Bored on Saturday night? Try some TV Trivia of the 70s

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

Can you answer these questions?

1. List the 1st & last names of all 4 Sweathogs on Welcome Back Kotter?
2. How did Jamie Sommers become bionic?
3. Name every actress who played an 'angel' on Charlie's Angels
4. What color is the car that Starsky & Hutch drive?
5. What sci-fi tv show of the 60's became a Filmation cartoon in the 70's?
6. Name the two main families on Soap?
7. On what show did Dano get to book the bad guy?
8. What model of car did Starsky and Hutch drive?
9. What did The Chief nickname Starsky's car on Stasky and Hutch??
10. The real names of the cast of Gilligan's Island
11. What was the first name of Captain Dobey on Starsky & Hutch?
12. Name the NYC club where Blondie and the Ramones got their start?
13. What's the connection between the Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family
14. What did Archie Bunker call his son-in-law?
15. Who wrote the 1977 TV mini-series Roots?
16. Whose big break was playing Vinnie Barbarino on Welcome Back Kotter?
17. M*A*S*H: What was Radar O'Reilly's real first name?
18. Can you name all of the Bradford's on Eight is Enough?
19. On Happy Days, what animal did Fonzie jump his motorcycle over?

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Answers at: http://www.inthe70s.com/generated/tvtriviaa.shtml

[Iris]

1. #4 is red. And I'm going to try #18:

Mary
Elizabeth
Joni
Tommy
Nancy
Susan
David
Nicholas

well, that's all I can remember!

[Rhiannon12866]

16. #18

David, Mary, Joannie, Nancy, Susan, Elizabeth, Tommy and Nicholas!:-)

[NightTrain]

2. My answers

1. List the 1st & last names of all 4 Sweathogs on Welcome Back Kotter?

Vinnie Barbarino, Arnold Horshack, Juan Epstein, and Freddy "Boom Boom" Washington

2. How did Jamie Sommers become bionic?

Can't recall. I do, however, know that Lindsay Wagner is now doing commercials for specials beds for old people!

3. Name every actress who played an 'angel' on Charlie's Angels

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Shelly Hack. Did I miss anyone?

4. What color is the car that Starsky & Hutch drive?

Tomato red.

5. What sci-fi tv show of the 60's became a Filmation cartoon in the 70's?

Thunderbirds(?)

6. Name the two main families on Soap?

The Tates and the Campbells.

7. On what show did Dano get to book the bad guy?

Hawaii 5-0

8. What model of car did Starsky and Hutch drive?

Ford Grand Torino

9. What did The Chief nickname Starsky's car on Stasky and Hutch??

The Red Tomato(?)

10. The real names of the cast of Gilligan's Island

The Skipper was Jonas Grumby, Willie Gilligan, Professor Roy Hinckley, Ginger Grant, Thurston Howell III, Lovey Howell, Mary Ann Summers(?)

11. What was the first name of Captain Dobey on Starsky & Hutch?

Can't recall, sorry!

12. Name the NYC club where Blondie and the Ramones got their start?

CBGB's. But what does this have to do with '70s TV?

13. What's the connection between the Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family

"Mama" was a character that Vicky Lawrence played on "The Carol Burnett Show."

14. What did Archie Bunker call his son-in-law?

Meathead!

15. Who wrote the 1977 TV mini-series Roots?

Alex Haley.

16. Whose big break was playing Vinnie Barbarino on Welcome Back Kotter?

John Travolta.

17. M*A*S*H: What was Radar O'Reilly's real first name?

Walter.

18. Can you name all of the Bradford's on Eight is Enough?

No.

19. On Happy Days, what animal did Fonzie jump his motorcycle over?

A shark.

[short bus president]

3. my responses (yes I'm bored)

1. List the 1st & last names of all 4 Sweathogs on Welcome Back Kotter?

Vinnie Barbarino
Freddy "Boom Boom" Washington
Juan Epstein
Arnold Horschak

2. How did Jamie Sommers become bionic?

Rode the shortbus!

3. Name very actress who played an 'angel' on Charlie's Angels

Farrah. End of story.

4. What color is the car that Starsky & Hutch drive?

on my TV? gray.

5. What sci-fi tv show of the 60's became a Filmation cartoon in the 70's?

Lost in Space

6. Name the two main families on Soap?

Grrr! That BUGS ME! Why am I spacing on the words after "This is the story of two families?!?" Ooh - the Tates! And the Campbells! Yay! Brain still work. <celebratory bong hit>

7. On what show did Dano get to book the bad guy?

Hawaii Five-O

8. What model of car did Starsky and Hutch drive?

Idunno.

9. What did The Chief nickname Starsky's car on Stasky and Hutch??

whats with all the f*cking STARSKY AND MOTHERF*CKING HUTCH?!?

10. The real names of the cast of Gilligan's Island

Alan Hale - Skipper
Dawn Wells - MaryAnne (aka "the rest")
Russel Johnson - Skipper (aka "the rest")
Natalie ... - Lovey Howell
Jim Baccus - Thurston Howell
Bob Denver - Gilligan
Tina Louise - Ginger


11. What was the firt name of Captain Dobey on Starsky & Hutch?

:mad: :mad: !!!!!!!!!!! :mad: :mad:

12. Name the NYC club where Blondie and the Ramones got their start?

erfgo2cb3u4f3

13. What's the connection between the Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family

Vicki Lawrence?

14. What did Archie Bunker call his son-in-law?

Meathead

15. Who wrote the 1977 TV mini-series Roots?

You mean who adapted Haley's novel for TV?

16. Whose big break was playing Vinnie Barbarino on Welcome Back Kotter?

Travesty-olta.

17. M*A*S*H: What was Radar O'Reilly's real first name?

Walter

18. Can you name all of the Bradford's on Eight is Enough?

No I can't

19. On Happy Days, what animal did Fonzie jump his motorcycle over?

shark

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[WannaJumpMyScooter]

4. Not bad SB...

Jamie had a parachute accident

The Ford Torino was grey on my TV too, but IRL it was red with a white stripe running from the roof to the hood along both sides

Blondie and the Ramones got started at CbGBOMFUG and the mud Club

[short bus president]

12. I like my plot line for #2 better... n/t

[Darth_Ole]

8. I hardly know any, but OK:

Archie called Mike meathead and Radar's real name was Walter. Those are the two 70's shows I know best

And I've never seen Roots, but I do know that Alex Haley wrote the book.

[Lefty48197]

5. Here goes:

1)Vinnie Barbarine, Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington, Arnold Horshack, and Epstein. (Did he have a first name?)
2)By eating wheaties
3)Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, the lady from "The Rookies", the blonde haired lady, and the rest.
4)White
5)?
6)Tate and
7)Book 'em Dano, murder one! Hawaii five-O
8)Some kind of Mopar
9)I think you already asked one Starsky and Hutch question, but I do know that they drove "The General" on that show who's name I can't remember.
10)Alan Hale - The Skipper, Jim Backus - Thurston Howell, Dawn Something - Mary Ann, and, and and, Oh crap!
11)See response # 9, only change the number to "Two"
12)?
13)Vicki Lawrence played "Mama" in a skit on the Carol Burnett Show
14)Meathead commie pinko liberal demmycrat
15)
16)Travolta
17)Corporal. Oops - Walter
18)The oldest sister-Mary?, the red head, the thin blonde, the oldest son, the curly haired guy, and pickle-less. Were there really two more?
19)A shark

[dolo amber]

6. Bradfords were as follows:

(not in any order)
joanie
tommy
david
mary
nicholas
diane
julie
and..
lori?

:shrug:

Now I'm off to googleland to check my answers...


edit:
*CUSS!!*

No Diane, Julie or Lori...

Mary ( Lani O'Grady )
David ( Mark Hamill, Grant Goodeve )
Joanie ( Laurie Walters )
Nancy ( Kimberly Beck , Dianne Kay )
Elizabeth ( Connie Newton Needham )
Susan ( Susan Richardson )
Tommy ( Chris English, Willie Aames )
Nicholas

[Iris]

7. wait - see my post!

I just found them all!

[dolo amber]

9. Darn you!!!

Beat me to it, and I even cheated!! :D

[Iris]

10. it took me a while

notice my edits!

[dolo amber]

11. Did you notice

on that cast listing I found that it says Mark Hamill played David at some point?? Who knew?! :shrug:

edit: spelling, as *%&$(%)# usual :eyes:

[Iris]

13. yeah, I thought that was weird, but what really freaked me out

is that Nicholas is one year younger than I am! I just remember him being such a dopey little kid!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

14. Damn... you blew one of my favorite trivia questions there

I seem to be the only one who remembers him, until now.

[catzies]

15. OMG I'm old enough to know all those answers.

Must go kill those brain cells now ... :smoke:

[short bus president]

17. well, it's early yet for you

West Coasters. It's expected that you should have a little bit more brain function right now than those of use staring at 3:30am.

BTW - could ya' pass me a hit of that, if it's any good? Mine's all the way at the other end of the house, and I don't feel like getting up.

[sandnsea]

18. And they're easier to remember than this year's shows

What is that all about?