"Suddenly Susan" Volume 4 Trivia Quiz

Answer: He was a teenage boy

Before meeting her mystery fan, Susan initially believed the book was sent to her by Douglas Naughton (a PhD, corporate CEO and yachtsman), based on information Todd found on the Internet. In fact, the book was sent by Naughton's son, Douglas Naughton, Jr. Young Doug was smitten with his lab partner at school, but she was sharing her affections with a new Canadian student who had asked her "ooot". Susan accompanied Doug Jr. to a high school dance, where he finally gained the attention of his dream girl.

Answer: Bathroom door

Yes, amazingly, Todd needed a bathroom door. He inherited his rather Bohemian lifestyle from his parents, who were hippies in the 1960s. Todd's role as the magazine's webmaster was featured during the second season episode "Susan's Minor Complication".

He was very nervous that his new web site would be a failure, telling Luis, "Will people like it? Will it be hip enough?" Todd also received the first manicure of his life during this episode (which was given to him by Vicki).

Answer: Todd's hidden microphone failed and gave him electric shocks

Predictably, the entire operation was a comedy of errors. The team's cover story was adequate, but little else went according to plan. Maddy was annoyed by Todd's antics and ripped off his ridiculous false mustache, but she never broke any equipment.

It was Todd's jacket that got caught in the door of the surveillance van, not Susan's skirt, and Susan never suffered the embarrassment of having her skirt torn off in public. Todd was very nervous, and perspiring heavily; perspiration shorted-out his hidden microphone, which then began shocking him.

His hidden camera (disguised as a fountain pen) continued to work perfectly, but Todd carelessly gave the camera pen to the rental car agent, forcing Susan to rush in and improvise a flimsy excuse to retrieve it.

Answer: The Dick Van Dyke Show

The fantasy scenes paid homage to "I Love Lucy", "Leave it to Beaver" and "I Dream of Jeannie". Luis played Ricky Ricardo, with Vicki portraying Lucy. Susan and Jack played June and Ward Cleaver, with Todd as the Beaver. Maddy appeared as Jeannie, wearing the provocative harem costume (causing Todd/Beaver to exclaim, "Wait 'til Wally hears about this!").

Answer: He was a crossdresser

Susan was clothes shopping when she bumped into Peter and discovered his secret. Nana proved to be fairly open-minded about Peter's unusual habit, but still ended their relationship because she didn't share his conservative political outlook.

This episode, "Matchmaker, Matchmaker", was an homage to Tony Curtis and the role he played in Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy, "Some Like it Hot". Considered by many to be one of the classic comedy films of all time, "Some Like it Hot" starred Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe. In the film, Curtis and Lemmon witnessed an organized crime murder, and scared, they fled the state disguised as women, experiencing a variety of misadventures together. In addition to a number of other awards and nominations, "Some Like it Hot" garnered Wilder a 1960 Academy Award nomination for Best Director, and Lemmon a nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role. The film won the Oscar in 1960 for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White.

Answer: Appliance repairman

Susan's oven failed while she was preparing the holiday meal, leaving her with a raw, ice-cold turkey. Artie was the only appliance repairman Susan could get to respond on Thanksgiving Day. Rodney Dangerfield's classic catch phrase, "I get no respect" was just as true for his character Artie: he keeled over dead while trying to fix Susan's stove.

Answer: Robert Stack

Jack and Cooper played poker with billionaire Donald Trump, tennis pro John McEnroe, and Mr. T of "The A-Team" fame. They were also joined in the game by Willie L. Brown (the mayor of San Francisco from 1995-2003). Robert Stack did make a cameo appearance during the first season of the series, but it was in a different episode, "What a Card". Mr. T also had another cameo on "Suddenly Susan", in the episode "Hoop Dreams".

Answer: Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan's real name is Terry Bollea, and according to various Internet sources, he stands 6'8" and weighs 275 pounds. Although no one will ever mistake him for a serious actor, he gave a very funny caricature performance as "Hollywood Hogan", in the two-part episode "In This Corner ... Susan Keane!" The episode first aired in May of 1999, and it was clearly intended to be a humorous jab at wrestler Jesse Ventura, who had been elected governor of the state of Minnesota a few months before, in November of 1998.

Answer: True

When Susan's campaign against Hollywood Hogan ran short of funds, she turned to Todd's friend Jerry, the science fiction geek. Jerry had made a financial killing on an initial public stock offering, and was suddenly worth millions. In order to convince Jerry to lend his support, Susan told him she was in favor of creating of an annual "Star Trek Day", and he would be the grand marshall of the event. Jerry ultimately donated $30,000 to finance her campaign's crucial television ad.

At the end of her commercial, an unseen announcer disclosed that it was "paid for by Citizens for Star Trek Day".

This episode marked the final appearance of Kyle T. Heffner as Jerry.

Answer: No

"Suddenly Susan" did win a few less prestigious awards, but it never won the coveted Emmy. The series received only two Emmy nominations during its four seasons: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (1997, Betty White, for her role in the episode "Golden Girl Friday"), and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series (1998, several artisans, for the episode "I Love You, I Think").