Sitcom Test

[JT]

OK this is a test of twenty questions:A mixture of Multiple choice,T or F and write the answers.
I want you to reply with answers to EVERY one of them even if you don't know the right answer.
(Questions curtesy of NAN trivia game cards)

Name:___________ Date Taken:___________
Favorite Sitcom:____________
Least Favorite Sitcom:____________
Grading Scale:
(Each Question is worth 5 points)
A=95-100
B=87-94
C=76-86
D=70-75
F=69 or lower

1)True or False?Peter is the youngest Brady Bunch boy.

2)Though the gusty Alice worked as a waitress on the sitcom Alice, what did she really long to be?

3)On The Donna Reed Show, Donna and Alex Stone had three lovely children. What were their names?

4)How many Emmy Awards did Three's Company win?

5)Sgt. O'Rourke and Cpl.Agarn on F Troop were members of an exclusive club that appeared to be similar to the Playboy Club.What was it called?

6)Originally, there were three Martians who crashed on earth and were discovered by Tim O'Hara on My Favorite Martian.True or False?

7)Ratings wise, what do The Brady Bunch, Taxi and [/B]The Odd Couple[/b] have in common?

8)The slimy yet sensitive Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman of Laverne & Shirley was played by whom?

9)Tandem Productions, the company behind All in the Family, partered Norman Lear with whom?

10)Bill Daily, Major Healy on I Dream of Jeannie, finally his own show, what was it called?

11)What subject did the Professor teach before being shipwrecked on Gilligan's Island?

12)What was the name of the "Happy Homemaker" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show?

13)Three's Company was based on the popular French sitcom, Menage A Trois.True or False?

14)What was the name of the elementary school where Emily Hartley taught on The Bob Newhart Show?

15)Maude, like any idealist of the Seventies, was always trying to find herself while saving the world.At the end of the series, waht was her new career.

16)What was the very specific way in which Mr.Grant thought of Mary on The Mary Tyler Moore Show?

17)What was the name of the pub the characters on Three's Company frequented?

18)Which cast member of Petticoat Junction was also part of the cast of My Three Sons?

19)How many sitcoms has Bob Newhart named for himself?

20)What was the name of the animated series based on The Odd Couple?


REMEMBER NO TALKING!!!!!!

[Sean Snow]

NAME: Sean Van Snow DATE: 11/26/01

1)False
2)Move Star (??)
3)Donna, Donny, Donnita
4)ZERO (As a Show), ONE (For Actor)
5)F Troop Club
6)False
7)That's Hard...I Know What 'Bunch' and 'Couple' have in common, but I don't know how "Taxi" fits in....
8)David Landers
9)Bud Yorkin(?)
10)The Bill Daily Show (??)
11)Botany?
12)Sue Ann Nivens
13)False
14)????
15)Congresswomen
16)Spunky?
17)The Regal Beagle
18)Tom Consodine?
19)Three
20)The Animated Adventures of the Odd Couple
I Failed.... http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/frown.gif

[Chocoholic]

I'm no good at tests, but I'll give this a shot...

Name:Kristen
Date Taken:11-26-01
Favorite Sitcom: Wings
Least Favorite Sitcom: The Golden Girls
Grading Scale:
(Each Question is worth 5 points)
A=95-100
B=87-94
C=76-86
D=70-75
F=69 or lower

1)True or False?Peter is the youngest Brady Bunch boy. False. Bobby is the youngest.

2)Though the gusty Alice worked as a waitress on the sitcom Alice, what did she really long to be? A movie star?

3)On The Donna Reed Show, Donna and Alex Stone had three lovely children. What were their names? Alex Jr., Dawn, and Sally

4)How many Emmy Awards did Three's Company win? 5

5)Sgt. O'Rourke and Cpl.Agarn on F Troop were members of an exclusive club that appeared to be similar to the Playboy Club.What was it called? The Penthouse Club

6)Originally, there were three Martians who crashed on earth and were discovered by Tim O'Hara on My Favorite Martian.True or False? false

7)Ratings wise, what do The Brady Bunch, Taxi and [/B]The Odd Couple[/b] have in common? Both were hits.

8)The slimy yet sensitive Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman of Laverne & Shirley was played by whom? a guy

9)Tandem Productions, the company behind All in the Family, partered Norman Lear with whom? a person

10)Bill Daily, Major Healy on I Dream of Jeannie, finally his own show, what was it called? I know it wasn't a show I watched.

11)What subject did the Professor teach before being shipwrecked on Gilligan's Island? Something to do with science.

12)What was the name of the "Happy Homemaker" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show? Happy Homemaker

13)Three's Company was based on the popular French sitcom, Menage A Trois.True or False? true

14)What was the name of the elementary school where Emily Hartley taught on The Bob Newhart Show? George Washington Elementary

15)Maude, like any idealist of the Seventies, was always trying to find herself while saving the world.At the end of the series, waht was her new career. I give up.

16)What was the very specific way in which Mr.Grant thought of Mary on The Mary Tyler Moore Show?

17)What was the name of the pub the characters on Three's Company frequented? I know it wasn't Cheers.

18)Which cast member of Petticoat Junction was also part of the cast of My Three Sons?

19)How many sitcoms has Bob Newhart named for himself? 2

20)What was the name of the animated series based on The Odd Couple? not The Simpsons


I can honestly say I did not cheat!!!

[JT]

Sean got a 55.
You got a F
(sorry had to do it [never graded papers before])

I think I'm gonna do these every month.
I got like 150 cards.I lost some of them a couple of years ago.
I'll post the answers to this one on December 1.Then they'll come on the first of every month.
I'll post the next quiz in a seperate post from this one though.

[This message has been edited by JT (edited 11-26-2001).]

[JT]

Wingsfan got a 25.
You got a F!
I gave you th Homer Simpson question because I never mentioned you couldn't say something like that.But listen everyone else:
Don't put answers like she did!
It will be marked wrong!!!!
Do y'all think I should do these each month?

[Chocoholic]

Yeah, these are fun, even if I don't know all the answers http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Lance Link]

1. False 2. Singer 3. Mary, Jeff, Trisha 4 & 5 - Don't Know 6. True 7. All Three shows never made the top 10 in the ratings 8 David L. Lander 9 & 10 - don't know 11. Psychology 12. Sue Anne Nivens 13. False 17. Regal Beagle 18. Meredith Macrae 20. The Oddball Couple. I forgot what question number it was, but there were 4 shows Bob Newhart was in that mentioned his name in the title .

[Sitcomwriter]

NAME:John-Paul
DATE:11/27/01
FAVE:Friends
LEASE-FAVE:Mash

1.False
2.An-actress
3.Kevin,Judy-and-Jason
4.5
5.The-Bunnies
6.True
7.They-were-all-#1-for-multible-weeks
8.I-forget-his-name
9.Carl-Reiner
10.Bill
11.Science
12.Sue-Ellen
13.False
14.No-Idea
15.Governer
16.Spunky
17.The-Reagal-Beagal
18.No-Idea
19.3
20.The-Oddball-Couple

[JT]

Lance Link got a 45!!!!
You got an F

[JT]

Sitcomwriter got a 30!!!!
You got an F

[Sitcomwriter]

We-suck

[Lance Link]

It will be interesting to see what the answers are .

[Jordan]

Name................Jordan
Date Taken..........November 29, 2001
Fav. Sitcom........."Veronica's Closet"
Least Fav. Sitcom..."Working"

1) False
2) Don't Know
3) Never heard of it
4) Too Many
5-20) Don't know; these shows are way before
my time

[Ags2000]

Name http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/biggrin.gifannie Date Taken:11/30/01
Favorite Sitcom:Facts of Life
Least Favorite Sitcom:???

1) False

2) singer

3) Mary, Jeff, and Trisha

4) One

5) O'Rourke Enterprises

6) False

7) no clue

8) David L. Lander

9) Bob Davis, Alan Horn, and Norman Lear were all production supervisors

10) Starting from Scratch

11) High-school science

12) Sue Ann Nivens

13) False

14) Chicago elementery school

15) congresswoman

16) There was an underlying feeling that he and Mary might have had a serious relationship, if they could have ever really gotten together.

17) The Regal Beagle

18) Meredith MacRae

19) 2

20)The Oddball Couple


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[Ags2000]

So what are all the answeres anyway?

D

[JT]

Answers:

1:False
2:A singer
3:Mary,Jeff and Tricia
4:One-to John Ritter for Outstanding Lead Actor in a comedy series (1983-84)
5:The Hekawi Playbrave Club
6:False
7:The all recieved poor ratings in their original run, but became cult favorites.
8:David L. Lander
9:Bud Yorkin
10:Startung from Scratch (1988)
11:Science
12:Sue Ann Nivens
13:False
14:Tracy Grammer School
15:Congressperson (Maude would prefer person instead of woman)
16:He thought of her as his daughter
17:The Regal Beagle
18:Meredith MacRae
19:Three-The Bob Newhart Show (1972-78),Newhart (1982-90) and Bob (1993?-94)
20:The Oddball Couple

Tommorrow I will post December's quiz.

[Sean Snow]

Originally posted by JT:

7:The all recieved poor ratings in their original run, but became cult favorites.


Wait! "Taxi" had VERY good ratings-it was in the Top 10 in it's first season!

[JT]

I didn't know that.
Blame those Nick-At-Nite trivia cards!
I copied the questions and answers straight from them.