TV Shows Produced by Irwin Allen Quiz

Answer: firefighting

"Code Red" involved the Los Angeles fire department, particularly the Rorchek family. The Rorcheks had three members working on the LAFD, father Joe and two of his sons, Ted and Chris. This show ran one season from 1981-2. It was Allen's sixth and last TV series.

Answer: Lorne Greene

Greene started his career as a radio announcer for the CBC where his stentorian baritone was dubbed "The Voice of Doom". Most well-known for portraying patriarch Ben Cartwright on the long-running shoe "Bonanza", he also starred in numerous movies and TV shows, and even commercials for Alpo dog food. He passed away in 1987.

Answer: lasers

According to "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows" by Tim Brooks and Earle Nash, the time tunnel was operated by laser power. The tunnel was controlled by huge banks of computers and instrument panels that always seemed to malfunction at critical moments and always landed the two hapless scientists at an important moment in history.

While Tony and Doug traveled through space and time, their three co-workers constantly monitored their situation (General Kirk, Dr. Ann MacGregor and Dr. Ray Swain).

This series aired from 1966-67.

Answer: Lee Meriwether

Lee Meriwether was the 1955 Miss America Winner. Her first show business job was on "The Today Show" after which she landed many roles on TV and in movies, including as one of three actresses portraying Catwoman in the 1966 "Batman" TV series. She was married to fellow actor Frank Aletter from 1958-74. They had two children.

Answer: Spindrift

"Land of the Giants" was like a dramatic "Gilligan's Island" in space. Three crew members and their four passengers had to learn to live and work together while keeping clear of the giant people, wild animals and pets. This was a seemingly impossible task since each episode involved some of the "little people's" interaction with the giants.

Answer: Inspector Kobick

Kevin Hagen started out wanting to be an attorney and studied law at UCLA. He even once worked for the U.S. State Department in Germany. Although he appeared as a guest star in many TV series, he remained a relatively unknown actor. He passed away in 2005.

Answer: Seaview

The TV show used many of the sets and even footage from the movie. Although earth-based, this series had many science fiction elements to it, such as puppets that came alive, gelatinous living masses and globes of pure energy. It also depended heavily on "gadgetry." "Voyage" enjoyed a four-season run from 1964-68.

Answer: David Hedison

David Hedison, whose actual first name is Albert (he was credited as Al Hedison in his early acting roles), worked on stage, movies and TV. His career took off after playing the lead in the 1958 cult horror movie classic "The Fly". His daughter, Alexandra Hedison, once dated Ellen DeGeneres.

Answer: The Swiss Family Robinson

The spaceship Jupiter 2 was destined to take the 5 member Robinson family, Major West and an intelligent robot to the star system of Alpha Centauri. However, Dr. Smith who was working on the project, sabotaged the guidance mechanism and was forced to stow away on the ship when it took off.

It was implied that Smith was actually working for enemy powers. The space travelers were marooned in space, like the Robinson family that was marooned in "The Swiss Family Robinson". In fact, Allen originally wanted the show's title to be "The Space Family Robinson".

Answer: Michael Landon

In the episode "The Questing Beast" Hans Conried played Sir Sagramore of Altair who was on a quest after the space monster Gundemar. He tried to persuade Will to be his squire. Arte Johnson appeared as Fedor in the episode "Princess of Space" where Penny was kidnapped and told she was actually Princess Alpha of Planet Beta. Kurt Russell portrayed Quano in the episode "The Challenge" where John and Will Robinson have to fight an alien man and his son to the death.