# ID That TV Show in 5 Clues **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790 "2009-03-25T21:15:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/221 "2009-03-28T21:20:22Z")
1. Scout 2. Goldenblatt and Bloom 3. Funky spunk 4. Drag queen bingo 5. Elizabeth Taylor ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/222 "2009-03-28T21:37:01Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > 1. Scout > 2. Goldenblatt and Bloom > 3. Funky spunk > 4. Drag queen bingo > 5. Elizabeth Taylor _Sex and the City_ 1. A long time ago 2. Backup 3. Beaver 4. Girls’ restroom 5. Pirates \*\*\* Ponder ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/223 "2009-03-28T22:34:58Z")
Brooklyn, NY Menopausal Pickled Herring Novelty Item Salesman Substitute Teacher ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/224 "2009-03-28T23:56:07Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > _Sex and the City_ > > 1. A long time ago > 2. Backup > 3. Beaver > 4. Girls’ restroom > 5. Pirates > > \*\*\* Ponder WAG: _Sliders_ 1. Bells 2. Beer 3. Money 4. Potato 5. Chains ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/225 "2009-03-29T00:12:19Z")
> [@tds1273](#): > > Since most of these clues seem to be coming from the same generation/demographic, let’s try this one, which, if any message board were to get it, it would be this one. > > 1.Bodega > 2.Notepad > 3.NYC > 4.Max Mouse > 5.Rally Ghostwriter 1. Rene 2. Gatling 3. promotions 4. “I hear you!” 5. cousin Jessica ---
**Author:** ![Clark\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@Clark\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clark_K)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/226 "2009-03-29T00:51:40Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > _Barney Miller_. Correct ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/227 "2009-03-29T00:53:17Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > > [@Ponderoid](#): > > > > 1. A long time ago > > 2. Backup > > 3. Beaver > > 4. Girls’ restroom > > 5. Pirates > > WAG: _Sliders_ No, try again. 🙂 > [@want2know](#): > > 1. Bells > 2. Beer > 3. Money > 4. Potato > 5. Chains _Blackadder_. > [@palindromemordnilap](#): > > 1. Rene > 2. Gatling > 3. promotions > 4. “I hear you!” > 5. cousin Jessica _Benson_. 1. Walk and talk 2. Multiple sclerosis 3. Call girl 4. Surveys 5. Nobel laureate \*\*\* Ponder ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/228 "2009-03-29T03:20:14Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > 1. Walk and talk > 2. Multiple sclerosis > 3. Call girl > 4. Surveys > 5. Nobel laureate The West Wing ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/229 "2009-03-29T05:20:51Z")
> [@Clark\_K](#): > > I’m guessing _Big Bang Theory_ **Correct.** Yeah, well if I put that both Leslie and Leonard came from Roseanne, you would get it immediately. I’m surprised that Wollowitz actually had a role before Wollowitz. I’m sad that Brandy and Mr.Whiskers got canned. I will be honnest, that was a GREAT show. Would buy it on DVD, if it was out. What is the take on the “Once Removed” angle of the game? We like them? Should we branch it off into its own thread? ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/230 "2009-03-29T05:37:00Z")
Here are the ones I still have out (As far as I can tell.) > [@Meeko](#): > > 1.“A unique social experiment” > 2.Food Bricks > 3.Treatments > 4.Pods > 5.Val 6.Not a sitcom, not a drama > [@Meeko](#): > > 1. Cop Drama Parody > 2. X Middle School > 3. Safety Patrol > 4. Ingrid Third > 5. Cornelius \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 6.Animated I like cartoons, I’m not going to appologize. > [@Meeko](#): > > H: “Megabyte” > > K. a title that a character would SEEMINGLY say on Mr.Rogers - except that he says something different. > > L.“Word Bird” and a soundtrack featuring a Jew’s Harp. Not Shari Lois and Bram’s Elephant show > > N. Whoopi Goldberg (and puppets) > > O. A Top 10 list of Pop culture. > > Hints: > > H : The show was from the UK, yet, “Megabyte” was not. **ADDED: I also believe it was a remake of a 1970s show**. > K: Was a catchall type show for next to anything that Nick had. \*\*ADDED: and it was shown multiple times, IIRC. \*\* > L: “With my Knapsack on my back… Val da reeee, Val da rahhh, Val da ra ha ha ha…” **ADDED: Looking for a Guy’s Name here, First and Last, in the Title.** > > N : The newest show of the bunch (In order: N O H L K) Had only 3 Episodes. **ADDED: Lazy Town comes the closest to matching this show.** > > O: Flopped Miserably, I only remember seeing it advertised once or twice. As far as I can tell, only had 1 episode. **ADDED: Onomatopoeic title** ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/231 "2009-03-29T06:12:14Z")
Originally Posted by Meeko 1.“A unique social experiment” 2.Food Bricks 3.Treatments 4.Pods 5.Val 6.Not a sitcom, * * * Big Brother ---
**Author:** ![Sodalite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/232 "2009-03-29T06:37:10Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > 1. Cop Drama Parody > 2. X Middle School > 3. Safety Patrol > 4. Ingrid Third > 5. Cornelius \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Fillmore! ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/233 "2009-03-29T06:46:28Z")
1. A foreign domestic 2. Sounds like a paradox 3. A guy with two bird names 4. A woman who produces sounds 5. Sherry ---
**Author:** ![Clark\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@Clark\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clark_K)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/234 "2009-03-29T06:46:31Z")
1. Segway 2. “Don’t call it that.” 3. Hot ham water 4. Ocean Walker 5. Blue ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/235 "2009-03-29T06:54:45Z")
> [@palindromemordnilap](#): > > Originally Posted by Meeko > 1.“A unique social experiment” > 2.Food Bricks > 3.Treatments > 4.Pods > 5.Val > > 6.Not a sitcom, > > * * * > > Big Brother Not Quite. 1. Reality TV Show > [@Sodalite](#): > > Fillmore! Well, naturally, I’m doing NEXT to all the shows I know on Nick, I had to branch over to Toon Disney. Right? **Correct!** ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/236 "2009-03-29T07:01:53Z")
1.Dik-dik 2.“INTERN” T-shirts 3.Cheap Games for Cheap Bastards 4. World Wide **WEBB** 5.“We give it a 3, out of 5” Why do I have a feeling this one won’t make it five minutes? ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/237 "2009-03-29T13:03:02Z")
I guess I’ll add in a few more and then give the answer later. 1. Tylenol with the codeine 2. Shrimp is the black man’s lobster 3. Rice and Beans 4. A guy named Al who never talks 5. A woman whose high school nickname was “Duck” 6. Married man with a 26 year-old girlfriend (and for some reason he can’t remember, that was supposed to be a good thing!) 7. “Whack palace” 8. It might have been a hate crime because the soup thrown was a can of matzoh ball soup. 9. Frank didn’t want to say the jacket was ‘teal-colored’ because that sounded “kind of faggy” 10. “You must be Mrs. DeNegro”. 11. A severed foot in a plastic bag 12. A cop named Frank too fat to fit behind the wheel of a golf cart 13. An angry black police Lieutenant with a very popular voice 14. A wife who is cheating with a House Husband 15. If Mike had to go gay with someone it would probably be Reuben because he’s small and delicate so it would be like being with a woman. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/238 "2009-03-29T14:55:27Z")
I tried to make this one hard but I think it’s easy anyway 1. 30 seconds of music 2. Question everything 3. A name that means danger 4. The Dark Ages: '76-'77, and '80-'83 5. $2,520,700 ---
**Author:** ![zenith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zenith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zenith)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/239 "2009-03-29T15:01:44Z")
1. 4291 2. Denzel 3. Disbelief 4. Rearranged Dust 5. Sandpapered Breasts ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/240 "2009-03-29T15:06:17Z")
> [@palindromemordnilap](#): > > I tried to make this one hard but I think it’s easy anyway > > 1. 30 seconds of music > 2. Question everything > 3. A name that means danger > 4. The Dark Ages: '76-'77, and '80-'83 > 5. $2,520,700 Jepoardy [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790.md?page=13)