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From Marvel Studios comes this seasonal
offering that finds the Guardians, who
are on a mission to make Christmas
unforgettable for Quill, head to Earth
in search of the perfect present. The
impressive cast includes Chris Pratt, Dave
Bautista, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Bradley
Cooper, Michael Rooker and Kevin Bacon.
(ORIGINAL)
This stop-motion holiday special finds
Mickey, Minnie and the gang attempting
to celebrate the perfect Christmas at their
snowy cabin. But when Pluto causes Santa
to lose all the presents on his sleigh, the
friends venture to the North Pole on a
mission to save Christmas and find its true
meaning. (ORIGINAL)
BY STAFF WRITERS
Solid ‘Golden’
Questions:
Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty,
Beatrice Arthur and Betty White
in “The Golden Girls”
“The Hip Hop Nutcracker”
(Available now)
“Mickey Saves Christmas”
(Available now)
1) How many of the four main cast members in “The Golden Girls” - Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue
McClanahan and Estelle Getty - won Emmys for their work on the show?
2) “The Golden Girls” was set in what Florida city?
3) Which two of the four main actresses originally were cast in a different “Golden” role from the one
for which they became so well known?
4) What oft-mentioned small Midwestern town was dubbed by Dorothy as “the cradle of idiocy?”
5) Whenever Sophia crossed her, Dorothy would threaten to return her to what rest home?
6) What did Rose Nylund do for a living in the early seasons of the show?
7) Who was the youngest member of the main cast?
8) Which of the main characters grew up on a plantation called Twin Oaks, near Atlanta?
Rev Run brings audiences on a hip-hop
reimagining of “The Nutcracker” ballet,
which is set in New York City and follows
Maria-Clara’s (Caché Melvin) holiday
adventure to bring her parents back
together, finding help along the way.
Allison Holker Boss, Stephen “Twitch”
Boss and Comfort Fedoke also star;
dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tiler Peck
and KidaTheGreat are also featured.
Answers:
This sequel series picks up years after the
events of George Lucas’ 1988 fantasy-
adventure feature with the Nelwyn sorcerer
returning to lead a group of misfit heroes
on a perilous rescue mission through
a world beyond imagination. Warwick
Davis reprises his titular role in a cast
with Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan,
Jonathan Kasdan and Tommy Harper.
(ORIGINAL)
“The Guardians of the Galaxy
Holiday Special” (Available now)
1) “The Golden Girls” is one of the very few shows
whose main cast members all won Emmys.
2) Miami
3) Betty White originally was cast as Blanche and Rue
McClanahan as Rose, but they asked to trade roles
because these characters were too much like the parts
they had played on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”
and “Maude,” respectively.
4) St. Olaf, Minn., Rose’s hometown
5) Shady Pines
6) She was a grief counselor.
7) McClanahan was at least a decade younger than
her colleagues, but Estelle Getty, who played the
oldest character (Sophia), also was younger than
either White or Beatrice Arthur.
8) Blanche Devereaux
“Willow” (Nov. 30)