| In season 8 the Linz siblings covered 50 cities in 25 days to win this reality show's first family edition |
<i>The Amazing Race</i> |
200 |
April 8, 2022 |
| A blond mullet topped the head of this subject of Tiger King", a zookeeper & felon born Joseph Schreibvogel |
Joe Exotic |
400 |
April 8, 2022 |
| This actress is one of the Yellowjackets, coping as adults after a plane crash 25 years earlier |
Juliette Lewis |
600 |
April 8, 2022 |
| Carrie Bradshaw returned to TV screens in this follow-up to "Sex & the City" |
<i>And Just Like That</i> |
800 |
April 8, 2022 |
| In 1986 Arthur Miller was the first subject of this PBS series of profiles in greatness that has earned more than 25 Emmys |
<i>American Masters</i> |
1000 |
April 8, 2022 |
| "The Morning Show" on Apple TV+ stars her as longtime anchor Alex Levy |
Jennifer Aniston |
200 |
October 9, 2020 |
| Southfork Ranch was the residence of the Ewings on this nighttime soap |
<i>Dallas</i> |
400 |
October 9, 2020 |
| Freddie Highmore has directed episodes of this medical drama on which he plays the lead |
<i>The Good Doctor</i> |
600 |
October 9, 2020 |
| Capeside was the setting of this series with James Van Der Beek in the title role |
<i>Dawson\'s Creek</i> |
800 |
October 9, 2020 |
| On Amazon Prime's "Hunters", he plays Meyer Offerman, who leads an elite group of Nazi hunters |
Al Pacino |
1000 |
October 9, 2020 |
| The 2017 edition of this reality competition had designers working with models from size 2 to size 22 |
<i>Project Runway</i> |
200 |
June 21, 2018 |
| Paddy's Pub is the fictional bar in this sitcom whose title is a weather forecast |
<i>It\'s Always Sunny in Philadelphia</i> |
400 |
June 21, 2018 |
| (I'm Iain Armitage.) I played Ziggy, the son of Miss Shailene Woodley's character, on this HBO miniseries that won 8 Emmy Awards including 1 for Miss Nicole Kidman |
<i>Big Little Lies</i> |
600 |
June 21, 2018 |
| This 2017 series is set 10 years before Kirk, Spock & the rest of the Enterprise crew |
<i>Star Trek: Discovery</i> |
800 |
June 21, 2018 |
| In 2017, she could be seen on TV on "Atypical" as well as on "Twin Peaks" |
Jennifer Jason Leigh |
1000 |
June 21, 2018 |
| On Sunday, he is so last week |
(John) Oliver |
200 |
March 27, 2018 |
| The obstacle course in this NBC competition is based on one at Mount Midoriyama in Japan |
<i>American Ninja Warrior</i> |
400 |
March 27, 2018 |
| She's been on TV as a teen detective & a resident of "The Good Place" |
(Kristen) Bell |
600 |
March 27, 2018 |
| Cole Sprouse dons an updated version of Jughead's hat on this dark take on the Archie comics |
<i>Riverdale</i> |
800 |
March 27, 2018 |
| Freddie Highmore plays a surgeon with autism & savant syndrome on this ABC drama |
<i>The Good Doctor</i> |
1000 |
March 27, 2018 |
| Kyle Chandler is the coach of a small-town high school football team on this critically acclaimed TV show |
<i>Friday Night Lights</i> |
200 |
July 16, 2008 |
| Just when Wentworth Miller thought he was out, they pull him back--into jail--on this Fox drama |
<i>Prison Break</i> |
400 |
July 16, 2008 |
| Starbuck is a woman on the Sci-Fi Channel's version of this series |
<i>Battlestar Galactica</i> |
600 |
July 16, 2008 |
| This perky actress plays Olive Snook, a waitress at the Pie Hole on "Pushing Daisies" |
Kristin Chenoweth |
800 |
July 16, 2008 |
| Mick St. John is a P.I. who sucks--blood, that is--on this vampirific CBS show |
<i>Moonlight</i> |
1000 |
July 16, 2008 |
| Ellen Pompeo plays one of the healers in training on this drama |
<i>Grey\'s Anatomy</i> |
200 |
May 16, 2008 |
| Kyle MacLachlan moved onto Wisteria Lane as Orson Hodge, Bree's new husband, on this soapy series |
<i>Desperate Housewives</i> |
400 |
May 16, 2008 |
| Jorge Garcia keeps the humor alive as Hugo "Hurley" Reyes on this enigmatic show |
<i>Lost</i> |
600 |
May 16, 2008 |
| Who can resist John Krasinski as prankster Jim Halpert on this sitcom? |
<i>The Office</i> |
800 |
May 16, 2008 |
| Jack Coleman, who plays the mysterious H.R.G. on this show, is a descendant of Benjamin Franklin |
<i>Heroes</i> |
1000 |
May 16, 2008 |
| Ben Gould & Samantha Becker roam the halls of Bayside High as part of "The New Class" on this show |
<i>Saved by the Bell</i> |
100 |
October 3, 2000 |
| The series finale of this Fox drama aired on May 17, 2000, 2 weeks after the last "Party of Five" |
<i>Beverly Hills, 90210</i> |
200 |
October 3, 2000 |
| This wallaby's "Modern Life" takes place in O Town with his dog Spunky & his pal Heffer |
Rocko |
300 |
October 3, 2000 |
| Alice is the housekeeper on this classic sitcom; Sam the butcher is her boyfriend |
<i>The Brady Bunch</i> |
400 |
October 3, 2000 |
| On this NBC sci-fi drama, genius Jarod was played by Michael T. Weiss as a man & by Ryan Merriman as a boy |
<i>The Pretender</i> |
500 |
October 3, 2000 |
| Jack, Chrissy & Janet shared a Santa Monica apartment on this sitcom |
<i>Three\'s Company</i> |
100 |
September 5, 2000 |
| On "The Naked Truth", she was Nora Wilde, a photographer, later a reporter, for the National Inquisitor |
Tea Leoni |
200 |
September 5, 2000 |
| In the '60s this character's ooky maiden name was Frump |
Morticia Addams |
300 |
September 5, 2000 |
| (Hi, I'm Wendie Malick from "Just Shoot Me!") I played Brian Benben's ex-wife Judith on this HBO comedy series that featured clips from old movies |
<i>Dream On</i> |
400 |
September 5, 2000 |
| He served as the anchor of CBS' "Public Eye" & as the host of HBO's "Real Sports" |
Bryant Gumbel |
500 |
September 5, 2000 |
| Before she was Will's Grace, Debra Messing was Gail O'Grady's sister Dana Abandando on this cop drama |
<i>NYPD Blue</i> |
100 |
May 18, 2000 |
| "(Hi, I'm A Martinez) Before joining "General Hospital", I won an Emmy playing Cruz on this California-based soap" |
<i>Santa Barbara</i> |
200 |
May 18, 2000 |
| This gritty drama focuses on the police, paramedics & firefighters who work the 3-11 P.M. shift |
<i>Third Watch</i> |
300 |
May 18, 2000 |
| Frankie Muniz is the title kid on this quirky family sitcom that premiered on FOX in 2000 |
<i>Malcolm In The Middle</i> |
400 |
May 18, 2000 |
| On "The Simpsons", the chief executive of Springfield is this corrupt mayor nicknamed Diamond Joe |
Mayor Quimby |
500 |
May 18, 2000 |
| Roz Doyle, a character on this sitcom, is named for a late producer of the NBC sitcom "Wings" |
<i>Frasier</i> |
100 |
December 17, 1999 |
| This Emmy-winning drama series features the opening heard here:("In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate & equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime, & the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.") |
<i>Law & Order</i> |
200 |
December 17, 1999 |
| Robert Pastorelli was the star of "Cracker", but he's best-known for playing Eldin the Painter on this sitcom |
<i>Murphy Brown</i> |
300 |
December 17, 1999 |
| Diane Keaton directed an episode of this David Lynch series about a strange town in the Northwest |
<i>Twin Peaks</i> |
400 |
December 17, 1999 |
| In the mid-'80s Barbara Bel Geddes left this series & Donna Reed stepped in briefly as Miss Ellie |
<i>Dallas</i> |
500 |
December 17, 1999 |
| Susan Sullivan & Mitchell Ryan once played doctors on "Julie Farr, M.D."; now they're Greg's parents on this sitcom |
<i>Dharma & Greg</i> |
100 |
September 23, 1999 |
| Cordell is the first name of this crimefighter played by Chuck Norris |
<i>Walker, Texas Ranger</i> |
200 |
September 23, 1999 |
| Delta Burke played Dixie Carter's ex-mother-in-law on "Filthy Rich" before playing her sister on this sitcom |
<i>Designing Women</i> |
300 |
September 23, 1999 |
| John Ritter appeared as the minister who married Ted & Georgette on this classic sitcom |
<i>The Mary Tyler Moore Show</i> |
400 |
September 23, 1999 |
| (Hi, I'm Kathy Kinney of The Drew Carey Show.) I played the town librarian of Stratford, Vermont on this '80s sitcom set mainly at the Stratford Inn |
<i>Newhart</i> |
500 |
September 23, 1999 |
| In 1997, TV Guide's No. 2 pick for the 100 greatest episodes of all time was her stint selling Vitameatavegamin |
Lucille Ball |
100 |
February 25, 1999 |
| On this sitcom, the character Joey landed a part on "Days of Our Lives" |
<i>Friends</i> |
200 |
February 25, 1999 |
| Jenna Elfman & Thomas Gibson play this title pair, a kooky yoga teacher & an uptight U.S. attorney |
<i>Dharma & Greg</i> |
300 |
February 25, 1999 |
| John Cleese guest-starred as a wacky professor who was John Lithgow's rival on this show |
<i>3rd Rock from the Sun</i> |
400 |
February 25, 1999 |
| For sister witches Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano & Holly Marie Combs, 3 is a magic number on this show |
<i>Charmed</i> |
500 |
February 25, 1999 |
| The 2 "North And South" miniseries featured this "Dirty Dancing" star |
Patrick Swayze |
100 |
February 19, 1999 |
| Like "Picket Fences", "Step By Step" was set in this state |
Wisconsin |
200 |
February 19, 1999 |
| In 1981 she stepped out of "Three's Company" |
Suzanne Somers |
300 |
February 19, 1999 |
| Belinda Montgomery was Patrick Duffy's Dr. on "The Man From Atlantis" & Neil Patrick Harris' mom on this show |
<i>Doogie Howser, M.D.</i> |
400 |
February 19, 1999 |
| (Hi, I'm Patrick Duffy.) In the fall 1986 "Dallas" opener, Pamela woke up & saw me doing this, making the last season a dream |
taking a shower |
|
February 19, 1999 |
| Michael Richards won 3 Emmys for playing this "Seinfeld" character |
Cosmo Kramer |
100 |
February 1, 1999 |
| The producers found the name of this first mate of the S.S. Minnow in a telephone book |
Gilligan |
200 |
February 1, 1999 |
| On an April 10, 1957 episode of his parents' sitcom, he sang "I'm Walkin'", his first record |
Ricky Nelson |
300 |
February 1, 1999 |
| In 1992 Paul Sorvino, who played detective Phil Cerreta, left this series to sing opera |
<i>Law & Order</i> |
500 |
February 1, 1999 |
| (Hi, I'm Regis Philbin.) On February 26, 1998, I was accused of killing Kathie Lee Gifford in an episode of this Dick Van Dyke series |
<i>Diagnosis Murder</i> |
|
February 1, 1999 |
| She gained mass exposure on "The Tonight Show" in 1966 but had a falling-out with Johnny Carson 20 years later |
Joan Rivers |
100 |
October 23, 1998 |
| 1997 ads for ABC used slogans like "Scientists say we use 10% of" this; "that's way too much" |
Our brains |
300 |
October 23, 1998 |
| In 1951 Milton Berle signed a 30-year contract with this network at $200,000 per annun |
NBC |
400 |
October 23, 1998 |
| Elizabeth Taylor voiced the first word spoken by this young Simpson: "Daddy" |
Maggie |
500 |
October 23, 1998 |
| (Hi, I'm Dan Cortese.) In 1993 I filled Martin Milner's shoes in a new version of this show about 2 guys & a Corvette" |
<i>Route 66</i> |
|
October 23, 1998 |
| The apartment complex located at 4616 on this title L.A. street is home to some "FOX"y ladies |
<i>Melrose Place</i> |
100 |
June 18, 1998 |
| "Promised Land" with Gerald McRaney is a spinoff of this heavenly CBS series |
<i>Touched by an Angel</i> |
200 |
June 18, 1998 |
| He's played Pete Ryan, Alexander Mundy & Jonathan Hart |
Robert Wagner |
300 |
June 18, 1998 |
| After NBC canceled this Sam Waterston series in 1993, PBS produced a movie to wrap up its loose ends |
<i>I\'ll Fly Away</i> |
500 |
June 18, 1998 |
| (Hi, I'm Julie Pinson) "Port Charles" is a spin-off from this soap that's also set in Port Charles |
<i>General Hospital</i> |
|
June 18, 1998 |
| This sitcom was well into its first season when Jaleel White joined it as Steve Urkel |
<i>Family Matters</i> |
100 |
April 7, 1998 |
| In 1997 TV Guide described this Bob Newhart-Judd Hirsch comedy as "More Grumpier Old Men" |
<i>George & Leo</i> |
200 |
April 7, 1998 |
| This man, seen here, now does his presiding on television: |
Mayor Koch |
300 |
April 7, 1998 |
| After a 10-year absence, this series returned in 1997 with Stacy Keach reprising the title role |
<i>Mike Hammer</i> |
400 |
April 7, 1998 |
| In the early '60s Martin Milner & George Maharis got their kicks riding around on this series |
<i>Route 66</i> |
500 |
April 7, 1998 |
| In October 1996 Superman got married in his own comic book & on this TV show |
<i>Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman</i> |
100 |
December 24, 1997 |
| This former White House correspondent co-anchors "Primetime Live" with Diane Sawyer |
Sam Donaldson |
200 |
December 24, 1997 |
| MTV's 1997 spin-off "Daria" features a character from this moronic animated series |
<i>Beavis and Butt-Head</i> |
300 |
December 24, 1997 |
| NBC refused to let this CBS talk show host use its clips on his 1997 prime-time special |
David Letterman |
400 |
December 24, 1997 |
| Peter Boyle & Doris Roberts play the parents & neighbors of Ray Romano on this CBS sitcom |
<i>Everybody Loves Raymond</i> |
500 |
December 24, 1997 |
| In the pilot of "Seinfeld", Jerry lived across the hall from Hoffman, not this Michael Richards character |
Cosmo Kramer |
100 |
December 15, 1997 |
| This character & his friends brew Buzz Beer in his garage -- "It's the Beer That Throws Up Smooth" |
Drew Carey |
200 |
December 15, 1997 |
| In 1997 this show's season premiere drew 43 million viewers to NBC |
<i>ER</i> (they did it live) |
300 |
December 15, 1997 |
| In February 1997 TV sleuths Joe Mannix & Ben Matlock made guest appearances on this Dick Van Dyke series |
<i>Diagnosis Murder</i> |
400 |
December 15, 1997 |
| During 27 years of "On The Road" reports, he had 5 motor homes; the last is now in the Henry Ford Museum |
Charles Kuralt |
500 |
December 15, 1997 |
| In January 1997 he bid a tearful farewell after almost 15 years as "Today" Show co-host |
Bryant Gumbel |
100 |
December 4, 1997 |
| Formerly Rhoda's sister Brenda, Julie Kavner now provides the voice of this Simpson matriarch |
Marge Simpson |
200 |
December 4, 1997 |
| In 1996 Anthony Edwards & Eric Roberts starred in a TV adaptation of this Truman Capote tale |
<i>In Cold Blood</i> |
300 |
December 4, 1997 |
| Premiering in 1997 & set in a California coastal community, it's Aaron Spelling's first daytime soap |
<i>Sunset Beach</i> |
400 |
December 4, 1997 |
| From 1985 to 1992 Richard Dean Anderson played this resourceful agent for the Phoenix Foundation |
<i>MacGyver</i> |
500 |
December 4, 1997 |
| In 1996 Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy & other actors from this series reunited for a TV movie |
<i>Dallas</i> |
100 |
September 24, 1997 |
| On a 1995 episode of this sitcom, JFK Jr. dropped by the offices of "FYI" |
<i>Murphy Brown</i> |
200 |
September 24, 1997 |
| Carol Burnett & Carroll O'Connor have appeared as Jamie's parents on this sitcom |
<i>Mad About You</i> |
300 |
September 24, 1997 |
| This British comedy troupe's "Flying Circus" landed on American TV in 1974 |
Monty Python |
400 |
September 24, 1997 |
| "Dragnet"'s Jack Webb also developed this police series starring Martin Milner & Kent McCord |
<i>Adam-12</i> |
500 |
September 24, 1997 |
| The owner of the stud farm where this "talking" horse was bred is seeking landmark status for the site |
Mr. Ed |
100 |
September 4, 1997 |
| "Men Are Pigs", Tim Allen's Showtime special about men's love for hardware, inspired this series |
"Home Improvement" |
200 |
September 4, 1997 |
| "Laverne & Shirley" was the top show of 1977-78; this series from which it was spun off was No. 2 |
"Happy Days" |
400 |
September 4, 1997 |
| In "Newhart"'s final episode, Bob Newhart woke up with this former TV wife by his side |
Suzanne Pleshette |
500 |
September 4, 1997 |
| (Hi, I'm Chris Hardwick.) In 1985 MTV launched this sister channel to play adult contemporary & soft-rock videos for an older generation |
VH1 |
|
September 4, 1997 |
| On June 10, 1996 her syndicated talk show debuted with George Clooney & Susan Lucci as guests |
Rosie O\'Donnell |
100 |
June 25, 1997 |
| The theme song to this Tim Daly sitcom is based on the fourth movement of Schubert's Piano Sonata in A Major |
"Wings" |
200 |
June 25, 1997 |
| This Phil Silvers character was master sergeant of the motor pool at Fort Baxter, Kansas |
Sgt. Bilko |
300 |
June 25, 1997 |
| In 1996 he won the first acting Emmy for a cable TV series for playing Artie on "The Larry Sanders Show" |
Rip Torn |
400 |
June 25, 1997 |
| In this 1950s sitcom Theodore's classmates at Grant Ave. School included Larry Mondello, Gilbert Bates & Whitey |
"Leave It To Beaver" |
500 |
June 25, 1997 |
| "Mama's Family", which starred Vicki Lawrence, was based on sketches first seen on this show |
<i>The Carol Burnett Show</i> |
100 |
June 13, 1997 |
| This Aaron Spelling sizzler set in Georgia centers on 3 sultry women: Lane, Peyton & Reese |
<i>Savannah</i> |
200 |
June 13, 1997 |
| On the cartoon series "Ren & Stimpy", Ren is this breed of dog |
Chihuahua |
300 |
June 13, 1997 |
| Jonathan Silverman plays the title bachelor on this sitcom |
<i>The Single Guy</i> |
400 |
June 13, 1997 |
| Once a Brat Packer, now he's Brooke Shields' publisher on "Suddenly Susan" |
Judd Nelson |
500 |
June 13, 1997 |
| This series features a fox & a wolf, Matthew Fox & Scott Wolf |
<i>Party of Five</i> |
100 |
May 21, 1997 |
| This actress who played Mallory on "Family Ties" now stars on "Men Behaving Badly" |
Justine Bateman |
200 |
May 21, 1997 |
| When they premiered in 1994, "ER" & this medical drama aired opposite each other |
<i>Chicago Hope</i> |
300 |
May 21, 1997 |
| It's the first name shared by Frasier Crane's brother & the butler on "The Nanny" |
Niles |
400 |
May 21, 1997 |
| This comedian hosts TV's "Politically Incorrect" |
Bill Maher |
500 |
May 21, 1997 |
| The top show of 1976-77 was "Happy Days"; the following season it was this "Happy Days" spin-off |
<i>Laverne & Shirley</i> |
100 |
April 10, 1997 |
| In 1996 shows, Steve Harvey, Mitch Mullany & Tom Rhodes all starred as characters with this profession |
Teaching |
200 |
April 10, 1997 |
| She plays Dr. Michaela Quinn |
Jane Seymour |
300 |
April 10, 1997 |
| In a classic episode of this show, Chuckles the Clown, dressed as a peanut, is killed by an elephant |
<i>The Mary Tyler Moore Show</i> |
400 |
April 10, 1997 |
| Frances Lear, considered the inspiration for this TV title character, passed away in 1996 |
<i>Maude</i> |
500 |
April 10, 1997 |
| This comedian's TV roles have included Alexander Scott, Dr. Cliff Huxtable & Hilton Lucas |
Bill Cosby |
100 |
February 17, 1997 |
| In a 1981 TV movie, the castaways from this series met the Harlem Globetrotters |
<i>Gilligan\'s Island</i> |
200 |
February 17, 1997 |
| For 3 months in 1950, this red-haired entertainer had a series on which he gave ukulele lessons |
Arthur Godfrey |
300 |
February 17, 1997 |
| On "The Dick Van Dyke Show", Rob Petrie was a comedy writer for this series |
<i>The Alan Brady Show</i> |
400 |
February 17, 1997 |
| On "The Munsters", it was Eddie Munster's middle name |
Wolfgang |
500 |
February 17, 1997 |
| His sitcom is admittedly about "nothing", just little things people experience but never see on TV |
Seinfeld |
100 |
January 30, 1997 |
| This Will Smith sitcom ended its 6-year run in 1996 |
<i>The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</i> |
200 |
January 30, 1997 |
| This sitcom ended the 1995-96 season with Jamie discovering she's finally pregnant |
<i>Mad About You</i> |
300 |
January 30, 1997 |
| When it returned in June of '96 with Raquel Welch & Gerald McRaney, it was retitled "CPW" |
<i>Central Park West</i> |
400 |
January 30, 1997 |
| Late '60s undercover police unit made up of Pete Cochrane, Linc Hayes & Julie Barnes |
<i>The Mod Squad</i> |
500 |
January 30, 1997 |
| After 12 seasons, Angela Lansbury closed the book on this series in 1996 |
"Murder, She Wrote" |
100 |
January 24, 1997 |
| Erika Slezak has played the role of Victoria Lord on this daytime soap since 1971 |
"One Life To Live" |
200 |
January 24, 1997 |
| This cable network's "Biography" won a 1995 Cableace Award for best documentary series |
A&E (Arts & Entertainment Network) |
300 |
January 24, 1997 |
| He spent 8 years on "Saturday Night Live" before starring as anchorman Bill McNeal on "NewsRadio" |
Phil Hartman |
400 |
January 24, 1997 |
| This sitcom is set at Tom Nevers Field |
"Wings" |
|
January 24, 1997 |
| This Candice Bergen character gave up drinking after a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic |
Murphy Brown |
100 |
December 30, 1996 |
| On this series, Sgt. Phil Esterhaus ended roll call with "And, hey -- let's be careful out there" |
"Hill Street Blues" |
200 |
December 30, 1996 |
| The silver for his bullets came from a mine owned by himself & his late brother |
The Lone Ranger |
300 |
December 30, 1996 |
| On "Rocky And His Friends", Charlie Ruggles voiced the role of this "fabled" old philosopher |
Aesop |
400 |
December 30, 1996 |
| Airline navigator Howard Borden was Dr. Robert Hartley's neighbor on this show |
"The Bob Newhart Show" |
500 |
December 30, 1996 |
| After the May 30, 1996 telecast, he left "Entertainment Tonight" to pursue his musical career |
John Tesh |
100 |
December 19, 1996 |
| This "Lois & Clark" star wrote the April 28, 1996 episode, her first script for the series |
Teri Hatcher |
200 |
December 19, 1996 |
| Earl Hindman plays Wilson, Tim Taylor's partially-seen neighbor, on this series |
"Home Improvement" |
300 |
December 19, 1996 |
| Mendocino, California was used to represent Cabot Cove on this CBS series |
"Murder, She Wrote" |
400 |
December 19, 1996 |
| He starred in "Gabriel's Fire" & performs the opening voice-over of "3rd Rock From The Sun" |
James Earl Jones |
500 |
December 19, 1996 |
| On Dec. 3, 1995 Marc Kudisch starred as Conrad Birdie in a remake of this musical |
<i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> |
100 |
December 12, 1996 |
| In a 1995 episode of this Fox animated series, Glenn Close played Homer's long-lost mother |
<i>The Simpsons</i> |
200 |
December 12, 1996 |
| The most frequent sketch on this series was "Mr. Bill" with 24 appearances |
"Saturday Night Live" |
300 |
December 12, 1996 |
| On this cartoon series, you'll find such characters as Plucky Duck, Dizzy Devil & Buster Bunny |
<i>Tiny Toon Adventures</i> |
500 |
December 12, 1996 |
| In 1985 he replaced Coach behind the bar at "Cheers" |
Woody Harrelson (the character\'s name was Woody Boyd) |
|
December 12, 1996 |
| This Sunday night series is subtitled "The New Adventures of Superman" |
<i>Lois & Clark</i> |
100 |
December 6, 1996 |
| "Freddy's Nightmares", a horror anthology that debuted in 1988, was based on this movie series |
<i>Nightmare on Elm Street</i> |
200 |
December 6, 1996 |
| This crime drama with Robert Wagner & Stefanie Powers was created by Sidney Sheldon |
<i>Hart to Hart</i> |
300 |
December 6, 1996 |
| Jack Wagner, formerly of "General Hospital", now plays Dr. Peter Burns on this Fox drama |
<i>Melrose Place</i> |
500 |
December 6, 1996 |
| Character seen here, his action-packed journeys are legendary: |
Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) |
|
December 6, 1996 |
| The Rembrandts' "I'll Be There For You", the theme from this series, was nominated for a recent Grammy |
<i>Friends</i> |
100 |
November 6, 1996 |
| Debbe Dunning, who has her own 1996 calendar, plays this role on "Home Improvement" |
the Tool Time girl |
200 |
November 6, 1996 |
| On this series Bobby Simone's badge number, 3118, was worn by supervising producer & ex-cop Bill Clark |
<i>NYPD Blue</i> |
300 |
November 6, 1996 |
| Cable network that airs "The Secret World of Alex Mack", "Rugrats" & "Gullah Gullah Island" |
Nickelodeon |
400 |
November 6, 1996 |
| "90210" actress seen here; she was chosen by TV Guide as one of TV's Best Dressed for 1996: |
Jennie Garth |
|
November 6, 1996 |
| For 4 seasons on this series, Penny Marshall played Oscar Madison's secretary Myrna Turner |
<i>The Odd Couple</i> |
100 |
October 30, 1996 |
| Brandon Tartikoff suggested this show after he saw Andy Griffith play an attorney in the "Fatal Vision" miniseries |
<i>Matlock</i> |
200 |
October 30, 1996 |
| The sitcom "Alice" was based on this 1975 film starring Ellen Burstyn |
<i>Alice Doesn\'t Live Here Anymore</i> |
300 |
October 30, 1996 |
| Written by Paul Williams & sung by Jack Jones, this show's theme began, "Love, exciting and new" |
<i>The Love Boat</i> |
400 |
October 30, 1996 |
| Doc Holliday, played by Douglas Fowley, didn't appear in this Western until 1957, in its third season |
<i>The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp</i> |
500 |
October 30, 1996 |
| This animated series ended its '94-'95 season with a "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" cliffhanger |
<i>The Simpsons</i> |
100 |
October 16, 1996 |
| Dean Martin played himself in "Half-Nelson", a 1985 cop show starring this "My Cousin Vinny" lawyer |
Joe Pesci |
200 |
October 16, 1996 |
| The fall '95 network season featured these 2 shows with "Murder" in their titles on Thursday nights |
<i>Murder, She Wrote</i> & <i>Murder One</i> |
300 |
October 16, 1996 |
| His TV characters included Dr. Johnny Fever, Sam Royer & Charlie Moore |
Howard Hesseman |
400 |
October 16, 1996 |
| In 1988 the Christian Broadcasting Network changed its cable channel's name to this |
The Family Channel |
500 |
October 16, 1996 |
| This executive producer of "Beverly Hills, 90210" was the producer of "The Smothers Brothers Show" |
Aaron Spelling |
100 |
May 27, 1996 |
| This "Today" show co-host initially gave sports reports on the show 3 times a week |
Bryant Gumbel |
200 |
May 27, 1996 |
| This "Let's Make A Deal" host began his career on the game show "Who Am I?" in Canada |
Monty Hall |
300 |
May 27, 1996 |
| Brooke Shields, Jean-Claude Van Damme & Julia Roberts appeared on this sitcom on Super Bowl Sunday 1996 |
<i>Friends</i> |
400 |
May 27, 1996 |
| In 1986 he limited his involvement in "The 700 Club" to run for president |
Pat Robertson |
500 |
May 27, 1996 |
| Tim Conway played Ensign Parker on "McHale's Navy" & Courtney Thorne-Smith plays Alison Parker on this |
<i>Melrose Place</i> |
100 |
May 7, 1996 |
| "Step by Step"'s Brandon Call was the original Hobie Buchannon on this beach series |
<i>Baywatch</i> |
200 |
May 7, 1996 |
| As a Love Boat mermaid in 1985, she performed in production numbers; now she's Lois Lane |
Teri Hatcher |
300 |
May 7, 1996 |
| Roanne on "Phenom", Jennifer Lien now plays the alien Kes on this series |
<i>Star Trek: Voyager</i> |
500 |
May 7, 1996 |
| His show is set in Cleveland: |
Drew Carey |
|
May 7, 1996 |
| After "Perry Mason" was canceled, Raymond Burr returned as this wheelchair-bound detective |
"Ironside" |
100 |
April 12, 1996 |
| In the 1995 miniseries "Buffalo Girls", Anjelica Huston played this notorious frontierswoman |
Calamity Jane |
200 |
April 12, 1996 |
| Before heading a "Dynasty", he played professor Mike Endicott on "To Rome With Love" |
John Forsythe |
300 |
April 12, 1996 |
| From 1982 to 1985 Julia Louis-Dreyfus was one of the regulars on this comedy show |
"Saturday Night Live" |
400 |
April 12, 1996 |
| In 1995 Kristy McNichol, who flew the coop from this sitcom, returned for the final episode |
"Empty Nest" |
500 |
April 12, 1996 |
| People with new shows of this type in 1995 included Danny Bonaduce & Tempestt Bledsoe |
talk show |
100 |
February 23, 1996 |
| Last name of the 3 real brothers who star on "Brotherly Love" |
Lawrence |
300 |
February 23, 1996 |
| On this series Tea Leoni stars as Nora Wilde, tabloid photographer |
<i>The Naked Truth</i> |
400 |
February 23, 1996 |
| On Tuesday nights ABC advises "viewer discretion" before this Steven Bochco cop show |
<i>NYPD Blue</i> |
500 |
February 23, 1996 |
| (AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE) He played the title role in the series with the following theme: |
Scott Baio |
|
February 23, 1996 |
| This Tim Allen sitcom finished the 1993-94 season as television's No. 1 show |
<i>Home Improvement</i> |
100 |
February 6, 1996 |
| After shooting the first 4 episodes of the 1994-95 season, he left "NYPD Blue" to pursue a film career |
(David) Caruso |
200 |
February 6, 1996 |
| On "In the Heat of the Night", Howard Rollins played this role that Sidney Poitier originated on film |
(Virgil) Tibbs |
300 |
February 6, 1996 |
| Robert Young won 2 Emmys in the 1950s for "Father Knows Best" & another in 1970 for this drama |
<i>Marcus Welby, M.D.</i> |
400 |
February 6, 1996 |
| For 8 years this comedian played Dick Loudon, owner of the Stratford Inn |
Bob Newhart |
500 |
February 6, 1996 |
| On the November 16, 1968 episode of "Get Smart", Maxwell Smart married her |
Agent 99 |
100 |
January 18, 1996 |
| In 1990 Jimmy Smits won a Best Supporting Actor Emmy for his work on this NBC drama |
<i>L.A. Law</i> |
200 |
January 18, 1996 |
| This series' Flub-A-Dub had the head of a duck & the body of a dachshund |
<i>Howdy Doody</i> |
300 |
January 18, 1996 |
| This Jane Wyman series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley in California |
<i>Falcon Crest</i> |
400 |
January 18, 1996 |
| In 1966 Alice Pearce won a posthumous Emmy for her role as neighbor Gladys Kravitz on this ABC sitcom |
<i>Bewitched</i> |
500 |
January 18, 1996 |
| On May 22, 1995 USA Today reported she "weighs anchor, no longer eye-to-eye with CBS News" |
Connie Chung |
100 |
November 14, 1995 |
| ABC's comedy "Hudson Street" stars Lori Loughlin & this former "Who's the Boss?" housekeeper |
Tony Danza |
200 |
November 14, 1995 |
| This company had a "Television Theater" in 1947; its "Music Hall" didn't premiere until 1958 |
Kraft |
300 |
November 14, 1995 |
| Both "Happy Days" & "Laverne & Shirley" were set in this city |
Milwaukee |
400 |
November 14, 1995 |
| Among her TV roles were Jill Danko, Sabrina Duncan & Amanda King |
Kate Jackson |
500 |
November 14, 1995 |
| Moose, a Jack Russell Terrier, plays Eddie on this sitcom |
<i>Frasier</i> |
100 |
November 1, 1995 |
| She's "The Nanny" |
Fran Drescher |
200 |
November 1, 1995 |
| Roy Huggins, who created "The Fugitive", also produced this 1965-68 Ben Gazzara series |
<i>Run for Your Life</i> |
300 |
November 1, 1995 |
| She picked up an Emmy for her portrayal of "...the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom" |
Holly Hunter |
400 |
November 1, 1995 |
| "Wings" is set in an airport; "The John Larroquette Show", in one of these |
a bus station |
500 |
November 1, 1995 |
| When "Cheers" ended, this Kelsey Grammer character moved to Seattle & became a radio shrink |
Frasier |
100 |
October 5, 1995 |
| In the 1994 TV movie "A Burning Passion", Shannen Doherty portrayed this southern author |
Margaret Mitchell |
200 |
October 5, 1995 |
| In 1989, on the final episode of this series, Crockett & Tubbs considered leaving the force |
<i>Miami Vice</i> |
300 |
October 5, 1995 |
| Matthew Broderick's father James Broderick played Kristy McNichol's dad on this 1970s series |
<i>Family</i> |
400 |
October 5, 1995 |
| This male housekeeper was played by Christopher Hewett; Bob Uecker played his employer |
Mr. Belvedere |
500 |
October 5, 1995 |
| Series featuring the pair seen here |
<i>Mad About You</i> |
100 |
September 22, 1995 |
| The Virtual Stupidity CD-ROM stars this MTV pair seen here |
Beavis & Butthead |
200 |
September 22, 1995 |
| First names of the ABC daytime talk show hosts seen here |
Mike & Maty |
300 |
September 22, 1995 |
| 1995's Best Daytime Drama Series Emmy went to this show featuring the pair seen here |
<i>General Hospital</i> |
400 |
September 22, 1995 |
| Reporter played over 40 years apart by the women seen here |
Lois Lane |
500 |
September 22, 1995 |
| Bruce Willis got his first big break playing David Addison on this series |
<i>Moonlighting</i> |
100 |
July 10, 1995 |
| In a 1994 TV movie, "Bionic Woman" Jaime Sommers married this character |
Six Million Dollar Man |
200 |
July 10, 1995 |
| George Clooney, formerly of "Sisters" plays Dr. Doug Ross on this series |
<i>ER</i> |
300 |
July 10, 1995 |
| Vicki Lawrence played Thelma Harper & Ken Berry played her son Vint on this sitcom |
<i>Mama\'s Family</i> |
400 |
July 10, 1995 |
| The Ropers, the landlord couple on this series, later got their own series |
<i>Three\'s Company</i> |
500 |
July 10, 1995 |
| Michael, Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine & Tito did their own voices on the '70s cartoon show about these brothers |
the Jacksons |
100 |
July 5, 1995 |
| From 1952-54 "The Adventures of" this husband & wife played both on TV and radio |
Ozzie & Harriet |
200 |
July 5, 1995 |
| This John Ritter series that debuted in 1977 was based on the British TV series "Man About the House" |
<i>Three\'s Company</i> |
300 |
July 5, 1995 |
| This actor refused his Oscar in 1971 but accepted an Emmy one month later for "The Price" |
George C. Scott |
400 |
July 5, 1995 |
| At the end of each "Mork & Mindy" episode, Mork reported to this Orkan superior |
Orson |
500 |
July 5, 1995 |
| D.J. Tanner is part of the "Full House" family & D.J. Conner is part of this sitcom's family |
<i>Roseanne</i> |
100 |
May 10, 1995 |
| He's the current host of "Late Night" |
Conan O\'Brien |
200 |
May 10, 1995 |
| In September 1994 "Saved by the Bell"'s Tiffani-Amber Thiessen moved into the Walsh house on this show |
<i>Beverly Hills 90210</i> |
300 |
May 10, 1995 |
| In 1994 Bruce Boxleitner took over as head of this title space station |
Babylon 5 |
400 |
May 10, 1995 |
| According to TV Guide, this beach show is No. 1 on the planet; over 1 billion people tune in each week |
<i>Baywatch</i> |
500 |
May 10, 1995 |
| Aired Nov. 7 & 8, 1976, this 1939 film is TV's highest-rated movie |
<i>Gone With the Wind</i> |
100 |
March 31, 1995 |
| This Don Johnson series was derived from a 2-word note by NBC's president: "MTV cops" |
<i>Miami Vice</i> |
200 |
March 31, 1995 |
| During the first season, Linda Purl played Andy Griffith's daughter on this series |
<i>Matlock</i> |
300 |
March 31, 1995 |
| In the 1991 drama "Son of the Morning Star", Gary Cole played this 19th century military figure |
Custer |
400 |
March 31, 1995 |
| In 1983 Judy Woodruff replaced Jessica Savitch as host of this PBS documentary program |
<i>Frontline</i> |
500 |
March 31, 1995 |
| In the opening of this series, Morty the moose strolls through the streets of Cicely |
<i>Northern Exposure</i> |
100 |
January 10, 1995 |
| It's the local watering hole for the gang on "Murphy Brown" |
Phil\'s |
200 |
January 10, 1995 |
| On "Batman" the Joker was played by this star of Cuban descent |
Cesar Romero |
300 |
January 10, 1995 |
| On TV he parked his plane, the Songbird, on the Flying Crown Ranch |
Sky King |
400 |
January 10, 1995 |
| This "I've Got a Secret" panelist was the original host of "The Price is Right" |
Bill Cullen |
500 |
January 10, 1995 |
| "It's Howdy Doody time, it's Howdy Doody time, Bob Smith and Howdy too say" this "to you" |
howdy do |
100 |
October 27, 1994 |
| Nancy Marchand won a 1978 Emmy for playing publisher Margaret Pynchon on this Ed Asner series |
<i>Lou Grant</i> |
200 |
October 27, 1994 |
| Owners of this animal included Jeff Miller, Timmy Martin & forest ranger Corey Stuart |
Lassie |
300 |
October 27, 1994 |
| Rod Serling's "Requiem for a Heavyweight" aired live Oct. 11, 1956 on this 90-minute anthology |
<i>Playhouse 90</i> |
400 |
October 27, 1994 |
| For this "Mary Tyler Moore" newsman "It all started in a 5,000 watt radio station in Fresno, California..." |
Ted Baxter |
500 |
October 27, 1994 |
| On Oct. 4 1957 this sitcom starring Jerry Mathers premiered |
<i>Leave it to Beaver</i> |
100 |
September 20, 1994 |
| "Diary of a Perfect Murder", which aired in 1986, was the pilot film for this Andy Griffith series |
<i>Matlock</i> |
200 |
September 20, 1994 |
| In 1971 this former N.Y. Giants player joined the crew of "Monday Night Football" & he's still there |
Frank Gifford |
300 |
September 20, 1994 |
| On "Family Matters", this character was introduced as Laura Winslow's blind date from Hell |
Steve Urkel |
400 |
September 20, 1994 |
| Dobie Gillis often gave his weekly monologues in the Central City Park in front of this statue |
the Thinker |
500 |
September 20, 1994 |
| Dan Castellaneta won a special Emmy in 1993 for playing Homer on this FOX animated series |
<i>The Simpsons</i> |
100 |
February 16, 1994 |
| This science fiction series features a "talking" dolphin named Darwin |
<i>seaQuest</i> |
200 |
February 16, 1994 |
| In 1993 Debbe Dunning replaced Pamela Anderson as the "Tool Time" girl on this sitcom |
<i>Home Improvement</i> |
300 |
February 16, 1994 |
| Connie Chung is hostess of this CBS news magazine |
<i>Eye to Eye</i> |
400 |
February 16, 1994 |
| This current sitcom is based on books by a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist |
<i>Dave\'s World</i> |
500 |
February 16, 1994 |
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100 |
October 26, 1993 |
| A Michigan businessman paid $22,000 for one of Thing's boxes from this TV series; give him a hand |
<i>The Addams Family</i> |
200 |
October 26, 1993 |
| This host's real middle name is McFeely, & there's a Mr. McFeely in this TV "Neighborhood" |
Mr. Rogers |
300 |
October 26, 1993 |
| Jerry Seinfeld played a joke writer hired by the governor on this Robert Guillaume series |
<i>Benson</i> |
400 |
October 26, 1993 |
| Several different pigs played Arnold on this sitcom, & some of them were female |
<i>Green Acres</i> |
500 |
October 26, 1993 |
| Originally, this series was to be titled "Class of Beverly Hills" |
<i>Beverly Hills 90210</i> |
100 |
February 23, 1993 |
| In the 1st episode of this series, Marine J.D. MacGillis proposed to reporter Polly Cooper |
<i>Major Dad</i> |
200 |
February 23, 1993 |
| This series featured Stephen Baldwin as Buffalo Bill & Josh Brolin as Wild Bill Hickok |
<i>The Young Riders</i> |
300 |
February 23, 1993 |
| Cheech Marin plays a temperamental chef at a Miami Beach hotel in this series |
<i>Golden Palace</i> |
400 |
February 23, 1993 |
| Since 1984 Barbara Walters has been a co-host of this newsmagazine show |
<i>20/20</i> |
500 |
February 23, 1993 |
| The theme song to this country singer's variety series was "Gentle On My Mind" |
Glen Campbell |
100 |
September 11, 1992 |
| Frances Bavier won an Emmy in 1967 for her role as Aunt Bee in this sitcom |
<i>The Andy Griffith Show</i> |
200 |
September 11, 1992 |
| Although this series' theme was "Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow", its hero had a pet cockatoo |
<i>Baretta</i> |
300 |
September 11, 1992 |
| Gene Rayburn hosted this game show for 17 years |
the <i>Match Game</i> |
400 |
September 11, 1992 |
| For its last season, this 90-minute Western was retitled "The Men from Shiloh" |
<i>The Virginian</i> |
500 |
September 11, 1992 |
| Jack Jones sang this series' theme song from 1977 to 1985; Dionne Warwick sang it the last season |
<i>The Love Boat</i> |
100 |
May 21, 1992 |
| This 600-pound American black bear lived in the Florida Everglades with the Wedloes |
Gentle Ben |
200 |
May 21, 1992 |
| On December 2, 1969 astronaut Tony Nelson married her |
Jeannie |
300 |
May 21, 1992 |
| A 1976 Writing Emmy was awarded for the "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of this series |
<i>The Mary Tyler Moore Show</i> |
400 |
May 21, 1992 |
| In "The Dick Van Dyke Show", it was the series for which Rob Petrie was head writer |
<i>The Alan Brady Show</i> |
500 |
May 21, 1992 |
| It's the only TV series we know that had "Gimme" in the title |
<i>Gimme a Break</i> |
100 |
January 6, 1992 |
| After "Kate & Allie", this "Kate & Allie" co-star started "Working It Out" with Stephen Collins |
Jane Curtin |
200 |
January 6, 1992 |
| Timothy Busfield was Pernell Roberts' son on this series before he was cast in "thirtysomething" |
<i>Trapper John, M.D.</i> |
300 |
January 6, 1992 |
| This former "Equalizer" played a crime novelist on "Over My Dead Body" |
Edward Woodward |
400 |
January 6, 1992 |
| On "Happy Days", the nickname of Warren Weber |
Potsie |
500 |
January 6, 1992 |
| In honor of St. Patrick's Day, the Nickelodeon network tinted 4 episodes of "My Three Sons" this color |
green |
100 |
May 27, 1991 |
| This NBC series' youngest guest host was 7-year-old Drew Barrymore in 1982 |
<i>Saturday Night Live</i> |
200 |
May 27, 1991 |
| Henry Winkler is an executive producer of this series that stars Richard Dean Anderson |
<i>MacGyver</i> |
300 |
May 27, 1991 |
| When this show about show biz premiered in 1981, R. Chamberlain was the 1st celebrity interviewed |
<i>Entertainment Tonight</i> |
400 |
May 27, 1991 |
| They were married on "The Tonight Show" in 1969 |
Tiny Tim & Miss Vicki |
500 |
May 27, 1991 |
| Alley Mills of "The Wonder Years" used to play Renko's hairdresser sister on this series |
<i>Hill Street Blues</i> |
100 |
April 5, 1991 |
| This "Addams Family" character's middle name was Thursday |
Wednesday |
200 |
April 5, 1991 |
| On August 28, 1990 she celebrated her 10th anniversary as co-host of "Good Morning America" |
Joan Lunden |
300 |
April 5, 1991 |
| "Family of Spies" was a 1990 miniseries about this Navy family |
the Walkers |
400 |
April 5, 1991 |
| 1 year after he finished playing Donna Reed's husband, he came back as "Judd, for the Defense" |
Carl Betz |
500 |
April 5, 1991 |
| Now Felicia's grandma on "General Hospital", she was Timmy's mom on "Lassie" |
June Lockhart |
100 |
January 11, 1991 |
| From 1957-59 this actor was making his mark as Zorro |
Guy Williams |
200 |
January 11, 1991 |
| When Danny Thomas' show moved to CBS in 1957, she joined the cast as Kathy's daughter Linda |
Angela Cartwright |
300 |
January 11, 1991 |
| In "It's a Good Life" on "The Twilight Zone", he played the monster who wished people into a cornfield |
Billy Mumy |
400 |
January 11, 1991 |
| The 4 actors in this category all starred together in this series |
<i>Lost in Space</i> |
500 |
January 11, 1991 |
| This city was the first in the U.S. to have more than 1 TV station in operation |
New York |
100 |
November 13, 1990 |
| Gary David Goldberg & Alan Uger won 1987 Emmys for writing this series' "My Name Is Alex" episode |
<i>Family Ties</i> |
200 |
November 13, 1990 |
| This skinflint comedian played Ralph & Alice Kramden's landlord on 1 episode of "The Honeymooners" |
Jack Benny |
300 |
November 13, 1990 |
| From 1947 to 1975, Lawrence Spivak was a panelist or moderator on this NBC public affairs program |
<i>Meet the Press</i> |
400 |
November 13, 1990 |
| The announcer called it "The crossword game you've played all your life, but never quite like this" |
<i>Scrabble</i> |
500 |
November 13, 1990 |
| "Dynasty" character who's been married to Blake Carrington, Cecil Colby & "Dex" Dexter |
Alexis |
100 |
July 10, 1990 |
| On TV, Timothy Hutton's father, Jim, played this detective created by Frederic Dannay & Manfred Lee |
Ellery Queen |
200 |
July 10, 1990 |
| Actress who's starred as Coretta King, Marva Collins, Harriet Tubman & Jane Pittman |
Cicely Tyson |
300 |
July 10, 1990 |
| In the 1950s Sherman Billingsley was host as well as owner of this elegant Manhattan "Club" |
the Stork Club |
400 |
July 10, 1990 |
| Jon Hall was this character "of the Jungle", whose name meant "white medicine man" |
Ramar |
500 |
July 10, 1990 |
| As Jack Tripper he found both that "Three's Company" & "It's a Crowd" too |
John Ritter |
100 |
June 20, 1990 |
| Higgins on "Magnum P.I", he's still hawking those macadamia nuts |
John Hillerman |
200 |
June 20, 1990 |
| Johnny LaRue among others on "SCTV", he got his own Sat. morning cartoon series in 1989 |
John Candy |
300 |
June 20, 1990 |
| On this show Louise leads the 1-2-1 Club, for singles, whose members include Ralph, Kate & Kirk |
<i>Dear John</i> |
400 |
June 20, 1990 |
| For playing Bo Duke you could say he got Hazzard pay |
John Schneider |
500 |
June 20, 1990 |
| It's been touted as "America's favorite show. Barr none!" |
<i>Roseanne</i> |
100 |
May 30, 1990 |
| John Walton Jr. was better known by this nickname |
John Boy |
200 |
May 30, 1990 |
| Catherine was killed on this series after she gave birth to Vincent's child |
<i>Beauty and the Beast</i> |
300 |
May 30, 1990 |
| Barbara Parkins on "Peyton Place" & Elinor Donahue on "Father Knows Best" both played people named this |
Betty Anderson |
400 |
May 30, 1990 |
| Her real baby who was born on the same day as her TV baby, appeared on the first cover of TV Guide |
Lucille Ball |
500 |
May 30, 1990 |
| This NBC sitcom ended its 7-season run with Alex going to Wall Street |
<i>Family Ties</i> |
100 |
May 16, 1990 |
| Stephanie nixed Michael's plan to videotape the birth of their baby on this series' Jan. 8, 1990 episode |
<i>Newhart</i> |
200 |
May 16, 1990 |
| Before playing general practitioner Mike Stratford in "Doctor, Doctor", he was Max Headroom |
Matt Frewer |
300 |
May 16, 1990 |
| This goggle-eyed cartoon family from "The Tracey Ullman Show" now has its own series on the FOX network |
The Simpsons |
400 |
May 16, 1990 |
| 30 years ago she was Mary Stone on "The Donna Reed Show"; today she's Christine on "Coach" |
Shelley Fabares |
500 |
May 16, 1990 |
| He placed 6th in the U.S. Olympic decathlon trials in 1948 before limping into TV's "Gunsmoke" |
Dennis Weaver |
100 |
January 29, 1990 |
| Dan Rather hosts this documentary series that condenses 2 days of coverage into a single hour |
<i>48 Hours</i> |
200 |
January 29, 1990 |
| In 1966 this ex-producer of "ABC's Wide World of Sports" received the 1st of his more than 40 Emmy nominations |
Roone Arledge |
300 |
January 29, 1990 |
| Carroll O'Connor stars as chief Bill Gillespie in this NBC series based on 1967's "Best Picture" |
<i>In the Heat of the Night</i> |
400 |
January 29, 1990 |
| He played sheriff Sam Cade in the early 1970s drama "Cade's County" |
Glenn Ford |
500 |
January 29, 1990 |
| This $104 million sequel to "The Winds of War" had 358 speaking parts & used 41,720 extras |
<i>War and Remembrance</i> |
100 |
November 14, 1989 |
| Of "Rhoda", "Riptide", or "Remington Steele", the one that starred the daughter of a famous actor |
<i>Remington Steele</i> |
200 |
November 14, 1989 |
| Sgt. John Bunnell & Officer Harry Jackson are 2 of the "stars" of this real-life police show on Fox |
<i>Cops</i> |
300 |
November 14, 1989 |
| The Robinsons, Don West, the Robot, & this cowardly doctor were "Lost in Space" |
Dr. Zachary Smith |
400 |
November 14, 1989 |
| A year before "Matt Houston", he was Archie Goodwin on "Nero Wolfe" |
Lee Horsley |
500 |
November 14, 1989 |
| Arsenio Hall's mother has the same name as this title character of a Woody Allen film |
Annie Hall |
100 |
October 31, 1989 |
| After 32 years as host of "American Bandstand", he turned the job over to David Hirsch |
Dick Clark |
200 |
October 31, 1989 |
| TV fans in this country can watch a satirical show with a frog puppet named Kermitterrand |
France |
300 |
October 31, 1989 |
| This cable TV channel calls itself "The Network for Women" |
Lifetime |
400 |
October 31, 1989 |
| This '50s show was the 1st sitcom to use 3 cameras to film in front of a live audience |
<i>I Love Lucy</i> |
500 |
October 31, 1989 |
| When it premiered, Mary Tyler Moore's new show followed this ex-co-star's new show |
Dick Van Dyke |
100 |
February 23, 1989 |
| "A Different World" came back in 1988, but without this star who moved back to "Cosby" |
Lisa Bonet |
200 |
February 23, 1989 |
| Lori Loughlin was added to this show's cast to give John Stamos a girlfriend |
<i>Full House</i> |
100 |
February 8, 1989 |
| "Empty Nest", starring Richard Mulligan, is a spin-off of this NBC sitcom |
<i>The Golden Girls</i> |
200 |
February 8, 1989 |
| Name of the bar managed once again this season by Sam Malone |
Cheers |
300 |
February 8, 1989 |
| Last name of actresses Judi & Mary Beth of "Days of Our Lives", or Andrea of "One Life to Live" |
Evans |
400 |
February 8, 1989 |
| Maryam d'Abo played an alien in "Something is Out There", & her cousin Olivia plays a kid in the '60s in this |
<i>The Wonder Years</i> |
500 |
February 8, 1989 |
| "Fantasy Island" character known for the immortal line "The plane! The plane!" |
Tattoo |
100 |
February 2, 1989 |
| John Ireland played a drover & Clint Eastwood a ramrod on this series |
<i>Rawhide</i> |
200 |
February 2, 1989 |
| In a 1984 TV movie about Ernie Kovacs, this singer, Kovacs' widow, played Mae West |
Edie Adams |
300 |
February 2, 1989 |
| This early '70s series "raised Caine" from his youth in 19th c. China to manhood in the wild west |
<i>Kung Fu</i> |
400 |
February 2, 1989 |
| This miniseries won Emmys for R. Kiley, J. Simmons & B. Stanwyck & featured the following theme: |
<i>The Thorn Birds</i> |
|
February 2, 1989 |
| Beach community where Jack, Chrissy & Janet found out that "Three's Company" |
Santa Monica |
100 |
December 21, 1988 |
| He played a troubled teenager on "The Guiding Light" before he hit it big in "Footloose" |
Kevin Bacon |
200 |
December 21, 1988 |
| Gail Davis starred in this, the 1st western series with a woman in the title role |
<i>Annie Oakley</i> |
300 |
December 21, 1988 |
| This "Danny Thomas Show" co-star was 1 of the von Trapp children in "The Sound of Music" |
Angela Cartwright |
400 |
December 21, 1988 |
| This sitcom serviceman had a girlfriend named Lou Ann Poovie |
Gomer Pyle |
500 |
December 21, 1988 |
| Ray Walston was the Martian while the "my" in "My Favorite Martian" referred to him |
Bill Bixby |
100 |
November 2, 1988 |
| Before playing the principal at "The Bronx Zoo", he played the city editor of the L.A. Tribune |
Ed Asner |
200 |
November 2, 1988 |
| In 1977 her own show aired on CBS just before "Maude"; now she's a "Golden Girl" with Bea Arthur |
Betty White |
300 |
November 2, 1988 |
| The pilot of this show, set in North Carolina, played as part of "The Danny Thomas Show" in 1960 |
<i>The Andy Griffith Show</i> |
400 |
November 2, 1988 |
| He was a regular on Danny Kaye's, Carol Burnett's & Tim Conway's variety shows |
Harvey Korman |
500 |
November 2, 1988 |
| Newsweek called it "The TV series that has raised lawyer-bashing to a national spectator sport" |
<i>L.A. Law</i> |
100 |
April 18, 1988 |
| Still hosting a talk show, he has suggested his epitaph could be "I'll Be Right Back" |
Johnny Carson |
200 |
April 18, 1988 |
| On "The Wild, Wild West", James T. West was an undercover agent for this post-Civil War president |
Grant |
300 |
April 18, 1988 |
| He won his 2nd Emmy as Alex Rieger on "Taxi" after the show had been cancelled |
Judd Hirsch |
400 |
April 18, 1988 |
| During 5 seasons, John Ritter appeared as a minister on this popular series about a family |
<i>The Waltons</i> |
500 |
April 18, 1988 |
| Though not named for him, this series featured Officer Bobby Hill |
<i>Hill Street Blues</i> |
100 |
December 31, 1987 |
| Initially, this "Outlaw Singer" narrated "The Dukes of Hazzard" |
Waylon Jennings |
400 |
December 31, 1987 |
| This police series set in New York made the city sound like a nudist colony |
<i>Naked City</i> |
100 |
January 9, 1987 |
| "Out of the night when the full moon is bright comes the horseman known as" this |
Zorro |
200 |
January 9, 1987 |
| In 1963, California theater owners pledged money to fight this form of TV |
pay TV |
300 |
January 9, 1987 |
| The Emmys are awarded for TV programs, but the "Clios" are awarded for excellence in these |
commercials |
400 |
January 9, 1987 |
| "To Tell the Truth", they also produced "What's My Line?" & "I've Got a Secret" |
Mark Goodson & Bill Todman |
500 |
January 9, 1987 |
| A famous mini-series, or what blondes have to keep bleaching |
<i>Roots</i> |
100 |
February 6, 1986 |
| '60s Emmy winner that was Rowan & Martin's answer to a sit-in |
<i>Laugh-In</i> |
200 |
February 6, 1986 |
| On this show, Michael's "armor" is K.I.T.T. |
<i>Knight Rider</i> |
300 |
February 6, 1986 |
| This series sounds like a show about kinfolk's cravats |
<i>Family Ties</i> |
400 |
February 6, 1986 |
| At various times, regulars on his comedy variety show included Gene Rayburn, Buck Henry, & Louis Nye |
Steve Allen |
500 |
February 6, 1986 |
| Television served in up "American Style", "on a Rooftop", & on a "Boat" |
Love |
100 |
January 9, 1986 |
| Though it's a feminist favorite, this cop show supposedly dropped Meg Foster for being "too tough" |
<i>Cagney & Lacey</i> |
200 |
January 9, 1986 |
| Of Captain Midnight, Captain Gallant, & Captain Video, the one played by ex-Olympian Buster Crabbe |
Captain Gallant |
300 |
January 9, 1986 |
| "Old Stone Face" who became "The Toast of the Town" |
Ed Sullivan |
400 |
January 9, 1986 |
| Supporting characters of this, TV's longest-running sitcom, included Wally Plumstead & his girl, Ginger |
<i>Ozzie & Harriet</i> |
500 |
January 9, 1986 |
| Tom Selleck was a bachelor who didn't win on this Chuck Barris show |
<i>The Dating Game</i> |
100 |
November 26, 1985 |
| By 1954, 5,000 science clubs had been formed in the U.S. & Canada because of this Don Herbert show |
<i>Ask Mr. Wizard</i> |
200 |
November 26, 1985 |
| Art Clokey's little green guy, he started out as a Howdy Doody guest |
Gumby |
300 |
November 26, 1985 |
| Cinerama western that came to the small screen starring James Arness in 1978 |
<i>How the West was Won</i> |
400 |
November 26, 1985 |
| Once Babe Didrickson & Amelia Earhart in TV movies, she's now "Webster's" mom |
Susan Clark |
500 |
November 26, 1985 |
| Though filmed in Hollywood, "Taxi" was set here |
New York City |
100 |
March 13, 1985 |
| Its star Fred Gwynne said "It was the Donna Reed show with monsters" |
<i>The Munsters</i> |
200 |
March 13, 1985 |
| Ceremonial acts, or a syndicated prime time soap opera |
<i>Rituals</i> |
400 |
March 13, 1985 |
| This '50s anthology series featured such original dramas as "Requiem for a Heavyweight" & "The Miracle Worker" |
<i>Playhouse 90</i> |
500 |
March 13, 1985 |
| It featured a dead parrot, the Spanish Inquisition & this Sousa march |
<i>Monty Python\'s Flying Circus</i> |
|
March 13, 1985 |
| What the initials stand for in "E/R" |
emergency room |
100 |
March 5, 1985 |
| When Tony Musante dropped out of "Toma", Universal signed Robert Blake & developed this show |
<i>Beretta</i> |
200 |
March 5, 1985 |
| Carl Sagan's saga |
<i>Cosmos</i> |
300 |
March 5, 1985 |
| "The Tonight Show" was just called "Tonight!" when he was its host |
Steve Allen |
400 |
March 5, 1985 |
| He plays a Hill on "Hill Street Blues" |
Michael Warren |
500 |
March 5, 1985 |
| A show "for different folks" |
<i>Diff\'rent Strokes</i> |
100 |
December 28, 1984 |
| Profession of TV's new "Paper Dolls" |
models |
200 |
December 28, 1984 |
| He's the "Finder of Lost Loves" |
Tony Franciosa |
300 |
December 28, 1984 |
| Fall show that makes "widows" on 1st weeknight evenings |
<i>Monday Night Football</i> |
400 |
December 28, 1984 |
| "Hotel's" fictional "Hotel" |
St. Gregory |
500 |
December 28, 1984 |
| "Maverick" actor who starred in "The Rockford Files" |
James Garner |
100 |
December 13, 1984 |
| Jim Nabors' madcap Marine |
Gomer Pyle |
200 |
December 13, 1984 |
| In 1950 his "Talent Scouts" cost only $2500 per show |
Arthur Godfrey |
300 |
December 13, 1984 |
| All 3 original "Charlie's Angels" |
Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett & Jaclyn Smith |
400 |
December 13, 1984 |
| He opens with, "The name of the program is 'Person to Person'" |
Edward R. Murrow |
500 |
December 13, 1984 |
| They got married in the final episode of "Happy Days" |
Joanie and Chachi |
100 |
November 27, 1984 |
| Editor Billie Newman & Joe Rossi worked for |
Lou Grant |
200 |
November 27, 1984 |
| She shot J.R. |
Mary Crosby |
300 |
November 27, 1984 |
| Played WJM's man-hunting "happy homemaker" Sue Ann Nivens |
Betty White |
400 |
November 27, 1984 |
| Marketing has begun on a line of nursewear from this TV medical show |
<i>Trapper John, M.D.</i> |
500 |
November 27, 1984 |
| ABC telecast 180 hours of this summer '84 event |
the Olympics |
100 |
October 5, 1984 |
| Game show that would fall between the dating & anniversary games |
<i>The Newlywed Game</i> |
200 |
October 5, 1984 |
| Dan Tana's turf |
<i>Vegas</i> |
300 |
October 5, 1984 |
| The girls on this series graduated from Eastland School to Langley College |
<i>The Facts of Life</i> |
400 |
October 5, 1984 |
| Bilko's private Harry Speakup or Daktari's Judy |
a chimp |
500 |
October 5, 1984 |
| Theodore Cleaver's nickname |
Beaver |
100 |
October 1, 1984 |
| Falk's famous fumbler |
Columbo |
200 |
October 1, 1984 |
| Series in which Ted Danson doesn't touch liquor, but fondles Shelley Long |
<i>Cheers</i> |
300 |
October 1, 1984 |
| ABC's "Iran Reports" led to creation of "Nightline" with him as host |
Ted Koppel |
400 |
October 1, 1984 |
| Paul Anka's been collecting royalties for this for over 5,700 nights |
the <i>Tonight Show</i> theme |
500 |
October 1, 1984 |
| Nickname for the Pacific Princess, it sails every Saturday |
<i>The Love Boat</i> |
100 |
September 19, 1984 |
| "Rhoda", "Phyllis" & "Lou Grant" were all spun off this series |
<i>The Mary Tyler Moore Show</i> |
200 |
September 19, 1984 |
| According to the title, how Ann Romano brought up Julie & Barbara |
<i>One Day at a Time</i> |
300 |
September 19, 1984 |
| Bette Davis checked into & out of this series |
<i>Hotel</i> |
400 |
September 19, 1984 |
| Played by Pierce Brosnan, he's Laura Holt's iron man |
Remington Steele |
500 |
September 19, 1984 |