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Quiz about Situation Comedies Of The 1960s

Situation Comedies Of The 1960s Quiz

During the 1960s, TV's popularity grew and Situation Comedies were viewer favorites. How much do you know about these 1960s Situation Comedies? Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by ashlybug. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ashlybug

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,846

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
4886

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (17/20), Guest 75 (15/20), Guest 1 (9/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. How was Goober Pyle related to Gomer on "The Andy Griffith Show"? Hint

Goober wasn't related to Gomer, they were just buddies

Goober was Gomer's younger brother

Goober was Gomer's cousin

Goober was Gomer's nephew

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Question 2 of 20

2. True or False: Manson Family murder victim Sharon Tate appeared on "The Beverly Hillbillies".

True

False

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Question 3 of 20

3. What was the number of the PT Boat the crew served on in "McHale's Navy"? Hint

PT 109

PT 69

PT 13

PT 73

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Question 4 of 20

4. What television family had a butler named Lurch, a cousin named Itt, and a Thing?

Answer: (Three words, first one is 'The')

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Question 5 of 20

5. This CBS sitcom saw astronauts break the time barrier. They brought cave dwellers Shad and Gronk back to 20th Century Los Angeles. What show was it? Hint

What Century Now?

There And Back

It's About Time

The Time Travesty

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which German POW camp 'held' the prisoners on "Hogan's Heroes"? Hint

Stalag 17

Stalag 13

Stalag 109

Stalag 38

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Question 7 of 20

7. This sitcom followed a West Virginia mountain family as they moved to California's San Fernando Valley. What show was it? Hint

The Real McCoys

Ma and Pa Kettle

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Mountaineers

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Question 8 of 20

8. True or False: "Bachelor Father", starring John Forsythe and Noreen Corcoran, was aired on ABC, CBS, and NBC during the five years it was on TV.

True

False

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Question 9 of 20

9. Where was Gomer Pyle stationed while in the Marine Corps? Hint

Camp Henderson

Camp Swampy

Camp LeJeune

Camp Pendleton

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Question 10 of 20

10. True or False: The Skipper on "Gilligan's Island" was named Roy Hinkley.

True

False

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Question 11 of 20

11. What was the model of the talking car on "My Mother The Car"? Hint

1936 Packard

1952 Edsel

1928 Porter

1948 Chrysler

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Question 12 of 20

12. True or False: "Leave It To Beaver" was ranked in the top ten for three straight seasons in the early 1960's.

True

False

13. Kate Bradley, the owner of the Shady Rest in "Petticoat Junction", had three daughters. How many different actresses portrayed Betty Jo, Billie Jo, and Bobbie Jo during the seven years the show was on CBS? Hint

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Question 14 of 20

14. What was the address of the family home on "The Munsters"? Hint

No specific address was ever given

13 Cemetery Ridge

1313 Mockingbird Lane

666 Mortuary Drive

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which of the following actors did NOT appear on "The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis"? Hint

Warren Beatty

Sharon Tate

Tuesday Weld

Ryan O'Neal

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Question 16 of 20

16. Yes or No: Did Ann Marie and Don Hollinger ever get married on the ABC sitcom "That Girl"?

Yes

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Question 17 of 20

17. What was the full name of the title character on "Gidget"? Hint

Marjorie Phillips

Gidget Marie Wilkins

Frances Lawrence

Anne Lawrence

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Question 18 of 20

18. A bachelor works at a company where only married employees get promoted, so he arranges for another tenant of his apartment building to play his "wife" when needed. What show was this? Hint

Meet The Mrs.

The Reluctant Husband

Occasional Wife

The Company Wife

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Question 19 of 20

19. On the TV show "My Three Sons", there were actually four sons. Everyone remembers Robbie, Chip, and Ernie. Who was the fourth son? Hint

Mike

Ben

Jerry

Phil

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Question 20 of 20

20. True or False: Shirley Booth, who played the title character on "Hazel", won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, and three Tony Awards during her career.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How was Goober Pyle related to Gomer on "The Andy Griffith Show"?

Answer: Goober was Gomer's cousin

Jim Nabors, who played Gomer, left the show to star in "Gomer Pyle, USMC" in 1964. George Lindsey joined the cast, portraying Gomer's cousin Goober. "The Andy Griffith Show" was on CBS from 1960 to 1968. It lives on and on in reruns.

2. True or False: Manson Family murder victim Sharon Tate appeared on "The Beverly Hillbillies".

Answer: True

Sharon Tate played bank secretary Janet Trego from 1963 to 1965. The show aired on CBS from 1962 to 1971.

3. What was the number of the PT Boat the crew served on in "McHale's Navy"?

Answer: PT 73

Ernest Borgnine was McHale. Tim Conway was Ensign Parker. The crew was based on the Pacific island of Taratupa until the final season, when they were all transferred to Italy. "McHale's Navy" was on ABC from 1963 to 1966.

4. What television family had a butler named Lurch, a cousin named Itt, and a Thing?

Answer: The Addams Family

"The Addams Family", based on Charles Addams' cartoons in the "New Yorker", was on ABC from 1964 to 1966.

5. This CBS sitcom saw astronauts break the time barrier. They brought cave dwellers Shad and Gronk back to 20th Century Los Angeles. What show was it?

Answer: It's About Time

Imogene Coca played Shad. Joe E. Ross played Gronk. The show only lasted one season, 1966-7.

6. Which German POW camp 'held' the prisoners on "Hogan's Heroes"?

Answer: Stalag 13

"Hogan's Heroes" was on CBS from 1965 to 1971. In an ironic twist, John Banner, who played Sergeant Schultz, was Jewish. Robert Clary, who portrayed the French prisoner LeBeau, was interned in a Nazi concentration camp as a child.

7. This sitcom followed a West Virginia mountain family as they moved to California's San Fernando Valley. What show was it?

Answer: The Real McCoys

Walter Brennan played Grandpa Amos McCoy in the show, which was on the air from 1957 to 1963. "The Real McCoys" started the television trend of "rural" comedies.

8. True or False: "Bachelor Father", starring John Forsythe and Noreen Corcoran, was aired on ABC, CBS, and NBC during the five years it was on TV.

Answer: True

"Bachelor Father" was on CBS from September of 1957 to June of 1959. It was on NBC from June of 1959 to September of 1961. Its final season, 1961-62, was on ABC.

9. Where was Gomer Pyle stationed while in the Marine Corps?

Answer: Camp Henderson

Gomer was stationed at Camp Henderson, in California. The show was a spin-off of "The Andy Griffith Show", and aired on CBS from 1964 to 1969. Gomer never did manage to get promoted above the rank of Private.

10. True or False: The Skipper on "Gilligan's Island" was named Roy Hinkley.

Answer: False

The Professor was named Roy Hinkley. The Skipper was named Jonas Grumby. "Gilligan's Island" was on CBS from 1964 to 1967.

11. What was the model of the talking car on "My Mother The Car"?

Answer: 1928 Porter

Jerry Van Dyke played lawyer David Crabtree, the owner of the 1928 Porter. Ann Sothern was the voice of Gladys, his mother. The show was on NBC during the 1965-66 season.

12. True or False: "Leave It To Beaver" was ranked in the top ten for three straight seasons in the early 1960's.

Answer: False

The show never cracked the top 25 in the Nielsen rankings during the six years it was on the air.

Answer: 6

Billie Jo was played by Jeannine Riley(63-5), Gunilla Hutton(65-6), and Meredith MacRae(66-70). Bobbie Jo was played by Pat Woodell(63-5) and Lori Saunders(65-70). Linda Kaye was the only actress to play Betty Jo. She was also the daughter of the producer of the show.

14. What was the address of the family home on "The Munsters"?

Answer: 1313 Mockingbird Lane

"The Munsters" was on CBS from 1964 to 1966. Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis had earlier worked together on "Car 54, Where Are You?".

15. Which of the following actors did NOT appear on "The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis"?

Answer: Sharon Tate

Tuesday Weld played Thalia Menninger. Warren Beatty played Milton Armitage in early episodes. Ryan O'Neal made his TV debut in an episode titled "The Hunger Strike", on January 26, 1960. Marlo Thomas also played a part in that episode.

16. Yes or No: Did Ann Marie and Don Hollinger ever get married on the ABC sitcom "That Girl"?

Answer: No

They were engaged, and Don even had a bachelor party, but the series was cancelled before they got married.

17. What was the full name of the title character on "Gidget"?

Answer: Frances Lawrence

Sally Field played Frances "Gidget" Lawrence, a teenager who lived with her widowed father in Southern California. The show ran on ABC from 1965 to 1966.

18. A bachelor works at a company where only married employees get promoted, so he arranges for another tenant of his apartment building to play his "wife" when needed. What show was this?

Answer: Occasional Wife

"Occasional Wife" was only on for one season, 1966-7. The two stars of the NBC sitcom, Michael Callan and Patricia Harly, fell in love during that time and married in real life. They later divorced.

19. On the TV show "My Three Sons", there were actually four sons. Everyone remembers Robbie, Chip, and Ernie. Who was the fourth son?

Answer: Mike

Tim Considine played Mike, the eldest son. By 1965, both the actor and character were too old for the family dynamics, so the part was written out of the script. The role of the third son was taken over by Ernie, who was adopted. The show ran from 1960 to 1972.

20. True or False: Shirley Booth, who played the title character on "Hazel", won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, and three Tony Awards during her career.

Answer: True

Booth was an Oscar in 1953 for "Come Back Little Sheba". She won Emmy's in 1962 and 1963 for "Hazel". She won Tony Awards in 1949, 1950, and 1953.

Source: Author ashlybug

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