GreekGeek

Close. There was once a bad tv show called Pink Lady and Jeff.

I know Eddie, of course, but I don’t remember Tutti. I am guessing you meant Tooey, though I’m not sure that’s how to spell his name either. I don’t remember him doing anything particularly bad or stupid. He was the “nerdy” one of Wally’s friends. (Played by “Tiger” Fafara, brother of Stanley “Whitey” Fafara).

I'm trying to imagine someone using *that* body part to judge a gladiator contest! This is the first time I noticed Ken channeling Alex with "Before your time." I remember looking forward all week to Hill Street Blues on Thursday nights!

Here's a story about the disappearance of Stoned Wheat Thins.

The host chooses.

XTreme Latin can help. I knew Joe Frazier, having gone through a fascination with boxing in the 1970's after the first Ali/Frazier fight. I also got Rubicon and Linda Evans. No clue about FJ until I did the math and came up with 1972. Here are some of the alternate choices for Godfather characters.

Potato chowder.

I never thought of corn chowder as "Kid Cuisine" either. Tomato soup and grilled cheese, maybe. I always associate corn chowder with The Devil Wears Prada, where Andy orders it for lunch on her first day at Vogue and gets snark for eating something so fattening. Yes, I too was surprised that there was no Mac and Cheese clue, and add Chicken Nuggets. I knew the Fish Sticks DD, along with DAR, Tacoma, Battery, and tract. I figured out FJ although it took awhile. I did not realize Isabel Allende has lived in the US for years, and wondered why the category wasn't titled "International Authors."

Three 6 Mafia's Gangsta Boo is dead at 43. About the only thing I know about Three 6 Mafia is that their "Hard Out Here for a Pimp" beat out Dolly Parton's "Travelin' Thru" at the Oscars, but 43 is way too young to die.

In fairness to him, he was played by another cartoon character named Gerald McBoing-Boing, who elsewhere "spoke" solely in sound effects. But has there ever been a Tiny Tim who seemed like a real child and not a plot device to melt Scrooge's cold heart?

Sometimes books become known by an abbreviated title that is deemed acceptable. Thus we have Alice in Wonderland rather than Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz rather than The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, or Tom Jones rather than The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling. That was a really exciting game today. I love it when all three are serious contenders right up to the end. I did wonder whether they wanted the Greek or the Roman name or both in FJ.

I still use the Netflix DVD service, but I miss the more obscure titles it used to carry. It was a shock to see my queue abruptly reduced by more than half.😪

TCM just showed a movie I had never heard of but which a number of people seem to remember with great affection: All Mine to Give. It seemed like two different movies: the first half dealing with a Scottish immigrant couple's life in frontier Wisconsin in the 1850's, and the second half about their six young children after the death of the parents. On Christmas Eve, the oldest boy has to find new homes for his brothers and sisters. Rather grim stuff for the holidays, but a lot of sweet and funny scenes too. Cameron Mitchell and Glynis Johns were the parents, and there were some faces familiar from TV also. Alan Hale Jr. (Skipper!) was a lumberjack boss, and Reta Shaw did her best "haughty old biddy" shtick as an unpleasant church lady. Patty McCormick played the oldest sister, and it was nice to see her as a good girl in contrast to her role as the murderous Rhoda Penmark in The Bad Seed.

My Life as a Dog, which came out in 1985, so not a 70's movie. I didn't know it either, because I *whisper* have never seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Too many "quoters" have made me think, "Eh, I've pretty much heard all the good bits already." Sean may well turn out to be a multi-day champ, so hang on. I don't dislike long streaks, but I do dislike too many runaways. I was surprised that out of 3 contestants, one came up with a three word phrase that is French (which admittedly came from Latin), one forgot the "three word" part of the clue, and the champ had no idea. They either never saw The Silence of the Lambs or forgot the moment Anthony Hopkins says "Quid pro quo" to Jodie Foster.

People have already mentioned Cheers, Veronica’s Closet, and Look Who’s Talking, and I want to add Kirstie’s appearance on Dancing with the Stars. It was such fun watching her partnership with Max. She did really well, and she was an inspiration to larger women. I cheered when Bruno told her, “Your body is shrinking and your talent is huuuge!” I was shocked to read about her death.

I guessed honey also, since that’s the sweet food usually associated with bears. I knew Shaw last night but didn’t write down any other TS’s. I felt dumb when the FJ answer was revealed; all I could think of was Martin Luther King. Now that was a game! It was actually in doubt up to the end, instead of being the Cris Show.

Yes, there was actually some suspense until Cris hit those two DD's and bet big in DJ. I don't buy that he was hanging back in the first round on purpose. There were many times when it was obvious early on that he was going to have a huge runaway. I knew Henry Fonda and the House of Lords. No idea of FJ, but I knew it was not Anne of Green Gables.

Interesting! For some reason I thought Matt had many more runaway games than he did. Thank you for the info.

Oh, OK, thanks for the clarification.

I thought a lot of Matt's wins were runaways, to the point where I started rooting against him. Curious if anyone has statistics on who holds the record for the biggest percentage of runaway games. I'm wondering if "axiom" would have been an acceptable alternative answer for the "adage" DD.

Interesting! I did not know that. I guess the writers (and Ken) were not expecting the contestants to be Bible scholars, and figured they would reason that Old Testament = Hebrews. If enough people complain, could Sam's defeat be reversed? Please? I was really hoping there would be one victory each.

Thanks to those who clarified the "best of 7" matter. I never heard of "Kiss me Hardy" either. All I could think of was Davy Jones' locker. But I did know Fort Myers, having lived in Tampa in the 90's. Good for Amy today! I wonder if Andrew's big bets will be his downfall or his victory.

That would make him close to 80; I know he’s older but not that old.

I agree that many of them either read too slowly or the clue is wordy or both. I like hearing Mandy Patinkin sing, but not on Jeopardy! I am pleasantly surprised that two of the three finalists were not the superchamps. I thought an Amy/Matt/Mattea final was all but predetermined.

Welch's had Flintstones and Archie Comics jelly jars. I wouldn't call them an off brand, though they don't have as many flavors as Smuckers.