(3/-1) DISPROVEN AND REPROVEN SCIENCE IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS – Two years after the release of the movie “Return of the King,†homo floresiensis – a 3-foot-tall species of hominid nicknamed this and previously believed to be mythological – was discovered in Indonesia.
(6/-2) PLAYING DOCTOR IN A BUGS BUNNY OPERA – This name appears on both a brand of fertilizer and the wedding cake Elmer Fudd falls into in “The Rabbit of Seville.â€
(9/-3) THINGS ON M*A*S*H* DADOFTWINS' CAT IS AFRAID OF – Loud noises? Check. Oscillating fans? Check. The floor? (I kid you not). Check. People he's never seen before? Check. These edible containers for ground meat used in a M*A*S*H* episode to build an artificial kidney? Sigh. Check.
(12/-4) CINEMATIC JIMS IN UNAUTHORIZED SEQUELS – James Russo played Rocky Graziano in “The Bronx Bull,†an unauthorized 2013 sequel to this 1980 movie starring Robert De Niro.
(15/-5) THE BARRY MANILOW OUEVRE BY THE NUMBERS – Written by Johnny Mercer, “When October Goes†was the biggest hit off the 1984 album titled this time “Paradise Cafe.â€