| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB $1600: In 1786 this German immigrant founded his fur business that would make him one of the richest men in America John Jacob Astor |
| #8881, aired 2023-05-29 | THE ROCKEFELLERS $200: One of the world's wealthiest men, John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in this business oil |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | BOOZY PHRASES $1200: Servers brought 1950s businesspeople a trio of drinks over the course of this type of "lunch", which was of course deductible a three-martini lunch |
| #8664, aired 2022-06-16 | THE "O" MEN $200: Done with manufacturing wagons, he set up an elevator shop in Yonkers in 1853 & business just went up from there Otis |
| #8573, aired 2022-02-09 | THE BUSINESS OF TELEVISION $400: Think back, & remember a time when Don Draper made a beautiful & poignant pitch about Kodak's Carousel on this drama Mad Men |
| #8038, aired 2019-07-17 | FASHION DON'TS $800: Business Insider: At work, "Men: don't try to get around the 'keep your feet hidden' rule by sporting socks with your" these sandals |
| #7954, aired 2019-03-21 | SUIT UP $800: This London suit is so identified with fine men's tailoring that the Japanese word for a business suit is sabiro Savile Row |
| #7907, aired 2019-01-15 | THE HUNTER $1200: The family business of the men seen here was originally based on selling these hunting items duck calls |
| #6725, aired 2013-12-06 | PARTS OF THE CITY $2000: You'll see men in suits looking up stock prices in the Melbourne or New Orleans CBD, short for this Central Business District |
| #5245, aired 2007-06-01 | SIX MILLION-DOLLAR MEN $200: In 1939 he & Bill Hewlett started a business in his garage with $538 (David) Packard |
| #4928, aired 2006-02-01 | "B" IN FASHION $200 (Daily Double): The USA's oldest clothing retailer, this upscale, once family-run business has collared the market on men's apparel since 1818 Brooks Brothers |
| #4197, aired 2002-11-26 | SOMETHING "OLD", SOMETHING "NEW" $800: It's the informal system in which a group of men help each other & exchange favors in business or politics old boy network |
| #4179, aired 2002-10-31 | "D.C." $2000: He wrote "Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business" several years before his more famous book Dale Carnegie |
| #3773, aired 2001-01-17 | GRUMPY OLD MEN $800: In a 1774 letter to Abigail he wrote, "The business of the Congress is tedious beyond expression" John Adams |
| #3549, aired 2000-01-27 | BLOODY BUSINESS $400: A bonding ritual turns 2 unrelated men into these Blood brothers |
| #3257, aired 1998-11-03 | ROCK & POP $500: In 1982 it was "Business As Usual" for this "Who Can It Be Now?" group from down under Men At Work |
| #3222, aired 1998-09-15 | BUSINESS MEN $100: This company founded by Berry Gordy Jr. celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1998 Motown Records |
| #3222, aired 1998-09-15 | BUSINESS MEN $200: In 1998 he went to his first owners meeting since 1989, to try to stop rival Murdoch's Dodgers buy Ted Turner |
| #3222, aired 1998-09-15 | BUSINESS MEN $300: It shouldn't take you overnight to deliver the name of this company Fred Smith founded in 1973 Federal Express |
| #3222, aired 1998-09-15 | BUSINESS MEN $400: With a yardstick & a piece of plywood, Edwin Shoemaker felt inclined to design this recliner in 1928 La-Z-Boy |
| #3222, aired 1998-09-15 | BUSINESS MEN $500: This inventor of vulcanization was sent to debtor's prison; maybe for bouncing checks? Charles Goodyear |
| #2988, aired 1997-09-03 | OLD MONEY MEN $400: Asked how his business acumen would affect the public, he said, "The public be damned!" Cornelius Vanderbilt |
| #2664, aired 1996-03-14 | BUSINESS PEOPLE $800: 1 of the 3 men who joined bankbooks to form DreamWorks SKG, a Hollywood production company (1 of) David Geffen, Steven Spielberg, or Jeff Katzenberg |
| #2365, aired 1994-12-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ANIMALS $200: The rabbit head logo can be found somewhere on each cover of this men's magazine Playboy |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This brand name leads the U.S. in sales of men's underwear Fruit of the Loom |
| #1930, aired 1993-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Over 1/2 of the men's electric shavers sold are by this company; Remington is second Norelco |
| #1609, aired 1991-09-05 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: He wrote "Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business" several years before his most famous book Dale Carnegie |
| #1486, aired 1991-02-04 | NONFICTION $300: "Hit Men" is Frederick Dannon's 1990 book about powerbrokers and fast money inside this business Music Business |
| #1115, aired 1989-06-09 | POP MUSIC $500: This group's 1982 debut album "Business as Usual" & debut single "Who Can It Be Now?" both reached No. 1 Men at Work |
| #974, aired 1988-11-24 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $300: After Six, estab. in 1903, controls over half the market of this type of men's wear evening wear (formal wear, tuxedos) |
| #783, aired 1988-01-20 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $500: According to the book "Who Owns What", this is the nation's largest maker of men's formal wear After Six |
| #702, aired 1987-09-29 | QUOTES $400: Gum magnate who said, "When 2 men in business always agree, 1 of them is unnecessary" Wrigley |
| #568, aired 1987-02-11 | ETIQUETTE $500: Amy Vanderbilt says on business trips they should have different rooms on different floors a boss & his secretary |
| #267, aired 1985-09-17 | "WOMAN"LY MOVIES $1000: In this '54 film, June Allyson, Lauren Bacall & Arlene Dahl proved big business was not for men only Woman's World |
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