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red dog 1

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Post a difficult-to-answer question about a popular TV show & see if anyone knows the answer without using Google

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Post a difficult-to-answer question about a popular TV show & see if anyone knows the answer without using Google (Original Post) red dog 1 Mar 9 OP

University of American Samoa VGNonly Mar 9 #1

Correctamundo! red dog 1 Mar 10 #4

Marla Gibbs VGNonly Mar 10 #5

Florence JoseBalow Mar 13 #14

On MASH, what was Frank Burns hometown? VGNonly Mar 10 #2

Fort Wayne? quaint Mar 10 #3

Frank was from Fort Wayne IN. VGNonly Mar 10 #6

Hawkeye, not Trapper John, ordered the ribs from "Adam's Ribs" red dog 1 Mar 12 #7

It's been a long time since seeing that episode. VGNonly Mar 12 #9

Vermont. boonecreek Mar 14 #16

Yes Vermont. VGNonly Mar 14 #17

A river of liver and an ocean of fish! VGNonly Mar 14 #18

Joliet Station ProfessorGAC Mar 13 #12

It was Dearborn Street Station, not Joliet Station jmowreader Apr 18 #66

What popular TV show had a main character who was cross-eyed? red dog 1 Mar 12 #8

F-Troop? JoseBalow Mar 13 #10

Nope, good guess though. red dog 1 Mar 13 #11

I don't watch much recent TV, I like the old shows JoseBalow Mar 13 #15

Another good guess. red dog 1 Mar 14 #19

Clarence the Cross Eyed Lion on Daktari? Diamond_Dog Apr 8 #27

No red dog 1 Apr 13 #44

Emergency! Paramedic John Gage has a poster of what in his locker? miyazaki Mar 13 #13

Who said VGNonly Apr 3 #20

The father on Young Sheldon. George? I think Alpeduez21 Apr 13 #37

Yes! VGNonly Apr 13 #54

What does the TV show "Wiseguy" have in common with "Breaking Bad"? red dog 1 Apr 4 #21

Jonathan Banks VGNonly Apr 4 #22

Yep! red dog 1 Apr 8 #23

Early in his career he had bit part in a classic comedy. VGNonly Apr 8 #25

Jonathan Banks? Beverly Hills Cop Alpeduez21 Apr 13 #38

He was in that and also in 48 hours. VGNonly Apr 13 #42

Early in his career, Johnny Carson hosted a CBS daytime game show called "Who Do You Trust?" red dog 1 Apr 8 #24

Choose your partner? boonecreek Apr 8 #26

Nope. good guess. red dog 1 Apr 12 #30

Earn Your Vacation? boonecreek Apr 13 #31

Nope red dog 1 Apr 13 #33

That was the show boonecreek Apr 13 #34

You didn't cheat, because you didn't post what you found on IMBd. red dog 1 Apr 13 #45

On the sitcom "The People's Choice" Diamond_Dog Apr 8 #28

Mary Jane Croft. boonecreek Apr 13 #32

You are correct, boonecreek! Diamond_Dog Apr 13 #36

1) What was the original name of Saturday Night Live? 2) Who hosted the first show? 3) Name all 8 original cast members red dog 1 Apr 12 #29

Simply "Saturday Night" VGNonly Apr 13 #39

How could I miss on Gilda Radner? Harker Apr 13 #41

Well, 7 out of 8 isn't bad. red dog 1 Apr 13 #46

"Saturday Night!", I think, George Carlin... Harker Apr 13 #40

George Carlin is correct, and you got 6 out of 8 of the cast. red dog 1 Apr 13 #47

I can neither think nor count! Harker Apr 13 #48

On the The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, what Maynard G. Krebs' middle name? Brother Buzz Apr 13 #35

Which Breaking Bad star was on" The Price is Right"? VGNonly Apr 13 #43

I'll take a guess that it was Jonathan Banks. red dog 1 Apr 13 #49

Magnets!!! VGNonly Apr 13 #50

What was the name of "Automan's" sidekick? n/t gay texan Apr 13 #51

James T Kirk Bluestocking Apr 13 #52

It stands for Tiberius, correct? subterranean Apr 13 #55

Correct Bluestocking Apr 13 #57

Who is Krusty the Clowns half brother on the Simpsons Bluestocking Apr 13 #53

Trump? red dog 1 Apr 16 #59

Nope Bluestocking Apr 17 #63

Sideshow Bob? JoseBalow Apr 17 #64

Nope Bluestocking Apr 17 #65

What was the name of Festus Hagen's mule? doc03 Apr 13 #56

What was Barney Fife's The Wizard Apr 13 #58

Wasn't he a deputy sheriff? red dog 1 Apr 16 #60

Andy and Barney were cousins. The Wizard Apr 17 #62

I think that was only mentioned in one early episode. Then the writers made them friends. mucifer Apr 19 #68

It was in the pilot and never again. The Wizard Apr 19 #69

What actress played Chrissy in the second version of the pilot episode of Three's Company? red dog 1 Apr 16 #61

Why was the General Lee in Dukes of Hazzard a Dodge Charger? jmowreader Apr 18 #67

I loved that show. red dog 1 Apr 19 #70

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

1. University of American Samoa

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 10:47 PM

Mar 9

Was his car greenish/aqua?

Who was the 70's sitcom player in El Camino? She was in the scenes with Ed Galbraith, The Disappearer.

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

4. Correctamundo!

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 07:38 PM

Mar 10

On the 1st one, and close enough on the 2nd (I think it was blue)

As to your question about El Camino...I don't know her name. (Was she on The Jeffersons?

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

5. Marla Gibbs

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 08:25 PM

Mar 10

she was the maid Florida. She's 95.

JoseBalow

(9,744 posts)

14. Florence

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 11:35 PM

Mar 13

Florida Evans (Esther Rolle) was JJ's mom on Good Times.

Close, though!

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

2. On MASH, what was Frank Burns hometown?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:11 PM

Mar 10

quaint

(5,112 posts)

3. Fort Wayne?

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 06:14 PM

Mar 10

What state is that in? Did I confuse Wayne Rogers?
Excuse me, I haven't slept recently...

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

6. Frank was from Fort Wayne IN.

Reply to quaint (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 08:28 PM

Mar 10

Trapper was from Chicago. Remember Adams Ribs from Joliet Station .

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

7. Hawkeye, not Trapper John, ordered the ribs from "Adam's Ribs"

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 04:03 PM

Mar 12

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%27s_Ribs

(He forgot to order the Coleslaw)

"And for our entre tonight, we have liver or fish"

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

9. It's been a long time since seeing that episode.

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 04:19 PM

Mar 12

I had in my mind that Trapper knew of Adams Ribs.

In the very early episodes, Hawkeye was not from Maine. What state?

boonecreek

(1,555 posts)

16. Vermont.

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:23 AM

Mar 14

IIRC that was in the first "Dear Dad" episode.

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

17. Yes Vermont.

Reply to boonecreek (Reply #16)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 01:26 PM

Mar 14

If I remember correctly Hawkeye also had a sister and perhaps a living mother, in others episodes he said he was an only child and his father was a widower.

I saw Alan Alda at a talk and book signing. I saw Jamie Farr and shook his hand in Toledo.

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

18. A river of liver and an ocean of fish!

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 01:30 PM

Mar 14

ProfessorGAC

(77,306 posts)

12. Joliet Station

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 08:37 PM

Mar 13

As that's the city in which I grew up, that bugged me because there were no restaurants at the train station until the 1990s.
They got the addresses & the direction the streets ran wrong in The Sting, too.
That bugged me, too.

jmowreader

(53,404 posts)

66. It was Dearborn Street Station, not Joliet Station

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #6)

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:55 PM

Apr 18

Henry knew the number for it right off the top of his head.

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

8. What popular TV show had a main character who was cross-eyed?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 04:08 PM

Mar 12

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(The show won 16 Emmy Awards)

JoseBalow

(9,744 posts)

10. F-Troop?

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 12:56 AM

Mar 13

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

11. Nope, good guess though.

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #10)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 03:27 PM

Mar 13

(It's a recent TV show)

JoseBalow

(9,744 posts)

15. I don't watch much recent TV, I like the old shows

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 11:40 PM

Mar 13

Hmm... I'd guess Columbo, but he was one-eyed, not crossed-eyed.

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

19. Another good guess.

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #15)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 04:25 PM

Mar 14

Diamond_Dog

(41,071 posts)

27. Clarence the Cross Eyed Lion on Daktari?

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 10:32 PM

Apr 8

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

44. No

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #27)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:13 PM

Apr 13

It was a female actor (human)

miyazaki

(2,677 posts)

13. Emergency! Paramedic John Gage has a poster of what in his locker?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 10:23 PM

Mar 13

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

20. Who said

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 06:42 PM

Apr 3

"You may want to call the police, there's a bum sleeping on our front porch"?

Alpeduez21

(2,073 posts)

37. The father on Young Sheldon. George? I think

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #20)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:43 PM

Apr 13

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

54. Yes!

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #20)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 05:35 PM

Apr 13

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

21. What does the TV show "Wiseguy" have in common with "Breaking Bad"?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 06:52 PM

Apr 4

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

22. Jonathan Banks

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #21)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:41 PM

Apr 4

was in both shows. Steve Bauer, best known as Don Eladio in BB, was also in both.

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

23. Yep!

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #22)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 08:59 PM

Apr 8

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

25. Early in his career he had bit part in a classic comedy.

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #23)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 10:16 PM

Apr 8

Can you name the film?

Alpeduez21

(2,073 posts)

38. Jonathan Banks? Beverly Hills Cop

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #25)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:45 PM

Apr 13

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

42. He was in that and also in 48 hours.

Reply to Alpeduez21 (Reply #38)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:00 PM

Apr 13

This is the film I had in mind.

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

24. Early in his career, Johnny Carson hosted a CBS daytime game show called "Who Do You Trust?"

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 09:05 PM

Apr 8

What was the original title of the show?

boonecreek

(1,555 posts)

26. Choose your partner?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 10:24 PM

Apr 8

I don't think that was it.

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

30. Nope. good guess.

Reply to boonecreek (Reply #26)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 06:31 PM

Apr 12

boonecreek

(1,555 posts)

31. Earn Your Vacation?

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #30)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:34 PM

Apr 13

I can't believe that just popped into my head.

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

33. Nope

Reply to boonecreek (Reply #31)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:04 PM

Apr 13

boonecreek

(1,555 posts)

34. That was the show

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #33)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:26 PM

Apr 13

he hosted before Who do You Trust. I now remember him talking about it
on the Tonight Show. My curiosity got the best of me so I looked it up on
IMDb. I won't post what I found though because I cheated.

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

45. You didn't cheat, because you didn't post what you found on IMBd.

Reply to boonecreek (Reply #34)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:16 PM

Apr 13

Diamond_Dog

(41,071 posts)

28. On the sitcom "The People's Choice"

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 11:09 PM

Apr 8

Who voiced the thoughts and observations of Cleo the Bassett Hound?

boonecreek

(1,555 posts)

32. Mary Jane Croft.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #28)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:02 PM

Apr 13

She played Betty Ramsey on "I Love Lucy" with perennial Jack Benny nemesis Frank Nelson
as her husband. She later played Lucy's friend on "Here's Lucy."

Diamond_Dog

(41,071 posts)

36. You are correct, boonecreek!

Reply to boonecreek (Reply #32)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:38 PM

Apr 13

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

29. 1) What was the original name of Saturday Night Live? 2) Who hosted the first show? 3) Name all 8 original cast members

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 06:30 PM

Apr 12

(Three separate questions....it's not necessary to answer all three)

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

39. Simply "Saturday Night"

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #29)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:46 PM

Apr 13

George Carlin hosted.

Belushi
Akroyd
Radner
Morris
Curtin
Chase
Newman
There was another guy, older, can't remember his name.

I watched the 1st show in October 75, I was a freshman in college.

Harker

(18,164 posts)

41. How could I miss on Gilda Radner?

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #39)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:52 PM

Apr 13

She was a treat.

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

46. Well, 7 out of 8 isn't bad.

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #39)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:22 PM

Apr 13

(I won't name the 8th guy ...Let's see if anyone can name him)

Carlin was the first host, and the original title was "NBC's Saturday Night"

Harker

(18,164 posts)

40. "Saturday Night!", I think, George Carlin...

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #29)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:50 PM

Apr 13

and the cast, as I can manage it, were Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garret Morris, and Larrain (sp?) Newman.

If there was an eighth, I'm coming up blank.

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

47. George Carlin is correct, and you got 6 out of 8 of the cast.

Reply to Harker (Reply #40)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:26 PM

Apr 13

Harker

(18,164 posts)

48. I can neither think nor count!

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Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:28 PM

Apr 13

Brother Buzz

(40,442 posts)

35. On the The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, what Maynard G. Krebs' middle name?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:27 PM

Apr 13

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

43. Which Breaking Bad star was on" The Price is Right"?

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Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:07 PM

Apr 13

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

49. I'll take a guess that it was Jonathan Banks.

Reply to VGNonly (Reply #43)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:29 PM

Apr 13

VGNonly

(8,554 posts)

50. Magnets!!!

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Mon Apr 13, 2026, 05:02 PM

Apr 13

gay texan

(3,253 posts)

51. What was the name of "Automan's" sidekick? n/t

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Mon Apr 13, 2026, 05:07 PM

Apr 13

Bluestocking

(799 posts)

52. James T Kirk

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 05:23 PM

Apr 13

What does the T stand for

subterranean

(3,775 posts)

55. It stands for Tiberius, correct?

Reply to Bluestocking (Reply #52)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 05:37 PM

Apr 13

Bluestocking

(799 posts)

57. Correct

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Mon Apr 13, 2026, 05:48 PM

Apr 13

Bluestocking

(799 posts)

53. Who is Krusty the Clowns half brother on the Simpsons

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Mon Apr 13, 2026, 05:33 PM

Apr 13

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

59. Trump?

Reply to Bluestocking (Reply #53)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:46 PM

Apr 16

Bluestocking

(799 posts)

63. Nope

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #59)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 02:45 PM

Apr 17

Trump failed out of clown college

JoseBalow

(9,744 posts)

64. Sideshow Bob?

Reply to Bluestocking (Reply #53)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 08:25 PM

Apr 17

Bluestocking

(799 posts)

65. Nope

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #64)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 09:50 PM

Apr 17

doc03

(39,188 posts)

56. What was the name of Festus Hagen's mule?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 05:44 PM

Apr 13

The Wizard

(13,861 posts)

58. What was Barney Fife's

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 06:15 PM

Apr 13

relationship with Sheriff Taylor?

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

60. Wasn't he a deputy sheriff?

Reply to The Wizard (Reply #58)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:47 PM

Apr 16

The Wizard

(13,861 posts)

62. Andy and Barney were cousins.

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #60)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 04:49 AM

Apr 17

mucifer

(25,729 posts)

68. I think that was only mentioned in one early episode. Then the writers made them friends.

Reply to The Wizard (Reply #62)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 01:55 AM

Apr 19

The Wizard

(13,861 posts)

69. It was in the pilot and never again.

Reply to mucifer (Reply #68)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 06:15 AM

Apr 19

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

61. What actress played Chrissy in the second version of the pilot episode of Three's Company?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

Apr 16

Last edited Sun Apr 19, 2026, 05:16 PM - Edit history (2)

(She was replaced by Suzanne Somers for the third and final version of the pilot episode)

jmowreader

(53,404 posts)

67. Why was the General Lee in Dukes of Hazzard a Dodge Charger?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:58 PM

Apr 18

On edit: the real-world reason and not one from the in-show universe.

red dog 1

(33,479 posts)

70. I loved that show.

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #67)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 05:17 PM

Apr 19

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