I see that no one has yet mentioned that the email address references two characters from the book also, Blind Pew and Captain Flint who was of course the Pirates’ original captain. (Gone to Davy Jones’ locker before the events in the story.) Long John Silver’s parrot was also called Captain Flint.
Imagine this show using Jeopardy rules. The screen would list the symptoms, and the contestants would have to identify the malady in the form of a questiion.
I’m having a “Cheers” flasback.