friends
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Nah, not friends. Already had that one. Have a look at the other clues for this one.
VOLTRON
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Not this. The answer is older than this show.
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Astro boy?
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Yes. That’s the one.
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Show forty: Gavin and Stacey
- The title characters’ surnames are named after two famous British serial killers.
- Almost every episode starts with a phone call.
- The terraced Barry house is someone’s actual house - as seen, furniture and all. The occupant ‘moved out’ for the days of filming.
- Smithy and Rudy (brother and sister on the show) were actually a couple in real life from 2007-2009 and were reportedly engaged before splitting up for good.
SOLVED!
Show forty-one: Ugly Betty
- The pearl “(letter)” necklace the title character wears is a replica of the famous necklace worn by Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s 2nd wife and mother of Elizabeth I.
- Despite being set in New York and its pilot being filmed there, the first and second seasons were filmed entirely in Los Angeles. Stock footage was used to establish that the show is set in New York. At the beginning of the third season the show relocated back to New York.
- The main family is from Mexico, but none of the actors are ethnically Mexican. They’re actually Honduran, Cuban, Puerto Rican-Irish, and Puerto Rican-Italian.
- On the title character’s nightstand sits a copy of the book The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
- Chris Williams, who plays Wilhelldiva Hater (the drag queen parody of Wilhelmina Slater), is Vanessa Williams’ brother.
- Salma Hayek enjoyed being on set so much that she took advantage of her producer role to get the part of Sofia Reyes.
SOLVED!
Show forty-two: Astro Boy
- This show was originally a live action TV series. It flopped, so they decided to make it a cartoon.
- The first animated television series to be shown overseas from its originating country.
- The first Japanese animated TV series to be shown and marketed internationally.
- In 2003, Tetsuwan Atom was declared a real resident in Japan and also named as Japan’s envoy for overseas safety.
- A synonym for the title is Stellar Lad
SOLVED!
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ummm is this 2 sisters
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It’s not, no. Older than that.
Ugly betty?
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Yes, that’s the one.
Show forty-three:
- The first season opening credits were an outrageous parody of the opening credits of The Donna Reed Show, which always began with Donna Reed lovingly passing out lunches to her departing family members as they left the house one by one.
- Whenever he gives his birth country, Grandpa always says he was born in the Holy Roman Empire.
Show forty-four:
- In the May 4-10, 2002 issue of “TV Guide Magazine,” the show was voted #15 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
- Cher complained to the press that when she and Sonny Bono appeared on this show, they introduced them as “Sonny and Chair.”
Show forty-five:
- It’s a Canadian television series set in the United States.
- The author appeared in the most episodes of any of the cast, 12 in total; as a narrator.
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Is show 44 Scooby Doo?
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Nah, it’s not, no
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Oh well. I just remembered them showing up in an episode.
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Show forty-three:
- The first season opening credits were an outrageous parody of the opening credits of The Donna Reed Show, which always began with Donna Reed lovingly passing out lunches to her departing family members as they left the house one by one.
- Whenever he gives his birth country, Grandpa always says he was born in the Holy Roman Empire.
- The show was shot in black and white because the studio did not want to pay an extra $10,000 per episode for colour.
Show forty-four:
- In the May 4-10, 2002 issue of “TV Guide Magazine,” the show was voted #15 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
- Cher complained to the press that when she and Sonny Bono appeared on this show, they introduced them as “Sonny and Chair.”
- From 1950 until the end of its run in 1971, the show was always broadcast in the same time slot, Sunday evenings at 8:00pm Eastern Time. CBS broadcast it during its entire run.
Show forty-five: Goosebumps
- It’s a Canadian television series set in the United States.
- The author appeared in the most episodes of any of the cast, 12 in total; as a narrator.
- In the series intro, the announcer said, “Viewer, beware, you’re in for a scare!”
SOLVED!
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FOURTY-FIVE IS GOOSEBUMPS!!!
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(wink) That’s the one!
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Yesss. I love Goosebumps.
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Show forty-three: The Munsters
- The first season opening credits were an outrageous parody of the opening credits of The Donna Reed Show, which always began with Donna Reed lovingly passing out lunches to her departing family members as they left the house one by one.
- Whenever he gives his birth country, Grandpa always says he was born in the Holy Roman Empire.
- The show was shot in black and white because the studio did not want to pay an extra $10,000 per episode for colour.
- The character ‘Herman’ was ranked #19 in TV Guide’s list of the “50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time”
SOLVED!
Show forty-four: The Ed Sullivan Show
- In the May 4-10, 2002 issue of “TV Guide Magazine,” the show was voted #15 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
- Cher complained to the press that when she and Sonny Bono appeared on this show, they introduced them as “Sonny and Chair.”
- From 1950 until the end of its run in 1971, the show was always broadcast in the same time slot, Sunday evenings at 8:00pm Eastern Time. CBS broadcast it during its entire run.
- Ed Sullivan offered Burt Reynolds the chance to appear on the show. At the time, Reynolds was starring in Hawk (1966) of which Sullivan was a fan. But Reynolds felt that he was not well-known enough to appear on the show and turned Sullivan down. Reynolds stated that he greatly regretted turning down Sullivan’s offer in 1991.
SOLVED!
Show forty-five: Goosebumps
- It’s a Canadian television series set in the United States.
- The author appeared in the most episodes of any of the cast, 12 in total; as a narrator.
- In the series intro, the announcer said, “Viewer, beware, you’re in for a scare!”