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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 05:52 PM
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Classic TV Trivia: Can you name the actors who played these TV dads?
Can you name the actors who played these TV dads and the name of their TV show?

Jim Anderson
Ward Cleaver
Tom Corbett
Henry Mitchell
Cliff Huxtable
Lucas McCain
Andy Taylor
Steve Douglas
Ricky Ricardo
Tim Taylor
George Baxter
Rob Petrie
Ben Cartwright
Reginald Forman
Howard Cunningham
Dan Connor
Frank Costanza
Alex Stone

The first to come up with all the correct answers wins! my admiration.

I will post the answers later.
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:08 PM
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1. I'll do my best without googling the answers
Jim Anderson--Dammit can't think of his name (Father Knows Best)
Ward Cleaver--Hugh Beaumount (Leave it to Beaver)
Tom Corbett--???
Henry Mitchell--??? (Dennis The Mennace)
Cliff Huxtable--Bill Cosby (Cosby Show)
Lucas McCain--???
Andy Taylor--Andy Griffith (Andy Griffith Show)
Steve Douglas--Fred MacMurray (My Three Sons)
Ricky Ricardo--Desi Arnez (I Love Lucy)
Tim Taylor--Tim Allen (Home Improvement)
George Baxter--??? (I think the Baxter family is from Hazel)
Rob Petrie--Dick Van Dyke (Dick Van Dyke Show)
Ben Cartwright--??? (Bonanza)
Reginald Forman--Can't think of his real name (That 70's Show)
Howard Cunningham--Tom Bosley (Happy Days)
Dan Connor--John Goodman (Rosanne)
Frank Costanza--Jerry Stiller (Seinfeld)
Alex Stone--Carl Betz (Donna Reed Show)--Pulled that one out of my ass

I watched WAAAAAY too much Nick-at-Nite growing up
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:11 PM
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2. pretty good
of the parts you answered you got them all right.
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:14 PM
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4. woo hoo
:woohoo:
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some guy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:15 PM
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5. good job
Edited on Thu Nov-30-06 06:17 PM by some guy
I'm impressed

I'll help you with two:

Lucas mcCain--Chuck Connors (The Rifleman)
Ben Cartwright--Lorne Green(e?) (Bonanza)

on edit: I could have named seven, before I read your answers.

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justice1 Donating Member (483 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:16 PM
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7. Impressive
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:33 PM
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12. Jim Anderson
Robert Young
I thought Tom Corbett was..."SPACE CADET!"
Way before your time.

Lucas McCain-The Rifleman-Chuck Connor
Ben Cartwright-Lorne Greene
I can see George Baxter, but can't think of his name.
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 07:10 PM
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14. Most of those shows were way before my time...
I have seen most of them in syndication at some point or another
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:12 PM
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3. Yes.
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cmkramer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:16 PM
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6. In order
Edited on Thu Nov-30-06 06:18 PM by cmkramer
Robert Young -- Father Knows Best
Hugh Beaumont -- Leave It To Beaver
Bill Bixby --- The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Herbert Anderson -- Dennis The Menace
Bill Cosby -- The Cosby Show
Chuck Connors -- The Rifleman
Andy Griffith -- The Andy Griffith Show
Fred MacMurray -- My Three Sons
Desi Arnaz -- I Love Lucy
Tim Allen -- Home Improvement
Don DeFore -- Hazel
Dick Van Dyke -- The Dick Van Dyke Show
Lorne Greene -- Bonanza
Kurtwood Smith -- That 70's Show
Tom Bosley -- Happy Days
John Goodman -- Roseanne
Jerry Stiller -- Seinfeld
Carl Betz -- The Donna Reed Show

ETA: In the interest of fairness, I looked up Reginald Forman and Tom Corbett.
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:29 PM
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9. Excellent!
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:22 PM
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8. ...
Jim Anderson — Robert Young ("Father Knows Best")
Ward Cleaver — Hugh Beaumont ("Leave It to Beaver")
Tom Corbett — Bill Bixby ("The Courtship of Eddie's Father")
Henry Mitchell — Herbert Anderson ("Dennis the Menace")
Cliff Huxtable — Bill Cosby (epyn.)
Lucas McCain — Chuck Connors ("The Rifleman")
Andy Taylor — Andy Griffith (epyn.)
Steve Douglas — Fred MacMurray ("My Three Sons")
Ricky Ricardo — Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha ("I Love Lucy")
Tim Taylor — uh... crap... that not-funny dude...
George Baxter — Don DeFore ("Hazel")
Rob Petrie — Dick Van Dyke (epyn.)
Ben Cartwright — Lorne Greene ("Bonanza")
Reginald Forman — Kurtwood Smith ("That '70s Show")
Howard Cunningham — Tom Bosley ("Happy Days")
Dan Connor — John Goodman ("Roseanne")
Frank Costanza — dunno
Alex Stone — Carl Betz ("The Donna Reed Show" — and that's Dr. Alex Stone) :P

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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:29 PM
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10. Good going!
Edited on Thu Nov-30-06 06:30 PM by WI_DEM
I'm particularly impressed that you knew Desi Arnaz' full name.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:36 PM
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13. I've been a 'Lucy' fanatic for years
He actually changed his name to simply Desi Arnaz when he entered the Army because his full name was too long for the forms. :7

Desi Jr.'s full name is Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y Ball.

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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 06:32 PM
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11. I have no clue.
Jim Anderson - ??? I don't know what show this is from. Jim Belushi, maybe?
Ward Cleaver - ???
Tom Corbett - ???
Henry Mitchell - ???
Cliff Huxtable - Bill Cosby
Lucas McCain - ???
Andy Taylor - Andy Griffith
Steve Douglas - ???
Ricky Ricardo - Desi Arnez
Tim Taylor - Tim Allen
George Baxter - ???
Rob Petrie - Dick Van Dyke
Ben Cartwright - ???
Reginald Forman - ???
Howard Cunningham - Tom Bosley
Dan Connor - John Goodman
Frank Costanza - ??? Ben Stiller's Dad
Alex Stone - ???
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-30-06 07:12 PM
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15. Hell, I don't even recognize 90% of those names, much less the actors
who played them, or what shows they were on.

Redstone
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