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Andy E. Nystrom · 5/30/2021 7:25 am

Those are correct. Efrem Zimbalist Jr was the second Alfred voice actor on Batman: The Animated Series

skippcomet · 5/31/2021 4:18 am

Andy E. Nystrom wrote:
Remaining answer:
2. Paul Reubens starred in this computer game based series
If you couldn't figure this one out then... You Don't Know Jack!

Time for the letter Z
3. This superhero was somewhat inspired by Isis
8. Who was Jed Bartlet's daughter?
9. Who played a mortician on Tru Calling?
13. Who was Rebo's partner?
14. A current series is ____ Extraordinary Playlist

3. Zari Tomaz, DC's Legends of Tomorrow
8. Zoe Bartlett
9. Zack Galifianakis. This was before he first came to prominence (as far as I know) in the movie The Hangover.
13. Zooty. Rebo & Zooty were a famous and widely successful comedy duo in the world of Babylon 5. When they finally made an appearance on the show, they were played by Penn & Teller.
14. Zoey's

Andy E. Nystrom · 5/31/2021 4:36 am

Those are correct (Zach for 9). In addition, Zooty was voiced by Harlan Ellison.

That leaves:
2. According to a theme song, "It the New ___, we invited you."
4. Jerome Valenti claimed that his mother got him with a what?
11. An adversary on this series was The Man

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/05/2021 4:05 am

Calling a day on the above three.

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/06/2021 5:29 am

Remaining answers:
2. According to a theme song, "It the New ___, we invited you."
Zoo Revue

4. Jerome Valenti claimed that his mother got him with a what?
zinger in the end (Gotham)

11. An adversary on this series was The Man
Z Nation

This quiz is on Agents of SHIELD. In some cases I'm oversimplifying the questions to avoid spoilers though I'll clarify once the answer is revealed in spoiler tags if the respondent doesn't beat me to it. Please include key details for people who haven't seen in spoiler tags. More questions than usual because I didn't want to give any of the main characters short shrift.

1. Although they spend a lot of time off topic which main cast member does videos on YouTube looking at each episode, usually with other cast/crew members related to that episode?
2. Which character who first appeared in Agent Carter appeared in season 7 of Agents of SHIELD?
3. Which recurring villain did Clark Gregg play on the show?
4. Who appeared as an adversary in season 2 but as more of an ally in season 7?
5. Who played Gideon Malick?
6. Which main villain had a name that sounded like an Arrow threat from the same season?
7. Whose childhood did we learn the most about in season 1?
8. Aside from Coulson, which character from Iron Man (2008) appeared in the show?
9. What was the virtual reality world called?
10. One more the other, which two movies did season 1 tie into around the time of release?
11. Which Asgardian from the movies appeared and who was the villain from the same episode?
12. Which two comic book superheroes made their MCU debuts in season 4?
13. Which artificial lifeform was an ally of the team?
14. Which alien race was prominent in the first half of season 5?
15. Who for a time suffered brain damage as the result of events in the first season?
16. Which two characters seemed most suspicious of robots/androids having watched a lot of killer robot movies and which such movie did one of them, when asked by the other if they had seen it, reply that of course they've seen it?
17. Which team member had a nickname due to an heroic but traumatic incident years ago, and what was the nickname?
18. What did Skye learn she had in common with Raina? Include spoiler space.
19. Which team member once had a highly contagious virus in them?
20. What was Melinda's husband's secret? Include spoiler space.
21. Which superhuman joined the team as a result of the events of season 2?
22. Who are Deke's grandparents? Include spoiler space.
23. Who was a professor in the virtual reality world?
24. Deke and which villain had a mutual attraction?
25. Which three characters had intended spinoffs that never materialized? For the two characters who made it to a shared pilot, what was the pilot?
26. How was Tahiti usually described in the series and who went there in season 5?
27. Who was Grant Ward romantically involved with in season 2? I'll accept either name for the character.
28. One season 3 episode focussed on one team member trapped on another world (later revisited by others), Which team member?
29. Who was the most traumatized at the start of season 4 by the events of season 3?
30. What was the name of Coulson's car?
31. Late in season 1, why weren't the team able to access certain files they needed?
32. What was Holden Radcliffe's greatest creation and what transformed it?
33. Who was Director of SHIELD in season 6?
34. Which member of the team did the web storyline Slingshot focus on?
35. Which two characters retained their memories when they first entered the virtual reality world?

zuckyd1 · 6/06/2021 6:55 am

10. Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: Winter Soldier?
11. Sif

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/06/2021 7:14 am

Those two are correct. For 11, that leaves the villain (the episode-specific villain).

Loki · 6/06/2021 7:49 am

2 Daniel Sousa
3 Sarge
4 Jiaying
6 Hive?
8 Nick Fury
11 Lorelei
12 Patriot and Ghost Rider
14 Kree
15 Fitz
17 Melinda May, the Cavalry
18 Both

Inhumans

20 He was

the Inhuman Lash

21 Lincoln Campbell
22

Fitz and Simmons

23 Coulson
25 Lance Hunter and Bobbi Morse were intended to spin off. They had a pilot, Marvel's Most Wanted. Ghost Rider was also considered for a spin-off.
26. It's a magical place. Coulson and May.
27. Daisy.
28. Jemma Simmons
29. Quake
30 Lola
31 Hydra had emerged and SHIELD discredited following the events of Winter Soldier, so they were on the run.
32 AIDA and the Darkhold
33 Mac
34 Yoyo

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/06/2021 8:04 am

27 is incorrect. He initially pursued her but she declined.
31 is incorrect. The files they were specifically trying to access weren't SHIELD's own. I should add that they eventually did obtain the files I'm thinking of, but there was a reason why they couldn't do so sooner not related to them being on the run.

The rest are correct.

For #2

the timeline diverged at some point in the season 7 mission, likely episode 1, so it's likely this was a divergent Sousa.

For #4

the timeline had definitely diverged by the time she appeared in season 7, making her a divergent Jiaying.

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/12/2021 4:37 am

Previously on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: The Quiz:

1. Although they spend a lot of time off topic which main cast member does videos on YouTube looking at each episode, usually with other cast/crew members related to that episode?
5. Who played Gideon Malick?
7. Whose childhood did we learn the most about in season 1?
9. What was the virtual reality world called?
13. Which artificial lifeform was an ally of the team?
16. Which two characters seemed most suspicious of robots/androids having watched a lot of killer robot movies and which such movie did one of them, when asked by the other if they had seen it, reply that of course they've seen it?
19. Which team member once had a highly contagious virus in them?
24. Deke and which villain had a mutual attraction?
27. Who was Grant Ward romantically involved with in season 2? I'll accept either name for the character.
31. Late in season 1, why wasn't the team initially able to access certain files they needed?
35. Which two characters retained their memories when they first entered the virtual reality world?

Calling a day!

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/13/2021 5:50 am

Remaining answers:

1. Although they spend a lot of time off topic which main cast member does videos on YouTube looking at each episode, usually with other cast/crew members related to that episode?
Elizabeth Henstridge. She started with the final season as episodes aired but has gone back to the beginning. Worth a watch if you want to learn more about how people got involved in the series and other behind the scenes info.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ElizabethHenstridgechannel/videos

5. Who played Gideon Malick?
The late Powers Boothe.

7. Whose childhood did we learn the most about in season 1?
Grant Ward's

9. What was the virtual reality world called?
The Framework

13. Which artificial lifeform was an ally of the team?
Enoch.

16. Which two characters seemed most suspicious of robots/androids having watched a lot of killer robot movies and which such movie did one of them, when asked by the other if they had seen it, reply that of course they've seen it?
Mack and Yo-Yo; Mack replied to Yo-Yo's query that of course he's seen Chopping Mall (I also recommend that movie; it's a fun bit of cheesy 1980s horror).

19. Which team member once had a highly contagious virus in them?
Jemma Simmons in season 1

24. Deke and which villain had a mutual attraction?
Snowflake

27. Who was Grant Ward romantically involved with in season 2? I'll accept either name for the character.
Agent 33/Kara Palamas

31. Late in season 1, why wasn't the team initially able to access certain files they needed?
The files weren't on any computer, thus requiring this sort of file transfer:

35. Which two characters retained their memories when they first entered the virtual reality world?
Daisy Johnson and Jemma Simmons

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/13/2021 6:25 am

The latest theme is theme songs/theme music.

1. What was the theme song to Greatest American Hero?
2. What was the theme song to Joan of Arcadia?
3. What's the proper response to whether Spider-Man is strong or not?
4. What was the theme song to The Littlest Hobo (1979 series)?
5. Which superhero is ever loving according to their theme song?
6. According to the Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! theme, Shazam has what power?
7. What was the original theme to Happy Days?
8. What was the theme song to Joanie Loves Chachi?
9. According to theme to Misfits of Science, "Science is over..." [fill in the rest]
10. What was the theme song to The Office (UK version)?
11. What was the theme song to The Sopranos?
12. According to the theme song of The Littles, why can't you stop The Littles?
13. The theme to which series began with, "Watch out, 'cause here we come"?
14. Although the actual lyrics are only in the movie version, what was the theme to MASH?
15. What was the theme song to Power Play (1998 series)?
16. Which show's theme song started with "Like magic he appears"?
17. Which show's theme claimed, "We're going to turn it on, we're going to give you the power"
18. Which show's theme song declared, "All the world's waiting for you".
19. The Spanish version of which theme had background singing added even though there was none in the original English language version?
20. In the expanded version of the Red Dwarf theme, where does the singer head to after packing their bags?

Loki · 6/13/2021 6:37 am

1 Believe it or not.
3 Listen bud, he's got radioactive blood - which doesn't actually answer the question.
4. Maybe tomorrow
5 The Thing?
13 Monkees
14 Suicide is Painless
20 Hyperspace

zuckyd1 · 6/13/2021 6:57 am

7. Rock Around the Clock?

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/13/2021 8:10 am

5 and 13 are incorrect (I just checked, and the Monkees themes starts with "Here we come, coming down the street"). The rest are correct. Rock Around the Clock was of course later replaced with an original Happy Days theme.

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/13/2021 8:22 am

Here are the theme songs already found:

1. Greatest American Hero/Believe it or Not

3. Spider-Man 1967

4. The Littlest Hobo

7. Happy Days season 1/Rock Around the Clock

14. MASH/Suicide is Painless

20. Expanded version of the Red Dwarf theme

skippcomet · 6/13/2021 3:21 pm

12. Because the Littles don't stop.
17. O.M.G. "The Powerhouse"! That's like a DEEP cut of early 80's PBS kids' TV. I'd all but forgotten it (except for a scene at the end of one episode, where one of the cast stepped on the scale after getting back into shape and another had put their foot on the scale to mess with the results, I have no idea why I've remembered this almost 40 years later).

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/13/2021 4:02 pm

12 is correct. Very circular reasoning there, like someone someone runs fast because they're a fast runner.

17 is incorrect. I hadn't heard of Powerhouse before your reply so I hunted down the theme and that particular line isn't in it.

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/17/2021 6:00 pm

Loki wrote:
8 Web Woman. Not sure "original" is quite the word you wanted. Marvel's lawyers apparently didn't think she was original...

Going back a couple of pages because the latest issue of Retro Fan has an article on the Super 7. The situation with Web Woman and Marvel is a bit complicated. As a concept she preceded Spider-Woman. In fact she was originally going to be called Spider-Woman, which prompted Marvel to rush its own Spider-Woman into print. So Jessica Drew has Web Woman to thank for her very existence. There were certainly some legal snarls afterwards, but these were settled out of court. For anyone interested in the original Super 7 characters, it's worth purchasing the issue for that article alone.

Loki · 6/18/2021 3:43 am

Andy E. Nystrom wrote:
Loki wrote:
8 Web Woman. Not sure "original" is quite the word you wanted. Marvel's lawyers apparently didn't think she was original...

Going back a couple of pages because the latest issue of Retro Fan has an article on the Super 7. The situation with Web Woman and Marvel is a bit complicated. As a concept she preceded Spider-Woman. In fact she was originally going to be called Spider-Woman, which prompted Marvel to rush its own Spider-Woman into print. So Jessica Drew has Web Woman to thank for her very existence. There were certainly some legal snarls afterwards, but these were settled out of court. For anyone interested in the original Super 7 characters, it's worth purchasing the issue for that article alone.

Sounds interesting. It's just a shame imo that similar legal issues seem to be responsible for keeping several of the superheroes introduced in the Super 7 from being repeated or released on home media.

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/18/2021 7:45 am

It was written by Andy Mangels so it's well researched as you'd expect. The article does also tackle the DC lawsuits (in greater depth than with Marvel because there are actual trial documents). He doesn't think that any of the subsequent owners of the Filmation material have even looked into whether the Super 7 material that has had legal issues could be released. It's possible that it could be because some material aired outside of the US in the years immediately following its US injunction.

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/19/2021 4:48 am

Calling a day on the following:

2. What was the theme song to Joan of Arcadia?
5. Which superhero is ever loving according to their theme song?
6. According to the Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! theme, Shazam has what power?
8. What was the theme song to Joanie Loves Chachi?
9. According to theme to Misfits of Science, "Science is over..." [fill in the rest]
10. What was the theme song to The Office (UK version)?
11. What was the theme song to The Sopranos?
13. The theme to which series began with, "Watch out, 'cause here we come"?
15. What was the theme song to Power Play (1998 series)?
16. Which show's theme song started with "Like magic he appears"?
17. Which show's theme claimed, "We're going to turn it on, we're going to give you the power"
18. Which show's theme song declared, "All the world's waiting for you".
19. The Spanish version of which theme had background singing added even though there was none in the original English language version?

Sidney Osinga · 6/19/2021 5:10 pm

17. the Electric Company

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/19/2021 9:26 pm

17 is correct. Here is the later years version, which shows the characters transforming into the actors.

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/20/2021 4:57 am

Remaining answers:
2. What was the theme song to Joan of Arcadia?
What if God Was One of Us?

5. Which superhero is ever loving according to their theme song?
Hulk (1966 theme)

6. According to the Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! theme, Shazam has what power?
Power of truth

8. What was the theme song to Joanie Loves Chachi?
Look at Me

9. According to theme to Misfits of Science, "Science is over..." [fill in the rest]
Class dismissed!

10. What was the theme song to The Office (UK version)?
Handbags and Gladrags

11. What was the theme song to The Sopranos?
Woke Up This Morning

13. The theme to which series began with, "Watch out, 'cause here we come"?
Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983)

15. What was the theme song to Power Play (1998 series)?
The Hockey Song (Good Ol' Hockey Game) (song at 1m10 mark)
[youtube]0RALg2nI6oY?t=70[/youtube]

16. Which show's theme song started with "Like magic he appears"?
Here's Boomer

Second, catchier version, albeit with German lettering:

18. Which show's theme song declared, "All the world's waiting for you".
Wonder Woman

19. The Spanish version of which theme had background singing added even though there was none in the original English language version?
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1980s)

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/20/2021 6:04 am

Today is random questions.

1. What was the main character in The Office (UK)?
2. Aside from Joanie and Chachi, which other Happy Days character moved over to Joanie Loves Chachi?
3. On Doctor Who, what is River Song's catchphrase?
4. In Tarzan and the Super 7, which two superheroes were a married couple?
5. DVDs (and likely other promotional items) for this series say, "They only stop to reload".
6. The final post-commercials scene for this sitcom in the final episode did not have any of the main cast because it was trying to promote a spinoff that never materialized.
7. Which villain on Son of the Beach was most like a James Bond villain and who played them?
8. Who played the main character in the first season of Murder One?
9. On Arrow, who was Felicity's father?
10. In The Marvel Super-Heroes (Iron Man segments) who was the second Crimson Dynamo?
11. In Iron Man: Armored Adventures, what colour was the Crimson Dynamo's armour?
12. Who hosted the original Hollywood Squares?
13. Which animated PSA series was part of an unsuccessful attempt to convert Americans (in this case kids) to the metric system?
14. In The Singing Detective, what condition did the main character suffer from?
15. The 1950s TV Superman appeared in an episode of which sitcom?
16. Who narrated the opening theme to Fonz and the Happy Days Gang?
17. Who played Kim Bauer on 24?
18. Who plays Kim Wexler on Better Call Saul?
19. This comment by Bill Maher caused or at least contributed to Politically Incorrect being cancelled.
20. In this recurring segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Meyers looks at a bit of news in greater depth than in the opening monologue
21. Who voiced HERBIE on The Fantastic Four (1978 series)?
22. Ironically this actor who played a cop on The Shield later went to jail for murdering his wife.
23. Which character appeared in all three shows in the Marvel Productions continuity (Spider-Man 1981, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Incredible Hulk 1982)?
24. Who drew controversy on SNL for criticizing the Catholic Church on air, including tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II?
25. Which robot on Mystery Science Theater 3000 is always present but rarely seen?

Loki · 6/20/2021 6:29 am

1 David Brent
3. Spoilers
4 Superstretch and Microwoman.
9 The Calculator

Andy E. Nystrom · 6/20/2021 6:43 am

Those are correct. River Song is wise. More people on the Internet should be like River Song.

zuckyd1 · 6/20/2021 10:58 am

19. He stated the 9/11 hijackers weren't cowards.
24. Sinead O'Connor

skippcomet · 6/20/2021 2:04 pm

25. Cambot