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I. M*A*S*H

  1. In the "dream" episode, the 4077th personnel attempt to escape a particularly heavy barrage of wounded with a few minutes of sleep. The war, however, invades even their dreams. What did each of the following dream?

    1. Hawkeye
      Hawkeye was back in medical school. When the doctor asked him how to replace a patient's arm, Hawkeye did not know, having slept through the lesson. The doctor removed one of Hawkeye's arms. Charles then removed Hawkeye's other arm. Both arms were thrown into a lake filled with arms and legs. Across the lake, a small Korean child begged for him to operate on her. As he began the operation, he realized that he had no arms and could not do the surgery.

    2. B.J.
      Dressed in a white dinner jacket, he was in a fancy nightclub filled with dancing celebrants. Atop a staircase, his wife Peg appeared, and the two spun around and around on the dancefloor. Their dancing eventually took them into the operating room, where Col. Potter "cuts in." B.J. began to operate on a patient, as his wife danced away from him.

    3. Margaret
      She was in an open field in her wedding dress. Just as she and her groom got into their honeymoon bed, wounded soldiers marched by like robots. Soon their bodies were piled onto her bed. Her dress now soaked with blood, she tried to help operate on them, but the medical equipment was missing.

    4. Charles
      Dressed as a magician, he performed tricks to wild enthusiasm. But then, Col. Potter pulled back the curtain to reveal a wounded soldier. Charles pulled a flag from his own ear, juggled, and finally tap-danced holding sparklers, but the man dies.

    5. Col. Potter
      He is horseback riding, knocking away live grenades with a polo mallet. He sees a younger version of himself staring back at him, then hears his mother's voice calling.

    6. Klinger
      Aboard a train, he got off in Toledo, Ohio. Walking his old neighborhood, all the streets were eerily deserted. Looking through the window of his favorite hot dog joint, he saw Col. Potter operating on a patient. The patient was Klinger himself.

    7. Father Mulcahy
      He was carried into the Mess Tent on a chair by six monks. The M*A*S*H members gazed in awe as Mulcahy blessed them. When he opened his Bible, blood began dripping onto the pages from the crucifix above. When he looked at the doctors and nurses, they were in the operating room.

  2. What event was the main subject of the first M*A*SH episode?
    Hawkeye writes a letter to his father; Hot Lips and Frank Burns try to stop the upcoming camp party, including the raffling off a weekend with a nurse.

  3. In one episode, the entire camp becomes obsessed with a mystery novel. What was it titled?
    "The Rooster Crowed at Midnight."

  4. Actor Gary Burghoff is physically handicapped. How?
    He has a club foot and a deformed left hand.

  5. What vehicles do the following use to leave the 4077th in "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"?

    1. Hawkeye
      Helicopter

    2. B.J.
      Motorcycle

    3. Margaret
      Jeep

    4. Charles
      Garbage truck

    5. Col. Potter
      Sophie, his horse

II. The Brady Bunch

  1. What street do the Bradys live on?
    Clinton Avenue.

  2. What was Mrs. Brady's first married name?
    Martin.

  3. What was their dog's name?
    Tiger.

  4. What was the name of the Bradys' singing group, and what was their novelty?
    The Silver Platters; Peter's voice was changing, creating unpredictable vocal swoops.

  5. What was the stage name of Greg during his brief solo stint, and what made him so desirable to his promoters?
    Johnny Bravo; he fit the suit.

  6. Who was Bobby's hero, and why did Bobby stop liking his hero?
    Jesse James; after meeting an old man whose parents were shot by James, Bobby had a nightmare where Jesse James systematically murdered all the other Bradys. (Doesn't sound like a nightmare to us.)

III. The Partridge Family

  1. What group was the Partridge Family modeled after?
    The Cowsills.

  2. What was their dog's name?
    Simone.

  3. In one episode, the family is held hostage by a burglar. What do they do with the burglar?
    They play Monopoly with him (he gets the "Go to Jail" card).

  4. How did Danny write great pop songs before Keith did?
    He listened to Keith composing through the wall.

  5. What was the first hit song that solidified the Partridge Family?
    "I Think I Love You."

  6. In one episode, Danny steals what from Keith, in the middle of the night?
    Locks of his hair (to sell to fans).

IV. Spinoffs

Name all the spinoffs of the following (including spinoffs of spinoffs).

  1. M*A*S*H (2)
    Trapper John MD; AfterMASH.

  2. Maverick (2)
    Bret Maverick; Young Maverick.

  3. Sanford and Son (2)
    Sanford Arms; Grady.

  4. Mary Tyler Moore (3)
    Rhoda; Phyllis; Lou Grant.

  5. The Danny Thomas Show (3)
    The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle USMC; Mayberry RFD.

  6. Happy Days (4)
    Happy Days; Mork and Mindy; Laverne & Shirley; Out of the Blue.

  7. All in the Family (6)
    Maude; Good Times; The Jeffersons; Checking In; Gloria; Archie Bunker's Place.

V. Oscars and Such

  1. What film has won the most Oscars? The most nominations?
    Most Oscars: "Ben Hur" (11). Most nominations: "All About Eve" (14).

  2. What two films won the most nominations without winning any Oscars?
    "The Turning Point" and "The Color Purple" (each 0-for-11).

  3. Who is the youngest winner of an acting Oscar? (Include the film.)
    Tatum O'Neal, "Paper Moon" (aged 10).

  4. Who were the only three blacks to win acting Oscars? (Include the films.)
    Hattie McDaniel, "Gone With The Wind"; Sidney Poitier, "Lilies of the Field"; Lou Gossett Jr. ("An Officer and a Gentleman." (NOTE: Since 1990, Denzel Washington, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Whoopi Goldberg have also won.)

    (NOTE: Since 1990, Denzel Washington, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Whoopi Goldberg have also won.)

  5. Who is the only person to win a best acting Oscar for a foreign film? (Inlcude the film.)
    Sophia Loren, "Two Women.", Laurence Olivier, "Hamlet."

VI. Famous Jewish Directors

  1. Rob Reiner

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1. How does Derek Smalls see his role in the band?
      As lukewarm water (between the "fire and ice" of David and Nigel).

    2. What was on the original cover of "Smell The Glove"?
      A nude woman, greased up and on all fours, with a choke chain and dog collar, having a black leather glove being roughly pushed into her face.

    3. Why was the cause of death of their second drummer unknown?
      You can't dust for vomit.

    4. What roles did each of the following play?

      1. Paul Shaffer--
        Artie Fufkin, masochistic record promo man.

      2. Patrick Macnee--
        Sir Dennis Eaton-Hogg, head of Polymer Records.

      3. Billy Crystal--
        Morty the Mime.

      4. Ed Begley, Jr.--
        John "Stumpy" Pepys, one of many ill-fated drummers in the band.

      5. Angelica Houston--
        Polly Deutsch, the woman who builds the Stonehenge "monuments."
    The Sure Thing

    1. How does Lance describe Ivy League girls?
      "Ugly intellectual girls with Band-Aids on their knees from playing the cello"

    2. According to Tim Robbins' description of himself, whom does he portray?
      "Gary Cooper, but not the Gary Cooper that's dead."

    3. For what traffic violations are they charged with on their way to California? What additional charge does Gib add?
      Indecent exposure, and driving so as to endanger; Gib adds driving with a load improperly tied down.

    4. According to Lance, how is sex like riding a horse?
      "Just climb on, keep on pumping, and wear something white at night."

  2. Woody Allen

    Annie Hall

    1. What becomes of Alvy's classmates (the five who are shown)?
      #1 runs a profitable dress company; #2 is the president of plumbing company; #3 sells tallises; #4 used to be a heroin addict but is now a methadone addict; #5 is into leather.

    2. What does Alvy Singer mean when he says he's "4-P"?
      "In the event of war, I'm a hostage."

    3. What does Alvy profess to be the only cultural advantage California has over New York?
      That you can make a right turn on a red light.

    4. Why did Alvy Singer's grandmother never give gifts?
      She was too busy being raped by Cossacks.

    Sleeper

    1. According to Miles Monroe, "I'm not the heroic type. I was once beaten up by....."?
      Quakers.

    2. What was Miles' occupation, and what was his musical avocation?
      Owner of the Happy Carrot health food store; clarinetist in a jazz band (the Ragtime Rascals).

    3. As he skims across the water in his hydrovac suit, Miles reveals that he used to be a lifeguard. Where did he say he worked?
      Bloomingdales.

    4. Luna, played by Diane Keaton, has a Ph.D. in oral sex. As she explains sexual relations in her society, she mentions that most men, with one major exception, are impotent. What group is the exception?
      Italians.

  3. Irwin Allen

    The Poseidon Adventure

    1. What impossible event caused the maritime disaster, and why is it impossible?
      An earthquake caused a 120-foot tidal wave in the Meditteranean, something that would not occur on the open sea, let alone a mostly landlocked body of water.

    2. How did the following actors' characters die?

      1. Gene Hackman--
        Plunged into a pool of fire.

      2. Stella Stevens--
        Fell from a catwalk when the ship is rocked by explosion.

      3. Roddy McDowell--
        Shaken by an explosion and falls down a smokestack.

      4. Shelley Winters--
        Heart attack, after repeatedly holding breath and swimming a 3-minute underwater route.

      5. Leslie Nielsen--
        Gets creamed by the tidal wave while on the ship's bridge (he's the captain).

    3. How did the survivors eventually escape?
      Saved by rescuers who blowtorched through the 2-inch-thick hull.

    4. What hit song came from the movie?
      "The Morning After," by Maureen McGovern (#1).

    The Towering Inferno

    1. How did the fire start?
      An electrical fire caused by substandard wiring used by the greedy builders. (Trash fire started the initial sparks.)

    2. Who was the movie dedicated to?
      The firefighters of the world.

    3. Who portrayed the following characters:

      1. Fire chief--
        Steve McQueen.

      2. Security guard--
        O.J. Simpson.

      3. Real estate developer--
        William Holden.

      4. Con artist--
        Fred Astaire.

      5. P.R. man--
        Robert Wagner.

    4. How was the fire eventually put out?
      Two giant water tanks atop the skyscraper were exploded.