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Unanswered questions from TV shows.(add your own questions)
June 10, 2019, 10:03 PM
ensigmaticUnanswered questions from TV shows.(add your own questions)
Why did nobody ever simply snatch Popeye's can of spinach out of his hand before he could slam it down?
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ZSMICHAELYou were not paying close attention. Olive Oil grabbed the can and rubbed it in his face like Cagney did with the grapefruit.
June 10, 2019, 10:14 PM
ZSMICHAELWhy was Emperor Ming such an asshole to Flash Gordon and his pals?
June 10, 2019, 10:22 PM
2012BOSS302Just what was really going on at Petticoat Junction and the Shady Rest Hotel that had 3 sisters up in the water tower with their petticoats off?
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Rey HRHquote:
Originally posted by Fed161:
NCIS Special Agent Jethro Gibbs has been working on that boat of his in his basement for 16 years. So far, I see absolutely no progress at all. Why doesn't he just give up, or find a new hobby?
That question was asked in an episode. He said he was on his third boat. He built them then dismantled them.
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June 11, 2019, 05:11 AM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by 2012BOSS302:
Another Gilligan's Island - how did Ginger and Mary Anne never get pregnant?
True Story: My Mom wouldn't let us watch that show because there were unmarried women and unmarried men living on the same "deserted isle". Wasn't proper.
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June 11, 2019, 06:04 AM
Fed161quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
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Originally posted by Fed161:
NCIS Special Agent Jethro Gibbs has been working on that boat of his in his basement for 16 years. So far, I see absolutely no progress at all. Why doesn't he just give up, or find a new hobby?
That question was asked in an episode. He said he was on his third boat. He built them then dismantled them.
I wasn't aware of that. However, this brings up another unanswered question. Why would he be so stupid as to do that?
June 11, 2019, 08:25 AM
Hound Dogquote:
Originally posted by 2BobTanner:
Why do Klingons on “Star Trek” keep changing in their appearance; genetic mutation?
Left: Bad 60s special effects.
Center: The Truth.
Right: We Do Not Speak of This.
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On Gilligan's Island, why did the radio's batteries never run down?
They showed Professor recharging them by using some bicycle powered generator or something.
My question is, on The A-Team, the team got kidnapped or held hostage about every other episode (if not more frequently). Why didn't they ever steal Mr T's gold?
Really, the bad guys were running a $10,000 con, yet Mr T was wearing about 3 times that amount in gold. . .
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June 11, 2019, 09:44 AM
rusbroquote:
Originally posted by 2012BOSS302:
Another Gilligan's Island - how did Ginger and Mary Anne never get pregnant?
I'm now imagining a few ways...thank you!
June 11, 2019, 12:20 PM
apprenticequote:
Originally posted by rusbro:
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Originally posted by 2012BOSS302:
Another Gilligan's Island - how did Ginger and Mary Anne never get pregnant?
I'm now imagining a few ways...thank you!
They didn't use semen for one thing, they were lesbians.
Now go watch a few episodes and see what that does for ya.
June 11, 2019, 12:54 PM
egregorequote:
They didn't use semen for one thing, they were lesbians.
But Gilligan and The Skipper were both seamen.
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My question is, on The A-Team, the team got kidnapped or held hostage about every other episode (if not more frequently).
And almost always in a workshop full of tools, as well as materials for an improvised armored vehicle or other weapons to break out.
June 11, 2019, 02:11 PM
9mmepiphanyquote:
Originally posted by Fed161:
I wasn't aware of that. However, this brings up another unanswered question. Why would he be so stupid as to do that?
That's worst than asking what was in the silver case in Ronin
No, Daoism isn't a religion
June 11, 2019, 03:43 PM
houndawgquote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
quote:
Originally posted by Fed161:
NCIS Special Agent Jethro Gibbs has been working on that boat of his in his basement for 16 years. So far, I see absolutely no progress at all. Why doesn't he just give up, or find a new hobby?
That question was asked in an episode. He said he was on his third boat. He built them then dismantled them.
He's built multiple boats in his basement. The big mystery is how he gets them out. He's never said he dismantles them.
June 11, 2019, 05:50 PM
RichNquote:
Originally posted by houndawg:
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Originally posted by Rey HRH:
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Originally posted by Fed161:
NCIS Special Agent Jethro Gibbs has been working on that boat of his in his basement for 16 years. So far, I see absolutely no progress at all. Why doesn't he just give up, or find a new hobby?
That question was asked in an episode. He said he was on his third boat. He built them then dismantled them.
He's built multiple boats in his basement. The big mystery is how he gets them out. He's never said he dismantles them.
And we know at least one of them was operational after he built it. It showed up with dead bodies on it.
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June 11, 2019, 07:08 PM
bobtheelfquote:
Originally posted by 2BobTanner:
Why do Klingons on “Star Trek” keep changing in their appearance; genetic mutation?
In DS9, some of the crew members go back in time to the "Trouble with Tribbles" TOS episode. One of the characters comments on the different looking Klingons and Worf says something along the lines of "We do not talk about that."
June 11, 2019, 09:40 PM
PeteFquote:
Originally posted by Floyd D. Barber:
There was an episode of MASH going from Jan 1 1951 to Jan 1 1952 with Colonel Potter. Potter arrived in Sept. 1952.
Also an episode where Margaret's father visits. Earlier episodes stated her father was dead.
Did Col. Potter have an identical twin seperated at birth the turned out to be Crazy Major General Steele?
June 11, 2019, 09:54 PM
flesheatingvirusquote:
Originally posted by bobtheelf:
quote:
Originally posted by 2BobTanner:
Why do Klingons on “Star Trek” keep changing in their appearance; genetic mutation?
In DS9, some of the crew members go back in time to the "Trouble with Tribbles" TOS episode. One of the characters comments on the different looking Klingons and Worf says something along the lines of "We do not talk about that."
This was addressed in an episode of Enterprise. It was the result of an experiment to create Klingon augments by crossing them with human augment DNA. I believe it was a 2 part episode and starred Brent Spiner as Erik Soong.
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June 12, 2019, 03:22 AM
hjs157How did Florida Evans commute to work each day when she lived in Chicago and her boss (Maude) lived in upstate New York?
June 12, 2019, 05:10 AM
CD228quote:
Originally posted by radioman:
Star Trek The Next Generation: Why did they need a "Transporter Room" when they could have transported from any location on the ship?
they addressed that in the Next Generation Technical Manual, supposedly a point to point transport used a lot more energy and was more difficult to do.
That said it was probably just for production reasons.
June 12, 2019, 10:57 AM
sigspecopsHow was the Lone Ranger able to draw and shoot guns out of peoples hands in a fraction of a second and without aiming?
During emergencies when do action heroes have the time to go to the bathroom and eat and drink?
Do medical examiners, lawyers, judges, authors, security personnel, private detectives, etc, pursue and interrogate criminals and actively solve crimes on a weekly basis?
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