Square One TV/Episode 429

Episode 429
Season 4, Episode 29
Airdate	November 7, 1991
Production Number	184
Written by
Directed by
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Square One TV — Season Four

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Episode 429 is the twenty-ninth episode of the fourth season of Square One TV, and the one-hundred eighty-fourth episode overall.

Starring:

Guest Starring: "Weird Al" Yankovic (Himself), Akili Prince (Stanley Swinin), John Moschitta, Jr. (Johnny Dollar), Robert T. Weil (News Dealer), Ralph Marrerro (Sidewalk Vendor), LaDonna Mabry (Bank Officer)

Co-Starring:

Segments

• Music Video: "Polka Patterns" (EKA #401)

In this fast-paced song, "Weird Al" Yankovic sings about the repeating patterns that he sees everywhere: in his house, on his clothing, in music, in dance, in nature, etc.

• But Who's Counting?: Marvin Molar vs. Mercedes

Players arrange 4 randomly chosen numbers on their boards to form the smallest sum of 2 fractions. To play, they apply understanding of probability and fractions.

• Dick & Vern: Phoner Pencil & Paper (cut from the Noggin version)

Dick and Vern tell the viewer to get pencil and paper so they can learn from the "Phoner" which is coming up next.

• Phoner: Guess the Original Number (cut from the Noggin version)

Beverly, a nurse, has a 1-sided telephone conversation in which she chooses a number and performs a series of operations that give her a result that allows the phoner to guess her original number.

• Division of: Parabola

A golf ball is hit, and its path has the shape of a parabola. The sports scene is replayed in slow motion. "Brought to you by geometry"

• Mathnet: The Case of the Purloined Polices - Part 4

Stanley notices that the handwriting on the backs of the payout checks is similar for all claimees. It looks like the writing on J. Dollar's reports. When Pat tries to trap Dollar, an accident occurs.