Hello & Goodbye
Popeye
Sitcoms & Variety Shows
September birthdays
Heloise’s Helpful Hints
100

When in Hawaii, use this word when greeting people

Aloha!! It is used to say hello and goodbye, but it means more. When it comes from the heart, it means “love, peace, and compassion.”

100

Popeye is known as this kind of man;

POPEYE THE ____________-MAN!

Sailor!! He’s known as Popeye, the sailor man. From humble beginnings in a newspaper comic strip, Popeye moved to comic books, TV cartoons, and then to the big screen. Robin Williams plays Popeye in the 1980 film Popeye.

100

He used to say, “Say good night, Gracie,” at the end of each show

George Burns! The occasion was The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. After she answered some questions from Burns with ditzy chitchat, he would ask her to say good night, and she did.

100

Born September 15, 1984, the youngest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, he recently stepped down as a senior member of the royal family of England.

Harry!  He is no longer officially known as Prince Harry. He and his wife, Meghan, are still Duke and Duchess of Sussex. However, he maintains his position in the line of succession to the throne. The succession is governed by Parliament, so it would take an act of Parliament to remove him.

100

Never go grocery shopping when you are feeling this.

Hungry! If you do, you’re likely to overspend and bring home junk food. The best time to shop is after a meal.

200

This greeting in Spanish is a four-letter word beginning with a silent H.

HOLA! It is often followed by buenas dias. Buenas dias is a more formal way of saying hello, meaning “good day.”

200

She is Popeye’s girlfriend

Olive Oyl!! In the comic strip, Olive has a brother named Castor Oyl. Fun fact: Popeye and Olive Oyl are based on real people who lived near cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar

200

This character is married to a woman named Lucy and is the bandleader at the Tropicana, a local New York City nightclub. His favorite song is “Babalu.”

Ricky Ricardo! The show is I Love Lucy.

200

Born September 1, 1939, she is known for her role of Ernestine the telephone operator on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and is one of the stars in the 1980 film 9 to 5. 

Lily Tomlin! Her costars in the film are Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton. Their boss is played by Dabney Coleman.

200

If you do not own a meat pounder, grab this from your toolbox.

Hammer! Cover the meat with plastic wrap or wax paper since you are probably not in the habit of washing your hammer after use.

300

At night, this is how you say goodbye in Spain and Mexico.

Buenos noches!! It means “good evening” or “good night

300

This food gives Popeye superhuman strength.

spinach! Sales of canned spinach increased thanks to Popeye. Originally, Popeye gained his strength from rubbing the head of the Whiffle Hen, but that didn’t last long.

300

Ralph (a bus driver), Ed (a sewer worker), Alice, and Trixie are the main characters in this sitcom.

The Honeymooners!! Ralph (Jackie Gleason) and Alice (Audrey Meadows) are married, and Ed (Art Carney) and Trixie (Joyce Randolf) are married.

300

Born September 10, 1929, he is known as the “King of Golf” because he was instrumental in popularizing and glamorizing the game of golf.

Arnold Palmer! His fans were dubbed “Arnie’s Army.”

300

If you like your baked potato skins crisp, don’t wrap them in this.

Foil!! Heloise suggests bacon fat, and she suggests putting them in muffin tins so they don’t roll around. You might prefer to coat them lightly with an oil.

400

This Italian four-letter word beginning with a C is a casual hello or goodbye.

ciao!! A more formal greeting is salve, which is used any time of day. The more formal goodbye is arrivederci, also used any time of day

400

He is Popeye’s rival.

Bluto!! Popeye and Bluto are in competition for the same woman’s affection.

400

He is Jack Benny’s butler and sidekick character on The Jack Benny Show, formerly of the Three Black Aces during the vaudeville years.

Rochester (Van Jones)? Once he was established in the role of Benny’s butler, he became known in real life as Eddie “Rochester” Anderson. He worked with Benny for 23 years

400

Born September 19, 1974, this current host of The Tonight Show followed Jay Leno

Jimmy Fallon! The full name of the show is now The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He took over as host in 2014. He launched his career on Saturday Night Live

400

This baking ingredient can put out grease fires

Baking soda!! First, turn off the heat source. If the fire is inside a pan, place a long-handled object on top of the pan to deprive the fire of oxygen and smother it. If the fire is on the stove, sprinkle baking soda on the fire

500

Edward R. Morrow began his sign-off on his news program See It Now with “Good night” and ended it with this.

“good luck”!! His full sign-off was “Good night and good luck.”

500

He is Popeye’s baby.

Swee’pea!! His full name is Scooner Seawell Georgia Washenting Christiffer Columbia Daniel Boom.

500

This is the first verse of this sitcom’s theme song: Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed, And then one day he was shootin’ at some food, And up through the ground come a bubblin’ crude.

The Beverly Hillbillies!! The main characters of the Clampett clan are Jed, Granny, Jethro, and Elly Mae. Do you remember that they call the swimming pool the cement (CEE-ment) pond?

500

Born September 16, 1956, this magician is the first to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named Magician of the Century and Magician of the Millennium. He shares his name with the title of a Charles Dickens classic novel.

David Copperfield!! He holds the record for selling the most tickets of any solo performer

500

The best time to clean out a closet or a drawer is when you’re in this mood.

Angry!!If you’re in a good mood, you’re less likely to throw out things.

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