Hands down, Stephen Jay Gould. We considered naming our son Stephen Jay Gould Maccaby.
YMF holiday you don’t celebrate.
Arbor Day. I like trees, but c’mon.
YMF Monty Python sketch.
Upper-Class Twit of the Year (followed by Exploding Penguin on the TV Set, and Dead Parrot)
YMF European country
Great Britain, where most of my ancestors came from and which I’ve three times had the pleasure of visiting.
YMF place in Great Britain (and whether you’ve ever actually been there).
Wales. Cardiff, if you want more specifics. And, been there.
YMF place where you don’t speak the language.
Amsterdam. I tried to learn it, but fortunately everyone there speaks English.
YMF place you’ll probably never visit?
Canada. I just never seem to get around to it.
Your most favorite TV character who is kind of a jerk.
Dietrich, on Barney Miller
Fav sitcom female who is not pretty
Amy Farrah Fowler (albeit, they really dowdy-up Mayim Bialik, who I think is pretty).
Favorite TV sidekick.
The Great NcGonigle, with Peter Falk in "Trials of O’Brien
Fav fishing bait
H & H soft plastic cocahoe minnow on a 1/8 oz. jighead. I always throw the whole tackle box when they’re not biting, but over the years that little paddle-tail has put more meals on my table than anything else.
Favorite type of pet that you see others with, but never had one of your own.
I picked up a hitchhiker once who was traveling with his pet ferret – it was cool and well-behaved.
Fav non-English language you don’t understand, to listen to songs in
French: Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi - YouTube
YMF non-American rock or pop group?
Electric Light Orchestra (from Birmingham, England). But, you knew that one, @Elendil_s_Heir. 
YMF television show that originated on the BBC?
The original House of Cards. Ian Richardson is awesome in it.
Indeed I did, kenobi_65!
YMF political thriller in any medium?
Danger Man
Fav Rock group from a country where English is not the principle language/
Does ABBA count as a Rock group?
YMF ABBA song.
Waterloo. Yeah, it’s not like their songwriting quality took a dive, but their first hit happens to have been the best IMHO
YMF political commentator?
Rachel Maddow.
YMF American state?
Hawaii. Closest to paradise on earth I’ve ever seen.
YMF episode of YMF television series?