Pose a question about a film, TV show, or song & see if anyone knows the answer w/o using Google

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Part ll


1) What sit-com was moved to more than 15 time slots in six years?

2) Johnny Carson once hosted a game show called "Who Do You Trust?....What was the original title of the show? (answered)

3) What real cop did Steve McQueen base the character of Frank Bullitt on?

4) While filming "Bullitt" how fast did the cars actually go? (give or take)

5) What comedian once went on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and set his chair on fire?

6) Who was Steven Spielberg's first choice to play the lead character in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"? (answered)

7) What was the name of the sit-com that featured Bob and Chris Elliot?

8) In the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" what was the "walrus" a reference to? (answered)

9) Who was Bob Dylan referring to in "Mr. Tambourine Man"? (answered)

10) In the Beatles' "Got To Get You Into My Life"..who or what was the "you" referring to?

11) What Chuck Berry song was his only number one hit? (answered)

12) Who was Quentin Tarantino's first choice to play Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction? (answered)

13) What singer-songwriter wrote the theme song for "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"?

14) What rock star was in the movie "That Thing You Do"? (answered)

15) Who was the first cartoon character made exclusively for television?

16) What major studio turned down the chance to make "Pulp Fiction" because they thought the script was "too demented"?

17) Who was Harold Ramis' first choice to play Phil Connors in Groundhog Day?




More unanswered questions from Part l
https://democraticunderground.com/10181362899

[Glorfindel]

1. A couple of guesses...

#2 - Do You Trust Your Wife?
#8 - The poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" from Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass"

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2. Ding! Ding!

Good guesses!

[unblock]

3. 10)

Marijuana

[Docreed2003]

4. 12). Is Michael Madsen

It was originally supposed to be "Vic Vega" and a continuation of Madsen's role in Reservoir Dogs

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6. Ding!

[Docreed2003]

5. Pretty sure 11 is "My Ding a Ling"

[red dog 1]

7. Ding!

Can you believe that "My Ding a Ling" was a number 1 hit, but none of those other great Chuck Berry songs were?
- Memphis
- Johnny B. Goode
- Roll Over Beethoven
- School Days
(I could go on)

[Docreed2003]

8. Lol I know right!?

Really crazy

[Wolf Frankula]

9. 9 is Bruce Langhorne

He played a tambourine as well as a guitar and frequently worked with Bob Dylan.

Wolf

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10. You got it, Wolf!

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11. Who was the last surviving member of the main cast from "The Magnificent Seven" (1960)?

[Brother Buzz]

15. What main cast member from "The Magnificent Seven" was....

an unofficial mascot/bat boy for the New York Yankees, and was good friends with Lefty Gomez, Joe DiMaggio, and Lou Gehrig?

Besides being a journeyman actor in Hollywood, he was a baseball sage and even coached his son, who ultimately went on to play minor league baseball, like himself. Both he and his son received baseball ending injuries and both went on to have distinguished acting careers.

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12. In the song "Unchained Melody" what was "unchained" a reference to?

For extra credit, who wrote the song?

[jmowreader]

39. "Unchained Melody" was the theme to a prison movie named Unchained

It's about a man thinking of escaping from prison, and in 2020 the only thing anyone knows about this film is the theme song.

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40. Correctamundo!

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13. Which ongoing SNL sketch did John Belushi hate doing?

[Mendocino]

28. The killer bees

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35. Ding!

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16. Which Monkees song was used in an episode of Breaking Bad?

[Generic Brad]

19. I'm Going Down

I've been listening to my music collection A to Z and I am currently on songs starting with the letter "I". Just heard that a few days ago and remembered it was featured in a Breaking Bad episode.

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20. Ding!

I couldn't believe it when I looked it up after hearing it on Breaking Bad and saw that it was a song by The Monkees! (It's a great song, imo)

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17. What was the name of the first dog to become a Hollywood star?

(It wasn't Rin Tin Tin)

[Generic Brad]

18. #5 - Bobcat Goldwaith

I remember it well. And the subsequent retelling of the story he did got funnier each time he went through it.

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21. Ding!

God I'd love to see that! (I missed seeing it on The Tonight Show)

BTW, as you probably already know, Bobcat has mellowed with age, and even shows up occasionally on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" (NPR)

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22. What song played at the end of the last episode of "Breaking Bad"?

[Mendocino]

29. Baby Blue

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34. Damn, you're good!

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23. Name one of the many movie stars who showed up on "My Name is Earl"

Most were cameo appearances; but a couple lasted a full season, including a famous comedian and a famous actress.

[nuxvomica]

24. 7) Get a Life

That's the actual answer. It's also the greatest sitcom in history.

[Rhiannon12866]

25. Blast from the past:

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26. You got it!

(Thanks for posting that video)

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27. Who was originally hired as director for "The Getaway"?

[Mendocino]

31. Peter Bogdanovich

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32. Ding!

[Mendocino]

30. #14

Chris Isaak

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53. Ding!

[trackfan]

36. #13, I think, is Paul Anka.

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38. Yes indeed!

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37. Who was the sponsor for "The Streets of San Francisco"?

[jmowreader]

42. Ford Motor Company?

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44. You got it!

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41. What TV show did the Christian Science Monitor warn that it's

"raw tone may offend some, but it does allow a talented troupe to experiment with black themes in a Saturday Night Live-ish format."?

[Totally Tunsie]

51. In Living Color?

(just guessing here!)

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52. Correctamundo!

(Good guess)

[Ahpook]

43. Jusr watched Mulholland Drive for the first time

Yeah, I am late Great movie, though...

Anyway, I didn't understand the blue key and box. It seemed like an important part of the movie, but I can't seem to tie it in.

I get most of the movie was a dream sequence after she put out hit on her friend. She was experiencing regret and depression. Of course this is David Lynch which leaves everything up in the air.

But the box and blue key?

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45. Who was the first to record "Hot Rod Lincoln"?

(He also wrote the song)

[jmowreader]

46. What is notable about the ambulance Burt Reynolds drove in The Cannonball Run?

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47. What city did "That Thing You Do" take place in?

[Mendocino]

54. Erie PA

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55. Ding!

[Totally Tunsie]

48. #6 - Steve McQueen?

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49. Yes

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50. From "As Good as It Gets" who played Dr. Martin Bettes?

[Mendocino]

56. Harold Ramis

Who played his shrink Dr. Green?

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57. Bob's shrink?

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