# 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:** 67
**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 25, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1321 "2026-06-25T21:07:48Z")
**Alfred Hitchcock** Alfred Hitchcock _Birds, The_ Cary Grant _Dial M for Murder_ Eva Marie Saint _Foreign Correspondent_ Grace Kelly Hedren, Tippi _I Confess_ _Juno and the Paycock_ Karen Black Looking for the director’s cameo _Man Who Knew Too Much, The_ Newspaper ad Ovophobia _Psycho_ Queen Elizabeth II Knighting Reville, Alma Suspenseful TV series _Alfred Hitchcock Presents_ _Under Capricorn_ Vera Miles Wine cellar key An important prop in _Notorious_ (1946), a spy thriller and my all-time favorite Hitchcock movie. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1322 "2026-06-29T04:42:39Z")
**Alfred Hitchcock** Alfred Hitchcock _Birds, The_ Cary Grant _Dial M for Murder_ Eva Marie Saint _Foreign Correspondent_ Grace Kelly Hedren, Tippi _I Confess_ _Juno and the Paycock_ Karen Black Looking for the director’s cameo _Man Who Knew Too Much, The_ Newspaper ad Ovophobia _Psycho_ Queen Elizabeth II Knighting Reville, Alma Suspenseful TV series _Alfred Hitchcock Presents_ _Under Capricorn_ Vera Miles Wine cellar key _X Files, The_ The Season 6 episode “Triangle” was a direct tribute to Hitchcock’s 1948 film _Rope_. The episode used the same stylistic technique of using long, unbroken, continuous takes to tell its story. ---
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**Alfred Hitchcock** Alfred Hitchcock _Birds, The_ Cary Grant _Dial M for Murder_ Eva Marie Saint _Foreign Correspondent_ Grace Kelly Hedren, Tippi _I Confess_ _Juno and the Paycock_ Karen Black Looking for the director’s cameo _Man Who Knew Too Much, The_ Newspaper ad Ovophobia _Psycho_ Queen Elizabeth II Knighting Reville, Alma Suspenseful TV series _Alfred Hitchcock Presents_ _Under Capricorn_ Vera Miles Wine cellar key _X Files, The_ _Young and Innocent_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1324 "2026-06-29T16:00:18Z")
**Alfred Hitchcock** Alfred Hitchcock _Birds, The_ Cary Grant _Dial M for Murder_ Eva Marie Saint _Foreign Correspondent_ Grace Kelly Hedren, Tippi _I Confess_ _Juno and the Paycock_ Karen Black Looking for the director’s cameo _Man Who Knew Too Much, The_ Newspaper ad Ovophobia _Psycho_ Queen Elizabeth II Knighting Reville, Alma Suspenseful TV series _Alfred Hitchcock Presents_ _Under Capricorn_ Vera Miles Wine cellar key _X Files, The_ _Young and Innocent_ Zanuck, Daryl F. Producer of _Lifeboat_; later replaced with Kenneth Macgowan ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1325 "2026-06-29T16:01:28Z")
**One hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1326 "2026-06-29T16:07:14Z")
**One hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” ---
**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 29, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1327 "2026-06-29T16:56:07Z")
One hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - [Tarzan Boy]([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)) Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” A twofer. Sorry about the double spacing, my phone won’t let me single space ---
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**One hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest ---
**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 29, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1329 "2026-06-29T20:33:45Z")
**One hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” ---
**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 29, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1330 "2026-06-29T20:44:14Z")
**One hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” [The Blob](https://youtu.be/Cn7yuh8_sSI?si=LTeXUmHucSZl5eVz) ---
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**One hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1332 "2026-06-30T15:49:08Z")
**One hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog ---
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**One hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan ---
**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 30, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1334 "2026-06-30T20:02:30Z")
**One hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” ---
**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 30, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1335 "2026-06-30T20:08:26Z")
**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) ---
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**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1337 "2026-07-01T00:11:07Z")
**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani ---
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**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” ---
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**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1340 "2026-07-01T15:41:50Z")
**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” “Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=66) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=68)