Episode Guide

Game Show 1939! challenges its contestants to answer trivia questions written nearly a century ago. Some seasons feature contestants battling each other for several episodes, and some are special events. Test your outdated trivia skills against our champions!

Season 1: Jackson and Jenny

1.A Pun Is Not a Trivium.

How much do Jackson and Jenny know about cats v. dogs, devilling, Benjamins, revolutionary dances, and umbrella substitutes.

2.I Smell Lost Time.

How much do Jackson and Jenny know about denying knowledge of God, horse eggs, changing times, bright lights, and more umbrellas.

3.“Type” Is Such A Vague Word...

How much do Jackson and Jenny know about coffee, Columbus, literary pickles, cocktail ingredients, and cigarettes.

Season 2: Brendan and Kate

4.I Know Like Five Birds.

How much do Brendan and Kate know know about psychopomps, pulmonology, nautical words, French inventions, and Paris?

5.Area Man Declares War.

How much do Brendan and Kate know about women’s rights, pipelines, riots, old horses, and plaid vests?

6.The One Where Ross Dies.

How much do Brendan and Kate know about opera, haircuts, stripey pants, the letter N, and England?

Season 3: Live!

7.I Dropped My Sharpie in Dismay.

A live show! How much Gabriel and Jake know about detectives, delicacies, swans, suits, and getting slapped?