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Not My Job: Scarlett Johansson Gets Quizzed On Captain Scarlet

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Contestants Micaela Blei and Krissa Corbett Cavouras share a hug after a thrilling final round game. Steve McFarland hide caption

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Rule of Three

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Jad and Robert: the Jay-Z and Beyoncé of public radio. Steve McFarland hide caption

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Abumrad And Krulwich: Lab Partners Forever

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John Linnell and John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants might enjoy putting our contestants through the ringer a little too much... Steve McFarland hide caption

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'Wrong, Wrong, Wrong' With They Might Be Giants

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Our audience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music just might bust out into the Macarena. Steve McFarland hide caption

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Shall We Dance?

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They Might Be Giants and Jonathan Coulton believe that modern-day dramas need some theme song love, too. Steve McFarland hide caption

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Just Sit Right Back

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Contestant Nicholas Coyne is overjoyed when host Ophira Eisenberg modernizes the first lines of literary classics like "Wuthering Heights." Steve McFarland hide caption

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It Was The Best Of Lines

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The men and women from the "Up" series pictured in their 20s. Nick Hitchon is on the far right. First Run Features hide caption

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Not My Job: We Quiz A Member Of The '7 Up' Series About The Number 8

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John Oliver's new political satire Last Week Tonight airs on HBO. Oliver says the network gives him an almost "confusing amount of freedom." Eric Liebowitz/Courtesy of HBO hide caption

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John Oliver Is No One's Friend On His New HBO Show

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