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resolved Sci-fi Quote source Live Action TV
"Anger is good. Keep that. But travel light. Forget hate."
I am trying to remember the origin of that quote. I feel like it was either Stark from Farscape or the Doctor from Doctor Who. The quote may or may not be verbatim.
Sound familiar?
resolved Kids go into the TV Live Action TV
I remember this old Discovery Kids show where a group of siblings end up inside the TV and find their favourite personalities, who all happen to be rude and fake.
- The girl admired an newscaster who just happened to alwasy use greenscreen for her reports.
- The boy admired some famous atlete promoting milk, when he doesn't even like milk.
- The kid admired some private eye who never made his own stunts.
resolved Early 2000s video game show with martial arts guy asking viewers to guess a game character? Live Action TV
I remember in the early 2000s there was a show I saw on Nick Ga S and also I believe either Tech TV or G4, which was about, well, video games. It was a family-friendly show that had game reviews and previews, some factoids about game development (I remember a segment going on about how difficult it is to render water), and there was a segment where this martial arts sensei stereotype sort of character would ask the viewer to guess a video game character using hints.
I know it wasn't Game Farm. That's about it.
resolved Astronomy docuseries with a specific CGI alien Live Action TV
I remember an astronomy docuseries that aired on (I think) the Science Channel in the 2010s. One of the episodes was about speculating on extraterrestrial life, and it featured a giant, three-legged, tortise-like alien rising up from the surface of what may have been Europa.
resolved That one Sesame Street segment with the void face Live Action TV
I think there was one segment from the puppet show Sesame Street that was about a puppet consisting of a pair of white eyes and mouth talking into the camera. Their face looked kind of like my OC Elias
◊, except with no green star on their forehead. Does anybody remember the name of the character and what Sesame Street segment this was from? I can't quite recall it.
resolved Scene where eggs come out of woman's mouth Live Action TV
My parents and I all have memories from a scene of a probably-sitcom where a woman suddenly starts having eggs emerging from her mouth one after another with a surprised look on her face, but we can't remember who it was or what show it was from. Does anyone know the show/episode?
resolved Big Bang Theory episode. Live Action TV
I remember a scene where Howard is making jokes and Leonard tells him he could be a professional comedian. He sacastically responds that a Jewish comedian would be a novelty. But Bernadette, not getting it, sincerely asks if aren't a lot of comedians actually Jewish.
resolved Late 2000s/early 2010s space themed kids "game/adventure show" Live Action TV
I'm trying to remember the title of some strange show i remember seeing on kids tv I want to say around 2009/10 time that I believe aired on either cbbc or cbeebies in the UK. I can't exactly remember the premise is but what I remember it starts by introducing the contestants and transporting them into a cgi-spaceship sort of place. It was basically the contestants head on a cgi model I believe? Dialogue was dubbed over and they didn't actually directly speak. The next thing I remember is that one of the challenges is to answer an "impossible question" one question I specifically remember is "how long is a piece of string?" And the answer they gave being "twice the length of half a piece of string" the final part i remember from the show is that if a contestant completed certain challenges it would cut to something happening on earth, for instance a man painting his house yellow for some reason. That's basically all i remember, if anyone knows what this is I would appreciate it.
resolved Ending of an episode of a live action show Live Action TV
When I was younger and would watch my shows, one of the episodes of a show I liked (I'm not sure which one) had the ending of a previously aired episode from another show before it. The clip consisted of some guy in a box answering other people's questions by slipping out a piece of paper with the answer on it. I remember one question, asked by another guy, "What is the capital of Norway?" and the box responded Norway City. Then, this girl with an accent (I'm not sure which kind, maybe Spanish?) said "The capital of Norway is OSLO." And then something happened where the guy in the box freaked out and ran or something similar like that. It was very likely probably a Disney Channel show, I'm just not sure which one, would appreciate it if anyone knew. Thanks!
Edited by lunaloud45resolved Foreign psychological/crime show Live Action TV
It's a swedish/finish noir-ish show it takes place in the winter there's a cop looking for a killer they bring in a cop/detective from a different area to help the female cop/detective. He gets a red coat at one of the department stores in the town. There's an old killer(he's probably 60-70yrs old) who is locked up in a mental institution and the sister of one of his previous victims works at that institution (no one knows who she is) with a big black orderly ? In one episode the sister and the orderly ? are sparring in a small gym not sure if it's a part of the institution. It only had 1 season and was on Netflix for awhile then removed (I think some point between 2016-2022) I think it had the word "Dead" in the title but it isn't "Deadwind". I've been wanting to go back and watch it for a year or so on and off but can't find or remember it. I'll add more details if I remember any.
Edited by Verticalswamp445resolved Episode of Space Cases I only remember one scene from Live Action TV
There was this one episode of Space Cases from season 2 that I only remember one scene from, but it stuck in my head for some reason, so I want to know. All I remember is that a couple characters (I think Suzee and the other girl) had to drink some really unpleasant liquid (I forget what it was and why they had to do this, again it's a really vague memory) and I think Suzee volunteers to do so on the grounds that she's older. Again, sorry for being so vague, but it's something I only saw once about 30 years ago (I'm not even sure if I saw the whole episode or not.)
resolved Commerial with the William Tell Overture Live Action TV
The Commercial was a song set to the William Tell Overture, specifically the end part and it was about a guy's life. I don't remember all the lirics but one of them said "...And find a nice girl and say 'I do,' and have 3 kids who look just like you." and the final part before the end of the commercial was "You can handle anything becuse you're a man." before ending. Basically, I think it was for a mens razor, and I beleve it aired in the 2000's. Anyone can help me find it?
resolved Man gets head stuck to canoe comedy sketch Live Action TV
I remember watching a skit from a 90s Canadian Sketch Comedy show that I don’t remember the name of.
The general plot is that there’s a superhero whose whole shtick is his head is stuck to a canoe after being struck by lightning. He then stops a robbery of a hair salon done by a Harmless Villain. Those are the concrete details I remember, and it may have been part of a series.
Edited by CanuckMcDuck1resolved crime tv show with apathetic male lead who finally gets affected by a crime scene Live Action TV
i'm looking for a crime/detective tv show from around the 2010s, with an apathetic male character who i think is the protagonist.
i saw a clip of this show on tiktok months ago but i can't seem to find it anymore. what i remember from this clip is: a team of crime investigators is standing in front of a large building, discussing the crime scene inside of it. they talk about how it was a especially horrible massacre, and i think someone warns them that the scene is so ugly that they're not sure everyone can handle seeing it. so, they call for this guy who's apparently very apathetic towards everything and isn't affected by crime scenes, and they tell him to go inside first so he can come back and tell them how it is. he comes back covered in some blood and looking a little disturbed by what he saw, and i think he passes out right after
i'm pretty sure he also says that there's no bodies inside, only the blood, which everyone thinks is crazy cuz the crime happened only a while ago and there is no way the murderer could transport all the bodies so fast.
i think the mc is a white guy with black hair, and the main cast also includes a black bald man and a white woman with brown hair (which i know is how the cast of every crime tv show looks like but anyways)
resolved Man turns into baby cartoon (still unsolved) Live Action TV
I thought it was a Betty Boop cartoon, but perhaps I am wrong. It was colorized, but was around that same era. All I remember is a quick gag, in which a snobby, gruff older man at least in his 50s to 60s is seen in a mall (an escalator is behind him, I think), does something embarrassing and he metaphorically turns into a baby or small toddler. We see faces (just faces) of some people gathering around nowhere as they laugh (a quick get together just for a brief moment). He does not turn back, I think the short just ended there. I looked up the tropes, Circle of Shame and Freelance Shame Squad, even baby transformation tropes, but found nothing. Can anyone please help? Thank you. I know I did not imagine this. It is not a Popeye cartoon.
Edited: I found it, it was actually a Little Lulu episode, thank you to those who helped!
Edited by thestormtrooperresolved Countdown Show? (SOLVED) Live Action TV
There was this TV show I remember from my later childhood (2013-2014). It was a show that had Top 20s of a topic depending on the episode. One episode I remember seemed to be about embarrassing injuries, such as someone falling off of a ball, and someone licking a metal pole that had something sharp on it if memory serves me right. The latter scared me and I couldn't go on.
Another episode was about "Dukes of Havoc", which was my favorite one. One had someone blending stuff in a blender, even a medal. Another had a dog tearing stuff up, even mentioning that things were different for that entry because "this duke is a dog." Another segment featured "Rotate Your Owl
", which I had no idea back then was by Weebl. One more segment I was told to leave the room for during my first couple of viewings involved a whale corpse having.......something ejected from it at a high speed.
One more episode was for "Homemade Heroes" which counted homemade inventions. All I remember was this edited car, though I don't remember how it was edited.
Edited by KingofNightmaresresolved James Bond expy with visual transmitting contact lenses Live Action TV
I remember a series about a James Bond expy who wore special contact lenses. These transmitted everything he sees to his Mission Control partner - a somewhat nerdy computer guy, who in turn gives him advice on how to proceed.
resolved Animated show race cars with morals for kids (still unsolved!) Live Action TV
I apologize first off, I asked about this a few times before, but I have not asked questions for quite a while here. I am searching for this television series, which I saw around 2005-2006 on TV, I cannot remember what channel, but I live in the US. It was not English (probably Spanish or French) and it was definitely not the Cars movie (I saw Cars), though it was circa around the same year approximately. All I remember of the plot is a racing car, I do not know what models any of the cars were, so I apologize in advance regarding that, but these cars were racing, so I am guessing different types of ideal race cars.
The main car for some reason annoyed the other cars, I do not think he was a bully or anything, maybe a showoff though. At the end, he screamed for help, I think he drove over a "road end" cliff or a just a ditch, as he screamed for help, the other cars stopped, and thinking about how negatively they reacted towards him. They decided to go and assist. They formed a chain and pulled him up, the first car using their front bumper. It was either a show about morals or just had lessons per episode. The ending credits showed the white and black race line.
I know this is not much to go on, but can anyone please help me? Any help would truly be appreciated. I have searched on this for years, but found nothing. This could be Real City Heroes (RHC), but none of the episodes seem familiar to me. Thank you in advance.
Note - just solved, thank you so much for the person who helped me, just had to find the correct episode! Thanks millions!
Edited by thestormtrooper

Are there any TV shows/movies/cartoons with a character stuck in a bathroom stall? I'm thinking if a scene and it's all I can remember.