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World Series of Pop Culture

Written by sdettorre

Over the past few years there has been a rise in shows called the World Series of… This began with the World Series of Poker. Since that phenomena took off it triggered a domino effect where these days high school kids make more money playing cards than their parents do at work. ESPN decided to add on to this “World Series” craze by recently airing a program called the World Series of Darts. Before you know it there might be the World Series of Eating Beer Nuts or better yet the World Series of Air Hockey, which I would actually watch if ESPN didn’t air it since ESPN is the C. Montgomery Burns of cable television. Who else would have an award show just so Chris Berman could take his shtick on the road to find more leather to be with?

Go to http://deadspin.com/sports/chris-berman/he-could-go-all-the-way-166410.php if you don’t get the reference.

However, one good thing this World Series craze has spawned is VH1’s World Series of Pop Culture. The show’s formula is pretty basic. There are two teams of three players each that face off in a tournament in which the winners receive $250,000. The teams play the best of five rounds, with the first team to win three categories declared the winner. For each category one player faces off against a representative from the other team. Each category has six questions and if the player answers incorrectly, the opponent can steal the point. If the category ends in a tie at the end of the round a tie-breaker is issued. This tie breaker involves a back and forth question like “Britney Spears took a lucrative career and managed to torpedo it in 15 different ways…name them.” The first player to miss one of the answers loses.

The World Series of Pop Culture is hosted by Pat Kiernan who looks like Count Chocula with Howard Cosell’s “hair”. Since I fancy myself a pop culture guru of sorts, this week I’ll play along with the teams as they vie for $250,000. I will answer before the contestant does through the miracle of DVR. Much like how Lando Calrissian trusted Han Solo when he shot the Sarnac’s tentacle off his leg in Return of the Jedi, you have to trust me that I am playing honestly. I won’t have the luxury of sitting a category out or taking a question off like the contestants do. I’m the Cal Ripken of this game ladies and germs. My hope is about 2/3 right. Without further ado let’s see how I stack up agains the experts…

Category One: High School Movies (please be a tribute to John Hughes films)
Question 1: What was Sean Penn’s character in Fast Times at Ridgemont High?
Answer: Spicoli (Correct)
Question 2: What Peter Gabriel song was playing when Lloyd Dobler held up a boom box in Say Anything?
Answer: In Your Eyes (Correct)
Question 3: What was Wyatt’s brother’s name in Weird Science?
Answer: Chet (Correct and a very easy one since I watched this movie last week)
Question 4: In Clueless, what acting family last name is used to describe a good-looking guy?
Answer: Douglas…I really have no idea…I boycotted any Dan Hedaya film after Cheers killed him off on the Ice Capades. Correct answer: Baldwin..would the answer be different if the movie was made today? My guess is a definitive yes.
Question 5: What is the name of the mountain Lane Meyer skied down in Better off Dead?
Answer: K1 (I was off by 11 mountains…it was K12)
There were only 5 questions asked since one of the contestants got eliminated.

My score: 3/5

Category 2: Seinfeld (Thank you Jee-bus)
Question 1: What was Kramer’s first name?
Answer: Cosimo (Correct)
Question 2: What temperamental chef ousted Elaine from a popular lunch spot?
Answer: The Soup Nazi (Correct)
Question 3: What candy did Kramer and Jerry drop in Elaine’s boyfriend during surgery?
Answer: Junior Mint (Correct and they are refreshing)
Question 4: What was the 1st name of the girl Jerry dated that rhymed with a female body part?
Answer: Delores (Correct)
Question 5: What actor did George think his LeBaron was previously owned by?
Answer: Shiloh Jolie-Pitt’s grandfather aka Jon Voigt (Correct)
Question 6: What was Jerry’s favorite t-shirt’s name?
Answer: Little Jerry Seinfeld…I have no idea (Correct answer: Golden Boy)

My score: 5/6

Category 3: Movies in a Nutshell (This is a movie and this is a movie in a nutshell)
Question 1: Owen Lift wants to off his mother, perhaps by tossing her from a locomotive.
Answer: Throw Momma From the Train (Correct)
Question 2: Dan Gallagher regrets an affair when she begins to stalk him and his family
Answer: Fatal Attraction (Correct and couldn’t the director have cast a better looking seductress than Glenn Close? Was Edie McClurg unavailable or something?)
Question 3: A young girl is forced to choose between family traditions and soccer.
Answer: Bend it Like Beckham (Correct)
Question 4: A teen takes bronzing pills and poses as a black man to get into Harvard
Answer: Soul Man (Correct)
Question 5: After hitting him with their car, a family takes Big Foot and discovers he’s a gentle giant.
Answer: Harry and the Hendersons (Correct)
Question 6: A college student and paint ball enthusiast is lured into an international spy game.
Answer: War Games (Gotcha…great game as a kid, although I have no recollection of the movie)

My score: 5/6

Category 4: Alternative Music (Here comes my Waterloo)
Question 1: What band was formed by David Byrne, Tina Weymouth and Chris Franz at the Rhode Island School of Design?
Answer: Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place (Talking Heads)
Question 2: Before going solo, what brooding one-named singer was front man for the Smiths?
Answer: Morrisey (Correct and an unbelievable guess)
Question 3: What B-52s song is an ode to a crustacean?
Answer: Love Shack, what else have they sung? (Apparently Rock Lobster is another of their “hits”)
Question 4: What Clash album included the songs “Train in Vain” and “Lost in the Supermarket”?
Answer: I Fought the Casbah and the Casbah Won (Surprisingly wrong…London Calling)
Question 5: What was the one-word name of Depeche Mode’s 1990 album?
Answer: Popozao (Violator)
Thankfully, there were only 5 questions asked since one of the contestants got eliminated.

My score: 1/5. That category gave it to me in a very uncomfortable place, like the backseat of a Volkswagen, but what else can be expected from a guy who would rather watch Roseanne and Dan Connor fool around than go see live music.

Category 5: Animated TV
Question 1: What character did Isaac Hayes lend his voice to on South Park?
Answer: Chef (Correct. As a Scientologist I wonder if he’s seen Suri)
Question 2: Puppy Power was the battle cry of what nephew of Scooby Doo?
Answer: Scrappy Doo (Correct)
Question 3: Linus and Sally spend Halloween night awaiting the arrival of what?
Answer: The Great Pumpkin (Correct)
Question 4: What band’s name appeared on Beavis’s t-shirt?
Answer: AC/DC (Metallica…dammit, I knew it was one or the other)
Question 5: What does Hank Hill sell at his job on King of the Hill?
Answer: Happy endings for FOX execs in order to keep his horrible show on the air (Propane and propane-related products…I was close)
Question 6: What is the Barbie-like doll on The Simpsons?
Answer: Malibu Stacey (Correct)
Tie-Breaker: Name the 16 celebrities who were on the 1st two seasons of dancing with the stars (I’m just going to name them off the top of my head and see how I do when they show the answers): J. Peterman; Kellie Monaco; Stacey Keibler; Drew Lachey; Lisa Rinna; Jerry Rice—Number answered by contestants before an error was made: 9

Category Score: 4/6

I think I did pretty well. Out of 28 questions asked I got 18 correct, that’s 65%, right around my goal. Had it not been for a category I know nothing about I would have cleaned house. Then again if the Queen had a set she’d be King as the saying goes.

I have a little project for my readers. Since I am in 3 fantasy football leagues this year I can only come up with so many team names and need some help. Send in some ideas to tvdinner90210@yahoo.com and I’ll pick the best one, or if there are enough, let you guys pick. This should be interesting to see how it turns out.