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  1. CORRECT. The Brady Bunch's cartoon spinoff was "the Brady Kids." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brady_Kids http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068051/ Laverne and Shirley begat "Laverne and Shirley in the Army." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laverne_%26_Shirley#Animated_spin-off http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083450/?ref_=fn_al_tt_6 The Three Stooges begat "the Robonic Stooges." (I kid you not.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Robonic_Stooges http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189313/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Anyone who doubts these cartoons existed can check YouTube and at least see their opening theme-songs.
  2. Albert Brooks and Peter Boyle both appear in this movie. The director claimed he never intended the end to be seen as a sort of dream of the main character, but rather what actually happened to him. Me, I think people were right who pointed out a destroyed television appearing later as perfectly intact suggested the opposite. The most famous lines in the movie were an ad-lib. The script simply said that the character "looks into the mirror." This movie had a body count of 4 (or 5 if speculation is correct) characters, which shows that "violent movie" is not synonymous with "high body count."
  3. Ok, we have a round of awful adaptations to cartoons- or adapted good cartoons into awful, different cartoons. I will ask for the ORIGINAL SHOW that was adapted to a cartoon, NOT the cartoon adaptation. (But I will describe the cartoon.) Answer any to take the round. 1. The 3 characters were turned into ROBOTS, "robonic" versions of themselves. The original 3 characters, BTW, DID have a television show, but were very famous for their work in a different format. 2. 5 members of this team were transformed into superheroes, with 3 of them having the same powers as "the Impossibles" (Fluid-Man, Coil-Man, Multi-Man.) Although technically one was not Coil-Man, he was Spagetti-Man, which allowed the animators an excuse to draw him as much taller than the short Coil-Man. The 4th, "Gizmo," was able to pull all sorts of things out of his hair. The original team actually had their own cartoon before this- which was based on the actual, live team. 3. These adult men were transformed into a cat and a dog, named "Spiffy" and "Fleabag." And were the only ANIMATED other version of the original show, although a live other version was made later. 4. Where did the parents go? All the "kids" got their own cartoon, complete with musical numbers and a magickal, talking mynah bird. 5. These 2 women's cartoon had them join the army, and we have no freaking idea why. Was their own show seen as that big a success that it could support a kid-specific version? 6. We now had a bunch of anthropomorphic dogs at a military base in the frozen north. Despite a name that paralleled a live character from the show that inspired it, one character was obviously voiced similar to John Wayne. Offhand, I don't get why it was a military base per se, nor in the frozen north.
  4. "It's only easy if you know the answer."-Regis Philbin. Actually, I could name them all from memory, but the others might have been easier to remember. I actually watched 2,3,4 and 6. (6 was hard to find.) 4 was the only thing airing that early Saturday morning, so I was pretty much a captive audience. I've read plenty of comic books with ads for the cartoons that reminded me 1 existed, although I was never a fan. I suspect everyone's pretending 5 was never made. (None of that was meant to hide any sort of clue.)
  5. Ok, we have a round of awful adaptations to cartoons- or adapted good cartoons into awful, different cartoons. I will ask for the ORIGINAL SHOW that was adapted to a cartoon, NOT the cartoon adaptation. (But I will describe the cartoon.) 1. The 3 characters were turned into ROBOTS, "robonic" versions of themselves. 2. 5 members of the team were transformed into superheroes, with 3 of them having the same powers as "the Impossibles" (Fluid-Man, Coil-Man, Multi-Man.) The 4th, "Gizmo," was able to pull all sorts of things out of his hair. 3. These adult men were transformed into a cat and a dog, named "Spiffy" and "Fleabag." 4. Where did the parents go? The "kids" got their own cartoon, complete with musical numbers and a magickal, talking mynah bird. 5. These 2 women's cartoon had them join the army, and we have no freaking idea why. 6. We now had a bunch of anthropomorphic dogs at a military base in the frozen north. Despite a name that paralleled a live character from the show that inspired it, one character was obviously voiced similar to John Wayne.
  6. "Forget it, kid. You'll put your eye out."
  7. That's him/them. Gene Wilder played him in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", Johnny Depp played him in the unnecessary "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and Crispin Glover spoofed the Depp Wonka in "Epic Movie", but was still called "Willy Wonka."
  8. Ok, the slick shoes and One-Eyed Willy were "GOONIES."
  9. I know I was a little curious. I know a few Kilmer roles well, and the rest not at all, so I couldn't place the others. Anyway, moving on.... Crispin Glover Johnny Depp Gene Wilder
  10. *lightbulb* The original was more about David Saville than Alvin? I finally thought of a beleaguered songwriter. This would be "ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS." When I was little, we had a record with some Alvin and the Chipmunks. We kids also had a record player with lots of different speeds. So, sometimes we sped up other records and laughed, and sometimes we slowed down the Chipmunks albums and listened to the normal voices for the voice-actors.
  11. You have the correct answer. Actually, with the exception of the reveal of "Who Shot JR?", I haven't seen any of these. But I did think the first 2 were famous enough to use for the round. I really think the description for this round was pretty apt.
  12. This is going to be an interesting "stealth" triple. (2 movies, 1 show.) A would-be cheerleader gets the money she needs by being paid for sex. After a series of sexual encounters including part of a large, affluent family in the area, some members of the family end up HIV+. They treat their illness in ways their doctors would never approve, and assemble a group of other HIV+ patients to get their medication together after forming a consortium.
  13. Looks like VAL KILMER. ("Nick Rivers" was his character in "Top Secret!")
  14. Taking a bit of a guess, "Something Wild, Wild West"?
  15. Yes, and that was very fast. Did you just watch it or something?
  16. If it was "Kobra Kai never die", that would be Karate Kid 3. I'm hoping my subconscious kicks up the correct sentence soon. I'm confident it has the answer buried somewhere.
  17. "'The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing'". "That's us, dude." "They do get better." "You both seem to be suffering from a mild form of hysteria.'
  18. Although I have technically heard the name of this movie before, I thought Cher was in it and could not have named a correct member of the cast-no, not even to save my life, nor the plot.
  19. That's it. And this time, you earned the bragging rights. So, feel free. :)
  20. I thought you were alluding to a different movie, so I ran the quotes past the Mrs since she's a fan of it. (I think I'll use that one soon.) Sometime after that, it started to jell. "Wizard of Oz"? And if so, should Raf get it or me?
  21. *studies the posts for a minute* Was it "Dream a Little Dream"?
  22. hiway29 is, no doubt, trying to think of some clever show clues to stump us with, since he knows it's his turn....
  23. It's blocked outside the US. BTW, "neurotology" actually IS something, which is completely unrelated to the description of the video. http://www.earsite.com/neurotology-overview "Neurotology is a sub-specialty of otolaryngology (ENT) and is closely related to otology. A Neurotologist is a specialist who diagnoses and medically and surgically manages neurological diseases of the ear." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotology "Neurotology or neuro-otology is a branch of clinical medicine which studies and treats neurological disorders of the ear. It is a subspecialty of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, and is closely related to otology. Otology generally refers to the treatment of middle ear disease and resultant conductive hearing loss, whereas neurotology refers to treatment of inner ear conditions, or hearing and balance disorders." So, I wish they'd have picked a different name when they made the video. BTW, for those outside the US, the following links should work for seeing the video, more or less: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WQwca7Pu8Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhM3s0u1hkg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inmLqRie7vg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeTrL3tFXqI
  24. Troubles with an American spacecraft turn out to be due to someone imprisoning around a dozen spirits in the vehicle, using Latin spells etched into glass to wall them in place. (Spelling won't count, except for bragging rights.)
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