Actors Who Share Onscreen Parents Quiz

Answer: Freaky Friday

John Astin played the dad in "Freaky Friday" in 1976 opposite Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris. Neither of the other three movies have John Astin or Jodie Foster in them, but they all come from Disney.

Answer: Crumbs

"Crumbs" is the show in question that also starred Jane Curtin, who played Savage's character's mom, who was just released from a mental institution after she tried to run Devane's character over with the family car following his leaving her for another woman after sleeping with her. "Ugly Betty" and "Samantha Who" were both shows that started in 2006, but they started in the fall and "Samantha Who" only lasted two seasons while "Ugly Betty" was on until 2010. "Out of Practice" wasn't even an ABC show, but it was short-lived, even though it started in 2005.

Answer: David Tennant

"Rex is Not Your Lawyer" was a show that NBC was supposed to air in 2010 with David Tennant playing the Titular Rex Alexander, a rising litigator who starts having anxiety attacks in the courtroom to the point that he has to start teaching his clients to learn how to defend themselves in court. Jane Curtin was to be his mother and Jeffrey Tambor was to be his therapist. Paul McGann had only one episode in 1996, Christopher Eccleston was finished by 2005 and not doing much more after "Who" and Matt Smith had just started "Doctor Who".

Answer: True

It was "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" and Brian Blessed played their father, Lord Locksley.

Answer: True

Doris Roberts played Beverly D'Angelo's mom in "Christmas Vacation", she was the second woman to play Danny Tanner's mom on "Full House", she was Billy Crystal's mom in "My Giant", and she's best known for playing Marie Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond".

Answer: True

Also his first appearance in anything ever, "The Escape Artist" featured Harry Anderson as Harry Masters, the recently deceased father of Griffin O'Neal's character, Danny Masters, the main protagonist.

Answer: True

Markie Post was in "There's something about Mary" in 1998, playing Mary's mom, she was Elliot's mom on "Scrubs" from 2002 to 2006 and she was Melissa Joan Hart's mom in the ABC Family original movie "Holiday in Handcuffs" in 2007.

Answer: True

Ed O'Neill is in "Married...with Children" playing Applegate's dad and Bowen's dad on "Modern Family".

Answer: Four Christmases

John Voight was in "Four Christmases" with Reese Witherspoon, playing the last stop on her and Vince Vaughn's Christmas visit with their parents, with which they have issues, her father. The other three came out in 1998, 2004 and 2007 respectively.

Answer: Matthew Broderick and Mark Hamill

As Simba grew in "The Lion King", his adult self was voiced by Matthew Broderick. It was revealed in "Star Wars" that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father, and Mark Hamill plays Luke in those movies. The other actors were in "The Lion King" and "Star Wars" respectively. On "The Lion King"'s side, Jonathan Taylor Thomas voicing a young version of Simba, Nathan Lane as Timon and Rifiki was voiced by Robert Guillaume. "Star Wars" had Harrison Ford, of course, as Han Solo, Frank Oz as C-3PO and Billy Dee Williams playing the co-pilot of the Millenium Falcon and Han's best friend before Han ever met Luke.