What Ever Happened To.... Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hazel

Bobby Buntrock was born in Denver, Colorado in 1952. He played the role of Harold Baxter, nicknamed Sport, on the sitcom "Hazel", which ran for five seasons from 1961 through 1966. His character was the son of a corporate lawyer, and an interior decorator, who had a live-in maid (Hazel, played by Shirley Booth). Buntrock had also had minor roles on such TV shows as "Wagon Train", "Mr. Ed" and "The Virginian".

His last TV appearance was in 1967, and unfortunately, he was killed in a car accident in 1974.

Answer: Leave It to Beaver

"Leave It to Beaver" was one of the most popular sitcoms of it era. It ran for seven years, spanning 1957 through 1963. Tony Dow's character was Wally Cleaver, the older brother of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver. Briefly, the show was about two brothers, growing up in a typical American family of the era, and their antics. Dow was born in 1945, in Hollywood, California and won the role of Wally with almost no prior acting experience.

After the show ended, Dow made guest appearances in a number of TV shows during the 60s, 70s, and 80s, but never had another role like that of Wally.

He took up filmmaking and journalism, and has directed a number of TV shows. He also became an amateur sculptor and has had some of his work displayed at The Louvre, in Paris France.

Answer: Make Room for Daddy/The Danny Thomas Show

Rusty Hamer was born in Tenafly New Jersey in 1947. He played the role of Rusty Williams, the son of a comedian/nightclub entertainer, in the sitcom originally titled "Make Room for Daddy" which began production in 1953. In 1957, the show was re-named "The Danny Thomas Show" after switching networks.

The show ran through 1964, and Hamer remained in the cast through its entire run. Hamer never had a major role after the show went off the air, although he did sporadically make guest appearances on other sitcoms. Tragically, Hamer took his own life in 1990.

Answer: Lassie

Jon Provost was born in Los Angeles in 1950, and was cast in the role of Timmy Martin in the long running series "Lassie", in 1957. Provost played the role for seven years before electing not to renew his contract after the 1964 season. Provost subsequently had some minor roles in feature films but essentially left show business by age 18. Provost earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and worked in the special education field for a time.

He also sold real estate in California. He returned to television briefly when "The New Lassie" appeared in 1991. Provost was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 1994.

Answer: The Brady Bunch

Christopher Knight, born in New York City in 1957, is mostly known for his role as Peter Brady in the hit 1970s series "The Brady Bunch". The show ran for five seasons, from 1969 through 1974. Knight has not had a major role since the series ended, but instead became a major player in the technology field.

He came up with a Brady Bunch computer game, and in 1989 became the vice president of a company called New Image Industry and in 1991 formed a company called Visual Software which became a leader in the computer graphics industry. Later, in 1997, he became the vice president of a company called IXMICRO and then formed a company called Eskape Labs in 1998, which specialized in computer based TV tuner products. Knight has made a few guest appearances on television in the 2000s but has concentrated on his business ventures for the most part.

Answer: Flipper

Tommy Norden was born in New York City in 1952. His most well known role was that of Bud Ricks, the younger, mischievous brother of Sandy Ricks on the television series "Flipper" which ran from 1964 to 1967. The show was about a bottlenose dolphin in its adventures in Florida.

After "Flipper", Norden continued acting and had a role in the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" in the early 1970. Norden then gave up his acting career to pursue opportunities in his family's business. He eventually became the owner of an executive recruiting company based in New York.

Answer: Who's The Boss

Pintauro was born in Milltown, New Jersey in 1976. He had appeared on television in the soap opera "As The World Turns" as well as the feature film "Cujo" (1981), but it was his role as Jonathan Bower, the son of Angela Bower (played by Judith Light) on the hit sitcom "Who's The Boss?" that brought him into prominence as an actor. The show also starred Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano, and Katherine Helmond.
After the show ended its 9 year run, roles became less frequent for Pintauro and he went back to school, graduating from Stanford University in 2001.

Answer: Rodney Allen Rippy

Rodney Allen Rippy was born in Shelby, North Carolina in 1968. In the early 1970s, as a very young child, he was cast for a television ad for Jack in The Box restaurants. In the ads, he was trying to take a bite out of a large sized Jack in the Box hamburger, and he come out with the line "It's too big-a-eat" (It's too big to eat).

The line caught on and Rippy became somewhat of an overnight sensation, even cutting a record that almost made the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. He was at age 5, the youngest artist ever to have a song make the Billboard charts at the time.

He did make some guest appearances on various television shows in the 70s and had a small role in the Mel Brooks classic film "Blazing Saddles", but his fame was fleeting. By the time he was eight years old he went back to school, and graduated from California State University.

More recently, Rippy resided in California, and was a partner in a film production company called Bow Tie Productions.

Answer: What's Happening?

Danielle Spencer, was born in 1965, and became a child star on the late 1970s series called "What's Happening?" She played the role of Dee Thomas, younger sister of Roger "Raj" Thomas played by Ernest Thomas. The cast was mostly African-American and the show was basically about a group of teen growing up in the Watts section of Los Angeles, and their misadventures. Funny stuff. Spencer was on the show for the entire four year run.

After the show was over, Spencer went back to school, and in 1996 became a licensed veterinarian.

Answer: Maureen McCormick

It was Maureen McCormick, who played the role of Marcia Brady in the hit sitcom, "The Brady Bunch". The show was one of the most popular shows of the 1970s. McCormick played the role of Marcia Brady, the older sister in a melded family of six children, three boys and three girls, along with their parents, who had both re-married. McCormick was born in Encino, California in 1956.

She had been cast in a few shows during the 1960s but landed no major roles, and was the voice used for a children's toy called "Chatty Cathy" a doll first introduced in 1970.

She got her major break being cast in the role of Marcia which lasted from 1969 through 1974 and ending with the show's demise. Although she tried other acting jobs, and appeared in a number of films and television shows, it seems that she could never shake her image as Marcia, and was basically typecast.

She suffered through drug problems in the 1980s as well as a series of emotional problems. She was married in 1985. In the late 1990s she did begin to appear in some films and television spots again, and in 2008 released an autobiography which made the top of the New York Times Best Seller list.