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Quiz about Gary and Tony Through the Ages

Gary and Tony Through the Ages Quiz

I think 'Men Behaving Badly' was one of the best British sitcoms of all time. If you enjoyed it as much as I did, play this quiz and test your memory!

A multiple-choice quiz by Aethelflaed. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Aethelflaed

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
176,587

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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1392

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'Men Behaving Badly' starred two friends, Gary Strang and Tony Smart (as of series 2), who shared a London flat. One of the main female characters was Dorothy, Gary's girlfriend. Who was the other? Hint

Anthea

Jill

Pat

Deborah

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Question 2 of 10

2. For most of the time, Tony was terminally unemployed - but what did Gary do for a living? Hint

Had his own record company

Managed a security firm office

Was a postman

Sold birthing pools

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Question 3 of 10

3. How did Gary and Tony prefer to deal with their feelings at the end of every episode? Hint

by going to the 'totty doctor' otherwise known as a therapist

by sitting on the sofa drinking lager and talking about nothing

by sleeping with unimaginable numbers of glamour models

by crying hopelessly for long periods of time

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Men Behaving Badly' has been a global success, being shown in countries all over the world - but one scene was banned in many countries. What was Gary doing that was so controversial? Hint

kissing Tony

inserting Dorothy's contraceptive diaphragm into his mouth

waving a gun around

violently attacking a man in a river

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which diminutive celebrity endured as Gary and Tony's all-time favourite pin-up girl? Hint

Emma Forbes

The Spice Girls

Michaela Strachan

Kylie Minogue

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of the four main characters started a university course in psychology in Series 5 - but who was it? Hint

Dorothy

Deborah

Gary

Tony

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following 'facts' about Gary and Dorothy is NOT true? Hint

Despite talking about it, Gary never cheated on Dorothy

Dorothy once said that the only reason they stayed together so long was to annoy her parents

They never actually got married, despite having a wedding reception

They once had a cat together

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Question 8 of 10

8. From one couple to another: Deborah and Tony eventually got together, but what made Deborah plan to dump Tony in the penultimate episode? Hint

He had become 'sensible and boring'

He was spying on her, convinced she was a lesbian

She thought he was about to lose a leg

He was obsessed with the colour of her bush

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Question 9 of 10

9. Tony went travelling around Europe at one point - but what did he bring back as a present for Gary? Hint

his new beard

a glove from Germany

cold postcards

a Yamaha

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the four characters let their annoying brother John and his evil girlfriend come to stay at the end of Series 2? Hint

Gary

Tony

Dorothy

Deborah

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Deborah

Deborah lived in the flat above. Eventually she yielded to Tony's begging and they had a relationship. Anthea was Gary's eccentric secretary and the other two were both Tony's girlfriends for a brief time.

2. For most of the time, Tony was terminally unemployed - but what did Gary do for a living?

Answer: Managed a security firm office

He had this job for about fifteen years - the other choices were all jobs that Tony sporadically had during the series.

3. How did Gary and Tony prefer to deal with their feelings at the end of every episode?

Answer: by sitting on the sofa drinking lager and talking about nothing

Their long pointless sofa conversations were a true delight, but when the show was broadcast in many countries outside the UK the time spent doing this was cut, which I think was a big mistake.

4. 'Men Behaving Badly' has been a global success, being shown in countries all over the world - but one scene was banned in many countries. What was Gary doing that was so controversial?

Answer: inserting Dorothy's contraceptive diaphragm into his mouth

This was when Gary and Dorothy were trying for a baby. To show his commitment to this, Gary set fire to all their contraceptives, including the diaphragm, eventually. The attack on a man in a river occurred on a camping holiday when Dorothy, irked by Gary's lack of jealousy, went skinny dipping with two men from the next tent. I made the other two up.

5. Which diminutive celebrity endured as Gary and Tony's all-time favourite pin-up girl?

Answer: Kylie Minogue

In an age where Kylie's posterior is front-page news, many forget that the obsession started here! She even made a guest appearance in the show.

6. One of the four main characters started a university course in psychology in Series 5 - but who was it?

Answer: Deborah

This provided a platform for Tony's hilarious anti-student monologue, as well as a killer scene in which he suggested Deborah should instead study PE, or 'the history of clothes and hair'.

7. Which of the following 'facts' about Gary and Dorothy is NOT true?

Answer: Despite talking about it, Gary never cheated on Dorothy

Both partners did a LOT of cheating! As a result of Dorothy's affair with a radiographer called Jamie, she left Gary at one point; he dramatically gatecrashed a dinner party she and Jamie were attending and sawed their joint possessions in half. These included a stuffed toy cat they had bought to replace the real cat they had owned, which never appeared in the series.

8. From one couple to another: Deborah and Tony eventually got together, but what made Deborah plan to dump Tony in the penultimate episode?

Answer: He had become 'sensible and boring'

Deborah liked him better when he was silly - didn't we all?!

9. Tony went travelling around Europe at one point - but what did he bring back as a present for Gary?

Answer: a glove from Germany

It was a beer glove, though Tony did sport a new beard on his return. The Yamaha was a nod to Gary's Series 1 flatmate, Dermot, who left to travel round the world on a Yamaha with his new girlfriend, Letizia.

10. Which of the four characters let their annoying brother John and his evil girlfriend come to stay at the end of Series 2?

Answer: Tony

They were truly the house guests from hell! But they promised Tony that he and his friends could go on a free holiday to Spain - if only they managed to be polite to the gruesome twosome...Hope you enjoyed the quiz!

Source: Author Aethelflaed

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