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Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!

Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!

57 years ago today, the first James Bond movie, Dr. No premiered.

The below graphic is composed of letters from different James Bond movies. Can you name the movie for each letter?

Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!

Happy Global James Bond Day 2019!

Check the answers for each letter after the jump!

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Blofeld's cat in For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Persian Cat Herding

Here are all of the times Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s feline friend made an appearance in the James Bond movies. Which cat is your favorite?

Blofeld's cat in From Russia With Love (1963)

Blofeld’s cat in From Russia With Love (1963)

Blofeld's cat in You Only Live Twice (1967)

Blofeld’s cat in You Only Live Twice (1967)

Blofeld's cat in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Blofeld’s cat in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Blofeld's cat in For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Blofeld’s cat in For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Blofeld's cat in Never Say Never Again (1983)

Blofeld’s cat in Never Say Never Again (1983)

Blofeld's cat in Spectre (2015)

Blofeld’s cat in Spectre (2015)

"James Bond Will Return" from the end of From Russia With Love (1963)

All “James Bond Will Return” Screenshots

“James Bond Will Return” is a signature phrase splashed at the end of (almost) every James Bond movie that promotes 007’s never-give-up/against-all-odds attitude and shows a sense of pride in the world’s longest running movie series.

Throughout the years, it has been used to reveal the movie title of the forthcoming James Bond movie, albeit sometimes in error. It has also not been used at all. Some quick facts:

Regardless, below are all of the instances where “James Bond Will Return” appears in the credits from all of the movies:

Which is your favorite?

A car pursuing Bond and Kissy is magnetically snatched and dropped into the sea in You Only Live Twice (1967)

Get rid of that lemon like…

A car pursuing Bond and Aki is magnetically snatched and dropped into the sea in You Only Live Twice (1967)

A car pursuing Bond and Aki is magnetically snatched and dropped into the sea in You Only Live Twice (1967)

James Bond (Sean Connery) battles it out with a baddie in Osato's office in You Only Live Twice (1967)

You Only Live Twice’s “Big Village”?

James Bond (Sean Connery) battles it out with a baddie in Osato's office in You Only Live Twice (1967)

James Bond (Sean Connery) battles it out with a baddie in Osato’s office in You Only Live Twice (1967)

A closeup of the Japanese kanji on the wall during the scene

A closeup of the Japanese kanji on the wall during the scene

During the awesome fight sequence between 007 and an Osato goon in You Only Live Twice, we can see two Japanese symbols on the wall. My furious Googling has led me to these two characters:

According to my two linked sites for each symbol, it translates to “big village” – an oxymoron? Or maybe a reference to the big city of Tokyo where YOLT takes place? If you know Japanese and I am mistaken or you can confirm, please feel free to comment!

The only two years in James Bond movie history to have two movies released in the same year: 1967 (the unofficial Casino Royale and You Only Live Twice) and 1983 (the unofficial Never Say Never Again and Octopussy)

Which is the best two movie year for James Bond fans?

The only two years in James Bond movie history to have two movies released in the same year: 1967 (the unofficial Casino Royale and You Only Live Twice) and 1983 (the unofficial Never Say Never Again and Octopussy)

The only two years in James Bond movie history to have two movies released in the same year: 1967 (the unofficial Casino Royale and You Only Live Twice) and 1983 (the unofficial Never Say Never Again and Octopussy)

James Bond (Sean Connery) wears some snazzy two-toned dress shoes that, in my opinion, resemble bowling shoes in You Only Live Twice (1967)

Anyone up for 10 frames?

James Bond (Sean Connery) wears some snazzy two-toned dress shoes that, in my opinion, resemble bowling shoes in You Only Live Twice (1967)

James Bond (Sean Connery) wears some snazzy two-toned dress shoes that, in my opinion, resemble bowling shoes in You Only Live Twice (1967)

James Bond (Sean Connery) burns a piece of paper containing the address of his Tokyo contact in You Only Live Twice (1967)

Bond the Pyromaniac

James Bond (Sean Connery) burns a piece of paper containing the address of his Tokyo contact in You Only Live Twice (1967)

James Bond (Sean Connery) burns a piece of paper containing the address of his Tokyo contact in You Only Live Twice (1967)

Sean Connery as James Bond in You Only Live Twice (1967)

RIP Sir Sean Connery

Sean Connery is and always will be the best and my favorite actor to portray James Bond. My favorite James Bond movie may change periodically, but I’ll always point to Connery’s iconic introduction scene from Dr. No as the true definition of James Bond. RIP.

Dikko Henderson (Charles Gray) calmly reacts to being stabbed in the back in You Only Live Twice (1967)

TFW you think you forgot to turn off the stove at home

Dikko Henderson (Charles Gray) calmly reacts to being stabbed in the back in You Only Live Twice (1967)

Dikko Henderson (Charles Gray) calmly reacts to being stabbed in the back in You Only Live Twice (1967)