Pat Sajak was having none of Mario Cantone’s shenanigans on ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’

Starting with the very first puzzle on Sunday’s “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” comedian Mario Cantone was in the zone. Host Pat Sajak encouraged his antics at first, but he may have gotten a little more than he bargained for from the “Sex and the City” actor.

“Do me a favor, for the rest of the show don't behave yourself,” Sajak told Cantone.

“Oh, I won't!” replied Cantone.

Cantone was his usual energetic self, with his trademark yelling and over the top reactions. Despite his antics, he did quite well. He raised $48,350 for the Actors Fund, which provides assistance to performance artists and entertainment professionals.

Near the end of the one hour game, Sajak joked, “​​We're having great fun tonight, and my previous job as a cat wrangler has really helped me out in my efforts here tonight.”

Video transcript

PAT SAJAK: Mario.

MARIO CANTONE: It's alive! It's alive!

KYLIE MAR: Starting with the very first puzzle on Sunday's "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune," comedian Mario Cantone was in the zone. And while host, Pat Sajak, encouraged him at first--

PAT SAJAK: Do me a favor. For the rest of the show, don't behave yourself.

MARIO CANTONE: Oh, I won't.

KYLIE MAR: He may have gotten a little more than he bargained for from the "Sex and the City" actor.

PAT SAJAK: Oh, I love your sash.

MARIO CANTONE: It's like-- isn't it nice?

PAT SAJAK: Yeah it's very nice--

MARIO CANTONE: I'm Miss America. Fanna, spin like a Tony Award please. There you go. Look, it's her impression of a Tony Award, because she's all silver.

KYLIE MAR: And while fans on Twitter seemed to enjoy Mario's antics, like this person who tweeted, "Mario Cantone on #celebritywheeloffortune was the lighthearted fun I needed tonight," other fans got a kick out of host Pat Sajak trying to manage him.

PAT SAJAK: We're having great fun tonight, and my previous job as a cat wrangler has really helped me out in my efforts here tonight.

KYLIE MAR: In the end, Mario raised $48,350 for the Actors Fund, which provides assistance to performance artists and entertainment professionals. And he also reminded Pat that nobody puts baby in the corner.

PAT SAJAK: Mario, Mario, Mario.

MARIO CANTONE: Oh, I've had the time of my life, and I owe it all to you.

PAT SAJAK: Thank you, I will exact payment at some future date.