TV Trivia - 3

[OldDave]

OK, as requested here is a new quiz.

1. On The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, who played Maynard G. Krebs? What did the G stand for?

2. And, of course, another Gunsmoke question. What was the name of Matt’s horse (and no it isn’t Kitty.)

3. What year did Monday Night Football start? Who were the original announcers?

4. The actor Jimmy Stewart served in the Armed Forces in WWII. What branch? What was ultimately his highest rank in the service?

5. Who were the original cast members of The Carol Burnett Show?

6. Which Muppet was the first to receive national fame on TV? What show?

7. What TV show always began with, “There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission…..?”

8. How many current or past presidents appeared on “Rowan and Martin's Laugh In”? Can you name them?

9. Who played the sidekick Kato on the TV show, The Green Hornet?

10. OK, here is an obscure one: What show did The Banana Man appear on? What did he do?

Good luck.

[2BNTV]

OK, as requested here is a new quiz.

1. On The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, who played Maynard G. Krebs? What did the G stand for?

Dwayne Hickman - G is ???

2. And, of course, another Gunsmoke question. What was the name of Matt’s horse (and no it isn’t Kitty.)

3. What year did Monday Night Football start? Who were the original announcers?

Howard Cosell, Don Meredith and Frank Gifford

4. The actor Jimmy Stewart served in the Armed Forces in WWII. What branch? What was ultimately his highest rank in the service?

Air Force, Brigadier General

5. Who were the original cast members of The Carol Burnett Show?

Harvey Korman, Tim Conway and Vicki Lawrence? I know Vicki is wrong.

6. Which Muppet was the first to receive national fame on TV? What show?

Big Bird on Samsame Street.

7. What TV show always began with, “There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission…..?”

Twilight Zone.

8. How many current or past presidents appeared on “Rowan and Martin's Laugh In”? Can you name them?

Nixon and Carter,

9. Who played the sidekick Kato on the TV show, The Green Hornet?

10. OK, here is an obscure one: What show did The Banana Man appear on? What did he do?

Good luck.

Good tough quiz.

[DougB]

1. Bob Denver G stood for Walter
2. Buck
3. 1970. Cosell Jackson Meredith
5. Lyle Wagoner and Harvey Korman
9. Bruce Lee
10. Capt Kangaroo he was a clown I guess you would say

[chuckinca]

4. Army Air Corps

[Mikeod]

10. Pulled bananas out of everywhere. Remember the song he sang? La-la-la-la-la-eeeee. Bananas!

[DougB]

Think Ronald Reagan was on Laugh in. He count? wasn't president then

[OldDave]

Impressive answers so far. Couple still not right.

I'm particularly impressed with The Banana Man. I mostly remember him making great baloon animals, and going, "wooooowwww" really slowly.

[DougB]

6. I am inclined to say Kermit from the Sam and Friends show in the late 50s

[OldDave]

Still don't have 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 correct.

[redwitch]

1. On The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, who played Maynard G. Krebs? What did the G stand for? Bob Denver, don't remember but the G is silent and he was named after his aunt

2. And, of course, another Gunsmoke question. What was the name of Matt’s horse (and no it isn’t Kitty.) He had 3 horses -- 2 named Buck, one named Marshall

3. What year did Monday Night Football start? Who were the original announcers? 1970 or 71; Cosell, Meredith, forget #3 but was replaced by Gifford next season -- college football announcer

4. The actor Jimmy Stewart served in the Armed Forces in WWII. What branch? What was ultimately his highest rank in the service? Air Force Reserves; brig gen

5. Who were the original cast members of The Carol Burnett Show? Burnett, Lyle Waggoner, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway (?)

6. Which Muppet was the first to receive national fame on TV? What show? Rolf the dog; Jimmy Dean Show

7. What TV show always began with, “There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission…..?” Outer Limits (but Twilight Zone was so much better)

8. How many current or past presidents appeared on “Rowan and Martin's Laugh In”? Can you name them? Carter, Nixon

9. Who played the sidekick Kato on the TV show, The Green Hornet? Bruce Lee

10. OK, here is an obscure one: What show did The Banana Man appear on? What did he do? absolutely clueless

Now I can go back and read answers. lol

[Pturner]

Maynard G. Krebs:

"Work? WORK!#@%*"

[OldDave]

WORK! Love that line.

Red, I had forget the silent G, and his aunt.

OK, here are my answers, at least:

1. On The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, who played Maynard G. Krebs? What did the G stand for?
Bob Denver, and Walter
2. And, of course, another Gunsmoke question. What was the name of Matt’s horse (and no it isn’t Kitty.)
Buck
3. What year did Monday Night Football start? Who were the original announcers?
Cossell, Meredith, and Jackson. (They wanted Gifford, but was under contract and he suggested Meredith.)
4. The actor Jimmy Stewart served in the Armed Forces in WWII. What branch? What was ultimately his highest rank in the service?
Air Corps, then Air Force, and Brigadier General is correct.
5. Who were the original cast members of The Carol Burnett Show?
Harvey Corman, Vicky Lawerence, and Lyle Waggoner. (Tim Conway wasn’t a regular for the first 8 years, but did guest star a great deal.)
6. Which Muppet was the first to receive national fame on TV? What show?
Rowlf the dog, voiced by Jim Henson. On the Jimmy Dean Show.
7. What TV show always began with, “There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission…..?”
Outer Limits
8. How many current or past presidents appeared on “Rowan and Martin's Laugh In”? Can you name them?
Only Nixon. “Sock it to me?”
9. Who played the sidekick Kato on the TV show, The Green Hornet?
Bruce Lee
10. OK, here is an obscure one: What show did The Banana Man appear on? What did he do?
Captain Kangaroo is right. And I would say clown is correct. He made balloon animals.

[redwitch]

Really surprised that Vicky Lawrence was there from day one. She just seemed too young to have been there from the beginning to the end.

Only Tricky Dick, eh? Will definitely remember that piece of trivia.

Absolutely refused to watch Captain Kangaroo and finding out that Clarabelle the Clown was the Captain. I loved Clarabelle and cried when he said good-bye on Howdy Doody. CK started, someone told me he was Clarabelle (probably my brother) and that was that -- no CK in our house. lol

Of course, my brother also told me that The Mickey Mouse Club was a Communist plot to take over the minds of American children so he could watch American Bandstand. Think our parents were relieved when we went back overseas just so there wasn't the constant bickering over the television.

(Do you get the feeling that some of us really like trivia? lol)

So, when do we get the next installment?

[OldDave]

I didn't know that Keeshan was Clarabelle. I always thought it was Willard Scott. In briefly looking at cannot confirm that Scott ever was, although lots of people say he was. Weird.

I wasn't much of a Howdy Doody fan. But I was loyal to the Captain.

I'll have to work up some more. I'm just doing these off the top of my head. I may have to do some research.

[redwitch]

Turns out there were three Clarabells according to Wikipedia (Clarabell the Clown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarabell_the_Clown)). Keeshan was the first. "Nick" Nickerson was the second and Lew Anderson was the third. Never heard of Scott being accused of being Clarabell. But, then, never knew there was anyone but Keeshan playing Clarabell.

Happy hunting.

[OldDave]

Thanks. Willard Scott is widely acknowledged at the first Donald McDonald, later called Ronald. Maybe that's where my brain went wrong.

[DougB]

Probably more the fact that Willard Scott did play Bozo the Clown on WRC-TV in Washington before doing Ronald McDonald