# Guess the movie from the TV shows **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 5, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769 "2012-09-05T17:56:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/61 "2012-09-06T18:36:37Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I’m trying to think of someone in Monk who was in O Brother Where Art Thou, but I think I’m barking up the wrong tree. You are. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/62 "2012-09-06T18:40:11Z")
Deadwood The Prisoner Californication ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/63 "2012-09-06T18:40:22Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > You are. It’s Holly Hunter, though, right? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/64 "2012-09-06T18:48:47Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/65 "2012-09-06T18:56:42Z")
Picket Fences Homicide: Life on the Streets Big Love ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/66 "2012-09-06T18:59:07Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > MASH: Henry Morgan > Bewitched: Dick York > The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo: Claude Akins > > Inherit the Wind Nice work! ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/67 "2012-09-06T19:09:29Z")
Fridays A Different World Star Trek: the Next Generation ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/68 "2012-09-06T19:22:29Z")
_**Criminal Minds The Wonder Years Columbo**_ ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/69 "2012-09-06T19:30:59Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > _**Criminal Minds > The Wonder Years > Columbo**_ As you wish. Mandy Patinkin Fred Savage Peter Falk Oh, yeah, _The Princess Bride_ ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/70 "2012-09-06T19:33:15Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > _**Criminal Minds > The Wonder Years > Columbo**_ Knowing nothing of Criminal Minds, I can already guess that this is _ **Princess Bride** _. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/71 "2012-09-06T19:37:49Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > As you wish. > > Mandy Patinkin > Fred Savage > Peter Falk > > Oh, yeah, _The Princess Bride_ I didn’t think it was THAT easy… but what do I know? Good job. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/72 "2012-09-06T21:44:33Z")
Here’s what I think will be a tricky one, so I’ll add some clues Diagnosis: Murder All in the Family Newhart The Bob Newhart Show and The Brady Bunch ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/73 "2012-09-06T21:45:35Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > That helps! Curious George with Will Farrell and David Cross? > > McMillan & Wife > Cheers > Star Trek: Deep Space Nine John Schuck (“Painless”) Rene Auberjonois (Father Mulcahy) Don’t know **Cheers** … but I’ll guess you want the movie version of _MAS_H\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/74 "2012-09-06T21:48:04Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Here’s what I think will be a tricky one, so I’ll add some clues > > Diagnosis: Murder > All in the Family > Newhart > The Bob Newhart Show > and The Brady Bunch Oh God, and I HATED this movie, too! * * * Cold Turkey. * * * Dick Van Dyke, Jean Stapleton, Tom Poston, Bob Newhart, and the voice of Maureen McCormick! ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/75 "2012-09-06T22:19:20Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Oh God, and I HATED this movie, too! > > * * * > > Cold Turkey. > > * * * > > Dick Van Dyke, Jean Stapleton, Tom Poston, Bob Newhart, and the voice of Maureen McCormick! You’re good. How about: Wilfred Spin City Taxi ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/76 "2012-09-07T12:47:34Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > John Schuck (“Painless”) > Rene Auberjonois (Father Mulcahy) > Don’t know **Cheers** … but I’ll guess you want the movie version of _MAS_H\*\*\* Very good! The missing actor is Tom Skerritt. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/77 "2012-09-08T17:41:51Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > _**Mike Hammer > Sessions > Spenser for Hire**_ Mike Hammer: Stacy Keach Spenser for Hire: Avery Brooks Sessions: I’m not sure which one you mean. However, Stacy Keach and Avery Brooks were both in American History X. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/78 "2012-09-08T23:47:43Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > Mike Hammer: Stacy Keach > Spenser for Hire: Avery Brooks > Sessions: I’m not sure which one you mean. > > However, Stacy Keach and Avery Brooks were both in American History X. You are absolutely right. _ **Sessions** _ was an HBO sitcom featuring Michael McKean as a neurotic middle aged man and… Elliot Gould (who was Edward Norton’s Mom’s boyfriend in \*\*\*American History X \*\*\*) as his psychiatrist. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/79 "2012-09-09T01:18:13Z")
Tales of the Gold Monkey The Jeff Foxworthy Show The Incredible Hulk ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769/80 "2012-09-10T01:59:51Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Tales of the Gold Monkey > The Jeff Foxworthy Show > The Incredible Hulk Nobody? I’ll make it easier by adding three more: Dallas Homicide: Life On The Street The Young Riders [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-tv-shows/633769.md?page=5)