Super TV Trivia II Trivia Quiz

Answer: "I Dream of Jeannie"

"I Dream of Jeannie" spent its entire 5-year run (1965-1970) on NBC. "Get Smart" moved from NBC after four years (1965-1969) and ran one more season on CBS (1969-70). Both "Gilligan's Island" (1964-67) and "My Favorite Martian" (1963-66) were on CBS their entire run.

Answer: To make room for "Gunsmoke"

CBS had actually canceled "Gunsmoke" after the 1966-67 season because of low ratings. But CBS president William Paley, an ardent "Gunsmoke" fan, stepped in and ordered the series moved from Saturday to Monday. That forced programmers to drop "Gilligan's Island", which at that time was one of the network's highest-rated shows. "Gunsmoke" returned to the top of the ratings pack and stayed on the air until 1975.

Answer: Superior court judge

Running for one season on ABC (1976-77) and one season on CBS (1977-78), "The Tony Randall Show" featured Randall as Walter Franklin, a judge in Philadelphia's superior court. In "The Odd Couple" on ABC, Randall played photographer Felix Unger.

Answer: Army

In one of the most unusual oversights in television history, Captain (later Major) Roger Healey, played by Bill Daily, was a member of the US Army, specifically the Corps of Engineers. The Corps's insignia, a castle, can clearly be seen on his olive green uniform.

At the time "I Dream of Jeannie" was on the air, the army was not even represented in the astronaut corps, due to the flight-qualification requirements.

Answer: Both 715 and 751

Confusion in continuity for this long-running CBS series. When the series began in 1972, Dr. Hartley's office number was 715. By the midway point of the series, it had changed to 751. He didn't change offices, but the numbers did their own little switcharoo.

Answer: Vin Scully

Scully, longtime play-by-play man for the Los Angeles Dodgers, used this line to welcome viewers to Saturday afternoon baseball games on NBC. John Miller is the play-by-play man for the San Francisco Giants and calls Sunday night games on ESPN. Harry Carey was the play-by-play man for the Chicago Cubs. Jim Hughson is the play-by-play man for the Toronto Blue Jays and was the original play-by-play voice of EA Sports's "Triple Play Baseball" video game series.

Answer: John Beresford Tipton

Much like Charles Townsend (aka "Charlie") on "Charlie's Angels", John Beresford Tipton (voiced by Paul Frees) never appeared on camera directly. Instead, he would always give the cashier's check for $1 million to his trusty secretary, Michael Anthony (played by Marvin Miller), to deliver to some worthy beneficiary. Tipton gave the money away as a hobby, mainly to see how people would handle such a large sum of money.

Answer: $5,000 cash

The $5,000 won for breaking a 21-21 tie in the qualifying game was "bonus money", as Dick Clark was fond of saying. A nice reward for a hard-fought game, but it was what the contestant won in the Winner's Circle that really counted.

Answer: Maxine

Clair and Cliff Huxtable had four daughters on the long-running series--Sondra (played by Sabrina LeBeauf), Denise (Lisa Bonet), Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe), and Rudy (Keisha Knight Pulliam). They did have a Maxine in the cast-sort of. Before playing the role of Maxine Shaw on "Living Single", Erika Alexander joined the cast of "Cosby" in 1990 as Dr. Huxtable's cousin, Pam.

Answer: 1990

The last NBA game shown on CBS was Game 5 of the NBA Finals between Detroit and Portland. The Pistons won their second title to help CBS sign off. The next year, NBC joined forces with Turner Sports to provide NBA coverage.

Answer: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Up until 1977, the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (or NATAS) gave out both the primetime and daytime Emmy Awards. But due to a major rift between the Hollywood and New York chapters of NATAS, a second governing body, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (or ATAS), was founded and based in Hollywood. ATAS gives out the primetime Emmys, as well as local Emmys for the Los Angeles area. NATAS gives out the the remaining Emmys and coordinates other chapters responsible for giving local Emmys.

Answer: Chicago

Running from 1989 until 1991 on NBC, "Generations" was the first daytime soap in which one of the two major families was black. The show featured a cast of notables, including Joan Pringle ("The White Shadow"), Richard Roundtree ("Shaft"), Kristoff St. John ("The Young and the Restless"), and Taurean Blacque ("Hill Street Blues").

Answer: William Ragsdale

Herman's thought processes were acted out by four different elements--Animal (played by Ken Campbell), Genius (Peter McKenzie), Angel (Molly Hagan) and Wimp (Rick Lawless). Hank Azaria was on board as Herman's best friend, Jay. The late Jason Bernard was Herman's boss, Mr. Bracken.

Answer: Bea Benaderet

Known for playing folksy roles on live-action TV, Bea Benaderet voiced Betty Rubble from 1960 until 1963. She left "The Flintstones" to star on the series "Petticoat Junction".

Answer: New Mexico

Before heading to the bright lights of New York City to learn more sophisticated crime-fighting techniques, Sam McCloud (played by Dennis Weaver) was a deputy marshal in New Mexico.

Answer: San Diego

Dapper A.J. Simon (Jameson Parker) and his workmanlike brother Rick (Gerald McRaney) were the subject of this detective drama for seven seasons, 1981 to 1988, on CBS.

Answer: "Newton's Apple"

"Newton's Apple" bowed on PBS in 1982 with Ira Flatow at the helm. Flatow stayed on the series until 1987, but even with a host-by-committee format today, "Newton's Apple" still flourishes. Flatow continues his work for NPR and is also president of a company dedicated to bringing more news about science to television.

Answer: Anchor "60 Minutes" on CBS

When Downs stepped down from his anchor slot on "20/20", he had logged over 10,000 hours in front of the camera.

Answer: Richard Denning

Ball wanted her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz, to be her TV husband. But the producers of Ball's radio sitcom, "My Favorite Husband" wanted her opposite, Richard Denning, to make the jump to TV with her. Eventually, Ball won out and the rest is TV history.

Denning, by the way, is best known for his work as Governor Keith Jameson on the police drama "Hawaii Five-O".

Answer: Pontiac Fiero

"It's here and it's hot!", words announcer John Harlan used to describe the bright red Pontiac Fiero that the winner of the "Name That Tune" tournament of champions would drive home in. Depsite the hype, the Fiero was only around for a couple years before drifting into the sunset. That particular incarnation of "Name That Tune" was gone from the airwaves even sooner, lasting just one season.