# "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Trivia Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386 "2005-09-19T17:38:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/1 "2005-09-19T17:38:38Z")
The recent dearth of good TV sitcoms has got me nostalgic for some of the classics. Let’s test the Dopers’ MTM knowledge. Add your own as you think of them–there’s got to be enough to keep this one going for a while! Here we go:[ol] [li]In “Mary goes to Jail”, why did Ted give Mary cigarettes?[/li][li]Who played the minister who married Ted and Georgette, and where did he tell them to stand?[/li][li]During the run of the show, Mary only had one steady boyfriend. What was his name and who played him?[/li][li]Who did Ted believe his real father was?[/li][li]In the first episode, what part of Mary did Lou say was great (but not as great as his wife’s)? EXACT WORD PLEASE![/li][li]In “Ted’s New Contract”, what was the name of Ted’s teddy bear?[/li][li]According to Sue Ann, what happens when you leave Veal Prince Orloff in the oven too long?[/li][li]When Lou bought the bar, what song did he make the patrons sing along with?[/li][li]In the episode where Mary dated a younger man, what kind of wine did he bring to dinner?[/li][li]Ted once dated Chuckles’ daughter. What was her name?[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/2 "2005-09-19T17:45:58Z")
[li]According to Sue Ann, what happens when you leave Veal Prince Orloff in the oven too long?[/li] He dies, Mary! He _dies_! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/3 "2005-09-19T17:50:13Z")
1. “To bribe the screws.” ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/4 "2005-09-19T18:04:02Z")
1. Nothing rhymes with Georgette. 2. What happens when you spit a watermelon seed into an ashtray? 3. Why was Ted fried? Who was to benefit from this, ultimately? 4. Who played Mary’s little sister? ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/5 "2005-09-19T18:13:43Z")
> [@](#): > > When Lou bought the bar, what song did he make the patrons sing along with? “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” 1. How did Ted know that Walter Cronkite would come back? 2. In an episode much after the first one, what was Lou’s explanation as to what made him originally hire Mary? ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/6 "2005-09-19T18:30:35Z")
> [@Loopus](#): > > “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” > > 1. How did Ted know that Walter Cronkite would come back? > > 2. In an episode much after the first one, what was Lou’s explanation as to what made him originally hire Mary? 1. Because he swiped Cronkite’s pipe.Answers to 1 and 7 are correct! ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/7 "2005-09-19T18:31:30Z")
1. _Who played the minister who married Ted and Georgette, and where did he tell them to stand?_ John Ritter - “Bride on my forehand, groom on my backhand” (or vice versa) 2. _During the run of the show, Mary only had one steady boyfriend. What was his name and who played him?_ The only steady I remember was “Joe,” played by Ted Bissell (Donald Hollinger from “That Girl”). 3. _In the first episode, what part of Mary did Lou say was great (but not as great as his wife’s)? EXACT WORD PLEASE!_ Caboose? ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/8 "2005-09-19T18:32:07Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > 1. Because he swiped Cronkite’s pipe.Answers to 1 and 7 are correct! 8 is also correct. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/9 "2005-09-19T18:34:25Z")
> [@Labdad](#): > > 1. _Who played the minister who married Ted and Georgette, and where did he tell them to stand?_ John Ritter - “Bride on my forehand, groom on my backhand” (or vice versa) > > 2. _During the run of the show, Mary only had one steady boyfriend. What was his name and who played him?_ The only steady I remember was “Joe,” played by Ted Bissell (Donald Hollinger from “That Girl”). > > 3. _In the first episode, what part of Mary did Lou say was great (but not as great as his wife’s)? EXACT WORD PLEASE!_ Caboose? All correct, though (nitpick) it’s Ted **Bessell**. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/10 "2005-09-19T18:41:22Z")
1. Who licked whose face during a brownout? 2. How _didn’t_ Chuckles die? 3. Where did Ted get his start? ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/11 "2005-09-19T18:54:08Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > 1. Who licked whose face during a brownout? > > 2. How _didn’t_ Chuckles die? > > 3. Where did Ted get his start? 1. Sue Ann licked Johnny Carson’s face.18. “He could’ve gone as Billy Banana and had a gorilla peel him to death!” 19. “It all started at a little 5000-watt radio station in Fresno, California” 4,6,9, and 10 are still out there. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/12 "2005-09-19T19:18:28Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > 4,6,9, and 10 are still out there. I don’t remember #9, but I’m sure it had a screw-off cap. Was it strawberry flavored? ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/13 "2005-09-19T19:34:30Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > 1. Nothing rhymes with Georgette. "You bet!"And, **tdn** , you’re on the right track on #9. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/14 "2005-09-19T20:00:45Z")
1. What was the name of Rhoda’s yonger sister? Bonus: How many sisters did she have? 2. What was the name of Phyllis’s daughter and which actress played her? 3. How many children did Ted have? What were their names? 4. How many children did Murray have? 5. How many daughters did Lou have? What were their names? ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/15 "2005-09-20T00:18:49Z")
> [@lavenderlemon](#): > > 1. What was the name of Rhoda’s yonger sister? Bonus: How many sisters did she have? > > 2. What was the name of Phyllis’s daughter and which actress played her? > > 3. How many children did Ted have? What were their names? > > 4. How many children did Murray have? > > 5. How many daughters did Lou have? What were their names? 1. Brenda; 2 sisters2.Bess, played by Lisa Gerritsen 3. 2: their adopted son David (played by Robbie Rist, Cousin Oliver on “The Brady Bunch”) and Georgette gave birth to their second, but I can’t recall its name. 4. 3 daughters? Here are a few more: [ul] [li]20. In “Murray Loves Mary”, what football team did the drunk in the bar keep mentioning?[/li][li]21. Where did Mary’s young boyfriend’s hippie friends say they stayed in Amsterdam?[/li][li]22. Who was Ted’s campaign manager when he ran for City Council?[/li][li]23. What was the WJM weatherman’s name and who played him?[/li][li]24. Who was the King of the Gypsies? How many gypsies did he say he was King of?[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/16 "2005-09-20T00:24:27Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > "You bet!"And, **tdn** , you’re on the right track on #9. Boone’s Farm Strawberry Hill? it was popular at that time ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/17 "2005-09-20T00:29:27Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > 1. Brenda; 2 sisters2.Bess, played by Lisa Gerritsen 3. 2: their adopted son David (played by Robbie Rist, Cousin Oliver on “The Brady Bunch”) and Georgette gave birth to their second, but I can’t recall its name. 4. 3 daughters? Here are a few more: [ul] > [li]20. In “Murray Loves Mary”, what football team did the drunk in the bar keep mentioning?[/li][li]21. Where did Mary’s young boyfriend’s hippie friends say they stayed in Amsterdam?[/li][li]22. Who was Ted’s campaign manager when he ran for City Council?[/li][li]23. What was the WJM weatherman’s name and who played him?[/li][li]24. Who was the King of the Gypsies? How many gypsies did he say he was King of?[/li][/ul] 23: Gordon something or Something Gordon - played by whatsisname who played the dad on Good Times… (i think - i may be and probably am wrong) 25: What was Ted’s musical knock knock joke (this is an easy one) ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/18 "2005-09-20T01:35:06Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > 23: Gordon something or Something Gordon - played by whatsisname who played the dad on Good Times… (i think - i may be and probably am wrong) > > 25: What was Ted’s musical knock knock joke (this is an easy one) Gordy Howard was played by John Amos. Ted’s knock-knock: Knock-knock! Who’s there? Anna Maria Alberghetti! Anna Maria Alberghetti who? Anna Maria Alberghetti in a taxi, honey, better be ready by half past eight… ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/19 "2005-09-20T01:38:29Z")
how does one do that “spolier” thing - i’ve seen it in a lot of threads ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386/20 "2005-09-20T02:26:37Z")
> [@](#): > > 4: Who did Ted believe his real father was? Walter Conkrite [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mary-tyler-moore-show-trivia-game/322386.md?page=2)