That’s Fern, the [behind-the-scenes] contestant coordinator. What a great lady — and actress too, as it turns out! She was part of the whole setup, of course, and amazingly managed to keep a straight face the whole time through. (Well, maybe the part where she is covering her face, she might have cracked a smile

Glad yall liked it! I worked on the show … And out of hundreds of episodes, this in particular was a favorite. The actual taping took nearly twice as long as usual (what with all the starting & stopping, contestants crying, etc.), and it took a fair amount of work to put together … but we were very happy with how it all came out. Just for the record: Tom is an absolute pro, and a joy to work with. And Henry (& Michael, his co-producer) are the absolute nicest guys youd ever want to meet!

can someone explain this to me? i have no idea whats going on. like the guy is being an idiot then the chick starts to cry. then some1 with tissues comes out, then the host yells at the guy on the left. then producer says april fools, reply to my comment explaining all of this

the joke was that the contestants were faking being difficult, they were acting

tom got owned by the fonz

who has the full episode of this?

What a great sport. That was funny.

it was in and out of sync the whole time… it started off good, and then went from bad to worse.

I don’t think so. I’m a big Seinfeld fan, and I don’t remember him being on the show. This is E.E. Bell, most famous for playing Bob Rooney on Married with Children. I checked IMDB to see if he was on Seinfeld, and he’s not listed. However, IMDB does list him on something called “Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld.” (A TV special hosted by Jerry Seinfeld about Abbott and Costello.)

That may be where I remember him from (MWC). Thanks. I was trying to place his face.