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If you're reading this site, you obviously have a love for pop culture. And who doesn't love a good game? So of course you adore the idea of games based around pop culture (Or for the sake of this list just pretend you do. Please?). But after you've memorized every answer to Scene It? and gotten tired of having Trivial Pursuit make you feel stupid, you need somewhere new to turn to. Thankfully I have compiled this list of the best (and cheapest) games, most created by great comedic minds, that you can play to indulge your pop culture obsession.

5. How Did Oprah Introduce?

(Created by Jason Nash and Jeff Bumgarner)

What you need: A DVR recorder (or a really good memory), a friend with a decent Oprah impression.

How you play: Using your best Oprah impersonation, give three examples of ways in which Oprah introduced a certain guest, two of them being made up and one legitimate. How might Oprah introduce Matthew Mcconaughey? Is it overzealous, hollering Oprah with an extended "Matthew Mcconaugheeeeeeyyyyyyyy!!!!"? Is it down home, country Oprah with a southern twanged intro? Was it subdued, nonchalant Oprah with a laid back mutter? No matter your opinion on the woman, her flare for introductions can't be denied. Maybe add in a bonus "weight-fluctuation" round, guessing whether Oprah was thin or fat at the time.

4. Leonard Maltin

(Created by Doug Benson)

What you need: A copy of Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide (or IMDB if you're one of the rare few that don't have one of those lying around).

How you play: A true test of your movie nerdiness, one player selects a movie and gives the other nothing more than the year. Then, going from bottom up on the cast list, name actors until you get to the top. Of course, the goal is to get it before reaching the main stars. When you're on to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie you've kind of given it away. So lets give this complicated game a shot. 1985. What, you weren't born yet? Fine, 1997. Danny Trejo, Dave Chapelle, Rachel Ticotin, Colm Meaney, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, and John Malkovich. Know it? Alright, John Cusack and Nicolas Cage. Oh come on, it was the cinematic masterpiece Con Air!

3. The Build-A-Movie Game

(Created by Tom Scharpling)

What you need: Just your wonderful imagination.

How you play: Somebody names three actors and a genre. Let's say Willem Dafoe, Hulk Hogan and Fran Drescher in a buddy comedy. The other must quickly form an entire movie premise based on that information. So let's do it! Willem Dafoe is a rich CEO who is married to the devious Fran Drescher. They take a vacation to a private island where Hulk Hogan acts as the skipper on the Yacht. However, the whole trip is a ruse by Dresher to kill off her husband and claim his inheritance to live with her young lover. Though they endlessly annoy each other, Dafoe and the Hulkster have to work together to survive against the bounty hunters loose on the island. Now THAT's a film I would watch! See how easy it is to write a movie?

2. Six Degrees of Anthony Anderson

What you need: Knowledge of a lot of terrible (and one or two good) movies.

How you play: We all know the classic game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" in which you connect any actor through co-stars in films to the ever-present Kevin Bacon. But there's only so many times you can rack your brain for the cast of Hollow Man and Tremors before the game starts to lose its charm. But who can replace such a formidable icon? Who better than everybody's* favorite portly, high pitched comedian: Anthony Anderson? You'll have hours of new entertainment connecting actors to Anthony through Kangaroo Jack and Scary Movie 4. It's bound to be better than watching them.

*Nobody's

1. Mustache TV

(Created by Andrew Daly and Brian Daly)

What you need: A Mustache TV kit (fake mustache and guide book), a TV.

How you play: Take your fake mustache and apply it anywhere on the TV. Go on, practice on your monitor as you read. Then, turn on the TV, flip to your favorite channel, sit back, and enjoy. Just wait for that mustache to fall squarely on an actor or newscaster's upper lip. Every near miss will send exhilarated gasps through the room! And when that mustache finally makes perfect contact, oh the screams of exaltation that will be heard. You can only imagine the joy of Tyra Banks dramatically spinning into position with a bushy mustache under her nose. Or the incredible satisfaction of seeing Geraldo Rivera sporting a double decker mustache. Why not apply an entire strike beard to your TV until the writer's strike is over? After playing, simply peel the mustache off. I do not recommend shaving your television set.

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