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Example of affectionate parodies per franchise

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You name it, we'll show you. DC Comics Mystery Men  (1999) Marvel Comics Superhero Movie  (2008) James Bond Kingsman: The Secret Service  (2015) Star Trek Galaxy Quest  (1999) Star Wars Spaceballs  (1987) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Futurama  (1999-2003, 2008-13, 2023-) Power Rangers Power Rangers Ninja Storm  (2003)

Television channels of the seven European countries

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As in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands. France TF1 - 1935 TMC - 1954 France 2 - 1963 France 3 - 1972 Canal+ - 1984 M6 - 1986 Arte - 1992 France 5 - 1994 France 4 - 1996 W9 - 2005 RMC Story - 2012 RMC Life - 2012 T18 - 2025 Novo 19 - 2025 United Kingdom BBC One - 1936 ITV1 - 1955 BBC Two - 1964 Sky One - 1982 Channel 4 - 1982 5 - 1997 Netherlands NPO 1 - 1951 NPO 2 - 1964 NPO 3 - 1988 RTL 4 - 1989 RTL 5 - 1993 Veronica - 1995 SBS6 - 1995 RTL 7 - 1995 Net5 - 1999 RTL 8 - 2005 Germany Das Erste - 1952 ZDF - 1963 Sat. 1 - 1984 RTL - 1984 3sat - 1984 ProSieben - 1989 kabel eins - 1992 RTL Zwei - 1993 Italy Rai 1 - 1954 Rai 2 - 1961 La7 - 1974 Rai 3 - 1979 Canale 5 - 1980 Italia 1 - 1982 Rete 4 - 1982 Rai 4 - 2008 Cielo - 2009 Nove - 2015 TV8 - 2015 20 - 2018 Spain La 1 - 1956 La 2 - 1965 ETB 1 - 1983 TV3 - 1984 TVG - 1985 Canal Sur - 1989 Telemadrid - 1989 Antena 3 - 1990 Telecinco - 1990 Cuatro - 1990 Television Canaria - 1999 CMM TV - 2001 IB...

Official songs from James Bond media

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By official, I mean under Eon Productions, not overall. Songs Dr. No  (1962) - "James Bond Theme" by John Barry From Russia with Love  (1963) - "From Russia with Love" by Matt Monro Goldfinger  (1964) - "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey Thunderball  (1965) - "Thunderball" by Tom Jones You Only Live Twice  (1967) - "You Only Live Twice" by Nancy Sinatra On Her Majesty's Secret Service  (1969) - "We Have All the Time in the World" by Louis Armstrong Diamonds Are Forever  (1971) - "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey Live and Let Die  (1973) - "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney and Wings The Man with the Golden Gun  (1974) - "The Man with the Golden Gun" by Lulu The Spy Who Loved Me  (1977) - "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon Moonraker  (1979) - "Moonraker" by Shirley Bassey For Your Eyes Only  (1981) - "For Your Eyes Only" by Sheena Easton Octopussy  (1983) ...

Channel hops of Get Smart

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This may surprise you but this espionage comedy is among the few to have aired on the Big Four television networks in the United States. Broadcasting history NBC - 1965-69 (season 1-4 of the original series) CBS - 1969-70 (season 5 of the original series) ABC - 1989 (sequel film Get Smart, Aain! ) Fox - 1995 (revival series)

Movies from these two publishers

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The publishers being Marvel (via Marvel Cinematic Universe) and DC (via DC Extended Universe). 2000s Iron Man  (May 2, 2008) The Incredible Hulk  (June 13, 2008) 2010s Iron Man 2  (May 7, 2010) Thor  (May 6, 2011) Captain America: The First Avenger  (July 22, 2011) The Avengers  (May 4, 2012) Iron Man 3  (May 3, 2013) Man of Steel  (June 14, 2013) Thor: The Dark World  (November 8, 2013) Captain America: The Winter Soldier  (April 4, 2014) Guardians of the Galaxy  (August 1, 2014) Avengers: Age of Ultron  (May 1, 2015) Ant-Man  (July 17, 2015) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice  (March 25, 2016) Captain America: Civil War  (May 6, 2016) Suicide Squad  (August 5, 2016) Doctor Strange  (November 4, 2016) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2  (May 5, 2017) Wonder Woman  (June 2, 2017) Spider-Man: Homecoming  (July 7, 2017) Thor: Ragnarok  (November 3, 2017) Justice League  (November 17, ...

Breakdown of the three main CSI shows

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As in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , CSI: Miami  and CSI: NY . 2000s 2000-01 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 1 2001-02 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 2 2002-03 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 3 / CSI: Miami  season 1 2003-04 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 4 / CSI: Miami  season 2 2004-05 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 5 / CSI: Miami  season 3 / CSI: NY  season 1 2005-06 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 6 / CSI: Miami  season 4 / CSI: NY  season 2 2006-07 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 7 / CSI: Miami  season 5 / CSI: NY  season 3 2007-08 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 8 / CSI: Miami  season 6 / CSI: NY  season 4 2008-09 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 9 / CSI: Miami  season 7 / CSI: NY  season 5 2009-10 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 10 / CSI: Miami  season 8 / CSI: NY ...

Best-selling video game consoles by company

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The companies being Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Sega and Atari. Sony PlayStation 2 (2000) - 160 million PlayStation 4 (2013) - 117.2 million PlayStation (1994) - 102.49 million PlayStation 5 (2020) - 92.2 million PlayStation 3 (2006) - 87.4 million Nintendo Nintendo Switch (2017) - 155.37 million Nintendo DS (2004) - 154.02 million Game Boy (1989) and Game Boy Color (1998) - 118.69 million Wii (2006) - 101.63 million Game Boy Advance (2001) - 81.51 million Microsoft Xbox 360 (2005) - 84 million Xbox One (2013) - 58 million Xbox Series X/S (2020) - 28.3 million Xbox (2001) - 24 million ROG Xbox Ally (2025) - 4 million Sega Sega Genesis (1988) - 30.75 million Game Gear (1990) - 10.62 million Sega Master System (1985) - 10 million Sega Saturn (1994) - 9.26 million Dreamcast (1998) - 9.14 million Atari Atari 2600 (1977) - 30 million Atari 7800 (1986) - 3.77 million Atari Lynx (1989) - 2 million Atari 5200 (1982) - 1 million Atari Jaguar (1993) - 150,000

Most weeks at number one from the Five Eyes countries

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As in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. United States "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey (22 weeks, 2019-26) "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (19 weeks, 2019) "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey (19 weeks, 2024) "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (16 weeks, 1995-96) "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (16 weeks, 2017) "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen (16 weeks, 2023) "As It Was" by Harry Styles (15 weeks, 2022) "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (14 weeks, 1992-93) "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men (14 weeks, 1994) "Macarena (Bayside Boys mix)" by Los del Rio (14 weeks, 1996) United Kingdom "I Believe" by Frankie Laine (18 weeks, 1953) "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams (16 weeks, 1991) "Love Is All Around" by ...

One fact from these eight European countries

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All of these countries are in alphabetical order. Belgium Monarchy established in 1830 France Population is 69.1 million Germany Helmut Kohl had the longest tenure as Chancellor from 1982 to 1998, 16 years and 26 days Italy First FIFA World Cup winner to miss three consecutive tournaments Netherlands Informally known as Holland Portugal Vasco da Gama Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in Europe Spain Real Madrid has the most Champions League titles United Kingdom One of the notable European countries to never adopt the euro

Saturday morning blocks by US TV network

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Past and present major networks - NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, Fox, The WB, UPN and The CW. NBC TNBC (1992-2002) Discovery Kids on NBC (2002-06) Qubo on NBC (2006-12) NBC Kids (2012-16) The More You Know (2016-present) CBS CBS Saturday (1970-90, 1995-96) Kid TV (1990-93) In Your Eye (1993-94) Toontastic (1994-95) CBS Kidz (1996-97) Think CBS Kids (1997-98) CBS Kidshow (1998-2000) Nick Jr. on CBS (2000-02, 2004-06) Nick on CBS (2002-04) KOL Secret Slumber Party (2006-07) KEWLopolis (2007-09) Cookie Jar TV (2009-13) CBS Dream Team (2013-23) CBS WKND (2023-present) ABC More Cool TV (1990-92) MCTV (1992-93) ABC Saturday (1993-97) Disney's One Saturday Morning (1997-2002) ABC Kids (2002-11) Litton's Weekend Adventure (2011-22) Weekend Adventure (2022-present) PBS PTV (1993-99) PBS Kids (1999-present) Fox Fox Kids Network (1990-98) Fox Kids (1998-2002) Fox Box (2002-05) 4Kids TV (2005-08) N/A (2008-14) Xploration Station (2014-present) The WB Kids' WB (1995-2006) UPN UPN Kids (1995-99) Di...