This is a tale of two Trivias. Because of COVID and the re-formating of the contest to fit remote volunteers, the Posse tried to do as much pre-production of our usual frivolity before the starting gun so that we could be available to work phone shifts if needed. IT WAS NEEDED.
It was so unlike us to be organized, but we were. The intro had no less than seven producers and with the usual mastering by Coco and Drrrty A, and was “in the can” an entire week ahead of time. It took all his strength for Captain F not to try and tinker with it.
The pre-planning also allowed the balance of the songs and skits to be completed ahead of time. Many of the skits feature great writing by FoP Alan, Oates, Cobby, Dubs, and Drrrty A.
- 2021 – Intro – “Trivia at Play”
We truly enjoy producing this hype piece every year. Of note is that a record seven different Posse producers significantly contributed to this production. Also incredible that it was “in the can” a week before it was set to air. This is an amazing feat considering that the final mastering producers Coco and Drrty A had many other non-Posse Trivia duties and full-time jobs.
Continue reading → - 2021 – Intro – “Trivia at Play” – Air Check
The Intro can be enjoyed at any time, but they are scientifically designed to be played only once, at a specific time, just before the contest for maximum effect. Hear how it was deployed this year to get our players and volunteers “ready 2 go”.
Continue reading → - YIR: Trivia At Play
The Year In Review is like creating the intro, except under an even tighter deadline. We have about five months to create the Intro, but only about six hours to produce the YIR. Historically, the source of audio for this piece would be challenge line calls, productions, and occasionally audio from On-Air. The Challenge line died a slow, agonizing death about five to seven years ago. The on-air “skimmer” (which records what is broadcast) only worked sporadically, often taking a break a few hours into the contest, and was a low priority for a reset by the engineers.
Continue reading → - 2021 Awards Ceremony – UTVS Broadcast
In April of 2020, KVSC held a mini trivia marathon to help us all through the first COVID lockdown. The contest was entirely virtual and only a scaled down awards ceremony was held. This year was the first time a full, an entirely online ceremony was held, with only the question writers presenting from the Ritchie Auditorium as a symbolic presence. Thank you to UTVS for broadcasting this ceremony.
Video courtesy UTVS
Continue reading → - 2021 Goat Posse Awards Presentation
For many years, the Trivia Awards were written longhand and read aloud. As the interplay between contestants – as well as the volunteers – moved to social media, screengrabs became a necessary part of our awards. Dude, over the last five years, has been designing and producing our award slide show. We present it here as it was a visual that was usually only available to those who attended the awards ceremony in person.
Desgin: Dude
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- Battleship IRL
Producer: Dubs
Voice Talent: FoP Alan, Bear, Cobby, Dubs, Oates
Script: CobbyYou all remember the vertical board game Battleship? What if your imagination set sail and you found yourself IN the game? When we brainstormed skit ideas for this year, this was one of the more exciting ideas we couldn’t wait to realize. It made quite a splash.
Continue reading → - Pitch Meeting – Clue
Producer: Oates
Voice Talent: Bear, Drrrty A, Honey Trap, Skinny D
Script: Drrrty A, FoP AlanDo you think it would be exciting to be a game creator? We take you behind the story of how they created the game Clue. See our other game origin stories on this page including Monopoly and Hungry Hungry Hippo.
Continue reading → - Amanda’s Toybox
Script: Dubs
Voice Talent: Dubs, Oates
Producer: DubsThe short attention span of a child toys with the emotions of any parent. Imagine if you are a toy and hope to have the attention of your child-god. In this piece we follow the action as toys almost realize the thrill of selection but lurking around the corner is the agony of rejection.
Continue reading → - Pitch Meeting – Monopoly
Producer: Coco1414
Voice Talent: Bear, Drrrty A, Honey Trap, Skinny D
Script: Drrrty A, FoP AlanDo you think it would be exciting to be a game creator? We take you behind the story of how they created the game Monopoly. See our other game origin stories on this page including Hungry Hungry Hippo and Clue.
Continue reading → - Pitch Meeting – Hungry Hungry Hippos
Producer: Drrrty A
Voice Talent: Bear, Drrrty A, Honey Trap, Skinny D
Script: Drrrty A, Dubs, FoP AlanDo you think it would be exciting to be a game creator? We take you behind the story of how they created the game Hungry Hungry Hippo. See our other game origin stories on this page including Monopoly and Clue.
Continue reading → - Bobby Speak N Spell
Producer: Bear
Vocal Talent: Bear
Script: Bear, PhalIf Speak N Spell was a person with a personality that could only be dreamed up by computer engineers in the R & D department of a toy company; well then you would have Bobby. Show of hands, how many people may have been on a date with a Bobby Speak N Spell?
Continue reading → - Trivia Minutes – Candyland
Producer: Cobby
Voice Talent: Bear, Captain F, Drrrty A, Phal, Skinny D
Script: Cobby, Drrrty AThe TriviaMinutes team investigates Candyland, an island nation that rose to prominence and great power through a very valuable export. But trouble was always lurking behind that wonderful packaging. Find out about the geopolitical tug of war that has left Candyland with a brittle future.
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- 2021 Safe Harbor Intro
Producer: Captain F, Cobby, Coco
Voice Talent: Dubs, Fluffer, KoP Salah, Princess Buttercup, Captain F
Script: DudeOne year Digital Dave and a few others decided to make a short intro to safe Harbor with the simple formula of taking a perfectly normal situation and turning it VERY weird. Then, before you can process it the music starts and Number 2 is welcoming you to the most dangerous two hours of radio during Trivia.
Over the years Dave and others have made great variations of this intro which made Captain F very proud and JEALOUS. This year he wanted a chance to create an intro. To add a touch of realism, he exploited his offspring to voice a part. At six, KoP Salah is the youngest voice actor employed by the posse. And this was his second appearance having voiced a clip in the 2015 intro at a precocious 10 weeks.
Continue reading → - Extended Warranty?
Producer: Digital Dave, Oates
Voice Talent/Script: Digital DaveDigital Dave and Oates collaborate to search the extremes of those annoying extended warranty phishing calls.
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- We’ve Got a Trivia Team
Well, it’s not the Carpenters, or Captain and Tennille, or even Donny and Marie; rather Phal and Fluffer is the perfect joining of two vivid innuendos for a sweet, memorable song about your average Trivia team. As you listen, you might actually believe that Randy Newman and Bob Dylan are brothers, or maybe the same person! Have we been lied to all these years?
Producer: Coco
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Vocals: Phal
Lyrics: Fluffer - Toys
You like the movie “Toys”? Imagine if Jordan Peele got a crack at the script. This would be the soundtrack. Sleep well!
Producer: Coco, Cougar Bait
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Vocals: Honey Trap, Oates
Lyrics: Oates, Honey Trap, Drrrty A - Toys (Radio Edit)
You like the movie “Toys”? Imagine if Jordan Peele got a crack at the script. This would be the soundtrack. Sleep well! This version is safe for Jism Mom and her offspring.
Producer: Coco, Cougar Bait
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Vocals: Honey Trap, Oates
Lyrics: Oates, Honey Trap, Drrrty A - Bad Cheater
A tremendously thematic parody that talks about the laments of dealing with a cheater. But let’s be real here: while they did a wonderful job, just look at the writing credits. Oates is just trying to grab some glory while not leaving his comfort zone. We Darryl you to check his playlist, you’ll find only a whitebread but sensational songwriting duo from the mid-’80s.
Producer: Coco, Cougar Bait, Pokéjohn
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Vocals: Honey Trap, Oates
Lyrics: Honey Trap, Coco, Oates, Alan - Bravo Burrito
This is one of those songs that was born of inspiration, but Dubs suffered for her art. After having dinner at her favorite burrito place, she went to bed. Then sometime around 2:32 a.m., she started to uncomfortably shift in bed. She felt a gurgling in her belly and a mild burning in her chest. She sat up and let out a small burp. After staggering down the stairs to find some Tums, she raced to find a notebook and repeatedly belched the words to this song all over the page. Days later she recovered enough to sing an excellent ode to her culinary love.
Producer: Coco
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Vocals: Dubs
Lyrics: Dubs - I Am Out
Producer: FoP Casey
Vocals: FoP Janna
Lyrics: Coco, Drrrty A, FoP Alan, Honey Trap, Oates,We are not sure if these are are the original lyrics to a Dua Lipa song but a slew of Goat Posse writers insist it is thus. Let’s just humor them for a moment and say that they are. Then you have a song about a woman spurned who feels like a third wheel to her man and his toys. I’d say that’s a love song if ever there were.
Besides the herd of writers, the song is pulled off by the dynamic songbirding and producing duo of FoP Casey and FoP Janna. For their efforts this year and previous, along with FoP Alan they received an officious honor. See the synopsis for the good news! Song lyrics after the jump.
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