Dentists in Television Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jerry Robinson

Jerry Robinson, played by Peter Bonerz, was an orthodontist. His office was near Bob Hartley's. Orthodontics is the specialty of dentistry that straightens and moves teeth. Bonerz also directed 29 episodes of "The Bob Newhart Show" and was an adjunct faculty member at USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart) was a psychologist.
Howard Borden (Bill Dailey) was an airline pilot.
Elliot Carlin (Jack Riley) was one of Bob Hartley's patients.

Answer: Barry

In the pilot of "Friends", Barry's last name was Finkle. In all other episodes, it was Farber. Barry is played by Mitchell Whitfield. Whitfield auditioned for the part of Ross Geller on "Friends".

Gunther was the manager at Central Perk and had a crush on Rachel. Gunther was played by James Michael Tyler and got the part because he was the only one who knew how to run an espresso machine.

Ross was a paleontologist and Rachel's on-again off-again love interest.

Joey was an actor. Rachel was Joey's roommate while she was pregnant with Emma.

Answer: David Silver

David's father was Mel Silver. In one episode there's a case of mistaken identity when Steve Sanders thought David's father was a TV producer who might cast Steve's mom in a show. At his mom's request, Steve had been being nice to David and including him with the "in" crowd only to find out at the end of the episode that David's father is a dentist. Matthew Laurence, who played Dr. Mel Silver, has an identical twin brother Mitchell.

Donna's father, Dr. John Martin, was a physician.
Dylan's father was suspected of illegal activities in season one and left town. Jim Walsh, father to Brandon and Brenda, was a corporate type and also served as Dylan's financial and business manager.

Answer: Walter Koscinsko Waldrowski

Waldrowski was played by John Schuck, and it has been suggested that his pronounced underbite helped win him the part. His character's nickname was "Painless Pole".

Straminsky was played by Jeff Maxwell and was often seen in the mess tent. He wrote a cookbook based on the "M*A*S*H" TV series.

Rizzo, played by G.W. Bailey, was part of the motorpool.

Freeman was played by Allan Arbus and was a psychiatrist. Arbus was a photographer for the U.S. Army in the 1940s.

Answer: Sherri Worth

Sherri Worth performed dentistry for the show. She has a dental practice in Newport Beach, CA.

Terry Dubrow was a surgeon, Greg Comeaux was a fitness trainer, and Nely Galan was a life coach for the contestants.

Each contestant had her own panel of specialists to help with the makeover and transformation. At the end of each episode, one of the two contestants was chosen to move on to the pageant.

Answer: Henry Winkler

Dr. Olson was tried for murder after a female patient was found dead in his dental chair. "The Practice" character Jimmy Berluti was also a patient of Dr. Olson's.

Anson Williams was born Anson William Heimlick. He is second cousin to Dr. Henry Heimlich of The Heimlich Maneuver fame.

Answer: Tim Conway

Yes, indeed, it is Tim Conway playing the dentist to Harvey Korman's patient in this classic comedy sketch. Conway often made his castmates laugh in the middle of sketches. This one is no exception. Harvey Korman cracks up several times during the sketch.

Lawrence was the only cast member to remain with Burnett through the entire run of the series.

Answer: Bill Dorfman

Dr. Bill Dorfman has a dental practice in Los Angeles, CA.
Jon Perlman did plastic surgery for "Extreme Makeover".
Gordon Christensen is a well known dental speaker. He does speak on cosmetic dentistry topics.
G.V. Black perfected the formula for dental amalgam (silver fillings) in 1895.

Answer: True

The Martin family dog will also accompany them in their travels. The cartoon dog is inspired by the Swiss Mountain dog owned by Disney's CFO Thomas O. Skaggs.

The show was inspired in part by a 1971 TV movie "In Search Of America".

Nick at Night ordered 20 episodes of this program which is produced by Michael Eisner's Tornante Productions.

Eric Fogel of "Celebrity Deathmatch" fame designed the animation.

Answer: Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan's father and wife were also dentists. His wife took over his dental practice when he decided to pursue acting. He played dentists in some of his roles in westerns.

Gordon Christensen is a well known dental speaker. He has appeared in educational DVDs as an instructor.

Mark Spitz, who won 7 gold medals in Olympic Swimming, tried to parlay that into an acting or TV career, but after a few years, he faded from public view. He was interested in becoming a dentist, and was accepted to Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1972, but never attended.

Michael Buonocore invented white (composite resin) fillings in 1955. He passed away in 1981.