# TV Trivia chain game -- I love the 70s **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 11, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573 "2008-06-11T15:07:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/1 "2008-06-11T15:07:59Z")
1. Who played Willie Larkin, and on what show? 2. Who played the pretty girl in that episode? 3. Series for which she is known 4. Who played her sister on that show? 5. Show on which she played someone’s mother 6. Actor on that show 7. Short-lived science fiction series 8. Older cast member 9. His “remake” series 10. Who played his roommate? 11. What show is he best known for? 12. Asian actor on that show 13. What show is he best known for? 14. Who replaced him? 15. Show on which he played a cop 16. Who played the secretary? 17. Show for which she is best known 18. Which was a spinoff of what show? 19. Name another spinoff of that show 20. Male star of that show 21. Show in which he had a funny character name 22. Who lusted after him? (Actress name) 23. Show which put her on the map 24. Who played the secretary? 25. Movie in which she played a teenaged cousin 26. Who played the mom? 27. Show on which she played a country singer 28. Who played the mom? 29. Her 70s TV show 30. Which was a spinoff of what show? 31. Balding man on that show 32. His other 70s show 33. Who played the doctor? 34. Show on which he played an evil German 35. Star of that show 36. His 60s cartoon series 37. Who played the mentor on that show? 38. His 60s sitcom 39. “Handsome” actor on that show 40. Show on which he played a clueless Southerner 41. Actress who played the strident wife 42. Her 1981 movie 43. Who played her husband? 44. What TV show is he known for? 45. Who played his boss? (Starting in season 4?) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/2 "2008-06-11T17:34:17Z")
1. Who played Willie Larkin, and on what show? Harry Morgan- he was a con man on an episode of “The Partridge Family” 1. Who played the pretty girl in that episode? Farrah Fawcett-Majors 1. Series for which she is known Charlie’s Angels 1. Who played her sister on that show? Cheryl Ladd 1. Show on which she played someone’s mother Beats me. Someone else’s turn! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/3 "2008-06-11T17:49:38Z")
So far, so good. Question 5 is pretty obscure, but IMDB makes it fairly obvious. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/4 "2008-06-11T18:01:40Z")
1. Which was a spinoff of what show? **The Mary Tyler Moore Show** 2. Balding man on that show **Gavin MacLeod** 3. His other 70s show **The Love Boat** 4. Who played the doctor? **Bernie Koppell** 5. Show on which he played an evil German **Get Smart** 6. Star of that show **Don Adams** 7. His 60s cartoon series **Tennessee Tuxedo** And I’d take a wild guess that 7 is **Quark**. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/5 "2008-06-11T18:04:11Z")
Correct on 30-36. #7 is not Quark. It’s something much more modern. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/6 "2008-06-11T18:36:11Z")
1. Firefly 2. Ron Glass 3. _The New Odd Couple_ 4. Demond Wilson 5. _Sanford and Son_ 6. Pat Morite 7. _Happy Days_ 8. Al Molinaro 9. _The Odd Couple_ 10. Penny Marshall 11. _Laverne and Shirley_ 12. _Happy Days_ 13. _Joanie Loves Chachi_ ??? I think I’ve gotten off the track here… ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/7 "2008-06-11T18:42:53Z")
Not off track at all. But 5 & 6 are unanswered. Hint: Cheryl Ladd did not play the Firefly actor’s mom. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/8 "2008-06-11T18:59:15Z")
1. What show is he best known for? 2. Asian actor on that show Pat Morita 1. What show is he best known for? “Happy Days” (Arnold) 1. Who replaced him? Al Molinaro (Alfred) 1. Show on which he played a cop “The Odd Couple” 1. Who played the secretary? Penny Marshall 1. Show for which she is best known “Laverne and Shirley” 1. Which was a spinoff of what show? “Happy Days” ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/9 "2008-06-12T16:39:40Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Not off track at all. But 5 & 6 are unanswered. Hint: Cheryl Ladd did not play the Firefly actor’s mom. [/QUOTE] 1. **Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place** 2. Nathan Filion ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/10 "2008-06-12T16:46:07Z")
1. **Joanie Loves Chachi** 2. Scott Baio 3. **Arrested Development** ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/11 "2008-06-18T19:53:50Z")
Free bump (I was away for a week). So far so good! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/12 "2008-06-18T21:19:02Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > 1. Joanie Loves Chachi > > 2. Scott Baio > > 3. Arrested Development I’m guessing on some of these, but haven’t looked anything up: 1. Who lusted after him? (Actress name) **Portia DeRossi** 2. Show which put her on the map **Ally McBeal** 3. Who played the secretary? **Jane Krakowski** 4. Movie in which she played a teenaged cousin **National Lampoon’s Vacation** 5. Who played the mom? **Beverly D’Angelo** 6. Show on which she played a country singer **The Simpsons** 7. Who played the mom? **Julie Kavner** 8. Her 70s TV show **Rhoda** ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/13 "2008-06-18T23:48:55Z")
All correct! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/14 "2008-06-19T02:40:52Z")
1. Who played the mentor on that show? Larry Storch was the voice of Phineas J. Whoopee, who always gave Tennesseee Tuxedo advice 1. His 60s sitcom F Troop 1. “Handsome” actor on that show Ken Berry 1. Show on which he played a clueless Southerner Mama’s Family ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/15 "2008-06-19T03:59:43Z")
[QUOTE=astorian] 40. Show on which he played a clueless Southerner Mama’s Family [/QUOTE] Not quite. It looks like there were at least three incarnations of that skit. (You’re definitely on the right track.) 40a. Who originally played Eunice? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-trivia-chain-game-i-love-the-70s/452573/16 "2008-06-19T04:06:34Z")
1. Show on which he played a clueless Southerner The Carol Burnett Show 1. Actress who played the strident wife Carol Burnett 1. Her 1981 movie The 4 Seasons 1. Who played her husband? Alan Alda 1. What TV show is he known for? M_A_S\*H 1. Who played his boss? (Starting in season 4?) Harry Morgan