My Favorite Shows, RIP Trivia Quiz

Answer: Herman's Head

Herman Brooks was a young fact-checker employed at a publishing company who, like many men his age, encountered various problems from time to time. Decisions had to be made by his psyche, a group of characters played out in real time for the audience to see his thought processes. Genius showed his intellect, Wimp reveled his paranoia and anxiety, Angel represented his sensitivity while Animal was his "manly" side, full of lust and sexual energy. Hank Azaria and Yeardley Smith (both voice actors for "The Simpsons") were actors on "Herman's Head", which came to TV two years after "The Simpsons".

Despite the title, Herman was nearly a side character while the character's playing his psyche usually were the show stealers. Herman was played by William Ragsdale who has also had future roles in "Judging Amy" and "Ellen".

Answer: Liquid Television

Mike Judge was the man responsible for "Beavis and Butt-head", when his animated short "Frog Baseball" appeared on "Liquid Television". "Liquid Television" was an animated showcase featuring several animated shorts, music videos, excerpts from movies and other compilations. "Beavis and Butt-head" showed the exploits of two teen-age boys at school, on their part time job, interacting with the citizens of their small town and even trying to meet girls at the local convenience store.

Answer: Lester

Beakman was played by Paul Zaloom (which is why he cried "Zaloom!" when he successfully performed an experiment). He was joined by Mark Ritts as Lester and an assortment of young female lab assistants who varied from season to season. Lester, whose sense of humor happened to mirror my own, was my favorite.

His dirty and tattered rat suit, his unkempt appearance and his input to the "Beakman's Challenge" during the show kept me watching the show during it's original run from 1992-1998 on the television.

Answer: Desperate Housewives

"Desperate Housewives" was created by Marc Cherry, while the other shows were all products of David E. Kelly.
One of the things I've enjoyed about "Boston Legal" is to see the parade of guest stars who make appearances in the show. You never know who you may see next. Michael J. Fox, Ed Begley Jr., Katey Sagal and Betty White all had particularly memorable guest stops on the show.

Answer: Amy Poehler

Both Poehler and Horatio Sanz were part of the Upright Citizen Brigade, a cast of comedy and improvisation actors who perform in Los Angeles and New York. "Saturday Night Live" has gotten most of their cast members from various comedy troupes including the Upright Citizen Brigade, The Groundlings (Jimmy Fallon, Kristen Wiig, Mike Myers) and The Second City (John Belushi, Chris Farley, Tina Fey).

Many artists would be members of more than one comedy team from time to time.

Answer: God, the Devil and Bob

"God, the Devil and Bob" was probably a little over the top, but it was basically harmless, it just used some creative license in portraying God and the Devil The premise was that God was going to erase the planet and start over. A bet with the Devil gave Bob the opportunity to prove to God that he has made the world a better place, thus saving the world from destruction. Bob then becomes God's voice here on Earth.

Unfortunately, the show never really got a chance to take off due to complaints from the public.

There is an entire season worth of episodes available on DVD if you care to see some really funny material.

Answer: Bill Clinton

"The Dana Carvey Show" had a quirky sense of humor, bordering slightly on the obscene. The sketches were typically based on the current hot topics of the day and some were based on racial, sexual or political humor. Several actors can include "The Dana Carvey Show" on their resume including Steve Carrell, Louis C.K. and Stephen Colbert.

Answer: Ren & Stimpy

Marlin "Ren" T. Höek and Stimpson "Stimpy" J. Cat were quite the pair. Ren was a maniac Chihuahua and Stimpy was a dumb, tailless cat. The duo engaged in violent and psychotic acts, sometimes with no developed plot to move the show along. Many of the show's premises were quite mature which was unnerving to many parents since the show aired on Nickelodeon, primarily a network for children.
Regardless of the low-brow humor and sometimes perverted themes to the show, I still found it to be quite funny. I still sing the song "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy" to myself and it makes me smile.

Answer: Speech writer for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford

Ben Stein has claimed attorney, political adviser, writer, economic profiler and several other jobs, but not movie script writer, restaurant owner nor attorney to Mr. Reynolds or Mr. Travolta. The premise to "Win Ben Stein's Money" was simple. The first round pit three contestants against each other, each trying to win bits of Stein's bank of $5,000.

The person with the lowest dollar amount was excused after the first round. The second round saw Ben join his players to try and defend them from taking anymore money from his bank.

After the person with the lesser dollar amount was removed, the third round began. In the third round, the contestant and Ben were placed in isolation booths and given the opportunity to answer ten questions. Highest point total wins whatever is left of Ben's bank for the show.

Although it is true that Ben would receive the money left from the show if he was victorious, he was also paid an appearance fee to host the show. He typically would donate that money to charities, often those for Pro-Life causes.

Answer: Princeton

Neil Patrick Harris was the star of this comedy-drama which aired from 1989 to 1993. The part of the show I really enjoyed was the way Doogie juggled his genius and his youthful frivolity at the same time.
The show was created by David E. Kelly and Stephen Bochco and aired on ABC in the USA. The show was quite popular, but apparently not popular enough to avoid abrupt cancellation after the fourth season.