Post an obscure trivia question about a TV show or movie & see if anyone knows the answer W/O using Google

[red dog 1]

(The more obscure, the better)

In an early episode of WKRP in Cincinnati, some protesters gathered in the station's office to protest the station's change of format from easy listening to top 40 rock.

A) How many protesters were there?
B) How many of the protesters had speaking lines?

[limbicnuminousity]

1. What was Radar O'Reilly's Teddy bear's name? (answered)

And who was The Greatest American Hero (actor or character)?

[SarahD]

2. No name?

I never heard Radar or anyone else mention a name.

[limbicnuminousity]

5. Yay!

Gary Burghoff referred to his teddy bear as Tiger personally, but it never had a name in the show. Good catch!

[mucifer]

337. Greatest American hero was

Ralph Hinkley until Reagan got shot and they changed his name

[Croney]

3. From what state was the actor who played Henry on As the World Turns?

[NanaCat]

202. Which Henry?

There was more than one character of that name.

[Croney]

204. There was? I only know of Henry Coleman.

[NanaCat]

236. Lisa's father

But Lisa might be before your time. She was the original grasping, scheming villainess who inspired Rachel on Another World, Jill on the Young and the Restless, Raven on The Edge of Night, and of course Erica Kane on All My Children.

ETA: As the World Turns had a bit of fun naming her dad as Henry Miller.

[Croney]

239. I was familiar with Lisa, but did not know about her father.

Thanks!

[Harker]

4. In the 1971 film "Vanishing Point", what is the license plate number

of the Dodge Challenger Kowalski is driving to California?

Yes, I know this.

My wife wonders about me sometimes.

[Harker]

6. In "Bladerunner", what is replicant Pris's incept date?

[miyazaki]

246. 2016

Valentines day?

-Big geek points if you know Deckard's badge number.

[Harker]

248. That's it! Well done.

No extra geek points for me - I tried playing the scene in my mind where he states it to the patrol cop, but couldn't get it.

[Mister Ed]

7. What was the name of the Jetsons' dog BEFORE they adopted him and named him Astro?

[Archae]

11. I had absolutely no idea the answer to this one, so I did look it up.

I won't post it here though.

[Mister Ed]

12. Well, the OP did say the more obscure the better...

The only other time I've asked that question was when I wanted to throw a real curve ball to a co-worker who was having a trivia face-off with me. Believe it or not, he knew the answer right off the top of his head.

[Archae]

13. Yeah, I was in a Skype chat with two guys while typing this...

And both guys (they are both in their 60's) knew the answer!

I didn't.

[Harker]

18. I don't habitually guess on these matters, but I hope you'll admit an exception...

Cosmo?

[Mister Ed]

19. Well, good guess anyway. I'm just gonna put it out there. His name was...

...Tralfaz.

That's a harder name to guess than Rumplestiltskin. Nobody could possibly guess unless they'd seen the one Jetsons episode that told the story of the dog's adoption.

There was a running gag throughput the episode in which anyone who heard the name would reply, "Tralfaz? Yuck!"

[Harker]

20. Ha. Thanks.

I felt strangely compelled to try.

On rare occasions, my wife spontaneously cuts loose with "Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah."

O, the stuff that sticks.

[Mister Ed]

36. "That means 'I love you'"! n/t

[AllaN01Bear]

59. trowlfaz

[Mister Ed]

62. Yep!

[AllaN01Bear]

63. if i remember there was a huge court case on the show . yeck said astro.

[Mister Ed]

64. Yep I think there was a big custody battle.

And that Astro's disgust with his yucky name entered into it.

And that's some obscure trivia indeed!

[Mr. Evil]

205. Tralfaz.

I remember that episode. Even as a little kid I thought, "Tralfaz!?" I couldn't stop laughing!

[Harker]

8. What was the title of the original "Star Trek" episode

that featured Ricardo Montalban as Khan?

[Angleae]

10. Space Seed

[Harker]

16. Very good! n/t

[GiqueCee]

115. The Wrath of Kahn?

[Harker]

116. Same actor and character, but Anglae had it with "Space Seed."

Quite a long time between appearances.

[Harker]

9. In what town was HAL 9000 built?

[Mr.Bill]

14. Where did the name HAL come from?

[Harker]

15. IBM minus one is the way I heard it. n/t

Had it backwards at first.

Thinking is especially problematic for me early in the morning.

[Mr.Bill]

17. That's what I heard, too. n/t

[The Wizard]

28. they are the letters of the alphabet

preceding IBM

[Mr.Bill]

30. Correct. n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

21. Champaign Illinois, I Think

[Harker]

22. Urbana, Professor, but they're only a hyphen away! n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

24. Stupid City Borders!

The emergency vet for this area fills up quickly so the UofI vet school is the next option. It's actually in Urbana not Champaign.
The school really dominates that area.

[Harker]

25. I'm surprised HAL Industries hasn't taken over the entirety

of Illinois.

[BunnyMcGee]

176. Urbana, Illinois

That always stuck in my head, "wow an Illinois computer!

[Harker]

183. That's it, BunnyMcGee.

I spent my first nine years in Illinois, so it stood out to me, too.

[Rincewind]

247. My home town,

Urbana, Illinois.

[Harker]

249. You might have passed each other on the street during or after '92!

My home town's most notable person was probably Morris the cat.

[red dog 1]

23. In the TV show "My Name is Earl" ..A) What was the name of the motel Earl & Randy lived in?

B) What was their room number?

[rogerballard]

31. The Pink Flamingo

17

[red dog 1]

35. Nope and Nope

[Clash City Rocker]

228. I think it was the Palms

[red dog 1]

243. OK, you got "A" correct, it was the Palms Motel

How about "B"? What was their room number?

[The Wizard]

26. Andy Taylor and

Barney Fife were what before Barney was named Deputy?

[Mr.Bill]

32. In the pilot show,

Barney refers to Andy as "Cousin Andy". To the best of my knowledge, they never said it again. Just a plot line they didn't develop, I guess.

[The Wizard]

27. Who played the first Chester A. Reilly?

[rogerballard]

29. William Bendix

[Brother Buzz]

37. Jackie Gleason

Gloria Winters (Penny from Sky King) played his daughter. I believe scheduling/contract conflicts prevented Gleason from doing the show, and I'm glad because William Bendix ended up being the perfect Chester

[TlalocW]

33. On MST3K

What is Dr. Forrester's full name?

[jls4561]

51. Clayton

[TlalocW]

61. Not quite

Clayton Deborah Susan Forrester

[Brother Buzz]

34. What color was Mike Nelson's wetsuit painted, and why?

[Harker]

142. I'll have to guess. White or yellow?

So he'd be in sharper contrast to his surroundings, and easily identifiable in scenes with multiple divers?

Haven't seen the show since I was a tot

[Brother Buzz]

145. Silver, and yes, for the contrast

The bad dudes continued to wear black so they were easily identifiable. That, and the bad guys always used the single hose regulator thingy instead of the cool twin hose rig Mike used.

[Harker]

147. Gotta have a gimmick to stand out from the crowd.

An exotic car. An unusual weapon. A funny outfit.

[Brother Buzz]

148. My take away from Sea Hunt and Sky King - Two is better than one.

Two tanks with twin hoses, and two engines.

Two is better than one may apply to TV cowboys and six-shooters, too.

[Harker]

149. Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson shows that it works in comedy, too. n/t

[lapfog_1]

151. there is a reason the double hose regulator was used in the movies ( and TV )

one hose is the air supply... the other is strictly exhaust.

There is one way valve at the mouth piece to prevent water in the exhaust hose from entering your mouth.

so... when the hero or the villain cuts the hose with their handy dive knife, a lot of bubbles would come out dramatically and the actor would immediately act like they were drowning and head to the surface, taking them out of the fight.

All done without endangering the stunt divers during the action sequence.

[Brother Buzz]

155. The 'villain' stunt divers must have been really good because...

Mike Nelson was always cutting the bad guy's single hose. That, and pulling out the mouthpiece or ripping of their dive mask generally took them out of the fight.

[lapfog_1]

157. most divers are trained to use an "octopus" regulator

and/or pony bottle.

either can be used to extend your air time underwater.

I was trained by an ex navy seal... and in the final pool session he would take us down to the bottom (15 feet or so) blindfolded... and then he and his assistants would mess with our dive equipment. weight belts, BCs, air tanks, etc.

the final check out dive was done in a muddy lake in November... and we had to do a free ascent from 60 feet. That is no longer allowed for any scuba training.

On the other hand... I never felt like I couldn't handle an emergency under water.

[red dog 1]

38. In the movie "Moneyball"

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What was the name of the "Pork & Bean" factory that Bill James worked for as night watchman before he wrote his baseball statistics book?

[Rastapopoulos]

65. Van Camps

Bill later wrote that he got fan mail asking him if anyone ever tried to steal the beans.

[red dog 1]

212. WinnerwinnerChickenDinner!

[red dog 1]

39. What was the first horror movie to win an Oscar?

[rogerballard]

40. Poltergeist

[red dog 1]

44. Nope

(Good guess)

[skypilot]

45. The Exorcist?

*

[red dog 1]

47. Nope

(Excellent guess)

[VGNonly]

49. The Silence of the Lambs

It won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay!

[red dog 1]

50. You got it!

[VGNonly]

54. "I wish that we could chat longer

but I'm having an old friend for dinner".

[JoseBalow]

58. I wouldn't call Silence of the Lambs a horror film

I know that some would, because it can be scary/terrifying at times. I would call it a thriller, maybe crime or psychological or suspense thriller, maybe even drama, but not a horror. I know that some thrillers get conflated with horror many times, but I disagree in this case. YMMV

[red dog 1]

241. Ding!

[happybird]

230. Get Out?

was also thinking Misery, but wasn’t that Best Actress for Kathy Bates and not one for the movie, itself?

Edit: Oops! Already answered. Should have kept scrolling before answering.

[Prairie_Seagull]

41. What regular on M*A*S*H owned a yogurt shop and in what city?

[rogerballard]

42. Alan Alda New York City

[Prairie_Seagull]

43. Sorry.

While I could not swear that he didn't. I have actually been to this persons yogurt shop and was very surprised that it existed and where.

[Harker]

70. Jamie Farr in Toledo? n/t

[Prairie_Seagull]

71. This is a great guess. I will answer.

Gary Burghoff. Lahaina Maui. Right on front street.

[Stuart G]

46. Who played Lieutenant Solo on the original Star Trek show?

[Jrose]

53. George Takei?

[VGNonly]

48. This actor was the son of a doctor.

Graduated HS at 16, graduated Colombia at 19. Received his masters from Yale. He spent 2 years in counter-intelligence while serving in the army during Korea. Went into acting including film and stage work. Was in about 150 TV roles. Could fluently speak French Latin Japanese Korean Portuguese Spanish Russian Ukrainian Belarus German Greek and Italian. Had a working understanding of Arabic Mandarin Dutch Persian Polish and Swedish.

Who is he, you might be surprised ?

[Harker]

88. I have an odd guess... Khigh Diegh?

I know he was a polymath.

[VGNonly]

90. Good try

but this actor was best known for playing a corrupt southern politician.

[Harker]

91. Thank you, VGNonly. I'll mull that over. n/t

[virgdem]

306. Rod Steiger

[Jrose]

128. Wild guess: Groucho Marx?

[VGNonly]

163. Sorell Booke

best remembered as Boss Hogg from the Dukes of Hazzard.

[red dog 1]

52. What was the price for a gallon of gas at the gas station/market shown in "Die Hard"?

[rogerballard]

55. $1.77

[red dog 1]

66. No, lower than that.

[Diamond_Dog]

56. What sitcom character wrote a book that he often referred to as "BOB"?

[rogerballard]

57. John Monroe

[Diamond_Dog]

60. Nope, sorry

[rogerballard]

67. 4 different TV shows, 4 different TV characters, same TV star...

Each character in each of the 4 TV shows all had the letters ar somewhere in their last name, it was noted it was for good luck.
Name the TV star, the TV show and the full name of each character which will contain the letters ar (last name)

[JoseBalow]

68. Bob Newhart?

I was never much good with essay questions

[rogerballard]

69. No, but I do see the "ar"

essay question? lol,

[malthaussen]

72. What was Phil Esterhaus's middle name? (Hill Street Blues) n/t

[coprolite]

73. What 1950s Movie starring Gegory Peck

was partially filmed on the Pribilof Islands in Alaska's Bering Sea?

[Harker]

75. "Moby-Dick"? n/t

[coprolite]

80. Nope

[Diamond_Dog]

76. The Guns of Navarone?

[coprolite]

82. No

[JoseBalow]

78. The Snows of Kilimanjaro?

[coprolite]

81. No

[Brother Buzz]

86. Based on Nevil Shute's novel?

[coprolite]

87. Based on a Rex Beach book

Also starring Ann Blyth and Anthony Quin

[Harker]

89. That was a good thought, Buzz.

I have been thinking about running that one again.

[Brother Buzz]

93. Empty coke bottle? Open telegraph key? Window shade?

What do I win?

[Harker]

94. An all expenses paid trip to Australia! n/t

[Brother Buzz]

95. Do I get to drive a Ferrari if I promise to put on my dancing shoes?

[Harker]

97. As fast as you like, and as often, Buzz. n/t

[rogerballard]

96. Cape Fear

[coprolite]

98. No, it isnt Cape Fear

[red dog 1]

74. How much was the price of gas in the 2006 documentary "Who Killed The Electric Car?"

[Joe Bacon]

77. He turned down the role of Captain Kirk

After Jeffery Hunter decided to not do the second pilot of Star Trek Gene Roddenberry offered the role to a person who turned down the role of Kirk.

Who turned down the role and why?

[rogerballard]

92. Guy Williams

already signed on to do Lost in Space

[Jrose]

126. Jack Lord?

[VGNonly]

79. What was the name

of Brians mother in The Family Guy?

[Harker]

83. "Stephen" was Steve McQueen's middle name.

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What was his first name?

Edited to achieve subject conformity: What was McQueen's last role in a Western?

[JoseBalow]

84. Tom Horn

[Harker]

85. That's him! I was walking around the Pioneer Gateway cemetery

in Boulder, and came across Tom Horn's grave.

[red dog 1]

99. Name one of the well-known people who played cameo roles in the movie "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story."

[rogerballard]

100. Judith Light?

She seems to be in everything these days and that is a good thing. I have followed her since One Life to Live.

[red dog 1]

102. Nope

[Glorfindel]

101. On the TV show "December Bride"

who played the titular star, Spring Byington's, best friend, and what else is she famous for?

[red dog 1]

103. In the movie "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" which radio DJ did Weird Al send his 1st recorded song to?

[JoseBalow]

104. Dr. Demento?

(I haven't seen that movie)

[red dog 1]

107. No, but good guess

The Dr. Demento character appears many times in the movie, and he's one of Weird Al's heroes.

(You should see it if you like Weird Al, it's worth watching)

[JoseBalow]

109. I love Weird Al

I've seen him in concert three times over the years, and he always puts on a great show!

[Brother Buzz]

150. In real life, Weird Al handed a recording to Dr Demento after he spoke at his high school....

and Dr Demento aired it.

Weird Al sent in more recordings that got air time, and was even a guest on the radio show while he was in college.

Yes, Dr Demento played an important part in Weird Al's career.

[red dog 1]

319. I didn't know that, thanks.

In the movie "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" (which is "loosely" based on Yankovic's life and career)
he sends the song "My Bologna" to a fictional local DJ who puts it on the air immediately.

[rogerballard]

106. Casey Kasem

[red dog 1]

108. Nope

(Good Guess)

[rogerballard]

113. Wolfman Jack

[red dog 1]

120. Nope

[GiqueCee]

105. What was the caliber...

... of Steve McQueen's sawed-off Winchester in "Wanted Dead Or Alive"?

[Brother Buzz]

110. Without Googling, I seem to remember there were a couple of calibers.

[GiqueCee]

111. The bandolier he wore as a gunbelt...

... carried a different caliber than the "mare's leg" Winchester was chambered for, probably because they looked better on camera. Back in the day, it was common practice for one's Winchester and Colt Peacemaker (Single Action Army) to be chambered for the same round. That was true right up to WW II, when a captain's Thompson submachine gun fired the same .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) round as their .45 semiautomatic sidearm.
FUN FACT: McQueen was one of the first TV stars to make the transition to movies.

A few little tidbits of perfectly worthless information for you! You're welcome.

[Brother Buzz]

112. Was the"Mare's leg" a totally made up name for television?

[GiqueCee]

114. Hard to know for sure...

... back then, seemed like nearly every western hero had a novelty firearm. But I've read that sawed-off long guns were common in the real west, though they were worthless for long range accuracy. Scatterguns – sawed-off shotguns – were commonly used by stagecoach guards because they could spray a wide pattern of buckshot, even one pellet of which could kill a man, or at least ruin his day. A 10-gauge could wreak some serious havoc on careless highwaymen. And the shorter barrels were easier, and safer, to maneuver in close quarters.
So anyway, I'm inclined to think that the term, "mare's leg", may well have had it roots in reality.

[Brother Buzz]

118. Robert B. Parker's Everett Hitch thought those sawn off coach guns were for wussies

Hitch's weapon of choice is an 8-gauge double barrel shotgun.

Everett Hitch : [narrating] Like my father, I'd been West Point, and I was good at soldiering. But soldiering didn't allow for much expansion of the soul. So after the War Between the States and a year of fighting Indians, I turned in my commission and rode away to see how much I could expand it. First time I met Virgil Cole was when I and my eight-gauge backed him up in a showdown he was having with some drunken mountain men. Virgil asked me right there on the spot if I'd care to partner up with him and his peacekeeping business. Which is why I was with him now, and why I still carry the eight-gauge. We'd been keeping the peace together for the last dozen years or so. And as we looked down on a town called Appaloosa, I had no reason to doubt we'd be doing just that for the foreseeable future.

[Harker]

124. .38?

[GiqueCee]

125. You're the only one who's ventured a guess...

... but, no, not a .38. That's a small pistol round. The Winchester was chambered for a .44-40 cartridge. The bandolier was packed full of .45-70s. They were slightly larger in caliber (the diameter of the slug) and they had more black powder behind them (70 grains, as opposed to 40). To the best of my knowledge, there were no handguns chambered for that bullet; it would have kicked like a mule going uphill.

As you may have already guessed, I have some experience with firearms.

[VGNonly]

129. What renowned gun was used

in the film Jeremiah Johnson?

[Harker]

130. Clutched by the late Hatchet Jack... n/t

[Brother Buzz]

132. Gun(s) - He started with a respectable gun from a renowned maker....

then, kinda, sorta, got gifted with the ultimate buffalo gun (It worked well on brown bears) made by the same renowned gun maker

[VGNonly]

133. .50 caliber Hawken

"Ain't no better"

[Brother Buzz]

135. Two Hawkin rifles

Jeremiah Johnson went into the mountains with the best he could afford, a 30 cal Hawkin rifle. He kinda, sorta, was gifted the big one.

That 30 cal might be a better choice for smaller game. I'm just saying.

[GiqueCee]

134. I want to say...

... a Hawken. It's been so long since I saw that movie that I cannot recall whether the period preceded the development of the percussion cap, in which case it would have been a flintlock.

[Harker]

131. Figured I'd take a shot, but missed the mark.

I haven't seen that show since childhood, but I have noticed that my local library has a box of episodes.

Thanks for the informative reply!

[Jrose]

127. 50 caliber?

[doc03]

309. 30-30. nt

[Harker]

117. In the postscript to "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", how did Jeff Spicoli

blow the reward money he got for saving Brooke Shields from drowning?

[JoseBalow]

119. He hired Van Halen to play at his birthday party

[Harker]

121. Yep!

He had his priorities straight!

[JoseBalow]

122. An inspiration to us all

[Harker]

123. There's a little Spicoli in a lot of us from that era...

or a lot.

[Harker]

136. Who portrayed Wilmer Cook (the gunsel) in the 1931 film "The Maltese Falcon"?

[Harker]

137. What actor supplied the Control Voice for the original "The Outer Limits" series?

[red dog 1]

138. Ronald Reagan?

[Harker]

139. Quick answer, but not him, Red. n/t

[rogerballard]

140. John Cameron Swaze

[Harker]

141. Bold guess, rogerballard, but not him. n/t

[red dog 1]

143. Robert Conrad?

[Harker]

146. This one, Red, is probably going to fit the "obscure" aspect...

but Vic Perrin was a radio, TV, film actor and voice actor with a long, rich career and a lot of worthy credits.

[red dog 1]

144. In Six Feet Under, why did Arthur Martin, the intern from mortuary school, suddenly quit?

(Seasons 3 to 5)

[KPN]

152. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- what was the

name on the gravestone/grave where the treasure was buried?

[Harker]

153. It was unmarked, but near Arch Stanton.

[KPN]

156. Wow! You're right! I totally forgot that little bit --

thst it was in the unmarked grave next to the gravestone with the name Arch Stanton on it. Thought this one would take a while. I’m impressed!

[Harker]

158. My motto is, "they're easy when you know 'em, and hard when you don't."

My wife is convinced that my mind is misused, but I'm a pretty trivial man at heart.

[KPN]

161. Im thinking your wife may be right!

[Harker]

162. She "usually always" is!

[Harker]

154. Alexander Waverly wore badge #1 at U.N.C.L.E.

What badge numbers were assigned to Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin?

[ProfessorGAC]

219. 2 & 11?

I loved that show when I was a kid.

[Harker]

222. As did I. Way to dig deep, Professor!

Kuryakin was #2, Solo #11.

[ProfessorGAC]

223. I So Wanted To Be Illya

Actually, I would have guessed the numbers the other way. But, at least I had that useless trivia pop out of my head.

[Harker]

159. In "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"...

at the library where Alec Leamas was employed, what was the name of the only patron who borrowed "The Werewolf" by Montague Summers?

[Bayard]

160. As obscure as it gets:

In the M. Night Shyamalan movie, "Signs," Reverend Graham's son, Morgan, is portrayed as having trouble drawing breath in. Why was this incorrect?

[red dog 1]

164. In the movie "Get Shorty" John Travolta played the lead character, Chili Palmer,

which was the name of a real gangster from Elmore Leonard's novel, "Get Shorty"

The real Chili Palmer had a cameo role in the film and had a single line.

What was his line? (What did he say?)

[Brother Buzz]

165. That's a good one and I had no clue so I Googled it (No spoilers)

Ernesto "Chili" Palmer was credited as Ernest Palmer. I found him in the opening scene where Ray "Bones" Barboni steals Chili's coat, but he didn't speak. Is there a YouTube clip of him speaking?

[red dog 1]

166. I couldn't find a You Tube clip of him speaking.

[red dog 1]

167. But he did speak....One line.

It was near the start of the movie, and the closing credits list Ernest "Chili" Palmer as "Bones Buddy #2"

[Brother Buzz]

168. One account I read stated he said the one line late in the movie

and that the line was only added in the closing days of the filming to kinda honor him.

Please PM me the line

I regret Elmore Leonard only knocked out two Chili Palmer books. Both were GREAT reads and only made the movies 'pop' when I saw them.

[red dog 1]

169. What was the original name of the game show "Who Do You Trust"?

(Hosted by Johnny Carson)

[VGNonly]

170. Which actor turned down the role of Quint

in Jaws? He reportedly said "How would explain to my fishing buddies how was a hero to a fake shark?"

[Harker]

171. Lee Marvin?

[VGNonly]

172. Yes!

[Harker]

173. He might've been great in that role.

That was either a lucky guess or a lost memory returning.

[Harker]

174. What was the first film where the entire cast was nominated for Best Actor Oscars?

[rogerballard]

175. All About Eve

[Harker]

181. No go, rogerballard.

Same director, though!

[BlueKota]

177. What was the name of the Partridge Family's dog?

[rogerballard]

178. Simon

[BlueKota]

179. I thought Laurie called it Simone, but thats close enough.

[rogerballard]

180. I checked after I answered...

It is Simone. I missed the e. Never missed that show.

[BlueKota]

182. Me either.

I preferred it to the Brady Bunch although I watched both. I use to wish Shirley was my Mom.

[rogerballard]

184. Brady Bunch too...

Never missed, couldn't wait for the premier! I liked so many shows back then, Nanny and the Professor was another.

[Harker]

185. What 1968 John Boorman WWII film had a cast of only two actors?

Follow up question: Can you name both of them?

[VGNonly]

224. Hell in the Pacific

Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune

[Harker]

226. The breadth of your cinematic knowledge is outstanding! n/t

[VGNonly]

229. I did have to check

on the spelling of Toshiro.

[Harker]

234. No foul there! n/t

[Harker]

186. What was Sgt. Saunders' first name on "Combat"?

[rogerballard]

190. Sonny

[Harker]

191. No, but you're in the ballpark, in a way... n/t

[Sneederbunk]

203. Chip

[Harker]

209. Bingo... well done. n/t

[Harker]

187. The piano intro from "Trailer Park Boys" is a slow rendition of the piano

accompaniment to what popular vocal song?

[red dog 1]

189. I always thought it sounded like "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"

(But I could be wrong)

[Harker]

192. It is!

I had a feeling it would be you, Red.

I just figured it out a few months ago when I was driving around listening to Tony Bennett.

[red dog 1]

211. Did you see the Seinfeld episode with Tony Bennett and Kramer?

[Harker]

227. I never saw an episode of Seinfeld.

Jaws drop when I say that.

[red dog 1]

244. Some say it was the funniest sit-com ever.

(Here's a free sample)

[Harker]

188. In what manner did composer Ifukube Akira create the roar of Godzilla?

[red dog 1]

193. In "The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001) Billy Bob Thornton narrates the movie

while using a typewriter to write the story for a men's magazine.

How much is the magazine paying him for the story?

[Harker]

199. A nickel per word?

[red dog 1]

213. You got it, Hark!

[Harker]

216. You're kidding, Red.

That was a somewhat educated guess, but it was a guess.

[red dog 1]

194. In "No Country For Old Men" Javier Bardem's character, Anton Chigurh, steals medicine from a pharmacy,

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after setting a car on fire out front (which explodes) to distract the pharmacy staff.

What was the name of the pharmacy?

[Harker]

195. What Oscar winning actress's final film role was as The Bird Woman (feeding the birds)

in "Mary Poppins" (1964).

[VGNonly]

208. Jane Darwell

I believe she was in over 100 films. She won Best Supporting Actress Oscar in The Grapes of Wrath, portraying Ma Joad.

[Harker]

210. That's her.

Also, notably, Ma Grier in "The Oxbow Incident."

[BOSSHOG]

196. What was the original name of NCIS

[Tikki]

197. What tv series had an often occurring but never seen character named Vivian?

Tikki

[Harker]

198. Only once has an actor been awarded two Oscars for the same performance..

Who was the actor, and what was the film?

[lpbk2713]

200. Lee Marvin?

In Cat Ballou?

[Harker]

201. Ah! That is good, quick thinking but he was awarded just one Oscar.

[Brother Buzz]

214. If I was to hazard a guess I'd say Peter Seller for something

[Harker]

215. He had the talent, but it wasn't him...

Here's a little of the backstory.

The Academy presented him a statue on personal merit, thinking it unlikely he'd win the award for Best Supporting Actor.

He did, thus two Oscars for one performance.

[Brother Buzz]

217. Ooh, ooh, I think I remember that, but NO clue who it was

[Harker]

218. I'll hold out a bit before revealing the answer.

It's a tough one, but there might be some percolation.

[Brother Buzz]

220. I'm cool with that. Cowboy character actor who grabbed the brass ring?

[Harker]

221. In his only previous film experience...

he was the focus of an Army training film.

[Harker]

233. Harold Russell, Best Supporting Actor for "The Best Years of Our Lives", 1946.

Russell had lost both of his hands in an explosion stateside on D-Day. He subsequently appeared in "Diary of a Sergeant", a 22 min. training film which was seen by William Wyler - who picked him to play a wounded returning veteran in the Best Picture winner.

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[NanaCat]

206. Name the future film star

Who played Jim Frazier on the soap opera Guiding Light.

Bonus: Name the future film star who replaced him in the role.

[NanaCat]

237. Answer...

Billy Dee Williams

Bonus answer: James Earl Jones

[NanaCat]

207. Name the two Oscar-winning actresses

Who portrayed best friends on As the World Turns.

[NanaCat]

238. Answer

Julianne Moore and Marisa Tomei portrayed best friends Frannie Hughes and Marcy Thompson, respectively.

Meg Ryan was also part of the cast only a few years previously, as Betsy Stewart.

[VGNonly]

225. What the name of the club

in Goodfellas, the one that was burned down?

[JoseBalow]

240. The Bamboo Lounge

All that tiki stuff went up like a torch!

[Brother Buzz]

242. And a Bamboo Lounge matchbook was used to start the fire, no?

When you said Bamboo Lounge, I flashed on the image of a flaming matchbook being tossed into the lounge.

[JoseBalow]

245. Yes! It definitely was a Bamboo Lounge matchbook

The matchbook flaming up is burned in my memory too, no pun intended. And then using it to light the tiki fringe that they "decorated like a Christmas tree" with the napalm.

It always reminds me of the Bamboo Bar on Jersey Shore... Cab's here!

[VGNonly]

231. What character actor was in both

The Grapes of Wrath and Mutiny on the Bounty?

[rogerballard]

232. Charles Laughton

[VGNonly]

276. Eddie Quillan

In The Grapes of Wrath he played Connie Rivers, the husband of Rosasharn. In Mutiny on the Bounty he was Ellison, one of the sailors.

[sanatanadharma]

235. Obscure? As in hidden? Hard to see? Big Bang Theory TV show

The set design of Leonard and Sheldon's apartment had a big blunder.
The blunder was covered up and seen only in a few early episodes.
Hint: look to the kitchen.

[sanatanadharma]

251. The answer is a window to nowhere, the hall wall behind the kitchen, so a white-board usually hid it

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[miyazaki]

250. The mate of THX 1138?

[JoseBalow]

252. Which movie gives the most fucks?

non-porn, English-language, feature film, with the most uses of the word fuck

[Harker]

254. Fucking "Goodfellas"?

[JoseBalow]

258. No, sorry

[rogerballard]

256. Pulp Fiction

or Blue Velvet?

[JoseBalow]

259. Good guesses, but no

[Harker]

265. I think I was fucking close, but maybe it was fucking "Casino."

It had to be a fucking Scorsese film. Right?

[JoseBalow]

269. Not a Scorsese film

I also thought that it had to be a Scorsese movie, and was surprised that it wasn't. There are a bunch of his films on the list, including Casino and Goodfellas of course, but the one with the most fucks was The Wolf of Wall Street... with a count of 569 (that's a lot of fucks!) and is #3 on the list.

Number two on the list is a movie titled Fuck, which ironically is a documentary about the use of the word in films. That documentary uses the word 857 times!

The record-holder in the #1 slot is a comedy that uses the word 935 times!

[Harker]

270. Well, I'll be...

darned! I had no idea.

Thanks for spelling it out, JoseBalow!

[JoseBalow]

271. *Spoiler Alert*

If you're done guessing, you can see the list of the top 170 movies here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_that_most_frequently_use_the_word_fuck

I'll not post the answer here, in case someone else comes along who knows, or want's to guess.

[Harker]

273. I appreciate that. I'm guessed out, but curious. n/t

[JoseBalow]

253. In the film "Stagecoach", where was it heading?

The 1939 John Ford version with John Wayne, and the 1986 TV-version with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, both have the same destination, and they are both different from the 1966 version with Van Heflin and Ann-Margret. So pick your poison, pardner.

[Harker]

255. Tucson?

[JoseBalow]

260. Not Tucson

[rogerballard]

257. Colorado

[JoseBalow]

261. Nope

Wrong city, or state

[Brother Buzz]

272. I cheated and peaked - The date is interesting - 1880 - No spoilers

It was a brand spanking new city, formed when the railroad came through in 1880. It's population hasn't grown appreciably in nearly a century and half, and by one measure the population might have doubled when the Japanese were interned there during the Second World War.

[red dog 1]

262. In the first season of "Breaking Bad" Hank take Walter Jr. to a seedy motel where meth freaks hang out,

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because he thinks Walt Jr. is smoking pot & that showing him the "tweaker motel" might get him to stop smoking pot.
Hank thinks pot is a "gateway drug" to more dangerous drugs like meth.
(Walter Jr. wasn't smoking pot)

What was the name of the motel?

[VGNonly]

264. Crossroads

What was Wendy's favorite beverage?

[red dog 1]

281. Root Beer

[red dog 1]

263. In the movie "The Producers" (1967) what was the name of the business in the office next to

Broadway producer Max Bialystock's office?

(Max Bialystock was played by Zero Mostel)

[Harker]

266. When The Dirty Dozen fell in by height, Posey and Bravos were at the extremes.

Who were the two standing next to them.

[red dog 1]

267. Trini Lopz & Jim Brown?

[Harker]

268. Sorry, Red, 0 for 2.

[VGNonly]

275. Pinkley& Franco

[Harker]

278. That's right. "Two... ELEVEN!!" n/t

[VGNonly]

279. Who was the cast member

nominated for the Academy Award? (best supporting actor)

[Harker]

280. That was John Cassavetes, for his performance as Victor Franko. n/t

[Tommy Carcetti]

274. On The Leftovers, what was Patti's winning answer when she was on Jeopardy?

I just finished The Leftovers so I'm on a Leftovers kick.

My apologies in advance.

[VGNonly]

277. From what film?

"Wagon Train is a real cool show, but did you ever notice they never get anywhere, they just keep on wagon training'

[red dog 1]

282. Re: "Breaking Bad" - Why did Skyler leave Walt soon after his brain surgery?

(She took the newborn baby with her & went to Hank & Marie's house)

[Different Drummer]

283. On Bonanza, Hoss was a nickname for the character of Hoss Cartwright.

What was the character's actual first name (not the first name of the actor in the role)?

[Harker]

284. Eric.

[Different Drummer]

285. Correct!

[Harker]

286. I nearly posted that question...

and you'd likely have been the respondent!

[ArnoldLayne]

341. All three of the Sons had different Mothers. Hoss's Mother was Swedish, Adam's was Hispanic what

Little Joe's Mother's Nationality?

[red dog 1]

287. Four-Part Question about a Breaking Bad Season 3 episode

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The episode opens with a tribal police officer driving in his 4 X 4 police vehicle (Bronco or Blazer maybe)

He gets a call on the police radio:

1) What was his call sign?

2) What was his first name?

3) What was the name of the lady he was told to go check on to see if she was alight? (answered)

4) He has a little sign hanging from his rear view mirror. On one side it says "Homeland Security" On the other side is a photo of four Native Americans standing with rifles. Complete the caption reading "Fighting _____ Since ____" (answered)

[VGNonly]

299. Mrs. Peketewa?

Fighting Terrorism Since 1492

Can't recall the other clues.

[red dog 1]

308. 2 out of 4 ain't bad

[Harker]

288. According to George Roy Hill, what actor was going to play Butch Cassidy...

with Paul Newman as The Sundance Kid in "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" prior to Newman being recast as Butch?

[Harker]

289. What MLB Hall of Fame pitcher and WWII combat veteran visited the set...

of "Combat!" in 1963, and wound up making an uncredited appearance as a German soldier?

[Harker]

290. What was the name of the horse whose head Jack Woltz awakens

to find under his covers in "The Godfather"?

[red dog 1]

291. What kind of sandwich did Walt make for Crazy 8?

[rogerballard]

292. peanut butter

[red dog 1]

293. Nope, good guess though

[VGNonly]

298. Cheese, mayo

and some cold cut, maybe bologna.

[red dog 1]

320. Ding!

Later, after Crazy 8 eats the sandwich, Walt comes downstairs to get the empty plate, and collapses, breaking the plate.

[Harker]

294. Who made an uncredited appearance in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"

as the Mexican boy selling lottery tickets?

[Brother Buzz]

296. Ha, I know that one from long, long ago before the 'tubes' we even invented

My high school history teacher and track coach worked with him at MGM on the Our Gang series, uncredited.

Mickey Gubitosi led a troubled life.

[Harker]

297. He did indeed, Buzz. Fun that you knew that! n/t

[Brother Buzz]

304. Another connection inspired by your Bonanza post

Factoid: Robert Blake turned down the role of Little Joe Cartwright

I was going to post some cryptic snark in it, but restrained myself:

I understand Tommy Tedesco's searing hot guitar licks on the Bonanza theme song started the fire while he was playing at the Red Dog Saloon (Comstock House).

Another useless factoid: Janis Joplin first performed with Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Red Dog Saloon .

Oh, but to invent a time machine and go back witness the whole "The Red Dog Experience". Over the years, I met many, many of participants from the Marin County pipeline.

A wonderful film that merits a watch:

[Harker]

305. I'll have that queued up tomorrow, and will look forward to it.

Thanks, Buzz.

All good useless factoids lead to useful ones, which makes them useful, too, I suppose.

[red dog 1]

335. Great little film. I bought that one a while back, (even though I think it's up on YouTube)

Did you meet any of The Charlatans over in Marin?

[Brother Buzz]

340. Dan Hicks parked his butt next mine many times at The Brothers, a defunct Mill Valley bar

He knew me, but has no clue what my name was

Mike Wilhelm made many appearances to say hello to friends, but never stayed long.

Dan Hicks MC'd the open mike at another defunct Mill Valley drinking institution, The Old Mill Tavern. My wife met him there on her 21st birthday; it was his 30th birthday. She laughs and says he was depressed because he was so old.

[red dog 1]

342. Back in the late '60s, a buddy of mine moved to S.F. from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho,

and rented a room in a boarding house in the Haight-Ashbury, where Dan Hicks lived, (before he became famous).

Dan would often cook up to fried potatoes with onions and would share them with his roommates.

He called them "Potatoes Delight"

[VGNonly]

301. Robert Blake

[Harker]

302. That's him... Well done! n/t

[Harker]

295. At the beginning of "Bonanza" episodes, when a map burns away...

to reveal the stars of the show, what city is at the point of ignition?

[VGNonly]

300. Virginia City

[Harker]

303. You got it, pardner. n/t

[VGNonly]

312. The first show I ever saw not B/W was

Bonanza on a relatives brand new color set.

[Harker]

317. Nice that you remember...

I don't recall my first color. Probably Bozo. My best friend's family had the first remote that I ever saw. It was about the size of a shoebox in my memory.

[doc03]

307. Sargent Joe Friday shot a man in a laundromat. Friday said the perp shot

first but the bullet was not found. Under an investigation where did they find the perps bullet.

[rogerballard]

310. Inside a dryer

[doc03]

311. Nope nt

[Harker]

313. In a stack of clean, fluffy linens? n/t

[JoseBalow]

314. In the unfired gun that Friday planted on him after the shooting?

"the story you are about to see is true"

[doc03]

315. Joe Friday wouldn't do that. nt

[JoseBalow]

316. Oops, my bad

I thought he was LAPD

[doc03]

318. Answer: The bullet was found in the wall at the laundromat. Someone saw what looked like a

pencil mark on the bottom of a board of a wooden shelf. He lifted the board up and there was the bullet hole.
The bullet had grazed the bottom of the board at a slight upper trajectory that raised the board. The bullet entered the wall and the board dropped down covering up the bullet hole. These were supposed to be true stories from the LAPD, the names were changed to protect the innocent they said. Sargent Joe Friday was cleared.

[red dog 1]

321. Before hosting "The Tonight Show," Johnny Carson hosted a daytime game show called "Who Do You Trust?"

where he met future sidekick and straight man, Ed McMahon.

What was the original name of that show, "Who Do You Trust?"

[Harker]

322. What was Dr. Zira's pet name for Taylor (while he was rendered speechless)

in "Planet of the Apes"?

[JoseBalow]

323. Bright Eyes

[Harker]

324. Yes! I thought I'd acknowledged you yesterday.

[red dog 1]

325. In the film "The Andromeda Strain" (1971) two military investigators wearing hazmat suits walk around

the town of Piedmont, Arizona, where nearly everybody died from contamination by the alien "strain".

As they walk by a grocery store/meat market, a sign for pork chops is shown.

How much were the pork chops per pound?

[rogerballard]

326. 49 cents

[red dog 1]

327. No, not that cheap

Good guess, though.

[Harker]

332. I don't know, but they were overpriced!

89¢?

[red dog 1]

336. You're close, Hark.

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[red dog 1]

343. On second thought, I'm gonna give you that one because you were so close,

The price of pork chops in Piedmont, New Mexico was 95 cents a pound.

[Harker]

344. I'll take a cheap ding anytime, red! n/t

[Glorfindel]

328. Who was the voice of the Fairy Godmother

in Disney's "Cinderella"?

[Harker]

330. Hermione Baddeley?

Bit of a long shot.

[Glorfindel]

345. Sorry for the delay in responding, Harker.

It was actually Verna Feldon (she also played Spring Byington's best friend in the 1950's television series, "December Bride."

[Harker]

346. No hurries, no worries, Glorfindel...

I didn't hold out great hope.

[doc03]

329. What was Gilligan's first name?

[Harker]

331. Willie, I think.

[doc03]

334. Yep

[JoseBalow]

333. Billy

[ArnoldLayne]

338. In what U.S. State is the location of Genoa City on The Young and The Restless

located in?

[ArnoldLayne]

339. What was the Pink Floyd Song and what Album was it on that was partially played on an episode of WKRP in Cincinnati?