Answer: Moose
The Globetrotters were formed in 1927 by millionaire Abe Saperstein.
From Quiz: Saturday Morning TV from the 1970s II
Answer: Scooter
Scooter was one of 'The Skatebirds'.
From Quiz: Saturday Morning TV from the 1970s I
Answer: 'Starsky and Hutch'
Played by Bernie Hamilton.
From Quiz: 1970s TV Cops
Answer: Lyle Waggoner
Lyle Waggoner played studly-mon Steve Trevor opposite Linda Carter's buxom Amazon in the camp classic, 'Wonder Woman.'
From Quiz: 70s TV Trivia....
Answer: Receptionist
Played by Loni Anderson
From Quiz: 1970s What's Their Line?
Answer: Barney Miller
Detective Phil Fish (Abe Vigoda) worked for the NYPD on "Barney Miller" from 1975 to 1977. However, in the spin-off, the plots focused more on his home life. Bernice, his oft-mentioned wife on "Barney Miller", was played by Florence Stanley. The story-lines revolved around their moving out of an apartment and buying a house to take in rambunctious foster children. "Fish" aired on ABC from February 1977 to June 1978.
From Quiz: Single Season (or Less) Seventies Sit-Coms
Answer: "The Facts of Life"
"The Facts of Life" came out in 1979. It was a spin-off of "Diff'rent Strokes in which Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae) becomes a housemother at Eastland School, an all-girl boarding school. Blair Warner was the rich girl in the group played by Lisa Whelchel. Tootsie Ramsey (Kim Fields) was the youngest girl at the school. Natalie Green (Mindy Cohn) is Jewish and also large-figured. She has a very healthy self-image, however. Jo Polniaczek (Nancy McKeon) was added in season two and was the tough biker who was originally an outsider. There were other girls as well, but these were the main ones.
From Quiz: 1970s Sitcoms That I Like
Answer: Marcus Welby, M.D.
"Marcus Welby, M.D." starred Robert Young as Welby and James Brolin as Dr. Steven Kiley, who worked together at a private practice in Santa Monica, California. Young was primarily a film actor, appearing in dozens of movies between 1931 and 1954, but he decided to give TV a try starring in the classic sitcom "Father Knows Best", which aired six seasons from 1954 to 1960, and another short-lived series, "Window on Main Street", which only lasted one season. "Marcus Welby, M.D." was Brolin's first starring role in a TV series, after spending most of his early career playing bit parts on TV and in film. The show aired from 1969 to 1976 and was very popular during its first four seasons, but the ratings dipped starting in the 1973-74 season, leading to its cancellation.
From Quiz: The TV Time Machine - Destination 1970
Answer: Basil Fawlty
"Fawlty Towers" (1975-1979) was a British sitcom written by John Cleese and his wife at the time, Connie Booth. Cleese played Basil Fawlty, the owner of a hotel in the seaside town of 'Torquay'; the comedy centered on Cleese (of course), his bossy wife Sybil (Prunella Scales) and a bunch of very odd and eccentric guests (sort of a pre "Newhart", on the other side of the Atlantic). In 2000, the British Film Institute named "Fawlty Towers" as the best British television series of all time.
From Quiz: TV Characters from the 1970s
Answer: Jack Albertson
Jack Albertson played Ed Brown, the owner of a small neighborhood repair garage in the Chicano community, East Los Angeles. Ed was viewed by many in the community as a crabby elderly man with little or no compassion for the residents in the community, in short, he was seen as part of the "establishment" or "The Man".
Enter Chico Rodriguez, a young hip Chicano man, recently discharged from the U.S. Army, and seeking a job in the garage. Ed reluctantly hired the man and what resulted was a bond of friendship. Through friendly banter, discussions and disagreements, the two found a strong mutual respect for each other, despite the differences in ethnic culture.
The series reached its high point when it ended the 1974 season as the #3 rated television program in the Nielsen Television Ratings.
The course of the series took a major turn with the sudden and unexpected death of Fredie Prinze near the end of the third season.
The chemistry between the characters was exceptional, and was well received by viewers.
During the fourth season (following the death of Prinze), a new character, Raul (Gabriel Melgar) was introduced as a pre-teen runaway from Mexico who sought shelter in Ed's garage, and was subsequently adopted by Ed, but the chemistry shared by Ed and Chico was lost, and declining ratings resulted in a cancellation of the series following the fourth season.
"Chico and the Man" aired a total of 88 half hour episodes during its run.
The message sent by the series was captured in the shows catchy upbeat theme song.
"Chico and the Man"
Written and performed by Jose Feliciano
"Chico, don't be discouraged,
The Man he ain't so hard to understand
Chico, if you try now,
I know that you can lend a helping hand.
Because there's good in everyone
And a new day has begun
You can see the morning sun if you try.
And I know, things will be better
Oh yes they will be for Chico and the Man
Yes they will for Chico and the Man."
From Quiz: TV Title Characters and Series of the '70s
