Scene-It Party at the Halbastrams!

Usually when my mother comes to visit, we sit around, watch a little America's Most Wanted, maybe even take in a blaxploitation film (loooove Cleopatra Jones) and joke around, telling old jokes and stories that never go out of style. Recently though we've been on a party game kick, following the success of our Simpsons Scene-It tourney (that, of course, I won). The first time we tried to incorporate gaming into her visits, we played Clue, The Simpsons version. Of the four players, Halbastram was the only one familiar with the game, so it took a little bit for my mother, my sister and I to figure it out. Unfortunately, when we were finally figuring it out, Halbastram, in his lovely dyslexic glory, got confused while shouting out an anwser and ruined the game as I was poised to win (I can't remember specifically how this occurred, but I know that it's something we continue to tease him about, so it must've been funny at the time).

This weekend, my mother brought over Scene-It: Tv Edition to play. She figured that it would be a better, more neutral game for us all to enjoy, since not everyone is necessarily a Simpsons fan (which also ruled out my Seinfeld Scene-It...she knows I would have smoked everyone...smoked them, I say!). We set up the board and I mix everyone some Jameson Ginger Ales, and a plain ginger ale for the teenager, and start the game. I already know it's going to be a good eve when the first question turns out to be a Seinfeld one. From that point on I owned the night. But it was a bittersweet feeling. Most of the tv shows I know I've never watched as an adult, but I recognized them. Perhaps I was remembering them from watching so much tv as a kid? Either way, I'm apparently full of way too much pop culture knowledge and it kind of frightens me. My poor sister, she didn't fare well at all. Many of the classic shows from the 60's and 70's were absolutely foreign to her. Growing up, her tv consisted of Disney, Nick and now MTV. So Barney Miller, Maude and Dragnet were huge question marks to her.

My mother, being the oldest, should've been the obvious front-runner for getting the most answers correct. But she stalled on most of the 90's tv shows. That's where I come in. Friends, Dawson's Creek, Wings, Charmed, etc. That's my area of expertise.

And Halbastram? He couldn't read the questions fast enough and by the time he finally finished a sentence, we had already loudly shouted out our answers. But at least he didn't come in last. So kudos to my Halbie.

It's funny, Scene-It: Tv Edition I excel at; Jeopardy, not so much. Maybe I should put down the remote and pick up an encyclopedia...