Here's a few general questions relating to sitcoms past and present for you to think about and have fun with as the New Year is about to unfold:


1. Who's your favourite Buffy?

A. Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer")

(The overwhelming favorite, no doubt!)

B. Anissa Jones ("Family Affair")
C. Tom Hanks ("Bosom Buddies")


2. Who's your favorite Barney?

A. Barney the dinosaur
B. Barney Fife
C. Barney Rubble
D. Barney Miller
E. Barney Hefner, Archie Bunker's best friend
F. Barney Gumble, Homer Simpson's best friend


3. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the departure of one of its main characters?

a. Cheers (Shelley Long)
b. The Andy Griffith Show (Don Knotts)
c. Happy Days (Ron Howard)
d. Three's Company (Suzanne Somers)
e. MASH (several changes, most notably McLean Stevenson)
f. Bewitched (Dick York)
g. My Three Sons (Tim Considine)
h. Welcome Back Kotter (John Travolta)
i. Good Times (John Amos)

4. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the death of one of its main characters?

a. 8 Simple Rules (John Ritter)
b. Chico and the Man (Freddie Prinze Sr.)
c. Petticoat Junction (Bea Benaderet)
d. My Three Sons (William Frawley)
e. Cheers (Nicholas Colasanto)
f. Suddenly Susan (David Strickland)
g. NewsRadio (Phil Hartman)
h. Barney Miller (Jack Soo)
i. Too Close For Comfort (Ted Knight)

5. Which sitcom, currently airing on TV Land Canada, would you like to see on TV Land USA?

a. The Addams Family
b. Car 54, Where Are You?
c. Gomer Pyle USMC
d. My Three Sons
e. The Odd Couple
f. The Phil Silvers Show/Sgt. Bilko
g. Rhoda

6. Of the following sitcoms, which ones were better in black and white and which ones were better in color?

a. The Andy Griffith Show
b. My Three Sons
c. The Beverly Hillbillies
d. Bewitched
e. Gilligan's Island

7. What's your favourite military sitcom?

a. MASH
b. Hogan's Heroes
c. Sgt. Bilko
d. F Troop
e. Gomer Pyle
f. McHale's Navy

8. Who's your favorite producer/creator/director?

a. Norman Lear ("All In The Family"; "Good Times"; "The Jeffersons"; "One Day At A Time"; "Maude")

b. Susan Harris ("Soap"; "Benson"; "The Golden Girls"; "Empty Nest")

c. Sheldon Leonard & Danny Thomas ("The Dick Van Dyke Show"; "Make Room For Daddy"; "The Andy Griffith Show"; "Gomer Pyle"; "That Girl", and many others)

d. Paul Henning ("The Beverly Hillbillies"; "Green Acres"; "Petticoat Junction")

e. Garry Marshall ("The Odd Couple"; "Happy Days"; "Laverne & Shirley"; "Mork and Mindy")

f. Mary Tyler Moore/MTM Productions ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; "Rhoda"; "Phyllis"; "Taxi"; "The Bob Newhart Show"; "Newhart"; "Cheers")

g. Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball/Desilu Productions ("I Love Lucy"; "The Lucy Show"; "Here's Lucy"; and many others)



In case you're interested, my answers are as follows:

1B, 2C, 3C, 4A

5---None of the above, I'm Canadian!

6---Better in Black & White: A, B, & C; Better in color: D & E

7C, 8E




That's all folks! Happy New Year!

Originally posted by Sal
Here's a few general questions relating to sitcoms past and present for you to think about and have fun with as the New Year is about to unfold:


1. Who's your favourite Buffy?

B. Anissa Jones ("Family Affair")



2. Who's your favorite Barney?

E. Barney Hefner, Archie Bunker's best friend



3. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the departure of one of its main characters?

h. Welcome Back Kotter (John Travolta)


4. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the death of one of its main characters?

a. 8 Simple Rules (John Ritter)


5. Which sitcom, currently airing on TV Land Canada, would you like to see on TV Land USA?

g. Rhoda

6. Of the following sitcoms, which ones were better in black and white and which ones were better in color?

The only one I've really watched is My Three Sons

7. What's your favourite military sitcom?


d. F Troop


8. Who's your favorite producer/creator/director?

a. Norman Lear ("All In The Family"; "Good Times"; "The Jeffersons"; "One Day At A Time"; "Maude")

b. Susan Harris ("Soap"; "Benson"; "The Golden Girls"; "Empty Nest")

e. Garry Marshall ("The Odd Couple"; "Happy Days"; "Laverne & Shirley"; "Mork and Mindy")

f. Mary Tyler Moore/MTM Productions ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; "Rhoda"; "Phyllis"; "Taxi"; "The Bob Newhart Show"; "Newhart"; "Cheers")


*This one is hard! I deleted the ones I could and left the others. If I had to HAD to pick out of these I'd say Norman Lear*

1. Tom Hanks

2. Barney Rubble

3. Welcome Back, Kotter

4. 8 Simple Rules

5. Gomer Pyle, USMC

6. Better in color:

My Three Sons

Gilligan's Island

The Beverly Hillbillies

Better in black and white:

Bewitched

7. Gomer Pyle

8. Norman Lear

1. Who's your favourite Buffy?
B. Anissa Jones ("Family Affair")

2. Who's your favorite Barney?
B. Barney Fife

3. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the departure of one of its main characters?
b. The Andy Griffith Show (Don Knotts)

4. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the death of one of its main characters?

(3 Way Tie)
a. 8 Simple Rules (John Ritter)
Seems to be doing well, though.
b. Chico and the Man (Freddie Prinze Sr.)
The last season was unwatchable to most fans.
g. NewsRadio (Phil Hartman)
Phil's character was the most interesting character and greatly missed.

5. Which sitcom, currently airing on TV Land Canada, would you like to see on TV Land USA?

(Tie)
b. Car 54, Where Are You?
d. My Three Sons

6. Of the following sitcoms, which ones were better in black and white and which ones were better in color?

a. The Andy Griffith Show (B&W)
b. My Three Sons (B&W)
c. The Beverly Hillbillies (B&W)
d. Bewitched (B&W)
e. Gilligan's Island (B&W)

7. What's your favourite military sitcom?
a. MASH

8. Who's your favorite producer/creator/director?
f. Mary Tyler Moore/MTM Productions ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; "Rhoda"; "Phyllis"; "Taxi"; "The Bob Newhart Show"; "Newhart"; "Cheers")

2. Who's your favorite Barney?
C. Barney Rubble


3. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the departure of one of its main characters?
h. "The Lucy Show" (Vivian Vance)


4. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the death of one of its main characters?
b. "Chico and the Man" (Freddie Prinze Sr.)


5. Which sitcom, currently airing on TV Land Canada, would you like to see on TV Land USA?
a. "The Addams Family"
b. "Car 54, Where Are You?"
g. "Rhoda"


6. Of the following sitcoms, which ones were better in black and white and which ones were better in color?

Better in black & white:
a. "The Andy Griffith Show"
b. "My Three Sons"
c. "The Beverly Hillbillies"

Better in color:
d. "Bewitched"
e. "Gilligan's Island"


8. Who's your favorite producer/creator/director?
e. Garry Marshall ("The Odd Couple"; "Happy Days"; "Laverne & Shirley"; "Mork and Mindy")

g. Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball/Desilu Productions ("I Love Lucy"; "The Lucy Show"; "Here's Lucy"; and many others)

1. Who's your favourite Buffy?
B. Anissa Jones ("Family Affair")

2. Who's your favorite Barney?
B. Barney Fife

3. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the departure of one of its main characters?
f. Bewitched (Dick York)

4. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the death of one of its main characters?
a. 8 Simple Rules (John Ritter)

5. Which sitcom, currently airing on TV Land Canada, would you like to see on TV Land USA?
g. Rhoda

6. Of the following sitcoms, which ones were better in black and white and which ones were better in color?
a. The Andy Griffith Show - B&W
b. My Three Sons - Color
c. The Beverly Hillbillies - B&W
d. Bewitched - B&W
e. Gilligan's Island - Color

7. What's your favourite military sitcom?
d. F Troop

8. Who's your favorite producer/creator/director?
f. Mary Tyler Moore/MTM Productions ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; "Rhoda"; "Phyllis"; "Taxi"; "The Bob Newhart Show"; "Newhart"; "Cheers")

1. Who's your favourite Buffy?
A. Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Buffy, the Vampire Slayer")

2. Who's your favorite Barney?
TIE --> B. Barney Fife; D. Barney Miller

3. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the departure of one of its main characters?
B. The Andy Griffith Show (Don Knotts)

4. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the death of one of its main characters?
I. Too Close For Comfort (Ted Knight) - Technically, I guess this should be my pick because I don't believe the show continued after his death. Can't have more impact than that!

* Honorable Mentions...
F. Suddenly Susan (David Strickland) - I understand the cast was profoundly affected.

G. NewsRadio (Phil Hartman) - I like Dave Foley, however Phil Hartman was the reason I tuned in every week.

5. Which sitcom, currently airing on TV Land Canada, would you like to see on TV Land USA?
TIE --> A. The Addams Family; E. The Odd Couple

6. Of the following sitcoms, which ones were better in black and white and which ones were better in color?
B/W
A. The Andy Griffith Show
C. The Beverly Hillbillies

COLOR
- n/a -

DOESN'T MATTER
B. My Three Sons
D. Bewitched
E. Gilligan's Island

7. What's your favourite military sitcom?
F. McHale's Navy

8. Who's your favorite producer/creator/director?
TIE --> A. Norman Lear; F. Mary Tyler Moore/MTM Productions

Originally posted by Sal
Here's a few general questions relating to sitcoms past and present for you to think about and have fun with as the New Year is about to unfold:
1. Who's your favourite Buffy?
B. Anissa Jones ("Family Affair")

2. Who's your favorite Barney?
B. Barney Fife

3. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the departure of one of its main characters?
c. Happy Days (Ron Howard)

4. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the death of one of its main characters?
b. Chico and the Man (Freddie Prinze Sr.)

5. Which sitcom, currently airing on TV Land Canada, would you like to see on TV Land USA?
d. My Three Sons

6. Of the following sitcoms, which ones were better in black and white and which ones were better in color?

a. The Andy Griffith Show - black and white
b. My Three Sons - equal
c. The Beverly Hillbillies - equal
d. Bewitched - color
e. Gilligan's Island - color

7. What's your favourite military sitcom?
I don't have one. The closest I came is, of all things, The Waltons. All of the Walton boys were involved in at least some capacity in World War II.

8. Who's your favorite producer/creator/director?
c. Sheldon Leonard & Danny Thomas

1. Anissa Jones

2. Barney Rubble

3. Happy Days

4. 8 Simple Rules

5. My Three Sons

6. Andy Griffith Show - Both
My Three Sons - Color
Beverly Hillbillies - Color
Bewitched - B&W
Gilligans Island - Color

7. Hogans Heroes

8. Garry marshall

1. Who's your favourite Buffy?
C. Tom Hanks ("Bosom Buddies")

2. Who's your favorite Barney?
B. Barney Fife

3. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the departure of one of its main characters?
c. Happy Days (Ron Howard)

4. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the death of one of its main characters?
b. Chico and the Man (Freddie Prinze Sr.)

5. Which sitcom, currently airing on TV Land Canada, would you like to see on TV Land USA?
h. all of the above

6. Of the following sitcoms, which ones were better in black and white and which ones were better in color?
e. Gilligan's Island in color, everything else b&w

7. What's your favourite military sitcom?
b. Hogan's Heroes

8. Who's your favorite producer/creator/director?
e. Garry Marshall ("The Odd Couple"; "Happy Days"; "Laverne & Shirley"; "Mork and Mindy")

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2. Barney Fife

3. Bewitched

4. 8 Simple Rules

5. The Addams Family

6. Andy Griffith, black and white
Beverly Hillbillies, black and white
Bewitched, both
Gilligan's Island, color

7. Gomer Pyle

8. Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball

1. Who's your favourite Buffy?
C. Tom Hanks ("Bosom Buddies")


2. Who's your favorite Barney?
C. Barney Rubble



3. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the departure of one of its main characters?
c. Happy Days (Ron Howard)

4. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the death of one of its main characters?
a. 8 Simple Rules (John Ritter)


5. Which sitcom, currently airing on TV Land Canada, would you like to see on TV Land USA?
e. The Odd Couple (My Three Sons would be nice too)

6. Of the following sitcoms, which ones were better in black and white and which ones were better in color?

Better in B&W:
a. The Andy Griffith Show

Better in Color:
b. My Three Sons
c. The Beverly Hillbillies
d. Bewitched
e. Gilligan's Island

7. What's your favourite military sitcom?
e . Gomer Pyle


8. Who's your favorite producer/creator/director?

these 3 the most --

d. Paul Henning ("The Beverly Hillbillies"; "Green Acres"; "Petticoat Junction")

e. Garry Marshall ("The Odd Couple"; "Happy Days"; "Laverne & Shirley"; "Mork and Mindy")

f. Mary Tyler Moore/MTM Productions ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; "Rhoda"; "Phyllis"; "Taxi"; "The Bob Newhart Show"; "Newhart"; "Cheers") (MTM did Cheers?!)

2. Who's your favorite Barney?

A. Barney the dinosaur
B. Barney Fife
C. Barney Rubble
D. Barney Miller
E. Barney Hefner, Archie Bunker's best friend
F. Barney Gumble, Homer Simpson's best friend

F. Barney the Drunk :D

3. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the departure of one of its main characters?

a. Cheers (Shelley Long)
b. The Andy Griffith Show (Don Knotts)
c. Happy Days (Ron Howard)
d. Three's Company (Suzanne Somers)
e. MASH (several changes, most notably McLean Stevenson)
f. Bewitched (Dick York)
g. My Three Sons (Tim Considine)
h. Welcome Back Kotter (John Travolta)
i. Good Times (John Amos)

H. Kotter sucked more after Gabe Kaplin left.

4. Which sitcom do you believe was most affected by the death of one of its main characters?

a. 8 Simple Rules (John Ritter)
b. Chico and the Man (Freddie Prinze Sr.)
c. Petticoat Junction (Bea Benaderet)
d. My Three Sons (William Frawley)
e. Cheers (Nicholas Colasanto)
f. Suddenly Susan (David Strickland)
g. NewsRadio (Phil Hartman)
h. Barney Miller (Jack Soo)
i. Too Close For Comfort (Ted Knight)

B. Never having seen 8SR, I say Chico.

5. Which sitcom, currently airing on TV Land Canada, would you like to see on TV Land USA?

a. The Addams Family
b. Car 54, Where Are You?
c. Gomer Pyle USMC
d. My Three Sons
e. The Odd Couple
f. The Phil Silvers Show/Sgt. Bilko
g. Rhoda

E. The Odd Couple

7. What's your favourite military sitcom?

a. MASH
b. Hogan's Heroes
c. Sgt. Bilko
d. F Troop
e. Gomer Pyle
f. McHale's Navy

Hogan's!!