User:Daniel Benfield/To Tell The Truth 2000 Video Archive

Syndicated, Daily: September 18, 2000 - March 15, 2002 (271 episodes, taped at NBC Studios)

The 2000s To Tell the Truth was...well, it was okay for Season 1 (aside from Paula Poundstone asking inane questions about The Waltons for no reason at all), but Season 2 went a bit too far on the sex-related stuff. For this series, Meshach Taylor was the only panelist who appeared on every episode of the run.

Big thanks to "To Tell The Truth On The Web" for the below placement, both in the general week-to-week layouts and the individual episodes. Note that the airdates are based on the episode numbers, and any out-of-order broadcasts I'm aware of are noted.

LEGAL STUFF SO I DON'T GET SUED: I'm only linking to these videos, none of which were uploaded by me, for the purposes of research and as a public record. Footage ©2000-02 Mark Goodson Productions/Pearson Television/FremantleMedia and associated entities.

Season 1 (2000-01)
September 18, 2000 - May 18 [September 14], 2001 (175 episodes)

Paula was present for all but the second week, with Cathy Ladman sitting in the second chair for said five shows.

Kitty Carlisle made her one and only appearance of this series for #57...which was the second show of that taping day, with Leah Lail in the fourth seat for the rest of the week; yeah, doesn't really make sense to me either. Not sure why Kitty got just one episode, and I'm really not sure why it was the Tuesday show.

2000 copyright date (Weeks 1-29)


 * October 10, 2000 (#17: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Bryan Cranston, Melody Thomas Scott; Subjects: Walter Morris {African-American who helped desegregate the U.S. Army}, Ken Rache {naked runner}; taped from GSN)
 * October 13, 2000 (#20: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Bryan Cranston, Melody Thomas Scott; Subjects: Anthony Truly {drag "queen of lean"}, Toni Turner {safe stock trader}; most of Game 1 only)


 * October 24, 2000 (#27: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Alan Rachins, Traci Bingham {aired 9/25/00}; Subjects: Carrie Speckman {excuse expert}, Zack Hample {caught and collected over 1,600 baseballs}; Game 2 only)


 * November 29, 2000 (#53: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Dave Coulier, Brande Roderick {aired 9/18/00}; Subjects: Barry Potikan {founder of Gold Coast Dogs}, Stacey L'oizeaux {demolition woman}; taped from WKFT)


 * December 6, 2000 (#58: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Richard Kind, Leah Lail; Subjects: Myreah Moore {author of "Date Like A Man"}, Mark Morgan {Army chef}; taped from GSN)
 * [No graphics for panelists' names during intro.]


 * December 28, 2000 (#74: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Charles Shaughnessy, Frederique Van der Waal {Part 3, Part 4}; Subjects: William July {sensitive man}, Tony Fitzjohn {East African conservationist})


 * January 5, 2001 (#80: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Robert Hays, Cindy Margolis; Subjects: Kane Hotter {played Jason in the Friday the 13th movies}, Christie Maisie {Sea World animal care specialist}; ends after Game 1)


 * January 24, 2001 (#93: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, KERMIT THE FROG, Traci Bingham; Subjects: Rev. Todd Farley {miming minister}, Robert "Robbie" Shapiro {foster parent to creepy crawlers}; taped from GSN)
 * January 25, 2001 (#94: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, KERMIT THE FROG, Traci Bingham {Part 3, Part 4}; Subjects: Marilyn Wann {author of Fat...So?}, Toshi Sagura {owner of a training school for sushi chefs})


 * February 14, 2001 (#108: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Bryan Cranston, Molly Culver; Subjects: Gunar Egertson {sailor of a Viking ship}, Pamela Zoolalian {champion land luger}; Game 2 only)


 * March 2, 2001 (#120: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Jason Kravits, Cindy Margolis; Subjects: Alice Faye Cleese {expert on motherhood}, Kevin Barnes {environmental magician}; Game 2 only)


 * March 13, 2001 (#127: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Richard Kind, Brooke Burns; Subjects: Lisa Hugueley {Sea World's whale caretaker}, Kevin McKuen {author of Your Secrets Are My Business}; ends after Game 1)


 * March 28, 2001 (#138: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Dave Coulier, Brooke Burns; Subjects: Sergei Brin {Google cofounder}, Latrice Allen {sperm bank donor coordinator}; Game 1 only {alternate copy})


 * April 3, 2001 (#142: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, MICHAEL BURGER, Cindy Margolis; Subjects: Joe Duff {cofounder of Operation Migration}, Edelynn Wood (critter gourmet})

2001 copyright date (Weeks 30-35)


 * April 10, 2001 (#147: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Fred Willard, Natasha Allas; Subjects: Gary Doss {curator of the Pez Museum}, Tom Stanton {Salmon swimmer}; ends after Game 1 {clips of Game 2, with the uploader [also named Ton Stanton] digitally replacing the real Stanton...and it looks bad})


 * May 4, 2001 (#165: Meshach Taylor, Paula Poundstone, Dave Coulier, Cindy Margolis; Subjects: Stephanie Jaramillo {teenage boxer}, Tony Northrup {so-called "sexist geek alive"}; very pixelated video, capture software watermark in center of screen nearly throughout, ends after Game 1)

Season 2 (2001-02)
September 17, 2001 - January 28 [March 15], 2002 (96 episodes, taped in 2001)

The "disc" at center stage is now a glass multicolored version, and one affadavit in each show is replaced by Burton giving a rundown of the subject's claim to fame.

For whatever reason, Weeks 37, 39, 41-42, 45, and 47 all had six episodes each, resulting in an odd number. Also for whatever reason, consecutive weeks were usually taped with the same panelists.

Week 50 seems to be the point where the show finally settled on a full set of regular panelists (that, or they just wanted to get the season wrapped quickly), with Jackée Harry, Ant, and Brad Sherwood joining Meshach for the last 20 episodes of the run. The "Ant" here doesn't seem to be the same one of Ant & Dec.

September


 * September 18, 2001 (#177: Meshach Taylor, Kim Coles, Peter Bergman, Brooke Burns; Subjects: Christopher Erk {master tapdancer}, Dani Bellmer {inventor of sliced peanut butter}; ends after Game 1)


 * September 27, 2001 (#184: Meshach Taylor, Kim Coles, Peter Bergman, Brooke Burns; Subjects: Jennifer Lane {accordion queen}, Roger Owens {peanut pitcher}; ends after Game 1)

October


 * October 4, 2001 (#189: Meshach Taylor, Mother Love, Greg Proops, Traci Bingham; Subjects: Will Gadd {champion climber of frozen waterfalls}, Claud Mann {head chef of TBS' Dinner and a Movie; taped from GSN)


 * October 9, 2001 (#192: Meshach Taylor, Mother Love, Greg Proops, Traci Bingham; Subjects: Sarano Kelly {director of the Center for Excellence and author of The Game), Andrea Campbell {foster mother to a monkey named Ziggy}; Game 2 only)


 * October 18, 2001 (#199: Meshach Taylor, Liz Torres, Kristoff St. John, Brooke Burns; Subjects: Kym Washington {professional stuntwoman}, Fred Stern {environmental artist who creates rainbows}; Game 2 only {alternate copy})


 * October 24, 2001 (#203: Meshach Taylor, Liz Torres, Kristoff St. John, Brooke Burns; Subjects: Angela Woodhull {private eye}, Todd Greene {inventor of the HeadBlade}; Game 2 only)

November


 * November 1, 2001 (#209: Meshach Taylor, Mother Love, Brad Sherwood, Brooke Burns; Subjects: Sahara Sunday Spain {young published poet}, Kristin Murdock {makes clocks and other gift items from cow poop}; Game 2 only)
 * [During Game 2, John notes an episode where he had a pig on his desk "and he anointed it".]
 * November 5, 2001 (#211: Meshach Taylor, Mother Love, Brad Sherwood, Brooke Burns; Subjects: Sita Luna {hula hoop designer}, Kenn Fischburg {toilet paper encyclopedia author})


 * November 19, 2001 (#221: Meshach Taylor, Hattie Winston, Joshua Morrow, Traci Bingham; Subjects: Dr. Mark Wolpa {founder of Toe-rific Chocolates & Candies), Peggy Post {expert on manners). Ends after Game 1)
 * November 21, 2001 (#223: Meshach Taylor, Hattie Winston, Joshua Morrow, Traci Bingham; Subjects: Valencia Jackson {Michael Jackson's niece and host of Studio V}, Peter Bloeme {frisbee teacher and author of "Frisbee Dogs''}; Game 2 only)
 * [Peter was also on the show in 1977!]


 * November 26, 2001 (#226: Meshach Taylor, Hattie Winston, Winsor Harmon, Brooke Burns; Subjects: Michael Christensen {founder of the Clown Care Unit}, Andi Brown {founder of Holiday Holistic Pets, a manufacturer of ready-made natural foods}; Game 2 only)
 * November 29, 2001 (#229: Meshach Taylor, Hattie Winston, Winsor Harmon, Brooke Burns; Subjects: El Sanders {designer of AfriWear underwear}, Kim Corbin {creator of a national skipping network}; Game 2 only)

December


 * December 19, 2001 (#243: Meshach Taylor, Kim Coles, Brad Sherwood, Brooke Burns; Subjects: Lynda Williams {physics singer}, Sam Horn {Tongue-Fu master}; Game 1 only)


 * December 28, 2001 (#250!: Meshach Taylor, Kim Coles, Jeff Dunham & Walter, Brooke Burns; Subjects: Tori Allen {young rockclimber}, Sam Calagione {brewer of "Midas Touch Golden Elixir" beer}; ends after Game 1)

January


 * January 8, 2002 (#257: Meshach Taylor, Jackée Harry, Ant, Brad Sherwood; Subjects: Lori Barghini {inventor of "body perks", aka "fake nipples"}, Rose Brubaker {alibi inventor}; begins near end of Game 1 questioning, constant "thump" sound throughout, ends just after Game 2 result)


 * January 15, 2002 (#262/10th-to-last: Meshach Taylor, Jackée Harry, Ant, Brad Sherwood; Subjects: Maria Gara {SnakeBabe}, Brandon Wertz {man with a tattooed head}; montage including intro and parts of Game 1)
 * January 16, 2002 (#263/9th-to-last: Meshach Taylor, Jackée Harry, Ant, Brad Sherwood; Subjects: Jerry/Jeri Pena (Latex clothing designer), Ginger Wilson {African-American princess} {alternate copy of Game 1})
 * January 17, 2002 (#264/8th-to-last: Meshach Taylor, Jackée Harry, Ant, Brad Sherwood; Subjects: Graham Sales {romance expert}, Art Harding {creator of the instant facelift}; taped from WWOR, ends after Game 1)