Nurses on Television Shows Trivia Quiz

Answer: Consuelo Lopez

Consuelo Lopez was the doctor's friend, secretary and nurse. James Brolin was the other regular member of the cast. The first airing of the program was as an "ABC Movie of the Week" in the spring of 1969. The premise of the show was so popular that it was picked up as a weekly program. During the second season the show was ranked number one by Nielsen and both Young and Brolin took home Emmy Awards. Verdugo was nominated twice but did not win an Emmy.
Elena Verdugo had done film work in several movies and became a regular on a television series called "Many Happy Returns" in 1964. Her co-star was Elinor Donahue. Donahue was a regular on Young's show, "Father Knows Best". Jane Wyatt played Robert Young's wife, Margaret Anderson, on "Father Knows Best" from 1954 to 1960 and also had a guest role on an episode of "Marcus Welby MD".
Anne Baxter played Marcus Welby's girlfriend, Myra Sherwood. Janet Blake, played by Pamela Hensley, was Dr. Kiley's girlfriend. The couple married on the show during the final season.

Answer: Julie London

Julie London had been a popular pin-up girl during WWII and married Jack Webb in 1947. They divorced five years later. She married musician Bobby Troup in 1959 and they eventually co-starred on "Emergency". Bobby Troup played Dr. Joe Early.
Jack Webb and Robert Cinader produced "Emergency", a spin-off of one of their other productions, "Adam-12" (1968). "Adam-12" featured characters originally introduced on Jack Webb's "Dragnet" (1951) series.
Julie appeared in over 20 films and recorded over 30 albums in her career. She is remembered for her rendition of "Cry Me A River". The recording was produced by Bobby Troup.
Most of Julie Andrews' television appearances have been on musical programs. Julie Newmar's most notable role was as Catwoman in the Batman television series between 1964 and 1966. Julie Christie has been in many movies such as "Doctor Zhivago" (1965) but has not had a regular role on a US television program.

Answer: Empty Nest

Park Overall's first role on a series was on "Empty Nest". Her distinct southern accent provided a comedic aspect to the relationship between Mulligan's character and LaVerne on the show. She had roles in over 15 films and was also cast in two short-lived series in 1991, "Katie Joplin" and "Ladies Man".
"Empty Nest" was conceived as a spin-off from "The Golden Girls". The principal characters changed venues from a hospital setting to a doctor's office during the run of the show and was successful in the ratings.
"Dream On" starred Richard Benben as Martin Tupper 1990 though 1996. "Step By Step" was a family situation comedy that premiered in 1991 and starred Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers. "Diagnosis Murder" was a crime drama series starring Dick van Dyke that began in 1993 and ran for eight seasons.

Answer: Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carrol's first major film role was as a friend of Carmen Jones in the 1954 film, "Carmen", opposite Dorothy Dandridge. In 1962 she won a Tony Award for her work as Barbara Woodruff in "No Strings". Six years later she was cast in "Julia". The show centered around nurse Julia and her son.

Her husband had been declared missing in action and Julia struggled to mix a career at a clinic and motherhood. Veteran radio and film actress Lurene Tuttle had the role of Nurse Hannah Yarby. Teresa Graves transitioned from "Laugh-In" (1968) to "Get Christie Love!" (1974). Telma Hopkins was a singer backing Tony Orlando with Dawn before she transitioned into television roles. Dionne Warwick gained fame as a singer in the sixties and has had a few movies roles.

Answer: Ripples

Christopher Norris played Nurse Gloria "Ripples" Brancusi. Gloria adopted a sick, homeless boy as part of the series plot line. She left in 1985 and the show continued for one more season. Before "Trapper John M.D.", Norris had film roles in "Summer of '42" (1971) and was a flight attendant in "Airport 1975" before being cast on the series. Since leaving the show she earned a degree in psychology from Antioch University.
"Trapper John, M.D." picked up on Trapper John's medical career 28 years after his Army discharge from a M*A*S*H unit in Korea.
Lorna Luft replaced Christopher Norris, playing Nurse Libby Kegle for the final season. Mary McCarty was Nurse Clara "Starch" Willoughby for one season in 1980. "Jackpot" was the nickname given to Dr. Justin Jackson, played by Brian Stokes Mitchell.

Answer: Medical Center

In addition to Audrey Totter's character, Jayne Meadows played Nurse Chambers and Jane Dulo played Nurse Murphy during the seven year run of "Medical Center". While the show focused on the differences between the young doctors and the experienced physicians, the nurses provided solid and constant support.
The show was successful and when it wrapped in 1976 and had tied "Marcus Welby, MD" for the longest running medical drama at the time.
"The Doctors" was a Soap Opera that ran from 1963 to 1982. "Doctor Doctor" was set in a Providence, Rhode Island, hospital and ran from 1989 to 1991. "Chicago Hope" was set in a charity hospital from 1994 to 2000.

Answer: Margaret

Loretta Swit was one of four actors to remain with the show through the entire 11 seasons. The role of Margaret Houlihan evolved through the 11 seasons of M*A*S*H. She began as a by-the-book Major who was often at odds with the doctors and the administration. When Frank Burns left the show she developed a softer side and after season eight she was rarely referred to as "Hot Lips".
The character was inspired by a nurse in the Korean War from Texas named Hotlips Hammerly. Sally Kellerman played Hot Lips in the 1970 M*A*S*H movie.
Loretta earned two Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Margaret Houlihan.
After performing in theater she began making guest appearances on such television shows as "Mission: Impossible", "Hawaii Five-O", "Gunsmoke" and "Mannix" until she was cast in M*A*S*H. In 1989 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Odessa Cleveland played Lt. Ginger Bayliss in 25 episodes. Jo Ann Thompson had the role of Nurse Jo Ann in 11 episodes and Sheila Lauritsen played Nurse Sheila in 8 episodes.

Answer: Vietnam

"China Beach" was a reference to a beach at Da Nang, Vietnam. Dana Delany began the series as a first lieutenant and was promoted to captain by the show's ending. She won a Best Actress Emmy for her work on the series.
Marcia Magus played Nurse Jody Kass and various other actresses played nurses throughout the run of the show. "China Beach" focused on the personal lives and struggles of the individuals at the 510th Evacuation Hospital. During the final episode of the first season Nancy Sinatra recreated her USO show tour of the late sixties.
Critics were friendly to the show but the viewing public didn't share their enthusiasm. The network stood by the program for four seasons before pulling the plug.

Answer: True

"Nurse" was aired for two seasons from 1981 to 1982 on CBS. Michael Learned portrayed a nurse named Mary Benjamin who returned to work after the death of her husband. The show focused on her attempts to cope with being a widow while she provided care to her patients. Michael starred as Olivia Walton on "The Waltons" for seven years beginning in 1972 and took home three Emmys out of six nominations for the role.

She appeared on several other television shows throughout the following three decades and worked in a television hospital environment again when she appeared on five episodes of "Scrubs" (2001) on season five.

Answer: Nurses

"Nurses" focused on the personal and professional lives of nurses working at a Miami hospital. Arnetia Walker played Nurse Annie Roland, Stephanie Hodge played Nurse Sandy Miller, Mary Jo Keenen had the role of Nurse Julie Milbury and Ada Maris played Latina Nurse Gina Cuevas. The show endured various cast changes, writers and a new executive director until sagging ratings led to its demise after three seasons.
"Doctor's Hospital" aired in 1975 for one season on NBC. "A.E.S. Hudson Street" was aired in 1978 on ABC. Nurse Rosa Santiago, Nurse Rhonda Todd and Nurse Newton were three characters on the comedy about a poorly equipped New York City hospital.
"Temperatures Rising" ran from 1972 to 74. Despite featuring Cleavon Little, Paul Lynde, James Whitmore and Joan Van Ark the series managed to air for only two seasons before being pulled from the schedule because of poor ratings.