The Workplace Trivia

1. Which eponymous character worked at Wellman Plastics?

From Quiz TV Employers

Answer: Roseanne

Roseanne has had many jobs over the course of nine seasons, but if you can remember back to the beginning, Roseanne and her friends worked for Wellman Plastics, one of the major industries in Lanford. She worked on an assembly line separating pieces of plastic. She, Jackie, and Crystal worked there for a decade but they all quit in 1989 after a new supervisor acted inappropriately. There was also a young foreman there by the name of Booker Brooks (who liked Jackie); he was played by an actor named George Clooney!

From Quiz None of Your Business

Answer: Advertising

"The Crazy Ones" premiered on September 26, 2013 with Robin Williams playing Simon Roberts, the chief executive of his own advertising agency. Sarah Michelle Gellar plays his daughter Sydney Roberts, partner in the agency and director of it. Simon Roberts is the eccentric creative type and Sydney is the level headed business type. Together they make the company a success and you know that, apart, neither could be as successful as they are together.

From Quiz Television, Television

Answer: 30 Rock

Debuting in 2006, the show was Fey's first official post-"SNL" gig and, unsurprisingly, it was a critical darling. Although the show often poked fun at home network NBC's slowly-declining quality and ratings (as has "Saturday Night Live" in the past) it ended up lasting seven seasons with Fey in the lead role as TV producer Liz Lemon. The show also starred Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan and was filmed in Long Island-- not the actual 30 Rock studios (where "Saturday Night Live" is officially filmed). "30 Rock" followed the troubles on and off-screen at the fictional "The Girlie Show" (later rebranded "TGS With Tracy Morgan") and Lemon's complicated relationship with the Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming for General Electric, Jack Donaghy (played by Baldwin). The show was continuously nominated for Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Awards winning several, especially in its earlier years.

From Quiz TV Co-workers

Answer: Ferris Bueller

Based on the hit movie, this show only lasted one season.

From Quiz TV Employers

Answer: American Dad!

The protagonist on "American Dad!" is Stan Smith - C.I.A. agent, macho man, patriot, breadwinner, husband, father, Republican. He is the animated head of a household filled with eccentric characters, i.e., his sexy wife Francine, their hippie daughter Hayley and their geeky son Steve. In addition, they have a zany alien named Roger who lives in the attic and a talking goldfish named Klaus who used to be a German but now resides in a fish bowl. The show is one of Seth MacFarlane's creations which first aired on February 6, 2005 on Fox, right after Super Bowl 39, but after the 11th season it was picked up by TBS in 2014.

From Quiz Keeping Companies

Answer: Darrin Stephens

Darrin Stephens (either one of them, i.e., Dick York or Dick Sargent) worked for the Madison Avenue agency of McMahon and Tate on the show "Bewitched" (1964-1972). Presumably Darrin commuted from his Westport, Connecticut home to his work in Manhattan. In case you didn't know, Darrin's wife Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) was a witch, which led to all manner of hilarity. She was such a good witch, she even transformed her husband into a different person without telling anyone! Steve Douglas was an aeronautical engineer; Alex Reiger drove a taxi and Don Draper was in advertising, but not at McMahon and Tate.

From Quiz Television, Television

Answer: SCTV

Starring an ensemble cast of soon-to-be-famous players including John Candy, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas, Catherine O'Hara, Andrea Martin, Martin Short, Rick Moranis, Harold Ramis, Joe Flaherty, and Dave Thomas (phew! and others!), "SCTV" hit the airwaves in 1976 and, unlike many other sketch shows, pulled a "Monty Python's Flying Circus" by being filmed in and out of a studio, but not live. Hilariously, the show poked fun at its own popularity. The concept was simple: the cast performed in segments inspired by news shows, talk shows, dramas, soaps, comedies, etc. and placed it onto their network, originally for Melonville but allegedly airing on national airwaves. Of course, many of the shows were shoddy. "Count Floyd" (played by Joe Flaherty as news anchor Floyd Robertson in a secondary role) notably hosted "Monster Chiller Horror Theatre" which showed less-than-classics "Dr. Tongue's 3D House of Pancakes", "Dr. Tongue's 3D House of Cats", and Dr. Tongue's 3D House of Stewardesses", all of which improvised 3D by bringing objects closer to the camera. "SCTV" ended in 1984 after crossing borders and moving to NBC.

From Quiz TV Co-workers

Answer: Friends

Aniston has been much more successful with this show.

From Quiz TV Employers

Answer: General Insurance Company

Can we think that far back to the 1950s when men went to work and women stayed home, baked cookies, wore pearls and doled out advice? This show depicted the ideal Midwest middle class family where Jim Anderson was head of the household and took his briefcase to work every weekday as an insurance salesman for the (creatively named) General Insurance Company; however, we rarely saw him at work. We watched Jim solve the many problems of the kids, Betty ('Princess'), Bud and Kathy ('Kitten'), e.g., who to take to the prom or getting Kathy to share her toys. Ah, yes, the good old 1950s where very little happened while waiting for the 1960s.

From Quiz Keeping Companies

Answer: Blush

"Blush" was the name of the high-style magazine owned by Jack Gallo (George Segal) who hired a group of zany characters, one of whom was his daughter, Maya (Laura San Giacomo). "Just Shoot Me" (1997-2003) included former model Nina Van Horn (Wendie Malick), photographer Elliot DiMauro (Enrico Colantoni) and the disrespectful secretary Dennis Finch (David Spade)...very upscale, stylish and sardonic. If you recognize the other choices, that may be because "Mode" was the magazine on "Ugly Betty"; "GLAM" is an alternate lifestyle magazine and "ELLE" is a magazine primarily for women.

From Quiz Television, Television

Answer: Sports Night

Considered by many critics of having been canceled before necessary, "Sports Night" was another Sorkin classic enjoyed by his cult fans-- he would later create the critically-renowned (and tongue-in-cheek) political drama "The West Wing" in 1999. "Sports Night", however, followed the writers, stars, and crew behind a fictional sports show called (get this...) 'Sports Night'. Known for the typical Sorkin trademarks (walk-and-talks, for instance) despite being his first sitcom in his repertoire, it featured the dry wit and social commentary viewers have come to expect. It was canceled after two years on the air.

From Quiz TV Co-workers

Answer: Second Chance & Boys Will Be Boys

Martin plays a dead man who is too good for Hell and too bad for Heaven. He is given a chance to guide his younger self, Perry, so that he'll get into Heaven.

From Quiz TV Employers

Answer: Orange Is the New Black

While all the choices are prisons of one kind or another, Litchfield Penitentiary is a women's prison and the setting for the Netflix show "Orange is the New Black", which first aired in 2013. This is strictly an adult show with all the cursing, sex, and violence you can handle. It is based on Piper Kerman's memoir "Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison", about a very middle class young woman who is sentenced to a year in prison and what she has to endure. Although, much like "M.A.S.H." and the Korean War, the show has lasted longer than her sentence.

From Quiz Keeping Companies

Answer: Prison Break

"Prison Break" (2005-2009) is about Lincoln Burrows, an innocent man who is sent to Death Row as a result of a political conspiracy. His brother, Michael Scofield, is a structural engineer who devises an elaborate scheme (including tattoos and a bank robbery) to get himself incarcerated so he can help break his brother out of Fox River, a maximum-security prison. In its initial year, the show was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama, and won the award the following year. The incorrect choices are also prison dramas: "Oz" from 1997, "Women in Prison" from 1987 and "Orange Is the New Black" from 2013.

From Quiz None of Your Business

Answer: Sunshine Cab Company

"Taxi" features the fictitious Sunshine Cab Company. The show revolves around the lives of the cabbies who work for the company. Alex, played by Judd Hirsch, is the intellectual who prefers to drive a cab rather than do anything too challenging. Elaine, played by Marilu Henner, is the divorced mother of two just trying to survive. Tony, played by Tony Danza, is the boxer who drives to make ends meet while trying to hit it big. Bobby, played by Jeff Conaway, is an aspiring actor looking for his big break. Louie, played by Danny DeVito, is their amoral boss who glories in what he can inflict on the cabbies.

From Quiz Television, Television

Answer: The Office

Created in the UK in 2001, four years before the U.S. version debuted on NBC, "The Office" was Gervais' first sitcom and it gave the comedian a surefire hit. Insulting to many types of people for many different reasons, the show was a hilarious take on the mockumentary style. Filmed with handy-cams it had interviews with employees as well as 'in the moment' scenes of office banality gone wrong. Although the show didn't originally find fame on TV in the UK, subsequent reviewings of the show internationally propelled Gervais (and Stephen Merchant) to stardom. After only two series of the show (in twelve episodes and a Christmas special), he created "Extras", "Life's Too Short", and "Derek" as well as the comedy-travelogue "An Idiot Abroad", which starred Karl Pilkington.

From Quiz TV Co-workers

Answer: Hill Street Blues

It won 'Emmy's the first five years it was on the air.

From Quiz TV Employers

Answer: Barney Miller

Arguably one of the funniest shows on TV at the time, "Barney Miller" (1974-1982) was a comedy about cops who worked at the 12th Precinct in New York City's Greenwich Village. In the first few seasons, the show was about Captain Barney Miller at work and at home. Gradually, they phased out the home part and just dealt with the eclectic officers at work (Wojo and Harris and Yemana and Fish) and the weird assortment of characters they had to deal with. They locked up murderers, muggers, hookers, drug dealers and an occasional Werewolf, and Barney was the most understanding, fair-minded, honest, caring boss anyone could hope for.

From Quiz Keeping Companies

Answer: Princeton Plainsboro

On "House, M.D." (2004-2012), Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) is a misanthropic diagnostician at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey, under Dean of Medicine and hospital administrator Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein). His bad leg, questionable ethics and Vicodin addiction caused many dramatic conflicts. His name, his addiction, his best friend, his address, all mirrored and paid homage to the brilliant deductive mind of Sherlock Holmes. The show won many awards including 5 Prime Time Emmys and 9 Peoples Choice Awards. The incorrect choices are: St. Eligius on "St. Elsewhere", All Saints Hospital on "Nurse Jackie" and Blair General on "Dr. Kildare".

From Quiz None of Your Business

Answer: Nantucket, Massachusetts

"Wings" is set on Nantucket at the fictional airport Tom Nevers Field. The show focuses on the small airline run by brothers Joe and Brian Hackett (Tim Daly and Steven Weber respectively) as they struggle to keep their little business alive. Thomas Haden Church plays Lowell, the airport mechanic and all around handyman. Crystal Bernard plays Helen, owner of the lunch counter and Joe's love interest. Tony Shalhoub plays Antonio, the owner of the local cab. Rebecca Schull plays Fay, Joe and Brian's secretary and reservations agent.

From Quiz Television, Television

Answer: The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Set in a Minnesota news station, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" starred none other than Moore as the main character, Mary Richards, as the helped create a news program and lived her life as a single woman finding success in the 1970s. Critically lauded, the show made Moore more of a star than she was in the 1960s on "The Dick Van Dyke Show", partly due to the program's implicit feminism. As women's rights continued to develop and women found more strength in the workplace, Moore's character dealt with hot-button topics while all the while working for producer Lou Grant (played by Ed Asner). The show ended after seven years in 1977 and after winning several Emmys for Moore, her costars, and the show itself.

From Quiz TV Co-workers

Answer: Hooperman

From Quiz TV Employers

Answer: The Cheesecake Factory

Penny may have moved on from her waitressing days at the Cheesecake Factory, but while she was working there to support her acting classes, there was room for a lot of laughs, and a cheeseburger every Tuesday night for Sheldon Cooper. When Penny decided to quit being a waitress and try acting full time, she and Sheldon had this exchange: Sheldon said "Did you forget my lemonade?" Penny replied "Oh, sorry. I forgot", to which Sheldon replied "A fitting swan song to your career as a waitress; to forget my order one last time". I hope Penny can find her niche, wherever that may be.

From Quiz Keeping Companies

Answer: CalSci

Mathematician Charlie Eppes was a professor at the California Institute of Science (CalSci) while also helping his FBI brother, Don, to solve criminal cases by using equations. "Numbers" (2005-2010) starred David Krumholtz as Charlie, the math genius; ironically, in real life, Krumholtz failed algebra twice (now that's acting!). As for the incorrect choices: Hillman College was featured on "The Cosby Show" (1984) and "A Different World" (1987); Chicago Lake Michigan University (CLMU) is where schizophrenic Professor Piece teaches on "Perceptions" (2012) and "Minnesota State University" and its 'screaming eagles' appeared on "Coach" (1989).

From Quiz Television, Television

Answer: Episodes

Matt LeBlanc starred as...Matt LeBlanc in this 2011 single-camera comedy set in Hollywood. When a pair of married writers decided to rework their award-winning British TV show for American TV they set out to find the lead actor for their programme; they found LeBlanc's fictional self. "Episodes" followed the drama of creating a show as well as the drama between the two writers and LeBlanc. By the end of the first season the pilot had been picked up. LeBlanc was far from the only "Friends" cast members to land TV-themed shows. Lisa Kudrow, for instance, starred in HBO's "The Comeback", a show about an actress getting a second chance in reality TV. It lasted one season in 2005.

From Quiz TV Co-workers

Answer: Three's Company

Other stars of 'Three's Company' Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers have not spoken in 20 years. 8-(

From Quiz TV Employers

Answer: KACL

You may recognize the incorrect answers as media on other TV shows, i.e., WJM from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", Channel 84 a local TV news station on "King of the Hill" and "WKRP in Cincinnati". When Frasier moved from Boston to Seattle to get a spin-off of his own, he took a job helping people with problems over the radio ("I'm listening"). The radio station on the TV show was KACL (amusing if you say it out loud), 780 AM on your dial. By the way, there is an actual radio station with those call letters at 98.7 FM ("Cool 98.7") located in Bismarck, North Dakota which airs a format of classic hits.

From Quiz Keeping Companies

Answer: L.A. Law

I was going to use the law firm of 'Dewey Cheatum and Howe' but I thought that smacked of sarcasm. Douglas Brackman (Alan Rachins - anyone remember him?) and Leland McKenzie (Richard Dysart) made up the eponymous team of McKenzie, Brackman on "L.A. Law;" they took on many groundbreaking issues in their 8 seasons (1986-1994). Along with Kuzak, Becker, et al, Stephen Bochco's series dealt with abortion, gay rights, domestic violence and sexual harassment before these issues became 'fashionable', and won 15 Emmy Awards during its run. As for the other firms: "The Good Wife" is Lockhart/Gardner; Ally McBeal worked for Cage, Fish & Assoc.; Boston Legal was Crane, Poole and Schmidt.

From Quiz Television, Television

Answer: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Another Aaron Sorkin drama, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" was praised immensely by critics receiving five Emmy nominations in its single year on the air (and winning one). It brought stars Matthew Perry (a writer) and Bradley Whitford (a producer) together to save an ailing "SNL"-type show. It also starred Sarah Paulson and Amanda Peet. Despite its reputation, the show lost viewers at an alarming rate and it was canceled after a full first season (while half-hour comedy "30 Rock", debuting in the same year, lived on).

From Quiz TV Co-workers

Answer: The Andy Griffith Show & Andy Griffith Show

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