# Yet Another GREAT TV SITCOM TRIVIA thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 12, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084 "2008-05-12T21:30:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/1 "2008-05-12T21:30:21Z")
You know how it works- answer a question, leave a question. 1. What classic movie themed ritzy/snobby condo complex did Dr. Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap pretend to a be a gay couple so that Johnny could break his lease? 2. (Actually bonus points for above) What were Dr. Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap’s birth names? 3. How much did Bart Simpson receive for his soul and who bought it? 4. What was the name (including double-first name and last name) of Gomer Pyle’s [del]beard[/del] girlfriend on _Gomer Pyle USMC_? 5. What was the title of Detective Harris’s (not exactly runaway bestseller) novel on _Barney Miller_? 6. What was the nickname of the friend from St. Louis who claimed to be Lamont’s biological father on an episode of _Sanford & Son_ and what mistaken identity made him think so? 7. What comatose friend introduced Karen Walker to high society on _Will & Grace_? 8. Who was the miserly old storeowner who was a recurring character on _The Andy Griffith Show_ (most memorably a Christmas episode in which he intentionally tried to get arrested to join the jailhouse celebration)? 9. What was the name of _The Monkees_ one theatrical film and what much imitated superstar directed it? 10. What large midwestern city was the setting of _One Day at a Time_ (though like most sitcoms not set in NYC or LA may as well have been said to be Miami or Clanton, Alabama)? 11. Who was the lazy neighbor from back in the hills who tried to force Jethro to marry his daughter on _The Beverly Hillbillies_ (and was on other episodes as well)? 12. What was Sgt. Schulz’s pre-war occupation on _Hogan’s Heroes_? 13. What character on _Good Times_ shared a name with one of the show’s creators and what part was that person famous for playing on another sitcom? 14. What was Peg’s maiden name and place of birth (or at least childhood residence) on _Married With Children_? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/2 "2008-05-12T21:38:29Z")
1. $5 - Milhouse 2. _Blood on the Shield_ 3. _Head_ - Jack Nicholson 4. Peggy Wanker - Wanker County ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/3 "2008-05-12T21:42:48Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] You know how it works- answer a question, leave a question. 1. What classic movie themed ritzy/snobby condo complex did Dr. Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap pretend to a be a gay couple so that Johnny could break his lease? 2. (Actually bonus points for above) What were Dr. Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap’s birth names? 3. How much did Bart Simpson receive for his soul and who bought it? 4. What was the name (including double-first name and last name) of Gomer Pyle’s [del]beard[/del] girlfriend on _Gomer Pyle USMC_? 5. What was the title of Detective Harris’s (not exactly runaway bestseller) novel on _Barney Miller_? 6. What was the nickname of the friend from St. Louis who claimed to be Lamont’s biological father on an episode of _Sanford & Son_ and what mistaken identity made him think so? 7. What comatose friend introduced Karen Walker to high society on _Will & Grace_? 8. Who was the miserly old storeowner who was a recurring character on _The Andy Griffith Show_ (most memorably a Christmas episode in which he intentionally tried to get arrested to join the jailhouse celebration)? 9. What was the name of _The Monkees_ one theatrical film and what much imitated superstar directed it? 10. What large midwestern city was the setting of _One Day at a Time_ (though like most sitcoms not set in NYC or LA may as well have been said to be Miami or Clanton, Alabama)? 11. Who was the lazy neighbor from back in the hills who tried to force Jethro to marry his daughter on _The Beverly Hillbillies_ (and was on other episodes as well)? 12. What was Sgt. Schulz’s pre-war occupation on _Hogan’s Heroes_? 13. What character on _Good Times_ shared a name with one of the show’s creators and what part was that person famous for playing on another sitcom? 14. What was Peg’s maiden name and place of birth (or at least childhood residence) on _Married With Children_? [/QUOTE] 15. Gone With the Wind Condominiums 16. John Caravelli and Gordon Sims 17. I know that Milhouse bought it, for (I’m guessing here) two dollars. That’s all I know. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/4 "2008-05-12T21:42:56Z")
10 - Indianapolis Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/5 "2008-05-12T21:52:08Z")
1. What was the name of _The Monkees_ one theatrical film and what much imitated superstar directed it? Head. 2. What was Sgt. Schulz’s pre-war occupation on _Hogan’s Heroes_? Owner of the Schotz toy factory. 15 What was Dan’s real first name on Night Court? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/6 "2008-05-12T21:53:39Z")
[QUOTE=photopat] 15. What was Dan’s real first name on Night Court? [/QUOTE] Reinhold ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/7 "2008-05-12T21:57:44Z")
Two more from _NIGHT COURT_ 1. What revelation did Dan/Reinhold learn from his parents as an adult about his pet turtle as a child? 2. What state did the Wheeler family claim to be from because “it was the first exotic place we could think of”? Where were they really from? ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/8 "2008-05-12T22:06:38Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] Two more from _NIGHT COURT_ 1. What state did the Wheeler family claim to be from because “it was the first exotic place we could think of”? Where were they really from? [/QUOTE] Yugoslavia. Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/9 "2008-05-13T01:43:09Z")
I probably should be ashamed to admit that I know this one …: 1. What was the name (including double-first name and last name) of Gomer Pyle’s beard girlfriend on Gomer Pyle USMC? Why that would be Lou Ann Poovey. 🙂 I may have misspelled her last name, though! And oh Og, but she could not carry a tune! And thought she was the best singer. _laughs_ I think the name of Harris’ book was Blood on the Badge. New question: What sitcom did Harry Morgan play a lead on in the 50s, and what show did it come out of? I realize this is probably an easy one for some of you folks! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/10 "2008-05-13T01:50:05Z")
Morgan was on Dragnet. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/11 "2008-05-13T01:51:37Z")
[QUOTE=photopat] 12. What was Sgt. Schulz’s pre-war occupation on _Hogan’s Heroes_? Owner of the Schotz toy factory. [/QUOTE] This is the one I least expected to be answered; good job. 🙂 Since the thread’s a bit of a bust, the answers to the others that haven’t been correctly answered appear below. 1. What was the name (including double-first name and last name) of Gomer Pyle’s beard girlfriend on Gomer Pyle USMC? Lou Ann Poovy 5. What was the title of Detective Harris’s (not exactly runaway bestseller) novel on Barney Miller? Blood on the Badge (“BoB” for short) 1. What was the nickname of the friend from St. Louis who claimed to be Lamont’s biological father on an episode of Sanford & Son and what mistaken identity made him think so? Big Money Grip; he thought he had sex with (Fred’s late wife) Elizabeth 9 months before Lamont’s birth, but it turned out he had sex with her sister, Esther. 1. What comatose friend introduced Karen Walker to high society on Will & Grace? Sunny von Bulow 1. Who was the miserly old storeowner who was a recurring character on The Andy Griffith Show (most memorably a Christmas episode in which he intentionally tried to get arrested to join the jailhouse celebration)? Ben Weaver 1. Who was the lazy neighbor from back in the hills who tried to force Jethro to marry his daughter on The Beverly Hillbillies (and was on other episodes as well)? Lafe (rhymes with ‘waif’) Crick 1. What character on Good Times shared a name with one of the show’s creators and what part was that person famous for playing on another sitcom? Michael Evans. The show was created by Eric Monte and actor/writer Michael “Mike” Evans, who was most famous for being the first and the last actor to play the Jeffersons’ son Lionel (who was briefly portrayed by another actor named, ironically, Damon _Evans_ [no relation, who though he never sang on the show is a classically trained opera singer who now lives in England with his husband, incidentally]). The surname was a coincidence. Monte and Evans pitched the idea for a show about a projects family "scratchin’ and survivin’ to All in the Family/Maude/The Jeffersons creator Norman Lear, who obviously liked it, but decided to make it a spin-off of _Maude_ in order to tie it into the Lear-iverse and to showcase Esther Rolle, who he really liked, so they made _Good Times_ a sorta kinda spin-off. (It was a sloppy birth; they changed the name/occupation of Florida’s husband, both character’s birthplaces, their residence from suburban NYC, and most importantly their financial status [the Evans’s on _Maude_ were working class- she was a housekeeper and he was a construction worker- but not living in any place like the Cabrini Green setting of _Good Times_- should have just changed the characters altogether). Anyway, since the family surname was already Evans, they named one of the sons Michael for its co-creator. Eric Monte sadly went from rags to riches (he sold his points in _Good Times_ and _What’s Happening?_ for millions) back to rags due to drug addiction. Evans faired better- making a fortune in residuals, real estate, and racehorses- but died fairly young of throat cancer a few years ago. 1. What revelation did Dan/Reinhold learn from his parents as an adult about his pet turtle as a child? That he didn’t run away and wasn’t just shy, but was in fact a potato that his (very poor) parents eventually cooked. He said that it was his favorite plaything as a child “along with my little toy drum… that had the big- picture- of- a- QUAKER- ON -IT!” ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/12 "2008-05-13T14:49:21Z")
[QUOTE=tarragon918] New question: What sitcom did Harry Morgan play a lead on in the 50s, and what show did it come out of? I realize this is probably an easy one for some of you folks! [/QUOTE] Harry Morgan starred in _Pete and Gladys_, a spinoff from _December Bride._ Continuing the thread, Cara Williams, who co-starred with Morgan, also had a continuing role in which classic 1970s sitcom? ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/13 "2008-05-14T03:25:09Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] 9. What was the name of _The Monkees_ one theatrical film and what much imitated superstar directed it? [/QUOTE] [nitpick] Although Jack Nicholson co-wrote and co-produced _Head_ with Bob Rafelson, the latter was the sole credited director. [/nitpick] ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/14 "2008-05-14T04:07:52Z")
1. no idea 2. something like Johnny Cavaluzzi and Gordon something 3. Milhouse, don’t remember the amount 4. Lou Ann something 5. _Precinct Diary_ retitled to _Blood On the Badge_ 6. no idea 7. no idea 8. no idea 9. _Head_, Jack Nicholson 10. Indianapolis 11. no idea 12. Owned a large toy factory 13. no idea 14. I remember the episode but have forgotten the names. I know there was an Uncle Otto. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/15 "2008-05-14T04:11:22Z")
Have all the questions been answered? If so, I have a couple to add. If not, could someone list the yet to be answered? a) What software program did Chandler Bing use in the first two seasons of Friends? b) Who did Chester Tate escape prison with? c) How did Radar O’Reilly become a commissioned officer d) Sally Rodgers and Buddy Cerrell wrote for what show? SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/16 "2008-05-14T14:34:26Z")
c) How did Radar O’Reilly become a commissioned officer After losing to BJ and Hawkeye in a poker game, a Sergeant at headquarters “arranged” his commission as a gag. The notice included “bugling above and beyond the call of duty” as reason for jumping him up. d) Sally Rodgers and Buddy Cerrell wrote for what show? The Allan Brady Show. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/17 "2008-05-14T14:49:44Z")
[QUOTE=SSG Schwartz] a) What software program did Chandler Bing use in the first two seasons of Friends? [/quote] WENUS > [@](#): > > b) Who did Chester Tate escape prison with? Dutch Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/18 "2008-05-16T08:25:25Z")
Here are a few of mine: 21. What _Our Gang \* kid appeared on Sanford and Son? 22. What two ill-chosen names did the guys on Bosom Buddies take? 23. Who played the husband on I Married Joan? 24. What did \* My Little Margie_ do when she realized she was in trouble? 25. What did Phil Leeds always say when he met Raymond _(Everybody Loves Raymond)_? 26. On _Get Smart_, where did Dr. Steele keep her office? 27. How did Dagwood _(Blondie!)_ always begin his day? 28. Where did Barney Fife keep his ammunition, and why? 29. Which one of Red Skelton’s characters was a) The conman? 2) The abused husband? 3) The incompetent Sheriff? 30. What distinctive garment does Nelson Muntz wear? ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/19 "2008-05-16T17:26:53Z")
[QUOTE=dougie\_monty] 1. What two ill-chosen names did the guys on _Bosom Buddies_ take? [/quote] Was it Buffy and Brunhilda? > [@](#): > > 1. What distinctive garment does Nelson Muntz wear? [/quote] A vest. Zev Steinhardt ---
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1. What two ill-chosen names did the guys on _Bosom Buddies_ take? _Buffy and Hildegarde_/ 2. Who played the husband on _I Married Joan?_ _Jim Backus_ 3. Where did Barney Fife keep his ammunition, and why? _In his shirt pocket. Only one bullet – it was all Andy allowed him to have._ 4. Which one of Red Skelton’s characters was a) The conman? 2) The abused husband? 3) The incompetent Sheriff? _a – San Fernando Red c – Deadeye_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084.md?page=2)