Catwoman

The Black Cat is also a feline-themed thief, although she eventually reformed (but still commits the occasional theft) and became Spider-Man's partner and lover for a time. The Jeopardy! brand has been used on products in several other formats. Marvel Comics' Black Cat, as initially seen in The Amazing Spider-Man, was originally intended to be a homage to Catwoman, although she eventually developed in a much different direction. The original Art Fleming version of Jeopardy! was the subject of musician Weird Al Yankovic's parody of "Jeopardy" by the Greg Kihn Band, titled "I Lost On Jeopardy!". One of the recurring villains in the cartoon Xiaolin Showdown was called "Kat-nappe," and was similar to Catwoman in appearance. "Celebrity Jeopardy" was a popular skit on Saturday Night Live featuring Will Ferrell as Alex Trebek. Another blond Catwoman, her costume and history appeared to be based on the Batman Returns version of the character. In an episode of Seinfeld, Jason Alexander's "George Costanza" demonstrates his newfound intellect by answering several difficult questions in a row correctly as he and Jerry Seinfeld watch an episode of the program.

Catwoman was portrayed by Maggie Baird. In the 1993 comedy film Groundhog Day, Bill Murray's character watches an episode of the program and, having lived the same day over and over again (as per the film's plotline), answered all of the questions correctly, sometimes before they were asked. Selina Kyle appeared briefly (and was killed off) in the first episode of the short-lived 2002 television series Birds of Prey, which featured Catwoman's daughter by Batman, the Huntress. In an episode of "Cheers," John Ratzenberger's "Clifford Clavin" appears on "Jeopardy," and almost wins, but loses in Final Jeopardy!. In the TV movie Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt, Julia Rose appeared as Catwoman and the young Julie Newmar. Art Fleming appeared in a cameo role alongside the Jeopardy! board in 1982's Airplane II: The Sequel. Halle Berry won the 2005 Razzie award for worst actress in a film for her role as Catwoman, and collected it in person; only the second Razzie 'winner' to have done so. However, if they gave the correct response they did receive the money value of the question.

The movie became a box-office failure, and was panned by critics & fans alike. If any contest answered a question in the question form made popular by Jeopardy, that contestant was forced to wear a dunce cap. In addition, the original "Catwoman" outfit that Patience wears when she robs a jewelry store is patterned after the "Catwoman" outfit worn by Eartha Kitt in the 1960s "Batman" tv series. A prime example of this was the Comedy Central show "Win Ben Stein's Money". Ophelia Powers then throws photos of previous catwomen down to her, and one can clearly see a picture of Michelle Pfeiffer's "Batman Returns" version of the character, which hints that either there is some link between Patience Phillips and Selina Kyle, or that it was done as a means of paying homage to the original character. The show has been portrayed or parodied on many television shows, movies, and literature over the years, usually with one of the characters appearing as a contestant. In the scene where Patience is told of the history of the Catwomen, she is pushed off the balcony and lands in the living room floor. Main article: Jeopardy! in culture.

The film was heavily criticized by both film critics and fans of the comic book character and was a failure in the box office, losing the producers far more money than it earned. Clue Crew: Jon Cannon, Cheryl Farrell, Jimmy McGuire, Kelly Miyahara, Sarah Whitcomb. Though Phillips has the same skills as the villain version of Catwoman, the film's story has nothing to do with Batman (who isn't mentioned during the film). Griffin, Gary Johnson, Michele Loud, Jim Rhine, Mark Gaberman, Andrew Shepard Price, John Duarte. The movie alludes to other women in the past who have been granted such cat- like abilities. GSN—which like Jeopardy! is an affiliate of Sony Pictures Television—has rerun approximately 8 seasons to date, although they continuously aired the 1997–98 season from June, 2001 until June 13, 2005, when GSN began rerunning episodes from the 2001–02 season, including a series of unaired 2001 episodes which did not air because of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Patience had gained the powers from the goddess Bastet, through a gathering of cats lead by an Egyptian Mau. The Trebek version is completely intact.

This film's Catwoman bore nearly no resemblance to the comic version, besides sharing the name "Catwoman." In the film, Berry played Patience Phillips, a woman who eventually became Catwoman, a hero with supernatural cat-like powers, after a near death experience. The first episode and the second episode also exist in collections. In 2004, Catwoman, a movie, starring Halle Berry as Catwoman. The status of the 1978 version is unknown, although GSN aired this version's last episode on December 31, 1999, as part of a marathon of game show finales. While many viewers and critics enjoyed the richness and complexity of the character, not to mention the way Pfeiffer looked and acted in the heavy makeup and the shiny black costume, fans of the original comic books disliked the notorious alterations and considered not only the character but the entire film to be more Tim Burton than Batman. It is believed that is all that is left of the run, as the tapes were destroyed by NBC. you've kind of a dark side, don't you?", to which she answers, "Not darker than yours, Bruce"), and this relationship seems to be Selina's only grip on sanity as her mental state seems to deteriorate (along with her costume, which is actually a metaphor of her) throughout the movie - now unrepressed thanks to her nightly alter-ego, the rage and resentment of her dark side are actually starting to destroy her. In addition, an ordinary 1974 episode and the 1975 finale exist among private collectors.

behind the Cat"), just as Bruce Wayne finds a reflection of himself in Selina ("You.. A clip from an earlier 1960s episode aired in 2004 during an ABC News Nightline special on Jeopardy! on the night Ken Jennings lost. the woman.. GSN has aired 1 episode from the 1964–75 Fleming version, the 2000th episode. Accordingly with the film's interest in the schizophrenic aspects of its characters, Catwoman finds a reflection of herself in Batman ("Who are you?", she asks him, "Who's the man behind the Bat? Maybe you can help me find.. In addition, the American version of the show is distributed internationally and airs across the world. She is at the same time a feminist version of Batman, defending meek damsels in distress - exactly what she was at the beginning of the film, and probably during most of her life - but insulting them for being so, and a terrorist of sorts, blowing up an entire floor of Shreck's department store and ultimately seeking to kill him. Israel's version is the most recent version of the A&Q show around the globe, starting in 1997.

Mysteriously given new life by alley cats (in a memorable Burton-esque scene) after her corrupt boss apparently kills her, her repressed rage and sexuality - and, as one could argue, some sort of mystic feline influence as well - create Catwoman, an extreme version of everything she was never allowed - by both society and herself - to be: a loveable rogue, a sexual predator and a powerful woman. There are (or have been) versions of Jeopardy! outside of the United States, including a UK version hosted by Paul Ross (with Derek Hobson, Chris Donat and Steve Jones before him), an Australian version with Sale of the Century legend Tony Barber, versions from Sweden (from 1991) with Magnus Härenstam, Quebec (French Canada) with Réal Giguère (aired on TVA network from 1991 to 1993), Germany with Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (as Riskant! on RTL, 1990-1992), Frank Elstner (as Jeopardy! on RTL, 1994-1998), Gerriet Danz (on tm3, 2000-2001), Russia, from 1994, called Svoya Igra, with Pyotr Kuleshov, plus a version from Denmark with Søren Kaster (from 1995), Lasse Rimmer (from 2000), to Lars Daneskov (from 2003), and a version in Israel with Ronny Yovel. Behind this cartoonish and rather stereotypical character, however, lies a shattered soul filled with frustration and self-loathing who only needs - and quite literally gets - a little push to break into insanity.
. As recreated by Daniel Waters and Tim Burton, Selina Kyle is a beautiful but shy and clumsy young woman who always says the wrong thing, thinks aloud, frequently insults herself and works as the harassed secretary of evil tycoon Max Shreck. The theme has gone through some slight reorchestrations since then. Catwoman was played by Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1992 movie Batman Returns. The main theme was updated again in 2000 - this arrangement was similar to the previous one, but looser and more upbeat.

Catwoman was voiced by a different actress, Gina Gershon, in the 2000s series The Batman. In 1997, both the theme and (much to the chagrin of some fans) the think music were updated, with jazzy orchestral arrangements by Steve Kaplan. Whether her hair was dyed or her natural color was never made clear. The main theme was remixed in 1991 to include a bongo track. In the second series, however, she appears to have shorter black hair. When the current incarnation began in 1984, an electronic version of the "think music" melody became the main theme, while the original recording of "think music" was resurrected for the Final Jeopardy! round. In the first animated series Selina/Catwoman had blonde hair, coinciding with the release of Batman Returns, in which she was played by blonde actress Michelle Pfeiffer. "Frisco Disco" would resurface in 1983 as a prize cue on Wheel of Fortune, and would continue to be used until 1989.

Barbeau also voiced Catwoman in the 2000s online animated series Gotham Girls. The main theme to the 1978–79 revival was called "Frisco Disco" and was composed by Merv Griffin. She was voiced by Adrienne Barbeau in 1992's Batman: The Animated Series, and its revamp in The New Batman Adventures. On the finale episode with Art Flemings in 1975, the theme used was "Smile" originally composed by Charlie Chaplin. She appeared on the Batman cartoon of the 1970s ("The New Adventures of Batman") wearing an all-new outfit that has never been seen outside that series. The main theme song to the original 1960s version is called Take 10 and was composed by Merv Griffin's wife, Julann. She appeared in the Batman cartoon of the 1960s (on the "Superman/Aquaman Hour") wearing the green costume she wore during that time. A few years after composing the song, Griffin added 2 timpani notes at the end so that it would meet the 30-second minimum length required to secure a copyright on the song.

Catwoman has been a major character in almost all of Batman's animated series. For example, the theme is often heard at baseball stadiums when the manager goes to the pitcher's mound to discuss a replacement. Cassandra," the next to last episode of the series. In the United States, it has insinuated itself into everyday communication; the song applies to any situation in which someone is waiting for another to answer a question or make a decision. An uncredited fourth woman played Catwoman as part of a villain team-up in "The Entrancing Dr. The theme song, "Time for Tony," which was composed by Merv Griffin as a lullaby for his son, has served as the "think music" of the Final Jeopardy! countdown since the show's inception in 1964 (although it was not used in the 1978–79 version), and is also the melody for the current theme. Lee Meriwether portrayed her in the 1966 "Batman" motion picture, based on the television series, when Newmar was unavailable. The mandatory waiting period after taking the contestant exam is one year, after which one may try out again.

Catwoman was at various times played by Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt in the live-action Batman television series of the 1960s, her first other-media portrayal. Fifteen children ages ten to twelve are chosen for each filming, along with one alternate. She does not make an appearence in Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again. One is called or notified by the station on which one views Jeopardy! if one is to appear on the show. Note that The Dark Knight Returns does not hold continuty with most of the newer Batman or Justice League comics as it was written in the 80's and that Catwoman's profesion in it was most likely based on her profession in Frank Miller's earlier work Batman: Year One. One does bring one's anecdotes and information sheet, but one first plays the mock Jeopardy! game, then takes a thirty question test. She finally appears at Batman's funeral where she yells at Clark Kent that she knows who killed Batman. Tryouts for the Kids Weeks are slightly different.

She warns him that the Joker is worse than ever, he kisses her and then leaves to follow the clue the Joker left. Those in the contestant pool may be called at any time in that year, although the show has more potential contestants than it needs and many people are not called at all. He then apparently beats her, dresses her up in a Wonder Woman-esque outfit, ties her up, gags her and leaves her where Batman finds her later. After the end of the tryout, those who passed the test and participated in the mock Jeopardy game are placed into the "contestant pool" and are eligible to be called to compete for the next year. I'm lonely," second later on as an apparent prostitute whom the Joker uses to (after subjecting her to a mind control drug) gain acess to the governor through one of her girls. The coordinators request that they finish by telling what they would do with any money they won on Jeopardy!. Catwoman appeared briefly in Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, first early on as a phone message "Bruce, Selina. After playing a few clues, the contestant coordinators give each potential contestant a few minutes to talk about themselves.

[3]. Having a lot of energy and using a loud, confident voice are considered to be huge advantages. The writer then revealed that the reason for Selina's retirement is that she's pregnant. The emphasis is not on scoring points, or even having correct answers; the contestant coordinators know that they possess the knowledge to compete on the show, as they have already passed the test, and are looking for on-the-air-compatible qualities. Selina is so smooth and polished; it's fun to write about someone who's a little rougher, a little sloppier." [2]. A game board is presented, and potential contestants are placed in groups of three to play the game. She's also going to handle her duties of protecting the East End in a completely different way than Selina, which so far has been very interesting to write. Then the third part of the audition, a mock Jeopardy! competition, begins.

She's had training, and she's been on the mean streets, but she's going to make some mistakes. At this point the people who passed the written test are given paperwork to fill out, which details eligibility and availability. Writer Will Pfeifer has stated on the new Catwoman, "Without revealing any identities, the new Catwoman is someone with less experience than Selina Kyle -- though she's not completely inexperienced, and she's been part of that shadowy world Catwoman inhabits for years. Those who did not pass the test are dismissed, and those who did pass the test remain for the third phase of the audition. In the new year, Selina Kyle has been forced to leave the East End and is no longer Catwoman, and someone new has replaced her. Exact scores are not disclosed, only pass/fail results. After Infinite Crisis #7, the DC Universe will jump forward one year in time. Some people who have auditioned speculate that the passing score varies depending on how many contestants are needed for the show.

Afterwards, she was seen covering her bed with past versions of her Catwoman costume. Though some sources state that a score of 35 is passing, the contestant coordinators refuse to confirm or deny that and the official passing score is kept a secret. Catwoman's response to this revelation was unequivocal: she pitched Zatanna out a window. At the end of the fifty questions, the contestant coordinators take the completed answer sheets and grade them. Light and Batman. A potential contestant has eight seconds to write down his or her response (no need to phrase in the form of a question here) before the next clue is read. Zatanna gave no reason for her actions, but in flashback it was shown that she had acted with the consent and aid of five of the seven JLA members who had helped her mindwipe Dr. In the second section, fifty Jeopardy!-style clues in fifty different categories are displayed on a big screen at the front of the room and read aloud by Johnny Gilbert, the show's announcer.

Zatanna proceeded to explain to Catwoman that she had magically tampered with Catwoman's mind, forcibly turning her from villain to hero. The staff tries to make the audition process entertaining. After she was done, Zatanna appeared at her side, informing her that she had some "bad news", hinting at an important revelation about her past. The first is a pep talk of sorts from the contestant coordinator. Capitalizing upon the advantage which her "resurrection" provided her (the villains believing she had somehow managed to cheat death), Catwoman dismantled the new East End cadre of criminals, one villain at time. There are three parts to the auditioning process itself. The man impersonated her, and allowed several villains to shoot and dismember him, giving the impression to the underworld that Catwoman was really dead (like Clayface, the man was able to survive what would otherwise be fatal wounds). Before one arrives, one is asked to bring along a filled-out form stating one's name and providing five anecdotes that one could potentially use during the on-air interviews.

Selina made a deal with a former criminal who had powers similar to Clayface's, who had promised to help her in exchange for his freedom. Tryouts for the regular version are given to many people at one time. While her initial intentions were unclear, Selina shared her plans to infiltrate and destroy the cadre of East End villains with Batman. In order to try out, one must be at least 18 years of age, unless one is auditioning for one of the "special" programs, such as the Teen Tournament or Kids' Week. At the start of the recent storyline ("The One You Love"), an influx of supervillains seized control of the East End, leaving Selina with no choice but to join the new incarnation of the Secret Society. Tryouts take place regularly at the Los Angeles Jeopardy! studio, and occasionally in other locations. Selina had no inkling that any villains had been mindwiped until Batman informed her of the events of Identity Crisis, and he now worries that her reformation may be due to mental manipulation. The Jeopardy! staff regularly offers auditions for potential contestants.

However, it is now unclear if her reformation was the result of a mindwipe by Zatanna, a procedure known to deeply affect and, in at least one case, physically incapacitate its victims. As a result, Rutter is the all-time highest winner of any game show with $3,270,102, with Jennings a close second with $3,022,700. Catwoman appears to be completely reformed, and her love for Batman true (although brash and unpredictable). Jerome Vered finished third ($20,600), collecting $250,000. In response to Batman's inquiry about her wounds, Selina departed the Batcave after curtly informing Batman that he had already "done enough.". Jennings placed second (with $34,599) and took home $500,000. However, this was something of a hollow victory, since all recognized that Despero was able to pit the JLA members against one another by drawing upon pre-existing animosities and distrust. The final winner was Brad Rutter ($62,000 for the tournament final).

After a fierce struggle, Despero was subdued. This tournament pitted 144 former Jeopardy! champions against each other, with two winners moving on to face Ken Jennings in a 3-game final for a chance at $2 million. When Despero and a faction of brainwashed League members infiltrated the cave and succeeded in brainwashing Batman, Catwoman was able to send a distress call out to the unaffected League members. Jeopardy! announced a new tournament on December 28, 2004, called the Ultimate Tournament of Champions, which began airing February 9, 2005. Wounded, she was taken to the Batcave to recover. Main Article: Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions. Recently in the JLA story arc Crisis of Conscience, Catwoman further proved herself an ally when she fought alongside Batman and the League against the old Secret Society, of which she had once briefly been a member. Rutter wins the Million Dollar Masters Touranment and the $1 million grand prize.

At the end, Catwoman broke off their relationship when Batman believed that it had been influenced by the villain Hush. Totals: Rutter $25,601; Newhouse $25,600; and Verini $7,600. During the Hush storyline in Batman #608-#619, Batman and Catwoman briefly worked together and had a short affair, during the course of which Batman revealed his true identity to her. Results were thus:. This series met with critical and fan acclaim, especially for its first 25 issues. Each of the five winners advance, with four non-winners filling wild-card spots. In this series, Selina Kyle, joined by new supporting cast members Holly and Slam Bradley (a character from the early Golden Age DC Comics), became protector of the residents of Gotham’s East End, while still carrying out an ambitious career as a cat burglar. In May 2002, to commerate the Trebek version's 4,000th episode, the show returned to its New York roots when nine champions played in episodes taped at Radio City Music Hall to play for a $1 million bonus, with a standard tournament format.

This storyline led in to the newest Catwoman series in late 2001 (written by Brubaker initially with Cooke, later joined by artist Cameron Stewart). Three semifinal matches were played, with the winners competing in a two-day final. In a backup storyline Trail of the Catwoman, by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Darwyn Cooke, the reader followed private detective Slam Bradley's attempts to find out what really happened to Selina Kyle. The Tenth Anniversary Tournament was a short five-day tournament aired in 1993 following the conclusion of the regular Tournament of Champions. Catwoman then appeared in a series of backup stories in Detective Comics #759 to #762. The "Super Jeopardy!" tournament also featured 4 lecterns as opposed to the standard three. Soon afterwards she disappeared and was thought killed by the assassin Deathstroke the Terminator, ending her series at #94. The tournament was similar to the Million Dollar Masters and Ultimate Tournament of Champions (see below), although it was on a much smaller scale than that tournament.

Although later cleared, she displayed increasingly erratic behavior throughout the story. It featured top players during the first six years of the 1984 syndicated run, plus a notable champion from the original Fleming era. When later that year during the Officer Down storyline in the Batman titles, Catwoman was initially the chief suspect. The first of these "all-time best" tournaments, "Super Jeopardy!" aired in 1990 on ABC. Harleen Quinzel (the supervillain Harley Quinn), became mentally unbalanced. There have been a number of special tournaments featuring the greatest players during the history of Jeopardy! These are listed below. While in prison, she escaped, and under the influence of Dr. This tournament has been discontinued, largely due to advertisers wanting to pull in younger demographics.

However immediately following that, she was arrested by Commissioner Gordon and put on trial, followed by being sentenced to imprisonment. For many years in the Trebek era, the show also had a Seniors Tournament, where contestants 50 or over played. As Catwoman, Kyle assisted Batman against Lex Luthor in the reconstruction of the city. These tournaments are staged identically to the Tournament of Champions. Selina then returned to Gotham, which at this time was in the midst of the No Man's Land storyline. Two other tournaments are featured each season, and include:. However, her plans were ruined when the supervillain the Trickster inadvertently connected Kyle to her Catwoman alter ego. The ToC lasts two weeks (10 shows), in the following manner:.

She intended to use this position to run for mayor. Fifteen players - all five-time champions (before 2003) and the biggest winners among the other players - are invited to participate; starting in 2003, spots in the ToC are determined by length of the champion's reign (e.g., all 10-day champions, followed by all nine-day winners, etc.), with winnings serving as the tiebreaker. As the series neared its end, Selina moved to New York and through blackmail, became first corporate vice president, then CEO of Randolf Industries, a mafia-influenced company. The ToC format during the Trebek era was nearly similar. The series also fleshed out more of her origin, revealing her beginnings as an underage thief, her difficult period in juvenile incarceration, and the training she received from superhero Ted (Wildcat) Grant. Eleven ToC champions were crowned during the 11-year NBC run. Storylines included her adoption of a teenage runaway named Arizona, whom she briefly took on as a sidekick; aiding the criminal Bane, followed by helping Azrael to defeat him; and Selina Kyle as a reluctant government operative. During the Fleming-era, the winner won $25,000 and a trophy.

This series, written by an assortment of writers but primarily penciled by Jim Balent, generally depicted the character as an international thief with an ambiguous moral code. During both the NBC and 1984 syndicated versions, there has been an annual Tournament of Champions, featuring five-time undefeated champions and other biggest winners during the past season. In 1993, following the success of Batman Returns and Selina Kyle’s prominent role in that film, Catwoman was given her first ongoing series. Jennings held the record for the highest total dollar amount won on Jeopardy! and any game show ever played, until the Ultimate Tournament of Champions (see below) when he was displaced by Brad Rutter, whose winnings came mostly with special tournaments. However, characters introduced in these stories (such as Selina’s young friend Holly from Batman: Year One and her sister Maggie from the 1989 miniseries) continue to appear regularly in the Catwoman series, and aspects of those plots are occasionally referenced, including recent issues that show Hollie remembering her days as a prostitute with Catwoman. This led to the remarkable winning streak of Ken Jennings, who currently holds most of the winning records on the show, including greatest number of appearances and regular season highest total dollar amounts won (excluding tournaments). It is currently unclear how much of these stories remain canonical to Catwoman’s current origin, as various stories and editors' statements over the years since then have stated that Selina was never a prostitute and that other events depicted in those stories never happened. To mark the start of the current version's 20th season, in September 2003, the quiz show changed its rules so there is no winnings limit; a contestant keeps coming back as long as that contestant keeps winning (although automobiles were no longer awarded for five wins).

Though more circumstantial evidence was added to the theory of Selina's Falcone heritage, no definitive proof was provided. Similarly, as part of the deal with Ford for the 2001-02 season, Ford also added a Volvo to the Teen Tournament prize package. Selina's connection to the Falcone family was further explored in the recent miniseries Catwoman: When in Rome (2004-5). From September 2001 until September 2003, the winner won a Jaguar X-Type. Further, Batman: Dark Victory, the sequel to The Long Halloween, implied that Catwoman suspected she was the long-lost illegitimate daughter of Carmine Falcone, although she found no definitive proof of this. From September 1997 until September 2001, an undefeated champion would also be awarded a choice of Chevrolet cars or trucks (Corvette, Tahoe, or two Camaros). This led Selina to kill Stan, leaving Selina in an unbalanced mental state. In previous seasons, a contestant who won five days in a row would be retired undefeated, with a guaranteed spot in the next Tournament of Champions.

This series showed how Catwoman’s early career was tinged with tragedy as her former pimp Stan abducted Selina's sister Maggie and violently abused her. Starting in 1999, Jeopardy! began a "Back-to-School Week," which uses easier clues for the 10-to-13 year old contestants but is otherwise identical to the adult version. Birch. This show was not well received by fans or critics, and didn't last long. This origin was expanded on in the 1989 Catwoman limited series (collected in trade paperback form as Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper) by writer Mindy Newell and artist J.J. Rules differences from the adult version can be viewed by reading the Jep! article. In the course of the story, the origin of Catwoman was also re-envisioned, as a 5'7" Selina Kyle was reintroduced as a cat-loving prostitute/dominatrix who was inspired to become a costumed cat burglar when she saw Batman in action. Contestants were between the ages of 10 and 13.

A revision in Catwoman's origin, and the introduction of the modern version of her, came in 1986 when writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli produced Batman: Year One, a revision of Batman’s origin. The show aired in 1998 on Game Show Network (now GSN). Several stories in the 1970s featured Catwoman committing murder, something that neither the Earth-One or Earth-Two versions of her would ever do; this version of Catwoman was assigned to the alternate world of Earth-B, an alternate Earth that included stories that couldn't be considered canonical on Earth-One or Earth-Two. "Jep!" was the children's version of Jeopardy!, hosted by cartoon voice artist Bob Bergen. Catwoman's first Silver Age appearance was in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #70 (November 1966); afterwards, she continued to make appearances across the various Batman comics. Other than the host being somewhat looser with the "phrase in the form of a question" requirement, the game was basically identical to Jeopardy!. The Earth-Two/Golden Age Selena Kyle eventually died in the late 1970s after being blackmailed by a criminal into going into action again as Catwoman (as shown in DC Super-Stars #17). Hosted by Jeff Probst (of "Survivor" fame), this show used music-based categories.

Selina enjoyed this experience so much she decided to become a professional costumed cat burglar, and thus began a career that would repeatedly lead to her encountering the Batman. "Rock & Roll Jeopardy" was a music-intensive version of Jeopardy! that aired on VH1 from 1998 to 2002. However, her husband had kept her jewelry in his private vault, and she had to break into it to retrieve the jewelry. Regis Philbin was known for appearing on this week frequently, playing for Cardinal Hayes High School in New York. It was revealed that Selina Kyle had been the wife of an abusive man, and eventually decided to leave her husband. However, these questions were actually wrong, with the correct question being a joke about another celebrity. In Brave and the Bold #197, the Golden Age origin of Catwoman given in Batman #62 was elaborated on, after Selina revealed that she never actually had amnesia. The answers usually came from current events, and unlike the SNL version, the celebrities usually knew what the realistic question is.

In the 1970s comics, a series of stories taking place on Earth-Two (the parallel Earth that was retroactively declared as the home of DC's Golden Age characters) revealed that on that world, Selina reformed in the 1950s (presumably after the events of Batman #69) and had married Bruce Wayne; soon afterwards, the couple gave birth to their only child, Helena Wayne (the Huntress). Bush as a contestant. Selina appeared again as a criminal in Batman #84 and Detective Comics #211, her final appearance for many years (until 1966). These bits usually include President George W. She wound up reforming and stayed on the straight and narrow for several years, helping out Batman in Batman #65 and #69, until Selina decided to return to a life of crime in Detective Comics #203. Celebrity Jeopardy! has also been a regular skit on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In Batman #62, it was revealed that Catwoman (after a blow to the head jogged her memory) was an amnesiac flight attendant who had turned to crime after suffering a prior blow to the head during a plane crash she survived (although in the final issue of The Brave and the Bold, she later admitted that she made up the amnesia story because she wanted a way out of the past life of crime). Will Ferrell's final episode featured a Celebrity Jeopardy! sketch in which Trebek himself appeared.

There have been many versions of Catwoman's origins and backstory seen in the comic books over the decades. The skits poke fun at the ineptitude of the starring celebrities at answering the sorts of questions which appear on Jeopardy!, along with their ineptitude at answering questions in general. . Celebrity Jeopardy! has been spoofed numerous times on a Saturday Night Live sketch, with Will Ferrell appearing as Trebek, and Darrell Hammond usually playing Trebek's nemesis, Sean Connery. It has a more high tech look, with domino-shaped infrared goggles on her cowl. Also, the rules are usually relaxed for Final Jeopardy!, where all players will play. Ed Brubaker, the master-mind behind the 2001 revamp of the character, has stated that Selina's current costume was inspired by Emma Peel's iconic catsuit [1]. Typically, the charity is guaranteed a certain amount ($10,000, with a $10,000 bonus added to the winner's score).

In recent years, she has usually alternated between these two costumes. Each celebrity chooses a charity to sponsor, and that charity is the recipient of the particular celebrity's winnings. In the 1990s, she usually wore a skintight purple bodysuit, before switching to a black leather outfit that recalls Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman costume in Batman Returns. Every so often (usually once a year), "celebrity weeks" are held in which the contestants are celebrities. In the 1960s, Catwoman's bodysuit was green in color, which was typical of villains of that era. If a player struck out, he/she still received $100 for each correct response given. Later, she wore a dress with a hood that came with ears, and still later, a bodysuit with attached boots and either a domino or glasses-mask. Super Jeopardy! was worth $5,000 to a first-day champion, with the jackpot increasing by $2,500 each day that champion successfully defended his/her title; with the five-day limit in place, that meant a potential total of $50,000 in just Super Jeopardy! earnings ($5,000 + $7,500 + $10,000 + $12,500 + $15,000).

Catwoman, in her first appearance, wore no costume or disguise at all, and it was not until her next appearance that she donned a mask, which was a theatrically face-covering cat-mask that had the appearance of a real cat, rather than a more stylized face mask seen in her later incarnations. Giving an incorrect response earned the player a "strike," and blocked off that space on the board; three strikes ended the round. She represents a gray area in Batman's otherwise black and white life where the line between good and evil blurs, and his attraction to her stems from this perception that, in her way, she's kind of a female version of himself: another dark, beautiful creature that prowls the night. The object was for the contestant to provide any five correct responses in a straight line, Bingo style (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally). Although originally introduced as an opponent for Batman, Catwoman's status as hero or villain is ambiguous; she has her own moral code (she abhors killing, though has resorted to it at times) and has occasionally teamed up with Batman and other heroes against greater threats, even saving the lives of the entire Justice League on one occasion. This round featured a new board of five categories with five clues in each, numbered 1–5 (and unlike the main game, not necessarily increasing in difficulty down the line). Her real name "Selina" derives from the ancient lunar deity Selene. That contestant then got to play a bonus round called Super Jeopardy! (no relation to the special summer 1990 tournament of all-time champions as aired on ABC).

Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, she first appeared in Batman #1 (Spring, 1940), where she was initially known as "The Cat". During the short-lived 1978–79 series, the lowest-scoring contestant was eliminated after the Jeopardy! Round, and Final Jeopardy! was not played; instead, whoever was ahead at the end of Double Jeopardy! became the champion. Catwoman (real name Selina Kyle) is a DC Comics character, associated with the Batman franchise. The change was made so that contestants who had to pay to travel to Los Angeles would at least win enough money to cover airfare and lodging costs. However, in 2002, it was changed so that the second place finisher gets $2,000 and the third place finisher gets $1,000. Since 1984, in an attempt to discourage "runaway consolations" (where second- and third-place players keep money as close to that of the first-place winner as possible), only the champion wins the amount of money accumulated on the show, and the other two contestants win consolation prizes.

Before 1979, all contestants won their winnings in cash. The top prize was $25,000 in cash. On the syndicated once-a-week version which aired from 1974-75, the winner chose one of 30 spaces, each of which concealed a prize such as a vacation, a car, or cash. During the 1964 NBC and 1974 syndicated versions, all three contestants kept whatever cash they won.

The top money-winner at the end of "Final Jeopardy!" is the day's champion and returns to the next show. As losing a game because of forgetting two words made for very bad television, contestants have been instructed to write the beginning of their Final Jeopardy! question during the commercial break after Double Jeopardy! since the beginning of the 1985-1986 season. During the 1984-1985 season, a few contestants lost their games solely because they had forgotten to do this. As with the rest of the show, responses in Final Jeopardy! must be phrased in the form of a question.

The light pen is automatically cut off at the end of the 30 seconds. Contestants have 30 seconds to write a response on a card/electronic drawing board, again phrased in the form of a question. After the final commercial break, the clue is revealed. The contestants then risk as little as $0 or as much money as they have accumulated, by writing it on a card (before 1979) or electronic drawing board (since 1984).

In Final Jeopardy!, the host first announces the category, then the show goes into a commercial break (during which the staff comes on stage and advises the contestants while barriers are placed between the players to discourage looking at one another's answers). It is unknown how the time normally used to play "Final Jeopardy!" would be filled, since this has never happened on the syndicated version. It is currently unknown whether a three-way disqualification from "Final Jeopardy!" ever happened on the 1964 NBC version. There has never been an instance where all three contestants finished "Double Jeopardy!" with $0 or less, thereby disqualifying everyone from "Final Jeopardy!", at least on the 1984 syndicated version.

The last show where two contestants finished "in the red" aired on February 23, 2005 during the Ultimate Tournament of Champions (only Jeff Richmond advanced to "Final Jeopardy!"). Usually, it is only one contestant that gets eliminated from "Final Jeopardy!" However, on rare occassions, two contestants have been disqualified from playing, leaving the first-place player to provide a question to the "Final Jeopardy!" answer alone. If that happens, he/she/they is/are automatically eliminated from the game and not allowed to participate in the game's final round, "Final Jeopardy!" In that case, the contestant(s) receive consolation prizes, the third-place prize (or sometimes, second-place prize), as appropriate. Sometimes, one or more contestants will finish "Double Jeopardy!" with either $0 or a negative score.

The second round, Double Jeopardy! (a pun on double jeopardy), works like the first round, with the following exceptions:. For example, when the category was "A category about nothing" and the clue was "en español," Ken Jennings responded, "¿Qué es nada?" Also, on the episode aired April 12, 2005, in the category "From the French," the clue was "It's a hint or trace of something (sounds like of Campbell's)." Steve Chernicoff responded, "Qu'est-ce que c'est un soupçon?". For responses calling for foreign words, contestants have phrased their response as a "what is" question correctly phrased in the foreign language. However, if a contestant corrects himself/herself before time expires, the response is ruled valid.

Fleming and Trebek will remind contestants to phrase their responses in the form of a question in the first round, but never during "Double Jeopardy!" or "Final Jeopardy!"). For instance, if a player simply said "Titanic" as his/her response before his alloted time expired, he/she would be ruled incorrect because of the failure to reply in question form (even if "Titanic" were the correct response). The phrasing rule ("What is ...") is quite strict, especially in the later rounds. For easy questions, ringing in at the right moment is important.

Now, in order to give all three contestants a fair shot at the clue, they must wait until the host finishes reading the question and the lights surrounding the board illuminate before they can ring in, and pressing the signaling button too soon locks it for one quarter of a second. Before the 1985-1986 season, contestants could ring in anytime after the clue was revealed. Two other Daily Doubles were used, a Video Daily Double & Audio Daily Double. A player may also indicate that they wish to make it a True Daily Double, meaning that they are wagering all the money that they have up to this point.

(They are permitted to make the wager of the maximum amount even if they have zero or negative score.) The minimum wager is $5. They can wager as much as the maximum amount of a clue on the board (currently $1000 in the Jeopardy! round and $2000 in the Double Jeopardy! round) or as much as they have accumulated, whichever is greater. Only the contestant who selects a Daily Double can respond to its clue. In each game, three answers are designated Daily Doubles (a name taken from horse racing): one in the Jeopardy! round and two in the Double Jeopardy! round.

Speaking of which, negative scores often do happen, thanks to having enough incorrect responses. The current scores are shown on the front of each player's podium; on the current set, positive scores are shown in blue, negative scores in red. If all three contestants fail to answer or give wrong questions, the correct answer is read, and the player who gave the last correct response chose the next clue. If he/she is incorrect, failed to answer in time or phrase in the form of a question, that amount is deducted (hence, the dollar amount was always in jeopardy) and his/her opponents could answer.

A correct response wins the dollar value of the clue, and gives him/her the right to select the next clue. The host then reads the "answer" ("He was the Father of Our Country; he didn't really chop down a cherry tree"), after which any of the three contestants may ring in, remembering to phrase the response in question form ("Who was George Washington?"). The returning champion (standing at the leftmost lectern) begins the game by selecting a category and monetary value ("Presidents for $200"). The values of each of the five answers are thus:.

The names of the six categories are sometimes related in some way (e.g., titles of Shakespeare plays, although only one may actually concern the famous playwright). Each category is a topical category, and the categories change on each show; frequently, they contain puns or other wordplay. Six categories are announced, each with a column of five trivia "answers" (ergo, questions written in answer form), ostensibly graded by difficulty. The first round is simply called the "Jeopardy!" round.

Each day, there are three contestants, one of whom is usually the champion, who play a three-round game.
. The show was the subject of great interest and increased ratings (often beating Wheel) in the second half of 2004, as contestant Ken Jennings, taking advantage of newly relaxed appearance rules, remained a champion for seventy-four appearances, winning over US$2.5 million, and breaking almost every record in game show history. In 2005, it won its 10th Daytime Emmy for best game show, surpassing Pyramid.

The current version, with Trebek as host and Johnny Gilbert as the announcer, debuted on September 10, 1984 (according to page 30 of Ray Richmond's book This is Jeopardy!), and perennially ranks second to Wheel of Fortune in the Nielsen ratings of syndicated programs. The 1964 to 1975 airings originated from NBC headquarters in New York's Rockefeller Center; it has been based in Southern California starting with the 1978 revival. (John Harlan was that edition's principal announcer.). Fleming also hosted a short-lived syndicated version in 1974-75, and another short-lived NBC revival, The All-New Jeopardy!, from October 2, 1978 to March 2, 1979 for 105 shows.

Art Fleming hosted and Don Pardo was the announcer on the original version, which aired during the day from March 30, 1964 to January 3, 1975 on NBC for 2,753 shows. Griffin thought the "Jeopardy" name sounded perfect and immediately used it to generate puns like naming the second round of the game Double Jeopardy. The name "Jeopardy" was coined when, according to Griffin, a skeptical producer rejected the show claiming "it doesn't have enough jeopardies" (a reasonable complaint, since a winning player in Jeopardy can maintain his lead relatively easily by avoiding risk). The original twist, giving clues in the form of answers and expecting replies in the form of questions, was originally the central concept of the show, which was pitched under the title "What's the Question?".

The Jeopardy concept was originally created by Merv Griffin, who wanted to take the format of a television quiz show and make it more enticing by speeding up the game and putting a twist on the format. . During the game, the three competing contestants are given a clue in the form of an answer, to which they must give a response phrased as a question. Jeopardy! is a game of trivia, usually covering topics such as history, literature, and pop culture.

Its most successful incarnation is the current Alex Trebek-hosted syndicated version, which has aired continuously since September 1984. The show originated in the United States, where it first ran on NBC from 1964 to 1975 and again from 1978 to 1979. Jeopardy! is a popular international television game show, originally devised by Merv Griffin, who also created Wheel of Fortune. A Jeopardy! DVD was released on November 8, 2005.

The watch plays the famous theme song with the push of a button, and included 25 game cards with the answer-question format. For the show's 15th season in 1998-1999, a watch was released. In the 1992 film White Men Can't Jump, Gloria Clemente, played by Rosie Perez, becomes a Jeopardy! champion. Several board game versions of the game have been produced by Pressman Toys, including a Simpsons version.

Tiger Electronics also marketed a hand-held travel version of the game in the late nineties. There have been Jeopardy! video games made on almost every popular platform including Apple II, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Super NES, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, Apple Macintosh, PlayStation 2, and Microsoft Windows. Music: Steve Kaplan. Set Decorators:Heather Lynne Rasnick,Heather DeCristo.

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Viedotape Editors:Kirk Morri,Keith Fernandes. Game Board Operator: Michele Lee Hampton. Video: Ross Elliott. Prop Master: Jeff Schwartz.

Key Grip: Luke Lima. Cameras: Diane Farrell, Marc Hunter, Randy Gomez, Ray Reynolds, Jeff Schuster, Mike Tribble. Audio:Cole Coonce. Gaffer: Brian McElroy.

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Executive Directors of Promotions:Rebecca L. Director Clip Clearance:Shelley Ballance. Segment Production Supervisor:Renee Rial-Reynolds. Contestant Coordinator: Tony Pandolfo, Robert James.

Senior Contestant Coordinator: Glenn Kagan. Contestant Executive: Maggie Speak. Production Designer: Naomi Slodki. Material Coordinator: Suzanne Jack.

Axeman, Sarah Beach, Matt Caruso, Ryan Haas, Michael Harris, Eric Johnson, Robert McClenaghan, Matthew Sherman. Researchers: Lorrianne P. Senior Researcher: Suzanne Stone. Stage Operations Supervisor:June Curtis-Nogosek.

Associate Segment Producer: Stewart Hoke. Segment Producer: Deb Dittman. Senior Production Supervisor: Randy Berke. Senior Technical Supervisor: Bob Sofia.

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Directed By: Kevin McCarthy. Senior Producers: Lisa Finneran, Rocky Schmidt, Gary Johnson. Executive Producer: Harry Friedman. The current one-day record is $75,000, set by Ken Jennings on July 23, 2004.

However, this requires choosing all of the Daily Doubles last and that they are all placed behind the lowest valued clues, which the odds are 3,288,600 to 1 against (assuming they are randomly placed, which they are not), wagering everything for each Daily Double, and again wagering everything in Final Jeopardy! Depending on placement and order of the Daily Doubles, a so-called "perfect game" (every question correct, always maximum wager when called to do so) can range from $208,000 to $566,400, with a mean of $374,400. The theoretical maximum win for a single day of Jeopardy! is $566,400. The show did not air until GSN aired the game in June 2005. In Season 18, Laude defeated 4-time champion Ramsey Campbell and Nancy Casbeer in a game which did not air because of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

His win was on the "lost episode" of the show which never aired in its rotation. Kevin Laude, a one-day champion, had to wait more than four years for his win to air. The Final Jeopardy! category was "Holidays", which was the also the same category used on their first show. The show's 3,000th episode had the same six categories used from the show's first episode in the first round.

Tuesday, May 1: Rutter $13,801, Newhouse $25,600, Verini $800. Monday, May 13: Rutter $11,000, Newhouse $0, Verini $6,800. Friday, May 10: Verini defeated Forrest and Perry. Thursday, May 9: Rutter defeated Frates and Cooper.

Wednesday, May 8: Newhouse defeated Harris and Shannon. Tuesday, May 7: India Cooper defeated Babu Srinivasan and Robin Carroll. Monday, May 6: Bob Verini defeated Leslie Shannon (WC) and Eddie Timaus. Friday, May 3: Chuck Forrest defeated Chuck Forrest (WC) and Eric Newhouse (WC) All three advance to semifinals.

Thursday, May 2: Brad Rutter defeated Claudia Perry (WC) and Kathleen Waits. Wednesday, May 1: Bob Harris defeated Rachael Schwarz and Frank Spangenberg. The college tournament was also played during the Fleming era, with the first Trebek-era college shows airing in the late-1980s. The winner earns $100,000 plus a spot in the Tournament of Champions.

The College Championship: Featuring college students. The first Teen Tournament aired in 1987. One of the most notable Teen champions was Eric Newhouse, who advanced to the finals of the 1989 ToC, and participated in the "Million Dollar Masters" and "Ultimate Tournament of Champions" tourneys. For many years, the winner also participates in the Tournament of Champions.

The winner receives $75,000 (plus, at various times through the run, a new car). The Teen Touranment: Featuring high school students. All non-winners - including the second- and third-place players in the finals - receive a guaranteed amount based on their finishing position; in addition, the runners-up in the finals receive additional cash equal to their score if it exceeds the guaranteed amount. The contestant with the highest cumulative score wins the grand prize ($100,000 from 1985-2001; $250,000 since 2002).

The contestant's cumulative total from both days is added together to determine his/her final score. The first-day score does not factor into the second day's scoring. Shows 9-10: The two-day finals. At this point, the game becomes a single-elimination affair, with each winner advancing to the finals.

Shows 6-8: The semifinals. Four "wild card" spots are available to those with the highest score among non-winners; ties broken by the highest score after "Double Jeopardy!". The five winners advance to the semi-finals. Shows 1-5: The quarterfinals, with three new contestants participating each day.

There has been one triple loss in a tournament, and a fifth wild card was added.) Scores coming to Double Jeopardy! break ties for a wildcard position. (A wild card is one of the usually four non-winners with the highest scores in the opening round of a tournament to advance. In case of a three-way loss in a tournament, nobody advances, and an additional wild card is added in the tournament. If there is a tie in a tournament episode, a tiebreaker question is played, but this has only happened on a few occasions.

Darryl Scott, he won another $13,401 the next day]; there have been few players who have held the co-champ title twice, though there has never been a three-way tie). Col. (One contestant in the Trebek era actually won the game with only $1 [then Air Force Lt. If more than one contestant ties for first place, they each win the money and come back, assuming that they each have at least $1.

The three-way loss has happened three times since 1984; the number of times this occurred during the 1964 NBC version is undetermined. If no contestant finishes with a positive total (i.e., at least $1), then nobody wins and three new contestants appear on the following show; in such cases the three players will participate in a backstage draw to determine player position. Also, in the 1978–1979 version only, only the two highest-scoring players at the end of Round 1 played Double Jeopardy!; the third-place player was eliminated before the start of the round. The contestant with the lowest amount of money at the end of the first round picks first in the second round.

2001–present: $400, $800, $1200, $1600, $2000. 1990 "Super Jeopardy!" tournament: 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500. 1984–2001: $200, $400, $600, $800, $1000. 1978–1979: $50, $100, $150, $200, $250.

1964–1975: $20, $40, $60, $80, $100. The value of each clue is double what it was in the first round (except in the case of the 1990 "Super Jeopardy!" tournament):