With Freddie Highmore as Norman Bates, "Bates Motel" was a prequel to this classic film
Psycho
Many still carry a messaging device that uses radio waves called a beeper or this word used by Motorola in the 1950s

a Pager
Good fortune, healing & hope are associated with cranes constructed using this art that means "fold paper"
origami
Animated in 2010 & live action in 2025:
Hiccup,
Stoick &
Tuffnut
How to Train your Dragon
"Derek, I love you... so pick me. Choose me. Love me"
Dr. Meredith Grey
To be frozen in fear is to be "caught like" this unfortunate creature, glare or no glare
a deer in the headlights
This country hosted and won the first ever World Cup in 1930
Uruguay
Gomez was the father of this TV family, Pugsley and Wednesday were his children
Addams Family
TV's "Cobra Kai" served as a follow-up series to this franchise
The Karate Kid
Maybe someone's watching this aughts series; its real-time episodes usually ended with a beeping clock for maximum agita
24
A PBS list of the "10 Monumental" these "of Los Angeles" includes Paul Botello's "The Wall That Speaks, Sings, and Shouts"
a mural
1974:
Sheriff Bart,
the Waco Kid
To her schoolmates at Nevermore Academy: "It's amateurs like you who give kidnapping a bad name"
Wednesday Addams
There's a small wild canine in this term for a treacherous infiltrator
a fox in the henhouse
This country has won the most FIFA world cups
Brazil
He famously played Indiana Jones dad in the Last Crusade, even though there is only 12 years apart
Sean C
Alec Baldwin was the first actor to portray this Tom Clancy character onscreen; John Krasinski played him for 4 seasons on TV
Jack Ryan
Periodic "chirps" could mean your device for detecting this odorless gas, a byproduct of combustion, needs new batteries
carbon monoxide
Some didn't want to know when a 2026 news report put a government name (or 2) to this most famous alias in the art world
Banksy
Set in the Mississippi Delta:
Sammie,
Remmick &
the Smokestack twins
Sinners
"Lemon, the grown-up dating world is like your haircut: sometimes, awkward triangles occur"
Jack Donaghy
This 11-word phrase means it's better to have a sure thing than to risk it for double
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
This major global conflict caused the 1942 1946 FIFA World Cup to be canceled
World War II
Michael Douglass famous dad played the title role in Spartacus
Kirk Douglas
First it was a TV series with Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, then a movie with Denzel, then a TV series with Queen Latifah
The Equalizer
Maybe a bulldozer is reversing; per this 4-letter federal agency, some construction vehicles require backup alarms
OSHA
The word itself stems from the Greek word mimos, meaning "imitator" or "actor". Modern pantomime was heavily refined by French artists in the 17th and 18th centuries, eventually popularized by legends like Marcel Marceau.
Mime
A musical from 2017:
Jenny Lind,
Chang & Eng
The Greatest Showman
this 80's classic about 4 soldiers of fortune helping those in need would always end with the line "I love it when a plan comes together"
The A-Team
The Latin phrase latet anguis in herba is the source of this phrase for a pretended friend or lurking danger
a snake in the grass
This country has hosted the World Cup the most times
Mexico (1970, 1986, 2026)
"Just the Two of Us" was this rapper's ode to his relationship with his son
Will Smith
Lauren Graham & Peter Krause were part of the Braverman family on this beloved series based on a Ron Howard film
Parenthood
Many diabetics use a CGM device, which continuously monitors levels of this & beeps when the number is too high or low
(blood) glucose
this type of art work can mess with you, but to truly enjoy it you need to look from a certain perspective. 
chalk artist
Set in South L.A.:
Doughboy &
Furious Styles
Boyz n the Hood
"Did I do that...." was said by this nerdy Family Matters character.
Steve Urkel
A person who has no use for something but selfishly prevents others from enjoying it is one of these
a dog in the manger
He is the only player to win 3 World Cup titles
Pele
George H and W Bush were the second father and son to be president, these two were the first
John Adams and John Quincy Adams