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GeorgeStGeorge

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  1. Fantastic Voyage Raquel Welch Hannie Caulder George
  2. That's about tenth on the list. The Cubs WERE involved, though. (Interestingly, first and second place involve games between the Cubs and the Phillies, each one losing one of the games.) George
  3. Yesterday, the Reds gave up eight runs in the top of the eighth inning to the Atlanta Braves but scored eight in the bottom of the inning. The Braves went on to win 12-11 in ten innings. What is the greatest number of runs scored by a losing MLB team (since 1900)? George
  4. Actually, no. Kimmel was host of The Man Show, but the show WW was looking for was Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. See above. New one, soon. George
  5. Sounds pretty cool. I have to admit, though, that because of the title, it was a noir detective story. George
  6. Wise guy. Yes, it's The Outer Limits, which, I suppose, roughly translates to Furthest Frontiers. George
  7. I think the original was "Win Ben Stein's Money." Jimmy Kimmel was Stein's second banana on the show. He might have had a game show of his own, but I can't recall it. George
  8. I've never heard of that show. This one is (presumably) better known. The original title for this series was "Please Stand By," but because the Cuban Missile Crisis had happened less than a year earlier, executives thought it might make people fearful of an air raid. As a reference to this, when this show would cut to a commercial, the Control Voice said, "Please stand by." When the series finale, The Probe (1965), was originally aired, a live announcer spoke over the Control Voice's closing statement about returning "next week at this same time." The live announcer stated that The King Family Show would be seen "next week in this time period." The regular Control Voice closing for The Probe (1965) was heard only in re-runs. Gene Roddenberry was a big fan of the series, being a regular visitor to the set. He would use many of the crew, cast, costumes, and props on Star Trek. Vic Perrin (The Control Voice) once stated that almost all of his opening and closing narrations were recorded in one or at most two studio sessions. He had no idea what the episodes were about but often joked that he had the "God-given" ability to sound authoritative on things that he knew nothing about. This series provides an example of a television network deliberately killing a popular series by moving it to an inappropriate slot on their schedule. This series was a big hit, especially among younger viewers. For the second season, ABC moved it from Monday nights to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. It was not only an inappropriate timeslot for younger viewers but served as the lead-in for The Lawrence Welk Show and was scheduled opposite the highly popular Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine on CBS. The series was pulled halfway into the second season due to the resulting low ratings. (A reboot of the show, in 1995, actually lasted quite a bit longer (7 years).) George
  9. If I haven't seen it, I MUST have heard of it. Robin and Marian? George
  10. One would think that that's enough, but I still need more... George
  11. "I just learned something very interesting." "'Pinocchio.' You risked our lives based on something you read in a children's book?" "Wait, it's a book? How about that? I got it from a movie." "I will return to you when it's safe. One day, right here, at sunrise, we'll be together again." "Nothing." "Of course it's not working. It's been sitting here gathering dust since before the Sahara was a desert!" "Before the Sahara was a desert... You do your best thinking when you're not thinking at all. Hold still. We need water. You're the closest source." "Show-off. I could've just peed on it." "My obligation isn't to love; it's to my family and my nation, and I've turned my back on both. Sometimes we have to do what's right, even if our heart aches against it." George
  12. Another Easter Egg from the Night Court sequel: We all know Melissa Rauch is the star, playing Harry Anderson's daughter as the new Night Court judge. At the end of the last episode of Season 2, Simon Helberg shows up, claiming to be her husband. Unfortunately, the show has been cancelled, so we'll never see how this twist was supposed to develop. George
  13. Addams Family "Good night, John Boy." George
  14. When viewed from their north poles, most of the planets in our solar system rotate counterclockwise. Which two rotate clockwise? George
  15. OK, how about FDR? Seems unlikely, but we've ruled out almost everyone in the first half of the 20th century. George
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