Spin City - Paul Lassiter on "Who wants to be a millionaire?"

[@gorgelgrugg]

You're on fire Paul! What's your secret? - I'M GUESSING! Haha, priceless! Love this show, love this man!

[@zulemanichellegarces7196]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ROBERTF177]

Paul Lassiter is one of a kind! Love his energy so unpredictable and fun.💜 Perfect pairing with Regis as the straight man. Fantastic entertainment! Thanks for posting.

[@hankheavy]

"I can't go back, Regis. I've gotten used to the money." Laughed my fucking ass off!

[@Frankie-O]

🤣

[@EISBRECHER1982]

LOOOOOL!!! : )))) One of my favorite moments in spin city! Paul is the man!!! Spin city is one of the best shows ever! Just love it!

[@EqualsPeach]

I like how they play the $1m question track on the first question. =P

[@JeopardyandWheelFan]

I remember watching this episode of Spin City! It aired right before another episode of Millionaire!

[@KevinPiland]

Andrew Hain It was like sticking your nose in the contestant's friends business but you didn't.

[@gameshows5973]

IIRC it aired right before the John Carpetner episode

[@MielR]

This was one of the best sitcoms of the 1990s.

[@Imagi77]

3:56 - 4:13 EXACTLY how I feel during a multiple choice test!

[@marissabillups8389]

I love this episode. RIP REGIS. You are a treasure. ❤😭😭😭

[@andrewsheng1226]

They all have the same hug in the series.

[@Yrgen2]

"Oh for gods sakes Regis! What do you think youre cute!? You think theyre laughing well theyre not!! This is so great! ROFL

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

You gotta tell me tell me for lord's sake tell me now! This is so great!

[@thehistoryvideogameandgame4730]

This was hilarious, Thank you Regis and rest easy sir

[@orbison]

"OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE'S, REGIS. WHAT DO YOU THINK, YOU'RE CUTE? YOU THINK THEY'RE LAUGHING? WELL, THEY'RE NOT!!" If there was one other actor other than Michael who should have gotten an Emmy for Spin City, it was Richard Kind.

[@JKentF]

Pure gold this!

[@Tubewings]

@Siggelump It aired on November 16, 1999...three days before John Carpenter became the first Millionaire on the real TV show.

[@santiagohunson6173]

I like to think that Spin City is a sitcom version of "The Office", before that show existed, and that Paul Lassiter is the 90s "Dwight Schrute"

[@87degreez]

this was so funny damn the good old days

[@youdud44]

Rest in peace, Reege.

[@KevinPiland]

Regis for the last time we are not renaming 10th Avenue Regis Philbin Way at 2:30.

[@pommyadam]

4:50 "but D, is absolutely not the right answer.... to a different question" basically tells him that the answer is correct right there

[@pipsta]

What?

[@KevinPiland]

R.I.P. Regis Philbin.

[@Tubewings]

2:08; They goofed on this question. The first time there was an MVP for the Stanley Cup playoffs was in 1965, not 1964. The answer, though, is right.

[@justinm.1]

It’s kinda strange seeing Primetime Millionaire being done in a somewhat different format than what we’re used to

[@danielhetue6968]

👏👏👏 Well done, Paul!!

[@Videokid703]

5:00 Oh for gods sake Regis

[@pipsta]

His facial expression is golden

[@michaelsamulde1001]

Whats your secret?im guessing

[@Natrannel7034]

I always thought this was an actual Millionaire episode.

[@Mr.Derogatory316]

Regis had such a great sense of humor

[@QuickStix26]

Would have been funnier if Regis had said “we’re out of time”

[@progdrummer-nenad]

4:29 ahahahaha confident Paul

[@occono3543]

I'm Irish so was used to the UK and Irish versions of the show. I remember being shocked the US knew about the show and it had the same set and music and graphics but I had no idea who Regis Philbin was (Chris Tarrant hosted in the UK, Gay Byrne in Ireland)

[@Bondek1996]

Regis driving Paul into a nervous breakdown: "Oh you're cruel Regis!"

[@Jewbacca130]

I just looked this up, this episode aired 3 days before John Carpenter became the first on the official WWTBAM show, so technically Paul is the first lol

[@EqualsPeach]

So THIS was the true first $1,000,000 winner on US Millionaire...

[@Marik7453]

if it was real only

[@anakinsolaris8244]

It was John Carpenter who became the first millionaire on the show in real life.

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

​@@anakinsolaris8244my gosh what can i say except Debbie you're going to Paris and this is the final answer heard all around the world 🌎 he's won a million dollars 💸

[@KaranLesandar]

- Poul U can't use that! -U're right. It's not the weekend!

[@KevinPiland]

He picked the wrong friend to call but it's funny.

[@markymark443]

3:13 the most early 2000's joke of all time lol. I remember the days when you had to wait until a certain time in the evening or on weekends to have unlimited calling. Kids these days will never understand...

[@gameshows5973]

rip karl ditters von dittersdorf and Jean Béliveau

[@mikedorsey7183]

Jean Beliveau did not play in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1964. He was named the MVP, or winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy in the 1963-1964 season. But the Conn Smythe Trophy, which is awarded to the Finals MVP, was not introduced until the 1964-1965 season and Jean Beliveau was the first to win. He technically won the award in 1965. But was MVP of the 1964 season, not the Stanley Cup MVP

[@SightForMemories]

there are two attributes that wins a womans heart, integrity, and buffy legs and butt... consider that while I look at your streak.

[@BojanVasiljevic03]

5:00 LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TrueBackLash]

First time I saw someone win the million. No lie.

[@zacharys41]

My opinion is that ABC predicted someone was likely to win the million soon, so they decided to test this scenario by having Paul Lassiter win it all. And believe it or not, the rehearsal paid off when John Carpenter became the first real millionaire.

[@SightForMemories]

nobodu was watching it either, when it was around.

[@marieque6628]

can anyone here help me figure out which episode Paul wears the African Dashiki dress? I have been searching but can't find it

[@chrissupport]

I was looking for same "Quest for Fire" when the Nigerian torch carrier went missing.

[@marieque6628]

Thank you so much!! I had about given up and was so happy to get your response. I watched that episode last night and laughed so hard! Just what I needed!

[@JimmysReviewsArchives]

I like how he pokes fun of some aspects in the game show.

[@ericpogorzelski904]

congrats for paul lassiter

[@Frankie-O]

🎊

[@spwash1000]

The answer is D...Paul, you've won $1 million dollars! 5:25

[@Frankie-O]

Tommy Boy? D+. Roger Klotz? D-.

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

4:48 regis pulls a bob barker on paul and then at 5:12 takes a commercial out of fear 😨

[@Siggelump]

@Tubewings Wow, what a coincidence!

[@Siggelump]

I'm pretty sure it was aired in USA first, I however have a tv rip and I guess someone in Britain ripped it. :)

[@Ther3alsnapper]

if this was real, then he would have become the first ever Millionare worldwide

[@tomsnapper9733]

Hey Big Snapster, thanks for the info

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

You know my family once confused this for an episode of who wants to be a millionaire

[@HanifStormborn]

Forever funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fantomaschimchikboy5029]

What a funny man, just fucked up! I laughed like a horse the whole episode. How ridiculous people can be.

[@outsiderzzzz]

B! A! D! D! D! C! A! B! im playing! im stopping!

[@BlueMHart]

This episode is hilarious. I just have one question about a joke which seems to have flown over my millennial head... What does "You're right, it's not the weekend" mean?

[@DanceDanceNorth]

Hi! For the joke at 3:08, cell phones back then had unlimited week-end calling, but deducted minutes or charged extra the rest of the time. I hope this helps!

[@BlueMHart]

@@DanceDanceNorth Thanks! That helps a lot, that's really funny!

[@KevinPiland]

@@BlueMHart They were both right. Regis stated that you can't use a cell phone while you're a contestant and Paul was right about the fact that he didn't want to be charged for extra minutes. Times have changed since then.

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

Cell phones were free on nights and weekends but cost a shitload any other time

[@deshawnwilliams2523]

Its not the weekend lol

[@sonichejhej]

why did 2 dislike this?

[@noxid1974]

A few episodes later he lost it all. He invested on a restaurant. Indian I think.

[@KevinPiland]

Mike receives a phone call at 2:23.

[@Frankie-O]

📞

[@thejjfrantsexperience5572]

How you can tell it isn't real: -They called it Stanley Cup MVP when it's called the Conn Smythe -it wasn't awarded until 1965 -They spelled Jacques wrong for both Lapierre and Plante

[@KevinPiland]

That's because they stayed at a Holiday Inn Express at some point.

[@Leonid_I_Brezhnev]

0:58

[@jamesthedragon2344]

2:57

[@Frankie-O]

I'm sorry. Tough break.

[@whipass2345]

Take a look at Paul Lassiter's face when he's reading out the question (2:48), then Mike dropped the call on him (2:58)! LOL!

[@KevinPiland]

Codface McWubstep It was time for Mike to go back to work.

[@Siggelump]

I don't know when it aired, year 2000 I believe. :)

[@KevinPiland]

The correct answer is D and it didn’t take Spin City to figure it out.

[@ChiSportsNut18]

He is a strange-looking guy.

[@Dane_Youssef]

Huh. He did better than Charlie Sheen.

[@kingofliberty3]

fun fact: this episode was aired in the same week john carpenter went on to win one million dollars.

[@tomsnapper9733]

If this was real, He would have been the first winner on any version of Millionare, Before John Carpenter

[@임완규-k5k]

아임 존코너

[@mv28]

The music for the $100 question is wrong.

[@ThatRoadrunner]

I'M GUESSING

[@Damon-Horton-Couples]

It is not officiel

[@JeffJadrich]

Goofy looking guy.

[@glennusher4160]

Corny!

[@tommygreen9985]

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