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1. "Dennis the Menace" was a TV series based on a popular cartoon. It ran from 1959 to 1963. Who played the title role, beginning the first season at eight years of age?
2. "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" had a good run, from 1952 to 1966. It was almost a 1950s reality show, in that the stars, Ozzie and Harriet and their two sons, were real people who used their real names. The younger of the two boys first appeared on the radio show of the same name, at the age of 8. From radio and TV in his parents' show, he then went on to a solid musical and acting career as an adult. Who was this teen sensation star?
3. "Leave it to Beaver" was a popular family sitcom from 1957 to 1963, and the real identity of "the Beav" is a favorite question among fans of TV trivia. But I was always happy to see Wally's pal, the weaselly Eddie Haskell, come on the scene, a sure sign that mischief was about to be afoot. What was the real name of this actor who first appeared on the show at age 14?
4. Two popular 50s programs with canines as the title characters were "Lassie" and "Rin Tin Tin". The original Rin Tin Tin died in 1932 and the dog credited with the TV show, which ran from 1954 to 1959, was named Rin Tin Tin IV. Which of the following child actors played Rinty's pal, Rusty?
5. From stories starring dogs, let's turn to a TV series whose title character was a horse. "Fury" ran from 1955 to 1960 and, in the words of each program's intro, was "about a horse and the boy who loved him." Who was the child actor in the role of Joey Clark Newton, adopted son of Peter Graves' character, Jim Newton?
6. How about some child actresses? A family sitcom featuring the Anderson family, "Father Knows Best" ran from 1954 to 1960, starring Robert Young and Jane Wyatt as the parents of three children, two girls and a boy. Who played Kathy, the youngest child, also known as "Kitten", in the Anderson family?
7. "The Donna Reed Show" featured a child actress who not only had a hit record while acting in the show, but went on to an excellent career in TV and movies. Who played Mary Stone as a 14-year-old in the first of her six seasons on the "The Donna Reed Show", which ran from 1958 to 1966?
8. This actress was English-born and played Linda Williams on "The Danny Thomas Show" from 1957 to 1964, beginning at age 5. Although she was never on TV's "Bonanza", she did appear in 20 different TV series, including several seasons of "Lost in Space" and "My Three Sons".
9. Although Walter Brennan won three Oscars in an outstanding acting career covering half a century, in my mind he'll always be Grandpa Amos McCoy in "The Real McCoys", which ran on television from 1957 to 1963. The very first episode of the series dealt with the upcoming fifteenth birthday of his granddaughter, Hassie. Which child actress played Hassie in all seven seasons?
10. In addition to the dancing/singing Mouseketeers, "The Mickey Mouse Club" aired a pair of serials, made up of ten to fifteen minute segments, in 1955 and 1956. The first was commonly known as "Spin and Marty", while the second was "The Hardy Boys". One child actor appeared in both serials, beginning at the age of 15 as Spin Evans. Just before turning 19, he then began a five-year run on "My Three Sons".
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