Too Much LDS in the 60s

Does anyone know where the title for this post came from? It's one of my favorite movie lines, along with Arnold's proclamation about dressing up as a composer on Halloween ("I'll be Bach"), and Clint Eastwood's famous breakfast order ("Go ahead, make my danish.)"

Anyway, it's from Star Trek IV: Save the Whales, and it serves as a wonderful excuse for regrettable behavior. Of course, it's only valid for people who were alive in the 60s (which I was), and is only believable if the person in question has any hippie credibility (which I, unfortunately, do not.) Still, I'm sticking with it as an excuse for the error I made in yesterday's puzzle. I shall elaborate below, but first, let's take a moment to enjoy some Kirk-endorsed environmental activism.



As many of you did accurately discern, the answer is "Fictional Siblings." Each pair shows two actors who were cast as family members on TV or in the movies. I chose these particular pairs because there were photos available where they weren't in the costuming that would give away the sibling pairing.

For example, the hairy-handed gent on the first row is Michael J. Fox in his role as "Teen Wolf." To his right is Marc McClure in his role as Jimmy Olsen in the first Christopher Reeve "Superman" movie. McClure was Marty McFly's older brother, whose photographed head disappears as time unravels in "Back to the Future."

Below the McFlys are the Cranes, Frazier and Niles. Kelsey Grammer is to the left in his brief visit to the Star Trek universe, and the blue fish-dude to his right is from the movie "Hellboy." David Hyde Pierce (Niles) isn't actually under the fish-dude makeup, but he did provide the voice for the character, which is close enough.

The next line contains Cartwrights: Little Joe and Adam, from "Bonanza." Michael Landon (Joe) was also the star of the movie "I Was a Teenage Werewolf", which was pretty much like "Teen Wolf", only without any basketball. Pernell Roberts (Adam) went on to play Trapper John, MD, on a TV series of the same name.

And actually, there's a Cartwright on the next line as well. The blond to the left is Nancy Cartwright, who does the voice of Bart Simpson. Beside her is Yearley Smith, who voices his sister Lisa. [Note to self: Write a rant about why nobody names their kids "Yeardley" anymore.]

The guy with the regrettable forehead is Brian Bonsall, who played Alex P. Keaton's little brother on "Family Ties". Next to him (in the coast guard vest), is Alex P. Keaton himself, aka the aforementioned Michael J. Fox.

And now it's time for my apology. The next row was supposed to be the duplicate (Niles and Frazier Crane again), but my defective brain made an erroneous connection. I knew that David Hyde Pierce had been featured on "Family Guy", and when I Googled those terms, I saw the photo of "grown-up Stewie", and thought I remembered that Hyde Pierce had done the voice of the character. If I had seen the episode recently, I would've remembered that Seth McFarlane did both versions of Stewie...and that the gossip about Hyde Pierce providing Stewie's voice was a baseless rumor started by McFarlane himself. I actually knew that, but in my hurry to grab compelling artwork, I let enthusiasm substitute for intellectual diligence. (Hmmm...didn't I recently hear that line coming from the White House? Um, no, I guess not.)

Anyway, the row with grown-up Stewie and Sideshow Bob (Grammer again) should be ignored. Sorry.

But speaking of the 60s, isn't everyone glad I included one of the Von Trapp children? This is Angela Cartwright (another Cartwright???) in her role as Brigitta -- just a few years before she was marooned with the Space Family Robinson (and Dr. Smith) aboard the Jupiter II on "Lost in Space." The fellow next to her is the dude who played her brother, Will Robinson: Billy Mumy, shown here in his role as Lennier on Babylon 5.

And on the final row, we have Seth Green and Mila Kunis, who play siblings Chris and Meg Griffin on "Family Guy." Seth is shown in his role as Scotty Evil from the Austin Powers series, and Mila is shown in a publicity shot that rather emphatically demonstrates that she really isn't much like Meg Griffin in real life.

So, as always, thanks for playing. I promise I will try to avoid drug-induced mistakes in the future. But that reminds me: My visit to the dermatologist did not result in the anticipated suture removal. Ergo, I still have stitches in my head and an ear covered with various adhesive applicances. The doc said that everything seemed to be healing well, and that the oozing and pain were expected. But he wanted to leave the stitches in for another week, probably just as an excuse to get me to come back to their office with another $40 co-pay next week. Sigh.

The bad news is that I'm still going to have to stay out of the swimming pool for at least another week. That probably means more blogs about running, and about bandages, and about coaching from the deck. As to whether we're going to have additional visits from various Cartwrights, well, you'll just have to stay tuned. In the meantime, have a great day!