# The Atoz Game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2025-12-02T22:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 65
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1281 "2026-06-16T22:49:55Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, _Airplane!_** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur He wrote the script for _Zero Hour!_ and _Flight Into Danger_ (the Canadian TV movie _Zero Hour!_ was a remake of) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1282 "2026-06-16T23:25:15Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, _Airplane!_** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1283 "2026-06-16T23:32:39Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty ninja’d! I was going to post “I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.” ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1284 "2026-06-17T00:21:34Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1285 "2026-06-17T00:44:35Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Obviously (No disrespect intended to Lloyd Bridges) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1286 "2026-06-17T02:07:58Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande Site of Ted’s failed mission ---
**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:** [June 17, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1287 "2026-06-17T02:43:52Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1288 "2026-06-17T11:35:54Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto _(the autopilot)_ Incidentallly, you can buy your own Otto from [Sporty’s Pilot Shop](https://www.aviationgifts.com/otto-the-pilot-inflatable.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqfythHKhhiUK4mGcIMEctMuqFN8FvLhLJ44Yf3ie6IK5rL7a6p) – and he’s currently on sale for less than sixty bucks. Personally, I’ve spent far more money than that on stupider things than this… _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [June 17, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1289 "2026-06-17T12:43:40Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto _(the autopilot)_ Patterson, Lorna ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1290 "2026-06-17T14:45:51Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto _(the autopilot)_ Patterson, Lorna Queasy stomachs from bad airline food ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1291 "2026-06-17T14:47:18Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto _(the autopilot)_ Patterson, Lorna Queasy stomachs from bad airline food Roger Murdock Kareem is on the list twice! ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1292 "2026-06-17T20:11:14Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto _(the autopilot)_ Patterson, Lorna Queasy stomachs from bad airline food Roger Murdock Stayin’ Alive ---
**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:** [June 17, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1293 "2026-06-17T20:35:33Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto _(the autopilot)_ Patterson, Lorna Queasy stomachs from bad airline food Roger Murdock Stayin’ Alive Toronto Where it first opened on July 27, 1980. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1294 "2026-06-18T16:42:43Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, Airplane!** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose Golly! Hailey, Arthur I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto _(the autopilot)_ Patterson, Lorna Queasy stomachs from bad airline food Roger Murdock Stayin’ Alive Toronto Unger, Navigator From _Airplane II: The Sequel_ ---
**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:** [June 18, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1295 "2026-06-18T18:37:32Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, _Airplane!_** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose “Golly!” Hailey, Arthur “I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.” Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto (the autopilot) Patterson, Lorna Queasy stomachs from bad airline food Roger Murdock “Stayin’ Alive” Toronto Unger, Navigator Victor Basta, Flight Engineer “What’s our vector, Victor?” ---
**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:** [June 18, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1296 "2026-06-18T18:41:50Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, _Airplane!_** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose “Golly!” Hailey, Arthur “I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.” Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto (the autopilot) Patterson, Lorna Queasy stomachs from bad airline food Roger Murdock “Stayin’ Alive” Toronto Unger, Navigator Victor Basta, Flight Engineer “WZAZ in Chicago, where disco lives forever!” Crash! ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1297 "2026-06-18T20:35:54Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, _Airplane!_** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose “Golly!” Hailey, Arthur “I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.” Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto (the autopilot) Patterson, Lorna Queasy stomachs from bad airline food Roger Murdock “Stayin’ Alive” Toronto Unger, Navigator Victor Basta, Flight Engineer “WZAZ in Chicago, where disco lives forever!” Crash! XR-2300 lunar shuttle (AKA Mayflower One) The plane featured in _Airplane II_ ---
**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:** [June 18, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1298 "2026-06-18T21:56:25Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, _Airplane!_** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose “Golly!” Hailey, Arthur “I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.” Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto (the autopilot) Patterson, Lorna Queasy stomachs from bad airline food Roger Murdock “Stayin’ Alive” Toronto Unger, Navigator Victor Basta, Flight Engineer “WZAZ in Chicago, where disco lives forever!” Crash! XR-2300 lunar shuttle (AKA Mayflower One) Young boy with coffee ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1299 "2026-06-19T04:24:49Z")
**Of or related to, however tangentially, _Airplane!_** Airport Boeing 707 Captain Clarence Oveur Dr. Rumack Elaine Dickinson Feliciano, Jose “Golly!” Hailey, Arthur “I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.” Julie Hagerty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Macho Grande _Nun’s Life_ Otto (the autopilot) Patterson, Lorna Queasy stomachs from bad airline food Roger Murdock “Stayin’ Alive” Toronto Unger, Navigator Victor Basta, Flight Engineer “WZAZ in Chicago, where disco lives forever!” Crash! XR-2300 lunar shuttle (AKA Mayflower One) Young boy with coffee Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker As long as we’re on movies New topic: Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1300 "2026-06-19T04:34:26Z")
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