Are You Up on Your Classics? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Taxi

"Taxi" was an ABC sitcom that ran from 1978 to 1982. It centered around a NYC taxi company and the lives of the cabbies. The series was a 18 time Emmy Award winner, and it jumpstarted the careers of several Hollywood superstars.

Answer: Hill Street Blues

"Hill Street Blues" was an NBC series that aired from 1981 through 1987. It won 8 Emmy awards in the debut season alone. The show focused on the lives of a single police unit in New York's Hill Street neighborhood. The innovations of the show influenced many future dramatic police dramas, including "NYPD Blue" and " Law and Order".

Answer: Three's Company

"Three's Company" was an ABC series that aired from 1977 to 1984. It was based on the British sitcom, "Man About the House". The original cast lineup featured John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, and Joyce DeWitt. Centering on the adventures of three roommates, it ultimately led to two spinoffs, "The Ropers" and "Three's A Crowd".

Answer: One Day at a Time

"One Day At A Time" aired from 1975 to 1984. Along with Bonnie Franklin, it also starred Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli. Developed by Norman Lear, the show won two Golden Globe awards, and an Emmy award. In 2017, Netflix produced a remake of the show, based on a Cuban-American family that lasted four seasons.

Answer: Good Times

"Good Times" was developed by Norman Lear and aired from 1974 to 1979. Starring John Amos and Jimmie Walker, it was the first American T.V. sitcom based on a two parent household. The show was a spinoff of "Maude", which was a spinoff itself, of "All In The Family". The program won several Golden Globe awards, and in 2006, it won a TV Land award.

Answer: False

The main character of the CBS show was actually a psychologist. The show aired from 1972 to 1978 in front of a live audience. Starring Bob Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette, the show went on to be nominated for several Emmy and Globe awards, and in 2005 was presented with TV Land's Icon award.

Answer: The Facts of Life

"The Facts Of Life" was an NBC sitcom that aired from 1979 to 1988, which made it one of the longest running comedies of the 1980's. It starred Charlotte Rae as Edna Garret, the housemother, who was originally cast as the maid for the Drummond family from "Diff'rent Strokes".

The show launched the careers of Nancy McKeon, Lisa Welchel, Kim Fields, and Mindy Cohn. In 2011 the show was awarded TV Land's Pop Culture Icon award.

Answer: St. Elsewhere

"St. Elsewhere" was an NBC drama that ran from 1982 to 1988. It was based on a rundown Boston hospital named St. Eligius, featuring the lives of young doctors and their teachers. Similar to "Hill Street Blues", "St. Elsewhere" paved the way for a new style of medical drama influenced in future dramas, like "E.R.", and "Gray's Anatomy".

Answer: Alice

Based on the movie "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore", "Alice" was a CBS show that ran from 1976 to 1985. The main characters, Alice, Flo, Vera, and Mel, were employees at Mel's Diner, a local roadside diner. The show was noted for its surprise guest stars, including George Burns, Art Carney, and Desi Arnaz, among others.

Then show ultimately led to one spinoff, "Flo", starring Polly Holliday.

Answer: True

"Benson" was an ABC series that ran from 1979 to 1986. The show was based on the life of an African-American butler, who is newly hired to be the head of household of a recently widowed Governor. In 1985, Robert Guillaume won an Emmy Award for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, for his role in "Benson".