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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Mr. Belvedere
| What sport Did Bob Uecker play professionally before starring in the show as George Owens? | "Mr. Belvedere"
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Baseball. He played for the then Milwaukee Braves, won a championship with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964, and then was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.
| What hobby does Mr. Belvedere encourage Wesley to take up during the first season? | "Mr. Belvedere"
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Ballet. In this episode Wesley starts taking ballet, but tells his father, George, that he is going to football practice. Watch the episode to see the wacky outcome when George finds out!
| What was Heather's best friend, Angela, infamous for messing up? | "Mr. Belvedere"
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Mr. Belvedere's Name. There were a variety of mistakes she made while saying his name, my favourite was Mr. Belly Button.
| What was the profession of Marsha, also known as Mrs. Owens? | "Mr. Belvedere"
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Lawyer. The reason that Mr. Belvedere was hired was to take care of the kids so Marsha could go back to law school, and become a full fledged lawyer.
| What famous performer often made guest appearances on the show? | "Mr. Belvedere"
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Robert Goulet. Robert Goulet made frequent guest appearances, and often dueted with Ilene Graff (Marsha), who followed in the footsteps of her father, who also was an established singer and music arranger.
Sports News Anchor. This "job" allowed Bob Uecker to stick to his roots in the world of professional athletics.
| What was the name of Wesley's friend, who was always getting teased for his over-sized dental headgear? | "Mr. Belvedere"
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Miles. Miles was played by actor Casey Ellison, and no he didn't really need the headgear.
Christopher Hewett. Sadly, Christopher passed away on August 3, 2001, he was a spritely 80 years of age.
The Hufnagels. The Hufnagel family was often spoke of, but never seen. Most notable of the family was Howie, whom we assume was near the same age as Wesley.
| Yes or No: Did actor Rob Stone, who portrayed Kevin, eventually become Marilyn Manson? | "Mr. Belvedere"
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No. Although he bears a striking resembelence to Marilyn Manson, we all know that it is actually Brian Warner, not our beloved Rob Stone, who became the Shock/Goth sensation during the 90's. In 1997 Rob wrote, directed, and produced a drama about the Blue Angels for the History Channel.
Miles. Poor Miles. That headgear left him as an easy target for many jokes. And his last name "Knobnoster" probably didn't help either.
| What was the name of Heather's dimwitted friend that was always bungling Mr. Belvedere's name? | Mr. Belvedere
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Angela. Angela was played by Michele Matheson. "Hello Mr. Velveeta!"
| The TV series was based on a movie on the 1949 movie "Sitting Pretty". Who plays Mr. Belvedere in the original film? | Mr. Belvedere
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Clifton Webb. Clifton Webb received an academy award nomination for his role.
| In the final episode, Mr. Belvedere gets married and moves where? | Mr. Belvedere
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Africa. Mr. Belvedere marries a beautiful researcher named Louise Gilbert, (played by Rosemary Forsyth) who has been doing research in Rwanda. Robert Goulet also makes an appearance in the final episode.
| "Streaks on the china, never mattered before. Who cared?" This is the opening line to the Mr. Belvedere theme song. Who sang it? | Mr. Belvedere
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Leon Redbone. The name of the theme song was "According to Our New Arrival", and was written by Judy Hart Angelo and Gary Portnoy. Redbone also performed the theme song to "Harry and the Hendersons".
| What was the name of the Owens' neighbors that never appeared on screen? | Mr. Belvedere
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The Hufnagels. Howie, Fifi, Homer, Hortence and Granma were the offscreen neighbors that we never got to see. The Ochmoniks were the neighbors on "Alf" and Mrs. Poole was from "The Hogan Family".
Inky. Abraham was the name of Arnold's goldfish on "Diff'rent Strokes".
| In one episode, Kevin evicts his roommate because _____? | Mr. Belvedere
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He had a pet goat. Kevin's roommate, Anatole, later returns to cast a curse on the Owens clan. Fortunately for the family, Mr. Belvedere had his copy of "The Butler's Guide to Hex Removal" handy. Lucky for them.
Pittsburgh. Actually, it was in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania - a suburb just outside Pittsburgh.
| We'll end with an easy one. The series ran for how many years? | Mr. Belvedere
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6. It ran on ABC from March 15, 1985 until July 8, 1990.
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