Final Answers S3: Episode 7

Season 3 Episode 7

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1. TV - Hodge-Podge - Nine years before he starred on his NBC sitcom—Jerry Seinfeld appeared in three episodes of a successful ABC sitcom. He played a mail-delivery guy—and was fired for “creative differences” after only three episodes. What was this sitcom—and what was his characters name?

Seinfeld was pretty angry when he was fired without any notice after only three episodes on ABC’s Benson.

He played Frankie—the delivery guy who was working on his stand-up comedy routine on the characters on the show.

Count how many times the laugh track is used in this 1 minute clip—I think it might be around 10-11 times—ranging from mild to rip-roaring.

2. Movies - Cheesy Movies - In my last bonus episode—I talked about how 1984 had a bunch of movies that were huge box office, cool movies, or culturally memorable even today. Ghostbusters…Gremlins…Beverly Hills Cop….Karate Kid…Purple Rain…Sixteen Candles…A Nightmare on Elm Street….and plenty more. There is another one that I saw at the $1 theater when I was a teenager. It was very cheesy. It was the #124 domestic grossing movie of the year in 84—$4.6 million in earnings. Can you name this movie, based off of the taglines on the poster?

Did you remember C.H.U.D.? C.H.U.D. stood for cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers. Chilling, right?

I saw it at the $1 theater in early 85 I think—it was pretty cheesy.

The basic plot - A New York City policeman and a homeless shelter worker discover that missing people are being killed by—well—C.H.U.D.

Since this will probably be my only C.H.U.D question ever - here are a few other “nuggets” about this gem:

• John Goodman needed the work—he was in it.

• Patricia Richardson from Home Improvement needed the work—she was also in it.

• Daniel Stern also needed the paycheck.

• Yes, there was a sequel in 1989 - C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. I’ve got nothing to say about this one.

Don’t get triggered by this image—It’s just a movie.

3. Music - Hodge-Podge - This band had some rocking songs in the late 70’s/early 80’s. They had a total of 8 Billboard Top 10 hits in their career. They had a #1 hit in the 70’s, a #3 hit in the 80’s—and then this oh-so-cheesy #3 hit in March 1991. Heck—they so graciously allowed me to use one of their songs for my Season 3 opening credits. Who is this band and this #3 cheesy hit?

I shouldn’t pick on this song—but man—it just didn’t hold up when I compared it to Styx’s other earlier hits. Look at some of these - Come Sail Away, Blue Collar Man, Renegade, Babe, Mr. Roboto, and my theme song - Too Much Time On My Hands.

They were in kind of a top hit drought when they released the song Show Me The Way in 1990—and it charted in early 1991. I remember—sort of—that there was a version that played Operation Desert Storm tv/press conference/military clips in it—still not sure how how that happened.

4. Anything Goes - Boy Bands - A two-part question today! Part One—A popular boy band in the 80’s originally had the five members in the first picture below. One member was fired in late 1985 and replaced by the singer in the next picture. Name this band and all six members—and who was fired?

The pop/R&B boy band New Edition was formed in 1978 outside Boston, MA. The original line-up was Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown and Ralph Tresvant.

Brown was fired/left the band to go solo in late 1985—and was replaced with Johnny Gill in 1987.

5. Deep Cuts - Boy Bands - Part Two—All six of these band members had success outside of their original boy band. Give me one of their hit songs. I listed the month/year/chart position where they had one of their signature hits—including the original band.

January 1985 #4 - Cool It Now - New Edition

January 1989 #1 - My Prerogative - Bobby Brown

June 1990 #3 - Poison - Bell, Biv, Devoe

August 1990 #3 - Rub You The Right Way - Johnny Gill

January 1991 #4 - Sensativity - Ralph Tresvant

New Edition had six Billboard Top 40 hits prior to their 1996 comeback tour hits—Cool It Now was their top charting hit in 1985.

Bobby Brown was next to have chart success - He had ten straight Billboard Top 20 hits from 1988 - 1993. My Prerogative was his first #1 hit in January 1989.

Ricky Bell, Michael Bivens, and Ronnie DeVoe branched off to become Bell, Biv, Devoe and they went on to have five top 40 hits with Do Me and Poison being their two signature hits.

Johnny Gill had four top 40 hits in the early 90’s—Rub You The Right Way was his first and highest charting.

Finally, Ralph Tresvant had two top 40 hits—Sensitivity was his higest charting hit.

How about a clip from when New Edition did a guest appearance on Knight Rider? Sounds great, eh?

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