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1. Richard Crenna's career in TV and movies spanned over five decades. During that time he appeared as star or co-star in several TV series. In his first series, he appeared in 92 episodes as this guy.
2. A million tax-free dollars was quite a lot of money in the 1950s. Beginning in 1955, and continuing for six years, people received this anonymous gift from "The Millionaire." Who was their mysterious benefactor?
3. Before TV gave us Dr. Kildare and Marcus Welby, there was "Medic." Hosting this medical anthology series was Dr. Konrad Styner who also appeared in several of the stories. Who, actually, was the actor who played Dr. Styner?
4. One of the funniest shows of early television was "The Amos 'n Andy Show." Which one of the gang drove a cab?
5. One of the better "I Love Lucy" clones was "I Married Joan" starring the popular comedienne Joan Davis. When that series ended in 1955, the actor playing Davis' TV husband appeared in hundreds of TV shows... including the role of Mr. Dithers in 13 episodes of "Blondie." Who was that guy?
6. Before being renamed "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1958, the popular variety show ran for several years under another title. What was it?
7. From what long-running series did we get the catch phrase "What a revoltin' development this is?"
8. Long before becoming host of the popular game show "To Tell The Truth," he starred on radio as the voice of Superman. Look! Up In the sky! It's a bird... it's a plane... say, who was that guy?
9. TV viewers were shocked when, in the very first episode of this guy's show, he was outdrawn and shot down in the street. He survived though. Who was this western hero?
10. Probably the most famous children's TV show of all time is "The Howdy Doody Show." We all remember Howdy, Buffalo Bob, and the Peanut Gallery... but who was the cantankerous mayor of Doodyville?
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