Band in Boston
Chickens in Movies & TV
TV Shows by Characters
In the Glove Compartment
Thank you, Rob Reiner...
100
Steven Tyler said he leaned on "Chopin, Bach, Beethoven, Debussy" for the "chordage" of "Dream On" by this band
Aerosmith
100
In "Despicable Me 2" this Steve Carell-voiced character gets tenderized by a surprisingly vicious chicken in a restaurant
Gru
100
Dr. Miranda Bailey,
Dr. Jo Wilson &
Dr. Amelia Shepherd
Grey's Anatomy
100
Don't lose this DMV document: if you're pulled over, you'll need it to prove your car is legally allowed on the road
the registration
100
For "The Princess Bride", a film full of memorable words including this one, which may not mean what Wallace Shawn thinks it means
inconceivable
200
Appropriately, this band motored up the Top 40 in 1984 with "Drive"
The Cars
200
Mad scientist Fritz Hühnmörder tortured this animated title character by making it watch random TV shows
Robot Chicken
200
Uncle Junior,
Johnny Sack &
Richie Aprile
The Sopranos
200
This gadget displays readings in pounds per square inch; keep it handy for use in cold weather or before long trips
a tire pressure gauge
200
The most quoted line from A Few Good Men Jack Nickelson explains why Tom Cruises wants people on those was. (Stating he can't handle it)
You can't handle the truth...
300
This '80s boy band was a 2026 man band for "The Right Stuff" Vegas residency at Park MGM; wait, isn't one of 'em a cop now?
New Kids on the Block
300
Hey, hey--after clucking a while to voice Hei Hei for this Pacific Islands film, Alan Tudyk jokingly noted, "I went to Juilliard"
Moana
300
Jamie Tartt,
Keeley Jones &
Coach Beard
Ted Lasso
300
If you have an older car, keep a phone charger that's compatible with its 12-volt DC auxiliary power outlet, aka this
a cigarette lighter
300
For this numerical phrase from "Spinal Tap", referenced in the OED as an idiom meaning "to an extreme... degree"
(these go) to 11
400
Leader of alt-rock pioneers the Pixies, Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV deformalized to this colorful name
black Francis
400
Son, I say, son, pay attention! 1946's "Walky Talky Hawky" was the debut of this Warner Bros. rooster & was up for an Oscar
Foghorn Leghorn
400
Lady Edith,
Mrs. Patmore &
Isobel Crawley
Downton Abbey
400
AAA recommends keeping the type of gadget seen here in your glove box; in an emergency, it can perform these two functions
break a window & cut the seatbelt
400
For nine seasons as Michael Stivic, nicknamed this by his bloviating father-in-law Archie Bunker
Meathead
500
This band that sang "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" has been said to "sound like a bunch of Irishmen having a fight"
the dropkick Murphys
500
In the animated 1973 film "Robin Hood", Lady Kluck tells this character, "As your lady-in-waiting, I'm waiting"
Maid Marian
500
Donna Moss,
Margaret Hooper &
Josh Lyman
The West Wing
500
We don't need them now since we have GPS to help us get where we needed to go, but they were a standard in every car (unless you wanted to stop and ask for directions)
Map
500
For the poignant ending of this film, typed but not spoken: "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve"
Stand by me