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Trade shows are almost as important in fiction as they are in fact. In this month's quiz we test your knowledge of the TV shows and movies where trade shows played a starring role.
1
This James Bond spoof set one episode at a secret-agent-themed show called ClandestiCon.
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2
Comic-Con played a role in this animated adventure about a superhero who's indestructible.
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3
In this series focused on unwelcome visitors from outer space, the trio known as the Lone Gunmen visit a defense-contractors convention in Las Vegas to acquire inside information on military secrets.
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4
In the episode titled “Earthlings Welcome Here,” the titular character of this science-fiction show attends a UFO convention.
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5
Way back in the 1960s, a star of this rustic sitcom performed a tap-dance routine at the Bankers Convention Variety Show.
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6
This animated rip-off of “The Honeymooners” depicts its lead male characters attending a Water Buffalo convention in a snow resort.
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“Battlestar Galactica” star Katee Sackhoff played a visitor to Comic-Con who has a fetish for aliens in this cartoon that's set in the 31st century.
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8
A key scene in one of Francis Ford Coppola's early movies is set at a spyware trade show.
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9
One of this show's most iconic skits ever has William Shatner imploring fans at a “Star Trek” convention to “get a life.”
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