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The Paul Lynde Show•Season 1•Episode 2

Whiz Kid Sizzles as Quiz Fizzles

7.9/10 · 43 votesSep 20, 197230 min

Ranked #21 of 26 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

Paul's plan to get Barbara and Howie out of the house backfires when Howie refuses to take the $3,000 he won on a game show.

Directed byWilliam Asher

Written byEd Jurist

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Season 1 Episodes26

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Whiz Kid Sizzles as Quiz Fizzles

The Landlord

No Nudes is Good Nudes

To Commune or Not to Commune

How to be Unhappy, Though Poor

Pollution Solution

To Wed or Not to Wed

Unsteady Going

Whose Lib?

Meet Aunt Charlotte

An Affair to Forget

Martha's Last Hurrah

Paul's Desperate Hour

No More Mr. Nice Guy

The Bare Facts

Howie's Inheritance

P.S. I Loathe You

The Congressman's Son

Out of Bounds

Is This Trip Necessary?

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Your Mother-in-Law But Were Afraid to Ask

Back Talk

Barbara Goes Home to Mother

Togetherness

Springtime for Paul

Cast4

Paul Lynde

Paul Lynde

Elizabeth Allen

Elizabeth Allen

Pamelyn Ferdin

Pamelyn Ferdin

John Calvin

John Calvin

Crew2

William Asher

William Asher

Director

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Ed Jurist

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Whiz Kid Sizzles as Quiz Fizzles" is episode 2 of The Paul Lynde Show season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 43 votes, ranking #21 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by William Asher and written by Ed Jurist, it aired on September 20, 1972.

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