TREK TRIVIA GAME THAT'S SWEEPING

THE GALAXY.

"WHO'S THE CAPTAIN NOW."

PLEASE WELCOME YOUR HOST, LaVAR

BURTON.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING!

AND WELCOME ROMULENS.

FIRST, HE SPEAKS EIGHT

LANGUAGES, MEET PETE!

>> IEA HR YOU HAVE DOGS.

>> YES, HAVE TWO RESCUE G,DO

TRUMAN, HSE' OGIRINALLY FROM

NNESSEE, BUT WITH US A CPLOUE

YEARS, BDYUD IS OUR ONE-EYED

PUGGLE ON A WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY,

AND WE LOVE OUR GDOGS.

>> AND HIS OPPONENT TONIGHT,

HE'S A FEW PICKARD'S SHORT OF A

HOLLOW DECK, SAY HI TO PAT!

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN, PAT.

>> AND YOU, LaVAR.

>> IS IT TRUE, PAT, THAT YOU

WORE A TOUPEE DURING YOUR

AUDITION FOR STAR TREK, THE NEXT

GENERA

GENERATION?

>> THE VERY FINAL AUDITION FOR

THE STUDIO YES, I WORE A

HAIRPIECE.

>> WHERE IS THAT HAIRPIECE NOW?

>> IT'S IN MY HOME, IN MY SAFE,

SECURE.

WHY, YOU WANT TO BORROW IT?

>> NO, I'M GOOD, JUST WANTIN' TO

KNOW.

HERE'S HOW THE GAME WORKS.

I WILL ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT

STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION.

THE FIRST ONE TO BUZZ IN GETS AN

OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER THE

QUESTION.

IF YOU GET IT WRONG THE OTHER

CONTESTANT HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO

STEAL.

EVERY CORRECT ANSWER IS WORTH

TEN POINTS.

>> Dicky: THE LUCKY WINNER WILL

HAVE A STAR NAMED AFTER THEM.

RETAIL VALUE, $54.

>> HANDS ON BUZZERS.

THE FIRST QUESTION IS --

NAME THE ONLY TWO CHARACTERS TO

APPEAR IN BOTH.

THAT'S CORRECT.

NICELY DONE, SIR.

HERE'S QUESTION NUMBER TWO.

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE BAR ON

THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE?

>> TEN FORWARD.

>> TEN FORWARD IS CORRECT.

>> WHAT IS JEAN LUC PICKARD'S

BOARD NAME?

>> CUTIS ABOARD.

>> THIS REACTION SHOT BECAME A

WIDELY-POPULAR MEME.

WHICH CHARACTER CAUSED CAPTAIN

PICKARD TO FACE PALM?

PAT?

>> JOHN DELANCEY.

>> CHARACTER NAME, PLEASE.

>> Q.

>> Q IS CORRECT.

THAT WAS ROUGH GOING FOR A

SECOND THERE, MAN.

ARE YOU SURE YOU WERE ON STAR

TREK?

DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO I AM?

ALL RIGHT.

>> OH, YES, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

>> FUN FACT, I MET JOHN DELANCEY

WHEN HE CAME TO A STAR TREK

CONVENTION WHEN I WAS A KID.

TRUE STORY.

>> FOR YOUR TRIVIA BOX THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

WARP DIDN'T ALWAYS WEAR A GOLD

UNIFORM.

WHAT COLOR UNIFORM DID WARF

WEAR?

SEASON ONE?

>> RED.

>> RED IS CORRECT.

THE GOOD MAYOR SURGES INTO THE

LEAD, 30- 20.

TRUE OR FALSE QUESTION, THE

STARSHIP ENTERPRISE WAS NAMED

AFTER A RENTAL CAR COMPANY.

TRUE OR FALSE?

PAT?

>> FALSE.

>> YOU'RE RIGHT!

WHEW, BOY, AREN'T WE GLAD THAT

TURNED OUT THE WAY IT D ALL

RIGHT WE ARE TIED.

WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF THE VERY

FIRST EPISODE.

PAT?

>> "ENCOUNTER AT FAR POINT."

>> THAT'S CORRECT, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, PETE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> HERE WE GO.

>> THAT SOUND MEANS IT'S TIME

FOR OUR FINAL QUESTION.

AND HERE WE GO.

FOR ALL THE MARBLES, DID MY

CHARACTER, JORDY LAFORGE WEAR

BOXERS OR BRIEFS?

PETE?

>> BOXERS?

>> NO, WRONG.

>> OH, I KNOW.

>> PAT.

>> NOTHING!

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

PAT, YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN NOW!

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

AND HERE COMES YOUR CERTIFICATE

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL STAR

REGISTRY.

YOU, SIR, HAVE EARNED YOUR

PER

PERMANENT PLACE IN THE COSMOS.

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING "WHO'S

YOUR CAPTAIN NOW."

[ APPLAUSE ]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HOSTING

THIS GAME.

IT'S BEEN A DREAM COME TRUE FOR

ME.

LEVAR BURTON EVERYONE!

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT HIS PODCAST

"LEVAR BURTON READS" AVAILABLE

ON APPLE PODCASTS, STITCHER, AND

SPOTIFY.

AND THANKS TO MY OPPONENT AND

GUEST, SIR PATRICK STEWART.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

NEW EPISODES OF "STAR TREK:

PICARD" ARE AVAILABLE TO STREAM

THURSDAYS ON CBS ALL ACCESS.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH

TONY HALE.