Saturday Morning TV: 60s & 70s America Quiz

Answer: Jonny Quest

"The Adventures of Jonny Quest" aired 1964-1965 on Friday nights on ABC. The episodes were then rerun on Saturday mornings for the next 20 years. In the 1980s, some new episodes were produced that were shorter and less violent; they were shown as part of a package of cartoons in the show "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera".

Answer: Space Ghost

The original "Space Ghost" ran from 1966-68 with the title character battling villains with the help of two teenager sidekicks and a monkey. In 1994, Cartoon Network resurrected the Ghost for a spoof of late-night talk shows titled "Space Ghost Coast to Coast". In this format, Space Ghost and some of the characters from the original cartoon interviewed current celebrities.

Answer: Bill Cosby

The show "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" premiered in 1972, and Bill Cosby earned his Ed.D. in 1976 from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Mr. Cosby discussed the use of the cartoon as an elementary education tool in his dissertation.

Answer: Zoom

"Zoom" originally aired from 1972-1978 and again from 1999-2005. You no doubt remember the jingle encouraging the audience to write to the show: "Write Zoom, Z-Double-O-M, Box 3-5-0, Boston, Mass 0-2-1-3-4: send it to Zoom!".

Answer: Schoolhouse Rock

"Schoolhouse Rock" originally ran 1973-1985 on ABC. Other ABC Saturday morning shows were shortened by three minutes to accommodate the "Schoolhouse Rock" episode. Seasons included "Multiplication Rock", "Science Rock" and "America Rock", the latter containing the popular episode "I'm Just a Bill".

Answer: The Electric Company

"The Electric Company" was meant to appeal to older elementary school children who had graduated from "Sesame Street"; both programs were produced by the Children's Television Workshop. "The Electric Company" ran for six seasons, 1971-1977, before being cancelled to make way for the more popular and lucrative "Sesame Street".

Answer: Scooby-Doo

Scooby-Doo is a franchise that includes at least 12 differently-titled shows appearing on many networks. The original series was "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"

Answer: H.R. Pufnstuf

Only 17 episodes of "H.R. Pufnstuf" were made and originally aired from September to December 1969. However, they were so popular that the show ran as reruns through 1985. Paul Simon sued and won the right to be listed as co-author of the show's self-titled theme song, which he showed was too similar to his "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)."

Answer: Tennessee Tuxedo

"Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales" (get it, "tuxedo and tails"?) follows the title penguin and his buddy Chumley in adventures from Megapolis Zoo. Don Adams voiced Tennessee early in his career, before adding Inspector Gadget to his repertoire.

Answer: Underdog

Wally Cox voiced both Shoeshine Boy and Underdog. The transformation from nerd to hero was usually in response to a villain threatening TV reporter Sweet Polly Purebred, Underdog's secret love interest.