tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56881825194439425672011-11-27T17:54:31.645-06:00Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090297144412383514noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688182519443942567.post-8409921437219833612007-09-08T10:44:00.000-06:002007-09-08T11:07:17.186-06:00

Question: What TV survival expert once used candy bars to plug a sulfuric acid leak?Patti and Selma Bouvier on the Simpsons can't get enough of this guy, and his legendary inventions will live on forever in pop culture. I am, of course, talking about MacGyver. I will be honest and admit that I never really watched MacGyver growing up in the 80s. I think it was just too adult to keep my

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Question: What kids' show centered on humanoids named Gobo, Mokey, Red, Wembley, and Boober?Do you remember the days when kids' shows weren't all about the cinematography advanced technology? There was a time when it was all about the story and fun characters. Fraggle Rock was one of my most favorite shows as I was growing up. They were a branch off the muppets and they had fun living

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Question: Whose talk show debuted in 1982 with Bill Murray and Don "Mr. Wizard" Herbert as guests?June 13, 2007 became a very sad day for me. Don Herbert, better known as Mr. Wizard, died at the age of 89. Without fail, I would watch "Mr. Wizard's World" on Nickelodeon three times a week in the 80s. That show might have been the catalyst for my love of science and the beginnings of why I

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Question: What kids' show promised in its opening theme, "A nuttier establishment you've never seen"?The secret word is: laughTalking furniture, marrying fruit salad, a creepy floating magic head...yeah, I'd say the theme song was probably right. Pee Wee's Playhouse was a definite Saturday morning ritual at my house when I was younger. My friends and I would make up a secret word of the day

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Question: What company made the sunglasses that Maverick sported in Top Gun?Back before Tom Cruise seemingly lost his mind and started jumping on Oprah's couch, he was a hot young actor with the "need for speed". I can't count how many times my college roommate and I watched the movie Top Gun just for the volleyball scene alone. Back before Tom went crazy, he was one hot guy that picked the

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Question: What band's Rapture, including a salute to Fab 5 Freddy and Grandmaster Flash first brought rap to the top of the Billboard's Hot 100?Can we really consider what Debbie Harry did in the song Rapture rapping? It was more along the lines of rhythmic chanting or something like that, don't you think? Regardless of what it was, it was new and fresh and definitely funky for its time. It's

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Question: Who owned the Boar's Nest eatery that employed Daisy Duke as a waitress?They're just good old boys...never meanin' no harm. Ah, Bo and Luke Duke. I don't remember a whole lot about watching the show when I was younger. I was, afterall, only 6 when it was canceled. I do, however, clearly remember my crush on Bo Duke. At the time, my Uncle Steve looked a lot like John Schneider and

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Question: What TV star donated to the Smithsonian one of the sweaters his mom knitted for him, in 1984?The days of my childhood were spent watching shows on PBS. I'd start out my day with Sesame Street, then Romper Room, The Polka Dot Door, and finally Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.Sesame Street back in my day didn't have Elmo, and I'm almost thankful for that. My son doesn't watch a lot of Sesame

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Question: What was the hungry green apparition in the movie Ghostbusters christened when he starred in his own spinoff cartoon series?The 80s brought us a plethora of great comedic movies, and Ghostbusters had to be one of the tops. Not only did it spawn two movie sequels, it had its own successful Saturday morning cartoon that also had a spinoff. Even the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man became a

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Question: What surname did the Growing Pains family get, to honor a Mets pitching ace?Back in the day before Kirk Cameron was afraid of being "Left Behind", I faithfully watched Jason, Maggie, Mike, Carol, and Ben (and later Chrissy, too) get in and out of predicaments that could always be solved in a half an hour and end with a group hug. Growing Pains was my favorite show and I never missed

Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090297144412383514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688182519443942567.post-78103737001967179042007-02-17T15:13:00.000-06:002007-02-17T15:28:36.186-06:00

Question: What spiritual 1984 Ralph Macchio movie featured the somnolent stylings of pan flutist Zamfir?Wax on, wax off. Sand the floor. Paint the fence. Paint the house. The Karate Kid was one of my favorite movies growing up. I just happened to be flipping through channels this afternoon and caught it on the ABC Family channel. Even though I own the DVD, I haven't actually watched this

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Question: Who began to challenge Debbie Gibson as the new teen queen, after taking I Think We're Alone Now to the top of the charts?In one of the classes I teach, I happened to mention Debbie Gibson and Tiffany and they had no clue who I was talking about. Granted, these kids weren't born until the 90s, but come on! How can you not know who Debbie Gibson is? The closest I got was one of the

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Question: What brand scored a marketing coup in 1985, when little "Christopher Xavier" hitched a ride on the Space Shuttle?I was one of those kids in the early 80s who HAD to have a Cabbage Patch Doll for Christmas that year parents were getting into fist fights over those toys. Why in the world were they so popular? I still have all three of my Cabbage Patch Dolls, as a matter of fact. My

Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090297144412383514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688182519443942567.post-29614757524473664732007-02-09T15:29:00.000-06:002007-02-12T15:45:17.321-06:00

Question: What two heroes had to overcome monsters like Gotcha Wrench and Foreman Spike in Nintendo's videogame Wrecking Crew?Video games today just aren't what they used to be. So much time is spent trying to make better graphics and realistic blood that the escapism is almost lost. We had an Atari when I was growing up and it was used to get away from real life. Pitfall had me swinging on

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Question: Who had gone 14 years without losing a WWF match by pinfall or submission before being pinned by Hulk Hogan in 1987?This was an easy question for me to answer. I have fond memories of watching Saturday morning WWF matches on TV after cartoons were over. Rowdy Roddy Piper, Macho Man Randy Savage, Jake the Snake Roberts, Andre the Giant, and of course the immortal Hulk Hogan, among

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Question: What team did the Chicago Bears clobber to finally win their first Super Bowl?DA BEARS! Growing up in Illinois, I've been a Bears fan since birth. My teddy bear from when I was a kid actually turned inside out into a Bears' football. His name, of course, is Payton named after Walter "Sweetness" Payton. In honor of Chicago's appearance in the Superbowl later this afternoon, enjoy

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Question: Which Rocky III character noted: "I don't hate Balboa, I pity the fool"?There was no doubt that this question was referring to the character played by Mr. T (I will put the answer to the question at the end of this post), which got me thinking about how much I used to like watching "The A-Team". Even 20 years later, I can hear the theme music in my head to that great action show from

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