TV ONE-SEASON WONDERS
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS
POP CULTURE PAIRS
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
TV COME-BACKS
VIDEO GAMES
400
Poor "Rubicon" had no chance of impressing AMC's renewal gods: once this zombie show premiered in 2010, it got all the love
The Walking Dead
400
All hail this 2026 inductee the Hall calls "the original female superstar from hip-hop's golden age"
Queen Latifah
400
In a "Lion King" spin-off series, Toucan Dan is a criminal genius plaguing this warthog & meerkat duo
Timon & Pumbaa
400
With reform on their minds, those first elected to Congress in 1974 like Henry Waxman & Tom Harkin were called this scandal's "Babies"
Watergate
400
Jessica Williams was the youngest correspondent in the history of this show &, years after leaving, she still show up once in a while to visit my old boss, Jon, on Mondays
The Daily Show
400
Mario gets super-duper powering up on these, based on a type called Amanita muscaria
mushrooms
800
The cancellation of "Pan Am" after just 14 episodes freed up this actress for her big break in "The Wolf of Wall Street"
(Margot) Robbie
800
Born William Broad in London, this 2026 inductee derived his stage name from a teacher's comment that he was lazy
Billy Idol
800
Master Chief & Cortana have teamed up in this video game series to deliver A.I. & human justice
Halo
800
November 1950 was a tough month for him: an assassination attempt as he napped in his underwear at Blair House, then Democratic losses
(Harry) Truman
800
The scenes had a McDreamy quality when this actor made a beach-scene return to "Grey's Anatomy"
Patrick Dempsey
800
The classic NES shooter that goes by this name featured a dog known to "fowl"-ly laugh at your misery
Duck Hunt
1200
This teen drama was axed in 1995 & fans have quoted Jordan Catalano's ghostwritten letter to Angela ever since
My So-Called Life
1200
Kate Bush's 2023 induction tribute featured St. Vincent singing this song of Kate's
"Running Up That Hill"
1200
Sebastian Stan & Anthony Mackie played the title duo in this action-packed 2021 MCU miniseries
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
1200
The 1826 midterms, the first to take House control from an incumbent pres.' party, put a definite end to this 10-year-old era
the Era of Good Feelings
1200
She left "SNL" in 2022 after 10 years that included being the designated Hillary in 2016 & came back to host in 2023
Kate McKinnon
1200
Arleen Sorkin is the voice of Harley Quinn in the Batman game named for this alliterative mental institution
Arkham Asylum
1600
From the creator of "Gilmore Girls", this series with a passionate fan base took its name from a slang term for ballet dancers
Bunheads
1600
After 6 previous nominations, in 2024 the Hall at last inducted this influential "Kick Out the Jams" Detroit quintet
MC5
1600
The Neon Museum of Las Vegas displays a 15-foot illuminated sculpture of this pair & one of their tigers
Siegfried & Roy
1600
1918's midterms made Republican Henry Cabot Lodge Senate Majority Leader, dooming this treaty the Senate rejected the following November
the Treaty of Versailles
1600
In 2022, after 11 years away, Patrick Duffy as Stephen Logan came back to this 2-adjective soap, on since 1987
The Bold and the Beautiful
1600
George R.R. Martin helped with the lore for this sword & sorcery title that won a 2022 game of the year trophy
Elden Ring
2000
Two series debuting in 2006 were set behind the scenes at an "SNL"-type show: "30 Rock" & this one that also had a number in the title
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2000
Inducting this "Mississippi Goddam" singer in 2018, Mary J. Blige said her songs about injustice & struggle still resonated
Nina Simone
2000
This Dwayne Johnson-Jason Statham title duo formed a rocky alliance in a 2019 spin-off
Hobbs & Shaw
2000
Losses in the Civil War midterms pushed the GOP into an alliance with this party whose name tells you which side of the war it was on
the Union Party
2000
Thanks to a hallucination, this actor got to return to "The Walking Dead" to be killed a second time
Jon Bernthal
2000
In "Zelda: Breath of the Wild", keep track of your quests in this 6-letter land with Link's adventure log
Hyrule