Must See "EDtv" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ron Howard

Ron Howard also worked on "Happy Days" with the writers of "EDtv", Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. Though he had never worked with some of the actors before, he thought of the movie as a bit of a reunion with some actors he had worked with on films like "Gung Ho" and "Apollo 13".

Answer: Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner played the executive producer, Mr. Whitaker, at TrueTV, the network that created Ed's reality show. His character was actually modeled after Jerry Paris, a director for "Happy Days". Rob Reiner used to write for "Happy Days" as well.

Answer: False

He was cast as the video/camera director. He was in a van the whole time. Clint also suggested he get a hair piece for this movie since he was always bald in other roles. His brother Ron agreed somewhat but added the twist of hair plugs gone wrong, which he referred to in the movie as 'doll hair'.

Answer: Camry

The story of Ray's short-lived dog washing business was told by Ed at a bar where TrueTV was doing interviews to find the person to star in their new reality show. Ray was doing the interview in hopes to be the one, but the executives liked Ed better and brought him in for a second interview.

Answer: Jerry Springer

Shari saw Ru Paul on a TV at a hair salon. Ed's brother Ray was shown on the Bill Mahr show talking about his book. Jay Leno was shown twice. Once when he was making fun of the family and another when he had Ed on "The Tonight Show". That was actually filmed in front of a live audience and was one of Matthew McConaughey's first interviews in that kind of setting.

Answer: Burt Reynolds

It was Matthew McConaughey's idea that this would be Ed's favorite actor. When we first learned this he was at work at the video store and he suggested "Smokey and the Bandit" to two teens who made fun of it, so he threw them out. The very first shot in the store was a close-up of two of Don Knott's movies on display at the counter, placed on purpose by Ron Howard.

Answer: Dennis Hopper

Ed's father Hank tried to re-establish their relationship and talk about the good times they had, then realized he was remembering times with Ray, not Ed. Later Hank died in the movie while sleeping with Ed's mom. Hopper flew in and did his part in one day.

Answer: Cynthia

Cynthia, played by Ellen DeGeneres, gave him the tip anonymously because she had just quit her job at the company. She made a hysterical exit during the board meeting, then called in to Ed using a disguised voice. The information was regarding Mr. Whitaker but the show was cut off before his name could be revealed.

Answer: Ralph Malph

Don Most (Ralph Malph) played a member of the executive team at TrueTV. He was the one doodling when Rob Reiner's character asked "How come you never doodle my name?"

Answer: True

They were all real businesses in the San Francisco area. However, due to the doubt people had about the movie, they received no sponsorship money or endorsements. They also had a lot of product placement in the film such as Pepsi and KFC.