
On this Season 1 finale of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and no-longer-constant contestant Sean Hayes sit down with Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle to identify the Odd One Out! The five members of Pearl Jam are getting together to go on vacation, but they each brought one item too many to their hotel. See if you can identify which item doesn’t fit the group and why, and try to do it faster than Sean and Scotty. Keep track of your discarded items, you’ll need them to solve the MegaClue! And don’t go anywhere, ClueLess will continue! New episodes every Monday. Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Kevin Leman. Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann. Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.
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Elliot Kaelin
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Sean Hayes
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Elliot Kaelin
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Average the times together and in the end, the times were fine. This is Clueless.
Sean Hayes
Clueless.
Elliot Kaelin
Clueless I'm cluelessly Clueless welcome to Smartless presents Clueless, the puzzle podcast that dances like nobody's watching because nobody is. This is all audio, baby. I'm your host, Elliot Kaelin, and I'm at your front door right now. Please welcome the man first who stole America's heart on Will and Grace, where he played and Sean Hayes. Thank you for joining us.
Sean Hayes
Sean still playing and by the way.
Elliot Kaelin
You were born to play.
Sean Hayes
And yeah, typecast as and Ampersand. Thank you for having me. Elliot. This is the last show I think we're gonna do together. I'm very, very fortunate and lucky and honored to have shared these episodes with you. You are brilliant, you are funny, you are kind, you are thoughtful. I appreciate you. I appreciate all the time that you put into this. Thank you very much. And I also appreciate all the time everybody that's worked on this, Devin and Kyle and everybody behind the scenes. You guys are much appreciated by me, by everybody at Smartless and everybody at Smartless Media. So thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the time spent on this we really, really app and it's been a blast. And I gotta run. No so. And also joining us today on this last and final episode for me is the other half of my half is Scottie Eisenogle, who I've been married to for 18. Well, together 18 years. I have no idea how long we've been married.
Scotty Eisenogle
It's okay.
Elliot Kaelin
It's all right.
Sean Hayes
No, seven. When did we get married? 2001.
Scotty Eisenogle
2014.
Sean Hayes
That's 2014. That's correct. So nine years. Let me finish. 11 years. So. And I'm glad you're here with me at the beginning and at the end, as usual, of everything. So thank you, Scotty. Love you guys. Love you, Scotty. Let's play games.
Scotty Eisenogle
Okay, let's do it. Thank you for having me on this very special episode. Was I also the first person to do this with you?
Sean Hayes
I think you were.
Elliot Kaelin
We recorded episodes with you first. They were not the first ones that were.
Sean Hayes
Oh, that's right. We recorded 10 out of here. Yeah, exactly. Oh, no.
Elliot Kaelin
Oh, goodness. Oh. So much drama for our season finale. That's right, listeners, as Sean is saying this, this episode is the season finale for Clueless. This brings to an end the Sean Hayes season. And, Sean, thank you so much for those kind words. It's been so wonderful to have you as our constant contestant this season. It's really wonderful. I've loved it so much, and I just hope someday we get to meet.
Sean Hayes
I know. Isn't that weird? Isn't that funny?
Elliot Kaelin
Yeah. But it's been such a wonderful experience. And there will be more Clueless, but Sean, of course, will be going off to do other things. We'll see if we can get them back sometimes. But first, we've got a whole episode. We've got more games to play. At times like this, it's traditional to take a moment to remember all the fun we've had over the past season. But we don't have time for that. We've got to reveal the answer to last episode's cliffhanger puzzle. The puzzle was a classic clueless samesies, patent pending, and went thusly. What makes these words the samesies? Fires, melon, lump, and coat.
Sean Hayes
Okay, so first I thought they had to do with camp cause campfires and John Mellon camp. But that's not right. So they all have to do with sugar, Sugar coat, Lump of sugar. Sugar, fire.
Scotty Eisenogle
Fire.
Elliot Kaelin
Sugar.
Sean Hayes
I don't know what that is.
Scotty Eisenogle
Sugar, Melon.
Sean Hayes
Melon, sugar, melon, sugar. Is any of that right?
Elliot Kaelin
It's not right. But you are on the right train of thought when you're thinking about edible things. Edible things and food.
Sean Hayes
Well, yeah. Well, a lump coat. Well, of course, I think it s' mores when I think of fires.
Elliot Kaelin
And what else can you do with these words? What else can you do other than associate them with each other?
Sean Hayes
You can bunch them up and Throw em in the trash.
Elliot Kaelin
I mean. Yeah, at this point in the run, John, you can reject the puzzle outright, I guess.
Sean Hayes
Wait, what could you do? You could rearrange them.
Scotty Eisenogle
Yeah. Or lump them together.
Elliot Kaelin
You know, perhaps you could even rearrange the pieces of them.
Sean Hayes
Oh, a plum is a lump. Is that right? Yeah.
Elliot Kaelin
Now you're on the right track.
Sean Hayes
And this is. And then lemon. Lemon is melon.
Scotty Eisenogle
Lemon.
Sean Hayes
And then, wait, coat.
Scotty Eisenogle
What's coat?
Sean Hayes
Taco.
Scotty Eisenogle
Oh, taco. Yes, hello.
Sean Hayes
And then I'll give you a hint.
Elliot Kaelin
This one you don't have to rearrange that much.
Sean Hayes
Fries. French fries.
Scotty Eisenogle
Fries, exactly.
Elliot Kaelin
Fries. That's right. All of these are anagrams of food. Fires is fries, Melon is lemon. Lump is plum, Coat is taco. You did great. That's fantastic.
Sean Hayes
I want that.
Elliot Kaelin
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Elliot Kaelin
Listeners. Did you get the answer? If so, accept this warm feeling of achievement as an early birthday present. Unless I missed your birthday, in which case accept it as an apology for missing your birthday and as an early present for your next birthday. Perhaps you'll accept today's main game, Odd One Out.
Sean Hayes
Odd one. Which one's the odd one out?
Elliot Kaelin
Get out.
Sean Hayes
Get out. That one I know now. I love that.
Elliot Kaelin
Yeah, you can sing it all the way through. Odd One out is the game where you pick the odd one out. It's also my son's favorite of the games we do here on Clueless. I'll be very excited when he hears this one. Every time I listen to one, he goes, I hope it's an odd one out. And it turns out not to be. And he goes, let's listen to a different one. That is an odd one out. And so this one to listen to. Today's game involves yet again a story about a band from our shared past. It seems the members of Pearl Jam are all going away on holiday together. But as they are checking into the hotel, they realize you've guessed it. They've each brought one too many things. I'll tell you what each member of the group brought. Three of the items have something in common. One is the odd one out. That must be left behind. You tell me which is the odd one out in each group and why. And all the answers will give a hint towards today's mega clue. Sean, Scotty, this is a cooperative game. Are you ready?
Sean Hayes
Ready, Santa.
Elliot Kaelin
Okay, you got it. I run out question number one. Stone brought a sleeping bag, a wetsuit, a backpack, and a sled. What is the odd one out? A sleeping bag, a wetsuit, a backpack, and a sled.
Sean Hayes
Well, a backpack, because the rest you can get into. Like you can put your body in them.
Elliot Kaelin
Oh, that's a. That's a great answer. It's not the answer that we're looking for today.
Sean Hayes
All right, well, that's just. I didn't say that was my answer. I'm just talking about it.
Elliot Kaelin
You're just thinking about possibilities. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Scotty Eisenogle
I mean, I want to say it feels like this is too obvious, but it seems like wetsuit because you would only be doing something, you know, water oriented, whereas everything else could be Camping or camping in the cold. And silence. Okay.
Elliot Kaelin
It's a really silent that. I like you guys. You're thinking imaginatively. You're thinking very creatively. So that's good.
Sean Hayes
Oh, oh, oh, oh. I got it. I got it.
Elliot Kaelin
Okay.
Sean Hayes
No, go ahead.
Scotty Eisenogle
Three items have zippers.
Sean Hayes
No. Oh, is that it?
Elliot Kaelin
That's exactly it. Scotty, which one does not have the zipper?
Scotty Eisenogle
The sled.
Elliot Kaelin
That's right. The sled is the odd one out. The others have zippers.
Sean Hayes
Do you want to know why I thought it was sled?
Elliot Kaelin
Why'd you think it was sled?
Sean Hayes
Sleeping bag, GG wet sued, TT backpack, kk.
Elliot Kaelin
Oh, that's great. And sled is just one. That's a good reason to do it too. As long as you came to sled. That's exactly what we're looking for. But Scotty technically is correct. Question number two. Great. Jeff brought a spoon, garbage, treats, and meatloaf. Which is the odd one out? A spoon, garbage, treats, and meatloaf.
Sean Hayes
While Meatloaf is a singer. Garbage was a band. No, I don't think that's right.
Scotty Eisenogle
A garbage.
Elliot Kaelin
Sean, don't. Don't let go of that. Don't let go of that.
Sean Hayes
Don't let go of that.
Elliot Kaelin
It's not too quickly.
Sean Hayes
Spoon. I don't know if Spoon or Treats was Treats. Well, maybe Spoon was a band. I say treats because Treats isn't a band.
Elliot Kaelin
You're exactly right. Treats. The others, all names of bands or musicians. Spoon and Garbage were bands and Meatloaf was a singer person.
Sean Hayes
Remember that?
Elliot Kaelin
So kind of a one man band. He could do it all. Question number three. Mike brought a strainer, a walker, a scarf and a bust. A strainer, a walker, a scarf and a bust.
Sean Hayes
Strainer.
Elliot Kaelin
A walker.
Sean Hayes
While you strain, you walk, you have a scar, you take the bus. I don't know about that. Oh, I heard. Maybe I might be something.
Elliot Kaelin
Sometimes you have an idea and you're like, there's no way. That's too silly. And then it turns out maybe it's not too silly.
Sean Hayes
All right. You strain and you walk and you have a scar. But you can't have a bus. You ride a bus. The other things happen to your body.
Scotty Eisenogle
Yeah.
Sean Hayes
Strain, walk, scar. Bus.
Elliot Kaelin
Oh, oh.
Scotty Eisenogle
Train. Walk or bus? Take the bus.
Sean Hayes
Oh, there you go.
Scotty Eisenogle
Three modes of transportation.
Elliot Kaelin
Or you're so. You're so close. That's not the right answer. But you're coming up with the most of the right way.
Sean Hayes
No, the car, a bus and a train. It's Walker.
Elliot Kaelin
Exactly right. It's walker. The others all have a vehicle hidden in them. Train and strain. Car and scarf. Bus and bust. Great job. That was. That was one. I was worried that you guys.
Sean Hayes
That we. That we would get.
Elliot Kaelin
But no, you got it by working together. That was what was so beautiful about that. Question number four. Matt brought a German Deutschmark, a Greek, a Greek drachma, a Belgian franc, and a British pound. A German Deutschmark, a Greek drachma, a Belgian franc, and a British pound. And this one is not a play on words 1. This is the one that. It has to do with the similarity between some of those items.
Sean Hayes
So a German Deutsche mark. Wait, hang on. I gotta write this down. A Greek what?
Elliot Kaelin
Drachma.
Sean Hayes
I have no idea how to spell that. Drachma. A Belgian.
Elliot Kaelin
A Belgian franc. Franc and a British pound. Which is the odd one out?
Scotty Eisenogle
Well.
Sean Hayes
Mm.
Scotty Eisenogle
Well, didn't the uk, the eu, move itself from the eu?
Sean Hayes
No, but these would always. These all would be euros. But none of them are euros because they're all their own thing.
Elliot Kaelin
No, Sean, you're so close to getting it.
Sean Hayes
They used to be euros, but now the pound is the pound. I don't know.
Elliot Kaelin
The answer is the pound. The others were all absorbed by the euro, but the pound is still, as you know, Sean, because you're in London now, you got to buy everything with pounds. So you got it right. The answer is the pound. Very good.
Sean Hayes
Wasn't, though. Wasn't the. Isn't that what Brexit was about? Wasn't. Wasn't British part of the euro as well?
Elliot Kaelin
But they never used euro in their currency in England, In Britain.
Sean Hayes
Oh, they never switched over to the euro.
Elliot Kaelin
They never switched over. Yeah, yeah.
Sean Hayes
How about that?
Elliot Kaelin
They're just so stubborn. And then they left. They were so stubborn. They were like, well, we don't want to be a part of this anymore, be it. How about that? Yeah, get out of here. Scram. I think it was called the scram vote of whatever year that was. Okay. And finally, you guys are doing great. You're getting all of them, and you're getting there in interesting ways. Question 5. Eddie Vedder brought a paddle, a harmonica, a thermometer, and a vape pen. A paddle, a harmonica, a thermometer and a vape pen. Which is the odd one out? And why.
Scotty Eisenogle
Oh, I got it.
Elliot Kaelin
Paddle. Yes. And why?
Scotty Eisenogle
Because harmonica, you use your mouth. Vape. Use your mouth. Thermometer, you use your mouth.
Elliot Kaelin
Exactly right, Scotty. Everything else goes in your mouth. But don't Try to put a paddle in your mouth. It's too big. It's not going to fit.
Sean Hayes
That's wild. One out. Get out.
Elliot Kaelin
You guys got every single one right? Five out of five. 100%. That is the final question in this round. But seeing as this is our season finale, we don't want to leave any litter behind us. Take only pictures. Leave only bad memories. That's my motto. So we're going to take all those items that got left behind by the Pearl Jam boys, and we're going to turn them into today's mega clue Mega clue question. So, for this mega clue, you must determine what links all these answers and why the fellas from Pearl Jam had to leave these items behind. I'll remind you, the objects that they left were a sled treats, a walker, a pound, and a paddle. What links them all together?
Sean Hayes
Oh, a dog. Dog.
Elliot Kaelin
Exactly right. Dog sled, dog treats, dog walker, dog pound, dog paddle. I guess the dogs. I guess the hotel just didn't allow dogs. Sorry, Pearl Jams dog can't go to that hotel. Exactly right. You did it. Great job. Great work on this puzzle today, guys. Truly a run befitting a season finale.
Scotty Eisenogle
Thank you. Thank you.
Elliot Kaelin
Yeah.
Scotty Eisenogle
Let's go with a bang.
Elliot Kaelin
Yes. With a huge bang of right answers where you're not quite certain with each one. But you get them. But you get them.
Sean Hayes
Yeah.
Elliot Kaelin
Listeners, did you do as well as Sean and Scotty? If not, forget about it. That was the past. It's gone live for the now. Or at least live for today's cliffhanger puzzle. The cliffhanger puzzle is our way of getting you to come back for the next episode. Not a clever joke, just an explanation. Season's over. We've got nothing left to hide. We're putting all our cards on the table, however, for the last cliffhanger of the season, we're gonna break with tradition. It would be too cruel to make you wait until season two to find the answer. So for the first time in clueless history, we'll give you the answer before this episode is over. Sean, Scotty, if you know the answer, just shout it out. You know, don't hold it to yourself. Don't hide your cliffhanger light under a bushel. Just let the world see it shine. And our final puzzle of the season goes thusly. What am I? I am a turtle. A nerd. I'm definitely a dud, but also a smartie. What am I?
Sean Hayes
You are candy.
Elliot Kaelin
Exactly right, John. Candy is candy. Feels so good not to have to keep that secret between episodes, such a weight off me, it's been lifted.
Sean Hayes
Oh, my God. Now I feel like getting my insulin rate. I feel like raising my insulin.
Elliot Kaelin
Yeah, it's. Now all you can think about is candy. Listeners, if you need a mystery to torture yourself for a while, you're gonna have to provide your own. We're not gonna give you one this episode. And so, sadly, the curtain falls on the first season of Clueless. It's been such a great season. Sean, thank you so much for being with us through this season.
Sean Hayes
My pleasure. I loved it.
Elliot Kaelin
Scotty, thank you so much for joining us for so much of this season. Before we go again, I'd just like to say I hope Scotty has had a great time being with us. I hope Sean has had an even better time because despite all my jokes at his expense, I'm still kind of afraid of him. So I want to make sure he has a better time. And I hope you, the listener, had the best time of all, but maybe not as good a time as Sean. Again, he, like, there's something. It's a little scary. It's just a power differential.
Sean Hayes
Yeah, for sure. For sure. I might just kill you by looking at you.
Elliot Kaelin
Exactly. I mean, the intensity of your gaze. Yeah, it's just like. Just the focus.
Sean Hayes
The Hayes Gays.
Elliot Kaelin
Yeah, people warned me ahead of time. They said, just watch out for the Hayes gays. They call him Sean Gazer Hayes. But this has been Smartless presents Clueless. We'll be back with more games next season. I'm your host, Elliot Kaelin, reminding you that though the stars may fall, though the oceans may rise, though the mountains may crumble, Clueless will always be here for you with a puzzle, a joke, and a few minutes of simple joy and delight. Guys, who messed with my script? We were supposed to end the season with a big fart joke.
Sean Hayes
We could do it.
Elliot Kaelin
There's still time. There's still time.
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Clueless, you have been listening to Smartless presents Clueless, a Smartless Media production in association with SiriusXM. Your host is Elliot Kaelin, who also writes our scripts. Your constant contestant is Sean Hayes, who does like candy. Your producer, editor, and engineer is Devin Tory Bryant, who is me. I also write all the music and sound effects assistant engineer, Kyle McGraw. Today's puzzles were written by Jason Reich and Kevin Lehman. Talent producer is Anne Harris. Associate producer, Maddy McCann. Social media producer, Tommy Galgano. Executive producers are Elliot Kaelin, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett, and Jason Bateman. Executive producers for Smartless Media are Richard Corson and Bernie Kaminsk. Remember to follow subscribe, rate and review the show. It really helps. That's all for now. We will see you again for more.
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This episode marks the season finale of ClueLess, with Sean Hayes playing his last round as the constant contestant. Elliott Kalan guides Sean and guest Scotty Icenogle (Sean’s husband and the original guest contestant) through a series of playful puzzles, culminating in a collaborative goodbye filled with gratitude, highlights, and, of course, clever wordplay.
The tone is celebratory and slightly emotional as the team acknowledges Sean Hayes's final episode this season.
Sean thanks the entire team and Elliott for their work, humor, and collaboration.
Scotty joins in, and there’s playful confusion and reminiscing about past recordings.
| Question & Items | Solution (Speaker, Explanation) | Timestamp | |-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------| | Sleeping bag, wetsuit, backpack, sled | Sled (Scotty, “The others have zippers.”) | [10:12] | | Spoon, garbage, treats, meatloaf | Treats (Sean, “The others are band names.”) | [11:13] | | Strainer, walker, scarf, bust | Walker (Sean/Scotty, “The rest hide vehicles: train, car, bus.”) | [12:28]| | German Deutschmark, Greek drachma, Belgian franc, British pound | Pound (Elliott, “The others switched to euro.”) | [14:02] | | Paddle, harmonica, thermometer, vape pen | Paddle (Scotty, “The others go in your mouth.”) | [15:08] |
Notable Exchange:
Consistent teamwork and creative (often humorous) thinking; Elliott encourages their thought process, even when off the mark.
Sean’s Season Goodbye:
“You are brilliant, you are funny, you are kind, you are thoughtful. I appreciate you.” [01:47]
Elliott’s Summation of Odd One Out:
“The sled is the odd one out. The others have zippers.” [10:16]
On Band-Themed Items:
“The others, all names of bands or musicians. Spoon and Garbage were bands and Meatloaf was a singer person.” [11:13]
On Vehicles Hidden in Words:
“Train and strain. Car and scarf. Bus and bust.” [12:28]
On Euro Transition:
“The others were all absorbed by the euro, but the pound...you got to buy everything with pounds.” [14:02]
Sean’s Lighthearted Threat:
“I might just kill you by looking at you.” [18:29]
Elliott’s Fart Joke Fake-Out:
“We were supposed to end the season with a big fart joke.” [19:10]
The season finale of ClueLess delivers a tightly paced, puzzle-packed episode with Sean Hayes and guest Scotty Icenogle teaming up for one last round. The show features a retrospective warmth, games rooted in wordplay (“Odd One Out”), and a rare immediate answer for the traditional "cliffhanger" puzzle. The hosts close with heartfelt thanks, self-aware humor, and a promise of more brainteasers in future seasons.
If you love banter, puzzles, and quick wit, this episode is a sendoff worth savoring—just don't forget to bring your own fart joke.