# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/101 "2009-03-26T16:31:51Z")
1. green ball 2. pony 3. heart 4. prickle 5. goo ---
**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, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/102 "2009-03-26T16:38:10Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > 1. green ball > 2. pony > 3. heart > 4. prickle > 5. goo Gumby! 1. Counselor 2. Teacher 3. Suit 4. Manual 5. Agent ---
**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, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/103 "2009-03-26T16:42:08Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > A. Kenan and Kel > F. David the Gnome Correct. Correct. > [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Oh, and this is Space Cases. Correct. > [@tds1273](#): > > G. Welcome Back Freshman? > I.Nick Arcade > > See Above. > > Correct. > > …YCDTOT I would guess for either B,C, D; but I’m not sure which. Already asked (and avswered) with 5 clues. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/104 "2009-03-26T16:52:20Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Just a stab here…Magnum PI? Correct. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/105 "2009-03-26T16:52:51Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > 1. Counselor > 2. Teacher > 3. Suit > 4. Manual > 5. Agent I’m guessing…the Greatest American Hero? 1. Dummy 2. el Puerco 3. possessed baby 4. gay dad 5. invisible ---
**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, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/106 "2009-03-26T17:01:42Z")
One clue Nick shows. Updated Answers and Hints. A: Orange Soda – Correctly Guessed as Kenan and Kel. B: GC 161 – Not YCDTOT. C: “Fire Drill” – NOT YCDTOT. I would say more on this one, but it would give it away. \*\* D: The Hurry-up Machine – NOT YCDTOT. This one is from the same era, however. \*\*\* E: “The Deep End” – This one, still amazes me, that it was ever on Nick. F: Swift the Fox – Correctly Guessed as David the Gnome. G: Catalina and the Actor that would become the first black Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. – Correctly guessed as Space Cases. (Hard to Imagine Nick had a would be Power Ranger.) H: “Megabyte” I: “Mikey, the video adveturer” – Correctly Guessed as Nick Arcade. That show didnt age well. \*\* J: Game show hosted by Michael Carrington. Think about it. An answer will come to you fast. \*\* 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. --Ask an Elephant, or a Canuck named Bram. [Hint] (Not Bram’s Show though.) \*\* M. 1950’s family “The Nielsens” - Yes this show was on Nickelodeon, --After hours. [Hint] \*\*\*\* N. Whoopi Goldberg (and puppets) \*\*\*\*\* O. A Top 10 list of Pop culture. As you can see, I watched. Who am I kidding? I still watch, a LOT of Nick. - Indicates my given difficulty level per the clue. I got some real hard ones for you, I know. ---
**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, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/107 "2009-03-26T17:24:23Z")
> [@tds1273](#): > > 1.Good Grief > 2.Pillar Box > 3.Mark III > 4.Eyepatch > 5.Baron > [@critter42](#): > > Robotech > Danger Mouse Righto! > [@tds1273](#): > > 1.Ketchup > 2.Nanny > 3.Cuckoo Clock > 4.Vegetarian > 5.Castle > [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Seinfeld. Sorry. This one is still alive, sort of… ---
**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, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/108 "2009-03-26T17:45:07Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > One clue Nick shows. Updated Answers and Hints. > > \*\*\* E: “The Deep End” – This one, still amazes me, that it was ever on Nick. > > \*\* J: Game show hosted by Michael Carrington. Think about it. An answer will come to you fast. > > - L.“Word Bird” and a soundtrack featuring a Jew’s Harp. --Ask an Elephant, or a Canuck named Bram. [Hint] (Not Bram’s Show though.) > > \*\*\*\* N. Whoopi Goldberg (and puppets) > > As you can see, I watched. Who am I kidding? I still watch, a LOT of Nick. > > - Indicates my given difficulty level per the clue. I got some real hard ones for you, I know. E. Are You Afraid of the Dark ? ? J. Think Fast (I just got your clue, slowly) L. Sharri, Louis, Bram’s Elephant Show N. Pinwheel ? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/109 "2009-03-26T17:51:21Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > I’m guessing…the Greatest American Hero? > > 1. Dummy > 2. el Puerco > 3. possessed baby > 4. gay dad > 5. invisible _ **SOAP!** _ 1. Sex 2. Sibling 3. Offspring 4. Alcohol 5. Housekeeper ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/110 "2009-03-26T17:58:43Z")
Okay, 50 posts and still no wins on this one… 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” -Joe ---
**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, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/111 "2009-03-26T18:18:02Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Okay, 50 posts and still no wins on this one… > > 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” > > -Joe I’ll guess “Frank’s Place?” ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/112 "2009-03-26T19:00:17Z")
> [@Labdad](#): > > I’ll guess “Frank’s Place?” Nope. I’ll add in a few more. 1. Married man with a 26 year-old girlfriend (and for some reason he can’t remember, that was supposed to be a good thing!) 2. “Whack palace” 3. It might have been a hate crime because the soup thrown was a can of matzoh ball soup. 4. Frank didn’t want to say the jacket was ‘teal-colored’ because that sounded “kind of faggy” 5. “You must be Mrs. DeNegro”. -Joe ---
**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, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/113 "2009-03-26T19:02:23Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Nope. I’ll add in a few more. > > 1. Married man with a 26 year-old girlfriend (and for some reason he can’t remember, that was supposed to be a good thing!) > 2. “Whack palace” > 3. It might have been a hate crime because the soup thrown was a can of matzoh ball soup. > 4. Frank didn’t want to say the jacket was ‘teal-colored’ because that sounded “kind of faggy” > 5. “You must be Mrs. DeNegro”. > > -Joe I’m just going to guess “It’s Always Sunny in Philadephia.” ---
**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, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/114 "2009-03-26T19:16:46Z")
1. Buddha Sack 2. Doggie 3. G.H. 4. Gay rodeo 5. Sharona Johnson ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/115 "2009-03-26T19:18:09Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > 1. Buddha Sack > 2. Doggie > 3. G.H. > 4. Gay rodeo > 5. Sharona Johnson King of the Hill. And the one above isn’t “Sunny Philadelphia”. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/116 "2009-03-26T19:23:55Z")
1. Zeke 2. Danny 3. Marcus 4. Ruiz 5. Doc ---
**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, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/117 "2009-03-26T19:37:36Z")
> [@Yeticus\_Rex](#): > > 1. Zeke > 2. Danny > 3. Marcus > 4. Ruiz > 5. Doc Tour of Duty 1. Jebediah 2. Braunstein 3. Leslie 4. Bleh 5. Wifflebottom ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/118 "2009-03-26T19:59:22Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > 1. Carson Daly > 2. $100,000 > 3. Dodge > 4. Farrah > 5. Didi No one answered this yet? My Name Is Earl Edit: They answered it, but I missed that post. ---
**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, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/119 "2009-03-26T20:03:50Z")
E. Are You Afraid of the Dark ? ? I know where you are going here. 🙂 Where as you are refering to one episode, the show I am looking for had “The Deep End” in multiple episodes. Are you Afraid of the Dark came to Nick AFTER this show. J. Think Fast (I just got your clue, slowly) :eek: **But you got it!** I loved that show, didn’t seem to last too long, if you ask me. L. Sharri, Louis, Bram’s Elephant Show. I specifically stated it was not Bram’s show, to hopefully avoid this answer. You could, if you technically stretched the definition, allow this show to be seen as a spin-off show. [And No, “The Elephant Show” isn’t the answer either.] N. Pinwheel ? Heh. wow. I applaud the effort there. To be honest, I think Pinwheel is older than I am. I BARELY remember “Today’s Special”. (Nither of these shows are on my list. BTW) There is a reason why I rated clue N so high. I will be shocked if someone can answer it, with out looking it up. It had great potential. If you can guess O unaided, I will be totally shocked. I don’t recall how Nick wanted that show to work, but it obviously didn’t, at all. ---
**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, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790/120 "2009-03-26T20:10:51Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Tour of Duty > > 1. Jebediah > 2. Braunstein > 3. Leslie > 4. Bleh > 5. Wifflebottom Wow. I’m gonna scrape together what I see here and offer: **Drawn Together**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-that-tv-show-in-5-clues/490790.md?page=7)