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Separated by a Common Language Quiz


The UK and USA share many things including, occasionally, a sense of humour. Can you match the American sitcom with the British one it was based on?

A matching quiz by Red_John. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Red_John
Time
5 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
394,308
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
348
Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (1/10), Guest 68 (1/10), Guest 72 (1/10).
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
QuestionsChoices
1. All in the Family  
  Agony
2. Cosby  
  Birds of a Feather
3. Amanda's  
  Porridge
4. On the Rocks  
  Home to Roost
5. Three's Company  
  Man About the House
6. Too Close for Comfort  
  Till Death Us Do Part
7. You Again?  
  Keep it in the Family
8. Lotsa Luck  
  On The Buses
9. The Lucie Arnaz Show  
  One Foot in the Grave
10. Stand By Your Man  
  Fawlty Towers





Select each answer

1. All in the Family
2. Cosby
3. Amanda's
4. On the Rocks
5. Three's Company
6. Too Close for Comfort
7. You Again?
8. Lotsa Luck
9. The Lucie Arnaz Show
10. Stand By Your Man

Most Recent Scores
Mar 15 2024 : Guest 99: 1/10
Mar 04 2024 : Guest 68: 1/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 72: 1/10
Feb 13 2024 : matthewpokemon: 10/10
Feb 01 2024 : Guest 12: 4/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. All in the Family

Answer: Till Death Us Do Part

"Till Death Us Do Part" is one of the most famous and well regarded of British sitcoms, being broadcast in various incarnations from 1965 to 1992, with Warren Mitchell continuing to play the lead character, Alf Garnett, on stage and television until the death of creator Johnny Speight in 1998.

"All in the Family" is one of the most successful of US adaptations, being broadcast for a total of nine seasons from 1971 to 1979, with a further four seasons of the spin-off "Archie Bunker's Place" from 1979 to 1983.
2. Cosby

Answer: One Foot in the Grave

"One Foot in the Grave" ran for six series, plus seven Christmas episodes, between 1990 and 2000, and led to the lead character of Victor Meldrew, played by Richard Wilson, becoming a British icon, with his catchphrase, 'I Don't Believe It!', entering the lexicon.

"Cosby", which reunited Bill Cosby with his "Cosby Show" co-star Phylicia Rashad, was loosely based on "One Foot in the Grave" with the British show's creator, David Renwick, listed as a consultant. It ran for four seasons between 1996 and 2000.
3. Amanda's

Answer: Fawlty Towers

"Fawlty Towers" is often listed amongst the greatest of all British sitcoms. It famously ran for just twelve episodes over two series between 1975 and 1979, and was based on co-creator John Cleese's experience of Donald Sinclair, the owner of the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, who Cleese described as '"the rudest man I've ever come across in my life."'

"Amanda's", starring Bea Arthur as hotel proprietor Amanda Cartwright, was the most successful of three attempted US remakes of "Fawlty Towers", with a total of thirteen episodes produced, and ten broadcast, in 1983. In 1978, ABC produced "Chateau Snavely", starring Harvey Korman, which did not proceed beyond a pilot episode, while "Payne", with John Larroquette, ran for nine episodes on CBS in 1999.
4. On the Rocks

Answer: Porridge

"Porridge", by Dick Clement and Ian LaFrenais and starring Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher, started life as "Prisoner and Escort", one of seven comedy pilots in the series "Seven of One" in 1973. It ran for three series and two Christmas episodes between 1974 and 1977, with a spin-off series, "Going Straight", subsequently broadcast in 1978.

"On the Rocks", which was also written by Clement and LaFrenais, was broadcast for 23 episodes in a single season between 1975 and 1976, with the character of Fletcher becoming Hector Fuentes.
5. Three's Company

Answer: Man About the House

"Man About the House", by Brian Coke and Johnnie Mortimer, began in 1973 and lasted for a total of six series between 1973 and 1976. It also had two spin-offs, "Robin's Nest", which also ran for six series between 1977 and 1981, and "George & Mildred", with five series between 1976 and 1979.

"Three's Company" was broadcast for eight seasons on ABC between 1977 and 1984. In addition, the two UK spin-offs were also adapted, with "Three's A Crowd" ("Robin's Nest") running for a season from 1984 to 1985, and "The Ropers" (George & Mildred") for two seasons from 1979 to 1980.
6. Too Close for Comfort

Answer: Keep it in the Family

"Keep it in the Family", by Brian Cooke and starring Robert Gillespie as cartoonist Dudley Rush (for whom Cooke had especially written the part), ran on ITV for five series between 1980 to 1983.

"Too Close for Comfort" ran for six seasons between 1980 and 1987, and starred Ted Knight as Henry Rush. For its final season, the show was renamed as "The Ted Knight Show", although in reruns, it returned to its original title.
7. You Again?

Answer: Home to Roost

"Home to Roost" was broadcast on ITV for four series between 1986 and 1990, and starred John Thaw and Reece Dinsdale. The series, written by Eric Chappell, was the second and last sitcom featuring Thaw, who was better known for his roles in drama.

"You Again?", which starred Jack Klugman and John Stamos, was broadcast on NBC for two seasons from 1986 to 1987. Actress Elizabeth Bennett, who played the housekeeper in "Home to Roost", was cast in the same role in "You Again?" - as both shows were in production at the same time, this led to her having to make frequent trips between London and Los Angeles.
8. Lotsa Luck

Answer: On The Buses

"On the Buses", by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe, ran on ITV for a total of seven series between 1969 and 1973, with three feature films also produced between 1971 and 1973. The first of the three films, also titled "On the Buses", was the UK's highest grossing film of 1971, making more at the box office than even that year's James Bond film, "Diamonds Are Forever".

"Lotsa Luck", starring Dom DeLuise, was produced by NBC and broadcast for a single season from 1973-74. In a significant alternation, the lead character, Stanley Belmont, worked in the bus depot's lost property office, unlike the equivalent character in "On the Buses", Stan Butler, who was a bus driver.
9. The Lucie Arnaz Show

Answer: Agony

"Agony", starring Maureen Lipman and created by Len Richmond and Anna Raeburn, was produced for three series from 1979 to 1981 and broadcast on ITV. "Agony" is regarded as the first British sitcom as portraying a gay couple in a normal way, without resorting to them as camp. In 1995, "Agony" was revived by the BBC for a single series as "Agony Again".

"The Lucie Arnaz Show", starring Lucie Arnaz, ran for six episodes on CBS in 1985.
10. Stand By Your Man

Answer: Birds of a Feather

"Birds of a Feather", by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, started in 1989 on the BBC and ran for a total of nine series until 1998. In 2014, the show was revived on ITV, with the same writers and cast.

"Stand By Your Man", starring Melissa Gilbert and Rosie O'Donnell, aired on Fox for a total of eight episodes in 1992. The show was Gilbert's first foray into television since the end of "Little House on the Prairie" in 1983.
Source: Author Red_John

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