World War III. The first battle, part 2

Sep 7th, 2008

by Dan.

So we’ve seen what team UK can do, now it’s the turn of team USA. If you don’t know what I’m talking about see yesterday’s post.

Name the TV show to go with the following theme tunes.

As I said before, there is a way to cheat on this quiz (not your iTunes version Phil, I fixed that). If you do know how to cheat, please don’t as it spoils the fun for everyone. We may be at war, but we still have to play fair.

These are all theme tunes from US TV shows. Well, one of them is from Canada, but let’s face it it’s the same thing really.

Tune 1

Tune 2

Tune 3

Tune 4

Tune 5

Tune 6

Tune 7

Tune 8

Tune 9

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30 Comments on “World War III. The first battle, part 2”

#1 JJ Daddy-O
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 6:24 pm

7- Charlie’s Angels
8- Kids in the Hall
Otherwise I’m stumped.

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#2 Dan
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

jj Daddy-O – Yup, correct on both counts.

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#3 Neil
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

Can I still comment even though I’m not from the US of stateside the big apple? I am going to anyway.
The only ones I’d heard of were Charlie’s Angels and number 9 – which is driving me crazy! I want to say [censored] but I know it’s not – some [censored] though I think!

As I know you so well, though Dan, I would say that [censored], or some such rubbish and most likely [censored] would be there somewhere…..

I was very disappointed that Blossom didn’t make an appearance.

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#4 Dan
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

Neil – Shut it traitor.

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#5 Neil
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 6:51 pm

just for that – [censored] is number 9 – hahahaha

Just call me Uncle Sam

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#6 Arjan
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 7:30 pm

#1: adams family? ..if not..darn..it sounds so formiliar.
#5 Startrek (next gen?..the US should ask Lee, he’d know)

I bet I get censored..but what’s a world war without more than 2 countries meddling around.

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#7 Kerry
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 7:38 pm

Dan’s gone out and left me as quiz master / independent adjudicator so I say you can join whichever side you wish. But it has been noted ;)

1 – wrong but I was thinking on similar lines when I played it earlier
5 – nearly there

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#8 Arjan
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

#1 is a different one..thanks ..now I’m going to replay this tune all evening..to try and figure it out.

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#9 Arjan
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 7:48 pm

#1 Dexter’s lab? *a friend told me this one..but it sounds..different if you ask me*
#3 Dawsons Creek
#5 Deepspace nine

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#10 Kerry
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 8:03 pm

All correct.

So far:
1 – Dexter’s laboratory
2 – ?
3 – Dawson’s Creek
4 – ?
5 – Star Trek DS9
6 – ?
7 – Charlie’s Angels
8 – Kids in the Hall
9 – ?

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#11 Avitable
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 8:45 pm

None of the ones that haven’t been guessed sound familiar to me!

Avitables last blog post..I don’t post on Sundays anymore.

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#12 Pandora Caitiff
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 9:52 pm

Obviously as a Brit I’m not going to make any guesses, but I’ll be intrigued to hear the answers. I only recognise half of these.

I knew 1, 3 and 5 though :D

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#13 Dan
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

Avitable – I found it harder to pitch the difficulty as I don’t know what the popularity of some of the shows were in the USA.

Pandora – Number 9 used to be my favorite program in the whole world. Not that that knowledge will do anyone any good in getting it mind you.

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#14 Avitable
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 11:48 pm

I was thinking that maybe you picked shows you liked, so I went through an archive and listened to some of the geeky shows out there, and still nothing is familiar.

Maybe next time you do this, we’ll get an American to do the US side and you do the UK side.

Avitables last blog post..I don’t post on Sundays anymore.

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#15 Kevin Spencer
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 11:53 pm

Great, I pick a fine week to be on the US team. I have absolutely no clue what the remaining three are.

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#16 Dan
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 12:07 am

Avtable – I did pick shows I like, but some of them are from my dim and distant past. There’s still plenty of time for the Americans to make a dash for the winners podium. The guessing didn’t really hot up until around eight hours in yesterday. All of them have to be answered correctly before 4:13am my time for the USA to win.

Kevin – There are four remaining:)

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#17 Avitable
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 12:08 am

I’m totally stumped – I’ve listened to them about 10-20 times each and have absolutely no clue.

Avitables last blog post..I don’t post on Sundays anymore.

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#18 Phil
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 1:09 am

Count me as totally stumped on 2, 4, 6, and 9.

The sounds familiar, but nothing’s coming up for titles.

You must like weird shows.

Might as well take a guess…. Is #6 for Bay City Blues? Or maybe Grace Under Fire?

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#19 apathy lounge
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 3:19 am

I never thought I’d hear myself say these words, but…uh…I gotta start watching more television.

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#20 Nat
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 3:30 am

I think 4 is like The Streets of San Francisco or something show like that.

I am going to call foul on #8 Kids in the Hall was Canadian Phhhhhtttt!!!!

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#21 Jeff S
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 4:48 am

Okay Dan-
4: Hardball( Very obscure Eddie Money gave it away though)
6: I’m thinking Nashville Star (I think I am wrong, oh well)
9: This one is killing me because I know it damnit!
:)

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#22 Dan
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 5:04 am

Avitable – Sorry. I feel all guilty now.

Phil – 2 and 6 are pretty mainstream I think, and 9 was mainstream in it’s day.

Apathy Lounge – I expect you to have put in at least 60 hours by next Sunday.

Nat – Canadian is still American you know. Technically. Well, North American anyway.

Jeff S – 4 is Hardball. It used to be on at around 2am over here and I was addicted. It is a bit obscure but to be fair the guy actually does sing the title at the end in the big finish.

So you now have

1 – Dexter’s laboratory
2 – ?
3 – Dawson’s Creek
4 – Hardball
5 – Star Trek DS9
6 – ?
7 – Charlie’s Angels
8 – Kids in the Hall
9 – ?

I’ll give you some clues:

2 is a comedy staring a guy who used to be Hollywood
6 is an adaptation of a UK comedy panel game.
9 is set in San Francisco

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#23 Rol
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 7:32 am

Do I win a point for not recognising any of them?

And as I spent a large part of my life watching US TV, I’m surprised. I even thought 7 was Hart To Hart.

One guess – because I do recognise 9 and no-one’s got it yet… is it Lou Grant?

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#24 Dan
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 7:37 am

Rol – Nope, but I think it’s fair if we open up the questions to all comers now as the USA have lost.

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#25 Rol
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 8:10 am

Sorry, I never did play by the rules.

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#26 Xbox4NappyRash
on Sep 8th, 2008 at 5:13 pm

I totally left about one whole comment here yesterday with loads of answers…

I got Dawson’s Creek anyway.

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#27 Phil
on Sep 10th, 2008 at 4:32 am

Ah well, why didn’t I recognize that?!?

#6 is Who’s Line Is It Anyway?

Whatever happened to Wayne Brady?

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#28 Donna
on Sep 12th, 2008 at 6:03 am

#9 is from Crazy Like a Fox. I wouldn’t have come up with it without the San Francisco hint though because I could have sworn it was from Mork & Mindy.

The only other ones I knew were #5, #7 and #8.

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#29 Who Played Mork & Mindy's son
on Oct 19th, 2008 at 4:30 am

I thought #9 was from Mork & Mindy as well, but yes, after careful consideration, I agree it is from “Crazy Like a Fox”. Who’s line is it anyways is sooo funny.. So, what was #2?

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#30 Eric
on Oct 21st, 2008 at 4:33 am

Wow, really complete podcasting series! That took me forever to go through but it was freaking awesome!

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