Answer: M*A*S*H
Based on the movie of the same name, the TV series 'M*A*S*H' ran from 1972 to 1982. Set in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Korea, wounded soldiers are frequently transported to the MASH unit by the ubiquitous H-13 Sioux helicopter, the military version of the popular Bell 47.
'China Beach' (1988-91) was about a military hospital set in Viet Nam, not Korea. 'Kung Fu' (1973-75) is a western set in the American frontier. 'Medic' (1954-56) is one of the first medical dramas on TV that tried to portray a sense of realism.
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Answer: Peugeot 403 convertible
Peter Falk played "Lt Colombo" in a long-running series that was broadcast between 1968 and 2003. Colombo was a bumbling cop who drove a dirty and battered car. The show had a similar premise for each episode. It opened with the viewers seeing the crime and learning who the killer was. After that, it was a matter of Colombo proving it. Most of the prime suspects sneered at Colombo, thinking they were cleverer than he. Most often he proved them wrong.
Several versions of the 403 were produced between 1955 and 1966. Colombo drove a two door soft top convertible.
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Answer: Buttermilk
Dale Evans (born Frances Octavia Smith) starred with singing cowboy Roy Rogers in a series of 1940s westerns and after their marriage in 1947 they appeared as a popular pair in movies and on TV.
Dale Evans wrote the song that became their popular theme: "Happy Trails to You."
Buttermilk, like Trigger, was mounted after death and put on display in the Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum.
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Answer: Black Beauty
Black Beauty was a Chrysler Imperial customized for crime fitting by Dean Jefferies. Since movie magic was still in its early stages in the mid-1960s, the car had to be designed to actually spray "toxic" gases, and do other such tricks.
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Answer: The Fortuna
"Mr. Lucky" starred John Vivyan as Mr. Lucky, and Ross Martin as Nick Andamo. The show aired 1959-1960.
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Answer: Baa Baa Black Sheep
'Baa Baa Black Sheep' which aired between 1976 and 1978, was an extremely fictionalized account of an actual Marine Corps squadron led by Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. The Black Sheep flew the F-4U Corsair which is considered by many to be the best fighter of WW II.
The other options are all set in WW II. 'McHale's Navy' (1962-66) was also about military misfits, but this show was a comedy about a PT boat. 'Combat' (1962-67) was about infantrymen in France. 'The Gallant Men' (1962-63) was also about the infantry, this time on the Italian front.
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Answer: Citroën DS
Simon Baker played Patrick Jane, a consultant to the 'California Bureau of Investigation' in a show that first aired in 2008. Jane had been a fair show 'mystic' and used his powers to ferret out the secrets of those involved in cases. He was brilliant and unorthodox, much to the chagrin of the CBI team leader Teresa Lisbon (played by Robin Tunney).
When car buffs sit down to compile their lists of "best ever" cars, the Citroën DS is frequently high up there.
Between 1955 and 1975, the Citroën DS was one of the most innovative and comfortable models on the roads. They were good enough for French Presidents. Citroën called it the DS because in French the letters sounded a bit like the French word for goddess.
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Answer: Sultana
'The Buccaneers' appeared in the mid 1950s and was set on the pirate-infested island of New Providence in the Bahamas in the early 18th century. The hero was famed ex-pirate Captain Dan Tempest played with hands-on-the-hips style youthful panache by a young Robert Shaw.
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Answer: PT 73
"McHale's Navy" aired 1962-1966. It starred Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale and Tim Conway as Ensign Charles Parker.
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Answer: Sky King
The TV series 'Sky King' which aired from 1951 to 1962 was an outgrowth of a radio series which was broadcast between 1946 to 1954. The aviation star of the show was a Cessna 310 which was used during the last half of the series. The first years Sky flew a Cessna T-50, which also had twin-engines but a wood rather than aluminum skin.
'Sky Cops' (2006 and 2011) is a BBC reality series about British police helicopters. 'Skyhawks' (1969-71) is an animated series about a California-based family owned air transport service. 'Mile High' (2003-5) is a British series about the lives of a flight crew for a hypothetical airline.
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Answer: Ford Gran Torino
I'm sure you remember those opening credits when Starsky (or was it Hutch?) jumped onto the roof the car to chase a crook. David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser played the California-based detectives in four seasons (was it only four?) between 1975 and 1979 and was a ratings triumph in both the US and the UK.
The Ford Torino was produced between 1968 and 1976. The sportier Gran Torino was made between 1972 and 1976.
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Answer: Creepy Coupe
Inspired by the 1965 film 'The Great Race' the TV 'The Wacky Racers' series ran on CBS from September 14, 1968 to September 5, 1970. It was widely distributed throughout the world. It featured an unusually large number of cartoon characters some twenty-three in all.
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Answer: 1952 Ford
There were actually two trucks used on the show, the original 1952 Ford was replaced by a 1947 Mercury. But the first truck is the one that appears in the opening credits.
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Answer: Ellen B
"Tammy" aired 1965-1966, and also starred Denver Pyle as Grandpa Tarleton.
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Answer: Criminal Minds
'Criminal Minds' (2005-2013 and beyond) shows the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit profiling serial killers around the country. After some stock footage of a beautiful Gulfstream in flight, the team discusses the case in a set that recreates the luxurious interior.
Although agents in 'The F.B.I.' (1965-74) needed to travel to national and even international locations, the writers didn't incorporate the aircraft into the show. Another FBI unit in 'White Collar' (2009-2013 and beyond) is based in Manhattan where they fight white collar crime. 'Numb3rs' (2005-2010) depicts a California FBI office that works with a mathematician to solve crimes.
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Answer: Audi Quattro
"Ashes to Ashes" aired on British TV in 2008 and was a sequel to the hugely successful "Life On Mars".
The premise in both shows was of a 21st century cop sent back in time. The modern cops, with their 'touchy feely' methods, had to cope with the rough and unsophisticated attitudes of the 1970s and 1980s cops. Phillip Glennister played DCI Gene Hunt, the biggest dinosaur of them all, in both shows.
The star car of "Ashes to Ashes" was Gene Hunt's red Audi Quattro. The Quattro was the first successful modern European four-wheel drive car and first ran in 1980.
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Answer: Buckshot
Guy Madison played the hero U.S. Marshal James Butler 'Wild Bill Hickok' in a series syndicated in Britain and the US and elsewhere. The series ran for 112 episodes between 1951 and 1958.
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Answer: Calypso
"The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau" was narrated by Rod Serling.
It aired 1966-1973.
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Answer: Blue Angels
'Blue Angels' was a syndicated TV series in 1960 and 1961 about the precision flight team. During this time, the Grumman F-11F-1 Tiger was the Blue Angels plane of choice.
Although there was a TV series in the 1960s named 'Thunderbirds,' it was a science fiction series not about flight. The 'Thunderbirds' and the 'Snowbirds' are the US Air Force and the Canadian Forces flight demonstration teams respectively. The 'Seals' are the US Navy's special operation force.
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Answer: Jaguar MK II
John Thaw played Inspector Morse in the TV show "Morse", 1987 to 2000. Morse was a detective who solved crime on gut feelings. He was shown as a lover of the fine things in life, such as solving crossword puzzles and drinking real ale. In fact the character was a bit of a curmudgeon. Parody shows often mocked him as Inspector Morose".
Almost 90,000 MKIIs were built between 1955 and 1867. The burgundy 1960 Mk II used in all 33 "Morse" shows was sold in 2005 for more than £100,000
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Answer: Lincoln Continental
The TV series 'Cannon' ran between 1971 and 1976 and was broadcast by CBS in the USA. The series ran for one hundred and twenty 60-minute episodes.
'Cannon' was such a popular show, worldwide, that there were several original novels published after the TV series. These books were available in the UK and were mainly written by Paul Denver.
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Answer: Ferrari 308 GTS
Magnum did not own the car, it was on loan from Robin Masters, the globetrotting novelist who owned the estate on which Magnum lived and worked as head of security. Magnum's full name was Thomas Sullivan Magnum, IV.
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Answer: The Enterprise
"Riverboat" aired 1959-1961 and starred Darren McGavin.
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Answer: Twelve O'Clock High
'Twelve O'Clock High' (1964-67) was based on a movie by the same name. The B-17 filmed for the show could only taxi and combat footage was used for all flight sequences.
'Pathfinders' (1972-73) was about an RAF squadron flying Avro Lancasters (actually models for the series). The mini-series 'Last Bastion' (1984) is about Australian involvement in WW II. 'Roll Out' (1973-74) was a comedy about the Quartermaster Corps trucking materials through France.
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Answer: Bristol 410
Nathaniel Parker played Detective Inspector Inspector Tommy Lynley in "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" between 2001 and 2008.
Lynley was, in fact, a toff - the 8th Earl of Asherton. He proved adept at solving murders, along with his working class sidekick Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers (played by Sharon Small. A typical aristocrat, Lynley almost always called her "Havers" and very rarely used her Christian name.
Bristol cars were first produced in 1945 by the British Aeroplane Company to give employment to its engineers who had worked on WWII aircraft. Bristols were understated luxury cars. Just 79 410s were produced, in 1968 and 1969.
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Answer: Reliant Regal Supervan III
'Only Fools and Horse' was a very popular BBC TV comdey series(after a slow start) with both critics and the popular audience. The series has now won many awards including recognition from the British Academy, the National Television Awards and the Royal Television Society.
In a poll of viewers undertaken in 2004 by the BBC in the UK it was voted 'Britain's Best Sitcom'.
It also had an impact on British culture, contributing several words to the English language and helping to popularise the Reliant Regal van.
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Answer: 1921 Oldsmobile flatbed
During the series the truck was said to be on lone to Jed from his cousin Pearl. Pearl's son Jethro did the majority of the driving. Only on rare occasions was the truck driven by another cast member. The truck was donated to the Ralph Foster Museum in 1976.
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Answer: The Tiki lll
"Adventures in Paradise" aired 1959-1962. It starred Gardner McKay as Capt. Adam Troy.
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Answer: Blue Thunder
'Blue Thunder' was a short-lived series in 1984 based on a successful movie of the same name. It featured Dana Carvey as one of the regular characters two years before his SNL debut.
'Airwolf' (1984-87), similar to 'Blue Thunder,' featured a futuristic, supersonic chopper in a secretive military role, not police service. The show 'Magnum P.I.' (1980-88), a Hawaiian private detective frequently flies between islands in his friend's very real Hughes 500. 'The Aviators' is a Canadian-produced documentary in news magazine format.
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Answer: Ferrari Daytona Spyder
In fact it was a kit car version of the 1972 Ferrari Daytona Spyder 365 GTS/4 that Crockett drove in seasons 1 and 2. Ferrari were furious at the use of the kits, which were based on Corvette running gear. In later seasons, the Italian company provided Ferrari Testarossa models, on condition that the kit cars were destroyed. Miami Vice starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas and ran from 1984 to 1990. As well as the glamorous cars, the show was noted for the chic fashion sense of its main characters.
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Answer: Pacific Princess
The TV series 'The Love Boat' aired from September 1977 to May 1986 and was a romantic and light-hearted series produced by the wonderful Aaron Spelling.
Each episode passengers would work through their problems with love or romance aboard the 'Pacific Princess' as it cruised south from California to Mexico and back.
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Answer: Gran Torino
As Dave Starsky and Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson in "Starsky and Hutch" (1975-1979) drove a red Ford Gran Torino with a white side stripe resembling a Nike Swoosh. Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson drove a duplicate car when they reprised the roles in a 2004 movie by the same title.
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Answer: The SS Ocean Queen
"Oh Susanna" aired 1956-1960. It also starred Zasu Pitts as Elvira Nugent and Roy Roberts as Captain Huxley.
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Answer: Pan Am
When 'Pan Am' aired in 2011-12, it was an era when most Americans detested the airlines and airports. The series about passengers being pampered was like rubbing salt in an open wound. The series did feature some nice shots of period Boeing airliners, but mostly mock-ups of the interior.
The other choices are all defunct airlines from the period which have not been the subject of a TV series.
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Answer: Triumph Roadster
John Nettles played Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac in the show "Bergerac" between 1981 and 1991. Bergerac worked for "The Bureau des Étrangers", which was charged with solving crimes involving Jersey's non-residents. As most of these seemed to be millionaires, it was a very glitzy job for a cop. Bergerac's burgundy 1947 Triumph Roadster matched the beauty of the countryside. Just 4,500 Roadsters were built between 1946 and 1949.
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Answer: Vital Spark
The TV series 'The Tales of Para Handy' was set in the west of Scotland and based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. It was a comedy, sometimes gritty, about a puffer boat and its captain and crew.
The series ran from 1994 to 1995 on BBC TV for a total of nine episodes.
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Answer: The Reluctant
"Mr. Roberts" starred Roger Smith as Lt. Douglas Roberts. The show aired in 1965 but wasn't on very long.
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Answer: Wings
'Wings,' the prime-time comedy which ran on NBC from 1990 to 1997, is not to be confused with the like-named series on Discovery and BBC. 'Wings' featured fairly realistic settings for a prime-time series. The fictional airline, Sandpiper Air, operated a 10-passenger Cessna commuter plane, either the 402 or similar looking 411.
'Tales of the Gold Monkey' (1982-83) is set in the Pacific Islands prior to WW II where a bush pilot flies a Grumman Goose. 'Ice Pilots' (or 'Ice Pilots NWT'), a reality series that ran from 2009-14, is about Buffalo Airways, based in Yellowknife. Northwest Territories. Buffalo Airways flies WW II era cargo planes, primarily the C-46 and C-47 (DC-3).
'The High Life' (1994-5) is a BBC series about the flight crew of a fictional Scottish airline, Air Scotia. 'The High Life' (1996) is an HBO series about two businessmen with no relationship to aviation.
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Answer: Jubilee and Fargo
The TV series 'Tales of Wells Fargo' was first broadcast in black and white (1957) and then later in colour. The star of the show was Dale Robertson as Jim Hardie. He rode two horses during the series 'Jubilee' and 'Fargo'.
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Answer: The Flagship
John Gavin starred in this short lived series. "Convoy" aired 1965-1966.
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