Rockford Trivia, Part 10
Gary Moheban
I thought I'd post another round. Ten questions this time, so hopefully
more can participate.
RNeill, please wait two hours from the time this message gets posted before
responding. You're just too good, so I need to handicap you in order to
give others a chance. Take it as a compliment. :)
#1) In which episode did Jim say, "Well I didn't break the damn
thing!"...? What was the context of this quote?
#2) In "The Queen of Peru", Jim finally tracks down the Wronkos at a
campground off the Pacific Coast Highway. What was the name of this
campground?
#3) Who wrote the episode "Pastoria Prime Pick"?
#4) What is the connection(s) between the Rockford Movie "Friends and
Foul Play" and the HBO TV series "The Sopranos"?
#5) In "A 3 Day Affair with a 30 Day Escrow", Jim pretends to be a real
estate agent purchasing a mansion on behalf of what celebrity?
#6) Which character said to Jim, "Never have I experienced such
hostility"...? Episode?
#7) How many episodes did the actor George Loros appear in? Name them.
Also, how many different characters did he play? Name them.
#8) In "A 3 Day Affair with a 30 Day Escrow", Jim receives a check from
Kedra Aziz for risking his life on her behalf. What is the amount of the
check? Extra credit: What are Jim's exact words upon receiving the check?
#9) Fill in the blanks below:
Buster ____________ and Eddie ______________.
Extra Credit: What is Eddie's "line"?
#10) Who said, "Your father did business with Hyman Roth, your father
respected Hyman Roth, but your father never trusted Hyman Roth". Context?
Go at 'em, guys! As always, feel free to add your own trivia questions to
this thread.
Bill Anderson
Gary Moheban wrote:
>
> #3) Who wrote the episode "Pastoria Prime Pick"?
I believe it was Gordon Dawson. He tended to have "fantastic" plots,
this being one of 'em. "The Competitive Edge" is in a similar vein.
>
> #4) What is the connection(s) between the Rockford Movie "Friends and
> Foul Play" and the HBO TV series "The Sopranos"?
David Chase?
>
> #5) In "A 3 Day Affair with a 30 Day Escrow", Jim pretends to be a real
> estate agent purchasing a mansion on behalf of what celebrity?
I think it was Jackie O(nassis) if I'm not mistaken...
>
> #6) Which character said to Jim, "Never have I experienced such
> hostility"...? Episode?
It's gotta be the Dog and Pony Show, sitting around the group therapy
session. Even if this answer is wrong, it should have been <g>.
>
> #7) How many episodes did the actor George Loros appear in? Name them.
> Also, how many different characters did he play? Name them.
The classic Anthony Boy in The Man Who Saw the Alligators and To Protect
and Serve. George was also in The Dog and Pony Show but I don't remember
the character name. And of course, the great Eddie in Only Rock And Roll
Will Never Die. So I count six episodes (Rock And Roll and Protect and
Serve count as two)
>
> #8) In "A 3 Day Affair with a 30 Day Escrow", Jim receives a check from
> Kedra Aziz for risking his life on her behalf. What is the amount of the
> check? Extra credit: What are Jim's exact words upon receiving the check?
$125.00. Then again, it might have been $150.00. Nah, I'll stick with
$125.00.
>
> #9) Fill in the blanks below:
> Buster Hutchinson and Eddie Whitefeather.
>
> Extra Credit: What is Eddie's "line"?
I think it's "Any way I can!"
bcnmason
#2) I believe the answer is Tuna Canyon. I think it's that anyway. I know
for sure the word Tuna is in the response.
#6) Bill sure could be right with his response, but I'm going with the
Great Clementi in "Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit".
Brian
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check,......"Gee, I don't know what to say?"
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> #8) In "A 3 Day Affair with a 30 Day Escrow", Jim receives a check
RNeill22
>From: "Gary Moheban" gmoh...@mn.rr.com
>
>RNeill, please wait two hours from the time this message gets posted before
>responding. You're just too good, so I need to handicap you in order to
>give others a chance. Take it as a compliment. :)
>
LOL! I do take it as a compliment. And a relief. I don't think I could
answer these as accurately as the previous questions.
RNeill22
>From: "Gary Moheban" gmoh...@mn.rr.com
>#4) What is the connection(s) between the Rockford Movie "Friends and
>Foul Play" and the HBO TV series "The Sopranos"?
>
I think I know what you mean. The actor who played the bi-polar gangster in
F&FP was hired for a similar role on The Sopranos because of his work in the
TRF movie. Aprile?
Gary Moheban
answers some time in the near future after waiting a bit to give others a
chance to respond.
Some questions were answered incorrectly and some not at all, so please do
submit your answers to any of the 10 questions...you may be the one person
with the right answer.
Tony DeAngelo
Gary Moheban wrote:
> Hey guys. Seeing as how the last round of trivia got such a good response,
> I thought I'd post another round. Ten questions this time, so hopefully
> more can participate.
>
> RNeill, please wait two hours from the time this message gets posted before
> responding. You're just too good, so I need to handicap you in order to
> give others a chance. Take it as a compliment. :)
>
>
> #1) In which episode did Jim say, "Well I didn't break the damn
> thing!"...? What was the context of this quote?
Gary,
I'm back after a long session of playing pool, so forgive me if
I'm way off base. I'm thinking this had to be said in "The Italian Bird
Fiasco". This would have been in reference to the (one of 3) broken
birds for which Jim was not responsible. If I'm wrong, I'm sorry. If
I'm right, remember how we all felt as each of these suckers was
destroyed. What a great device, especially for all of us Hammett fans.
Now my mind reels thinking about all the other things Jim could be
accused of breaking.
Tony----> Shame on you Gretchen Corbett fans!
Adam H. Kerman
>Gary Moheban wrote:
>>#3) Who wrote the episode "Pastoria Prime Pick"?
>I believe it was Gordon Dawson. He tended to have "fantastic" plots,
>this being one of 'em. "The Competitive Edge" is in a similar vein.
We'll have to forgive him his more forgetable scripts. He did, after all,
write "The Hammer of C Block" and "The Deuce".
Adam H. Kerman
>"Gary Moheban" gmoh...@mn.rr.com wrote:
>>#4) What is the connection(s) between the Rockford Movie "Friends and
>>Foul Play" and the HBO TV series "The Sopranos"?
>I think I know what you mean. The actor who played the bi-polar gangster in
>F&FP was hired for a similar role on The Sopranos because of his work in the
>TRF movie. Aprile?
Ah, yes. Richie Aprile, played by David Proval.
Bill Anderson
The Hammer of C Block was a one in a million shot that worked. It
wouldn't have worked as well with a polished actor playing Gandolph
Fitch. The plot was good (and a bit fantastic) but any plot holes are
*totally* forgotten because the acting worked sooo well.
The Duece, outside of Jim solving the crime, just lays there for me. A
fair amount of the late fifth season shows just lay there -- Garner is
both worn out and phoning it in a bit. I find 'em forgettable -- not as
in bad -- just that little stands out. There are clear exceptions (Boy
King and Alligators come to mind), though.
A Fast Count is another Gordon Dawson script, I believe. That's another
fifth season show that for the most part just lays there for me. At
least it wasn't as "fantastic" a plot as other Gordon Dawsaon scripts,
but that didn't make it all that entertaining either.
One of the things I'd been planning for years but never gotten around to
it is to list writers and their scripts and see what's in common. Then
go through the directors and see what threads are in common. But I've
never gotten around to it.
Some day...
Bill
Adam H. Kerman
>Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>We'll have to forgive [Gordon Dawson] his more forgetable scripts. He did,
>>after all, write "The Hammer of C Block" and "The Deuce".
>The Hammer of C Block was a one in a million shot that worked. It
>wouldn't have worked as well with a polished actor playing Gandolph
>Fitch. The plot was good (and a bit fantastic) but any plot holes are
>*totally* forgotten because the acting worked sooo well.
Isaac Hayes was a presence. I think your choice of professional actors who
are 6' 6" are somewhat limited, heh. Better him than a defensive tackle.
I didn't realize till I looked it up: The character of Gandolph Fitch has
got to be 8 to 10 several years older than Hayes, who would have been only
33 or 34 at the time.
>The Duece, outside of Jim solving the crime, just lays there for me.
I'm not disagreeing, it's just one of the few Dawson plots that I liked. I
just liked both the "Hammer" and "Deuce" scripts took real chances in making
normally unsympathetic characters sympathetic, that they wreaked havoc on
the world but weren't responsible for all of the consequences.
>A fair amount of the late fifth season shows just lay there -- Garner is
>both worn out and phoning it in a bit. I find 'em forgettable -- not as
>in bad -- just that little stands out. There are clear exceptions (Boy
>King and Alligators come to mind), though.
But then those are Bartlett and Chase scripts, respectively. I've never been
able to appreciate "Alligators", but as you've pointed out, I've only seen a
heavily edited 90-minute episode in a 60-minute time slot.
>A Fast Count is another Gordon Dawson script, I believe. That's another
>fifth season show that for the most part just lays there for me. At
>least it wasn't as "fantastic" a plot as other Gordon Dawsaon scripts,
>but that didn't make it all that entertaining either.
It was still pretty loopy; Mary Frann's character didn't have consistent
motivation.
>One of the things I'd been planning for years but never gotten around to
>it is to list writers and their scripts and see what's in common. Then
>go through the directors and see what threads are in common. But I've
>never gotten around to it.
Would you include that show's producer as well? Then we could judge who was
right in the old Garner versus Huggins argument from "Maverick" days.
Gary Moheban
Thanks to all who participated.
> #1) In which episode did Jim say, "Well I didn't break the damn
thing!"...? What was the context of this quote?
This quote was from "The Italian Bird Fiasco". You nailed it, Tony! Good
job, as it was a bit of an obscure quote. As you recalled, Jim is hired to
bid on the bird sculptures, unaware that jewels are hidden in them. Each
time he secures one of the birds, thugs appear and the bird gets broken.
This quote is Jim's response to being told by his client that he will not
get paid because "he broke the bird".
This ep didn't make my Top Ten, but I have always been very fond of it.
> #2) In "The Queen of Peru", Jim finally tracks down the Wronkos at a
campground off the Pacific Coast Highway. What was the name of this
campground?
Tuna Canyon Campground. I don't know if this place really exists or if it
was made up. Bill?
> #3) Who wrote the episode "Pastoria Prime Pick"?
Gordon Dawson, who also wrote many other Rockford scripts.
> #4) What is the connection(s) between the Rockford Movie "Friends and
Foul Play" and the HBO TV series "The Sopranos"?
The actor David Proval. He played the psychotic mobster "Hap" Portello in
F&FP and later played the much more psychotic mobster Richie Aprile on "The
Sopranos" (season two). He was extremely vicious as Richie Aprile, but I've
heard the Ralphie? guy who came after him was even worse.
> #5) In "A 3 Day Affair with a 30 Day Escrow", Jim pretends to be a
real estate agent purchasing a mansion on behalf of what celebrity?
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
> #6) Which character said to Jim, "Never have I experienced such
hostility"...? Episode?
It was Roman Clementi in "The Oracle Wore A Cashmere Shirt". The full quote
is, "It was when we shook hands...never have I experienced such hostility".
> #7) How many episodes did the actor George Loros appear in? Name
them. Also, how many different characters did he play? Name them.
Bill got most of it. I will copy his response below:
The classic Anthony Boy in The Man Who Saw the Alligators and To Protect and
Serve. George was also in The Dog and Pony Show but I don't remember the
character name (it was Tommy Lorenz). And of course, the great Eddie in
Only Rock And Roll Will Never Die. So I count six episodes (Rock And Roll
and Protect and Serve count as two)
> #8) In "A 3 Day Affair with a 30 Day Escrow", Jim receives a check
from Kedra Aziz for risking his life on her behalf. What is the amount of
the check? Extra credit: What are Jim's exact words upon receiving the
check?
The check was made out for $125.00. Jim's words upon receiving it were
"(laughing) I just don't know what to say".
> #9) Fill in the blanks below:
Buster Hutchins and Eddie Whitefeather.
> Extra Credit: What is Eddie's "line"?
Eddie is an American Indian. When someones says "How" to him, Eddie
responds "Any way I can". From "The Man Who Saw the Alligators". Angel
loved Eddie's line.
> #10) Who said, "Your father did business with Hyman Roth, your father
respected Hyman Roth, but your father never trusted Hyman Roth". Context?
I tried to throw you guys for a loop with this quote. It is NOT from The
Rockford Files, it is from "The Godfather, Part II". In this scene, a
drunken Frank Pentangeli is ranting at Michael Corleone, upset that he is
being abused by the Risotto brothers and Michael is not letting him strike
back.
A bit tricky of me, but I thought with all the film buffs in this group,
someone would get it. ;)
Gary Moheban
> > #1) In which episode did Jim say, "Well I didn't break the damn
thing!"...? What was the context of this quote?
> Gary,
> I'm back after a long session of playing pool...
9 ball? I'll play ya sometime.
> ...I'm thinking this had to be said in "The Italian Bird
> Fiasco". This would have been in reference to the (one of 3) broken birds
for which Jim was not responsible. If I'm wrong, I'm sorry. If I'm right,
remember how we all felt as each of these suckers was destroyed. What a
great device, especially for all of us Hammett fans.
Yes it was.
> Now my mind reels thinking about all the other things Jim could be accused
of breaking.
LOL!
RNeill22
>From: "Gary Moheban" gmoh...@mn.rr.com
>
>Here are the answers to the 10 trivia questions I posted a few days ago.
>Thanks to all who participated.
>
>
I think they were all great questions...and very tough! Maybe I'll know more
of the next set. Thanks for the answers.
Bill Anderson
Gary Moheban wrote:
>
>>#2) In "The Queen of Peru", Jim finally tracks down the Wronkos at a
>
> campground off the Pacific Coast Highway. What was the name of this
> campground?
>
> Tuna Canyon Campground. I don't know if this place really exists or if it
> was made up. Bill?
There is a place in SoCal called La Tuna Canyon but I don't think it's
along the coast...
Bill Anderson