American TV Duos Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cheers

John Ratzenberger (Cliff Clavin) the postal-worker and George Wendt (Norm Peterson) the sometimes unemployed accountant were regulars at the bar in "Cheers". Cliff, the know-it-all and Norm would sit at the bar and discuss useless trivia all day. They appeared in every episode (271) of the 11 seasons of the series from 1982-1993.

Answer: Hawaii Five-O

The series was about an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police starring Jack Lord as Dt. Steve Garrett and James MacArthur as Danny Williams. Steve Garrett had that usual grunt "Book 'em Danno!". The series ran from 1968-1980.

Answer: Alias Smith & Jones

Was an American western series with Pete Duel (Hannibal Heyes) and Ben Murphy (Jedediah "Kid" Curry) were outlaw cousins who were trying to reform. After given an amnesty the outlaws adopted the names of Smith and Jones and used all their guile to stay out of the reach of the law. The series was modeled on the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969). The series "Alias Smith and Jones" ran for 3 years and 50 episodes.

Answer: The Odd Couple

The series was based on a play by Neil Simon of the same name. In the TV series "The Odd Couple". Felix Unger (Tony Randall) and Oscar Madison (Jack Klugman) are both divorced and share the same apartment in Manhattan. It is a situation comedy as both men lead different lifestyles. The series aired from 1971-1975 with 114 episodes. In 1968 Jack Lemmon (Felix) and Walter Matthau (Oscar) started in the movie of the same name.

Answer: Hart to Hart

The "Hart to Hart" TV series ran from 1979-1984 with Robert Wagner (Jonathon Hart) and his wife Jennifer Hart (Stephanie Powers). Jonathon Hart was a self-made millionaire and with his wife (a freelance writer), they travelled the world and had a talent for finding mysteries which they were able to solve.

Answer: The Lone Ranger

Clayton Moore played the role of The Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels played the role of his companion Tonto. The series ran from 1949-1957. For 3 seasons (1952-1954) Clayton Moore was replaced by John Hart due to contractual disputes. Jay Silverheels played the part of Tonto throughout the 8 seasons.

Answer: Laverne and Shirley

"Laverne & Shirley" was an American sitcom from 1976-1983 with Laverne DeFazio (Penny Marshall) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams). The two girls were best friends and roommates and worked together in a brewery in Milwaukee taking place during the 1950s and 60s. The show was a spin-off from "Happy Days".

Answer: McMillan & Wife

Stuart "Mac" McMillan (Rock Hudson) was a 40-ish Police Commissioner in San Francisco and his young and attractive wife was Sally Hull McMillan (Susan Saint James). The show was a light-hearted police drama with husband and wife often solving robberies and murders. The series ran for 6 seasons (1971-1977).

Answer: Sanford and Son

Redd Foxx (Fred G. Sanford) was a widower and junk dealer in Los Angeles and his son Lamont Sanford was played by Demond Wilson. Although equal partners
in the business "Sanford and Son" it is Lamont who does most of the work with his father usually coming up with get-rich-quick schemes. Although known professionally as Redd Foxx, he was actually born John Elroy Sanford, the name from which the show was created. The series ran for 6 seasons (1972-1977). The series was a remake of the British comedy "Steptoe and Son" starting in 1962 and running for 8 seasons.

Answer: Zorro

Don Diego de la Vega (Guy Williams) and his manservant, confidant and co-conspirator Bernardo (Gene Sheldon) starred together in the action adventure series "Zorro". The series ran for 2 seasons (1957-1959) with 78 episodes. Another of the main characters was fat and superstitious Sergeant Demetrio Lόpez Garcia played by Henry Calvin.