| #8971, aired 2023-11-13 | WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? $5,000 (Daily Double): "A boy's best friend is his mother" Anthony Perkins |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | PRODUCE $400: Not only did he produce "Citizen Kane", he co-wrote, starred in & directed the film, too--talk about a best boy Welles |
| #8731, aired 2022-10-31 | '90s FILMS $800: A boy's best friend is a massive robot in this 1999 animated film based on a Ted Hughes fable The Iron Giant |
| #8472, aired 2021-09-21 | COLOR ME GOOD $1000: Completed around 1770, this work is Thomas Gainsborough's best-known portrait The Blue Boy |
| #8306, aired 2021-01-04 | THE MOVIES $400: This Hitchcock movie has the line "A boy's best friend is his mother" Psycho |
| #8250, aired 2020-10-02 | THE ACTOR WHO SAID IT $1200: As Norman Bates: "A boy's best friend is his mother" Anthony Perkins |
| #7609, aired 2017-10-12 | ALL THE "BEST" $800: This not-always-young (or male) person is the assistant to a film crew's chief electrician or key grip best boy |
| #7479, aired 2017-03-02 | SWEAR WORDS $1600: The Boy Scout oath begins, "On my" this "I will do my best..." honor |
| #7303, aired 2016-05-18 | ART $1600: The 2 best-known paintings at the Huntington in California are "Pinkie" & this colorful Gainsborough kid The Blue Boy |
| #7201, aired 2015-12-28 | KITTY LIT $400: In a book by E.B. White, Snowbell the cat does not have this title mouselike boy's best interests at heart Stuart Little |
| #7197, aired 2015-12-22 | & THE OSCAR DOESN'T GO TO $800: Boy meets operating system in this 2013 Best Picture nominee Her |
| #6844, aired 2014-05-22 | POP MUSIC OF TODAY $600: This British boy band gave us the immodestly titled "Best Song Ever" One Direction |
| #6722, aired 2013-12-03 | LINE $400: In a Hitchcock film, this character delivers the line "A boy's best friend is his mother" Norman Bates |
| #6608, aired 2013-05-15 | NOVELLAS $800: Harlan Ellison won a Best Novella Nebula Award for his story about "a boy" & his intelligence-enhanced this a dog |
| #6517, aired 2013-01-08 | BEST "BOY" $400: A girl who likes rough, outdoor activities tomboy |
| #6517, aired 2013-01-08 | BEST "BOY" $800: A notably honest person, whether he sings in church or not choirboy |
| #6517, aired 2013-01-08 | BEST "BOY" $1200: You're from Sudbury? I'm from Sudbury! You're my this homeboy |
| #6517, aired 2013-01-08 | BEST "BOY" $1600: Originally, it meant a young actor, not a ladies' man a playboy |
| #6517, aired 2013-01-08 | BEST "BOY" $2000: This term for an American World War I infantryman is the name of the statue seen here a doughboy |
| #6464, aired 2012-10-25 | MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS $1200: 2000, Best Pop Video: "Bye Bye Bye" (a boy band) 'N Sync |
| #6304, aired 2012-02-02 | TALES OF THE WINDY CITY $800: This Richard Wright work about a racially charged murder trial was the first best-selling novel by an African American Native Son |
| #6234, aired 2011-10-27 | THE "BEST" OF EVERYTHING $600: Male or female, it's the main assistant to the chief electrician on a movie the best boy |
| #6048, aired 2010-12-22 | OH BOY! PRESENTS! $1000: Fans of this comedienne's 1970s variety show might enjoy a copy of her best-selling memoir "This Time Together" (Carol) Burnett |
| #5839, aired 2010-01-21 | PSYCHO 101 $800: In a memorable line, Anthony Perkins says, "A boy's best friend is" this person his mother |
| #5823, aired 2009-12-30 | BROADWAY MUSICALS $800: This musical about a boy with a passion for dance won a 2009 Tony for (surprise!) Best Choreography Billy Elliot |
| #5751, aired 2009-09-21 | PRODUCE $400: Not only did he produce "Citizen Kane", he co-wrote, starred in & directed the film, too; talk about a best boy! (Orson) Welles |
| #5620, aired 2009-01-30 | GODS AROUND US $400: In his oath one of these pledges that "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God & my country" A Boy Scout |
| #5486, aired 2008-06-16 | OH "BOY" $800: On a film set, this title is for the first assistant to the head electrician a best boy |
| #5023, aired 2006-06-14 | CITY OF THE DAY: NEW YORK $800: One of the best-preserved colonial buildings is the Onderdonk Farmhouse of 1731 in this borough, the largest Queens |
| #5011, aired 2006-05-29 | AFI's TOP 100 MOVIE QUOTES $800: No. 56:
"A boy's best friend is his mother" Psycho |
| #4769, aired 2005-05-05 | "O" BOY! $1600: His best known plays include "Waiting for Lefty" & "The Country Girl" (Clifford) Odets |
| #4748, aired 2005-04-06 | HOT "ROD"s $1000: Entombing his still-living sister Madeline, always a social faux pas, wasn't this Poe boy's best move Roderick Usher |
| #4257, aired 2003-02-18 | KIDDY LIT $2000: Remembered as the author of "Little Boy Blue", he was best known as "The Children's Poet" Eugene Field |
| #4244, aired 2003-01-30 | THE NORMAN INVASION $200: According to this homicidal film character, "A boy's best friend is his mother" Norman Bates |
| #4186, aired 2002-11-11 | NURSERY RHYME RAP $800: The best horn player you'll ever see is this hit-the-hay boy, Master LBB Little Boy Blue |
| #3923, aired 2001-09-26 | HARRY POTTER $400: Harry's 2 best friends are Hermione Granger & this red-headed boy Ronald Weasley |
| #3776, aired 2001-01-22 | THE WIZARD OF "O"s $500: He's best-known for his plays "Waiting for Lefty" & "Golden Boy" Clifford Odets |
| #3598, aired 2000-04-05 | HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED $300: As a boy, this late entertainment giant lived in the Highway 61 town of Leland, where his best friend was named Kermit Jim Henson |
| #3545, aired 2000-01-21 | FAMILIAL QUOTATIONS $200: In "Psycho" Anthony Perkins says, "A boy's best friend is" this person his mother |
| #3136, aired 1998-03-30 | 19th CENTURY LIT $1000: Felicia Dorothea Hemans' best-remembered poem tells of the brave boy who "stood on" this the burning deck |
| #2989, aired 1997-09-04 | TINSELTOWN TERMS $400: The best man attends the groom & this person assists the head electrician best boy |
| #2604, aired 1995-12-21 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $1000: Robert Anderson is best known for this 1953 play about an insecure prep school boy & a kindly faculty wife Tea and Sympathy |
| #2573, aired 1995-11-08 | QUOTATIONS $100: "A boy's best friend is his mother" is a line from this 1960 Anthony Perkins movie Psycho |
| #2367, aired 1994-12-13 | LITERATURE $800: "The Rich Boy", one of his best stories, appears in his 1926 collection "All The Sad Young Men" (F. Scott) Fitzgerald |
| #2135, aired 1993-12-10 | PSYCHO 101 $400: According to Norman Bates, "A boy's best friend is" this relative his mother |
| #1915, aired 1992-12-25 | OATHS & PLEDGES $200: It begins, "On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country" the Boy Scout Oath |
| #1685, aired 1991-12-20 | FAMOUS ARMSTRONGS $200: On radio, Dick York played Billy Fairfield, best friend of this all-American boy Jack Armstrong |
| #1612, aired 1991-09-10 | THEATRE $200: This drama about a boy obsessed with horses won the 1975 Tony award for best play Equus |
| #1405, aired 1990-10-12 | THE OSCARS $200: Of Best Assistant Director, Best Producer, or Best Best Boy, the one that was once an Oscar category Best Assistant Director |
| #1256, aired 1990-02-05 | FICTION $500: In a sequel to his best-known novel, Thomas Hughes wrote about this school boy's days at Oxford Tom Brown |
| #713, aired 1987-10-14 | KIDDIE LIT $1000: In best seller by Maurice Sendak, a boy sent to his room goes on a fantastic trip to this untamed place Where the Wild Things Are |
| #324, aired 1985-12-05 | MOVIE QUOTES $200: In this film, Anthony Perkins asserts, "A boy's best friend is his mother" Psycho |
| #147, aired 1985-04-02 | "BREAK" IT UP $800: A '79 Best Film nominee about a biking boy who wanted to be Italian Breaking Away |
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