Answer: Sheldon Leonard
Eddie Smith was a former gambler trying to go straight by running a legitimate sports arena. He lived with his wife Honey (Sheree North), granddaughter Ginger (Quinn Cummings), and brother Jessie (Alan Oppenheimer), who acted as Eddie's accountant. Despite his extended family, the show's premise couldn't extend it beyond 10 episodes (August to November 1975).
From Quiz: Single Season (or Less) Seventies Sit-Coms
Answer: Mork
"Mork and Mindy" came out in 1978 and starred Robin Williams and Pam Dawber as the title characters. Mork is an alien from Ork who was grown on a test tube. He is sent by egg to Earth and lands in Boulder, Colorado, where he meets and lives with Mindy McConnell. The two fall in love and get married. Mork has a baby named Mearth (Jonathan Winters). Organs start old and get younger. Mork had to report to Orson (voiced by Ralph James) what he learned about earthlings that week at the end of every show. During this time, Mork, who usually wore suspenders, wore a red suit with a triangle on the front. Mork constantly insulted Orson, calling him names like "Your Fatitude." Robin Williams improvised much of what Mork said and did, such as sitting by putting his head in the chair.
From Quiz: 1970s Sitcoms That I Like
Answer: The Smith Family
Everyone knows about Henry Fonda's film career, but every so often he would turn up in a TV series, which was the case with "The Smith Family". The show featured Fonda as a police detective who not only had to deal with the pressures of his job, but also the various problems that arose at home with his wife and three children. The show was also Ron Howard's first TV series following "The Andy Griffith Show", which concluded its run in 1968. The show was very successful in its first season, finishing at number 21 in the Nielsen ratings, but it couldn't sustain the momentum and was cancelled in 1972.
From Quiz: The TV Time Machine - Destination 1970
Answer: Juliet Mills
Juliet Mills starred in the role of British Nanny Phoebe Figalilly.
Clinton College professor Harold Everett, a recent widower, hired nanny Phoebe Figalilly to assist him with the raising of his three kids. The nanny manages the household assisted by using what appeared to be mystical and magic powers, to the wonderment and amazement of the kids.
"Nanny and the Professor" premiered in January of 1970, as a mid-season replacement series, and completed three seasons and 54 half hour episodes.
The premise of the series is best described in the series theme song:
"Nanny and the Professor" Theme Song
written by Steve Zuckerman and Fred Calvert
"Soft and sweet
Wise and wonderful
Oooh, our mystical, magical Nanny
Since the day that Nanny came to stay with us
Fantastic things keep happening
Is there really magic in the things she does
Or is love the only magic thing that Nanny brings
You know our nanny showed us you can make the impossible happen
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Nanny told us have a little faith and lots of love.
Phoebe Figalilly is a silly name
And so many silly things keep happening
What is this magic about nanny
Is it love? Or is it magic."
From Quiz: TV Title Characters and Series of the '70s
Answer: Toby
"Roots", which was based on a best-selling novel by author Alex Haley, was nominated for a staggering 36 Emmy Awards. After its airing in 1977, tracing one's genealogical history became a very popular hobby.
From Quiz: It Was the Best of Times - American TV in the 70s
Answer: Fantasy Island
Who can forget Herve Villechaize running up to the bell tower on the fictional island in the Pacific and uttering his signature phrase? The French Villechaize never achieved similar fame after "Fantasy Island" ended and he fell into depression and alcoholism, committing suicide in 1993.
From Quiz: They Said It In the 70s
Answer: "Emergency!"
The paramedics from "Emergency!", Desoto and Gage, crossed paths on a couple occasions with Officers Malloy and Reed at Rampart Hospital. In one episode, the firefighters are watching "Adam 12" when they are dispatched to a call. Throughout the rest of the show, the firemen are on the phone to anyone, trying to find out what they missed.
From Quiz: 70s Television
Answer: 1972
"Maude" ran for 6 years (1972-1978) and starred Beatrice Arthur as 'Maude Findlay'.
From Quiz: Name the Television Year: 1970s
Answer: 201
You could find the trio at "The Regal Beagle" after work, at night, or whenever they needed to get away from The Ropers.
From Quiz: Classic Prime Time TV-1970's
Answer: Tootsie Rolls
Actually this show was on Sunday mornings. It ran from the mid 50s to the late 70s.
From Quiz: Classic Kids Saturday Morning TV-1970's
