TV show... real? Or "The Simpsons" parody? Can YOU tell the difference?

[krispos42]

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I got 8/18, so no, apparently I can't!

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Real show or Simpsons parody? Take our quiz

Most of the shows below are real British and US programmes that debuted in 2014. One is a sitcom starting this week on Channel 4. The rest are parodies from The Simpsons. But can you tell the difference?

Tom Meltzer
theguardian.com, Thursday 25 September 2014 02.00 EDT



1. People Who Look Like Things

Real show
Simpsons parody

<snip>



7. Scrotal Recall

Real show
Simpsons parody

<more>

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/shortcuts/quiz/2014/sep/25/real-show-or-simpsons-parody-take-our-quiz

[marym625]

1. Is there any wonder why we're

a dumb-down society? TV doesn't do anything to force its audience to think.

Thanks for the post.

[rpannier]

2. Got 15 out of 18

Hadn't heard of most of the shows they listed
The more inane, idiotic and/or pathetic it sounded, the more I went with real show

[Godot51]

3. 9 of 18

I got 9 of 18 which is pretty good when you consider that I've never seen the Simpsons (though I know about it, of course) nor have I seen much American TV since the 70s. I occasionally watch MythBusters, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report and Last Week Tonight as well as the British quiz show QI (it's quite interesting) and that's about it.

[Liberalagogo]

4. 16 out of 18

I can generally tell the kind of humor The Simpsons uses. If is was outright stupids, it had to be real.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. I got 12 but I still refuse to believe...

that "Scrotal Recall" is a real show.

(I searched it and...)

[krispos42]

6. Maybe some things shouldn't be Googled.

Doubly so if there's a change of animated gifs...


:wince:

[Initech]

8. Same with "Nazi Twin Mystery".

Although I saw the Nazi Mystery Twins at the Troubadour last weekend, not the same thing!

[Ron Obvious]

7. 10 out of 18

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I completely guessed as I've never watched the Simpsons. I got the most average score possible.