5 months ago
5.01.2009
Friday Funhouse: Contest results, Bronson Pinchot, and Perfect Strangers
Watching the Chicago Bulls (somehow) beat the Boston Celtics last night, I couldn't help but notice Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro's striking similarity to a B-List sitcom star. At first I thought Scott Baio. That wasn't it.
After stumbling around the Internet for a bit, I found Bronson Pinchot, or Balki Bartokomous from "Perfect Strangers." What do you think? Twins? Or just southern European men with pointy chins?
And what good would this site be if I dropped Balki Bartokomous into a conversation without talking about how AWESOME "Perfect Strangers" was?
Wait, I'm going to save that. Come back Monday for more, but here's the show intro, which should raise your spirits on this rainy day:
And do you want contest results? Huh? For those of you who missed yesterday's contest, here's the photo:
The idea was to name each "We Are The World" artist, and add a caption. Well, no one decided to enter the caption contest, but a surprising amount of people e-mailed me and named the artists.
And, the winner is: Kristy, with an astonishing 28/30 correct. She even gave three bonus answers to people I didn't even ask for.
So here are the correct answers, basically just copy and pasted from Kristy's entry:
1. Paul Simon
2. Kim Carnes
3. Michael Jackson
4. Diana Ross
5. Stevie Wonder
6. Quincy Jones
7. Smokey Robinson
8. Ray Charles
9. Randy Jackson
10. Latoya Jackson
11. Bette Midler
12. Tito Jackson
13. Jackie Jackson
14. One of the Pointer Sisters
15. Bob Dylan
16. Bruce Springsteen
17. Cindy Lauper
18. Billy Joel
19. Tina Turner
20. Daryl Hall
21. Willie Nelson
22. Kenny Rogers
23. John Oates
24. Huey Lewis
25. Bob Geldof
26. Harry Belafonte
27. Dan Ackroyd
28. Kenny Loggins
29. Steve Perry (Journey)
30. Lionel Richie
Congrats to all who entered, though you were clearly less superior than Kristy. Her knowledge astounds me.
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The resemblance is uncanny. Also, I usually never watch pro basketball (more of a college fan, myself) but last night's game was pretty great. I thought they were headed into triple OT. That might have blown some minds.
ReplyDeletePerfect Strangers was such an amazing show. From the island of Meepos to wringing necks like a chicken!
ReplyDeleteI take exception to your classification of Bronson Pinchot as a B-List sitcom actor. Bronson Pinchot is much more than that. It is debatable whether Perfect Strangers is even his most famous role. One could easily argue that his part in Beverly Hills Cop is more widely known, as Beverly Hills Cop was one of the biggest of the 80s, if not ever.
ReplyDeleteWho could forget Bronson's (yes, we are on a first name basis) in the Denzel Washington drama Courage Under Fire. Or even his buddy film with the underrated B.D. Wong (of Oz and Law and Order fame), Slappy and the Stinkers. Bronson also has a role in the upcoming t.A.T.u. film, You and I, with Mischa Barton (release date unknown).
Bronson is much more than a B-List sitcom actor. He has had many roles outside of television. In the future, I would ask you to please refrain from pigeonholing Bronson as such. He has ingrained himself in our society as an actor that transcends medium and for you to use inaccurate limiters such as "sitcom" when describing his celebrity status borders on offensive.
not to be adversarial, because i'm not ... i'm totally cool with the win, but i have to ask -- are we sure about 25? i don't think that's bob geldof. if anything, i think geldof is holding harry belafonte's hand and is partially obscured.
ReplyDeletethoughts?
Sore winner! But you may be right.
ReplyDeleteCaption submission:
ReplyDelete"Little known fact: the group was not standing on risers, but an enormous mound of cocaine that was promptly consumed after the photo shoot."
or michael jackson's future conquests.
ReplyDeleteewwww.
:)
we're checking to see if maybe it's someone related to lindsey buckingham or the news, huey's news.