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Part I. Guest Appearances--- Now you see them.....
What roles did these people play? we want a description of the character, or their name.

M*A*S*H.

  1. Ron Howard

  2. Loudon Wainwright III

  3. James Sikking

  4. Ed Begley, Jr.

  5. Shelley Long

  6. John Ritter the front.

  7. Stuart Margolin

  8. Stuart Margolin (he guest-starred twice)

  9. George Wyner

  10. Alex Karras

"Star Trek"

  1. Joan Collins

  2. Michael Dunn

  3. John Fiedler

  4. Frank Gorshin

  5. Sally Kellerman

Miscellaneous

  1. Mitch Anderson, Williams '83, played a small role in a "Hill Street Blues" episode. What was his crime?

  2. According to the credits of the movie "Tootsie," who played Dustin Hoffman's roommate?

  3. Robert Walden played a small role in Woody Allen's "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (*But Were Afraid to Ask)." What was his role?

  4. Author John Irving appeared in the movie version of "The World According to Garp." Where?

Part II. Now You Don't........
Identify the source of these character names who were regulars on their shows, but WERE NEVER SEEN!

  1. Sgt. Pryor

  2. Charles Townsend

  3. Elizabeth Sanford

  4. Robin Masters

  5. Miss Othmar

  6. Orson

  7. John Beresford Tipton

  8. Dr. Peter Brady

  9. Vern

From these descriptions, please give us the names, as completely as possible.

  1. He answers the apartment intercom on "Rhoda."

  2. The Hong Kong Cavalier off studying in Tibet.

  3. The 7th of God's helpers in charge of undergrowth and shrubberies.

  4. Kwai Chang Caine's brother.

  5. Corporal Klinger's first wife.

  6. The friend in "The Big Chill" who committed suicide.

  7. The fifth Marx Brother.

"M" did not appear in "For Your Eyes Only." Why not? (Give us two reasons, one from the script, and one from reality.)

Part III. Directors
Where do these directors appear in their own movies?

  1. George Roy Hill, "The World According to Garp"

  2. Martin Scorsese, "Taxi Driver"

  3. Francis Ford Coppola, "Apocalypse Now"

  4. Alffed Hitchcock, "Strangers on a Train"

  5. David Cronenberg, "The Fly"

  6. What role did Stephen Spielberg play in "The Blues Brothers"?

Several Hollywood folks had brief roles in the 1984 movie "Into The Night." Among them are the directors of these movies. Name the director, and the role he/she plays.

  1. "An Unmarried Woman"

  2. "Barbarella" jewelry.

  3. "Eating Raoul"

  4. "The Blues Brothers"

  5. "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" coffee.

  6. "The Big Chill"

Part IV. Cameos
NOTE: For the purposes of this superbonus, a cameo is defined as an appearance by a famous person playing himself, or a role often associated with him.
Describe these cameos.

  1. Errol Flynn, in a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

  2. Bob Hope, in "Spies Like Us."

  3. In "Airplane," in the Army psychiatric hospital, a soldier thinks he is a well-known singer. Who played that soldier?

  4. Name the lead singer of a popular 60's group who had a cameo in the recent hit song and video "Take Me Home Tonight."

  5. From "The Cosby Show," when Theo and Denise were involved in an automobile accident, who was in the car that hit them?

  6. On "The Honeymooners," a popular TV show came to New York. Kramden and Norton bumped into two of the real-life stars of that show. Explain, giving both names and the name of the show.

  7. Two national politicians had cameos on "Cheers." Name them, and tell us what they were doing.

  8. What was Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis' ailment, when he appeared on "St. Elsewhere"?

  9. Whom does Paul Newman/ Eddie Felson beat, in the first round of the Atlantic City tournament, in "The Color of Money"?

Part V. Sidekicks and Helpers
Name the following:

  1. Nancy Reagan's maid.

  2. From the books, James Bond's secretaries.

  3. Hercule Poirot's assistant.

  4. Phineas Fogg's valet.

  5. The Avengers' butler (Marvel Comics).

  6. Abraham Lincoln's Vice Presidents.

  7. Hong Kong Phooey's sidekick.

  8. He hung out with Ahab the Arab.

Identify these, by their "leaders," and sources.

  1. Honey

  2. Archie Goodwin

  3. Manuel from Barcelona

  4. Stripesie

  5. George Fenneman

  6. Rochester