Life imitating Art

First we have Anthony Weiner picking “Carlos Danger” as his sextexting handle with underage girls. Then we have Joe Biden perfectly anticipated as Admiral Benson in “Hot Shots” as portrayed expertly by Lloyd Bridges.

AI Overview

No, Anthony Weiner did not get the name “Carlos Danger” from Family Guy. 

• The Real Origin: Anthony Weiner used the pseudonym “Carlos Danger” during online sexting exchanges. He later stated in an interview that the name was created as a private, personal inside joke between himself and one other person. 
• The Family Guy Connection: Family Guy actually made a separate joke involving a similar name in the Star Wars parody episode “Something, Something, Something, Dark Side” (Season 8, Episode 20). In that scene, Han Solo (Peter Griffin) tells Luke Skywalker (Chris Griffin) that he changed his code name to “Carlos Spicy Weiner,” not Carlos Danger. 

Because of the coincidence of the word “weiner” and the name “Carlos” in both the real-life political scandal and the animated episode, many fans have humorously conflated or connected the two online. 

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AI Overview

Lloyd Bridges plays Admiral Thomas “Tug” Benson in the comedy film Hot Shots! and its sequel Hot Shots! Part Deux. [1, 2]

Character Details

• Name: Rear Admiral Thomas “Tug” Benson.
• Role: A quirky, injury-prone military commander whose past war wounds affect his mind and require him to have various artificial body parts.
• Style: He delivers many deadpan and nonsensical lines, adding to the movie’s spoof of films like Top Gun. [1, 2, 3, 4]