THE VILLAGE PERSONS
"In the Navy, you can sail the seven seas" and/or "put your mind at ease." Who once served as a new recruit?
A) Arthur Fonzarelli
B) Michael Knight
C) Ben Matlock
D) Adrian Monk
E) Jack Tripper
[Get your sea legs and meet us at the bottom of the column where the correct answer will be on deck.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Monday, June 25, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
12:30 p.m.
EDITOR'S NOTE
Surely I'm not the only Louis Sachar fan who's excited about the premiere of "Wayside" (Nickelodeon)!
7 p.m.
"Storm Hawks" (Cartoon)
7:30 p.m.
"Fooled by Nature" (Animal Planet)
"The 5ive" (BET)
"Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl" (Cartoon)
8 p.m.
Clark wants to be normal while Pa Kent encourages him to control his new powers on "Kyle XY" (ABC Family). Meanwhile, Lex is up to no good.
"Creature Comforts" is hibernating since no one is watching.
Elvis Dimera takes on Jon Black on "WWE Monday Night RAW" (USA). But whose corner is Sami Brady in? CANNOT PREDICT NOW.
"Little People, Big World" (TLC; also 8:30)
"IFL Battleground" (MyNetworkTV)
"Making News: Texas Style" (TV Guide)
8:30 p.m.
Documentarian Vince DiPersio follows gay ex-Marine Jeff Key as he speaks out against the war and the system in "Semper Fi" (Showtime).
"It's Me or the Dog" (Animal Planet)
9 p.m.
Larry King and Mark Burnett offer to marry Sarah Silverman during "Conversations With Michael Eisner" (CNBC).
Big Brother is operating the Big Laundromat on "Big Love" (HBO). This promises not to be a gentle cycle.
A missing gang member turns up dead, and with Lt. Provenza's business card on his person. Can "The Closer" (TNT) get a priest to confess what's really going on? REPLY HAZY TRY AGAIN LATER.
TELE-GEBRA
"Mean Girls" + "Mr. Holland's Opus" x "Philadelphia" = "Girl, Positive" (Lifetime), as a high school senior is negative after an HIV test turns up positive. Can she learn to love and trust again with the help of The Substitute Teacher Who Showed Up at Just the Right Time? MANDATORY "90210" CAST MEMBER: Jennie Garth.
What photo helped JFK get through the Cuban Missile Crisis ... and why was it in 3-D? "History Detectives" (PBS) investigate.
Gay twin brothers Mark and Alex Farley are the subjects of the documentary "Red Without Blue" (Sundance).
Mark and the 40-year-olds learn "the twist" about the 20-year-old competition on "Age of Love" (NBC).
DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU ON YOUR WAY OUT
"Ex-Wives Club" (ABC) helps a man who was dumped ... by instant messenger. Talk about removing someone from your buddy list.
"Hell's Kitchen" (Fox) "meats" "Fear Factor" when chef Ramsay orders a taste test when the budding talent is senseless.
"Big Medicine" (TLC): "The Garth Complex"
"My Super Sweet 16" (MTV)
9:30 p.m.
"Engaged & Underage" (MTV)
10 p.m.
"Simon Schama's Power of Art" (PBS) hopes not to deliver a lopsided report on Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's "David With the Head of Goliath."
A dying son wants to donate his liver to his alcoholic father in the "Heartland" (TNT). But can he win over Nate's heart? Or does he have the guts? AS I SEE IT, YES.
TELE-GEBRA
"Love Connection" x eHarmony.com = "Science of Love: A Modern Dating Experiment" (NBC). Who will do better at matchmaking, football player Adam Johnson or researchers trying to divine his perfect match via personality tests?
"Curl Girls" (Logo) hold a barbecue. Can we get a side of curly fries? MY SOURCES SAY NO.
"Miss Runner-Up" (WE)
"Paul Weller: As Is Now" (Starz Cinema)
"Access Granted" (BET): "BET Awards '07"
"Journey to the Center of the World" (History)
"Making the Band 4" (MTV)
"The Soup Presents: The Best of the Worst Talk Show Moments" (E!)
10:10 p.m.
"The Emperor's New School" (Disney)
11 p.m.
SCI FI MONDAY
"Noein," "Tokko" (11:30), "Macross Plus 2" (midnight)
YADA YADA
* Charlie Rose chews the fat while getting the skinny on "Obesity & Nutrition" with Sir Paul Nurse, Marion Nestle, Dr. Rudy Leibel, Gina Kolata and Dr. David Ludwig.
* Steve Vogel trangulates "The Daily Show."
* Musiq Soulchild and Mayor Douglas Palmer give Tavis the qy to the city.
* Tom Hayden divorces himself from "The Colbert Report."
* Bruce Willis, Tony Parker and diving dogs sit up and beg to chat with Dave.
* John and Elizabeth Edwards, Maz Jobrani and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus run for "The Tonight Show."
* Wanda Sykes, Tina Brown and Bobby Valentino curb Craig's enthusiasm.
THE VILLAGE PERSONS
'Twas the Navy buddies of E) Jack Tripper that showed up for a night of mirth and/or Miller Lite. And Jack wound up with more than just a hangover. He also ended up with a tattoo that read "The Love Butt."
-- posted by Jon Delfin
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