=============================================================================== FAQ/Walkthrough for SAM & MAX EPISODE 2: SITUATION: COMEDY =============================================================================== GUIDE INFORMATION Author: Tom Hayes E-mail: thayesguides(at)gmail(dot)com System: PC Updated: 16th January, 2007 Version: 1.0 CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Walkthrough 3. Item List 4. Copyright Information VERSION HISTORY 1.0: 16th Jan, 2007 (First version) =============================================================================== 1. Introduction =============================================================================== The second in the series of episodic Sam and Max adventures from Telltale shows the duo attempting to discover why TV host Myra Stump is holding her audience hostage. She refuses to let Sam and Max onto her stage until they have proven that they are famous enough to be allowed on. Aside from Myra causing problems, Sam and Max also have to contend with a newly disguised Bosco who is charging one million dollars for a necessary voice modulator, the Skinbody rats that are stealing and a difficult singing contest with the Soda Poppers as the judges. =============================================================================== 2. Walkthrough =============================================================================== TOWN The game starts in the office, where Sam and Max have heard news that famous talk show host Myra Stump is holding her guests hostage. Exit the office. Walk east and enter Bosco's Incovenience shop. Say "See ya, Bosco." and then get the shaving cream on the table. Just as Sam is reaching for it, a rat will steal it. Exit the shop. Walk west and use the DeSoto. Say "After those rats!". DRIVING Use the gun and shoot at the Skinbodies' car to make it move. Hit it on the left side to make it more right or the right side to make it move left. Wait until a manhole can be seen in the distance and then shoot the Skinbodies' car into the manhole. Sam and Max get the shaving cream and return to town. TOWN Use the DeSoto and say "The TV Studio" to travel there. TV STUDIO Talk to the director at the right side of the room and say "What are you doing here?". She says that she is hiring actors for Midtown Cowboys. Say "We'd like to audition". She wants Sam to act like he has rabies, so use the shaving cream on him. She next wants Max to cry, so use the tear gas grenade launcher on him. The director tells Sam and Max and says that filming starts immediately. Walk through the blue sitcom door to enter the set for Midtown Cowboys. After the director explains about the show, say "Let's start taping.". Get the lampshade and use it on the cow to meet Philo Pennyworth. Say "Our chef.". Get the plate on the table and use it on the cowpie at the left side of the cow. Philo will walk to the back of the cow and pull on the tail. When he asks what the sound the cow made was, say ""Moo Goo Gai Pan," a delicious food." to get the Midtown Cowboys clip. Open the right door to enter the cooking studio. Use the pot on the table to start Cooking Without Looking. When Max asks what they are cooking, say "A cake!". Select one or more of any ingredients and then select Cook It! to make the cake. Open the sitcom door to exit the cooking studio and then open the left door to enter the Embarassing Idol studio. The director allows Max to be one of the judges on the singing show. Walk over to the right side of the studio and get Peepers' lyrics on the apple crate. Return to the Midtown Cowboys studio and open the Game Show studio door. Sam and Max walk over to Hugh Bliss. Say "Show us a magic trick." and he will tell Sam and Max to pick a colour that he will change into. Say "Green". Say "Can we get a photo with you?" to get the photo. Say "See ya, Hugh.". Walk west and use the left podium to start the show. Select any answer to the question to lose. Get the game show questions from the card slot on the right podium and then use Peepers' lyrics on the card slot. Use the left podium again and say "No" to win one million dollars worth of food stamps. Return to the Embarassing Idol studio and then open the exit door to return to the town. TOWN Enter Bosco's Inconvenience and use the cake on the condiments near the Not'cho machine. Give the food stamps to Bosco and say "Give us the voice modulator.". Exit the shop. Walk left and enter Sybil's shop. Give her the photo with Hugh Bliss. Exit the shop and walk to the right side of town to get the Alien Love Triangle Times outside Bosco's shop. Use the DeSoto and say "The TV studio". TV STUDIO The votes of the judges has to be unanimous in order for Sam to win. While Max and Specs will always vote for Sam, Whizzer will always vote for his brother. Give the cake with ketchup icing to Whizzer and he will leave. Use the voice modulator on Sam and then use the microphone. Select any song title and then select any of the lyrics to get the recording contract. Go through the Midtown Cowboys studio to the game show studio. Use the talk show door to talk to Myra. Say "Can we come in?". Say "Can we be guests on your show?". Say "We have a recording contract.". Say "We have a clip of our sitcom.". Say "We're on the cover of a tabloid.". Sam and Max get invited in. Say "I'd rather relive my Embarassing Idol glory.". Use the voice modulator on Sam and then use the banjo. Talk to Myra and say "About that picture in the "Times"...". Say "There was someone else involved!". Say "Bessy the cow!" to complete the game. =============================================================================== 3. Item List =============================================================================== ALIEN LOVE TRIANGLE TIMES Found outside Bosco's Inconvenience after the photo with the green Hugh Bliss has been shown to Sybil. It is shown to Myra. BIG GUN Available at the start of the game. It is used to shoot the Skinbodies' car until it falls into the manhole. The Skinbodies drop the shaving cream. CAKE Found by cooking a cake on the Cooking Without Looking show. It is used on the condiments in Bosco's shop to make the cake with ketchup icing. CAKE WITH KETCHUP ICING Found by using the cake on the condiments in Bosco's shop. It is given to Whizzer in the Embarassing Idol studio to make him leave. CASSEROLE A LA SAM AND MAX Found by cooking a casserole on the Cooking Without Looking show. Selecting the goat yogurt option also bakes a casserole. It is not used. FOOD STAMPS Found by winning the quiz show after Peeper's lyrics have been used on the slot on the right podium. They are given to Bosco for the voice modulator. GAME SHOW QUESTIONS Found in the right slot on the podium in the quiz show studio after Sam and Max answer the question incorrectly. They are not used. LAMPSHADE Found in the Midtown Cowboys studio. It is used on the cow to meet Philo. MIDTOWN COWBOYS CLIP Found by finishing the Midtown Cowboys episode. It is shown to Myra. PEEPERS' LYRICS Found on top of the apple crate in the quiz show studio. They are used in the slot on the right podium after Sam and Max take the game show questions. PHOTO WITH HUGH BLISS Found by asking Hugh for a photo. The photo with the green Hugh is given to Sybil so that Sam and Max are put on the front page of the newspaper. PLATE Found on the table in the Midtown Cowboys studio. It is used on the cowpie after Philo has started talking to the cow about being in Paris. RECORDING CONTRACT After Whizzer has been given the cake and Sam has used the voice modulator on himself, the microphone is used in the Embarrassing Idol studio. Any lyrics can then be selected to win the recording contract. It is shown to Myra. SHAVING CREAM Found by shooting the Skinbodies' car into the manhole in the middle of the road after they steal the shaving cream from Bosco's shop. It is used on Sam at the TV studio when the director wants him to act like he has rabies. TEAR GAS GRENADE LAUNCHER Available at the start of the game. It is used on Max at the TV studio when the director wants him to act like he is crying. VOICE MODULATOR Found by giving the food stamps to Bosco. After Whizzer has been given the cake with ketchup icing, It is used on Sam so that he can win the singing contest. It is also used on Sam before playing the banjo on Myra's stage. =============================================================================== 4. Copyright Information =============================================================================== This document is Copyright 2007 Tom Hayes. It is not to be distributed in any form without the permission of the author. The author of this document is not affiliated with the creators of this game in any way. The latest version of this document can be found at www.gamefaqs.com.