Test Your Sitcom IQ
The answers to the 20 quiz questions below appear in our Sitcom Scramble. Find clues in the story; answer key on page 8.
Go to Parade.com/sitcoms for the Sitcom Scramble solution. 1.
What did Ricky Ricardo often say instead of “Lucy” in the phrase “_____, I’m
home!”?
2. Who tricked Jackie Gleason into casting her for The Honeymooners?
3. Spunky Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show was originally supposed to have experienced this, but the network thought it would be a viewer turn-off
4. Who was “dead from the head up” on All in the Family?
5. What was mixed into the Cheers cast’s near beer to make it sudsy?
6. and 7. Who voiced baby Maggie’s only spoken word on The Simpson’s? And what was the word?
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9. Which classic sitcom just lost its status as the longest-running live-action sitcom to It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia?
10. and 11. What ailment makes Louise Jefferson of her nickname? And what is her nickname?
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13. What’s the last name of the -chitt’s Creek co-stars who are related?
14. With what show does singer-actress Diana Ross have a “familial” association?
15. Who did Tony Randall (Felix) want to play Oscar in The Odd Couple (instead of Jack Klugman)?
16. Who played Lucas Hollingsworth, who married Dorothy on The Golden Girls?
17. What was Theodore Cleaver’s nickname?
18. This guest star on The An`y Griffith -how went on to play the Joker.
19. What was Seinfeld famously about?
20. What is the last name of the creator of The Dick Van Dyke -how?
The Jeffersons sensitive about
(Fox, 1989– ; watch on Disney+) Elizabeth Taylor voiced baby Maggie’s only spoken word: “Daddy.”
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N NeÌy Ý® The show about nothing was really something, with hilariously interconnected subplots in 180 episodes.
The Office (NBC, 2005–13; watch on Peacock) Everybody recognizes the exaggerated characters in this workplace comedy set in Scranton, Pa.
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Ross) and Rashida
Jones (Quincy
Jones and Peggy
Lipton), who plays her sister.
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Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV, 2015–20; watch on Netflix) starred Eugene and Dan Levy, Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX, 2005– ; watch on FX), The show recently topped The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as the longest-running liveaction sitcom.
ANSWER KEY 1. HONEY; 2. AUDREY MEADOWS; 3. DIVORCE; 4. MEATHEAD;
5. SALT; 6. ELIZABETH TAYLOR; 7. DADDY;
8. SCRANTON; 9. OZZIE AND HARRIET;
10. ASTHMA; 11. WEEZY; 12. PIVOT;
13. LEVY; 14. BLACK-ISH; 15. MICKEY ROONEY; 16. LESLIE NIELSEN; 17. BEAVER;
18. JACK NICHOLSON; NOTHING;
20. REINER
JUNE 26–JULY 3, 2022