From Recording to Television. Quiz

Answer: Marcia Strassman

In 1967 Marcia Strassman recorded her debut single "The Flower Children" for Uni Records. The release was a top 40 hit in regional markets but after her follow up singles "The Groovy World of Jack and Jill" and "Star Gazer" failed to dent the charts Marcia was dropped from the label.
She had a recurring role as nurse Margie Cutler on "M*A*S*H" (1972) and landed a starring role as Julie Kotter in 1975. She went on to appear in guest roles on several televisions shows and later landed the part of Rick Moranis's wife in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" (1989) and "Honey, I Blew Up the Kid" (1992).
Debralee Scott had a recurring role as Rosalie "Hotsie" Totsie on "Welcome Back Kotter". Helaine Lembeck played the A student who edited the school newspaper on the series and Susan Lanier portrayed one of the female Sweathogs named Bambi.

Answer: Night Court

Singing "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" was a breakthrough performance for Ellen Foley which led to a solo album released in 1979 titled "Night Out". A single release from the LP, "What's A Matter Baby", barely broke the Top 100.
In 1984 Foley landed the role of public defender Billie Young for one season of "Night Court" before being replaced by the show's original choice, Markie Post. Foley continued to do stage and film work after "Night Court" including playing Hildy in "Fatal Attraction" (1987) and Jacqui in "Tootsie" (1982).
"Crime Story aired from 1986-1988. Mary Jackson was in the cast of "Hardcastle and McCormick (1983-1986)". "Hart to Hart" ran from 1979-1984.

Answer: Catherine

Catherine Louise "Katey" Sagal was born in Los Angeles. After graduating from California Institute of the Arts in the early seventies she landed guest roles on various television shows. In 1973 when she was in her late teens she began providing backing vocals for Bob Dylan and Tanya Tucker. In 1976 she became a member of The Group With No Name and became one of Bette Midler's Harlettes two years later.
It was an appearance as a newspaper columnist Jo Tucker on "Mary" (1985) that led to her ten-year run as bon-bon eating Peg Bundy. Sagal released her first solo album titled "Well" in 1994.
Katey's godfather is Norman Lear.

Answer: The Mod Squad

"The Mod Squad" starred New York native Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Michael Cole as Pete Cochran and Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes. Lipton won a Golden Globe for her role in the series. The concept of the show was that hip, young, unarmed undercover cops could assist the police department. A pilot film was made but never released. In 1979 a TV reunion movie titled "The Return of Mod Squad" featured the original cast.
Peggy Lipton married producer Quincy Jones after the run of the series in 1974. In 1991 Lipton returned to acting playing Norma Jennings in "Twin Peaks".
"Checkmate" ran from 1960-1962 and featured Carolyn Craig in the cast. "Felony Squad" ran from 1966-1969 and Anne Francis starred as private detective Honey West beginning in 1965.

Answer: Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis was born Curtis Wain Gates in Colorado and played football in high school. He sang with the Sons of the Pioneers from 1949 to 1953 and also sang with the Tommy Dorsey band. In 1945 he signed with Columbia Pictures and played in Westerns as a singing cowboy and went on to work with John Wayne in a number of films while doing guest appearance on TV shows.

He signed on to "Gunsmoke" in the role of Festus. During the run of the series Matt Dillon had five assistants, Festus being in the role the longest, at 11 years. During breaks from filming "Gunsmoke" Curtis performed at fairs and rodeos. Buck Taylor portrayed the gunsmith turned deputy from 1967-1975. Glenn Strange was Sam the bartender from 1961-1973 and Hank Miller was played by Hank Patterson from 1963-1975.

Answer: I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door

Mississippi native Eddie Hodges relocated to New York where he began a multifaceted career on Broadway. He was billed with Frank Sinatra in his 1959 film debut, "A Hole in the Head". Hodges signed with Cadence Records releasing "I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door" when he was 14. He also had a hit covering an Everly Brothers song titled "(Girls, Girls, Girls) Made to Love".
After completing a tour in the military Hodges decided to leave show business and returned to Mississippi, attending The University of Southern Mississippi and becoming a counselor.
"You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)" was a 1961 single by Ral Donner. Adam Wase released "Take Good Care of Her" the same year.In 1961 "Baby Sittin' Boogie" was a hit for Buzz Clifford.

Answer: Roy Rogers

Leonard was billed as Leonard Slye when he landed a role in a Gene Autry movie in 1938, when Autry walked out on his contract. Slye changed his name to Roy Rogers and got the lead role in "Under Western Stars". The name was a shortened version of Leroy combined with popular star Will Rogers' last name. "The Roy Rogers Show" aired from 1951 to 1957 also featuring his wife. Dale Evans, and Pat Brady as a comic sidekick. Roy continued to occasionally sing with The Sons of the Pioneers and featured them as backing singers in some of his shows. "Temple Houston" (1963) starred Jeffery Hunter. "Stoney Burke" was a Western featuring Jack Lord that ran for one season in 1962.

Answer: Chevrolet

"See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet" was Dinah Shore's theme song and soon became a signature number for her. In 1956 the show was renamed "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" and continued until 1961. After Chevrolet cancelled sponsorship Dinah hosted a monthly television show and later had her own talk shows with "Dinah's Place" (1970-1974) and "Dinah!" (1974-1980).
She was inducted into The Television Hall of Fame in 1991, three years before her death at age 77.

Answer: Cheryl Ladd

Cheryl Stoppelmoor relocated from her native South Dakota to Hollywood with aspirations of becoming a singer. She landed the part of Melody as Cheryl Moor in 1970. She married actor David Ladd and retained his name after they divorced. She began getting acting parts as a guest star on television shows and eventually landed the role of Kris Munroe, replacing Farrah Fawcett-Majors on "Charlie's Angels" in 1977.

She remained with the show until the conclusion in 1981. Ladd performed the national anthem in 1980 at Super Bowl XIV. Cheryl has released three albums and took the lead role in a revival of "Annie Get Your Gun" on Broadway in 2000.

Answer: Michael Blessing

Ironically Michael's 1965 single titled "The New Recruit", under the name Michael Blessing was released on Colpix Records, Davy Jone's label at the time. The two did not meet until working on "The Monkees". While working on his recording career Nesmith auditioned for "The Monkees" in a wool cap acting nonchalant. It made an impression on the producers and he was called back.
After his stint in the Air Force the Houston, the Texas native began composing while in college. He relocated to California and began performing at coffee house venues and getting a publishing deal before landing his role in "The Monkees".
Tommy Tucker had a Number 11 single with "High Heel sneakers" in 1964. "Steal Away" by Jimmy Hughes went to Number 17 the same year. Frank Gallop had a Number 34 single with "The Ballad Of Irving" in 1966.