For awhile now, I have been corralled into watching videos of movies or songs with either a letter changed, deleted, or added; and how the basic premise of the original was changed for a comic effect. There was even a recent puzzle in one of my magazines that did something similar with movie titles. Well, here is my version of that puzzle based on television series. Below are synopses of various series, but with one letter changed. Your job is to guess the parade title as well as the original show. As a hint, I have included an actor from the show. For example, if you have "Lower titled woman corners the market on chairs for royalty throughout the realms. (Peter Dinklage)" Your answer would be A Dame of Thrones based on the actual series A Game of Thrones which did star Peter Dinklage. Each of the answers will be a current series that has had new episodes within the past year. Scroll to the bottom to see the answers.
- A bumbling delivery service can't seem to stack packages in the correct orientation. (Mandy Moore)
- Workplace drama about inventory managers at a LEGO factory. (James Spader)
- A instructional show about a dog obedience school that focuses on retrievers. (Sam Waterston)
- Northern Illinois business decides to switch over from general rubber products to automobile wheel service. (Jesse Spencer)
- Anthology series following people on first dates over a weekend evening. (Cecily Strong)
- A comedy about a therapy group for people who are depressed from over-lightening their hair color. (Tom Selleck)
- A cooking show about all of the great benefits of a grain from Southeast Asia. (Phil Keoghan)
- French Canadian series about local hot spots in Quebec. (Wilmer Valderrama)
- Documentary about the ornamental decorations on kimono sashes. (Missy Peregrym)
- The controversial life story of the man who invented the telephone. (Micheal Weatherly)
- Instructional series from a hunter teaching people about the weak spots on animals as well as the best ways to butcher their catch. (Ellen Pompeo)
- Blue, furry Muppet leaves Sesame Street to travel the world in search of the perfect baked dessert item. (Nathan Fillion)
- Family drama set on a beachside inn, but the local lake is slowly turning stagnant due to agricultural runoff. (Traci Ellis Ross)
- Animated superhero show about ursine with magical powers. (Dulé Hill)
- Mix-up at a doll factory creates too many of the wrong type of swimsuit, not appropriate for Barbies. (David Giuntoli)
- A tree surgeon and topiarist helps people with their landscaping problems ( Freddie Highmore)
- Vocalists are forced to do menial labor for a chance to perform onstage. (Nick Cannon)
- Kids are ashamed at the bulk purchases their parents keep making. (Seth MacFarlane)
- Western about the famous gunslinger Carson as he travels Nevada. (Mayim Bialik)
- The Daily Planet transfers Clark Kent to their Honolulu office and culture shock ensues (Elizabeth Tulloch)
- Young Englishman goes to Hollywood to get a job in the entertainment industry, only to find out it is for an adult film studio. (Jared Padalecki)
- A crew sail around the world searching for previously unseen islands (Rupert Evans)
- Drama based on the road rage experiences from a traffic jam caused by wrongly placed road construction signs. (Wayne Brady)
- Bubblegum enthusiasts search the world over for the best new products. (Padma Lakshmi)
- Infomercial on Apple's latest product, a home perm kit that doesn't use harsh chemicals. (Miranda Cosgrove)
ANSWERS
- This Is Up (This Is Us)
- The Blocklist (The Blacklist)
- Lab and Order (Law and Order)
- Chicago Tire (Chicago Fire)
- Saturday Night Love (Saturday Night Live)
- Blue Blonds (Blue Bloods)
- The Amazing Rice (The Amazing Race)
- Icis (NCIS)
- Obi (FBI)
- Bell (Bull)
- Prey's Anatomy (Grey's Anatomy)
- The Cookie (The Rookie)
- brack-ish (black-ish)
- The Wonder Bears (The Wonder Years)
- A Million Little Thongs (A Million Little Things)
- The Wood Doctor (The Good Doctor) [I almost went the pharmaceutical men's health route, but thought it best not.]
- The Tasked Singer (The Masked Singer)
- Family Buy (Family Guy)
- Call Me Kit (Call Me Kat)
- Superman and Leis (Superman and Lois)
- (Walker) [just change the 'l' to 'n' to get the parody title, as I'm not sure it is allowed here.]
- Charted (Charmed)
- Whose Lane Is It Anyway? (Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
- Top Chew (Top Chef)
- iCurly (iCarly)
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