Son of Vintage TV Trivia Test

[Riddick]

October 15, 1955
The Star: ------- -----
The Show: -----

October 26, 1957
The Stars: ----- ------- & ------- ----
The Show: The ---- ---

October 24, 1959
The Star: --- -----
The Show: ------ the ------



October 21, 1961
The Stars: --- -. ---- & ---- ------
The Show: --- --, ----- --- ---?

October 24, 1964
The Star: ------ ------
The Show: The --- from -.-.-.-.-.

October 26, 1968
The Star: ---- -----
The Show: The ----- and ---. ----



October 19, 1974
The Stars: ------- ------ and ---- ---------
The Show: ----- and --- ---

October 15, 1977
The Star: -- -----
The Show: --- -----

October 20, 1979
The Stars: ---- --------, ------ -------- and ---- -----
The Show: ---- in ----------

[megman]

October 15, 1955
The Star: ------- -----
The Show: -----

October 26, 1957
The Stars: ----- ------- & ------- ----
The Show: The ---- ---

October 24, 1959
The Star: --- -----
The Show: ------ the ------



October 21, 1961
The Stars: Joe E. Ross & Fred Gwynne
The Show: Car 54, Where Are You?

October 24, 1964
The Star: ------ ------
The Show: The --- from -.-.-.-.-.

October 26, 1968
The Star: ---- -----
The Show: The ----- and ---. ----



October 19, 1974
The Stars: ------- ------ and ---- ---------
The Show: ----- and --- ---

October 15, 1977
The Star: -- -----
The Show: --- -----

October 20, 1979
The Stars: ---- --------, ------ -------- and ---- -----
The Show: ---- in ----------

[Swerdloc]

October 15, 1955
The Star: Richard Boone
The Show: Medic

October 26, 1957
The Stars: ----- ------- & ------- ----
The Show: The ---- ---

October 24, 1959
The Star: Jay North
The Show: Dennis the Menace



October 21, 1961
The Stars: Joe E. Ross & Fred Gwynne
The Show: Car 54, Where Are You?

October 24, 1964
The Star: Robert Vaughan
The Show: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

October 26, 1968
The Star: Hope Lange
The Show: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir



October 19, 1974
The Stars: Freddie Prinze and Jack Albertson
The Show: Chicao and The Man

October 15, 1977
The Star: Ed Asner
The Show: Lou Grant

October 20, 1979
The Stars: Loni Anderson, Howard Hesseman and Gary Sandy
The Show: WKRP in Cincinatti

[Riddick]

Hey Now that's mighty fine fill-in work.

Rather than give what's left all away just yet, I'm throwing out some hints along with extra-bonus fill-ins:


October 26, 1957
The Stars: ----- ------- & ------- ----
The Show: The ---- ---

Here's a pic of the two performers with their canine co-star:



The actor, ----- -------, was brother-in-law to John F. Kennedy, the last person to speak to Marilyn Monroe, and the forgotten member of the "Rat Pack"

The actress, ------- ----, appeared with Vincent Price in the 1953 3-D film House of Wax and is often misidentified as having the Lois Lane role in the initial season of The Adventures of Superman

Together they played the TV version of an ex-private eye and his upper-class wife, originally portrayed by William Powell & Myrna Loy in a series of movies during the '30's and '40s



In both cases the name of the series, The ---- ---, had nothing to do with the former detective being "horizontally-challenged" but instead came from one of the characters in the initial theatrical film

(For bonus points, name the crime-solving-for-the-fun-of-it sleuthing socialite couple and their pooch)

[Riddick]

But WAIT! There's MORE

Subsequent to his '54-'56 stint as Dr. Konrad Styner on "MEDIC", ------- ----- went on to portray Paladin from '57-'61 on ---- ---, ---- ------ and --- ------ from '72-'73 on The NBC Mystery Movie




With Hope Lange as a young widow who rents a cottage near a fishing village in Maine, and said cottage haunted by the spirit of a 19th century sea captain, played by Edward Mulhare, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir also co-starred ------- ------ ------, who would later banter with Jack Klugman's wife ----- ------ as two of the three principal panelists (the other being ------- ------, aka Newkirk of Hogan's Heroes) on "Match Game" hosted by ---- -------

[Linnea]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Riddick
Hey Now that's mighty fine fill-in work.

Rather than give what's left all away just yet, I'm throwing out some hints along with extra-bonus fill-ins:[/i]


October 26, 1957
The Stars: Peter Lawford & Phyllis Kirk
The Show: The Thin Man

Here's a pic of the two performers with their canine co-star:



Can't remember the name of the dog...

[Linnea]

O-kay. Sorry. Had to use the internets to tweak my brain...

Nick and Nora Charles and the dog was Asta.

:p

[Swerdloc]

But WAIT! There's MORE

Subsequent to his '54-'56 stint as Dr. Konrad Styner on "MEDIC", Richard Boone went on to portray Paladin from '57-'61 on Have Gun, Will Travel and Hec Ramsey from '72-'73 on The NBC Mystery Movie




With Hope Lange as a young widow who rents a cottage near a fishing village in Maine, and said cottage haunted by the spirit of a 19th century sea captain, played by Edward Mulhare, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir also co-starred Charles Nelson Reilly, who would later banter with Jack Klugman's wife Brett Summers as two of the three principal panelists (the other being Richard Dawson, aka Newkirk of Hogan's Heroes) on "Match Game" hosted by Gene Rayburn

[Swerdloc]

And what was Paladin's first name?

[Saharaka]

And what was Paladin's first name?

It was never revealed.

[racehorse]

And what was Paladin's first name?

Wire! :p

(Well not really; I hope! )

[Psychicwolf]

I loved Richard Boone and "Have Gun Will Travel".
That time was rich with Westerns and gave great entertainment. Being a "horse nut" and a rider I was in my element.

[HurricaneJoanie]

Wow, RH! My brother and I used to have that card -- we got it in a cereal box or something. We'd pass it back and forth, pulling it out of our pockets or (gulp) Western gun holsters and dare the other to shoot first! Fun to see that little card again!

[Swerdloc]

Wire! :p

(Well not really; I hope! )

Exactly!

[Riddick]

HEY NOW, Folks - as a musical adjunct to this latest test & subsequent discussion, anyone else remember Duane Eddy's cover of the HGWT theme?

It peaked at #10 during its 10 weeks on the Pop Charts in 1962...

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From the YouTube description:
The Pop influences that inspired Ennio Morricone's 'Spaghetti' Western guitar sound! "The Twang Bar King" does his take on the theme to the TV western starring Richard Boone. Another great example of strings and clanging chords.

Here's a music video featuring the original Johnny Western version of the theme (with lyrics):
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