Classic TV Shows Trivia Questions
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What popular Western TV show featured the fictional Ponderosa Ranch?
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bonanza
Who is the horseman that comes out of the night when the full moon is bright?
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zorro
What 1970s TV series featured a theme song written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman and Dave Grusin, known for its catchphrase 'Dy-no-mite' and starring Esther Rolle?
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good times
In which TV show does a character named Kimble, surrounded by police, seek sanctuary in a home for the blind?
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fugitive
On which TV show did Jim Phelps always accept his assignments?
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Which game show was hosted by Bill Cullen for 9 years on its daytime version, before its second host accumulated 27 years of hosting?
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price is right
What was the name of the 650-pound companion of Clint Howard in a 1960s TV show?
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gentle ben
Which TV show featured an episode where a character gets amnesia after being hit on the head by a bucket of carrots?
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mister ed
What CBS show is referred to as 'Television's first smash hit situation comedy' in the book 'Total Television'?
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i love lucy
Which TV show featured Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams as the main characters?
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laverne & shirley
What sitcom's final episode in May 1998 featured Julia Roberts falling for the character Frank Fontana?
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murphy brown
What ghoulish TV family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane in Mockingbird Heights?
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munsters
On which ABC drama did Dick Van Patten play Tom Bradford, the father of many children?
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eight is enough
What is the name of the famous TV dog owned by Jeff Miller, Timmy Martin, and forest ranger Corey Stuart?
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lassie
From which TV show character did the silver for his bullets come from a mine owned by himself and his late brother?
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lone ranger
What TV show features the quote: 'It's a common word, something you see every day'?
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you bet your life
In which 1980s television series does Scott Bakula portray a time traveler who inhabits different people's bodies?
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quantum leap
Which television series featured Crockett and Tubbs contemplating leaving the force in its final episode that aired in 1989?
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miami vice
What character did the theme song to 'Have Gun, Will Travel' describe as 'a knight without armor in a savage land'?
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paladin
What television show featured Louise Lasser in the title role?
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mary hartman, mary hartman
What TV series is known for having '8 million stories' according to its introduction?
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naked city
Which drama was the only spinoff of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'?
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lou grant
In what TV show does a character named Horshack refuse to dissect frogs, potentially causing him to fail biology?
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welcome back, kotter
What 60s sitcom features the Shady Rest Hotel owner Kate Bradley, her three daughters, and their uncle?
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petticoat junction
On which TV show is the catchphrase 'Good night, John-Boy' famously used?
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waltons
From which TV show is the line 'Your mission, Jim, should you choose to accept it'?
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Who played the character Kato on the 1960s TV show The Green Hornet?
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bruce lee
On which TV series is the robot named Hymie, created by a KAOS scientist who named him after his father?
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get smart
In which TV series does Doc fall for a seasick stowaway played by Charo?
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love boat
On which comedy series did detectives Dietrich, Yemana, Harris, and Fish appear?
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barney miller
What sitcom starring Eve Arden began its 4-year run on TV on October 3, 1952?
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our miss brooks
What TV show features the character Cliff Huxtable as a father?
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cosby show
Which TV show featured the local news and 'The Happy Homemaker Show' on WJM-TV, channel 12?
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mary tyler moore show
Who portrayed a former FBI agent in the '60s TV show 'The Name of the Game' and was also a former 'Untouchable'?
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robert stack
What TV series features Lucas McCain battling outlaws in North Fork with a specially modified .44 Winchester?
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rifleman
What TV sitcom featured a character known by the nickname 'Bub' for Michael Francis O'Casey?
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my three sons
What is the name of the TV western set on the Barkley Ranch in the 1870s?
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big valley
What TV show features Jameson Parker and Gerald McRaney as co-stars?
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simon & simon
What TV show starred Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly as the main characters?
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cagney & lacey
Which classic TV show featured the catchphrase 'One of these days, Alice, one of these days... pow! Right in the kisser!'?
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honeymooners
What is the name of the 1966 serial that featured a 200-year-old vampire named Barnabas Collins?
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dark shadows
What TV character parked his plane, the Songbird, on the Flying Crown Ranch?
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sky king
Which TV Western series featuring Ward Bond began its journey in St. Joseph, Missouri, and made its way to California?
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wagon train
On which '60s television series did Betty Jo Bradley marry pilot Steve Elliott?
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petticoat junction
In which classic TV show would you hear the catchphrase 'Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!'?
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gomer pyle, u.s.m.c.
What sitcom featured Fred MacMurray's character becoming a grandfather to triplet boys by its final episode?
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my three sons
Which TV series featured Kathy Garver as Cissy, the sister of Buffy and Jody?
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family affair
What television show features a theme song written by Paul Williams and sung by Jack Jones that begins with the lyrics, 'Love, exciting and new'?
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love boat
Which TV show features Lionel attempting to mediate between his fiancee's grandfathers, one of whom is black and the other is white, with both holding prejudiced views?
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jeffersons
In which TV show does West confront the diabolical Dr. Loveless in a ghost town inhabited by dummies?
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wild wild west
What TV show features the character Ben Cartwright?
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bonanza
In which mythical place did Patrick Duffy's character Mark Harris reside in the TV show titled 'The Man From'?
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atlantis
In which West Coast city was Paladin's base of operation, the Hotel Carlton, located in TV Westerns?
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san francisco
What 1960s WWII drama features four commandos fighting Rommel's Afrika Korps each week and stars Christopher George?
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rat patrol
Which television series won a 1976 Writing Emmy for the episode titled 'Chuckles Bites the Dust'?
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mary tyler moore show
What is the last name of TV characters Herman and Lily, who had a son named Eddie and a niece named Marilyn?
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munster
In a classic episode of which TV show is Chuckles the Clown, dressed as a peanut, killed by an elephant?
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mary tyler moore show
What is the show that features a theme song mentioning 'But Patty's only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights'?
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patty duke show
Which TV show's theme song was performed by a fictional musical family with the same name as the show's title?
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partridge family
What occupation is shared by the title characters of the classic TV shows 'Grindl', 'Beulah' and 'Hazel'?
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maid