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1. TV Show 1: Generally considered to be the hands-down worst tv show of all time, 'My Mother, The Car' had Ann Sothern (voice only) as a woman who is reincarnated (if that's the right word) as a car. Who was the star of this show?
2. TV Show 2: Following up on the success of 'Laugh-In', another show tried to duplicate the madcap, rapid-fire format - with disastrous results. The show was dumped - with incredible speed. What was the name of the show?
3. News 1: TV newcaster Tex Antoine - best known for doing the weather - all-but-destroyed his career with a tacky comment about what subject?
4. News 2: Chris Chubbock made news during a broadcast from Lubbock, Texas by doing what on the air?
5. Sports 1: NBC caught a ton of flack when it broke away from a sporting event so that 'Heidi' could be televised exactly at 7:00 P.M. Sports fans were very unhappy when they missed some significant action at the game they had been watching. What kind of sporting event was being televised?
6. Sports 2: NBC again. Earlier, in 1967, the chief NBC sports broadcaster repeatedly promised that the great pennant race in the Ameican League (between the Red Sox and the Tigers) could easily go down to the very last day. It was promised that 'NBC will be there until the matter is resolved. On the last day of the season, with the pennat winner still in doubt, NBC televised the Red Sox game and switched periodically to coverage of the first game of a doubleheader between the Tigers and the Angels. Then, when the Red Sox game was over and the first game of the Tiger doubleheader was over - with the pennant depending entirely on what happened in the second game of that doubleheader - NBC didn't televise the game. Who was the broadcaster who kept saying 'we'll cover the race until it's decided'?
7. Commercials 1: The worst ad of all time (in my opinion) features a woman who becomes emotional and nostalgic as her daughter prepares to get married. What is the product that is being advertised?
8. Commercial 2: Someone once told a copywriter that it was a good idea to mention the product's name during an ad. So, a product known as 'dippity doo' (no kidding) was advertised on tv with a jingle that consisted only of saying the product's name over and over again. What kind of product was it?
9. Entertainment 1: Tiny Tim's wedding on national tv was an event: this 'freak show' had a huge audience. What TV show host televised the wedding?
10. Entertainment 2: It doesn't belong in this category, but it may be one of the most famous moments in TV: Ed Ames throwing the tomahawk on TV - and showing incredible aim. Ames played an Indian on what tv western?
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