a "popular" game

[carlyinrome.livejournal.com]

It's been a little slow around here since dirt went off the air, so I thought maybe we could try playing a little game. I'm learning Italian, and I'm trying to expand my vocabulary by reading things in Italian. Doing this, I discovered that, in foreign countries where the native tongue is not English, TV episodes are often named differently; the translation is not the same as it is in English.

I've compiled a list of "Popular" episodes -- and, yes, the show is called "Popular" in Italy -- that don't translate to the English equivalent. You guys guess the English equivalents of the Italian titles; when you get one right, I'll cross it out and put the first correct guesser's name beside it. If this works, if you guys enjoy this, I'll start thinking up a new game for the community every week.

   01. La volta buona -- "The Good Time"
02. Quanto costa la verità? -- "How Much Does The Truth Cost?" grdnofevrythng: "Truth or Consequences"
03. Il denaro di Zio Tippy -- "Uncle Tippy's Money" carpesomdiem: "Citizen Shame"
   04. Affrontando l'oscurità -- "Facing the Darkness"
   05. Tutti per uno, uno per tutti -- "All for One, One for All"
   06. Tutti a scuola -- "Everyone at School"
07. La vendetta di Sam e Brooke -- "The Vendetta of Sam and Brooke" grdnofevrythng: "You Don't Tug on Superman's Cape . . ."
08. Un ballo disastroso -- "A Disastrous Dance" carpesomediem: "Promblems"
09. L'albero dell'amore eterno -- "The Tree of Eternal Love" twop_tjl: "Timber!"
10. Madri per caso -- "Mothers by Chance" carpesomediem: "Baby, Don't Do It!"
11. Il corso di Tai Chi -- "Tai Chi Class" concorddawn: "Lord of the Files"
   12. Il ricatto -- "Blackmail"
   13. Diete e terapie -- "Diets and Therapies"
   14. Foto di classe -- "Class Photo"
   15. Pregiudizi -- "Prejudice"
16. La fuga di Sam -- "Sam's Escape" carpesomediem: "What Makes Sammy Run?"
17. Morto che parla -- "The Dead That Speak" grdnofevrythng: "The News of My Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated"
   18. L'adozione -- "The Adoption"
   19. Guerra di bellezza -- "War of Beauty"
20. Biondo è bello -- "Blonde and Beautiful" baby_c15: "Hard on the Outside, Soft in the Middle"
21. La rana della discordia -- "The Frog of Discord" concorddawn: "Under Siege"
22. L'angelo custode -- "The Guardian Angel" twop_tjl: "The Consequence of Falling"
   23. Il prezzo della notorietà -- "The Price of Popularity"
24. Dolcezze e sciroppi pericolosi -- "Sweetness and Dangerous Syrups" twop_tjl: "Style and Substance Abuse"
   25. Colpo di mano -- "Surprise Attack"


Obviously, these are in random order. Googling is not research; it's cheating. Have fun!

Comments

[grdnofevrythng.livejournal.com]

11. Lord of the Files
2. Truth or Consquence
6. Caged
18. We Are Family
23. Slumber Party Massacre
14. Mary Charity
17. The News of My Death has been Greatly Exaggerated
07. You Don't Tug on Superman's Cape...You Don't Spit into the Wind...You Don't Pull the Mask off the Ol' Lone Ranger...and You Don't Mess Around with Big Bertha Muffin
19. Hard on the Outside and Soft in the Middle
21. Mo Menace, Mo Problems

[grdnofevrythng.livejournal.com]

I want to add 2, I hope that's allowed.

12. All About Adam
13. Are You There God? It's Me, Ann-Margaret

[carlyinrome.livejournal.com]

I knew you would be good at this, Miss Encyclopedic Knowledge of Popular!

11, 2, 14, 17, and 7 are correct. Good job!

[grdnofevrythng.livejournal.com]

Thanks ^_^! That was really fun.