Super TV Trivia VIII Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dan Rowan

In his book, "Backstage With The Original Hollywood Square" (co-authored with Adrienne Armstrong), Marshall explains that he took the job simply to keep Dan Rowan, who would go on to co-host "Laugh-In" with Dick Martin, from getting it. Rowan refused to visit a mutual friend who had become terminally ill, turning Marshall against him. Turned out to be a great career move for Marshall, who hosted the show for 16 years.

Answer: Colorado

A staple on CBS's Saturday-night lineup for five seasons (1993-98), "Dr. Quinn" featured Jane Seymour as Dr. Michaela Quinn, a physician who moves from Boston to Colorado Springs after her father, also a doctor, dies.

Answer: True

"Girls Club" focused on three young law-school graduates trying to make their mark on a San Francisco law firm. Gretchen Mol, Kathleen Robertson and Chyler Leigh starred. Kelley couldn't translate his tremendous success with his other legal shows, "Ally McBeal" and "The Practice", to "Girls Club", which disappeared after only two episodes.

Answer: Orlando Breakers

After turning the Screaming Eagles of Minnesota State into a national powerhouse, Hayden finally gets his shot at the big time, moving his wife, Christine (Shelley Fabares), and his faithful assistants, Luther (Jerry Van Dyke) and Dauber (Bill Fagerbakke), in the process.

Answer: Brenda Vaccaro

Before taking on the role of Bunny Bravo, Vaccaro had done voice work on other cartoons, including "The Smurfs", "Captain Planet and the Planeteers", and the TV movie "The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones". In 2003, she lent her voice talents to the direct-to-video sequel to the classic story "Charlotte's Web". (Thanks to the Internet Movie Database for additional information.)

Answer: "RoboCop"

A classic sci-fi drama released in the US in 1987, "RoboCop" didn't become a small-screen draw until 1994, when it was released in syndication. Richard Eden played the role of policeman Alex Murphy, who donned the trademark crime-fighting armor, in the series.

The movie also spawned two animated series in syndication--"RoboCop: The Animated Series" (1994) and "RoboCop: Alpha Commando" (1998). "The Dirty Dozen", based on the 1967 movie, appeared on Fox's lineup from April through July of 1988; "Stir Crazy", based on the 1980 movie, appeared on CBS's lineup from September 1985 through January 1986. DIC Entertainment's adaptation the Columbia Pictures smash hit "Ghostbusters", in 1988, ran into some problems when Filmation decided to release a cartoon based on a live-action show, "The Ghost Busters", that they had produced in the 1970s. To keep everyone from being confused, DIC called their version "The Real Ghostbusters", which later became "Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters". (Thanks to the Internet Movie Database, the Big Cartoon Database, and "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present" (by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh) for additional information.)

Answer: 4

Like other stars before him, Larroquette reaped the benefits of familiarity when it came to awards time--a consistent knock against the television academies, in particular--capturing the award four consecutive years (1984-85 through 1987-88). After the fourth award, Larroquette specifically asked the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the body responsible for the Primetime Emmy Awards, to withdraw his name from consideration for the same award the next year.

Answer: "So long, and may the good news be yours."

Though "WKRP" only ran for four years on CBS, virtually everyone associated with it went on to enjoy some sort of success afterward.

Answer: $1,000

Based on the popular board game, "Scrabble" enjoyed a five-year run on NBC (1984-89), then was brought back for a brief run in 1992 in tandem with "Scattergories", which was hosted by Dick Clark. Chuck Woolery hosted both incarnations.

Answer: Gary Bender

A native of Ulysses, Kansas, Gary Bender called a number of big sporting events for CBS, ABC, and TNT, and has worked with a number of analysts, including John Madden, Doug Collins, Billy Packer and Pat Haden. After TNT lost the Sunday-night NFL contract, Bender became the television play-by-play man for the Phoenix Suns on their cable-TV broadcasts.