Thursday Twister: TV Show Cars
It is Thursday, so DT’s weekly vertigo inducing quiz, the Thursday Twister,
is back. In the past we put together a list of our favorite movie cars, but this week we put in our favorite TV show cars.
I will start this off with an easy on — the iconic 1975 Pontiac Firebird driven by Jim Rockford with CA blue plates 853 OKG that would bash into just about everything on wheels in each episode.
Standard twister rules are as follows:
1. Only one car per comment (be sure to hit the refresh button on your
browser before you post in case someone else has posted since you loaded
the page). Do not nest the replies, just reply to the main post — if
you reply to someone elses comment it should be in reference to his
comment and not a new submission.
2. You can post again, but only after someone else posts another car. Post away.
3. The contest will end at Sunday, Aug 23rd at 4pm PST.
4. One submission per generation of each make/model.
5. Each car must be a car that was in a TV show.
6. No anonymous submissions — pick a name with the Name/URL dropdown.
Ready…set…TV car!
Oddly enough, this came to mind first:
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Love Onslow's Cortina.
Here's the play-by-play: Car pulls up. *backfire* Aaaaand the crowd goes wild!
youtube.com/watch?v=8H5_xt8ZOzk
Rose may not be a slut, but she sure wears a slut's uniform!
They should have had an episode showing Onslow going through the MOT. Some great comedic possibility in that premise….
I'd love to see that!
The Mach 5
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Just one more thing…
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Just one more thing…
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The Fall Guy's car, er, truck.
Make mine a talking '82 Firebird. Leave the '80s girls, too.
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Mopar or no car.
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Gotta be:
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Although this takes me back even farther in my auto-obsession (and this was truly the original SuperCar):
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I am obliged to contribute this, although I have never actually watched the series:
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Hm, vaguely reminds me of one from an animated TV show:
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This reminds me of the old Peanuts movie where Charlie Brown and the gang are exchange students in France. Snoopy is the only one in the group who has a license and can rent a car. They end up with a 2CV. The artists' portrayal of the car (including engine noise and grinding gears) is pretty much spot on:
youtube.com/watch?v=ecTR33_mEWg
Indeed, what's with the nauseatingly accurate attention to detail on french cars in animation? I can't even tell the make of Homer or Marge's daily drivers.
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Homer drives a Lada, Marge drives a Vovlo 240.
gawker.com/5767574/the-simpsons-live-action-opening-sequence
No way! Marge drives a longroof and Homer would never fit in a Lada.
Love the clip!!
mannix 68 dart gts
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thanks for fixing that for me
That brings up a great question…how do you post a picture here??? I'm not understanding the process…
Thanks.
Hello Anonymous, glad to have you as a contributor.
To post a picture, here's what I do:
– first open the picture in its own tab in your browser; this is just so you can copy the URL
– copy and paste the URL into your DT post
– now put the cursor just BEFORE the pasted URL, and type [ img ] but without the spaces
– then put the cursor just AFTER the pasted URL, and type [ /img ] but again without the spaces
Finish publishing as you normally do.
Others will direct you to the bottom of this and every other page on DT for directions. While you are down there, take a read through the Second Commandment also:
II. Thou Shalt Not post as anonymous unless you are posting from mobile and have technical issues. Use name/url when posting and pick something Urazmus B Jokin, Ben Dover. Sir Edmund Hillary Clint Eastwood…it don't matter. Just pick a nom de plume and stick with it.
Keep on postin'
Can't believe this one hasn't been posted yet!
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Duh –
[img] startupblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/homermobile.jpg[/img]
Canyonero!
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And or Ye Olde Vistae Cruisere
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And I can't resist the Dharma van:
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[img] ridelust.com/wp-content/uploads/ambig_gay_penis_mobile.jpg[/img]
[img] images.amcnetworks.com/amc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/196217268_1703396517_AMC-MP-Starsky-Hutch-Car__518456.jpg[/img]
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[img] tellyspotting.kera.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Rowan-Atkinsons-Mr-Bean-atop-Mini.jpg[/img]
For extra credit:
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Top 3 favorite pre-tacoma Toyota trucks featured in movies or TV:
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BTTF
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Baywatch- though they did have Ford Rangers and others standing-in as well
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Top Gear- Toyota killers! (sniff..)
To be fair, Top Gear didn't entirely kill that diesel Hilux. It still ran when they placed it on its plinth, "for all of time."
I kid, I kid… everybody knows you can't actually kill a Toyota truck!
[img] 1.bp.blogspot.com/-BBgt0v01hI0/UydchFBQMDI/AAAAAAAAXQg/fc3U6CR4SQY/s1600/survivor.png[/img]
You can buy a cheaper car. But I wouldn't recommend it
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The little car made out of clay!
ericpetersautos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Aztek-lead.jpg
One of these days I'll figure out how to embed an image.
[img] ericpetersautos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Aztek-lead.jpg[/img]
KAR 120C of course
[img] sandsmuseum.com/cars/seven/description/history/prisoner/kar.jpg [/img]
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Mrs. Peel's replacement's car
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Trailer Park Boys anyone?
The Saint
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Jupiter 8
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UFO – Ed Straker's car
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The Prisoner
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Piranha from UNCLE
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Emma Peel's Elan
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Magnum
[img] i.imgur.com/m5WaKV1.jpg?1[/img]
Mary's car. She was wearing a Vikings jersey with Fran Tarkenton's number.
In the 80s we found the car for a video I wrote about the Mary Tyler Moore show; it was owned by Susan Kimberly, who shocked a lot of people when she switched from the Democrat to the Republican party. She also had a sex-change operation, noting "I lost more friends becoming a Republican than I did becoming a woman."
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Yes and Yes!!!
General Lee in sequins
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[img] retroland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Partridge-family.jpg[/img]
[img] strangekidsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Both_cars_01.jpg[/img]
Munster Koach FTW!
For a lack of propulsion unit, juice brakes, or mechanical brakes for that matter 😉
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Nice. I was going to post this one yesterday but figured since I'd already posted I'd give someone else a chance.
Zero maintenance!
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Now that I've unlocked the image embedding talisman from the google box, I'm unhinged.
[img] privatelosangelestours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Beverly-Hillbillies.jpg[/img]
lou… can i call you lou? – i believe i may already have done so – let me introduce you (and others) to imgur.com – you can handle it
first, open an imgur account > then copy an image or its URL, paste into the imgur upload tool and upload it > next, very important, edit the image and change the size > the width is most important, i usually do 450, and up to 600 is about max for DT, let the length change automatically and keep the proportion > save > copy the handy link with the proper tags already added > paste into comment box > shazam!
btw, farrah/cobra probably wins this thread – kirk's jupiter 8 smirk second
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Monkeemobile
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From a fan site:
"His main machine was a red Sunbeam Tiger convertible. For the sake of trivia, Don Adams owned this car -it was part of his payment. He later gave it to one of his daughters and she wrecked it. He then spent all kinds of money fixing it and gave it to another daughter, who also wrecked it. Ouch."
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Don't know how to post the image, despite KBZ's instructions above, but I gotta mention Maddie's white BMW L6 on Moonlighting (even tho it was an autotragic, all L6's were).
Moonlighting BWM 635CSi
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Police Squad (TV Series) Plymouth Satellite driven by Sergeant Frank Drebin
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I can't think of a single car from a TV series.
"Sense8" – Isuzu NPR (aka Van Damn)
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"The Mighty Boosh" – VW Vanagon
[img] i.imgur.com/YsvViuZ.jpg[/img]
"Jericho" – Chevrolet C-Series and Plymouth Road Runner
[img] i.imgur.com/vn7lCGz.jpg?1[/img]
[img] i.imgur.com/QwhOX1H.jpg?1[/img]
"Humans" – VW Sharan
[img] i.imgur.com/dBSkhnn.jpg?1[/img]
"Automan" – Lamborghini Countach LP 400
[img] i.imgur.com/7s7CpNc.jpg?1[/img]
"Aquarius" – Plymouth Belvedere
[img] i.imgur.com/o8NAsCl.jpg?1[/img]
"Lost in Transmission" – Kurbmaster
[img] i.imgur.com/x6Gjm1u.jpg?1[/img]
"The Last Man on Earth" – Audi R8 Spyder and Chevrolet Spark
[img] i.imgur.com/Ua1edxJ.jpg?1[/img]
[img] i.imgur.com/0u49oPM.jpg?1[/img]
"Better Call Saul" – Suzuki Esteem
[img] i.imgur.com/cpQl8nb.jpg?1[/img]
"The Highwayman" – Custom Semi
[img] i.imgur.com/8YDEXZm.jpg?1[/img]
"Short Poppies" – Ferrari 250 GTO (sort of) Replica
youtube.com/watch?v=hO4eKFzlOnY
"Backstrom" – Subaru Sambar
[img] i.imgur.com/TKtlctH.jpg?1[/img]
"Life on Mars" US remake – Chevelle
[img] i.imgur.com/cIC1HZM.jpg?1[/img]
"Survivors" – Land Rover Defender 110
[img] i.imgur.com/hvQJGp6.jpg?1[/img]
"Transporter" – Audi A8
[img] i.imgur.com/JDByL7a.jpg?1[/img]
"Constantine" – Checker
[img] i.imgur.com/Xh1i7OA.jpg?1[/img]
"Vexed" – Mercedes R107
[img] i.imgur.com/JiEDgbv.jpg?1[/img]
"Power Rangers Turbo" – Pontiac Fiero custom
[img] i.imgur.com/EHDKMkG.jpg?1[/img]
"Low Winter Sun" – Cadillac CTS-V
[img] i.imgur.com/mkvYkof.jpg?1[/img]
"The Strain" – Kurbmaster
[img] i.imgur.com/spSH5LA.jpg?1[/img]
"Idris Elba: King of Speed" – Pick one
[img] i.imgur.com/vQahMqP.jpg?1[/img]
"Rick and Morty" – Rickmobile
[img] i.imgur.com/ka2F3g3.gif[/img]
"Viper" – uhh…
[img] i.imgur.com/HEFDEw1.jpg?1[/img]
"The Wrong Mans" – BMW 520i
[img] i.imgur.com/okvtkgd.jpg?1[/img]
"Halt and Catch Fire" – Porsche 951
[img] i.imgur.com/zfAgR0R.jpg?1[/img]
"Partridge Family 2200 A.D." – Saucer
[img] i.imgur.com/l5happt.jpg?1[/img]
"Barry'd Treasure" – Blastolene Decko Liner and
Glass Top Car
[img] i.imgur.com/fi5dEwu.jpg?1[/img]
[img] i.imgur.com/phmFO2J.png?1[/img]
"Fargo" – Ford Taurus
[img] i.imgur.com/1amTxZI.jpg?1[/img]
"Cagney and Lacey" – Dodge Diplomat
[img] i.imgur.com/veZfryw.jpg?1[/img]
"Hardcastle and McCormick" – Coyote X
[img] i.imgur.com/z0Jsub8.jpg?1[/img]
"Jonathan Creek" – Volvo 240
[img] i.imgur.com/5f8jjjy.jpg?1[/img]
"Space: 1999" – Amphicat 6×6
[img] i.imgur.com/WRlJPr0.jpg?1[/img]
"Growing Up Fisher" – Volvo V70 XC
[img] i.imgur.com/IlfDNGB.jpg?1[/img]
Driven by a blind man.
"Uncle" – Rover 214
[img] i.imgur.com/6EI9BmY.jpg?1[/img]
"The Neighbors" – Escalade golf cart
[img] i.imgur.com/JXMoohD.jpg?1[/img]
"UFO" – S.H.A.D.O Mobile
[img] i.imgur.com/uXuXuD1.jpg?1[/img]
"Black Mirror" – Ford Zephyr 4
[img] i.imgur.com/cmV6MXx.jpg?1[/img]
"Arrested Development" – Ford F-350
[img] i.imgur.com/iK6wHaD.jpg?1[/img]
"Big Love" – Subaru Outback…7-passenger?!?
[img] i.imgur.com/0bPMQZS.jpg?1[/img]
"Stingray" – uhh…
[img] i.imgur.com/DJ09xAS.jpg?1[/img]
"Bates Motel" – Mercedes W108
[img] i.imgur.com/PhCVNSy.jpg?1[/img]
"Street Hawk" – Chevrolet K-10
[img] i.imgur.com/grHzF7E.jpg?1[/img]
"Nash Bridges" – Plymouth Barracuda
[img] i.imgur.com/ZMRizwZ.jpg?1[/img]
"Walker, Texas Ranger" – Dodge Ram
[img] i.imgur.com/lhwAmL5.jpg?1[/img]
"Burn Notice" – Hyundai Genesis Coupe and Dodge Charger
[img] i.imgur.com/Sar3WdT.jpg?1[/img]
[img] i.imgur.com/zIFDZKx.jpg?1[/img]
"CHiPs" – Dodge Polara
[img] i.imgur.com/aP1TdqB.jpg?1[/img]
"The Twilight Zone" – Lagonda Rapide
[img] i.imgur.com/YmgBtHB.jpg?1[/img]
"Thunderbirds" – Rolls Royce FAB 1
[img] i.imgur.com/ujZjPVo.jpg?1[/img]
"Human Target" – Bombardier Iltis
[img] i.imgur.com/BFFresy.jpg?1[/img]
"McGyver" – Jeep Wrangler
[img] i.imgur.com/Yt1Hkeh.jpg?1[/img]
"Psych" – Toyota Echo (aka The Blueberry)
[img] i.imgur.com/qrkfNcy.jpg?1[/img]
"The Walking Dead" – Hyundai Tucson
[img] i.imgur.com/hoYb7L6.jpg?1[/img]
"Riptide" – Chevrolet C1
[img] i.imgur.com/7w66aLf.jpg?1[/img]
"90210" – Ferrari F430 Spider
[img] i.imgur.com/LV5MzQA.jpg?1[/img]
"Seinfeld" – Saab 900 Cabrio
[img] i.imgur.com/VwDDxzC.jpg?1[/img]
"The Wonder Years" – Oldsmobile F-85
[img] i.imgur.com/hHt2m7M.jpg?1[/img]
"Chuck" – Toyota Yaris
[img] i.imgur.com/LYr12U9.jpg?1[/img]
"My Mother the Car" – Model T Touring
[img] i.imgur.com/nNb0pwb.jpg?1[/img]
"Knight Rider" – Ford Shelby GT 500 KR SVT
[img] i.imgur.com/hWqZYKK.jpg?1[/img]
"Team Knight Rider" – Ford Mustang Cobra and Ford Expedition
[img] i.imgur.com/xmtPTii.jpg?1[/img]
"Knight Rider 2000" – Dodge Stealth custom
[img] i.imgur.com/H0HtaTg.jpg?1[/img]
Huh. Turns out I could remember one or two. Whodathunkit.
Can't believe nobody put Herbie on the list yet. And yes, Disney made a Herbie TV show, although it was short lived for less than one full season, I do remember watching it as a kid. IMDB it if in doubt:
imdb.com/title/tt0083428/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_9
Sorry, I don't know how to post pics on this site…
I want a flying car (still)
[img] google.com/search?q=The+Jetsons+flying+car&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIuee_6pi3yAIVTJaICh3eWA2r&biw=1752&bih=971#imgrc=SOgazYKUr0l–M%3A[img]