Beyond "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

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1. Edward Asner (news director Lou Grant) made history in 1977, when he took his character from the comedy of WJM-TV in Minneapolis to the more serious Los Angeles Tribune. How many times did Asner win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on "Lou Grant"? 3 2 4 5

2. Betty White (homemaking-show host Sue Ann Nivens) has also won a number of Emmy Awards for her work in television. One of those awards came in 1983, when she won a Daytime Emmy for hosting which game show? "The Better Sex" "Just Men!" "Password Plus" "Dream House"

3. John Amos (weatherman Gordy Howard) is better known for playing James Evans, Sr., on the hit TV show "Good Times". But he also had a recurring role as Mayor Ethan Baker on which popular TV crime drama? "NYPD Blue" "Simon & Simon" "Hunter" "The District"

4. Gavin MacLeod (news writer Murray Slaughter) struck gold after "Mary Tyler Moore", when he signed on to play Captain Merrill Stubing on "The Love Boat" for nearly a decade. But he got his first starring role on which 1960s-vintage show? "McHale's Navy" "The Dick Van Dyke Show" "The Untouchables" "Cain's Hundred"

5. Ted Knight (news anchor Ted Baxter) became a familiar voice for animated TV shows while working on "Mary Tyler Moore". Which of the following cartoons did Knight NOT provide a voice for during "Mary Tyler Moore's" run from 1970 to 1977? "Super Friends" "Aquaman" "Lassie's Rescue Rangers" "The New Scooby-Doo Movies"

6. Cloris Leachman (Mary's landlord Phyllis Lindstrom) starred on the "Mary Tyler Moore" spinoff, "Phyllis", from 1975 to 1977. On that show, Phyllis returned to her hometown of San Francisco after which event? The marriage of her twin sister. The birth of her daughter. The death of her husband. The death of her father.

7. Valerie Harper (window dresser Rhoda Morganstern) also had a spinoff of her own, "Rhoda", from 1974 to 1978. But she was also involved in a hotly-contested race for the presidency of the Screen Actors Guild in 2001. To whom did Harper lose that headline-making race? William Daniels Melissa Gilbert Ken Howard Susan Clark

8. Georgia Engel (Ted Baxter's wife, Georgette) enjoyed a number of recurring roles on television after "Mary Tyler Moore" ended in 1977. On which of the following shows was Engel NOT play a recurring character. "Passions" "Everybody Loves Raymond" "Night Court" "Coach"

9. Joyce Bulifant (Murray Slaughter's wife, Marie) had a number of TV roles throughout her career. But it is the one that got away that she may be best remembered for. What classic sitcom was Builfant cast for, but ultimately passed over for, in the late 1960s? "Julia" "Star Trek" "Get Smart" "The Brady Bunch"

10. Although Mary Tyler Moore (news producer Mary Richards) did not star on another hit TV show after "Mary Tyler Moore" ended, she did run a production company that turned out a number of hits during the 1970s and 1980s. Which of the following shows was NOT produced by MTM Enterprises? "Bosom Buddies" "Hill Street Blues" "The White Shadow" "WKRP in Cincinnati"