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2 unusual facts about Skeets


Will Magnus

When Booster Gold visited, asking for help with Skeets, Magnus commented that the Metal Men "don't quite work anymore."

Skeets managed to stop the mind control enabling the Metal Men to help Batman fight the giant composite Starro monster.


John F. Collins

His father, Frederick "Skeets" Collins, worked as a mechanic for the Boston Elevated Railway.

Ringside Maisie

Dolan's suspicious manager, "Skeets" Maguire (George Murphy), offends Maisie by telling her that he does not want her "sort" around his protege, despite Terry already having a girlfriend.

Skeets McDonald

He made his first recordings for Fortune Records in 1950 with Johnnie White and his Rough Riders, and cut records for London and Mercury Records as Skeets Saunders.

The Basketball Jones

Skeets’ frequent malapropisms such as “The Internets” and mispronunciations such as Shane “Ba-ché”, Melas’ peculiar analogies and love of the phrase "There's no doubt about that", and Doyle’s eclectic musical selections, as well as various "drops" including the infamous Kenny Smith quote "Gimme Some Raptor News" were all hallmarks of the show.


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