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red dog 1

(33,269 posts)
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 10:24 AM Mar 9

Post a difficult-to-answer question about a popular TV show & see if anyone knows the answer without using Google

Last edited Thu Mar 12, 2026, 03:52 PM - Edit history (2)

Re: "Breaking Bad:"

1) What college/university did Saul Goodman get his law degree from? (answered)

2) What color car did Walt Jr's friend Lewis drive? (answered)

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Post a difficult-to-answer question about a popular TV show & see if anyone knows the answer without using Google (Original Post) red dog 1 Mar 9 OP
University of American Samoa VGNonly Mar 9 #1
Correctamundo! red dog 1 Mar 10 #4
Marla Gibbs VGNonly Mar 10 #5
Florence JoseBalow Mar 13 #14
On MASH, what was Frank Burns hometown? VGNonly Mar 10 #2
Fort Wayne? quaint Mar 10 #3
Frank was from Fort Wayne IN. VGNonly Mar 10 #6
Hawkeye, not Trapper John, ordered the ribs from "Adam's Ribs" red dog 1 Mar 12 #7
It's been a long time since seeing that episode. VGNonly Mar 12 #9
Vermont. boonecreek Mar 14 #16
Yes Vermont. VGNonly Mar 14 #17
A river of liver and an ocean of fish! VGNonly Mar 14 #18
Joliet Station ProfessorGAC Mar 13 #12
It was Dearborn Street Station, not Joliet Station jmowreader Saturday #66
What popular TV show had a main character who was cross-eyed? red dog 1 Mar 12 #8
F-Troop? JoseBalow Mar 13 #10
Nope, good guess though. red dog 1 Mar 13 #11
I don't watch much recent TV, I like the old shows JoseBalow Mar 13 #15
Another good guess. red dog 1 Mar 14 #19
Clarence the Cross Eyed Lion on Daktari? Diamond_Dog Apr 8 #27
No red dog 1 Apr 13 #44
Emergency! Paramedic John Gage has a poster of what in his locker? miyazaki Mar 13 #13
Who said VGNonly Apr 3 #20
The father on Young Sheldon. George? I think Alpeduez21 Apr 13 #37
Yes! VGNonly Apr 13 #54
What does the TV show "Wiseguy" have in common with "Breaking Bad"? red dog 1 Apr 4 #21
Jonathan Banks VGNonly Apr 4 #22
Yep! red dog 1 Apr 8 #23
Early in his career he had bit part in a classic comedy. VGNonly Apr 8 #25
Jonathan Banks? Beverly Hills Cop Alpeduez21 Apr 13 #38
He was in that and also in 48 hours. VGNonly Apr 13 #42
Early in his career, Johnny Carson hosted a CBS daytime game show called "Who Do You Trust?" red dog 1 Apr 8 #24
Choose your partner? boonecreek Apr 8 #26
Nope. good guess. red dog 1 Apr 12 #30
Earn Your Vacation? boonecreek Apr 13 #31
Nope red dog 1 Apr 13 #33
That was the show boonecreek Apr 13 #34
You didn't cheat, because you didn't post what you found on IMBd. red dog 1 Apr 13 #45
On the sitcom "The People's Choice" Diamond_Dog Apr 8 #28
Mary Jane Croft. boonecreek Apr 13 #32
You are correct, boonecreek! Diamond_Dog Apr 13 #36
1) What was the original name of Saturday Night Live? 2) Who hosted the first show? 3) Name all 8 original cast members red dog 1 Apr 12 #29
Simply "Saturday Night" VGNonly Apr 13 #39
How could I miss on Gilda Radner? Harker Apr 13 #41
Well, 7 out of 8 isn't bad. red dog 1 Apr 13 #46
"Saturday Night!", I think, George Carlin... Harker Apr 13 #40
George Carlin is correct, and you got 6 out of 8 of the cast. red dog 1 Apr 13 #47
I can neither think nor count! Harker Apr 13 #48
On the The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, what Maynard G. Krebs' middle name? Brother Buzz Apr 13 #35
Which Breaking Bad star was on" The Price is Right"? VGNonly Apr 13 #43
I'll take a guess that it was Jonathan Banks. red dog 1 Apr 13 #49
Magnets!!! VGNonly Apr 13 #50
What was the name of "Automan's" sidekick? n/t gay texan Apr 13 #51
James T Kirk Bluestocking Apr 13 #52
It stands for Tiberius, correct? subterranean Apr 13 #55
Correct Bluestocking Apr 13 #57
Who is Krusty the Clowns half brother on the Simpsons Bluestocking Apr 13 #53
Trump? red dog 1 Thursday #59
Nope Bluestocking Friday #63
Sideshow Bob? JoseBalow Friday #64
Nope Bluestocking Friday #65
What was the name of Festus Hagen's mule? doc03 Apr 13 #56
What was Barney Fife's The Wizard Apr 13 #58
Wasn't he a deputy sheriff? red dog 1 Thursday #60
Andy and Barney were cousins. The Wizard Friday #62
I think that was only mentioned in one early episode. Then the writers made them friends. mucifer Sunday #68
It was in the pilot and never again. The Wizard Sunday #69
What actress played Chrissy in the second version of the pilot episode of Three's Company? red dog 1 Thursday #61
Why was the General Lee in Dukes of Hazzard a Dodge Charger? jmowreader Saturday #67
I loved that show. red dog 1 Sunday #70

VGNonly

(8,514 posts)
1. University of American Samoa
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 10:47 PM
Mar 9

Was his car greenish/aqua?

Who was the 70's sitcom player in El Camino? She was in the scenes with Ed Galbraith, The Disappearer.

red dog 1

(33,269 posts)
4. Correctamundo!
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 07:38 PM
Mar 10

On the 1st one, and close enough on the 2nd (I think it was blue)


As to your question about El Camino...I don't know her name. (Was she on The Jeffersons?

quaint

(5,112 posts)
3. Fort Wayne?
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 06:14 PM
Mar 10

What state is that in? Did I confuse Wayne Rogers?
Excuse me, I haven't slept recently...

VGNonly

(8,514 posts)
6. Frank was from Fort Wayne IN.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 08:28 PM
Mar 10

Trapper was from Chicago. Remember Adams Ribs from Joliet Station .

red dog 1

(33,269 posts)
7. Hawkeye, not Trapper John, ordered the ribs from "Adam's Ribs"
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 04:03 PM
Mar 12
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%27s_Ribs

(He forgot to order the Coleslaw)

"And for our entre tonight, we have liver or fish"

VGNonly

(8,514 posts)
9. It's been a long time since seeing that episode.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 04:19 PM
Mar 12

I had in my mind that Trapper knew of Adams Ribs.

In the very early episodes, Hawkeye was not from Maine. What state?

VGNonly

(8,514 posts)
17. Yes Vermont.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 01:26 PM
Mar 14

If I remember correctly Hawkeye also had a sister and perhaps a living mother, in others episodes he said he was an only child and his father was a widower.

I saw Alan Alda at a talk and book signing. I saw Jamie Farr and shook his hand in Toledo.

ProfessorGAC

(76,979 posts)
12. Joliet Station
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 08:37 PM
Mar 13

As that's the city in which I grew up, that bugged me because there were no restaurants at the train station until the 1990s.
They got the addresses & the direction the streets ran wrong in The Sting, too.
That bugged me, too.

jmowreader

(53,283 posts)
66. It was Dearborn Street Station, not Joliet Station
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:55 PM
Saturday

Henry knew the number for it right off the top of his head.

red dog 1

(33,269 posts)
8. What popular TV show had a main character who was cross-eyed?
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 04:08 PM
Mar 12

Last edited Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:47 PM - Edit history (1)

(The show won 16 Emmy Awards)

JoseBalow

(9,604 posts)
15. I don't watch much recent TV, I like the old shows
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 11:40 PM
Mar 13

Hmm... I'd guess Columbo, but he was one-eyed, not crossed-eyed.

VGNonly

(8,514 posts)
22. Jonathan Banks
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:41 PM
Apr 4

was in both shows. Steve Bauer, best known as Don Eladio in BB, was also in both.

red dog 1

(33,269 posts)
24. Early in his career, Johnny Carson hosted a CBS daytime game show called "Who Do You Trust?"
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 09:05 PM
Apr 8

What was the original title of the show?

boonecreek

(1,545 posts)
34. That was the show
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:26 PM
Apr 13

he hosted before Who do You Trust. I now remember him talking about it
on the Tonight Show. My curiosity got the best of me so I looked it up on
IMDb. I won't post what I found though because I cheated.

Diamond_Dog

(40,782 posts)
28. On the sitcom "The People's Choice"
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 11:09 PM
Apr 8

Who voiced the thoughts and observations of Cleo the Bassett Hound?

boonecreek

(1,545 posts)
32. Mary Jane Croft.
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:02 PM
Apr 13

She played Betty Ramsey on "I Love Lucy" with perennial Jack Benny nemesis Frank Nelson
as her husband. She later played Lucy's friend on "Here's Lucy."

red dog 1

(33,269 posts)
29. 1) What was the original name of Saturday Night Live? 2) Who hosted the first show? 3) Name all 8 original cast members
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 06:30 PM
Apr 12

(Three separate questions....it's not necessary to answer all three)

VGNonly

(8,514 posts)
39. Simply "Saturday Night"
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:46 PM
Apr 13

George Carlin hosted.

Belushi
Akroyd
Radner
Morris
Curtin
Chase
Newman
There was another guy, older, can't remember his name.

I watched the 1st show in October 75, I was a freshman in college.

red dog 1

(33,269 posts)
46. Well, 7 out of 8 isn't bad.
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 02:22 PM
Apr 13

(I won't name the 8th guy ...Let's see if anyone can name him)

Carlin was the first host, and the original title was "NBC's Saturday Night"

Harker

(17,915 posts)
40. "Saturday Night!", I think, George Carlin...
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:50 PM
Apr 13

and the cast, as I can manage it, were Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garret Morris, and Larrain (sp?) Newman.

If there was an eighth, I'm coming up blank.

mucifer

(25,698 posts)
68. I think that was only mentioned in one early episode. Then the writers made them friends.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 01:55 AM
Sunday

red dog 1

(33,269 posts)
61. What actress played Chrissy in the second version of the pilot episode of Three's Company?
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 10:08 PM
Thursday

Last edited Sun Apr 19, 2026, 05:16 PM - Edit history (2)

(She was replaced by Suzanne Somers for the third and final version of the pilot episode)

jmowreader

(53,283 posts)
67. Why was the General Lee in Dukes of Hazzard a Dodge Charger?
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 08:58 PM
Saturday

On edit: the real-world reason and not one from the in-show universe.

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