TV Pubs and their Patrons Trivia Quiz

Answer: Norm Peterson

"Cheers", which ran from 1982 to 1993, was part of NBC's strong Thursday night line-up. The main character was Sam Malone (Ted Danson), a retired relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, who runs a pub (Cheers) beneath Melville's, a popular and posh restaurant. For seasons 1-5 the first lead female role was Diane Chambers (Shelley Long, seasons 1-5), and then Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley) from season.

The supporting cast included Norm Peterson, Cliff Claven, Coach Ernie Patuso, Woody Boyd, Carla Tortelli, and Frasier Crane, who would go on to star in the sequel show, "Frasier".

The outside view of the pub was provided by a real Boston pub, The Bull and Finch". A running gag on the show was whenever Norm entered, the entire clientele would shout "Norm".

Answer: Seeley Booth

In the TV show "Bones", which ran on Fox from 2005 to 2017, members of the Jeffersonian could often be found either in the Royal Diner or in the pub called "Founding Fathers", a reference to those who formulated the US constitution in the late 1700s. This gathering usually occurs as they celebrate the successful conclusion of a case.

The lead duo of the show were Temperance ("Bones") Brennan, played by Emily Deschanel, a world-famous forensic anthropologist at the Jeffersonian Institute, and Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz), the FBI link for the team.

Answer: Barney Gumble

Moe's Tavern is the drinking establishment on "The Simpsons", owned by Moe Szyslak and favoured by Homer Simpson, his work-mates Lenny and Carl and its "resident drunk", Barney Gimble. The house beer served at Moe's is Duff. All sorts of comic schemes are hatched at Moe's and in one episode Moe turns his bar into a family-friendly restaurant, and in the episode where the B-Sharps a capella group does a take-off of the Beatles, the bar is called "Moe's Cavern", after the venue in Liverpool where the Beatles' career took off.

Answer: Thomas Magnum

"Magnum P.I." ran on CBS from 1980-88. Thomas Magnum had served with Orville "Rick" Wright in Vietnam and after the war both returned to Hawaii. Magnum went to work for reclusive writer Robin Masters (whom we never see during the eight-year run of the show... or do we?), while Rick became the manager of the upscale King Kamehameha Club.

He had some shady connections with the local underworld, including a senior figure named "Icepick". In the remake of the series (2018-) Rick owns a tiki bar rather than manage a high-class club.

Answer: Phil & Grant Mitchell

"EastEnders" premiered in 1985 on BBC1, partly as the BBC's challenge to the very popular ITV soap-opera "Coronation Street". It is set in the east end of London, in the fictional postal code of E20, principally in and around Albert Square, Walford, equally fictional locations. From the very first episode life in the Square has been centered around the Queen Victoria pub ("Queen Vic."), originally run by Den and Angie Watts, and later by members of the Mitchell family. Two of these were Phil and Grant Mitchell, rather likeable rogues, always up to something.

Their favourite expression became famous across the country, "it's sorted".

Answer: Jack Tripper

"Three's Company" aired on ABC for eight seasons (1977-85) and provided John Ritter (as Jack Tripper) with his break-through role. Based loosely on the UK comedy show "Robin's Nest" (main character there was Robin Tripp), it featured three single young people who room together in Santa Monica, two girls and Jack who pretends to be gay so that the landlord will let him live with two girls.

Their favourite haunt was the Regal Beagle, a typical North American recreation of an English pub, but later when Jack became a chef, more action was set at his restaurant, Jack's Bistro.

Answer: Matt Dillon

"Gunsmoke" ran on CBS for twenty years (1955-75) and remained the longest running TV show until surpassed by "The Simpsons" and "Law & Order: SVU". Set after the Civil War in Dodge City, Kansas, it starred James Arness as Marshall Matt Dillon. Amanda Blake played "Miss Kitty" for nineteen of the twenty seasons. She was part-owner of the Long Branch Saloon, where (as in all good westerns) much of the action takes place. It is clear that the Long Branch is more than a saloon and Miss Kitty and Marshall Dillon more than just good friends.

Answer: Archie Bunker

"All in the Family", inspired by the British television comedy "Til Death Us Do Part", ran on CBS from 1971 to 1979. It was controversial for its setting in working-class Queens, its (now) politically incorrect chief character Archie Bunker, and the issues it dealt with, often breaking the tabus of US television. Kelsey's was Archie's local bar which he later bought and turned it into Archie Bunker's Place.

Answer: Station 51

During the first season of "Chicago Fire" (2012-13) three members of Firehouse Station 51 decided to buy a bar that had closed. The name "Molly's" came from the wife of a previous part-owner. The series follows the ups and downs of an establishment owned by firefighters, including competition from other bars, frequent inspections, one actual fire, and the death of one of the owners, but it remains the place where not just the characters on "Chicago Fire" can go to relax and hang out with friends, but also those from the related series "Chicago Med." and "Chicago PD".

Answer: Ken Barlow

The British soap-opera "Coronation Street" made its debut on ITV in 1960. Set in a working-class neighbourhood in Weatherfield, a fictional community in the Greater Manchester area. The show broke new ground for its characters with local accents as well as its willingness to tackle social issues, often of some controversy.

At the corner of Coronation and Rosamund Streets stands the local pub, called "The Rovers Return", so-named for returning veterans of World War I. Much of the show's interaction among its characters takes place in The Rovers. Among its customers is one Ken Barlow, played by William Roche beginning in 1960.