Okay older DUers, ready for a 1950s TV trivia quiz?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

Answers to follow:

1. Name two 1950s TV series, one for children, one a prime-time comedy, in which a single man was raising his teenaged niece.

2. The following title songs, promos, or voiceovers contain the name of the show in question. Fill in the blank:

a. "I've got a gang, you've got a gang, everybody's got to have a gang. But there's only one gang for me, good old_____________________."

b. "Yoohoo, it's me, my name is _________________."

c. "A brand-new TV show is born, it stars a young man with a horn, time to meet _________________ each week on ABC."

d. "__________, _____________ easy-lopin', cattle-ropin _________________."

e. '"Here I come to save the day!' That means that __________________ is on the way."

3. Which 1950s sitcom had the following recurring catch phrases?
"I've got to kill that boy some day." "Now cut that out!" "Work!"

4. Match the following children with their wonder animals:

Ken Lassie
Corky (girl) Flicka
Joey White Shadow
Jeff Bimbo and Bobo
Corky (boy) Rin Tin Tin
Rusty Fury

What were the names of the shows they appeared on?

5. What designations were given to the days of the week on The Mickey Mouse Club?

6. What was the name of the Catholic bishop who had a national TV program?

7. Which of the following events did not get special live television coverage?

Khrushchev's visit to the United States
Queen Elizabeth's coronation
The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway
The UN Security Council debates over the U-2 spy incident
The 1956 Democratic and Republican national conventions

8. The following actors had starring or featured roles in 1950s TV programs and later went on to take starring or featured roles in shows of later decades. Here are the names of the actors with their later roles. What were their 1950s roles?

Bob Denver "Gilligan" of Gilligan's Island
Henry Morgan "Colonel Potter" of MASH
Ann B. Davis "Alice" of the Brady Bunch
Leo G.Carroll "Alexander Waverly" of The Man from UNCLE
Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees
Shelley Fabares "Christine Armstrong Fox" on Coach
John Forsythe "Blake Carrington" in Dynasty
James Garner "Jim Rockford" of The Rockford Files

Good luck!

[hickman1937]

1. I'll try

1) Bachelor Father
Family Affair
2)d Sugar Foot
e Mighty Mouse
3) Ken Flicka, My Friend Flicka
Rusty Rin Tin Tin, Rin Tin Tin
Corky(boy) Bimbo and Bobo, Circus Boy
Joey Fury, Fury
Jeff Lassie, Lassie
Corky(girl) White Shadow
6) Fulton Sheen

Bob Denver, Maynerd G. Krebs, Dobie Gillis
Harry Morgan, ????????, Dragnet
Shelly Fabres ????? Stone, The Donna Reed Show
Micky Dolenz Rusty, RinTinTin
Micky Dolenz corky, circus boy
John Forsyth Uncle Bently, Bachelor father

Thats the best I can do so far.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

3. Good start

1) Bachelor Father is correct, but Family Affair is from the 1960s. I'll give you a hint on the other one: "Out of the blue of the western sky..."

2) yes

3) Henry Morgan was in the second incarnation of Dragnet, not the first. His 1950s role was in a sitcom.
Mickey Dolenz was not in Rin Tin Tin. Otherwise, good.

[hickman1937]

5. Songbird?

Penny and her Uncle with the plane?

[LandOLincoln]

10. Sky King? n/t

[hickman1937]

12. Yes, thats it! good one

[barb162]

35. I watched that!!

[barb162]

8. remember Sheen's eyes? Fulton J. Sheen, I still remember him

doing something on a blackboard writing "good" and taking an "o" out and = "god" but I don't remember anything else other than we watched him

[Lydia Leftcoast]

19. He did have intense eyes, didn't he?

I remember hearing the audience laughing at his jokes and not understanding why they were funny.

[barb162]

31. I don't remember that,just the eyes, good/god and the way he would

strut around with that big flowing cape. It was as if he was making sure that the cape billowed out for dramatic effect. As a little kid I was fascinated and thought well this man is something really big and you had to listen. Of course, when you're that young you really aren't catching much. Remember that cape? I think it went almost to the floor

[hickman1937]

46. My dad couldn't stand him

So we rarely watched. I remember the cape. Wouldn't he have been the ideal Prom date for The Wicked Witch of the West? If I could only photo shop!

[barb162]

50. I had parents who just obeyed whatever the priests said and the

fact this guy was a bishop, well,he may as well have been the pope.

If we were the date of the witch, he would have been scarier than she was.

[hickman1937]

11. I think 3 is Jack Benny, maybe.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

15. Come to think of it, Jack Benny did say "Now cut that out," but

taken together with the other two phrases, it can only be one show. (Hint: It figures in one of the other questions.)

[Dan-W]

25. "The Life of Riley"? with William Bendix? n/t

[Lydia Leftcoast]

27. Nope

When it began, the main characters were all supposed to be high school students. One of the stars later went into politics. :-)

[Wilber_Stool]

41. Dopey

I meen Dobie Gillis.
His dad wanted to kill him, Dobie wanted out, and Maynard didn't like work.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

48. Actually, Dobie said "Now cut that out!" whenever

Zelda wrinkled her nose at him.

[ET Awful]

2. I'm not that old, but I can answer a few :)

1E is Mighty Mouse

On question 8 -

Henry Morgan was on Dragnet
James Garner was on Maverick
Bob Denver was on Dobie Gillis (Maynard Kreb) :)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. See above

Henry Morgan was in the late 1960s version of Dragnet. His 1950s role was as a supporting character in a sitcom.

[Dan-W]

9. Maybe, "December Bride"? n/t

[Lydia Leftcoast]

13. Yesss!

And what role did he play, and what were the names of his unseen wife and daughter?

[yellowdogintexas]

45. Harry Morgan was the next door neighbor "Pete"

and his wife was named Gladys and we never saw her.

there was a spin off called "Pete and Gladys"

I do not remember a daughter.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

47. Yes, you are a certified 1950s TV watcher!

:-)

The daughter was Linda. She was "born" during the run of the show.

[Dan-W]

6. Here's a couple more.

2. a. Andy's Gang
b. Pinky Lee

8. Alice B. Davis was "Bob Cumming's Show" Bob's secretary?
Leo G. Carrol was Cosmo "Topper".

[China_cat]

7. Leo G. Carroll

was Topper, the ghost.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. Not the ghost, but the owner of the

house that was haunted by the ghosts George and Marian Kirby and their dog whose name was (extra credit trivia question).

[Dan-W]

17. Can't give you the dog's name but,

The Kirby couple (Fran Jeffries = Mrs.) perished in an avalanche. Their dog was a St. Bernard; which I assume perished with them.

[pink-o]

16. Topper wasn't the ghost...he was a REAL boy

Robert Sterling and Anne Jefferies (I can't remember their character names) were the ghosts, as well as Nero, their alcoholic St Bernard who drank Martinis from his water bowl...

And why the Eff do I remember this when I can't figure out where I put my keys yesterday????? (a true sign of old age.)

[China_cat]

Not Nero...Neil

[barb162]

33. Oh I remember that show vaguely

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. Hmm, nobody has tackled 5 or 7 yet

Where are all you Mouseketeers?

[China_cat]

21. Trying desperately to forget.

[hickman1937]

29. One was RoundUp day

Round em up, bring em in, everybodys sure to win. there was another day where the cleaned the place up for special guests. "Here's your (something), heres your ears, now your an official (something) Mouseketeer!

[barb162]

40. I watched that show every time it was on and I wanted to a real

Mouseketeer. But I don't remember anything about these designations of the week days

[hickman1937]

20. James Garner

Bat Masterson?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

22. No, but it was a Western

"________________is a legend of the West."

[hickman1937]

23. Sorry

Just read above. Maverick, now I remember. Who was Bat Masterson?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

24. Gene Barry

who was also in Our Miss Brooks and Burke's Law.

[hickman1937]

30. I loved Burkes Law!

Do you remember the name of the two lawyers(father and son) show? Can you sing the song? Or was that 60's?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

49. The Defenders

during the early 1960s era of socially conscious shows, such as East Side/West Side and Naked City, and certain episodes of The Nurses and The Law and Mr. Jones.

[WyLoochka]

26. Mickey Mouse Club Days

Monday - Fun With Music Day
Tuesday - Guest Star Day
Wednesday - Anything Can Happen Day
Thursday - Circus Day
Friday - Talent Round-Up Day

[Lydia Leftcoast]

28. Step right up...give three cheers...

you're an honorary Mouseketeer! :7

[barb162]

32. where's Lucille Ball? Wasn't she the biggest thing on TV back then?

[hickman1937]

36. Too easy.

[Dan-W]

34. Ok, I'll take a stab at #7.

The UN Security debates over the U-2 spy incident.

[barb162]

37. Isn't 2d "Rawhide's" song?

[barb162]

38. I think the answer to 7 is the U2 incident

[Lydia Leftcoast]

39. No, sorry!

The debates in the Security Council were covered live.

[barb162]

42. But I remember seeing those other things on TV, especially

watching Nikita banging his shoe at the UN

[hickman1937]

43. That leaves Coronation and conventions

I'm going with conventions.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

44. I've got other things to do today, so here are the answers:

1. Name two 1950s TV series, one for children, one a prime-time comedy, in which a single man was raising his teenaged niece.

Sky King and Bachelor Father

2. The following title songs, promos, or voiceovers contain the name of the show in question. Fill in the blank:

a. "I've got a gang, you've got a gang, everybody's got to have a gang. But there's only one gang for me, good old_____________________." Andy's Gang

b. "Yoohoo, it's me, my name is _________________." Pinky Lee

c. "A brand-new TV show is born, it stars a young man with a horn, time to meet _________________ each week on ABC." A toughy, this one didn't last long, but for some reason, I remember the song. Ray Anthony

d. "__________, _____________ easy-lopin', cattle-ropin _________________." Sugarfoot

e. '"Here I come to save the day!' That means that __________________ is on the way." Mighty Mouse

3. Which 1950s sitcom had the following recurring catch phrases?
"I've got to kill that boy some day." "Now cut that out!" "Work!" The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

4. Match the following children with their wonder animals:

Ken Lassie
Corky (girl) Flicka
Joey White Shadow
Jeff Bimbo and Bobo
Corky (boy) Rin Tin Tin
Rusty Fury

Ken with Flicka on My Friend Flicka, Corky(girl) with White Shadow on The Adventures of Corky and White Shadow, Joey with Fury, Jeff with Lassie (in the pre-Timmy days), Corky (boy) with Bimbo the elephant and Bobo the chimp on Circus Boy, Rusty with Rin Tin Tin on The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

What were the names of the shows they appeared on?

5. What designations were given to the days of the week on The Mickey Mouse Club?

Monday: Fun with Music, Tuesday: Guest Star, Wednesday: Anything Can Happen, Thursday: Circus, Friday: Talent Round Up

6. What was the name of the Catholic bishop who had a national TV program? Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

7. Which of the following events did not get special live television coverage?

Khrushchev's visit to the United States
Queen Elizabeth's coronation
The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway
The UN Security Council debates over the U-2 spy incident
The 1956 Democratic and Republican national conventions

Queen Elizabeth's coronation. The first live (not taped) trans-Atlantic broadcasts were in 1963

8. The following actors had starring or featured roles in 1950s TV programs and later went on to take starring or featured roles in shows of later decades. Here are the names of the actors with their later roles. What were their 1950s roles?

Bob Denver "Gilligan" of Gilligan's Island--Maynard G. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Henry Morgan "Colonel Potter" of MASH--Pete on December Bride. His unseen wife was Gladys, and his daughter was Linda.
Ann B. Davis "Alice" of the Brady Bunch--Schultzie the secretary on The Bob Cummings Show
Leo G.Carroll "Alexander Waverly" of The Man from UNCLE--Cosmo Topper on Topper
Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees--Corky on Circus Boy
Shelley Fabares "Christine Armstrong Fox" on Coach--daughter Mary on The Donna Reed Show
John Forsythe "Blake Carrington" in Dynasty--Bentley Gregg on Bachelor Father
James Garner "Jim Rockford" of The Rockford Files--Bret Maverick on Maverick

Thanks for playing, everyone! :hi: