Great Moments In 21st Century Television

I was just watching an episode of Jeopardy!. The category was "Literary Gems", and the clue was "Steinbeck: The ___".

Now, the category title already indicates the correct response will include the name of some type of precious or semiprecious stone, and this was already several questions into the category where the premise had been well established. One of Steinbeck's most famous short works is entitled The Pearl.

The contestant buzzed in and said, "What is The Red Pony?"