TV Character Common Bonds-Odd Man Out Online Quiz | Television

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1. Television series are full of cops. Which character is attired different in appearance from the others?

Answer: Pete Malloy

Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) was a uniformed street patrol officer on the series "Adam-12" (1968) . Non uniform wearing police detectives on television included Det. Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord) on "Hawaii Five-O" (1968), Det. Sgt. Ed Brown (Don Galloway) on "Ironside" (1967) and Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack Webb) on "Dragnet" (1951).

2. Which character did not share the same profession as the others listed?

Answer: Owen Marshall

Owen Marshall (Arthur Hill) was practiced law on "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1971). Television doctors who practiced medicine in hospital emergency rooms included Dr. Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards) on "ER" (1994), Dr. Mark Craig (William Daniels) on "St. Elsewhere" (1982), and Dr. Kelly Brackett (Robert Fuller) on "Emergency!" (1972).

3. Who is the odd man out in this group of working professionals?

Answer: Wayne Fiscus

Wayne Fiscus (Howie Mandel) was one of the doctors at Boston's St. Eligius Hospital on "St. Elsewhere" (1984). Private detectives/investigators on television series included Joe Mannix (Mike Connors) on "Mannix" (1967), Harry Tenafly (James McEachin) on "Tenafly" (1973), and Hawaii based Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) on "Magnum PI" (1980).

4. Which character does not possess a separate identity?

Answer: Clinton Wonderlove

Clinton Wonderlove (Dana Carvey) was a police department helicopter observer, referred to as "JAFO" on the police action series "Blue Thunder" (1984). Television superheros with duo identities included Clark Kent as Superman (George Reeves) in "The Adventures of Superman" (1952), Britt Reid as the Green Hornet on "The Green Hornet" (1966), and Bruce Wayne as Batman (Adam West) on "Batman" (1966).

5. Which character was not considered to be a federal employee?

Answer: Jim Reed

Jim Reed (Kent McCord) was a LAPD police patrol officer on "Adam-12" (1968). Characters who were United States Marshals were Matt Dillon (James Arness) on "Gunsmoke" (1955), Karen Sisko (Carla Gugino) on the series "Karen Sisko" (2003), and Winston MacBride (Jeff Fahey) on "The Marshal" (1995).

6. Which series character lacked the skills of a licensed pilot?

Answer: Dan "Hondo" Harrelson

Dan "Honda" Harrelson commanded a police department special weapons team on the series "S.W.A.T." (1995). Flying above it all were helicopter pilots Stringfellow Hawk (Jan-Michael Vincent) on "Airwolf" (1984), Frank Chaney (James Farentino) on "Blue Thunder" (1984), and Theodore "T.C." Calvin (Roger E. Mosley) on "Magnum P.I." (1980).

7. Which character did not belong to the same profession as the others?

Answer: Adam Bricker

Adam Bricker (Bernie Kopell) was the ship's doctor on "The Love Boat" (1977). In the world of espionage, you could tune in and watch secret agents like John Steed (Patrick Macnee) on "The Avengers" (1961), Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) on "Get Smart" (1965), and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) on "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." (1964).

8. Which television screen character worked in a different station setting?

Answer: Mary Richards

Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore) worked at television station WJM on "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970). In a police station, you could find characters such as Sgt. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson (Angie Dickinson) on "Police Woman" (1974), Chief of Detectives Amy Printiss (Jessica Walters) on "Amy Prentiss" (1974), and Detective Mary Beth Lacey (Tyne Daly) on "Cagney and Lacey" (1982).

9. Which character's primary profession was different from the others?

Answer: Stacy Sheridan

Stacy Sheridan (Heather Locklear) was a police officer on "T. J. Hooker" (1982). Eleanor Frutt (Camryn Manheim) was a lawyer on "The Practice" (1997). Joyce Davenport (Veronica Hamel) was a prosecuting attorney on "Hill Street Blues" (1981), and Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell) was a military lawyer on the series "JAG" (1995).

10. Who ranked differently among this group of television law enforcement officers?

Answer: Cordell Walker

In the television world of police dramas, Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris) was a Texas Ranger sergeant on "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993). Serving as head of their respective police units were Captain Chase Reddick (Mitchell Ryan" on "Chase" (1973), Captain Frank Furillo (Daniel J. Travanti) on "Hill Street Blues" (1981), and Captain Barney Miller (Hal Linden) on "Barney Miller" (1975).

11. Who had a different television role from the rest of the group?

Answer: Vinnie Barbarino

Vinnie Barbarino (John Travolta) was a student at James Buchanan High School on "Welcome Back Kotter" (1975). Television high school teachers included Gabe Kotter (Gabe Kaplan) on "Welcome Back Kotter" (1975), Pete Dixon (Lloyd Haynes) on "Room 222" (1969), and Charles P. "Charlie" Moore (Howard Hesseman) on "Head of the class" (1986).

12. Who worked for a different type of employer?

Answer: Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson

Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson, played by Angie Dickinson, was a civil servant, working as a Los Angeles Police Department Sergeant on "Police Woman" (1974).
Private detective/investigator on television included Honey West (Anne Francis) on "Honey West" (1965), Sabrina Duncan (Kate Jackson) on "Charlie's Angels" (1976), and Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist) on "Remington Steele" (1982).

13. Which television military man was ranked in a different general classification?

Answer: Walter O'Reilly

Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly play by Gary Burghoff, was a non commissioned officer on "M*A*S*H" (1972). Characters who were commissioned military officers were Major Tony Nelson (Larry Hagman) on "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965), Major Jim Tisnewski (Benjamin Bratt) on "E Ring" (2005) and Major John P. "Mac" McGillis (Gerald McRaney) on "Major Dad" (1988).

14. Who worked in a different environment than the others?

Answer: Lucy Bates

Betty Thomas played police officer (later promoted to sergeant) Lucy Bates on "Hill Street Blues" (1981). Alice Nelson (Ann B. Davis), Lynn Belvedere (Christopher Hewitt) and Hazel Burke (Shirley Booth) all played household domestic workers on the television series "The Brady Bunch" (1969), "Mr. Belvedere" (1985), and "Hazel" (1961), respectively.

15. Which police character was portrayed by an actor who had no actual experience as an real law enforcement officer?

Answer: Sgt. Joe Friday

Sgt. Joe Friday was played by Jack Webb, who was a career actor and entertainment personality.
Kam Fong who played Det. Chin Ho Kelly on "Hawaii Five-O" (1968) was a retired police officer from the Honolulu Police Department. Dennis Farina who played Det. Mike Torello on "Crime Story" (1986) was a former member of the Chicago Police Department. Don Galloway, who played Det. Sgt. Ed Brown on "Ironside" (1967) served as reserve deputy with the San Bernardino County Sheriff Department in Southern California.

While the vast majority of this quiz is based on my personal recollection of some of my favorite TV series from the past, much of the information such as exact dates of series and the correct spelling of some character names came from the Internet Movie Data Base . . . www.imdb.com

Thank you for playing this quiz. I hope it brought back some fond memories and was entertaining.

Source: Author AirBossJohnson

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TV Character Common Bonds-Odd Man Out Quiz

This quiz will test your knowledge of TV series characters. Three of the characters will share a common bond. Your job is to pick the one character who does not. Knowing the occupation or job title of the character could be of assistance. Good Luck!

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