499 episodes, as well as a mix of call-ins and stock questions. "Mad Money: It's a Family Affair": The first of the special Father's Day episodes of Mad Money aired on June 14, 2007. "Mad Money: It's a Family Affair", features children (10 years and older) and parents in the studio audience. Ken Cramer (Jim's father) made a special guest appearance on that first "Mad Money: It's a Family Affair" show in 2007. This special show is aired annually on the Friday before Father's Day. "3rd Anniversary Special": The 3rd Mad Money Anniversary show aired on March 14, 2008. This episode was taped in front of a live studio audience (just like the previous "Main Event" and "Back to School" shows) and featured memorable clips from the first 3 years of the show. The rarely seen "Am I Nuts?" segment also returned. "Mad Money at the Half": These special half-hour editions of Mad Money were aired live at 1:30 p.m. ET during the 2008 Summer Olympics over two weeks, from August 11, 2008, to August 22, 2008. Due to CNBC's Olympics coverage, Fast Money Now (1pm ET) and Mad Money at the Half (1:30pm ET) were both seen in place of the second hour of Power Lunch, while original episodes of Fast Money and Mad Money were shown in the 9pm ET and 11pm ET timeslots, respectively. "1,000th episode": The 1,000th episode of Mad Money aired on April 8, 2009. This episode was taped in front of a live studio audience (just like in the "Main Event" & "Back to School" shows). Andy Reid, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, made a surprise appearance as he joined the show by phone during the "Lightning Round". "5th Anniversary Special": On March 15, 2010, the 5th Anniversary show was broadcast from Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza (NBC Studios) in New York and featured a live studio audience, similar to the "Back to School" shows. Cramer's guest was Brian Williams, anchor of the NBC Nightly News. "2,000th episode": The 2,000th episode of Mad Money aired on October 1, 2013. This episode was taped outside the New York Stock Exchange Building in front of a live audience. Cramer was presented with a replica of the Ford Fairmont. "MMX": A special episode to celebrate the show's 10th anniversary was taped in front of a live audience and aired on March 12, 2015. This was