General TV trivia

[onomatopoeia]

Which former tabloid talk show host was previously the Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio for a year?

Jerry Springer

Correct!

This might be an Urban Legend. Springer allegedly became embroiled in a scandal while Mayor for paying an Escort with a cheque that bounced. Only Leonardo di Caprio as Frank Abagnale, Jr. can get away with that.

 

[unassuming]

Name show in which a defence lawyer and his wife live in a trailer, while waiting for their new home to be fully built.

Answer: Petrocelli starring Barry Newman and Susan Howard

 

[onomatopoeia]

What's his name?

The Frito Bandito?

Correct!

 

[unassuming]

The Hip's "Ahead By A Century" is theme song for what show?

Answer: Anne with an E

 

[onomatopoeia]

Nope, John Erik Hexum killed himself in 80's, the actor in question offed himself a few years after Pete Duel.

See post #1,278. You quoted me while I was still editing my reply. Villechaize should be after Hexum.

 

[unassuming]

As we know already that Pete Duel committed suicide by bullet to the head during his show's run from a previous trivia question, who was the 2nd actor to die by suicide by bullet to the head during his show's run?

See post #282. in between, Duel and Hexum, there were Freddie Prinze and Hervé Villechaize.

Freddie Prinze is Correct! he was the 2nd to do so, fuck, he was only 22, what a waste of talent

 

[onomatopoeia]

What's the collective name of this 'gang of dirty guys'?

Lol! Is that the Bathtub Ring?

Correct!

This is not the original audio for the TV ad.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Frito Bandito?

bluebro69 got this three minutes before you.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Jerry Springer.

unassuming got this seven minutes before you. You snooze, you lose.

 

[unassuming]

Here's an easy one:

Who out danced Patrick Swayze on live TV?

Answered

 

[downbound123]

What bull terrier was the mascot for, and a 'party animal' in, a Bud Lite TV campaign that began with an ad in the Superbowl XXI broadcast?

Spuds McKenzie

 

[onomatopoeia]

What's the name of the hottie in this Maynard's candy ad, better known as a singer than as an actress?

 

[onomatopoeia]

Here's an easy one:

Who out danced Patrick Swayze on live TV?

Chris Farley.

 

[onomatopoeia]

What bull terrier was the mascot for, and a 'party animal' in, a Bud Lite TV campaign that began with an ad in the Superbowl XXI broadcast?

Spuds McKenzie

Correct!

 

[unassuming]

Name the music/variety show on Saturday mornings which starred musical siblings.
Answered

 

[unassuming]

Here's an easy one:

Who out danced Patrick Swayze on live TV?

Chris Farley.

Correct!

 

[shack]

unassuming got this seven minutes before you. You snooze, you lose.

Timing is everything.

 

[bemeup]

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Michael Learned won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series four times, three times for Olivia on The Waltons, and once as Mary Benjamin on a 1981-82 show that had been cancelled before she won the award. Name that show.

Nurse.

 

[bemeup]

What SNL skit was implicit about blow jobs?

Cork Soakers with Janet Jackson.

 

[bemeup]

What folk/country star had a show on CTV?

Kenny Rogers?