Roger Ebert, the film critic, wrote the super fun and silly Russ Meyer movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, which contained the classic line: "Don't Bogart that joint!" But could millennials or centennials actually identify Humphrey Bogart from a lineup of classic movie actors? I don't know, but that's the premise of the new game show for millennials: "Don't Bogart That Joint!"
Here's how the game show works:
Five contestants, all millennials (or all centennials), are placed on a panel where they are each given a buzzer, and they are then shown five classic movie stars* all with joints Photoshopped into their mouths. Then, the one who press the buzzer first has to pick which one is Humphrey Bogart and then point and yell: "Don't Bogart the joint!" And as the game show goes on, it gets harder, with different versions of Humphrey Bogart in different ages (even as a baby!), and with makeup and stills from many different movie roles, up against other contemporary actors from similar ages and with similar makeup and stuff. If they choose correctly, they get a Humphrey Bogart box set of BluRays and a bunch of joints. (<Show taped in Colorado.)
Can you spot Humphrey Bogart and like to get high? Then this is the show for you!
(Of course, all contestants must be stoned to play. But, really: who would want to play a game like this if they weren't?)
* Possibilities of other movie stars are: James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, Lyle Talbot, Warren William, Fredric March, Joel McCrea, Barton MacLane, George Raft, Paul Muni, Clark Gable, etc. And then, in harder rounds, newer actors, like even ones from the 1970s, are mixed in with Humphrey Bogart! They all smoked! (Maybe not pot...) But can you tell the difference?
(BTW: I am assuming most millennials do not know any classic movie actors, as they don't seem to like classic movies much. This would be a way to reward those that did with drugs. Oh, wait, maybe not so appropriate? OK, so maybe cigarettes so they can act like their favorite classic movie star? No? Really? You like the pot idea better? Okay, fine.)
