>>> YOU'RE WATCHING THE GAME SHOW NETWORK.
AT 10 IT'S "CARD CORNER" BUT FIRST "SECRET WORD."
>> IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE GAME THAT STARS PLAY, "SECRET WORD."
WITH YOUR HOST GRANT CHOED. >> ALL RIGHTY.
WELCOME ONCE AGAIN TO "SECRET WORD."
I'M GRANT CHOED. TODAY'S SHOW IS SPONSORED BY
SECRETARY WAX. SHINE UP THOSE LEGS BEFORE YOUR
BOSS GETS IN WITH SECRETARY WAX. OUR FIRST GUEST IS A REGULAR ON
THE SHOW, AND IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER WORK ON THE BROADWAY STAGE.
PLEASE WELCOME MINDY ELISE GRAYSON.
>> MERRY CHRISTMAS. MY GIFT TO YOU IS ME.
>> ALL RIGHT. HELLO, MINDY.
YOU SEEM EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY.
>> OH, I AM GRANT. I NEED MONEY.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> TERRIFIC.
AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE OUR NEXT CELEBRITY WHO'S MAKING A
RARE PUBLIC APPEARANCE. PLEASE WELCOME AUSTRIAN AMERICAN
ACTRESS AND PART TIME RECLUSE ELKA LEGERDI.
>> SO MANY LIGHTS, AND PEOPLE ON CAMERA.
>> WELL, IT IS GREAT TO MEET YOU ELKA.
I LOVED YOU IN "UNRESPONSIVE WOMAN."
>> THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, SHOW BUSINESS IS A
DEMON. THAT EATS YOU FROM THE INSIDE
OUT UNTIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT. >> OKAY.
AND YOU ARE AUSTRIA'S LEADING COMEDIC ACTRESS?
ALL RIGHT. ALL OF TODAY'S SECRET WORDS ARE
CHRISTMAS THEMED. MINDY, YOUR TEAM IS UP FIRST.
ARE YOU READY TO PLAY? >> OH YES.
>> 15 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK. >> THE SECRET WORD IS WRAP.
>> AND REMEMBER, MINDY, DON'T SAY THE SECRET WORD.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO, GRANT. I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
♪♪♪ >> HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE
LEFT? >> 5 SECONDS.
>> WOW. OKAY.
BETTER GET TO IT. WRAP.
[ BUZZER ] [ LAUGHTER ]
>> MINDY, YOU SAID THE SECRET WORD.
>> I DID. I'M SORRY.
IT'S THE ACTRESS IN ME. I SEE LETTERS AND I TURN THEM
INTO EMOTIONS. JUST LIKE I DID IN THE PLAY
"ALLS WELL THAT ENDS WELL -- THE STORY OF A BLIND FARMER THAT
FLIPS INTO A WELL." MOMMA, WHERE AM I?
THE WALLS ARE WET. AND whose BUCKET IS THIS MOMMA?
MAMA! THE "NEW YORK TIMES" SAID,
"UH-OH." >> FANTASTIC.
LET'S GO OVER TO ELKA'S TEAM. ELKA, ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE OR
RECEIVE? >> I HAVE NOTHING LEFT, BUT
IF YOU ASK, I WILL COMPLY. >> THAT'S A VERY FUN OUTLOOK.
LET'S PUT 15 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK.
>> THE SECRET WORD IS POINTSETTIA.
>> I DON'T KNOW THIS WORD. >> OH, UH, POINSETTIA [ BUZZER ]
>> JUST DO ANOTHER ONE. >> THE SECRET WORD IS HO, HO,
HO. >> THIS IS HARD WITH MY ACCENT
BUT -- OOOOO.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND. >> OOOO.
>> YEAH, I HAVE NO IDEA. >> SHE'S SAYING HO, HO, HO.
[ BUZZER ] >> MINDY.
>> ALL RIGHT. YOU LOST THAT POINT.
>> WHAT IS THE POINT OF ANYTHING?
OOOO. >> I WISH THERE WAS A THIRD TEAM
TO GO, BUT ALL WE HAVE IS MINDY. >> YOU HAVE TO NETWORK.
OUR NEXT CLUE IS A CHRISTMAS PHRASE.
LET'S HEAR IT. >> THE SECRET PHRASE IS TRIMMING
THE TREE. >> ALL RIGHT.
MAYBE I'M A SCROOGE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD WANT TO DO
THIS WITH A TREE. I GUESS IF YOU WANTED TO
PRACTICE, BUT I THINK YOU WOULD JUST GET SPLINTERS IN YOUR
MOUTH. >> I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> I'M SORRY, MY THUMB IS ON THE SCREEN.
I WAS COVERING UP THE FIRST T. IT'S TRIMMING.
>> TRIMMING. TRIMMING THE TREE.
I SEE. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THIS, UH, THIS IS THE CHRISTMAS SHOW.
IT'S CHRISTMAS. >> I UNDERSTAND.
I'M SORRY, I BIFFED IT. JUST LIKE I BIFFED MY ENTIRE
PERFORMANCE IN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL FLOP "MUMBAI SUZIE AND
THE VINDILOO CREW: THE STORY OF A POOR TEEN WHO LEFT HER STRICT
INDIAN PARENTS TO OPEN UP A CURRY CART IN THE BIG CITY OF
MUMBAI." HERE'S THE 11:00 NUMBER.
HIT IT. ♪ I'M MOVING OUT
MUMBAI, MUMBAI ♪ ♪ I'LL BE HOME
FOR CHRISTMAS, DAD ♪ ♪ BYE, DAD, BYE ♪
>> NO, THAT IS NOT OKAY. NOT EVEN FOR THE TIME THAT WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE IN. LOOKS LIKE IT'S TIME FOR A
COMMERCIAL BREAK FROM -- >> I HAD FUN.
>> WELL, I'M GLAD. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS.
♪♪♪ >> WATCH US MOVE IT.
[ APPLAUSE ]