# Free Association -- Characters, Actors, Celebrities, etc.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 27, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534 "2013-01-27T15:52:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8941 "2014-09-09T00:49:17Z")

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Ray Walston

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8942 "2014-09-09T00:54:17Z")

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Ray Charles

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8943 "2014-09-09T05:49:33Z")

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Ray Allen

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8944 "2014-09-09T11:43:16Z")

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Barry Allen

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8945 "2014-09-09T13:01:18Z")

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Barry Sanders

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8946 "2014-09-09T15:22:29Z")

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Barry “Dr. Demento” Hansen

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8947 "2014-09-09T16:08:23Z")

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Robert Hanssen

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8948 "2014-09-10T03:51:18Z")

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Jack Hanson (portrayed by David Hanson) – #16 Left Wing

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8949 "2014-09-10T04:22:48Z")

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Hanson.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8950 "2014-09-10T04:38:28Z")

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Steve Hanson (portrayed by Steve Carlson) – #17 Center

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8951 "2014-09-10T10:03:38Z")

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Carl Carlson

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8952 "2014-09-10T10:33:48Z")

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George Carlin

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8953 "2014-09-10T11:14:51Z")

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George Harrison

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8954 "2014-09-10T14:53:30Z")

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Rex Harrison

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**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8955 "2014-09-10T15:02:59Z")

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Stanley Holloway

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8956 "2014-09-10T15:28:56Z")

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Orson Bean

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**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8957 "2014-09-10T15:34:34Z")

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_:: You have an Orson Bean doll, don’t you… ::_

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8958 "2014-09-10T16:18:21Z")

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The connection is obvious. Orson Bean voiced both **Bilbo and Frodo Baggins** in the Rankin-Bass cartoons.

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8959 "2014-09-10T19:26:44Z")

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Mr. Bean

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-characters-actors-celebrities-etc/648534/8960 "2014-09-10T23:00:03Z")

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Beany and Cecil

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