TICKET TO RIDE
If his aunt and uncle had refused him shelter, who else might "The Fresh Prince" have crashed with in Bel Air?
A) Jonathan and Jennifer Hart
B) George and Marsha Owens
C) Rob and Laura Petrie
D) Henry and Muriel Rush
E) Drew and Libby Thatcher
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EXTRA! EXTRA!
At which Los Angeles newspaper did Lou Grant work after leaving WJM-TV?
A) the Beacon
B) the Gazette
C) the Sun
D) the Times
E) the Tribune
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A LITTLE LOWER NOW
Harvey Fierstein costarred on which sitcom?
A) "All About Steve"
B) "Daddy's Girls"
C) "It's a Living"
D) "Man of the House"
E) "One of the Boys"
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STRIKE WHILE JEREMY IRONS IS HOT
In what year did the National Broadcasting System begin running Friday night sketch comedy series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"?
A) 1978
B) 1980
C) 1986
D) 1994
E) 2002
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BLANKETY BLANKS
Which of the following celebs is not featured in the official "Match Game" slot machine?
A) Fannie Flagg
B) Charles Nelson Reilly
C) Brett Somers
D) Rip Taylor
E) Jimmie Walker
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SUPERMATCH
Charles Nelson Reilly won an Emmy for his role on ...
A) "The Drew Carey Show"
B) "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir"
C) "The Match Game"
D) "Millennium"
E) none of the above
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I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
Toward the end of the first season, CBS asked Hugh Wilson to make his series "WKRP in Cincinnati" more like which other show?
A) "Are You Being Served?"
B) "Barney Miller"
C) "Laverne & Shirley"
D) "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
E) "M*A*S*H"
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BOMBS AWAY
Carrie Fisher, one of the judges for Fox's "On the Lot," was one of the stars of an 1997 anthology series on ABC presented by Robert Altman. Among the other big names in the cast were James Gandolfini, Rosanna Arquette, Daryl Hannah, Randy Quaid, Jennifer Tilly, Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Stern, Martin Sheen and Edward James Olmos. What was the name of this doomed Saturday night series?
A) "Fantasy Island"
B) "Gun"
C) "Leaving L.A."
D) "Love Boat: The Next Wave"
E) "The New Twilight Zone"
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THE NUMBERS ARE BAD
Which is not one of the DHARMA Initiative stations on the "Lost" island?
A) the Arrow
B) the Eye
C) the Flame
D) the Pearl
E) the Swan
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ZIP IT!
Which series takes/took place primarily in the 90909 zip code?
A) "7th Heaven"
B) "24"
C) "The O.C."
D) "Veronica Mars"
E) "Beverly Hills, 90210"
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GO-GO GADGET FEET!
What is Nathan Petrelli's campaign slogan on "Heroes"?
A) "The Courage to Do What's Right"
B) "For a Better Tomorrow"
C) "Onward and Upward"
D) "Restoring Honor"
E) "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
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JANE, YOU IGNORANT TRIVIA QUESTION
"Saturday Night Live" makes a big deal of the "Five Timers" club when it comes to repeat hosting. Who hasn't hosted the show enough to make it into the less publicized "Ten Timers" club?
A) Alec Baldwin
B) John Goodman
C) Tom Hanks
D) Buck Henry
E) Steve Martin
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JEEPERS CREEPERS
What was "The Night Stalker's" first name?
A) Aaron
B) Carl
C) Ed
D) Jon
E) Tom
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THE LESS TALENTED BROTHER
The pilot episode of "According to Jim" dealt with which high-concept plot?
A) a pet goldfish dying
B) taking a child to school
C) forgetting Mrs. Jim's anniversary
D) not returning a neighbor's tools
E) hiring a babysitter
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RIGHT KNITTER
Which sitcom coined/popularized the maxim "All the good ones are taken!"?
A) "Alice"
B) "All in the Family"
C) "Barney Miller"
D) "The Brady Bunch"
E) "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
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ENCORE, ENCORE!
Cynthia Fee performed the theme for what popular sitcom?
A) "Family Ties"
B) "The Golden Girls"
C) "Growing Pains"
D) "Three's Company"
E) "227"
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BABY, IF YOU'VE EVER WONDERED
In which category did "WKRP in Cincinnati" win its lone Emmy Award?
A) Hairstyling
B) Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
C) Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic)
D) Outstanding Main Title Design
E) Videotape Editing
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THE DATING GAME
Which of the networks was going to air "The Singles Table" in the 2006-07 season?
A) ABC
B) CBS
C) CW
D) Fox
E) NBC
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WHERE IN THE WORLD ISN'T MATT LAUER?
Which Wednesday night show takes place in Arizona?
A) "According to Jim"
B) "Jericho"
C) "Medium"
D) "One Tree Hill"
E) "The Real World: Denver"
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DIS OR DAT
"Cookie" from YouDon'tKnowJack.com (TM) here, in for Tomalhe. If only he'd had a few more energy drinks while up at Mount Rushmore on the set of "National Treasure 2: Tippecanoe and Tyler." As it is, he spent the entire weekend in a Jacuzzi (R) filled with Sugar Free Red Bull (TM). We're going to throw seven names at you. Your job is to identify whether each is an energy drink at a store near you, a TV show, or both.
1. "Drive"
2. "MXC"
3. "Lightning Bolt"
4. "Lost"
5. "Red Eye"
6. "Rockstar"
7. "Shark"
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