An unnamed world, an unknown time. A vast mining vessel trawls a sea of mineral sand for valuable ores, the tiny human crew served by an army of humanoid robots.

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Show 18

Season 1, Episode 18 - Air Date: 1/9/1989

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Show 17

Season 1, Episode 17 - Air Date: 1/2/1989

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Show 16

Season 1, Episode 16 - Air Date: 10/3/1988

First round: Find out which men co-starred with Barbra Streisand or had some other connection to her.

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Show 15

Season 1, Episode 15 - Air Date: 12/19/1988

First round: With what adjectives does the Boy Scouts of America define a Boy Scout? (The ""Hot Spot"" was under ""kind.

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Show 14

Season 1, Episode 14 - Air Date: 12/12/1988

First round: Learn the truths about Benjamin Franklin. (The ""Hot Spot"" fact was that Benjamin's father was a candlemaker.

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Show 13

Season 1, Episode 13 - Air Date: 12/5/1988

First round: Name which TV series was the top-rated show for at least one full season. (The ""Hot Spot"" was behind Bonanza, but was lost and popped up behind Laugh-In.

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Show 12

Season 1, Episode 12 - Air Date: 11/28/1988

First round: According to the Rhyming Dictionary, which of these words can't be rhymed? (The ""Hot Spot"" started off behind ""cusp,"" but was lost and resurfaced under ""gulf.

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Show 11

Season 1, Episode 11 - Air Date: 11/21/1988

First round: Prior to 1988, which of these actors had never won an Academy Award? (The ""Hot Spot"" was behind James Dean.

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Show 10

Season 1, Episode 10 - Air Date: 9/16/2008

First round: Which songs were big hits for Elvis Presley? (The ""Hot Spot"" was behind Crying In The Chapel.

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Show 9

Season 1, Episode 9 - Air Date: 8/5/2008

First round: Get the right pairs of animal species and the terms used to describe the males. (The ""Hot Spot"" was behind the pairing ""Deer"" and ""Buck.

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Show 8

Season 1, Episode 8 - Air Date: 9/9/2008

First round: Can you select which common items were invented by 1900? (The ""Hot Spot"" was behind the Automobile.

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Show 7

Season 1, Episode 7 - Air Date: 8/26/2008

First round: Find the states with a smaller area than Missouri. (The ""Hot Spot"" was first housed in Illinois, but was moved to Florida.

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Episode 6

Season 1, Episode 6 - Air Date: 7/29/2008

First round: With the dawn of the 1989 model cars upon us, can you name which car models are current?

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Show 5

Season 1, Episode 5 - Air Date: 7/22/2008

First round: Name the slogans some men used in their Presidential campaigns. (The ""Hot Spot,"" unbelievably, appeared under ""Era of Wonderful Nonsense.

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Show 4

Season 1, Episode 4 - Air Date: 7/15/2008

First round: Pick out the state capitals. (The ""Hot Spot"" was behind Salt Lake City.) Tie-breaker: To determine who would go on to the second round, two contestants had to separate the Old Testament books.

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Show 3

Season 1, Episode 3 - Air Date: 7/8/2008

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Show 2

Season 1, Episode 2 - Air Date: 7/1/2008

First round: Select the right pairings of Hollywood actors and the U.S. Presidents they portrayed. (The ""Hot Spot"" was behind the pairing Randy Quaid and Lyndon B.

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Show 1

Season 1, Episode 1 - Air Date: 6/24/2008

First round: Separate the fictitious characters from the real people. (The Hot Spot was behind Tom Sawyer, but was lost and reappeared behind Sam Spade.

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