Professorjon's Something in Common 3 Quiz

Answer: William Conrad

William Conrad, best known for his role on the TV series "Cannon" and "Jake and the Fat Man," provided the voice as the Narrator for "The Bullwinkle Show" and "Dudley Do-Right." Conrad also originated the radio voice of Marshall Dillon on "Gunsmoke" in 1952.

Answer: Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown starred as Officer Terry Webster. The series revolved around three rookie police officers in southern California. Georg Stanford Brown as also appeared in the series "Cagney and Lacey" and "Hill Street Blues."

Answer: Lorne Greene

Battlestar Galactica" ran on ABC from 1978-79. Lorne Greene (best known for the classic western series "Bonanza") starred as the Commander of a fleet of ships who were fleeing enemy cylons, a race of machine like creatures who had destroyed the home planets of the human beings. Richard Hatch also starred as Adama's son Captain Apollo and John Colicos appeared as Baltar, a human who sold out the human race.

Answer: Florence Henderson

Florence Henderson starred, along with Robert Reed, in the classic TV series "The Brady Bunch," a series based upon the events that happen when a widowed couple, who each have children of their own, get married. The series was created by Sherwood Schwartz, who also created "Gilligan's Island." Shirley Jones starred in the 1970's TV series "The Partridge Family."

Answer: William Shatner

William Shatner created, co-wrote, produced, directed, and starred in "Tekwar." However he does a resume that includes a little more. Shatner has starred in the successful TV series "Star Trek" and "T. J. Hooker." He also appeared in two episodes of "Columbo" and two classic episodes of "The Twilight Zone."

Answer: Robert Goulet

"Mr. Belvedere" ran on ABC from 1985-1990. The show starred Christopher Hewett as a English housekeeper, who went to work for a family from Pittsburgh. The show also starred Bob Uecker and Rob Stone. Robert Goulet appeared as himself in four episodes, first appearing in a 1986 show titled "Debut." Robert Goulet has an extensive resume consisting of Broadway shows, movies, television appearances, radio work and concerts.

Answer: Dr. Joyce Brothers

Dr. Joyce Brothers made over $100,000 dollars from her appearance. I guess that makes her the Ken Jennings of her time. Dr. Joyce Brothers is a Licensed psychologist from the state of New York. She earned degrees from Cornell and Columbia. Her resume also includes several books, columns and radio shows and she made a cameo appearance in the film, "The Naked Gun." Barbara Feldon also won big on "The $64,000 Question," on the subject of Shakespeare.

Answer: Tommy Lasorda

Tommy Lasorda has also appeared as himself in various other TV shows such as "Simon and Simon," "CHiPs," "Hart to Hart" and "Fantasy Island." Lasorda also managed the 2000 baseball Olympic team at Sydney to its first ever Gold Medal. Tommy Lasorda was a minor league pitcher, who became a Dodger scout and coach and then replaced Walter Alston as manager the Los Angeles Dodgers in September of 1976. Lasorda managed the Dodgers from 1977-1996. Lasorda also served as the Dodgers executive after his retirement. Among his accomplishments as manager of the Dodgers are eight division titles and two World Championships.

He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.

Answer: Dick Clark

"TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" ran on NBC from 1983-1993 and then occasionally it would come back as a TV special. The show featured outtakes from TV series and it was probably the first show to outright punk celebrities. Each episode would feature a long drawn out prank pulled on a famous celebrity, usually with the help of their loved one and agent. Dick Clark, who is nicknamed the world's oldest teenager, also has a more extensive resume.

His successes includes "American Bandstand," "The $10,000 Pyramid," and "Rockin' New Year's Eve." However, he also produced "Greed" and "Celebrity Boxing!"

Answer: Police Squad

The 1982 series "Police Squad," starred Leslie Nielsen as Detective Frank Drebin. Although there were only six episodes, the series evolved into a cult hit and was transported to the big screen in "The Naked Gun" movies. Nielsen reprised his role from the series and he was joined by George Kennedy (Ed Hocken), O. J. Simpson (Nordberg) and Priscilla Presley (Jane). The actors from the questions all appeared in the series (and Goulet also appeared as the villain in the second 'Naked Gun' film, "The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear"). However you might not find their names in the credits.

The original TV series was unique. Each week the show featured an episode with two different titles and a guest celebrity, who starred as themselves and who were immediately killed off. The celebrities included:
(1) William Conrad, who is knifed and thrown out of a car in the episode, "Testamony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)."
(2) Georg Stanford Brown has a safe dropped on him in "Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)."
(3) Lorne Greene was also knifed and tossed out of a car in the episode "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)."
(4) Florence Henderson was shot during a musical number in "Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)."
(5) William Shatner is poisoned in the episode "Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)."
(6) Robert Goulet is executed by firing squad in the episode "The Butler Did It ("A Bird in the Hand)."
"Police Squad" also featured a running gag in which Frank Dreben (Nielsen) would meet a stoolie named Johnny the Shoeshine Boy (played by William Duell). Dreben would pay for information and then leave and after he left, another person would appear to pay for advice. The person in the chair seeking advice included a Priest and among others, (7) Dr. Joyce Brothers, the famous psychologist, who asked for infomation on the 'Cinderella Complex.'
(8) Tommy Lasorda, who needs advice on whether he should add another pitcher
(9) Dick Clark, who wants to know about Ska music, and who also receives a bottle of anti-aging cream.

I would like to give a lot of thanks to the IMDB, which much of the info for this quiz was derived from and I would like to thank my memory, which remembered a lot of the stuff that was in this quiz. So thanks for the memory...