Buick Skylark

Because there is no way that these tire marks were made by a 64 Buick Skylark.

These marks were made by a 1963 Pontiac Tempest.

Objection, Your Honor.

explain? I would love to hear this.

The car that made these two equal length tire marks had positive traction.

You can't make those marks without positive traction, which was not available on the 64 Buick Skylark.

And why not?

What is positive traction?

By the way, my dad had this convertible that sat in our garage for...

Okay, so it was a 19- it was a 1961 Buick Skylark convertible.

They only made like 200 of them.

And, um, th- in My Cozi- H- the My Cousin Vinny, if you ever seen that movie, that's, like, the car in question is, like, a 1963 Buick Skylark convertible or something.

So, like, this model is, like, kind of sought after because it was, like, this weird thing that...

It had a bunch of, like, problems, the car did, um, that model, so they, like, discontinued it.

Um-

They'll be like, "The town whore?" [laughs]

... where you're like-

19- 1978 Lime Buick Skylark

... you know, you're- you're, like, worried if it's gonna start or not-

Yes

[laughs] Was the color metallic mint green? [laughs] From my cousin Vinny.

It was a lime green with lime green, uh, fake leather interior, so.

I don't remember the Buick Skylark.

Was it ...

This is what's happening.

Now, I learned to drive on my 88 Buick Skylark That was before any of this fancy stuff.

And then I got my 99 Ford Ranger.

Never had a tire light.

Do you think we can defend those two yutes? Let's find out.

Question number one, who plays cousin Vincent "Vinnie" Gambini in the movie? [timer ticking] Question number two, how many attempts did it take Vinnie to pass the bar exam? [timer ticking] Question number three, who plays the prosecutor Jim Trotter III? [timer ticking] Question number four, in which state were the two yutes arrested? [timer ticking] Question number five, what crime are the two yutes accused of? [timer ticking] Question number six, where is Vinnie from? [timer ticking] Question number seven, what color is the Buick Skylark that the boys drive? [timer ticking] Question number eight, who plays Mona Lisa Vito in the movie? She also won Best Supporting Actress for the role.

[timer ticking] Question number nine, since no self-respecting southerner would eat instant grits, how long does it take to actually cook fresh grits? [timer ticking] And question number 10, within 10 years, what year was My Cousin Vinny released? [timer ticking] All right, how well do you know My Cousin Vinny? Let's find out.

[upbeat music] This is episode 240.

Question number five, what crime are the two yutes accused of? And that is the murder of the convenience store clerk at the Sac-O-Suds.

Question number six, where is Vinnie from? And that is Brooklyn, New York.

Question number seven, what color is the Buick Skylark that the boys drive? And that is a metallic mint green.

Question number eight, who plays Mona Lisa Vito in the movie? She also won Best Supporting Actress for the role.