1960s Television Trivia Quiz

Answer: 'The Avengers'

Steed was one half of 'The Avengers', along with Mrs. Peel. This was one of the most successful British television shows of all time.

Answer: Ozarks

It is not mentioned very often, but they had to strike gold somewhere. It was actually an oil strike, referred to as "black gold, Texas tea".

Answer: 'Adam-12'

This show was in the time when shows like 'Dragnet' and 'Emergency' were on the top of the ratings. Police shows were very popular in the 60's. Though now we get stuck with FOX's wildest police videos part 56.

Answer: 'Captain Nice' and 'Mr. Terrific'

No folks, these were not two 1967 Saturday morning cartoons. They were prime-time live-action sitcoms. I have to warn you, that the situations and plotlines really don't sound too bad on paper, but the actual shows turned out to be rather mind numbing.

But then that can be expected. After all, this was carbon copy programming at its worst. Since ABC had the huge ratings smash 'Batman', NBC quickly churned out 'Captain Nice' as a mid-season superhero show of its own and not to be left out, CBS debuted 'Mr. Terrific' on the very same night. Both of these shows were so bad that after a mere 15 episodes, they shared the honor of being cancelled on the same night.

It's an out and out slapstick involving the exploits of Carter Nash, a mild-mannered police chemist in Big Town, U.S.A., who discovers Super Juice, a glowing liquid that transforms him into a crime fighter for exactly one hour per day.

Answer: Martin

Martin - Martian, get it? Ah, that snappy '60s sci-fi humor.

Answer: 'Candid Camera'

This is a classic, and many countries have done versions of the orginal show. A 90's version was done on American TV by some Aussies but it didn't last very long. The US got all caught up in the 'Survivor' type shows.

Answer: 'The Twilight Zone'

He was sort of the Aaron Spelling of '60s sci-fi, without the homely daughter or the Shannon Dougherty.

Answer: 'The Outer Limits'

This was the rival for Rod Serling's 'The Twilight Zone'. Though it did pretty well, you just couldn't compare to the 'Zone'.

Answer: 'The Prisoner'

'The Prisoner' was one of the most original dramas ever aired on television. Brainchild of producer and star Patrick McGoohan, the series portrays a top-secret government agent who resigns his position only to be immediately abducted and whisked away to an enigmatic, isolated seaside community known only as 'The Village.' Confined in this resort-like, yet sinister town, Number 6 (the new 'identity' given to him by his captors) soon learns that no one can be trusted, and that those in charge (whose governmental and political affiliations are unknown) will take extreme measures to break him and learn the reasons behind his resignation.

Originally aired in 1967, the 17-episode series begins with Number 6's arrival in The Village, and ends with a two-part finale which many would claim raises more questions than it answers. During the course of the series, Number 6 struggles both to learn the identity of his captors and to escape from the isolated Village, cut off from the rest of the world by mountains and sea. Each episode features a new 'Number 2' (right-hand man to the unseen Number 1), who brings with him to the Village new ideas and methods for breaking the unyielding Number 6. Servant to the current Number 2 is the mysterious butler, a silent dwarfish man who is the only series regular other than McGoohan. With its unique mix of action, drama, science fiction and the surreal, and with a message even more relevant today than when it originally aired, 'The Prisoner' is a television classic of the rarest kind.

Answer: Terry Gilliam