TV Stars Alter-Egos Trivia Quiz

Answer: Red Skelton

"The Mean Widdle Kid" was famous for saying, "If I dood it, I gets a whipping," and after a pause, "I dood it." Skelton's other characters included "Cauliflower McPugg," a punch-drunk boxer, the hobo "Freddie the Freeloader," and "Clem Kadiddlehopper," a country bumpkin.

Answer: Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman

Burnett and Korman, in the characters of "Funt and Mundane," went about as far "over the top" in acting as possible, including exaggerated gestures, body movements, and facial expressions, and competing for the audience's attention in every way possible (e.g., upstaging and erroneous cue lines).

Answer: Jonathan Winters

Jonathan Winters was a giant in stage, film, television, painting, and literature. He received the Mark Twain prize for American Humor in 1999. He is also noted for saying, "If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to meet it.'

Answer: True

On "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in," this "dirty old man" in a trench coat was continually trying to seduce Gladys Ormphby (played by Ruth Buzzi), a prim spinster. Usually, she ended up hitting him with her purse and storming off in a huff.

Answer: Geraldine Jones

Geraldine Jones was a regular character on "The Flip Wilson Show" (1970-1974). She was a full-of-life and sassy female who stood up for herself and took no guff. Wilson (born Clerow Wilson in 1933) was almost unique in his day for cross-dressing and playing a female character.

Answer: Vicki Lawrence

The character Thelma Harper was, of course, known as "Mama," the matriarch of the Harper family, appearing from 1974-1977. In 1983, Lawrence starred in the comedy "Mama's Family," a spin-off that lasted two seasons. In 1986, it was revived as a first-run syndicated show, with 100 new episodes and became the highest ranked such show up to that time.

Answer: Ernestine and Edith Ann

Ernestine was the often caustic telephone operator ("One ringy-dingy; two ringy dingy; hello, is this the party to whom I am speaking?"). Edith Ann was the very precocious 5-year old girl who was noted for saying, "And that's the truth," followed by a "raspberry" sound.

Answer: True

George Carlin's television monologue "Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on Television," led to a Supreme Court decision that affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent materials on public airways. Al Sleet was known for such comments as: "Tonight's forecast: dark. Continued mostly dark tonight, changing to widely scattering light towards morning," and "We're gonna have some weather!"

Answer: Crazy Guggenheim

Frank Fontaine, as Crazy Guggenheim, used to stop by and croon a tune for Joe the Bartender (Gleason). Reginald Van Gleason III, a weathy playboy, and The Poor Soul, who could do nothing right, are both Gleason characters. Gleason was also known for his "And away we go!" at the beginning of his show.

Answer: Bill Cosby

Fat Albert Jackson was named for a boyhood friend of Cosby, Albert Robertson. The character is prominent on the show "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids." Cosby broke a color line in television when he starred with Robert Culp in the dramatic show "I Spy" in the 1960s.