# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/81 "2009-03-26T06:08:20Z")
> [@Bacon\_Salt](#): > > Wild and Crazy Kids **Sorry. Not this time.** ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/82 "2009-03-26T06:11:51Z")
1. Surplus store, corner of People’s Dr. and 124th St. 2. Vera Horvath 3. The Kubiak 4. Freemason 5. hairball ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/83 "2009-03-26T06:22:20Z")
> [@Bacon\_Salt](#): > > MST3K Yup. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/84 "2009-03-26T07:39:22Z")
1. Papercut 2. Red Head Bros 3. ???, The Strongest Man in the World 4. Wellsville 5. Steve Buscemi ---
**Author:** ![Bravo\_Romeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bravo\_Romeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bravo_Romeo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/85 "2009-03-26T08:44:36Z")
> [@Blazric Jones](#): > > [ul] > [li]Hands[/li][li]Denise[/li][li]closing[/li][li]Alzheimer’s disease[/li][li]night terrors[/li][/ul] No-one got this one yet? ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/86 "2009-03-26T09:39:45Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > 1. Papercut > 2. Red Head Bros > 3. ???, The Strongest Man in the World > 4. Wellsville > 5. Steve Buscemi I’ve been waiting. I knew someone was going to do **Pete and Pete** eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/87 "2009-03-26T10:23:58Z")
> [@Bacon\_Salt](#): > > MST3K > > Wild and Crazy Kids > > 1. Girl names > 2. The Blanks > 3. Two coins add up to $.55 and one is not a nickel. > 4. Daydreams > 5. Penny Scrubs, except the two coins equal $0.26, and one of them is not a quarter. Los Angeles multiple pregnancies The threat of no-bucket rolodex eyeballs Fred the mathematician ---
**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 26, 2009, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/88 "2009-03-26T11:16:13Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > :):)🙂 I think that allows me to do the following. :):)🙂 > > Still too easy? > > Fine. We will do it this way. left right and center on all things Nick. > > One clue per show. > > A: Orange Soda > B: GC 161 > C: “Fire Drill” > D: The Hurry-up Machine > E: “The Deep End” > F: Swift the Fox > G: Catalina and the Actor that would become the first black Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. > H: “Megabyte” > I: “Mikey, the video adveturer” > J: Game show hosted by Michael Carrington. Think about it. An answer will come to you fast. A. Kenan and Kel F. David the Gnome ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/89 "2009-03-26T11:56:44Z")
> [@Blazric Jones](#): > > Pokémon? (Ha, I remembered how to do the “é” from about 5 years ago - Alt + 0233) > > [ul] > [li]Hands[/li][li]Denise[/li][li]closing[/li][li]Alzheimer’s disease[/li][li]night terrors[/li][/ul] Boston Legal ---
**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 26, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/90 "2009-03-26T12:15:04Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > G: Catalina and the Actor that would become the first black Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. Oh, and this is Space Cases. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/91 "2009-03-26T13:52:53Z")
> [@oliversarmy](#): > > Becker > Post > Angel > Corbett > White The Rockford Files (I was actually thinking about this while reading the thread: “I’ll list characters from “Rockford” once I find one to answer!” ---
**Author:** ![Southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southpaw)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/92 "2009-03-26T14:42:54Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Kerosene Cucumbers > Wink’n Blink’n and Nod > Bachelor Father > Morning Honey, Morning Dear > Judy, Judy, Judy The Andy Griffith Show [Quote=meeko] 1. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is A Desilu Production 2. Ms.McGillicuddy 3. Apartment 3-D 4. The Tropicana 5. WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! [/quote] I Love Lucy Here’s mine: 1. Shoehorn 2. Typewriter 3. Rosebud 4. Walnuts 5. Toupee ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/93 "2009-03-26T14:48:58Z")
> [@Southpaw](#): > > Here’s mine: > > 1. Shoehorn > 2. Typewriter > 3. Rosebud > 4. Walnuts > 5. Toupee The Dick Van Dyke Show. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/94 "2009-03-26T14:54:43Z")
> [@Southpaw](#): > > The Andy Griffith Show > > I Love Lucy > > Here’s mine: > > 1. Shoehorn > 2. Typewriter > 3. Rosebud > 4. Walnuts > 5. Toupee The Dick Van Dyke Show. ---
**Author:** ![tds1273](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@tds1273](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tds1273)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/95 "2009-03-26T15:28:46Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > :):)🙂 I think that allows me to do the following. :):)🙂 > > Still too easy? > > Fine. We will do it this way. left right and center on all things Nick. > > One clue per show. > > A: Orange Soda > B: GC 161 > C: “Fire Drill” > D: The Hurry-up Machine > E: “The Deep End” > F: Swift the Fox > G: Catalina and the Actor that would become the first black Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. > H: “Megabyte” > I: “Mikey, the video adveturer” > J: Game show hosted by Michael Carrington. Think about it. An answer will come to you fast. G. Welcome Back Freshman? I.Nick Arcade …YCDTOT I would guess for either B,C, D; but I’m not sure which. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/96 "2009-03-26T15:29:51Z")
My contribution: 1. Sidney 2. psychiatrist 3. Haji 4. No navel 5. Blink ---
**Author:** ![tds1273](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@tds1273](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tds1273)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/97 "2009-03-26T15:39:56Z")
1.Ketchup 2.Nanny 3.Cuckoo Clock 4.Vegetarian 5.Castle also… 1.Good Grief 2.Pillar Box 3.Mark III 4.Eyepatch 5.Baron ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/98 "2009-03-26T15:54:59Z")
> [@tds1273](#): > > 1.Ketchup > 2.Nanny > 3.Cuckoo Clock > 4.Vegetarian > 5.Castle > > also… > > 1.Good Grief > 2.Pillar Box > 3.Mark III > 4.Eyepatch > 5.Baron Seinfeld. 1. Southern Cross 2. Alpha Fighter 3. SDF 4. Khyron 5. Yellow Dancer ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/99 "2009-03-26T16:19:37Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > 1. Southern Cross > 2. Alpha Fighter > 3. SDF > 4. Khyron > 5. Yellow Dancer Robotech > [@tds1273](#): > > 1.Good Grief > 2.Pillar Box > 3.Mark III > 4.Eyepatch > 5.Baron Danger Mouse Mine: 1. Tommy gun 2. Radio tubes 3. Gladiators 4. Black cat 5. _Hamlet_ ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/100 "2009-03-26T16:28:04Z")
> [@tds1273](#): > > …YCDTOT I would guess for either B,C, D; but I’m not sure which. For the Record, YCDTOT was already clued with 5 clues. Somone implied I couldn’t make the clues harder. Which is why I went all Minimalist in my clues. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790.md?page=6)