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Question TV Sitcom Trivia

Some of these are tough! They're particularly difficult if you're somewhat on the younger side. And a lot of them won't be that easy to find quickly on Google, either. I trust you're up to a challenge?

TV SITCOM TRIVIA

1. What planet was ALF from?
a) Melmac
b) Ork
c) St. Olaf
d) Mypos

2. On Diff’rent Strokes, what pet did Arnold keep in his room?
a) Snowball the cat
b) Abraham the goldfish
c) Brandon the Golden Retriever
d) Arnold the pig

3. On Perfect Strangers, Balki Bartokomous frequently repeated the same catch phrase. What was it?
a) “Hey, you guys!”
b) “I pity the fool...”
c) “Don’t be ridiculous.”
d) “Nanoo, nanoo.”

4. On Webster, what did Webster call his adopted mother?
a) Mom
b) Mrs. Popodapolis
c) Katherine
d) Ma’am

5. On Cheers, why did the marriage of Eddie LeBec and Carla end?
a) Eddie left Carla for a blond named Loretta.
b) Eddie left Carla because he felt she was a jinx on his hockey team.
c) Carla left Eddie because he couldn’t get her pregnant.
d) Eddie was run over by a Zamboni.

6. On a serious episode of Growing Pains, Carol’s boyfriend is killed in a drunk driving accident. What now-famous actor played him?
a) Ben Affleck
b) Matthew Perry
c) Brad Pitt
d) Leonardo DiCaprio

7. On The Dukes of Hazzard, where did Daisy work?
a) Cooter’s Garage
b) The Chirpin’ Chicken
c) The Boar’s Nest
d) General Lee’s Beauty Salon

8. In the series finale of Newhart, Bob Newhart wakes up in bed next to:
a) Joanna Loudon, his wife from Newhart
b) Larry, Darryl and Darryl
c) Stephanie, the maid
d) Emily Hartley, his wife from The Bob Newhart Show

9. The theme song from what 80's sitcom began, “Believe it or not, I’m walking on air?”
a) Bosom Buddies
b) Silver Spoons
c) Greatest American Hero
d) Kate & Allie

10. Who was Alex P. Keaton’s political idol on Family Ties?
a) Ronald Reagan
b) Jimmy Carter
c) John F. Kennedy
d) Richard Nixon

11. On Golden Girls, Where did Dorothy frequently threaten to send her mother, Sophia?
a) Brooklyn
b) Shady Pines
c) St. Olaf
d) Sicily

12. On The Facts Of Life pilot episode, what actress played one of the original students at Eastlake Academy (later re-named Eastland Academy)?
a) Ally Sheedy
b) Annie Potts
c) Molly Ringwald
d) Demi Moore

13. During the introduction to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, what did Mary throw into the air?
a) Her hat
b) Her keys
c) Her mittens
d) Her purse

14. In November of 1972, Maude had a surge in popularity and jumped into fifth in the ratings. Why?
a) Maude’s daughter died of cancer
b) Maude had an abortion
c) Maude had a baby
d) Maude became the first character on TV to adopt a baby

15. On The Brady Bunch, what was the name of Cindy’s doll?
a) Betsy Wetsy
b) Peggy Peepee
c) Kitty Karry-all
d) Susie Suitcase

16. On Three’s Company, Jack and Janet had three different blond roommates. In what order did they appear on the show?
a) Cindy, Chrissy, Terri
b) Terri, Cindy, Chrissy
c) Chrissy, Terri, Cindy
d) Chrissy, Cindy, Terri

17. All of the following shows were spinoffs of other 70's shows, except:
a) Good Times
b) Rhoda
c) All In The Family
d) Laverne & Shirley

18. On Taxi, Tony Danza’a character used to participate in what professional sport?
a) Baseball
b) Football
c) Golf
d) Boxing

19. On Happy Days, What was Fonzie’s “office?”
a) Richie’s bedroom
b) The men’s room at Arnold’s
c) The corner booth at Arnold’s
d) The room over the Cunningham’s garage

20. On Welcome Back Kotter, who was the leader of the Sweathogs?
a) Juan Luis Pedro Phillippo Pedro de Huevos Epstein
b) Arnold Horshack
c) Vinnie Barbarino
d) Freddie “Boom Boom” Percy Washington

21. Who was the youngest daughter on Eight Is Enough?
a) Joanie
b) Nancy
c) Elizabeth
d) Susan

22. What brewery did Laverne & Shirley work in?
a) Milwaukee Brewery
b) Pabst Brewery
c) Ranier Brewery
d) Shotz Brewery

23. On The Jeffersons, what did George Jefferson do for a living?
a) Owned a chain of men’s wear stores
b) Owned a chain of dry cleaners
c) Owned a chain of video stores
d) Owned a chain of restaurants

24. What was Dwayne’s catch phrase on What’s Happening?
a) Whatchu talkin’ ‘bout?
b) Right On!
c) Hey, HEY, Hey
d) Dynomiiiiiiite

25. What city did the Connors live in on Roseanne?
a) Dayton, Ohio
b) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
c) Detroit, Michigan
d) Lanford, Illinois
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After reading this one I think I watch too much TV !
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I think I am getting too old. I only remembered about 1/32 of that stuff.
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1a Melmac
2b Goldfish
3c Dont' be ridiculous
4 ?
5d Run over by a Zamboni
6 ?
7c Boar's Nest ?
8d Emily from The Bob Newhart Show
9 ?
10a Ronald Regan
11b Shady Pines?
12 ?
13a Her hat
14 ?
15a Betsy Wetsy
16 ?
17c All in the Family?
18d Boxing
19b The men's room at Arnolds
20c Vinnie Barbarino
21 ?
22d Shotz Brewery?
23b Dry cleaners
24c Hey Hey Hey
25d Lanford, IL
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TV SITCOM TRIVIA

1. What planet was ALF from?
a) Melmac

2. On Diff’rent Strokes, what pet did Arnold keep in his room?
b) Abraham the goldfish

3. On Perfect Strangers, Balki Bartokomous frequently repeated the same catch phrase. What was it?
c) “Don’t be ridiculous.”

4. On Webster, what did Webster call his adopted mother?
d) Ma’am

5. On Cheers, why did the marriage of Eddie LeBec and Carla end?
d) Eddie was run over by a Zamboni.

6. On a serious episode of Growing Pains, Carol’s boyfriend is killed in a drunk driving accident. What now-famous actor played him?
b) Matthew Perry

7. On The Dukes of Hazzard, where did Daisy work?
c) The Boar’s Nest

8. In the series finale of Newhart, Bob Newhart wakes up in bed next to:
d) Emily Hartley, his wife from The Bob Newhart Show

9. The theme song from what 80's sitcom began, “Believe it or not, I’m walking on air?”
c) Greatest American Hero

10. Who was Alex P. Keaton’s political idol on Family Ties?
d) Richard Nixon

11. On Golden Girls, Where did Dorothy frequently threaten to send her mother, Sophia?
b) Shady Pines

12. On The Facts Of Life pilot episode, what actress played one of the original students at Eastlake Academy (later re-named Eastland Academy)?
c) Molly Ringwald

13. During the introduction to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, what did Mary throw into the air?
a) Her hat

14. In November of 1972, Maude had a surge in popularity and jumped into fifth in the ratings. Why?
b) Maude had an abortion

15. On The Brady Bunch, what was the name of Cindy’s doll?
c) Kitty Karry-all

16. On Three’s Company, Jack and Janet had three different blond roommates. In what order did they appear on the show?
d) Chrissy, Cindy, Terri

17. All of the following shows were spinoffs of other 70's shows, except:
c) All In The Family

18. On Taxi, Tony Danza’a character used to participate in what professional sport?
d) Boxing

19. On Happy Days, What was Fonzie’s “office?”
b) The men’s room at Arnold’s

20. On Welcome Back Kotter, who was the leader of the Sweathogs?
c) Ninnie Barbarino... um... Vinnie? Although he was a bit of a ninnie

21. Who was the youngest daughter on Eight Is Enough?
a) Joanie

22. What brewery did Laverne & Shirley work in?
d) Shotz Brewery

23. On The Jeffersons, what did George Jefferson do for a living?
b) Owned a chain of dry cleaners

24. What was Dwayne’s catch phrase on What’s Happening?
c) Hey, HEY, Hey

25. What city did the Connors live in on Roseanne?
d) Lanford, Illinois
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That made you think.
A,B,C,B,B,D,C,B,C,A,
B,D,A,C,C,C,A,D,B,D,
D,A,B,C,A
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God, I think I got most of these right. How sad was my childhood??

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. C
16. D
17. C
18. D
19. B
20. C
21. D
22. D
23. B
24. C
25. D

Now you have to tell us the right answers, and who came in first!!
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God, I think I got most of these right. How sad was my childhood??
Yeah, I know what you mean. I don't know if we should be proud if we did well on this, or embarrassed.

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Now you have to tell us the right answers, and who came in first!!
I'll post the answers tomorrow.
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1. What planet was ALF from?
a) Melmac

2. On Diff’rent Strokes, what pet did Arnold keep in his room?
b) Abraham the goldfish

3. On Perfect Strangers, Balki Bartokomous frequently repeated the same catch phrase. What was it?
c) "Don’t be ridiculous."

4. On Webster, what did Webster call his adopted mother?
d) Ma’am

5. On Cheers, why did the marriage of Eddie LeBec and Carla end?
d) Eddie was run over by a Zamboni.

6. On a serious episode of Growing Pains, Carol’s boyfriend is killed in a drunk driving accident. What now-famous actor played him?
d) Leonardo DiCaprio

7. On The Dukes of Hazzard, where did Daisy work?
c) The Boar’s Nest

8. In the series finale of Newhart, Bob Newhart wakes up in bed next to:
d) Emily Hartley, his wife from The Bob Newhart Show

9. The theme song from what 80's sitcom began, "Believe it or not, I’m walking on air?"
c) Greatest American Hero

10. Who was Alex P. Keaton’s political idol on Family Ties?
a) Ronald Reagan

11. On Golden Girls, Where did Dorothy frequently threaten to send her mother, Sophia?
b) Shady Pines

12. On The Facts Of Life pilot episode, what actress played one of the original students at Eastlake Academy (later re-named Eastland Academy)?
c) Molly Ringwald

13. During the introduction to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, what did Mary throw into the air?
a) Her hat

14. In November of 1972, Maude had a surge in popularity and jumped into fifth in the ratings. Why?
b) Maude had an abortion

15. On The Brady Bunch, what was the name of Cindy’s doll?
c) Kitty Karry-all

16. On Three’s Company, Jack and Janet had three different blond roommates. In what order did they appear on the show?
d) Chrissy, Cindy, Terri

17. All of the following shows were spinoffs of other 70's shows, except:
c) All In The Family

18. On Taxi, Tony Danza’a character used to participate in what professional sport?
d) Boxing

19. On Happy Days, What was Fonzie’s "office?"
b) The men’s room at Arnold’s

20. On Welcome Back Kotter, who was the leader of the Sweathogs?
c) Vinnie Barbarino

21. Who was the youngest daughter on Eight Is Enough?
c) Elizabeth

22. What brewery did Laverne & Shirley work in?
d) Shotz Brewery

23. On The Jeffersons, what did George Jefferson do for a living?
b) Owned a chain of dry cleaners

24. What was Dwayne’s catch phrase on What’s Happening?
c) Hey, HEY, Hey

25. What city did the Connors live in on Roseanne?
d) Lanford, Illinois
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TV Sitcom - Answers

1. Melmac 2. Abraham the goldfish 3. “Don’t be ridiculous” 4. Ma’am
5. Eddie was run over by a zamboni 6. Matthew Perry 7. The Boar’s Nest
8. Emily Hartley 9. Greatest American Hero 10. Richard Nixon 11. Shady Pines 12. Molly Ringwald 13. Her hat 14. Maude had an abortion 15. Kitty Karry-all 16. Chrissy, Cindy, Terri 17. All In The Family 18. Boxing 19. Arnold’s men’s room 20. Vinnie Barbarino 21. Elizabeth 22. Shotz Brewery 23. Owned dry cleaners 24. Hey HEY, hey 25. Lanford, Illionois
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I cant get the Laverne & Shirley theme song out of my head after reading this post !!!!
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