The Beatles Mentioned on TV
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Jeopardy Category: Dear-Pourri for $800
Mia Farrow's sister was the subject of this Beatles song that asks her won't you come out to play?
Guys says "What is Eleanor Rigby?" Then nobody else even hazards a guess!
Needless to say, the answer was "Dear Prudence." (the "Dear" in the category title should have given it away!
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On Breeders 6/13/22. (Jacob is the son's estranged friend)
Dad: Jacob still not talking to you?
Son: He just won't listen. He keeps putting sad songs on his Instagram stories. I tried swearing on Harrison's grave that I didn't tell Ruby to dump him. I even swore on Lennon's!
Dad: Well, don't swear on McCartney's. That was a hoax!
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Jeopardy 6/15/22
Category: Getting "W-R-M" for $1200
Type of glasses favored by John Lennon and the farmer in "American Gothic"
What is wire-rimmed? (Reigning champ got it)
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On Entertainment Tonight 6/20/22
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt (Angelina & Brad's 16 year old daughter) was shown doing a dance routine wearing a black t-shirt with "THE BEATLES" logo on it in white.
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On The Chase 6/22/22, question was:
A Paul McCartney campaign wants you to go meat free on what day of the week? (she said Friday!) I'm yelling at the TV: Monday!
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On The Late Late Show with James Corden last night (from London all week) 4 band members were dressed in Sgt. Pepper outfits.
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Jeopardy 7/4/22
Orchestral instruments for $800
A quartet plays these "national" brass instruments on "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
What are French horns? (reigning champ got it right!)
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Keep watching this birthday video for "The Golden Girls" clip!
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On The Chase 7/12/22, the question was: The University of Liverpool offers a degree in what band?
He got it right: The Beatles!
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On Generation Gap, they ask the older generation questions about the younger generation and vice versa. They asked the grandfather "Which transformer was a yellow Volkswagen Beetle discovered in a scrapyard?" He answered "Paul McCartney!"
The boy on the other team knew the answer was Bumblebee. -
TWICE tonight!
On Beat Shazam, they got to the end where the songs are worth $25,000. Category was "Sir Paul McCartney" In about 2 seconds the guy got it - Silly Love Songs.
On Jeopardy, category was "Not A Feature" for $800: John Lennon and this woman made a 1970 short film in which a fly walks over a nude body." One contestant got it right - Who is Yoko Ono?
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On Celebrity Family Feud 7/21/22
Tell me the first name of one of The Beatles.
One said Ringo, the other Paul.
Ringo was the #1 answer.
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On Beat Shazam 8/1/22, one of the final songs for $25,000 was Imagine (they got it)
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On Resident Alien, this couple was trying to put some spark back in their marriage, so the guy calls his wife from the living room when she goes into the kitchen and they end up talking for 3 hours like when they first met. Part of the conversation:
He says: You can tell a lot about a person based on who their favorite Beatle is.
She says: Okay, let's see - John Lennon.
He: Hah, that's obvious - you play the guitar and you smoke a lot of '60s hash.
She: What's hash?
He: From what I've read, it's a mixture of armpit hair and dryer lint.
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NJR wrote:
On Resident Alien, this couple was trying to put some spark back in their marriage, so the guy calls his wife from the living room when she goes into the kitchen and they end up talking for 3 hours like when they first met. Part of the conversation:
He says: You can tell a lot about a person based on who their favorite Beatle is.
She says: Okay, let's see - John Lennon.
He: Hah, that's obvious - you play the guitar and you smoke a lot of '60s hash.
She: What's hash?
He: From what I've read, it's a mixture of armpit hair and dryer lint.
Good answer!!!
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On Jeopardy
Category: Pop Rocks for $800
At his Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction, this late legend's son Dhani joined Tom Petty & others in playing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
The one woman answered "Who is Harrison?" as if she wasn't sure she'd get his first name correct!
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On Resident Alien Sept. 7th:
"Deputy Fred once did a fart that sounded like the opening chord to "A Hard Day's Night."
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Jeopardy
Category: Entertain "You" for $400
In 1964 two Beatles songs debuted in the U.S. a week apart: "Please Please Me" & this song, Yeah Yeah Yeah.
The guy answers "What is She Loves Me?" (even though all the answers have to have "You" in them!)
The woman gets it right. "What is She Loves You?"
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Jeopardy An entire category devoted to them, called The Beatle's non-Beatles Hits:
$2000 John says it's "gonna get you"
What is Instant Karma?
$1600. 3 word title of George's song of Krishnas & Hallelujahs.
What is My Sweet Lord?
$1200. John : A celeb-filled March 2020 video fell flat.
What is Imagine?
$800 Ringo: And by the way, "You're beautiful & you're mine."
What is You're Sixteen?
$400 Paul sang of these love songs.
What are Silly?
Two contestants got all the questions correct.
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Celebrity Jeopardy
Alphabetically last for $400
...of The Beatles; he was also last to join the band.
Answered correctly by Andy Richter : Who is Ringo Starr?
