The season seven playoffs roll on as Ross, Jon, and Derek square off to determine the winner of the Monster Division. We’ll take a trip back in time to the community sports programs of our youths before going even further back in time to quiz about pop culture portrayals of Albert Einstein. They’ll make you say “Yahoo!” Seriously. Round two asks our players to name pop culture properties based on the titles of the fictional books found within them. All of that, plus the customary but nonetheless vibrant and exciting, lightning round!
Quizzes Played
The Slightly Less Beautiful Game
Who’s going to be the best coach for the local youth soccer team?
Oh, Einstein!
Identify the pop culture property by its Albert Einstein appearance.
Shelf Help
Guess the pop culture property from the fictional book featured in it.
The Angels
Questions about angels in pop culture.
The Rays
Questions about characters and performers named Ray.
The Reds
Questions about Soviets in pop culture.
The Riddle
I have a good job writing about sports in a column,
My dad looks like a monster, a bit like a golem.
I just want my parents to leave me alone,
So maybe I shouldn't have moved right across from their home.
Answer
Ray Barone, played by Ray Romano on Everybody Loves Raymond, is a sports columnist on Long Island. His father was played by Peter Boyle, who is best known for playing Frankenstein's monster in Young Frankenstein, a created humanoid figure - a bit like the golem from Jewish lore. He spent his early adult life trying to be the appropriate distance from his parents and their meddling (close enough that they could come, but far enough away that they wouldn't too often, and not so far away that they would stay overnight), but wound up buying a house directly across from them.
Match Results
Episode Notes
The Persona Five scorebreak: Persona Five. By the time you’re shooting the concept of apathy in the face, it seems like there might be a metaphor going on here.
The Clandestine scorebreak: The Clandestine. The Clandestine. And you thought Rocket Raccoon was a deep cut.