Quiz about Who Said What on Television
Quiz about Who Said What on Television

Who Said What on Television Trivia Quiz


'As Mighty Mouse said in The New Adventures Of Mighty Mouse, 'No wonder they call television a medium, it's so seldom rare or well-done.' Can you match these 'well-done' quotes to the American TV character who said it? Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by metoo. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
metoo
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
1,189
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
6678
Last 3 plays: Guest 142 (3/15), Guest 47 (7/15), Guest 73 (15/15).
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Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.
1. 'You know something? If you couldn't read, you couldn't look up what was on television.' Hint

The Professor
Pee Wee Herman
Beaver Cleaver
Gilligan

2. 'Be kind to the people you meet on the way up, because you're going to meet the same people on the way down.' Hint

Rocky (Bulwinkle's buddy)
Roseanne
Regis Philbin
Ralph Kramden

3. 'One who fights fire with fire only gets in trouble with Smokey the Bear.' Hint

Officer Gunther Toody
Sonny Crockett
Herman Munster
Fonzie

4. 'If Sunday's supposed to be the day of rest, how can I rest when I'm going to church?' Hint

Archie Bunker
Bishop Sheen
Billy Graham
Jerry Falwell

5. 'What's more important, bowling or watching your kid rot?' Hint

Jim Anderson
Ralph Kramden
Oscar Madison
Howard Cunningham

6. 'I never play horseshoes, 'cause Mother taught us not to throw our clothes around.' Hint

Mr. Ed
Buttercup
Trigger
RinTin Tin

7. 'If you're going to be a failure, you might as well be a success at it.' Hint

Bud Anderson
Dinah Shore
Uncle Fester
Maxwell Smart

8. 'There she was - dejected, desperate, and stoned. Everything I could hope for in a woman.' Hint

Radar O'Reilly
Eddie Haskell
Louie DePalma
Howdy Doody

9. 'Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?' Hint

Mork
Alex Reiger
Ted Baxter
Roy Rogers

10. 'If you don't show up to a party, everyone will assume you're fat.' Hint

Jack LaLaine
Hoss Cartwright
Ethel Mertz
Stephanie Vanderkellen

11. 'A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.' Hint

Ed Norton
Chuckles the Clown
Bullwinkle
Peg Bundy

12. 'It takes a smart man to know he's stupid.' Hint

Eddie Haskell
Barney Rubble
Howdy Doody
Radar O'Reilly

13. 'There's a standard formula for success in the entertainment medium and that is: Beat it to death if it succeeds.' Hint

Ed Sullivan
Lou Grant
Bugs Bunny
Ernie Kovacs

14. 'Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it.' Hint

Joyce Brothers
Clara Bell
Dick Loudon
Alfred Hitchcock

15. 'May the good fairy sprinkle stardust on your bippy.' Hint

Dick Martin
Bozo
Maxwell Smart
Samantha Stevens


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'You know something? If you couldn't read, you couldn't look up what was on television.'

Answer: Beaver Cleaver

From 'Leave It to Beaver'.
2. 'Be kind to the people you meet on the way up, because you're going to meet the same people on the way down.'

Answer: Ralph Kramden

From 'The Honeymooners'.
3. 'One who fights fire with fire only gets in trouble with Smokey the Bear.'

Answer: Herman Munster

From'Tthe Munsters'.
4. 'If Sunday's supposed to be the day of rest, how can I rest when I'm going to church?'

Answer: Archie Bunker

This one is from 'All in the Family'.
5. 'What's more important, bowling or watching your kid rot?'

Answer: Oscar Madison

from 'The Odd Couple'
6. 'I never play horseshoes, 'cause Mother taught us not to throw our clothes around.'

Answer: Mr. Ed

A horse is a horse, of course, of course...and his name is 'Mr. Ed'.
7. 'If you're going to be a failure, you might as well be a success at it.'

Answer: Bud Anderson

Bud was the teenage son on 'Father Knows Best'
8. 'There she was - dejected, desperate, and stoned. Everything I could hope for in a woman.'

Answer: Louie DePalma

from Taxi
9. 'Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?'

Answer: Mork

from 'Mork and Mindy'
10. 'If you don't show up to a party, everyone will assume you're fat.'

Answer: Stephanie Vanderkellen

Stephanie was the rich snob on 'The Newhart Show'.
11. 'A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.'

Answer: Chuckles the Clown

a classic line from 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'
12. 'It takes a smart man to know he's stupid.'

Answer: Barney Rubble

Fred Flintstone's best friend.
13. 'There's a standard formula for success in the entertainment medium and that is: Beat it to death if it succeeds.'

Answer: Ernie Kovacs

But no one could ever copy 'The Ernie Kovacs Show'
14. 'Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it.'

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred presented his words of wisdom in 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents'.
15. 'May the good fairy sprinkle stardust on your bippy.'

Answer: Dick Martin

from 'Laugh-In'
Source: Author metoo

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