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May 28, 2023

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Gone But Not Forgotten in 2023

We’ve said goodbye to many famous faces, voices & names from radio, movies, television, sports, history, arts and literature so far in 2023. These celebrities and others said their final…

May 10, 2023

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Boomer TV Trivia: Perry Mason

Q1. Were any of the 271 episodes of the original Perry Mason television series which ran for 9 seasons (1957-1966), ever filmed in colour? Q2. Which of the series main…

April 2, 2023

Biography,
TV

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Boomer TV Trivia: Charlie's Angels

Q1. Which two characters on the original Charlie's Angels television series appeared in all 110 episodes (including the pilot 1976 made-for-tv movie)? Q2. Which character was represented on almost every…

March 26, 2023

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Boomer TV Trivia: The Streets of San Francisco

Q1. Two actors that guest-starred frequently on The Streets of San Francisco would end up starring as police officer partners in their own television series (1975-1979). What was the series…

March 10, 2023

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That Little Rascal Robert Blake

Actor Robert Blake's legacy includes a long list of notable performances in movies and on TV, beginning as a child actor in the 1930s Hal Roach Little Rascals / Our…

March 5, 2023

TV

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Boomer TV Trivia: Knots Landing

Q1. Which two actors/characters appeared on Knots Landing during every one of it's 14 seasons? Q2. Which of the original Knots Landing Seaview Circle cul-de-sac couples, were present in the…

February 26, 2023

TV

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TV Trivia: Golden Girls

Q1. What was the name of The Golden Girls theme song? Q2. Which of the 4 female stars - actresses Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak, Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux,…

February 16, 2023

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Raquel Welch - One in a Million

Raquel Welch burst into the public consciousness with her role in the prehistoric cave-man / woman fantasy One Million Years B.C. (1966). Welch died February 15, 2023 at the age…

December 6, 2022

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The Ups and Downs of Kirstie Alley's Big Life

Cheers alum (1987-1993) and Jenny Craig spokesperson Alley making a red carpet appearance at the 1994 Emmy Awards. Alley was tabloid fodder for the last two decades of her life…

November 27, 2022

Biography,
TV

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Boomer TV Trivia: Remington Steele

Q1. Which two of the four main cast members/characters from Season 1 of Remington Steele did not return for subsequent seasons, and why? Q2. Did the characters of Laura Holt…