FunTrivia Television Mix: Vol 12 Quiz

Answer: My Favorite Martian

"My Favorite Martian" starred Ray Walston and Bill Bixby and ran from 1963 to 1966 first in black and white and later in colour. The theme music was performed on an electro-theremin by Paul Tanner, who died in 2013.

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Answer: The Ewings

Located in Parker, North Texas, and consisting over 300 acres, Southfork Ranch was the home of the extended Ewing family in the CBS hit series "Dallas". The series followed the convoluted lives of the wealthy family and much of the action and drama was centred around the big white house which is still known as the Ewing Mansion. "Dallas" ran from 1978 to 1991 and in 1992 the property was acquired by businessman, Rex Maugham and turned into an event and conference venue.

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Answer: Fawlty Towers

Astonishingly, only twelve episodes of this fabulous comedy series were ever made. Starring John Cleese as hotel proprietor Basil Fawlty, Prunella Scales as his wife Sybil, Connie Booth as Polly, the waitress; and John Cleese's real-life wife at the time, and Andrew Sachs as Manuel, the waiter from Barcelona, Fawlty Towers has proved to be one of the most enduring sitcoms ever broadcast by the BBC and still draws huge audiences over thirty years after it was first broadcast.

The character of Basil Fawlty was based on the hotel manager of the Gleneagles Hotel, Torquay after Cleese had stayed there as a guest in the early 1970s.

The actual Gleneagles Hotel today is one of the best hotels in Torquay and this author attended a wedding reception there in 2011...

The hotel has clearly had a change of management since Mr Cleese was a guest there! Which is my favourite episode? That's series one, episode five entitled 'Gourmet Night' in which Basil's attempt to attract Torquay's discerning diners to Fawlty Towers results in a nervous breakdown and a soundly thrashed Austin car... Look it up, you'll love it!

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Answer: The Munsters

"The Munsters" was a half-hour show from 1964-1966. Spot was Eddie Munster's pet that lived under the stairs. Only brief glimpses of Spot were shown. Usually the stairs would open up and Spot would breathe fire and roar. Sometimes the tail was shown. The Munsters also had a raven, a cat and a bat as pets.

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Answer: Maine

Angela Lansbury starred as the sleuthing writer Jessica Fletcher in this hit show, which ran between 1984 and 1996. There were four subsequent made-for-TV films; 'South By Southwest' (1997), 'A Story To Die For' (2000), 'The Last Free Man' (2001), and 'The Celtic Riddle' (2003).

Reruns are frequently shown around the world and it remains a highly popular show.

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Answer: The Munsters

"The Munsters" only lasted two seasons: from 1964-1966. There were two actresses that played Marilyn Munster: Beverly Owen and Pat Priest. There were several card and board games made with "The Munsters". "The Munsters Today" was aired in 1988.

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Answer: Phoebe

Joey and Phoebe agreed to set each other up with dates, but Joey forgot. In desperation he went into Central Perk and asked for Mike - anybody named Mike! Mike Hannigan was in the coffee shop and Joey was able to convince him to go on a blind date with his friend in "The One With The Pediatrician" (season 9 episode 3). By season 10 episode 12, "The One With Phoebe's Wedding", the two had fallen in love and married in a beautiful outdoor winter ceremony. And - if you don't agree that Phoebe was the quirky one, go back and listen to her play and sing the songs she wrote!

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Answer: Jameson Parker and Gerald McRaney

Jameson Parker played Andrew 'A.J.' Simon, and Gerald McRaney played his brother Richard 'Rick' Simon. The two brothers ran a private detective agency, and the series ran for eight seasons (157 episodes).

Robert Vaughan and David McCallum starred in The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins appeared in The Professional and Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul were Starsky and Hutch.

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Answer: Mummy

The first series of "Being Human" aired on BBC3 in 2009. Annie is a ghost who cannot pass on to the next world because of unfinished business. John is a vampire who is trying not to kill humans, and George is a werewolf, who hates what he becomes every full moon.

The three are very supportive of each other. The series has moments of dark comedy, but is really rather sad, with some truly scary moments.

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Answer: Dave Coulier

Coulier's mother's family is from New Brunswick, Canada. He is well-known for his impressions and voice overs.

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