The OCC Crew Take on Christopher Knight and clan on Celebrity Family Feud
Thursday, August 07 2008 | Comments (0)
The OCC crew
It starts with taunts: Christopher Knight shrugs at the camera, "These guys are gear heads, what do they know about American opinion?"
Paul Senior looks cool and collected in his shades. "He's just a little Brady kid. A real man needs this," he says, stroking his trademark mustache.
Celebrity Family Feud, hosted by Al Roker, pits celebrity families against each other for $50,000 in prize money that the winning family will donate to their favorite charity. The July 29th episode (which, though the last to be aired, was oddly enough the first to be filmed) featured four teams: Margaret Cho and her family and associates, Corbin Bernsen and his family, former Brady Christopher Knight and his family, and the OCC team, which featured Paul Senior, his sons Paul Junior and Mikey, and OCC staff Ron Salsbury and Steve Moreau.
As you probably know, the teams/families are posed questions that have already been answered by 100 people. An answer is considered correct if it is one of the concealed answers on the game board. The more people have given an answer, the more points that answer is worth (one point per person). The game, then, is not about giving the best or truest answer, but about guessing what other people think is true.
Ex-Brady Christopher Knight tries to be as manly as Paul
The play starts with the Teutuls, whose charity is the Make a Wish Foundation, facing off against the Knights, who are competing for both the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Precious Paws Animal Rescue Center. Christopher Knight and Paul Senior face off first and, not wishing to appear less manly than Senior, Chris dons a fake mustache, identical to Senior's, though darker. Though Chris takes the first question ("Ways you can make bathing a sexual experience" CK: "Bubbles"), OCC ultimately steals the round, giving them an early lead. They continue that streak, eventually scoring a shutout win against the Knights.
Corbin Bernsen's team takes round two, and OCC lose all three questions, but manage to take the win in sudden death overtime! The Teutul's win $50,000 for Make a Wish.
While the questions can be fun, the best part of the night was watching OCC's general manager Steve Moreau. Normally somewhat subdued in his infrequent appearances on the show, he was a wild man on speed the whole night, jumping up and down and high-fiving his comrades at every winning answer and screaming at the top of his lungs. A major contrast to the usual loud one, Paul Senior, who seemed subdued and lost all evening.
A minor controversy arose the next day when a Fox subsidiary accused Paulie of mouthing "the F-Word" as he gave a bad answer during the final round. It isn't at all clear what he mouthed though (see video), and no one seems to have taken the accusation seriously.
Printable version Email this articles Comments (0) Post Comment
