Everyone seems to love old TV shows, old movies, and any and all celebrities. Here’s a collection of film and TV trivia items from the past. Enjoy them if you can. Call an older family member or friend for help if necessary.
- The waist size of bus driver Ralph Kramden’s uniform on the hit show, The Honeymooners, was 49 1/4 inches.
- Do you remember that the TV characters, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, were married on the show at the Byram River Beagle Club in Greenwich, Connecticut?
- During his 30-year run as the host of the Tonight Show, Johnny Carson delivered 4531 monologues.
- The Clampett family from the Beverly Hillbillies TV show originated from a home in the Ozarks called Hooterville. It also served as the setting for two spinoff series, Petticoat Junction and Green Acres.
- Bob Clampett who created the Bugs Bunny cartoon character was inspired when he saw an actor munching a carrot in a movie. That actor was Clark Gable.
- Groucho Marx’s real first name was Julius.
- The 14th screen Tarzan, former LA Rams linebacker Mike Henry, sued for physical and mental injury following his third and final film when he was bitten by Dinky the Chimp.
- Lucille Ball became an official redhead at age 30, after 12 years as a platinum blonde and 18 as a natural brunette.
- The 1955 movie, King Kong with Fay Wray, was the first Hollywood film shown on television after the US movie industry ended its ban.
- One of our favorite actresses, Farrah Fawcett, had a plumbing fixture named after her. It was a gold plated “Farrah Faucet”.
HOWDY FOLKS
Most of us are considered members of TV generations. We were all raised in front of a TV, ate supper while watching TV, and knew nothing about current events that wasnât told to us by all of the famous talking heads like Walter Cronkite.
Since I love all things trivia and also old TV shows I thought for a change of pace Iâd give you all an opportunity to flex your trivia muscles. Iâll give you ten questions and then in my next posting on Ground Hog Day Iâll supply the answers. Most of these questions are tough and theyâll certainly test your trivia knowledge. Here we go:
Questions
1. What was the address of Big Birdâs nest on TVâs Sesame Street?
2. How many fingers does Mickey Mouse have on each hand?
3. What was the name of the church to which comedian Flip Wilsonâs character Reverend Leroy belonged?
4. What role did Art Carney play in the Jackie Gleasonâs first Honeymoonerâs sketch?
5. What famous Hollywood star turned down the part of Marshall Mat Dillon on TVâs Gunsmoke before James Arness was offered the part?
6. On what TV show did comic Robin Williams first appear as the alien Mork?
7. How did the TV sitcom Sanford and Son get itâs name?
8. What was the name of the USS Enterprise in the original draft for the Star Trek series?
9. On TVâs sitcom Petticoat Junction, what were the names of the three Bradley girls and their uncle?
10. What was the name of the attorney on the Flintstones who never lost a case?
BONUS QUESTUION - At what age did Lucille Ball become a redhead?
For all of the answers check my posting for 2-2-2016. If anyone gets more than five answers correct, they are true trivia champs.
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