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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…

September 16, 2022

mark miller, 1959, american actor, screenwriter, 1950s television series, zane grey theater, guest star, younger, westerns,

The Inner Flame of Mark Miller

Actor, playwright and screenwriter Mark Miller (nee Claude Herbert Miller Jr.) died September 9, 2022 at the age of 97. (Mark Miller & Don Knotts 1961 The Andy Griffith Show Photo:…

August 7, 2022

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Into The Night With Clu Gulager

Director and actor Clu Gulager died August 5, 2022 at the age of 93. The former western TV series and movie actor specialized in comedy-horror films in the latter part…

March 2, 2022

Biography,
TV

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TV Trivia: Green Acres, Eva Gabor & Eddie Albert

Q1. Who was Arnold Ziffel on the CBS sitcom Green Acres (1965-1971)? Q2. Which actor on Green Acres is a farmer in real life, and was the last surviving regular…