# 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:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/21 "2008-05-16T21:26:53Z")
[QUOTE=dougie\_monty] Here are a few of mine: 21. What \*Our Gang \* kid appeared on _Sanford and Son?_ [/QUOTE] I don’t know his name without googling or imdb’ing it, but he played Stymie (the little bald black kid with the bowler hat) on The Little Rascals. I think he used Stymie as a professional name as well- he looked basically the same in old age; he was also on _Good Times_ as Monty, a buddy of James’s on several episodes. Bonus trivia question: Which of his fellow Little Rascals played Dr. Mark Craig’s mentor, Dr. David Domidian, on a flashback episode of _St. Elsewhere_? (The same character was played by Dean Jagger in an episode set in the [then] present, by which time he was hopelessly senile and feeble- why do I know this stuff?). [QUOTE=photopat] d) Sally Rodgers and Buddy Cerrell wrote for what show? The Allan Brady Show. [/QUOTE] They also wrote for Reverend Billy Joe Bickerstaff (played by Richard Paul, probably bka the mayor on _Carter Country_ or for playing Jerry Falwell in at least two movies). This was revealed in an in-character cameo appearance on an episode of the sitcom below, on which Rev. B.J. Bickerstaff was a rightwing televangelist and secretly a Soviet agent… Trivia Question- What short lived 1980s sitcom (from the producers of _Soap_ and _Golden Girls_) featured Patty Duke as the first female president of the U.S.A.? ---
**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, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/22 "2008-05-16T22:11:52Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] I don’t know his name without googling or imdb’ing it, but he played Stymie (the little bald black kid with the bowler hat) on The Little Rascals. [/QUOTE] Yes…Stymie’s real name was Mathew Beard. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/23 "2008-05-16T22:53:57Z")
Two more from Night Court. Do I have to number these? Let’s see, where are we… 1. What was Bull Shannon’s real first name? 2. Who did his mom think she named him after? ---
**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 17, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/24 "2008-05-17T01:10:11Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] Bonus trivia question: Which of his fellow Little Rascals played Dr. Mark Craig’s mentor, Dr. David Domidian, on a flashback episode of _St. Elsewhere_? (The same character was played by Dean Jagger in an episode set in the [then] present, by which time he was hopelessly senile and feeble- why do I know this stuff?). [/QUOTE] That would be Jackie Cooper. > [@](#): > > Trivia Question- > > What short lived 1980s sitcom (from the producers of _Soap_ and _Golden Girls_) featured Patty Duke as the first female president of the U.S.A.? Without looking, wasn’t it _Hail to the Chief_? ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/25 "2008-05-17T01:17:35Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] Bonus trivia question: Which of his fellow Little Rascals played Dr. Mark Craig’s mentor, Dr. David Domidian, on a flashback episode of St. Elsewhere? [/QUOTE] Jackie Cooper. [QUOTE=Sampiro] What short lived 1980s sitcom (from the producers of Soap and Golden Girls) featured Patty Duke as the first female president of the U.S.A.? [/QUOTE] **Hail to the Chief** (with the inimitable Ted Bessell as her husband) Try these unanswered ones from my TV trivia thread last month, **Sampiro** : The Odd Couple: Three football players had guest shots on the show. Deacon Jones played himself; which two did not play themselves? (Hint: 1 was a starring guest spot, 1 was a small role) Mary Tyler Moore: What was the name of the game show Ted auditioned to host? All in the Family: What was the name of the neighborhood mortician? Name 2 actors from “military” sitcoms who had recurring roles on the show. Hill Street Blues: Who had a “Fatal Attraction” crush on Stan Jablonski? What did Mick Belker’s father do for a living? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/26 "2008-05-17T02:14:39Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] All in the Family: Name 2 actors from “military” sitcoms who had recurring roles on the show. [/QUOTE] I’m sure one is Allan Melvin (bk4 Sam the Butcher or Mogilla Gorilla, but also on _Gomer Pyle_), who played Barney Hefner (and whose wife was played by an Oscar winner- though it wasn’t her first character she played on the show). I’m trying to think of other recurring actors (Vincent Gardenia [also played a couple of characters], James Cromwell, Sorrel Booke, Sherman Hemsley, [the guy who played Harry but whose real name I can’t think of], but can’t think of any military sitcoms they were on. (Trying to think of military sitcom actors- Frank Sutton, Ronnie Schell, Larry Storch/Forrest Tucker/Ken Berry, Borgnine-Conway, Phil Silvers… drawing blanks.) ---
**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 17, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/27 "2008-05-17T02:33:01Z")
The other one was Bob Hastings, who was Lt. Carpenter on McHale’s Navy and Kelsey the bartender on All in the Family. ---
**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 17, 2008, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/28 "2008-05-17T05:02:12Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] I’m sure one is Allan Melvin (bk4 Sam the Butcher or Mogilla Gorilla, but also on _Gomer Pyle_), who played Barney Hefner (and whose wife was played by an Oscar winner- though it wasn’t her first character she played on the show). I’m trying to think of other recurring actors (Vincent Gardenia [also played a couple of characters], James Cromwell, Sorrel Booke, Sherman Hemsley, [the guy who played Harry but whose real name I can’t think of], but can’t think of any military sitcoms they were on. (Trying to think of military sitcom actors- Frank Sutton, Ronnie Schell, Larry Storch/Forrest Tucker/Ken Berry, Borgnine-Conway, Phil Silvers… drawing blanks.) [/QUOTE] Here’s a harder one: Ted Knight and Dan Rowan (Laugh-In) were real-life veterans who served admirably in World War II. Name some other sitcom actors who have real military records! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/29 "2008-05-17T14:00:48Z")
[QUOTE=dougie\_monty] Here’s a harder one: Ted Knight and Dan Rowan (Laugh-In) were real-life veterans who served admirably in World War II. Name some other sitcom actors who have real military records! [/QUOTE] IIRC, the guy from Major Dad had some RL military experience Would someone be kind enough to recap, if any, the unanswered questions? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/30 "2008-05-17T16:13:21Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] The other one was Bob Hastings, who was Lt. Carpenter on McHale’s Navy and Kelsey the bartender on All in the Family. [/QUOTE] Give that man a see-gar! Y’know, **kunilou** , between you and **Sampiro** we probably could have kept the last TV trivia thread going a while longer! > [@](#): > > Name some other sitcom actors who have real military records! Depends on what you mean by “military records”. During the time that US military service was compulsory, I imagine most male actors spent some time in the service. Bob Newhart comes to mind, as I heard him mention it in a recent interview. Then there’s that whole Beaver and Vietnam thing… 😉 ---
**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 17, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/31 "2008-05-17T21:02:49Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] Then there’s that whole Beaver and Vietnam thing… 😉 [/QUOTE] That’s not compulsory, that’s contemptible. I’m sure the Teeming Millions all know Beav was never in Nam. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084/32 "2008-05-19T15:45:00Z")
I just have to share this … in reading this thread, a 30-year-old timebomb went off in my head: I grew up with a girl whose name was Lou Ann. Someone bestowed upon her the nickname of Poovey and it stuck, from elementary school through high school. At the 10-year high school reunion, she let everyone know she NO LONGER went by the nickname of Poovey. Now I know how she got it! \ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-great-tv-sitcom-trivia-thread/449084.md?page=1)