Television Dramas of the 1970s Quiz

Answer: Julie Rogers

In the first season, Charlie's Angelic detectives were Kelly Garrett, played by Jaclyn Smith; Sabrina Duncan, played by Kate Jackson; and Jill Monroe, played by Farrah Fawcett. There were quite a few cast changes over the series' five years. Bronx native Tanya Roberts came in to play Julie Rogers in the show's final season.

Answer: Oil

The Ewings earned their wealth from Ewing Oil, which was founded by patriarch Jock Ewing, husband to Miss Ellie and father to three sons, J.R., Gary, and Bobby. "Dallas" was first broadcast as a five-part mini-series, but its ratings were so high, CBS decided to make it a regular show. The original series ran from 1978-1992.

Answer: Fantasy Island

Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean sits a beautiful, secret land called "Fantasy Island," where all your dreams can come true. Each week brought new guest stars and storylines. The guest stars were usually actors from other television shows. There were too many to list here, but a few notable guests included Cybil Shepherd, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sonny Bono.

Answer: The Streets of San Francisco

"The Streets of San Francisco," produced by Quinn Martin, was a bit grittier than Spelling's glossy shows. But Spelling also produced influential television movie specials, including "The Best Little Girl in the World" and "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble." Spelling was born in Dallas and served as a pilot in World War II before settling in Los Angeles.

Answer: Little House on the Prairie

"Little House on the Prairie" was generally a family-oriented show about a family's life on the prairie, though it often had special episodes about serious topics, such as addiction or child abuse. Landon was the producer and director as well as the star.

Answer: The Mary Tyler Moore Show

"The Mary Tyler Moore Show," which starred MTM as a single, spunky journalist, spawned several spin-offs, but "Lou Grant" was the only dramatic version. "Rhoda" and "Phyllis", spin-offs for Mary's best friends, were both sitcoms. In the final episode of MTM, the character of Lou Grant, Mary's boss on that show, was fired.

The following fall, he appeared as the editor of a Los Angeles newspaper. It earned 12 Primetime Emmy awards and many more nominations.

Answer: Private detective

Jim Rockford was an L.A.-based private detective and former inmate (albeit one who was wrongfully convicted) who lived and worked in a mobile home. This was a rather refreshing departure from the flashier, richer P.I.s from the same era. Rockford hung around with his father, Rocky, a retired truck driver; Dennis Becker, a friend on the police force; and Beth Davenport, his lawyer and occasional girlfriend.

Answer: Robert Urich

Ohio-born Robert Ulrich earned two Golden Globe nominations for his portrayal of Dan Tanna in the show "Vegas." Ulrich played football in college and went on to earn a Master's in Broadcast Research and Management. He worked in sales and as a weather reporter before he moved to acting. He was a prolific actor who appeared in over 60 television shows.

Answer: The Waltons

"The Waltons" was set in a fictional town in Virginia in the 1930s and '40s. The center of the story is John-Boy, the oldest of a large family who becomes a writer and who provides a voice-over at the beginning of each episode. The family ekes out a living from its lumber mill.

Much of its popular appeal was its portrayal of a tight-knit family lived close to each other and to then natural landscape of Walton mountain.

Answer: David Cassidy: Man Undercover

Fresh off his success from "The Partridge Family," David Cassidy took an award-winning turn an episode of the anthology show "Police Story." It was such a success, NBC created a show specifically for their popular star: "David Cassidy: Man Undercover" ran for one season.