Second Bananas

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
   An underage Marine who used his brother's ID to get into Army early, to impress a girl. Hawkeye sent him home early, after promising not to.

2. Loudon Wainwright III
   Capt. Spalding, a folk singer with a guitar. ("Ohhh, Tokyo, etc.")

3. James Sikking
   A paymaster.

4. Ed Begley, Jr.
   A professional chef, assigned as an infantryman. Clumsy, he fell into a foxhole. M*A*S*H kept him around so he could cook.

5. Shelley Long
   Nurse Mendenhall, Hawkeye's date in the episode he stops drinking.

6. John Ritter
   Soldier who took Frank hostage because he didn't want to be sent back to the front.

7. Stuart Margolin
   Plastic surgeon Major Stanley "Stash" Robinson, in search of "the Barracuda."

8. Stuart Margolin (he guest-starred twice)
   A psychiatrist whom Hawkeye fools into believing he's crazy, so he can have some time off.

9. George Wyner
   Corporal Joe Benson, who filed bad reports on M*A*S*H and Col. Potter, as an underground assignment from a disgruntled officer.

10. Alex Karras
    Big Sergeant whom Hawkeye treated for a small wound. He thought Hawkeye had saved his life, and shadowed him for a while, threatening to beat up anyone who bothered Hawkeye.

"Star Trek"

1. Joan Collins
   Edith Keeler, Depression era pacifist and Kirk love interest.

2. Michael Dunn
   Dwarf in Greek colony, all others have telekinesis.

3. John Fiedler
   Jack the Ripper host body, a bureaucrat.

4. Frank Gorshin
   Two-colored alien policeman chasing a fugitive with opposite color scheme.

5. Sally Kellerman
   Dr. Dana, a psychologist who gained psychic powers and weird eyes.

Miscellaneous

1. Mitch Anderson, Williams '83, played a small role in a "Hill Street Blues" episode. What was his crime?
   One of a group of white high school students who beat and paralyzed a promising black athlete.

2. According to the credits of the movie "Tootsie," who played Dustin Hoffman's roommate?
   No screen credit was given. (Bill Murray played him, though.)

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?
   A reluctant sperm.

4. Author John Irving appeared in the movie version of "The World According to Garp." Where?
   He's the wrestling coach.

1. Sgt. Pryor
   Sparky, in "M*A*S*H."

2. Charles Townsend
   Owner of detective agency who gave instructions through speaker, and namesake of "Charlie's Angels."

3. Elizabeth Sanford
   Deceased wife whom Fred is ever threatening to join, on "Sanford and Son."

4. Robin Masters
   Owner of estate on "Magnum P.I."

5. Miss Othmar
   Linus' teacher, from "Peanuts." In cartoons, she (and all other teachers) make that nasal "WHAH WHAH WHAH WHAHHHH" sound.

6. Orson
   Mork's leader to whom he files reports, on "Mork and Mindy."

7. John Beresford Tipton
   "The Millionaire," who each week gave $1 million to a stranger to see how it would change their lives, on the show of the same name.

8. Dr. Peter Brady
   Main character in the 1958-60 British series "The Invisible Man." Even the actual actors were not revealed in the credits.

9. Vern
   Ernest's friend in various TV commercials, etc.

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

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

2. The Hong Kong Cavalier off studying in Tibet.
   Pecos.

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

4. Kwai Chang Caine's brother.
   Daniel.

5. Corporal Klinger's first wife.
   Laverne (Esposito Klinger).

6. The friend in "The Big Chill" who committed suicide.
   Alex (Marshall).

7. The fifth Marx Brother.
   Gummo.

"M" did not appear in "For Your Eyes Only." Why not? (Give us two reasons, one from the script, and one from reality.)
"M" was on leave in the film; naturally, actor Bernard Lee had died.

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

1. George Roy Hill, "The World According to Garp"
   Pilot of the airplane that crashes into Garp's new house.

2. Martin Scorsese, "Taxi Driver"
   As homicidal racist fare who wanted Travis Bickle to park under the window where his wife was committing adultery.

3. Francis Ford Coppola, "Apocalypse Now"
   TV reporter on the beach, urging soldiers to run past his camera crew.

4. Alffed Hitchcock, "Strangers on a Train"
   Man trying to carry unwieldy bass fiddle onto train.

5. David Cronenberg, "The Fly"
   The gynecologist in her nightmare.

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

1. "An Unmarried Woman"
   Paul Mazursky-- played Bud Herman, TV producer who was attacked in the house by SAVAK agents.

2. "Barbarella"
   Roger Vadim-- played Mr. Melville, mysterious Frenchman who wanted the jewelry.

3. "Eating Raoul"
   Paul Bartel-- played the doorman at the Beverly Wiltshire Hotel.

4. "The Blues Brothers"
   John Landis-- played one of the SAVAK agents.

5. "Fast Times At Ridgemont High"
   Amy Heckerling-- played the waitress at the Shipa diner who served them coffee.

6. "The Big Chill"
   Lawrence Kasdan-- played Detective #2, and questioned Bud Herman.

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.
   Appeared as Robin Hood, after Bugs has harassed the Sheriff of Nottingham to distraction in typical Bugsian fashion. (Footage from "The Adventures of Robin Hood" was spliced into the animation.)

2. Bob Hope, in "Spies Like Us."
   Playing golf, he asks to "play through" a tent in Afghanistan.

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

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."
   Ronnie Spector (of the Ronettes).

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

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.
   When "The Jackie Gleason Show" hit town, Kramden met Art Carney, and Norton met Jackie Gleason.

7. Two national politicians had cameos on "Cheers." Name them, and tell us what they were doing.
   Gary Hart was Sam's Trivial Pursuit partner. Tip O'Neill struck up a conversation with Norm (who refused to believe Tip was Speaker of the House).

8. What was Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis' ailment, when he appeared on "St. Elsewhere"?
   Sprained his ankle while jogging.

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

Part V. Sidekicks and Helpers
Name the following:

1. Nancy Reagan's maid.
   Anita Sanabria Castello.

2. From the books, James Bond's secretaries.
   Loelia Ponsonby; Mary Goodnight.

3. Hercule Poirot's assistant.
   Captain Hastings.

4. Phineas Fogg's valet.
   Passepartout.

5. The Avengers' butler (Marvel Comics).
   Jarvis.

6. Abraham Lincoln's Vice Presidents.
   Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson.

7. Hong Kong Phooey's sidekick.
   A striped cat named Spot.

8. He hung out with Ahab the Arab.
   His camel, named Clyde.

1. Honey
   Uncle Duke's #2 woman, in "Doonesbury."

2. Archie Goodwin
   Nero Wolfe detective mysteries.

3. Manuel from Barcelona
   Basil Fawlty's abused porter on "Fawlty Towers."

4. Stripesie
   The Star-Spangled Kid's youthful partner, from Golden Age comics.

5. George Fenneman
   Groucho Marx's announcer and butt-of-jokes, on "You Bet Your Life."

6. Rochester
   Jack Benny's valet, through years and years of radio, film and TV.