Question: When Albie didn't have enough money at the shop, why didn't he just simply swap the 80 pack of teabags for the 40 pack that was sitting right next to it, which would have been cheaper?
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Question: When Sully is in the phone booth, he fires his gun once as Matrix comes up to the phone booth. When Matrix starts to grab the booth, why wouldn't Sully keep shooting at him?
Answer: He grabbed the phone booth and started to shake it. Sully stumbled and fumbled, losing his balance, especially after Arnold threw it over his shoulders.
Question: In the scene, where the psychiatrist asks James why there aren't any germs in the air, she sort of holds a laughter. Is it part of the script or was it a mistake? (00:14:50)
Question: Was the real Erin Brockovich as flirty and outspoken as Roberts portrayed? I'm sure I read somewhere she said the wardrobe was a bit of an exaggeration.
Question: What is the episode where a woman who used to be obese and lost the weight learned that her being skinny is what's killing her?
Answer: Sounds like the season 5, episode 10, "Let Them Eat Cake."
Question: Luanne asks the flight attendant about the curtain, which separates the first class section from coach. Then she wants the curtain closed. Is there a joke that I'm missing?
Question: Why does Smokey have a grudge against house cats?
Answer: Why? Because he's so annoyed with them and hates Stuart Little.
It's a general question. Smokey hated house cats even before Stuart entered the picture.
Question: How did the Albanian traffickers manage to gain entry into Amanda's apartment building so quickly?
Answer: It's not shown, but they could have picked the lock or broken in by force, taking Amanda by surprise before she could react. They may simply have knocked on the door, and Amanda opened it. Also, the girls might have been careless and left the door unlocked. These guys were ruthless and highly experienced at snatching young girls, so there are any number of possibilities.
Question: In many episodes, why does Colonel Klink claim that nobody has ever escaped from Stalag 13, considering that many people actually have? Even in the pilot episode, a soldier managed to escape from Stalag 13.
Answer: Not from any of the prisoners. Only the ones Hogan smuggled in and out of the camp. Under Klink's nose.
What about when Hogan or one of his team is caught outside of Stalag 13? There were many episodes where Burkhalter, Klink, or even Hochstetter were surprised to see Hogan or one of his friends out in public instead of the Stalag.
They are always back in camp by the end of the episode, so it doesn't count as a successful escape.
Klink's boast was, invariably, "There has never been a successful escape from Stalag 13," meaning prisoners who escaped but were recaptured and returned to the stalag do not count as escapees.
Question: When this movie was first released, how did everyone know why Darth Vader has to wear his armor? It's not explained on screen.
Answer: Back in 1977? I don't remember anyone even caring that he was in the armour any more than people wondered about the stormtrooper armour. It wasn't until ESB that it became apparent it was a life support thing more than just for looking menacing.
Answer: Obi-Wan describes him as "more machine now than man," which makes it clear a lot of his body has been damaged. The novelisation of Return of the Jedi apparently references him falling into a "molten pit" and getting burned.
Question: How come neither of Crain's wives reports his murders of the children to the police?
Question: How is Crain able to keep the spirits of the children trapped in the house? What gives him the power to do it?
Question: If High Crain has the power to control the house, why doesn't he destroy the ornate doors that can trap and defeat him?
Question: On Endor, when Luke invites Vader to join him, what if Vader had agreed? How could they quickly convince the Rebels that Vader was against the Empire now? Also, wouldn't they need to go to the Death Star anyway and deal with the Emperor?
Question: How can the stout Prof Pyg place all those bodies without being noticed, and why does he do this? Why not just throw them into the nearby ocean?
Answer: He might have used his disguised dollotrons to place the bodies or simply disguised himself when he sneaked out. As Gotham is in a criminal turmoil and most of the streets are dark and empty, it wouldn't be that hard to move around in the shady alleys unnoticed. And why did he? Simply because he's insane. An obsessed, maniac psycho—and sociopath. Placing the bodies like that is part of his "artwork."
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Answer: At the time the movie was made, there were popular wine coolers called Bartles and Jaymes. Google Bartles and Jaymes TV commercials and you will see the resemblance.
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