# The "Am I Old?" Test
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [June 17, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373 "2022-06-17T14:54:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 5
### Author:  [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/81 "2022-06-17T23:50:27Z")
I know all of them. I’m 73. BIG fan of the Muppet Show.
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### Author:  [@GWF\_Hefel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GWF_Hefel)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/82 "2022-06-18T00:02:21Z")
I knew all of them except Mummenschanz. And I’m only vaguely aware of The Muppet Show. 65
For those who did not recognize Charles Aznavour (most famous as a singer), I recommend one of Truffaut’s great films that he stars in: Shoot the Piano Player.
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### Author:  [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/83 "2022-06-18T00:08:37Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#):
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> Bruce Forsythe
Everybody but him. Just shy of 70, and I actually rarely saw the Muppet Show.
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### Author:  [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/84 "2022-06-18T00:36:15Z")
19 for sure
50+
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### Author:  [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/85 "2022-06-18T00:57:03Z")
21 of 24. Just turned 58. And I believe they were all guest stars on The Muppet Show.
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### Author:  [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/86 "2022-06-18T01:03:04Z")
20; I’m 69
~VOW
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### Author:  [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/87 "2022-06-18T01:10:18Z")
I got 3. +2 if I include names that I only _just_ recognize (Charlie Sheen, Ben Vereen, shrink to the size of a lima bean!). I’m 44.
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### Author:  [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/88 "2022-06-18T01:24:47Z")
15 @ age 43, but I’m an old soul.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/89 "2022-06-18T01:35:40Z")
I know all but two fairly well. I mainly remember Juliet Prowse as the romantic interest for Elvis in “G.I. Blues” (on and off-screen).
75
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### Author:  [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/90 "2022-06-18T02:24:03Z")
> [@BigT](#):
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> I’m 37. I recognize 5 by name alone being on TV shows I watched on Nick@Nite or similar:
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> - **Jim Nabors**
> - Florence Henderson
> - **Jim Nabors** (Gomer Pile/Andy Griffith Show)
And don’t forget Jim Nabors
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### Author:  [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/91 "2022-06-18T02:49:41Z")
I’m 60 and recognized 17. To show you just how 70s era tv watcher, I recognized most of them from Match Game, Love Boat, and Fantasy Island. And possibly Merv Griffin
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### Author:  [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/92 "2022-06-18T02:57:32Z")
I got 23 out of 24 (Bruce Forsyth again.) I didn’t recall any of them from The Muppet Show except for Mummenschanz. I know I’m old because I remember Juliet Prose from a forgotton sitcom called [Mona McCluskey.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058828/)
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### Author:  [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/93 "2022-06-18T03:05:03Z")
Some I know for certain; others possibly. (My knowledge in italics):
Juliet Prowse
_dancer / singer_
Connie Stevens
_actress?_
Joel Grey
no idea
Ruth Buzzi
no idea
Rita Moreno
_actress / dancer, especially in West Side Story_
Jim Nabors
no idea
Florence Henderson
_athlete?_
Paul Williams
no idea
Charles Aznavour
_French singer ‘thank heavens for little girls’_
Harvey Korman
no idea
Lena Horne
_legendary jazz singer_
Peter Ustinov
_polymath: actor, author, raconteur_
Bruce Forsythe
_entertainer, gameshow host_
Sandy Duncan
_actress_
Candice Bergen
_actress_
Avery Schreiber
no idea
Ben Vereen
no idea
Phyllis Diller
_comedienne_
Vincent Price
_actor, especially horror roles_
Valerie Harper
_actress_
Twiggy
_model (appeared in ‘Blues Brothers’_
Ethel Merman
_singer_
Kaye Ballard
no idea
Mummenschanz
no idea
I’m 68 and live in the UK.
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### Author:  [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/94 "2022-06-18T03:15:19Z")
I’m 45. I recognize 8 of them well enough to name something they’ve been in or have been famous for (Twiggy was a model and Ethel Merman swam) and I’m sure I’ve heard of 2 more though I’m not sure what Connie Stevens or Phyllis Diller are famous for.
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### Author:  [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/95 "2022-06-18T03:29:58Z")
> [@glee](#):
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> Charles Aznavour
> _French singer **‘thank heavens for little girls** ’_
Wouldn’t that be Maurice Chevalier?
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### Author:  [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/96 "2022-06-18T03:30:35Z")
58, and all but Charles Aznavour and Bruce Forsythe. I see there is unanimity on the source, but that source was not something I engaged with, pretty much ever.
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### Author:  [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/97 "2022-06-18T03:31:34Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> 58, and all but Charles Aznavour and Bruce Forsythe. I see there is unanimity on the source, but that source was not something I engaged with, pretty much ever.
Ditto, but age 65.
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### Author:  [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/98 "2022-06-18T03:58:15Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#):
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> Charles Aznavour
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> Bruce Forsythe
I know all but two. Age 57.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/99 "2022-06-18T04:00:04Z")
Seven on the level of “I’ve heard that name before.” Five, I think, I could name something they’ve been in. Im almost 47.
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### Author:  [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-am-i-old-test/966373/100 "2022-06-18T04:06:48Z")
Unless I missed someone the spryest young whippersnapper that has identified their age so far is 37. Damn, we’re old 😀. I still vaguely remember when we had a very few teenagers posting on this board. Back in the 1930’s, I think it was.
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