TV trivia chain game #3

Cafe Society
1

  1. M

  2. etc.

  3. Question 2 refers to whom?

  4. Who played her sister?

  5. Who played their mother?

  6. Which other TV show was she known for?

  7. Who was the male star in #6?

  8. How did he die?

  9. Who was his (real life) sweetheart?

  10. On what show did said sweetheart originally play their most famous role?

  11. Who was the youngest (regular) actor on that show?

  12. What’s he on now?

  13. Who is the (main) star on that show?

  14. Who is his sister?

  15. On what show did she gain her biggest fame?

  16. On a special 2-part episode of that show, who played an attorney named Raindrop?

  17. She and the person from #10 both guest starred on a show. What was it? Hint: The person from #4 has also been known to be on this show. A lot.

  18. That show has a prominent writer and executive producer. Tie him back in with show #1.

2

My guesses, whose accuracies I doubt-

  1. Mary

  2. Rhoda

  3. Question 2 refers to whom? Rhoda?

  4. Who played her sister? Julie “Marge” Kavner

  5. Who played their mother? Nancy Walker

  6. Which other TV show was she known for?

3

  1. McMillan & Wife

  2. Who was the male star in #6? Rock Hudson

  3. How did he die? AIDS

4

I’m getting there by attacking in pieces.

  1. What’s he on now? Arrested Development

  2. Who is the (main) star on that show? Jason Bateman

  3. Who is his sister? Justine Bateman

  4. On what show did she gain her biggest fame? Family Ties

  5. On a special 2-part episode of that show, who played an attorney named Raindrop? Julia Louis Dreyffus

5

  1. ?

  2. Happy Days?

  3. Scott Baio?

  1. The Simpsons
  2. James L. Brooks, who wrote and produced MTM

But who on HAPPY DAYS shagged Rock Hudson? I can’t imagine him with Al Molinaro, Tom Bosley or Pat Morita, and it’s not just because I don’t want to…

6

Okay, I think the quiz is based partly on an urban legend.

I think the idea is that Rock Hudson’s sweetheart was Jim Nabors, who was on “The Andy Griffith Show,” which featured little Ronny Howard, who’s now part of the “Arrested Development” cast.

But I don’t think there’s any evidence of a real romantic relationship between Hudson & Nabors, though bother were/are gay.

7

Oh, okay, I got it- the urban legend threw me off.

) M- Mary

  1. etc.- Rho

  2. Question 2 refers to whom? Rhoda

  3. Who played her sister? Julie Kavner

  4. Who played their mother? Nancy Morgan

  5. Which other TV show was she known for? McMillan & Wife

  6. Who was the male star in #6? Rock Hudson

  7. How did he die? AIDS

  8. Who was his (real life) sweetheart? Jim Nabors (not really*)

  9. On what show did said sweetheart originally play their most famous role? Andy Griffith

  10. Who was the youngest (regular) actor on that show? Ron Howard

  11. What’s he on now? Arrested Development

  12. Who is the (main) star on that show? Jason Bateman

  13. Who is his sister? Justine Bateman

  14. On what show did she gain her biggest fame? Family Ties

  15. On a special 2-part episode of that show, who played an attorney named Raindrop? Julia Louis Dreyfuss

  16. She and the person from #10 both guest starred on a show. What was it? The Simpsons

  17. That show has a prominent writer and executive producer. James L. Brooks, exec producer of MTM Show.
    *A Laugh-In Joke stated “If Rock Hudson married Gomer Pyle his name would be Rock Pyle.” Some believe this is where the rumors of their involvement started. Nabors has never officially come out and claims he only slightly knew Rock Hudson.

8

My turn, but this one uses both TV and movies:

  1. The famous son of Peter Pan & Maria von Trapp
  2. The actor who played his baby brother in his most famous series
  3. 2’s first TV series
  4. Rotund now deceased male co-star on that series
  5. 4’s recurring “special guest” role on a super popular 60s series
  6. Actor who had a hit single with the same name as 5
  7. Ill fated actress who played 6’s mother in his first movie
  8. Her most famous television role
  9. Number 6’s son in number 8
  10. Major 1990s biopic in which 9 played a significant supporting role
  11. Foulmouthed comedian and major TV star who number 10 called the funniest dishwasher on earth when they worked together in the same club before they were famous
  12. Played above’s wife in his last TV series
  13. 12’s female co-star in her most successful series to date
  14. Real life person 13 played in a 1998 TV movie
  15. Actress who won an Oscar for playing the same role in another movie (by the same screenwriter)
  16. Actress 15’s husband
  17. Female lead of 16’s movie that is currently in theaters
  18. Controversial American who was once married to 17’s mother
  19. 18’s famous goddaughter
  20. American stage classic whose film adaptation 19 played adulterous teenager in (1990s)
  21. Actress who played 19’s lover’s husband in 20
  22. Connect back to 1.
9

Should read "Actress who played 19’s lover’s wife in 20.

  1. Connect 21 to 1 in one step.
10

1 Larry Hagman
2 Patrick Duffy
3 The Man From Atlantis?

Or not…

11

STRICTLY TV TRIVIA:

  1. Veteran TV actor who starred as the man who bought Archie Bunker’s house in a very short lived spinoff.
  2. Series on which the above first appeared as the husband of his most famous TV wife.
  3. Long-running 1980s series that had two of the same cast members as 2.
  4. Actor who played a doctor in a spinoff of the above.
  5. Series on which 4 played the father of Robert Urich.
  6. Only successful spinoff of 5.
  7. Phenomenally successful television superstar (and one of the richest men in the entertainment industry) whose first regular role on a series was in 6.
  8. The SNL alum actor who played the actor who played the neighbor on 7’s most famous television series in a major motion picture. (Caveat: There are no typos or redundancies in this question, so read it carefully before answering.)
  9. The television series associated with the movie from 8.
  10. The current (past its prime) series on which the main character’s paternal grandfather is played by a cast member from 9.
  11. The series that stars the real life brother of a cast member of 10.
  12. Actor who plays the father of the character played by 10’s brother in series 11.
  13. TV series on which 12’s real life wife replaced an original cast member.
  14. Hit series on which the actor who played the son on 13 was a regular as a child actor.
  15. Controversial drama which the star of 14 joined as an adult.
  16. Earlier hour long series that starred the original star of the above as a character he later portrayed on a short lived spinoff.
  17. Actor who played a judge on 16 and plays the patriarch of a dysfunctional family on a current series.
  18. One hour drama series on which the matriarch from the above played the ex-wife of a character originally featured on TV in a half hour comedy series.
  19. Classic long running series that starred the actor who played the title role in series 18.
  20. Connect 20 to 1.
12

All correct so far.

13

1- John Amos
2- Maude
3- Golden Girls
4-Richard (Empty Nest) Mulligan
5-Soap
6-Benson
7-Jerry Seinfeld

18-Lou Grant (no idea who played his ex, but I’m inferring the character and series)
19-Mary Tyler Moore SHow
20-John Amos was Gordie on the Mary Tyler Moore Show

14

8-Norm McDonald played Michael Richards from “Fridays,” in “Man on the Moon”
9-“Fridays,” an ABC ripoff of “SNL”

15

Say what?

Fridays

16

Yeah, I was wondering that as I posted. But dammit, the puzzle had to work!

17

Ah… it just occurred that FRIDAYS could work as the answer to that, so I’ll give you the answer I had in mind- TAXI (the Andy Kaufman/Danny Devito thing and all).

So, Number 9 is TAXI.

18
  1. Rotund now deceased male co-star on that series

Victor Buono

  1. 4’s recurring “special guest” role on a super popular 60s series

King Tut (Batman)

  1. Actor who had a hit single with the same name as 5

Steve Martin

  1. Ill fated actress who played 6’s mother in his first movie

Mabel King

  1. Her most famous television role

Mama (What’s Happening!!)

  1. Number 6’s son in number 8

Steve Martin was on What’s Happening?

19

Assuming that’s a misprint, I’ll have to say Ernest Thomas, Malcolm X, and Richard Prior.

20
  1. Foulmouthed comedian and major TV star who number 10 called the funniest dishwasher on earth when they worked together in the same club before they were famous

Redd Foxx

  1. Played above’s wife in his last TV series

Della Resse

  1. 12’s female co-star in her most successful series to date

Roma Downey

  1. Real life person 13 played in a 1998 TV movie

Annie Sullicvan

  1. Actress who won an Oscar for playing the same role in another movie (by the same screenwriter)

Anne Bancroft

  1. Actress 15’s husband

Mel Brooks

  1. Female lead of 16’s movie that is currently in theaters

Uma Thurman?