- Regis Philbin: Incidentally, you created a first on our show: We've never had a contestant, EVER, threaten his Phone-a-Friend.
- Robert Essig: My father-in-law will understand. He threatens me all the time, it's a game we play.
- Regis Philbin: [describing the lifelines to Robert "Bob-o" Essig] And then you'll enter the next dimension of the game, where you'll be playing for millions and millions of dollars, and Bob-o, at that point, we're gonna give you those two new Lifelines: Double Dip, and of course, the mysterious Three Wisemen. And there they are, sequestered backstage, their identities shrouded in darkness, Bob-o, in mystery. Three
- [chuckles]
- Regis Philbin: brilliant minds... ready to mentally leap to your rescue, Bob-o. I can't stop saying "Bob-o"! I love that name!
- Robert Essig: [after using his Phone-a-Friend Lifeline, his father-in-law Mike] How sure am I in his confidence? That is the question.
- Regis Philbin: You tell him, Bob-o!
- Robert Essig: Would Mike steer me wrong? Would Mike steer me wrong?
- Regis Philbin: He wouldn't mean to...
- Robert Essig: You've obviously never met my father-in-law.
- [audience laughter]