Thinking Back to the ‘Days of Yesteryear’
Do you Remember Who these Characters Were?
Bear in Mind - In No Order - Off the Top of my Head!
No References, or ‘Look-Ups’ Anywhere!
The Older a ‘Fogie’ you are, the Better you’ll Do!
1. A Couple -
Big Handsome Lummox And Blonde Buxom Beauty Girl-Friend?
Who were His Parents? What was a SHMOO?
Think Comic Strip!
2. Some Brothers - 2 or 3? Don’t Remember.
Always getting into Trouble.
Had Horrible ‘Hair-Dos.’
Another Comic Strip. Think KK!
3. Another Couple - Married. Comic Strip Title?
Dopey Husband always in trouble with his Boss!
Wife had Curly Blonde Hair. Surname?
What was Boss’s Name? Dog’s Name?
4. Three Futuristic ‘Space’ Heroes -
One was the Very First in Comic Strips.
One was later on Radio Also, on Sunday Mornings.
Third was a Younger Cadet!
5. Hero with an Airplane -
Was on Radio First, Later TV Series in 50’s.
Young Brother and Sister went with him on Adventures.
The ‘Good Guys’ always Beat the Villains!
6. Heroine with an Invisible Airplane -
She was Leader of The Amazons!
What was her Title Name?
Ditto - her First Name?
7. Another Married Couple -
First Radio - then Movies - then TV Series - Name It.
What were their First Names? Surname?
Dog’s Name? Hint: He was a Terrier!
8. Another Married Couple who were Ghosts?
Their First Names? TV Series Name?
Their Dog was a Huge St. Bernard!
Name the One Guy Who could actually See Them!
9. Western Comic Book Hero -
He had Blonde Curly Hair.
Rarely ever wore a Hat.
Was Really Good with a Name-Brand Six-Shooter!
10. Hollywood Movie - Scary!
Back in The Fifties Sometime.
Set in the Arctic.
James Arness played The Title Role!
11. TV Series - My Personal All-Time Favorite Show!
Ran for Seven Years! Six Main Characters.
Name them All!
Name the Stars who played Them!
12. Two Cartoon Characters - One Fast - One Dumb! Name Each.
Adversarial in Nature. Comic Strip, then Many Cartoons - Name Show.
Dialogue of Fast One was Only Two Words - Name Them!
Name the Company who Supplied the Dumb, Hungry One!
13. Comedic Film with Several Sequels -
Also Many Cartoons Ensued - Name Title Character.
Really Dumb French Inspector - Name Star who played Role.
Who was his ‘Side-Kick’? Insane Boss?
14. Early Fifties ‘Hit’ Song -
Made into a Movie, same Title - Name It!
Western Frontiersman - Coonskin Hat.
Name the Star Who Played Him!
15. Female Hollywood Star - Just recently Died.
Was Married Eight Times - to Seven Men!
Name Her - the Guy she Married Twice!
Which Movie was her Debut? Her Biggest Controversy?
16. Another Comic Strip Couple -
He - a Detective - She - Girl-Friend - Name Both -
Giving First & Last Names! Name his Side-Kick.
CLUE: Used Two-Way Radio Wrist-Watches!
17. Another Detective - Several Movies -
Main Character was Supposedly Asian.
Who Played Title Role?
What did he Call his Son?
18. A Children’s TV Show which Ran for Years -
Name: The Two Main Puppets - The Human Host -
The Clown - the Indian Princess -
Then - SING The Theme Song!
19. Another Children’s TV Show -
Name: Two Hand Puppets - The Show Title -
The Puppeteer Herself -
Which One Had the ‘Snaggle-Tooth’?
20. A Ventriloquist Act -
Name the Two Main ‘Dummies’ - First & Last Names -
The Ventriloquist Himself -
His Daughter Actress’s Name!
BONUS:
Finally - Two of the Above were Not Fictitious!
One Legendary Person Not only Survived the Indian Wars,
But also went on to Washington, D.C.
And Became a Congressman - Which One?
Any ‘Dummy’ Would Already Know the Other One!
EXTRA BONUS:
Who & What was Flub-A-Dub?
Who Said: KOWABUNGA !
OH - I Guess You Want the Answers, Right?
1. Lil Abner - Daisey Mae - Mammy & Pappy Yokum -
SHMOO -
A Cute White BLOB with No Arms or Legs
That Could Be Anything you Wanted ...
A HAM if you were Hungry ... Et Cetera ...
2. The Katzenjammer Kids!
Knew That - But looked These up:
‘Hans und Fritz’
Very First ‘Recognized’ Comic Strip in America -
Premiered December 12, 1897 in The New York Journal!
“Mit Does Kids, Society Is Nix”
‘Der Bad Boys of Comics’
4. Buck Rogers -
Flash Gordon -
Tom Corbett - Space Cadet!
5. ‘SKY KING”
Don’t Remember the Kids’ Names, Do You?
I had to ‘Cheat’ and look these up:
Kirby Grant was ‘Sky King’
Gloria Winters was ‘Penny King’
Ron Hagerthy was ‘Clipper King’
6. “Wonder Woman”
Diana!
7. “THE THIN MAN”
Nick & Nora Charles - ‘Asta.’
8. George & Marion Kirby -
“TOPPER”
St. Bernard Ghost was ‘Neil’ -
‘Cosmo Topper’ - The Guy They Haunted!
9. “KID COLT”
10. “THE THING”
11. “FRIENDS”
Monica & Ross - Joey & Phoebe - Rachel & Chandler.
Courteney Cox Arquette & David Schwimmer
Matt LeBlanc & Lisa Kudrow
Jennifer Aniston & Matthew Perry!
12. Road Runner The Bird & Wiley The Coyote -
“THE ROAD RUNNER”
“BEEP-BEEP!”
‘Acme’
13. “THE PINK PANTHER”
Inspector Jacques Clouseau - Peter Sellers -
Side-Kick - Cato Fong - Burt Kwouk -
Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus - Herbert Lom -
14. “DAVY CROCKETT”
Fess Parker.
15. Elizabeth Taylor -
Richard Burton -
“Butterfield 8”
“Cleopatra” - Nude Bath-Tub Scene!
16. “DICK TRACY”
Tess Trueheart -
Sam Ketchem -
17. “CHARLIE CHAN”
Warner Oland - was 1st - were 5 Others!
‘Number 1 Son’ was Keye Luke.
Had to look Them Up Myself!
18. “THE HOWDY DOODY SHOW”
Howdy Doody - Phineas T. Bluster -
‘Buffalo Bob’ Smith -
‘Clarabelle’
‘Princess Summerfall Winterspring’
“It’s Howdy Doody Time,
It’s Howdy Doody Time,
Bob Smith and Howdy Doo,
Say Howdy Doo to You,
Let’s give a Rousing Cheer,
For Howdy Doody’s Here,
It’s Time to Start the Show,
So Kids Let’s Go!”
19. ‘Kukla’ - ‘Ollie’ -
“KUKLA, FRAN, AND OLLIE”
Fran Allison *
‘Ollie’
Premiered in Chicago - October 13, 1047 *
10 Weeks Before ‘Howdy Doody’ in New York *
* I Cheated Again!
For the life of me I do not remember penny's brother clipper. But I do recall songbird the plane. I did not know lassy come home was first but did know national velvet predated butterfield 8. I fell flat on your favorite. I missed every episode in those 7 years. Call me senile. Patrick
Very interesting quiz, Tom! Two Correction (for now).
"15. Female Hollywood Star - Just recently Died.
Was Married Eight Times - to Seven Men!
Name Her - the Guy she Married Twice! - THESE OK
Which Movie was her Debut? "Lassie Come Home", second was "National Velvet"
Her Biggest Controversy?" "Stealing" Eddie Fisher from Debbie Reynolds (Then marrying him and tossing him over for Richard Burton)
WAAAYYYY bigger controversy than bathtub scene.
I still place her #1 Most Beautiful Woman
I remember and "knew" most all the other answers...so I must be older than dirt :o)...but it is SOOO hard for me to read...
The Thing was one of my most favorite movies, I think I have it on DVD somewhere, and that, other than the Fess Parker one were the only two I could remember pretty well (though I thought Parker was Daniel Boone, was he him too?) So my memory sucks, but it was a fun learning experience considering it comes from a REALLY old fart...loved it, TK............ed
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Encountering danger, romance, heartache and tragedy, Catherine Merit strives to fit into a world filled with prejudice, hatred and violence where she is forced to kill a man in order to save herself. Third book of the Indignities Series.
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Very interesting quiz, Tom! Two Correction (for now).
"15. Female Hollywood Star - Just recently Died.
Was Married Eight Times - to Seven Men!
Name Her - the Guy she Married Twice! - THESE OK
Which Movie was her Debut? "Lassie Come Home", second was "National Velvet"
Her Biggest Controversy?" "Stealing" Eddie Fisher from Debbie Reynolds (Then marrying him and tossing him over for Richard Burton)
WAAAYYYY bigger controversy than bathtub scene.
I still place her #1 Most Beautiful Woman
I remember and "knew" most all the other answers...so I must be older than dirt :o)...but it is SOOO hard for me to read...
Blessings and Love - Micke