Q: Was Bob Denvers
first TV series: (a) Gilligans Island; (b) The Many Loves of Doby Gillis;
or (c) The Good Guys? A:The Many Loves of Doby Gillis, 1959-63. He was
Dwayne Hickmans sidekick, Maynard G. Krebbs. Tuesday Weld played Thalia; Warren
Beatty was Milton; Daryl Hickman was Davy.
Q: Who said, "Bob
Costas is short and cute, but Ive never heard him called perky?"
Was it: (a) Katie Couric; (b) Cathy Rigby; or (c) Mary Lou Retton? A: Katie Couric.
Q: Which TV series was
not a spin-off from the hit series M*A*S*H: (a) Trapper John, M.D.; (b) Maxwell Klinger,
P.I.; or (c) AfterMASH? A: Maxwell Klinger, P.I. was not a series, but the
idea has possibilities.
Q: Before landing the
role of Gordy the weatherman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, did John Amos play: (a) pro
golf; (b) pro football; or (c) pro baseball? A: He played pro football, did standup comedy, and
worked as a comedy writer.
Q: Did Ray Romano's
first appear as a standup comedian: (a) at church; (b) on open-mike night at a club; or
(c) on a local cable TV talent show? A: He impulsely took the stage on open-mike night to
impress his date. He was so successful, he became interested in standup. Earlier, he had
particpated in comedy skits at church.
Q: During his college
years, in which church did Dick Van Dyke consider studying for the ministry: (a) Baptist;
(b) Methodist; or (c) Presbyterian? A: Presbyterian.
Q: Was
actress-dancer-singer Nia Peeples' eighth TV series: (a) "Snoops;" (b)
"Walker: Texas Ranger;" or (c) "Chicago Hope?" A: Walker: Texas Ranger.
Q: What cigarette brand once
sponsored the primetime TV cartoon series The Flintstones? Was it: (a) Winston; (b)
Marlboro; or (c) Kent? A: Winston.
Q: Did actress Jamie Lee
Curtis break into show business as a regular on the TV series: (a) Operation Petticoat;
(b) Petticoat Junction; or (c) This Week in Underwear? A: She was Lt. Barbara Duran in the late 70s on
"Operation Petticoat."
Q: Was actor Sam
Waterston of TV's Law & Order nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award for his 1984
role in the movie: (a) Friendly Fire; (b) Killing Fields; or (c) Hannah and Her Sisters? A: For his role as Sydney Shanberg in Killing
Fields.
Q: What cigarette
brand once sponsored the primetime TV cartoon series The Flintstones? Was it: (a) Winston;
(b) Marlboro; or (c) Kent? A: Winston.
Q: For her role in The
Flying Nun, was actress Sally Field paid: (a) $400; (b) $4,000; or (c) $40,000 a week? A: $4,000 a week.
Q: Was TV host
Mary Hart born in: (a) Sioux Falls, South Dakota; (b) Sioux City, Iowa; or (c) Sioux
Lookout, Ontario? A: Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Q: Was actress Parker Posey named after: (a) a flower;
(b) a game; or (c) a model? A: She was named after supermodel Suzy Parker.
Q: Was Roseanne's
first steady work as a comedian a five-month stint as opening act for singer: (a) Neil
Diamond; (b) Julio Iglesias; or (c) Tom Jones? A: Julio Iglesias.
Q: In the children's
TV series Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, was Electra Woman played by: (a) Lucy Lawless; (b)
Deidra Hall; or (c) Judy Strangis? A: Deidra Hall. Judy Strangis was Dyna Girl.
Q: In an American TV
series, did actor Roger Moore play: (a) Beau Dillon; (b) Beau Earp; or (c) Beau Maverick? A: In the 1960-61 season, he was Bret Maverick's
cousin, Beauregard.
Q: Did actor Jason
Alexander start losing his hair at age: (a) 16; (b) 26; or (c) 36? A: At 16.
Q: On TVs China
Beach, did actress Dana Delaney play Lieutenant Colleen: (a) McNeely; (b) McMurphy; or
(c) McRaney? A: McMurphy. Q: Did actor
Peter Falk lose an eye at age: (a) 3; (b) 13; or (c) 23? A: At age 3.
Q: As a child, was actor
Clayton Moore: (a) a vaudeville comic; (b) a circus acrobat; or (c) a Golden Gloves boxer? A: A circus acrobat, an aerialist.
Q: Jeff Foxworthys
siblings are named Jay and Jennifer. Are his daughters named: (a) Jamie and Janet; (b)
Jolene and Julia; or (c) Jordan and Juliane? A: Jordan and Juliane.
Q: Before breaking into
television, was actress Ally Walker of NBCs Profiler: (a) a genetic
engineering researcher; (b) a dancer; or (c) a nurse? A: A genetic engineering researcher. Her father was a
nuclear researcher.
Wisdom: You can make a fortune if you can write a song
thats crazy enough.