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Though Judd Hirsch & Carol Kane both won Emmys for this show in '83, it was canceled that year |
Taxi
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This soars when "tempus fugit" |
time flies
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In Abbott and Costello's "Who's on first?" routine, he's on second |
(Jay: [*]'s on second. Who is [*]'s on second?)
What
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This Speaker of the House plans to retire in 1987 |
Tip O'Neill
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How Elvis saw the red & green holiday in '64 |
(Ron: What is a "Blue, [*]"?)
"Blue Christmas"
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Would you believe this series won Best Comedy Emmy in '68? Would you believe '69? |
(Dorian: What is Laugh-In?)
Get Smart
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Hebrew term for "hello" or "goodbye" that literally means "peace" |
shalom
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His brothers Vince & Dom were also Major Leaguers |
Joe DiMaggio
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This son of Huey Long has represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate since 1948 |
Russell Long
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What both Vic Dana and Wayne Newton ordered the florist to send in '65 |
(Jay: What are red roses?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
"Red Roses For A Blue Lady"
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Camel cigarettes ad slogan first used in '21 |
"I'd walk a mile for a Camel"
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Long before winning an Emmy for his sci-fi anthology, this writer won for "Requiem for a Heavyweight" |
(Ron: Who is the late, great, [*]?) (Alex: Late, great. Editorializing now are you, okay?) (Ron: Big fan.)
Rod Serling
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Hindu word believed to contain all sounds, often used as a mantra |
(Ron: What is nirvana?)
om
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During 1945, this team hit only 1 home run in its D.C. stadium |
(Alex: Yeah, and it didn't happen until September 7th in that year.)
the Washington Senators
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He's Chicago's 1st Black mayor |
Harold Washington
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In 1926, they "gave out the news that the Southland" had done this |
they gave birth to the blues
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It won an Emmy & No. 1 ratings for '55-'56 season before falling in the quiz show scandals of 1958 |
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in this round.)
The $64,000 Question
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French term that describes the feeling that something happening has happened before |
deja vu
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Pirates' star whose plane crashed on mission to aid Nicaraguan earthquake victims |
Roberto Clemente
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This former Kentucky gov. is married to Phyllis George |
(John Y.) Brown
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In his '84 tour, Bruce Springsteen sang a '66 Mitch Ryder hit about this "evil" woman |
(Ron: [No response])
"Devil With The Blue Dress On"
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A special on this character's trip to China won Best Children's Show Emmy in '83 |
[Applause for Ron's run of the category] (Alex: Are you feeling, folks, that this young man has watched a lot of television?)
Big Bird (from Sesame Street)
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Irish nationalistic slogan meaning "Ireland, go free" |
Erin go Bragh
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Last player to win Major League Triple Crown was this Boston slugger, in 1967 |
Carl Yastrzemski
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Though later elected President, he was unsuccessful candidate for VP in 1920 |
(Alex: Nice going, you ran that category.)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Conclusion Elton John came to in '84 when he couldn't be "rollin' like thunder under the covers" |
(Ron: What is "Blue Jeans"?) (Dorian: What is "That's Why They Call It The Blues"?) [Accepted without remark] [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
"I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"
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