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TV GUIDE'S 50 GREATEST CHARACTERS |
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In July 1959 he traveled to the Soviet Union to open an American exhibit in Moscow |
Richard Nixon
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Weighing in at No. 6, this son of Sarek & Amanda is the only alien in the Top 10 |
Mr. Spock
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A popular tongue twister concerns its rubber bumpers |
(A: What is a baby bumper car?)
Baby buggy
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Sadly for the tiger, these features on its face are thought in Chinese medicine to cure toothaches |
Whiskers
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Though it's made of brass, as part of an orchestra the saxophone is classified as this |
Woodwind
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We'll bet this Minnesota senator was pleased as punch to accept the nomination as LBJ's running mate in 1964 |
Hubert Humphrey
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No. 3 on the list, this character was once pinned to a kitchen cabinet by a giant loaf of bread |
Lucy Ricardo
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On a cattle drive, Cookie works out of this vehicle that carries his supplies |
(A: What is the cook wagon?)
Chuck wagon
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Carver, Chandler, Kroc |
(A: What is Kyle?)
Ray
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Most tigers have yellow eyes, but the eyes of the rare white tiger are this color |
(M: What is pink?)
Blue
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Comic character seen here |
[In Peanuts]
Woodstock
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In 1900 Republicans put this "Rough Rider" on the ticket to counter the appeal of Democrat William Jennings Bryan |
Theodore Roosevelt
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No. 11 on the list, this backstabbing, bed-hopping oil baron was once shot by a mysterious assailant |
J.R. Ewing
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It's a child's vehicle with 2 wheels on a low footboard, or a motor-powered adult vehicle |
Scooter
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Banneker, Britten, Bratt |
Benjamin
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One of the havens for tigers is Royal Chitwan National Park in this Himalayan country |
Nepal
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It's the Boy Scout merit badge seen here |
woodworking
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He served as vice president for only a month before succeeding to the presidency |
(Alex: Took over after William Henry Harrison died in 1841.)
John Tyler
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No. 46, this princess wears a leather & metal outift |
Xena
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A serving cart for desserts, if you're "off" it you're crazy |
(A: What is a rocker?)
Trolley
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The tiger's fatal attack on its prey usually centers on this body part |
Throat
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A visit to this small structure might mean you're retrieving fuel or disciplining a child |
(A: What is the woodpile?) (M: What is the wood shack?)
Woodshed
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In 1976 Bob Dole & this running mate of Jimmy Carter met in the first televised vice-presidential debate |
Walter Mondale
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This cop ranked No. 18 is the only totally bald character on the list, baby |
(Alex: By the way, No. 1 on the list was Louie de Palma from "Taxi")
Kojak
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A tumbrel, a farm tipcart used to haul manure, was used to haul people to this during the French Revolution |
Guillotine
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Dunhill, Eisenstaedt, Tennyson |
Alfred
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With only a few hundred left in the wild, the huge tiger named for this Russian region faces extinction |
Siberian tiger
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Type of print seen here in a 19th century example |
(Rick: What is woodblock?) [Originally ruled incorrect; reversed after the first break]
a woodcut
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