| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | ACTING UP AT JUILLIARD $800: Group 1 included David Ogden Stiers, Patti LuPone & him, far from stupid as an Oscar winner for "A Fish Called Wanda" (Kevin) Kline |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | MOVIE COMEDIES $400: In "A Fish Called Wanda", she's a woman called Wanda Jamie Lee Curtis |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | A FISH CALLED... $400: The "walking" type of this fish, the Clarias batrachus, can travel across land in search of water the walking catfish |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | A FISH CALLED... $800: This beautiful rasbora that shares its name with a romance book brand is sure to be the talk of the tank harlequin |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | A FISH CALLED... $1200: Popular fly fisherman quarry seen here rainbow trout |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | A FISH CALLED... $1600: Like Santiago, you'd have quite a story to tell if you caught the massive blue type of this a marlin |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | A FISH CALLED... $2000: This filet favorite is the one & only sole |
| #8925, aired 2023-07-28 | ACTORS $1600: In "A Fish Called Wanda", John Cleese played Archie Leach, actually the real name of this movie star Cary Grant |
| #8889, aired 2023-06-08 | CATCH OF THE DAY $400: Catch the fish called a giant black sea this off Santa Monica Pier & you have to release it or find an aquarium that wants it a bass |
| #8881, aired 2023-05-29 | CANNERY $600: A high-pressure machine is called this type of retort since it cooks fish in the cans with water vapor steam |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | CUTTING IN LINE AT THE MOVIES $1600: Jamie Lee Curtis to Kevin Kline: "To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people" A Fish Called Wanda |
| #8849, aired 2023-04-13 | FISH OUT OF WATER $800: In the alliterative Mattel game called this "Panic", players must avoid a feeding frenzy to claim victory Piranha Panic |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | MERMAIDS $400: In the 1840s this circus showman exhibited a hoax called the "Feejee Mermaid" that was an ape torso sewn to a fish tail Barnum |
| #8792, aired 2023-01-24 | 3.7 TRILLION FISH IN THE OCEAN $200: With a distinctly shaped keppy called a cephalofoil, this shark has been known to swim in schools as large as 500 a hammerhead |
| #8760, aired 2022-12-09 | "P"OTPOURRI $400: There is actually a vegetarian species of this razor-toothed fish also called the Caribe a piranha |
| #8755, aired 2022-12-02 | MICRO FISH $1200: Pretty fish filed under "G" include Garibaldi, once called marine goldfish, & this one, also called rainbow fish--fancy a guppy |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | A TRIP ON THE GULF STREAM $900: An undersea area called the Charleston Bump attracts fish like this one to part of the Gulf Stream's course a swordfish |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | ANIMAL-TITLED MOVIES $1600: In this 1988 comedy, Kevin Kline enjoys chips & the unfortunate title creature, much to Michael Palin's dismay A Fish Called Wanda |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | FUN WITH COOKING TERMS $800: The long, narrow covered pan called a "fish" this refers to a specific cooking method, not to a person who steals fish poacher |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | MOVIE CRITICS $2000: "To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people!" Jamie Lee Curtis tells Kevin Kline in this piscatory 1988 comedy A Fish Called Wanda |
| #2, aired 2022-02-08 | SKIP CLASS $800: To survive outside of water, the fish called a mudskipper traps air in the chambers of these organs gills |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | SHAPE UP! $800: The shape created by two interlocking circles is called a vesica piscis, Latin for this bladder fish |
| #8041, aired 2019-07-22 | ALLITERATIVE ACTORS & ACTRESSES $1200: One of his memorable lines in "A Fish Called Wanda" is "Don't call me stupid" Kevin Kline |
| #7921, aired 2019-02-04 | DURABLE DIRECTORS $800: "Lavender Hill Mob" director Charles Crichton got an Oscar nom at 78 for this John Cleese/Kevin Kline comedy A Fish Called Wanda |
| #7818, aired 2018-09-12 | MOVIE ROLE, TV ROLE $1600: Wanda in "A Fish Called Wanda"; Cathy on "Scream Queens" Jamie Lee Curtis |
| #7706, aired 2018-02-26 | "SMALL" TALK $1200: Unimportant people or things can be called this, a term for young fish small fry |
| #7691, aired 2018-02-05 | NICE JACKET! $800: Keep warm with a jacket sometimes called by this name, also a type of fish a puffer |
| #7657, aired 2017-12-19 | ANGELS IN AMERICA $1600: It looks like a ray, but between the category title & its tail, you should know it's called this an angel shark |
| #7592, aired 2017-09-19 | FISHY CINEMA $2000: Kevin Kline shoves French fries up Michael Palin's nose & eats Palin's beloved tropical fish in this film A Fish Called Wanda |
| #7550, aired 2017-06-09 | AMPHIBIANS $2,100 (Daily Double): A species of fish with a big round head & a skinny tail is called this "fish", after the young of many amphibians a tadpole |
| #7516, aired 2017-04-24 | BRASIL, BRASIL! $3,000 (Daily Double): The Açu River is also called this river, the plural of a certain fish; I'll stay out, thanks Piranhas (River) |
| #7386, aired 2016-10-24 | HOUSE OF CARDS $1200: This kids' card game may be derived from an Italian gambling game called andare a piscere go fish |
| #7016, aired 2015-03-02 | 3-NAMED ACTORS $1200: In "A Fish Called Wanda", she's a woman called Wanda Jamie Lee Curtis |
| #6936, aired 2014-11-10 | TWITTER FEEDS $800: "Just seen a group of elderly fish. Old school" is a tweet from the feed called this -damentalism pundamentalism |
| #6929, aired 2014-10-30 | FISHY WORDS $1,000 (Daily Double): In this mid-air position, a diver will bend at the waist while keeping her legs together & straight pike (jackknife accepted) |
| #6663, aired 2013-07-31 | WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST? $1000: For the record there's no fish called a lox--the lox on your bagel is made from this fish salmon |
| #6651, aired 2013-07-15 | NATURAL WONDERS $600: From the plateau called this type of platform rock, you could preach quite a sermon to the fish in the fjord 2000 feet below pulpit rock |
| #6644, aired 2013-07-04 | 4-LETTER FISH $1600: The smallmouth species of this is also called a bronzeback due to its brown hue bass |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | MOVIE NAME DROPPERS $200: Ex-Monty Pythoners get farcical: "A Fish Called" this Wanda |
| #6558, aired 2013-03-06 | ALASKAN WILDLIFE $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew goes whale watching at Wachusett Cove in Alaska.) Humpbacks uniquely hunt using what's called a bubble net; the whales release a circle of bubbles under a school of fish, & as the air rises, a net forms, trapping the fish; the whales then swim up the net with open mouths, filtering food through these jawlike plates baleen |
| #6525, aired 2013-01-18 | FOOD $1,600 (Daily Double): In ancient Rome this flat fish was called "Jupiter's sandal" the sole |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | A BUNCH OF "S.B." $600: Due to overfishing, many restaurants have banished the fish called Chilean this from their menus sea bass |
| #6477, aired 2012-11-13 | TEACHER'S PET $1600: ...is one of these colorful fishes, also called "Siamese fighting fish" a Betta fish |
| #6326, aired 2012-03-05 | SEAFOOD $200: This fish with a double-talk Hawaiian name is also called dorado mahi-mahi |
| #6298, aired 2012-01-25 | STARTS WITH "Z" $1200: If I weren't called Alex, my name might have been shortened to this, also a European fish Zander |
| #6287, aired 2012-01-10 | COMICS STRIP $400: This Monty Python stalwart went the full monty in "A Fish Called Wanda" (John) Cleese |
| #6277, aired 2011-12-27 | A LURE $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew wraps a lure.) When you wrap a fish hook with feathers & thread, it's called tying one of these lightweight lures that mimic insects flies |
| #6263, aired 2011-12-07 | DON'T GO IN THE WATER $400: On New Guinea, the pacu, seen here, which is in the same family as this South American fish, may have given up vegetarianism to be a river monster a piranha |
| #6069, aired 2011-01-20 | BE "APP"Y $1600: A bluefish is one of the fish also called this a snapper |
| #5805, aired 2009-12-04 | MOVIE NAME DROPPERS $400: "A Fish Called ____" Wanda |
| #5722, aired 2009-06-23 | SEAFOOD $1,000 (Daily Double): At a sushi bar, depending on its age & size, this "colorful" fish may be called hamachi, inada or buri yellowtail |
| #5603, aired 2009-01-07 | YOUR HOME AQUARIUM $200: If these green organisms are taking over, try introducing a fish called the Siamese them-eater algae |
| #5473, aired 2008-05-28 | ZOOLOGY $1000: Indians prized the eulachon, also called this kind of "fish", because it was so oily it could be burned like one a candlefish |
| #5468, aired 2008-05-21 | PERUVIAN FOOD & DRINK $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a restaurant in Peru.) This appetizer of raw fish marinated in citrus juice is found in nearly every restaurant; the liquid is called tiger's milk & is a delicacy on its own ceviche |
| #5378, aired 2008-01-16 | SUSHI CULTURE $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew holds a slab of fish.) Most people don't know that it's the seasoned rice that's known as sushi; the raw fish is properly called this sashimi |
| #5356, aired 2007-12-17 | UNDER THE "C" $2000: This rare fish has been called a living fossil the coelacanth |
| #5239, aired 2007-05-24 | '80s MOVIE MEMORIES $800: She's the title aquarium dweller beloved by Michael Palin A Fish Called Wanda |
| #5046, aired 2006-07-17 | STATE FISH $600: Called a muskie for short, it's Wisconsin's state fish a muskellunge |
| #5041, aired 2006-07-10 | TALKING TURKEY $400: Because Turkey's largest body of water, Lake Van, has this quality, its only animal life is a fish called the darekh salinity |
| #4939, aired 2006-02-16 | YOU GET A "D" $200: Fins on the bottom of a fish are called pectoral; this is used to describe the opposite fin up on top dorsal |
| #4857, aired 2005-10-25 | FURRED, FEATHERED, FINNED $1200: The dogfish is a small type of this fish, & one dogfish is also called the "Greenland" one a shark |
| #4854, aired 2005-10-20 | AQUATIC LIFE $400: A fish called the feather blenny lays its eggs in this mollusk's shells oysters |
| #4579, aired 2004-07-01 | SOUNDS FISHY TO ME! $400: Living up to its name, this Thai fish also called the betta will even attack its own reflection in a mirror the Siamese fighting fish |
| #4500, aired 2004-03-12 | THEY EAT THAT? $400: A food stand by London's Petticoat Lane is called, & serves, "Jellied" this elongated fish eel |
| #4366, aired 2003-09-08 | A FISH CALLED… $400: The "walking" type of this fish, the Clarias batrachus, can travel across dry land in search of water catfish |
| #4366, aired 2003-09-08 | A FISH CALLED… $800: The prey of this snakelike fish is stunned by a shock of up to 600 volts an electric eel |
| #4366, aired 2003-09-08 | A FISH CALLED… $1200: Popular fly fisherman quarry seen here a rainbow trout |
| #4366, aired 2003-09-08 | A FISH CALLED… $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) Like Santiago, you'd have quite a story to tell if you caught the 1,056-pound black type of this a marlin |
| #4366, aired 2003-09-08 | A FISH CALLED… $2000: This filet favorite is the one & only sole |
| #4160, aired 2002-10-04 | PUT ON YOUR JAMIES $200: She was Wanda in "A Fish Called Wanda" & Willa in the sort-of follow-up "Fierce Creatures" Jamie Lee Curtis |
| #4082, aired 2002-05-07 | THE NATURAL WORLD $400: Indians prized the Eulachon, also called this kind of "fish", because it was so oily it could be burned like one a candle |
| #3939, aired 2001-10-18 | ORANGE YOU GLAD? $200: This New Zealand fish isn't quite as appealing when it's called a slimehead orange roughy |
| #3864, aired 2001-05-24 | OSCAR'S SUPPORTING ACTORS $800: Kevin Kline "caught" a 1988 supporting Oscar for his role in this comedy A Fish Called Wanda |
| #3838, aired 2001-04-18 | GOING IN FOR THE KRILL $300: A 1910 rhyme called Boston "The Home of the Bean" and this krill-eating fish the cod |
| #3740, aired 2000-12-01 | SOMETHING'S FISHY $1000: Also called the pike perch, this prized freshwater game fish is the largest member of the perch family Walleye |
| #3723, aired 2000-11-08 | WILD THINGS $1000: The rough skin of these fish that make up the order Selachii was once made into a type of sandpaper called shagreen sharks |
| #3690, aired 2000-09-22 | FIDDLESTICKS! $300: A bow's tiny projections that make strings vibrate are called these, also found on fish & snakes Scales |
| #3677, aired 2000-09-05 | HAVE YOU EVER SEEN BAHRAIN? $600 (Daily Double): These gems, called "fish eyes" in ancient times, are historically a key Bahraini product Pearls |
| #3422, aired 1999-06-22 | FOR FISH AFICIONADOS $400: Like a certain pigeon, the aquarium fish seen here are called this kind of tail Fantail |
| #3100, aired 1998-02-06 | PETS $200: If your fish gets spots of this color on his skin, he's probably suffering from a disease called ich White |
| #3078, aired 1998-01-07 | THEY ALL PLAYED HAMLET $500: This star of "A Fish Called Wanda" not only starred in but directed a 1990 production of "Hamlet" Kevin Kline |
| #3045, aired 1997-11-21 | POLITICALLY INCORRECT $500: Ira Zimmerman led a protest of the mocking of Michael Palin's stuttering in this 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda |
| #2938, aired 1997-05-14 | COMEDY FILMS $800: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis & Kevin Kline of "Fierce Creatures" also starred in this 1988 comedy A Fish Called Wanda |
| #2879, aired 1997-02-20 | ACTRESSES $400: In 1988 she showed her flair for comedy as Wanda Gerschwitz in "A Fish Called Wanda" Jamie Lee Curtis |
| #2858, aired 1997-01-22 | ZOOLOGY $800: When this fish first leaves fresh water for the sea, it's called a smolt Salmon |
| #2807, aired 1996-11-12 | INTERNATIONAL CUISINE $1,000 (Daily Double): A fish called rascasse is essential to this celebrated seafood stew from Provence bouillabaisse |
| #2767, aired 1996-09-17 | FILMS OF THE '80s $400: Michael Palin played a stuttering dog-murderer in this British film written by John Cleese A Fish Called Wanda |
| #2684, aired 1996-04-11 | FISH $100 (Daily Double): This Russian sturgeon prized for caviar is also called a huso a beluga |
| #2619, aired 1996-01-11 | HODGEPODGE $500: The fish called the Dolly Varden Trout was named for a character in this author's "Barnaby Rudge" Charles Dickens |
| #2583, aired 1995-11-22 | FISH $500: This fish is called a
muskie for short muskellunge |
| #2522, aired 1995-07-18 | AMERICAN HODGEPODGE $200: In jest it's been called "a state that has 10,000 lakes and 1,000 fish" Minnesota |
| #2383, aired 1995-01-04 | FISH $200: This popular food fish is also called a tunny a tuna fish |
| #2383, aired 1995-01-04 | FISH $1000: This fish that can inflate its body to 3 times its normal size is also called a blowfish or swellfish a pufferfish |
| #2315, aired 1994-09-30 | FISH $400: From their resemblance to a quilled mammal, spiny members of the family Diodontidae are called this porcupinefish |
| #2238, aired 1994-05-04 | FISH $300: A black type of this common fishbowl fish is called a moor goldfish |
| #1917, aired 1992-12-29 | GO FISH $300: During spawning season, the female rainbow trout makes one of these called a redd, often in a gravel area a nest |
| #1860, aired 1992-10-09 | "MAN"LY WORDS $200: The wingspan of this ray, also called a devil fish,
may reach up to 20 feet a manta ray |
| #1691, aired 1991-12-30 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $400: He won an Oscar for playing Jamie Lee Curtis' boyfriend in "A Fish Called Wanda" Kevin Kline |
| #1479, aired 1991-01-24 | SAUCES $200: Originally it was a sauce from China called "ke-tsiap", made from pickled fish, not tomatoes ketchup |
| #1466, aired 1991-01-07 | FISH $300: Many fish have an organ called a "swim" one of these which helps keep them buoyant bladder |
| #1145, aired 1989-07-21 | '88 MOVIES $200: She played the human Wanda in "A Fish Called Wanda" Jamie Lee Curtis |
| #1097, aired 1989-05-16 | ACTORS & ROLES $400: This may sound "fishy", but he won an Oscar for "A Fish Called Wanda" Kevin Kline |
| #1072, aired 1989-04-11 | ACTORS $500: He not only starred in "A Fish Called Wanda", he wrote the screenplay John Cleese |
| #917, aired 1988-09-06 | FISHING $200: Some floats are also called this because of what they do when a fish strikes a bob (bobber) |
| #554, aired 1987-01-22 | FEATHERED FRIENDS $1000: From Latin for "bonebreaker", this large bird of prey is often called a fish hawk an osprey |
| #398, aired 1986-03-19 | FISH $500 (Daily Double): Fish mentioned in the title of the following:
"[Instrumental music plays]" the shark |
