1. | This popular cereal took the bold step of eliminating all the remotely healthy parts of its recipe, and offering a special edition of its brand consisting solely of the good stuff: | ||
Froot Loops | |||
Apple Jacks | |||
Count Chocula | |||
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Lucky Charms | ||
2. | Saturday Night Live is so outdated and out of touch that we only mention it a few times each month. This former star of the show made his most welcomed return to the set on this weekend's broadcast: | ||
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Tracy Morgan | ||
Dan Aykroyd | |||
Norm MacDonald | |||
Kevin Nealon | |||
3. | Speaking of SNL cast members, this one-time 'not ready for prime time player' has been tapped to host next year's Academy Awards. | ||
Mike Myers | |||
Bill Murray | |||
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Chris Rock | ||
Robert Downey Jr. | |||
By way of explanation.....
No, it's not RDJ but yes, we would like to remind you that he was a single season alum of SNL. |
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4. | Comedian, old-school: The funnyman told his first joke on stage in over *25 years* as he accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this week: | ||
Jerry Seinfeld | |||
Billy Crystal | |||
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Eddie Murphy | ||
Carrot Top | |||
5. | Comedian, new-school: Meanwhile, this star's transcendent year continued with his/her own comedy concert being broadcast on HBO: | ||
Louis CK | |||
Jerrod Carmichael | |||
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Amy Schumer | ||
Sarah Silverman | |||
6. | Big Movies Making Big News, Part 1: All your friends and neighbors freaked out over the debut of the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which debuted during which prime-time show? | ||
The Big Bang Theory | |||
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Monday Night Football | ||
Dancing with the Stars | |||
The Blindspot | |||
7. | Big Movies Making Big News, Part 2: There's also a slight chance that you were aware of Back to the Future Day. Which day this week coincided with Marty McFly's arrival from 1985? | ||
Monday (October 19, 2015) | |||
Tuesday (October 20, 2105) | |||
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Wednesday (October 21, 2015) | ||
Thursday (October 22, 2015) | |||
8. | TV show, coming back: Netflix - perhaps you have heard of it - is planning on bringing back this cult favorite for a limited revival: | ||
Firefly | |||
My So-Called Life | |||
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Gilmore Girls | ||
Battlestar Galactica | |||
9. | TV show, going away: Meanwhile, this popular pseudo-scientific TV show is soon to be no more, following its cancellation this week: | ||
Bill Nye, the Science Guy | |||
Forensic Files | |||
Brain Games | |||
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Mythbusters | ||
10. | North West, who? That must have been the rationale for actress Zooey Deschanel and husband going with this mammalian name for their baby girl -- Elsie _____. | ||
Meerkat | |||
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Otter | ||
Aardvark | |||
Marmoset | |||
11. | Take one Voice judge. Add a long-standing feud with tabloids. Throw in one $1 million suit for damages. Which prime-time music competition judge is going after In Touch Weekly with a vengeance? | ||
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Blake Shelton | ||
Christina Aguilera | |||
Adam Levine | |||
Gwen Stefani | |||
12. | Dear Donald Trump: Please cease-and-desist from using our bitchin' song ____________ during your presidential campaign. Love, Aerosmith. | ||
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Dream On | ||
Janie's Got a Gun | |||
Walk this Way | |||
Dude Looks Like a Lady | |||