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TV Stars Alter-Egos Trivia Quiz


Many television comedians have created characters for which they are famous. How many can you remember?

A multiple-choice quiz by lowtechmaster. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
376,037
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1098
Last 3 plays: Guest 108 (8/10), Guest 76 (10/10), Guest 15 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which comic, who ended his show by saying, "Goodnight, and God Bless," created the character of "The Mean Widdle Kid"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which comic duo was noted for its parody of the great stage couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Johnny Carson's character Aunt Blabby was most likely inspired by which comedian's persona Maude Frickert? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Arte Johnson created a character named Tyrone F. Horneigh.


Question 5 of 10
5. Which character, created by Flip Wilson, was noted for saying, "What you see is what you get"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This singer, far better known as a comic, had a "one hit wonder" when "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" reached Number One on pop charts in both the USA and Canada. She was a regular on "The Carol Burnett Show," most noted for playing Thelma Harper. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A regular on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in," Lily Tomlin created which two characters? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The creator of "Al Sleet, the hippie-dippie weatherman" also developed a controversial monologue that led to a 1978 decision by the United States Supreme Court.


Question 9 of 10
9. Jackie Gleason, sometimes called "The Great One," is probably best known for his role as Ralph Kramden in "The Honeymooners." He did create a number of other characters. Which of the following is NOT one of them? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This comedian has an earned doctorate in education and created the character Fat Albert. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which comic, who ended his show by saying, "Goodnight, and God Bless," created the character of "The Mean Widdle Kid"?

Answer: Red Skelton

"The Mean Widdle Kid" was famous for saying, "If I dood it, I gets a whipping," and after a pause, "I dood it." Skelton's other characters included "Cauliflower McPugg," a punch-drunk boxer, the hobo "Freddie the Freeloader," and "Clem Kadiddlehopper," a country bumpkin.
2. Which comic duo was noted for its parody of the great stage couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne?

Answer: Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman

Burnett and Korman, in the characters of "Funt and Mundane," went about as far "over the top" in acting as possible, including exaggerated gestures, body movements, and facial expressions, and competing for the audience's attention in every way possible (e.g., upstaging and erroneous cue lines).
3. Johnny Carson's character Aunt Blabby was most likely inspired by which comedian's persona Maude Frickert?

Answer: Jonathan Winters

Jonathan Winters was a giant in stage, film, television, painting, and literature. He received the Mark Twain prize for American Humor in 1999. He is also noted for saying, "If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to meet it.'
4. Arte Johnson created a character named Tyrone F. Horneigh.

Answer: True

On "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in," this "dirty old man" in a trench coat was continually trying to seduce Gladys Ormphby (played by Ruth Buzzi), a prim spinster. Usually, she ended up hitting him with her purse and storming off in a huff.
5. Which character, created by Flip Wilson, was noted for saying, "What you see is what you get"?

Answer: Geraldine Jones

Geraldine Jones was a regular character on "The Flip Wilson Show" (1970-1974). She was a full-of-life and sassy female who stood up for herself and took no guff. Wilson (born Clerow Wilson in 1933) was almost unique in his day for cross-dressing and playing a female character.
6. This singer, far better known as a comic, had a "one hit wonder" when "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" reached Number One on pop charts in both the USA and Canada. She was a regular on "The Carol Burnett Show," most noted for playing Thelma Harper.

Answer: Vicki Lawrence

The character Thelma Harper was, of course, known as "Mama," the matriarch of the Harper family, appearing from 1974-1977. In 1983, Lawrence starred in the comedy "Mama's Family," a spin-off that lasted two seasons. In 1986, it was revived as a first-run syndicated show, with 100 new episodes and became the highest ranked such show up to that time.
7. A regular on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in," Lily Tomlin created which two characters?

Answer: Ernestine and Edith Ann

Ernestine was the often caustic telephone operator ("One ringy-dingy; two ringy dingy; hello, is this the party to whom I am speaking?"). Edith Ann was the very precocious 5-year old girl who was noted for saying, "And that's the truth," followed by a "raspberry" sound.
8. The creator of "Al Sleet, the hippie-dippie weatherman" also developed a controversial monologue that led to a 1978 decision by the United States Supreme Court.

Answer: True

George Carlin's television monologue "Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on Television," led to a Supreme Court decision that affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent materials on public airways. Al Sleet was known for such comments as: "Tonight's forecast: dark. Continued mostly dark tonight, changing to widely scattering light towards morning," and "We're gonna have some weather!"
9. Jackie Gleason, sometimes called "The Great One," is probably best known for his role as Ralph Kramden in "The Honeymooners." He did create a number of other characters. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Answer: Crazy Guggenheim

Frank Fontaine, as Crazy Guggenheim, used to stop by and croon a tune for Joe the Bartender (Gleason). Reginald Van Gleason III, a weathy playboy, and The Poor Soul, who could do nothing right, are both Gleason characters. Gleason was also known for his "And away we go!" at the beginning of his show.
10. This comedian has an earned doctorate in education and created the character Fat Albert.

Answer: Bill Cosby

Fat Albert Jackson was named for a boyhood friend of Cosby, Albert Robertson. The character is prominent on the show "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids." Cosby broke a color line in television when he starred with Robert Culp in the dramatic show "I Spy" in the 1960s.
Source: Author lowtechmaster

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