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1. Mike Connors starred as the title character on "Mannix" from 1967 to 1975. What was the detective's first name?
2. Hugh Laurie was the irascible doctor on "House, M.D." for six seasons. What was the doctor's first name?
3. Tom Selleck played Magnum on "Magnum, P.I." for nine seasons. What was Magnum's first name?
4. Tony Shalhoub played a police consultant with OCD and a photographic memory on "Monk" for nine seasons. What was the first name of Shalhoub's character?
5. "Matlock" starred Andy Griffith as a Perry Mason-like lawyer on a couple of networks for ten years. What was skinflint Matlock's first name?
6. Barry Newman starred in NBC's "Petrocelli" as a lawyer, but in this case the show only lasted two years. What was the first name of the South Boston-bred legal eagle who found himself practicing law in backwater San Remo, Arizona?
7. When one thinks of "Maverick" on TV, James Garner comes to mind. Television went on to add brothers and cousins and whatnot. But, the original Maverick will always be James Garner. What was the first name of the original character?
8. Way back from 1953 to 1955 Leo G. Carroll played the title role in a CBS "fantasy sitcom" called "Topper", based on a 1937 film of the same name. Topper, a vice president of a bank, discovered that his new home was haunted by its former residents, who created all sorts of fun events. What was Topper's first name?
9. Jack Klugman starred as another irascible character, this time a medical examiner, in "Quincy, M.E." Often, if not always, portrayed as overly intense and even angry, what was Quincy's first name?
10. From 1971 through 1976 William Conrad played the title character on the TV series "Cannon." What was the first name of the private detective and former police detective Conrad played?
11. Matt Dillon's old sidekick Dennis Weaver played a New Mexico marshal on temporary assignment with the NYPD. What was the first name of "McCloud" on the show's run from 1970 to 1977?
12. Richard Dean Anderson was the clever problem-solver on ABC's "MacGyver", which ran for seven seasons from 1985 to 1992. This was an action-adventure show with the secret agent hero finding unique ways of getting out of scrapes using everyday objects. What was MacGyver's first name?
13. Telly Savalas was the lollipop-loving New York City detective in "Kojak", which ran from 1973 to 1978. What was the dapper-but-tough title character's first name?
14. "Lancer" was a CBS western series that ran 51 episodes from 1968 through 1970. Similar to "Bonanza", it featured a now-single patriarchal father with two half-brothers for sons. Andrew Duggan starred as the head of the family, which also included a female ward. What was the eldest Lancer's first name?
15. From 1967 to 1975 Raymond Burr starred as the title character in "Ironside". He was a wheel-chair bound consultant for the San Francisco police. What was Ironside's first name?
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