# What the heck was this alien's name?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 22, 2001, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-this-aliens-name/88961 "2001-10-22T22:25:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-this-aliens-name/88961/1 "2001-10-22T22:25:23Z")

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The one that only Fred Flintstone could see? Drawing a very irritating blank.

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**Author:** ![Dale\_The\_Bold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dale\_The\_Bold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_The_Bold)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-this-aliens-name/88961/2 "2001-10-22T22:32:08Z")

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Great Gazoo

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**Author:** ![Lao\_Tsu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lao\_Tsu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lao_Tsu)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-this-aliens-name/88961/3 "2001-10-22T22:34:29Z")

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Gazoo… IRC.

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**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-this-aliens-name/88961/4 "2001-10-23T00:52:21Z")

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Voiced by the immortal Harvey Korman.

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**Author:** ![TheeGrumpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TheeGrumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheeGrumpy)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-this-aliens-name/88961/5 "2001-10-23T01:03:24Z")

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Not to be confused with [Ozmodiar](http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F20), whom only Homer Simpson could see and hear.

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**Author:** ![JubilationTCornpone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JubilationTCornpone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JubilationTCornpone)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-this-aliens-name/88961/6 "2001-10-23T06:34:23Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Poysyn \*  
> \*\*The one that only Fred Flintstone could see? Drawing a very irritating blank. \*\*

Umm, Barney could see him as well.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-this-aliens-name/88961/7 "2001-10-23T15:27:15Z")

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that **The Great Gazoo** and **Q** from ST:TNG have the same basic personality & powers?

Oh, sure– **Gazoo** was sweetened up for the kiddies, but both are basically the same.

**Gazoo** is part of the Q Continumn! 😃

Next Week–I prove that George Jetson & Riker were separated at birth.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-was-this-aliens-name/88961/8 "2001-10-23T15:36:10Z")

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**Gazoo Barada Nikto**