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What Was the Name of That Show? Quiz

You know how it goes...you have faint memories of a television show lingering at the back of your mind. What was the name of that show?

A multiple-choice quiz by laughinggirl. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
laughinggirl

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
118,852

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
8988

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (9/15), Guest 72 (6/15), Guest 108 (11/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Four criminals and the marshal hunting them down get caught in a time vortex and thrown 100 years into the future. What on earth was the name of this program? Hint

Houston

Double-Eagle Detectives

Outlaws

Paradise

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Question 2 of 15

2. A widow moves with her son and 2 daughters to the home of her estranged father-in-law. The older daughter went on to go to a famous high school and then became charmed. What was this show? Hint

Our House

Our Time

Step by Step

One Day at a Time

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Question 3 of 15

3. A cop from the 22nd Century travels back in time to stop criminals from his time and bring them to justice. Do you remember this? Hint

Time Trax

In Our Time

Time Bandits

Time Tunnel

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Question 4 of 15

4. Was there a show called "Father Murphy"?

Yes

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was the name to that "Alice" spin-off? You know, the one about the goofy waitress? Hint

Yellow Rose of Texas

Flo

Flo's Place

Come on Over

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Question 6 of 15

6. There was this show set in the early 1800s. It was about an American spy in the East Indies. What was the name of it, again? Hint

The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr.

Gone with the Spy

Wild, Wild West

Jack of All Trades

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Question 7 of 15

7. There was this program about a man who was a legend in Australia. The man was a rancher, and he had three children. One son was a minister, and the other son was played by Guy Pearce. What was this program? Hint

Down Under

Snowy River

Me and My Sons

Snowy River: The MacGregor Saga

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Question 8 of 15

8. This show was about a family that traveled from world to world. What was the name of that show? Hint

Our World

Sliders

Otherworld

Time Traveler

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Question 9 of 15

9. I remember one show that was a total "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" rip-off. Was that show titled "Benny Miller's Easy Life"?

Yes

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Question 10 of 15

10. Alright, I can think of the set-up, but not the name. It had three male detectives: 2 hunks, 1 nerd. They worked off of a houseboat. The nerd had a robot he'd built. What was this? Hint

Jake and the Fatman

Riptide

Matt Houston

Hardcastle and McCormick

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Question 11 of 15

11. A Ninja-trained special forces agent retires to Hawaii where he searches for his son. What was this called? Hint

Raven's Quest

Paradise

Raven

Wings of the Raven

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was the name of the M*A*S*H sequel? Hint

M*A*S*Hed

AfterM*A*S*H

After the War

Homecoming

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Question 13 of 15

13. I remember Lee Horsley starred in a western in the late 1980s, what was the name of that show? Hint

Paradise Cove

Rawhide

The Young Guns

Paradise

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Question 14 of 15

14. Robert Wagner played in this TV show where he was a cat burglar that worked for the government. What was the title of that show? Hint

To Catch a Thief

Forever a Thief

Once a Thief

It Takes a Thief

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Question 15 of 15

15. There was a spin-off of "Three's Company" that starred John Ritter. I just can't remember the name...what was it? Hint

Three's a Crowd

All Alone Now

Three's a Party

Whatever Happened to the Third?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Four criminals and the marshal hunting them down get caught in a time vortex and thrown 100 years into the future. What on earth was the name of this program?

Answer: Outlaws

"Outlaws" was about four outlaws and one of their former partners, now a marshall, that get thrown into the future. They join up together and form the Double-Eagle Detective Agency.

2. A widow moves with her son and 2 daughters to the home of her estranged father-in-law. The older daughter went on to go to a famous high school and then became charmed. What was this show?

Answer: Our House

Deirdre Hall played the widow who moves her family in with her father-in-law. Wilford Brimley, Shannen Doherty and Chad Allen also starred in this family drama.

3. A cop from the 22nd Century travels back in time to stop criminals from his time and bring them to justice. Do you remember this?

Answer: Time Trax

Dale Midkiff starred as the time traveling cop. The show had a very similar plot to the movie "Time Cop". Mia Sara even starred as Darien Lambert's dead girlfriend, a role very similar to the one she played in "Time Cop".

4. Was there a show called "Father Murphy"?

Answer: Yes

Indeed there was. The show starred Merlin Olsen as a temporary father to several orphaned children in town. Incidentally, Shannen Doherty guested on this as an orphan disguised as a boy.

5. What was the name to that "Alice" spin-off? You know, the one about the goofy waitress?

Answer: Flo

"Flo" starred Polly Holliday. She was on her way to Houston, but bought a roadside diner instead.

6. There was this show set in the early 1800s. It was about an American spy in the East Indies. What was the name of it, again?

Answer: Jack of All Trades

Bruce Campbell starred as Jack Stiles in "Jack of All Trades". Coincidentally, he also starred in "The Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr."

Answer: Snowy River: The MacGregor Saga

"The Man from Snowy River" took place about 25 years after the movie. Guy Pearce played the younger of the two sons.

8. This show was about a family that traveled from world to world. What was the name of that show?

Answer: Otherworld

Hal and June Sterling and their three children were exiled to other dimensions. In the first episode one of the sons fell in love with a android in an android dimension. This show lasted less than a season.

9. I remember one show that was a total "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" rip-off. Was that show titled "Benny Miller's Easy Life"?

Answer: No

Actually the show was called "Parker Lewis Can't Lose". It starred Corin Nemec.

10. Alright, I can think of the set-up, but not the name. It had three male detectives: 2 hunks, 1 nerd. They worked off of a houseboat. The nerd had a robot he'd built. What was this?

Answer: Riptide

"Riptide" was actually a re-working of a series from the 1960s called "Surfside 6".

11. A Ninja-trained special forces agent retires to Hawaii where he searches for his son. What was this called?

Answer: Raven

"Raven" starred Jeffrey Meek and Lee Majors. "Raven" lasted about a year. On top of searching for his missing son and helping those in need, Raven had to avoid assassins from the Black Dragon clan. He had a tough time of it...

12. What was the name of the M*A*S*H sequel?

Answer: AfterM*A*S*H

"AfterMASH" lasted two seasons. I believe that "Trapper John, MD" was also a spin-off of sorts, at least the character was. The program centered on Klinger and Potter.

13. I remember Lee Horsley starred in a western in the late 1980s, what was the name of that show?

Answer: Paradise

In the show Ethan Allan Cord inherited his sister's four children after she died. "Paradise" also starred Sigrid Thornton, who, incidentally, starred in the Snowy River movies. During the third season of this program the name was changed to "Guns of Paradise".

14. Robert Wagner played in this TV show where he was a cat burglar that worked for the government. What was the title of that show?

Answer: It Takes a Thief

Robert Wagner played Alexander Mundy, a cat burglar now working for the government.

15. There was a spin-off of "Three's Company" that starred John Ritter. I just can't remember the name...what was it?

Answer: Three's a Crowd

In "Three's a Crowd" Jack moves in with his girlfriend, and her father won't leave them alone.

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Source: Author laughinggirl

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