania oil fields and later acquired a small chain of theaters in New York and Pennsylvania.

Due to childhood health problems, Frank immersed himself in books.

At 15, his father bought him a printing press, and he published his first newspaper.

Baum eventually found a job at the new [?

era ?]

in Bradford.

During his 20s, he was an actor, playwright, and managed his father's theaters.

Baum later became an author of children's literature.

In 1900, he wrote his most famous work, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and eventually wrote 17 sequels to the Oz books.

After Baum's death in 1919, other writers continued the series, which grew to 40 books.

In 1939, MGM released The Wizard of Oz, a true film classic.

(SINGING) You're out to see the wizard The wonderful wizard of Oz [applause] See, it wasn't fair.

I had an inside track on this because a lot of people don't know-- I imagine some of you do know.

But I was actually the mayor of Munchkinville.

[laughter] So I knew that one.

They're not buying it.

Get me out of here.

[soft melodic tune] NARRATOR: In the early 1900s, Philadelphian Albert Barnes made millions of dollars from an antiseptic he developed called Argyrol.

Barnes used much of his fortune to, A, amass a world-class modern art collection accessible to the working poor; B, bankroll the state's first illegal numbers racket; C, create a private air force that aided US forces in the war against Mexico; or, D, establish a lucrative book-publishing company.

SCOTT BRUCE: Well, Albert Barnes.

What did he use that fortune for?

Was it a art collection, the illegal numbers, private air force, or a lucrative book-publishing company?

Let's see if I can pronounce her name properly.

Kirsten.

All right.

You got it right there.

SCOTT BRUCE: [fanfares] [applause] Kirsten, what can you have for me?

Once again, another guess.

A. SCOTT BRUCE: You guessed with A. Mm-hmm.

SCOTT BRUCE: And a heck of a guest!

It usually works on our show, so I think you're in the right-- KIRSTEN: OK.

--field.

Tom?

I took a guess.

Barnes & Noble.

Maybe that's the guy.

I don't know.

SCOTT BRUCE: Barnes & Noble.

You thought maybe the book publishing.

OK.

That's a good guess.

SCOTT MITCHELL: I almost went that way, but I went A as well.

Another guess.

SCOTT BRUCE: You were leaning towards books, but you came back.

Almost went to the illegal numbers.

SCOTT BRUCE: You almost went to illegal numbers.

You were all over the board, weren't you, Scott?

These guys are all over the board.

Let's find out what the right answer is.

NARRATOR: The answer is A, amass one of the finest collections of art in the world.

Albert Barnes earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

In the early 1900s, he and a partner developed and manufactured an antiseptic product that earned Barnes a sizable fortune.

He used his wealth to create a school dedicated to the advancement of education and the appreciation of fine arts and horticulture.

Established in 1922, the Barnes Foundation's collection is among the top 10 in the world and includes such artists as Renoir, Matisse, Cézanne, Picasso, and many others.

Together with John Dewey, the foundation's first director of education, Barnes created this institution to serve democracy and education to provide a quality arts experience to people from all walks of life.

[applause] See, the important thing is we learn.

Let's get to know our panel a little bit better now.

Scott, we're going to come over to you.

I'm starting to feel a little bit like Johnny Carson here.

I see you brought a guest along.

Always have to bring a guest when you work at the zoo.

Can we get a close-up on our guest over here?

We can bring him up a little bit if you'd like.

And this is-- SCOTT BRUCE: That is one scary-looking son of a gun.

SCOTT MITCHELL: That's a Mexican red-kneed tarantula.

SCOTT BRUCE: A Mexican red-kneed tarantula.

Red-kneed tarantula.

He's got the little red knees all the way around.

And-- SCOTT BRUCE: And oddly enough, its name is Kirsten.

[laughter] No, it's not.

Not Kirsten.

And that's a big part of what we do is try to educate people about animals and things like tarantulas that people are afraid of and really shouldn't be.

SCOTT BRUCE: And this is a totally safe animal?

Absolutely.

SCOTT BRUCE: And why is your finger bandaged right there?

No.

That's-- [laughter] --that's from a different animal.

Oh, OK.

OK.

Very nice.

Thank you.

Scott Mitchell.

Thank you for bringing your toy along.

[applause] Now, you may not know this.

But right next to you, Kirsten-- Kirsten Page is an animal lover.

Scott, maybe Kirsten can find a home for that thing.

KIRSTEN: I don't know.

It looks like he already has a home.

I think he should be okay.

Yeah.

SCOTT BRUCE: You think you'll be just happy right over by the bandaged finger, right?

In the meantime, maybe you could put the pet on your weekly animal show on the-- That's one thing we haven't had yet.

We've had dogs, cats.

We've had bunnies, a couple other things too, but no tarantulas.

SCOTT BRUCE: They take the safe route.

Exactly.

But we do a segment where we find homes for animals at the shelter.

And it's been very successful.

It's really nice to see the animals come in and get a new home.

SCOTT BRUCE: Very good.

Well, thanks for joining us very much, Kirsten.

[applause] Now, Father Tom, they put notes down here for me.

And I will at least mention the fact that I think it's interesting.

Joe Paterno actually had you hold mass for players before the game.

But I really want the audience to know how we met.

I met Father Tom in Las Vegas-- [rimshot, laughter] --at the Tropicana.

You saw my name in the paper and came to see me.

But that was just-- [chuckles] what a thrill!

Right?

And I met Scott after the show.

And I said, it's been my lifetime dream to be on a Pennsylvania Game.

And he said, you're on.

[murmuring, applause] SCOTT BRUCE: Now we have-- OK.

--Father Tom Shanfelt.

Thanks for joining us.

[applause] And with all of that fun and excitement, maybe we can get a new question.

[jazz music] NARRATOR: In the early 1900s, Jessie Willcox Smith, Violet Oakley, and Elizabeth Shippen Green pledged themselves to each other in their work, calling themselves the Cogs family.

They were, A, among the first women artists to achieve fame and fortune; B, nuns who started the state's first parochial school; C, a notorious team of female scam artists; or, D, the first female vocal trio on radio.

[jazz music] SCOTT BRUCE: Two of these answers look like somebody may have an in on between nuns or scam artists.

Either way, I think he'd have heard about it, wouldn't you think?

But who knows?

Let's find out.

Is it the first women artist to fame and fortune, parochial school nuns, the female scam artists, or the female vocal trio?

Father Tom, we'll go to you first.

Of course, I was tempted by the nuns, but I'll go with D. SCOTT BRUCE: You shouldn't be tempted by nuns now, Father.

[laughter] I'm pretty sure that's not a good idea.

[laughter] I hope the monsignor is not watching this show.

So he went with D, the first female vocal trio.

Is that correct?

OK.

We'll go down to Scott.

I stayed away from the nuns as well.

I went with D. I went with D as well.

SCOTT BRUCE: Nuns are nice people.

You don't have to stay away from nuns.

I like them just fine.

And we will go to Kirsten.

OK.

And I guessed again at the notorious team of female scam artists.

SCOTT BRUCE: Scam artists.

So we have scam artists.

We have vocal trios.

Nobody wanted to touch nuns, and nobody wanted the artists.

Let's find out.

NARRATOR: The answer is A. Jessie Smith, Elizabeth Green, and Violet Oakley were among the first American women to prosper in the arts.

The three attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, a rarity for women of the time.

In 1901, they pledged themselves to art and to each other and moved into the Red Rose Inn in Villanova, where they were dubbed the Red Rose Girls.

When Henrietta Cozens joined the group, the four women adopted a new surname, calling themselves the Cogs family, an anagram of the first letters of their last names.

Smith became famous for illustrating children's books.

Green's illustrations graced the covers of Harper's, Collier's, and other popular magazines of the day.

Oakley was the first American woman granted serious commissions, such as the series of murals in the State Capitol.

Although their pact to live together lasted only five years, their careers flourished.

[jazz music] And-- [applause] --that means it's time to check our big tote board.

So we've got-- I see Scott and his tarantula have one point, Kirsten has one point, and Father Tom has some praying to do.

[laughter, applause] But he'll get off that goose egg.

And that means it's time for our first clue in the Mystery Pennsylvanian.

Let's take a look at it right now, kids.

He grew up in Scranton and started his 33-year political career in 1962, when he was first elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate.

[mysterious tune] He grew up in Scranton, PA, started his 33-year political career in 1962, when he was first elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Write that down on the top line.

If you get it right all the way through, you'll get three points, two points If you get it right from the second line on, and, by golly, one point on the last line.

And now we're jumping right back to the game.

[rhythmic tune] NARRATOR: In 1957, movie actor and Pennsylvania native Billy Barty organized a national rally in Reno, Nevada.

What organization started from that meeting?

A, Parents without Partners.

B, Gamblers Anonymous.

C, March of Dimes.

Or D, Little People of America.

SCOTT BRUCE: Billy Barty, what did he start?

Did he start Parents without Partners-- POP, I believe, it's called-- Gamblers Anonymous, March of Dimes, or Little People of America?

Scott.

[bell ringing] He was a little person so Little People of America.

SCOTT BRUCE: He was a little person.

Yes.

SCOTT BRUCE: You got a little spider.

It's the Little People.

Everything's little.

It's a little theme.

SCOTT MITCHELL: That's right.

We'll go over to Kirsten.

OK.

I'm going with Scott, Little People of America, because he was a little guy.

SCOTT BRUCE: Little people, Little People.

Father Tom?

Let's make it unanimous.

D. SCOTT BRUCE: Unanimous, what does that mean?

[bell ringing, applause] It means Pennsylvania lottery tickets for everybody.

Pass them down if you would, please.

They all came up with the same answer.

And not only that but the prices just continue because guess what?

NARRATOR: The answer is D, The Little People of America.

[applause] Billy Barty was born in 1924 in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, with a medical condition that causes dwarfism.

At age 3, his family moved to Hollywood, and Barty began his movie career.

He's appeared in dozens of movies, including 1978's Foul Play and Willow in 1988.

In 1957, Billy Barty appealed to all little people in America to join him in Reno, Nevada, for a week of sharing and learning to cope with the challenges of dwarfism.

Little People of America is nonprofit and provide support and information to people of short stature, usually, no taller than 4 feet 10.

There are more than 200 medical conditions known to cause dwarfism.

Today, Little People of America has more than 5,000 members.

[jazz music] [applause] Yeah!

Interesting note, standing firmly in Randy Newman's corner, "Short People" is Barty's favorite song.

He appeared in several movies with his favorite actor, Mickey Rooney.

Very exciting stuff.

OK.

Let's move on ahead to a new question.

[piano music] NARRATOR: Adamstown, nestled in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country between Reading and Lancaster, is known as A, Antiques Capital, USA; B, home of the only climate-controlled orange grove in the US; C, birthplace of the Christmas Club Savings Plan; or D, Home of the first Amish settlement in Pennsylvania.

SCOTT BRUCE: Man, can my producer come up with great answers or what?

You don't know which way to turn, do you?

Adamstown, is it the Antiques Capital?

Is it the climate-controlled orange grove?

Is it the Christmas Club Savings Plan, or is it the first Amish settlement?

Kirsten, to you first.

I'm going to go with A, Antiques Capital of the world.

SCOTT BRUCE: Antiques Capital.

Or USA, rather.

SCOTT BRUCE: Well, you said that firmly-- [chuckling] --like you know something.

I think I'm pretty sure.

SCOTT BRUCE: You think you're pretty sure, almost, kind of, kind of.

But you don't know?

KIRSTEN: I'm pretty sure.

You're going to do great on this show.

Father Tom.

I went with D. SCOTT BRUCE: You went with D. You went with the first Amish settlement.

I think it's also a very good choice.

Scott.

SCOTT MITCHELL: I stayed with A as well.

SCOTT BRUCE: Stayed with A. So we have two Antiques Capitals, and we have one Amish, Father Priest.

And we have the right answer.

NARRATOR: The answer is A, Antiques Capital, USA.

[applause] Adamstown is making a name for itself in the world of antiques.

Dealers, collectors, and enthusiasts from the world over are flocking to Adamstown, which has become the premier year-round antiques destination in the Northeast.

Many of the 20-some businesses are located along a 2-mile stretch on Route 272.

The biggest of them all is Renninger's, an antiques and collectibles mall with the largest assortment of dealers in the entire mid-Atlantic region.

In addition to Renninger's is the 300-plus dealer Stoutsburg Antiques mall and the 250-vendor Adam's Antiques and Collectibles Market.

There you have it, Antiques.

[applause] Antiques.

Old stuff.

Time to go back and check our scoreboard.

Let's see what we've got.

Scott has three.

Kristen has three.

Father Tom moving up with one big point.

Let's hear it for him.

They're all doing great.

[applause, fanfare] And as you know, that means it's time for our second clue in the Mystery Pennsylvanian.

Here it comes.

Clue number two, this political figure was loved by cartoonists for his white hair and thick, black eyebrows.

[mysterious tune] This political figure was loved by cartoonists for his white hair and thick black eyebrows.

He grew up in Scranton, as we say, up in the Poconos, and started his 33-year political career in 1962, when he was first elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Oh, everybody knows this one.

They're moving.

I see no reason to waste time.

Let's go right into a new question.

[upbeat music] NARRATOR: In 1959, Richard and Catherine Caron of Reading started Chit Chat Farms, now known as the Caron Foundation.

It was one of the first centers of its kind.

Is it a treatment center for A, people with OTS, Obsessive Talkers' Syndrome; B. Emotionally troubled pets, staffed by animal psychics; C, those who suffer from extreme shyness; or D, individuals and families dealing with chemical dependency?

SCOTT BRUCE: Whoa!

Do we have answers?

Chit Chat Farms, now known as the Caron Foundation.

Is it OTS?

Is it emotionally troubled pets, extreme shyness, or the chemical dependency?

Father Tom, we'll go to you.

When I was stationed as an assistant pastor in Reading-- I wasn't a patient there-- I visited some people.

So it's D. SCOTT BRUCE: It's D. There's a man who knows what he's talking about.

Scott?

SCOTT MITCHELL: And here's one who doesn't.

[laughter] I guessed C. SCOTT MITCHELL: C. Yes.

I have a feeling you're wrong.

I do too.

That's OK.

Say a prayer.

SCOTT MITCHELL: OK.

SCOTT BRUCE: Maybe it'll work out.

Kirsten.

I guessed D as well.

SCOTT BRUCE: D as well.

So we have two Ds.

We have one C. We have Wendy Williams telling us the answer.

NARRATOR: The answer is D. The Caron Foundation, named after industrialist and recovering alcoholic Richard J. Caron and his wife Catherine, began when the couple opened their home for chitchatting with people who came to them for help.

Before long, their home was too small to accommodate all the people seeking counsel.

In 1957, they established Chit Chat Foundation, one of the first drug and alcohol treatment centers in the country, and opened a halfway house in Reading.

Two years later, they opened Chit Chat Farms, a nonprofit treatment facility for individuals and families affected by chemical dependency.

Chit Chat later changed its name to Caron Foundation in honor of its founders.

In 1998, the foundation added equine-facilitated therapy as part of its treatment of addictive behavior.

[applause] It's one of those.

So equine therapy, they have any of that over at the zoological?

In our area, there are several that they work with.

Kids with disabilities primarily.

SCOTT BRUCE: Really?

Yeah.

SCOTT BRUCE: Oh, how fascinating!

See, you learn stuff.

That's why we tune in The Pennsylvania Game.

Let's learn some more right now.

[tense music] NARRATOR: In 1778, an event known as the Great Runaway occurred along the north branch of the Susquehanna River.

The Great Runaway describes A, the Pennsylvania Railroad's first runaway train; B, the ill-fated attempt of 38 escaped Virginia slaves to cross the Susquehanna; C, settlers fleeing their homes to escape Indian attacks; or D, a wagon train stampede that killed Gov.

Thomas Mifflin's family.

SCOTT BRUCE: Runaway!

Little Monty Python reference for you there.

The Great Runaway describes the Pennsylvania Railroad's first runaway train, the ill-fated attempt of 38 escaped Virginia slaves, settlers fleeing their home to escape Indian attacks, or a wagon train stampede.

We're going to go to Scott first on this one.

Another guess, B.

[bell ringing] SCOTT BRUCE: You're doing a lot of guessing.

A lot of guessing.

SCOTT BRUCE: Didn't he get some points?

SCOTT MITCHELL: Yeah.

So some of the guessing is working.

Kirsten.

It's all about guessing today.

SCOTT BRUCE: It is.

I guessed C. SCOTT BRUCE: You guessed C. You thought that they were escaping Indian attacks.

[chuckling] OK.

And Father Ton?

Guess.

D. SCOTT BRUCE: D?

D D. SCOTT BRUCE: D as in the wagon train stampede.

So we've got three different answers.

I'd say they've got to spread out pretty good.

What are the odds that they missed it?

[laughter] NARRATOR: The answer is C, settlers in the Wyoming Valley fleeing their homes to escape fierce Indian attacks.

[applause] In the summer of 1778, Native Americans determined to recover their lost land joined with British forces in a series of heavy raids against settlers along the Susquehanna's north branch.

On July 3, 1778, at the Battle of Wyoming-- commonly referred to as the Wyoming Massacre-- British and Indian forces brutally attacked the colonists near Wilkes-Barre.

[tense tune] Most of the settlers were tortured and murdered.

Homes were pillaged and burned.

When word of the massacre spread across Pennsylvania, settlers fled to local forts in what became known as the Great Runaway.

[applause] SCOTT BRUCE: And here we go.

We're going to run away into our third clue in the Mystery Pennsylvania.

Get your pens and pads ready as we give you clue number three.

He became the sixth person in the US to ever receive a heart and lung transplant at the same time.

[mysterious tune] He became the sixth person in the US to ever receive a heart and lung transplant at the same time.

He grew up in Scranton and started his 33-year political career in 1962, when he was first elected to Pennsylvania State Senate.

This political figure was loved by cartoonists for his white hair and thick black eyebrows.

And I'm reading clues to contestants who absolutely know the answer because they've been done since I said clue three.

So I don't think we should waste any time.

Kirsten, would you hold your card up and show us what you wrote down?

Yeah SCOTT BRUCE: First was Bob Casey.

Then you went to Gov.

Bob Casey.

I see you promoted him.

Yeah.

Exactly.

SCOTT BRUCE: That was very nice.

And you ended with Gov.

Bob Casey.

I would say, that was three pretty strong feelings on that one.

You feel good about it?

KIRSTEN: I feel good.

You feel good.

Father Tom?

Same three.

SCOTT BRUCE: We've got three Bob Caseys.

Bob Casey, Bob Casey, Bob Casey.

Is it going to be Casey at the bat over here.

Might as well make it nine.

SCOTT BRUCE: Look at this.

Nine Bob Caseys.

[applause] I have never seen that.

[laughter] That's the most amazing thing I've ever seen on The Pennsylvania Game.

Get a shot of this.

Bob Casey cubed is what it is.

[laughter] OK.

Well, let's see what does that bring us out to scorewise.

That brother-- Father Tom all the way up to five.

Scott all the way up to six.

But Kirsten, eight points.

[applause, fanfare] Let's find out the answer if they're right.

[laughter] NARRATOR: Robert Patrick Casey was born in New York in 1932 but moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania, as a child.

He graduated class president and valedictorian from Jesuit-run Scranton Prep School.

A standout catcher who turned down a tryout with the Philadelphia Phillies, he attended Holy Cross in Massachusetts on a basketball scholarship.

Elected to The Pennsylvania State Senate in 1962, he made his first of three unsuccessful bids for governor four years later, finally reaching the office in 1986.

In 1993, he received a controversial heart-liver transplant, the sixth such operation ever performed.

Casey retired as governor in 1995, five years before his death in 2000.

Gov.

Robert P. Casey, a famous Pennsylvania.

[applause] OK.

Now that you've seen my projected guess at what I thought the scores might be, let's take a look and see what the scores really are.

OK.

And as we look down the line, we've got five points for Father Tom, six for Scott, but eight points, a big score in The Pennsylvania Game.

Our new champion, Kirsten.

[applause] Let's find out from Wendy Williams exactly what she's won.

NARRATOR: Hey, Scott.

Let's make it a clean sweep with the all-around, the lightweight, portable vacuum with the power of an upright, made by Shop-Vac of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, plus 50 chances to win $1,000 a week for life from the Pennsylvania lottery.

Now, where's that tarantula?

Let's see if we can get him.

No.

We wouldn't do that.

Can you believe that?

Do we have great prizes!

I love it.

KIRSTEN: You do.

Shop-Vac.

We've got 50 chances to win.

We've got a tarantula running about.

By the way, he is loose in the studio.

So if any of you should happen to notice him, could you return him up to Scott?

We would really appreciate that.

But we all had a great time.

And we want to remind you at home, if you have questions for The Pennsylvania Game, please send them to The Pennsylvania Game, Wagner Building, University Park, PA, 16802.

We've certainly enjoyed having you.

And if you do send them in and we use it, we will get a one-year subscription to Pennsylvania Magazine.

So thanks again for you people at home tuning in-- we appreciate it-- my lovely and talented studio audience, great panels.

I'm Scott Bruce.

We've had more fun than you can imagine.

We'll see you again.

Bye-bye.

[theme music, applause] 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.

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

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