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Actually, according to IMDb, it was spelled "Lecktor" in Manhunter.

Arugably, (that was meant to be "arguably" but I like the way it looks), the precedent goes all the way back to 1940's "Pinocchio", when Disney cast Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket. Edwards was a hugely popular recording star under the name "Ukulele Ike" and according to IMDb had appeared in a few dozen live-action

Actually, @avclub-64407e138a438a0608968f1ed57a2c7c:disqus , you stole my "How I Met Your Mothra" joke:

Actually, @avclub-64407e138a438a0608968f1ed57a2c7c:disqus , you stole my "How I Met Your Mothra" joke:

Hey, @avclub-e1e84d33778737c0a16ede94d51f3752:disqus , when Tasha mentioned Taminella, did you shout out "Bake the hall in the candle of her brain!" like I did?

Hey, @avclub-e1e84d33778737c0a16ede94d51f3752:disqus , when Tasha mentioned Taminella, did you shout out "Bake the hall in the candle of her brain!" like I did?

@UltraModerate:disqus , that's brilliant. I can also hear Foghorn doing the "to the pain" speech, and I can't stop giggling.

@UltraModerate:disqus , that's brilliant. I can also hear Foghorn doing the "to the pain" speech, and I can't stop giggling.

So, Daffy Duck as Vizzini? That could work. Pepe le Pew as Inigo, Nasty Canasta as Fezzik, Sylvester as Humperdinck, Yosemite Sam as Count Rugen, Elmer Fudd as the Impressive Clergyman (the role he was born to play!) …

So, Daffy Duck as Vizzini? That could work. Pepe le Pew as Inigo, Nasty Canasta as Fezzik, Sylvester as Humperdinck, Yosemite Sam as Count Rugen, Elmer Fudd as the Impressive Clergyman (the role he was born to play!) …

Umm, yeah. Paraphrasing Odo, "Rom couldn't fix a bent straw." So, either Odo's an idiot, or … ?

Umm, yeah. Paraphrasing Odo, "Rom couldn't fix a bent straw." So, either Odo's an idiot, or … ?

Okay, @avclub-bca3531762af8a993c4f60c48fd5e33b:disqus , I'm stealing this idea (that Odo can't do faces for psychological reasons) for my personal Trek fanwank collection.

Okay, @avclub-bca3531762af8a993c4f60c48fd5e33b:disqus , I'm stealing this idea (that Odo can't do faces for psychological reasons) for my personal Trek fanwank collection.

@avclub-8b8369fc782a66a1118bd9eda89ebc07:disqus , I'm one of the few Voyager apologists 'round these parts, but even I found that hilariously accurate.

@avclub-8b8369fc782a66a1118bd9eda89ebc07:disqus , I'm one of the few Voyager apologists 'round these parts, but even I found that hilariously accurate.

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus , Carpenter is a very good director who's made some pretty terrible movies.

So that's who played Perry Smith in "Infamous"!

So that's who played Perry Smith in "Infamous"!

@Jean-Luc Prickhard,  I toyed with the DS9/Craig correspondence too, but like with J.J. Abrams I felt I should reserve judgment until the series is complete.