Can You Match These Classic Hollywood Actresses to Their 1960s TV Shows?

By: Jennifer Post
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Can You Match These Classic Hollywood Actresses to Their 1960s TV Shows?
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About This Quiz

If you look hard enough, you will find that some of your favorite tv shows and movies these days are either remakes of shows from the '60s, or took much inspiration from them. This is great news because once you know this, you now have a whole new show from a completely different time to fall in love with! You'll also discover new actresses that you've either never heard of, or have only heard of when referencing what some people consider a better, simpler time in history.

Televisions became popular in the 1950s, which leaves about 10 years for these actresses to work their way up to stardom. Many of them were older and had either been working in some other form of entertainment for years, or were looking to accomplish something new. Either way. Since this era was really the first introduction to popular television shows and 'celebrities,' it's no wonder there are so many of them, and some of them even starred in more than one show. This make identifying which show a particular actress was in even more of a challenge, but a fun one at that. Do you think you can identify the '60s Hollywood actress to her TV show? Take this quiz to find out!

2 Bewitched
ABC
Beginning in 1964, Elizabeth Montgomery played everyone's favorite witch on which television show?​
"I Dream of Jeannie"
"Bewitched"
"One Day At A Time"
"Batman"
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"Bewitched" was loved almost immediately since it began in 1964. Elizabeth Montgomery played Samantha Stephens, witch and wife to Darrin. She tried her best to be the perfect, mortal suburban wife, but she was a witch after all.

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8 Fred_Gwynne_Yvonne_DeCarlo_The_Munsters_1964
NBC
In which show below did Yvonne De Carlo dazzle audiences with her sleek, black hair and icy stare?
"Gunsmoke"
"Hogan's Heroes"
"Bonanza"
"The Munsters"
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Lily Munster, played by Yvonne De Carlo, was the vampire wife of Herman Munster and was your not-so-average housewife. She would spread trash throughout the house and run the vacuum on reverse to blow dust everywhere. What an interesting family, indeed.

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7 I_dream_of_jeannie
CBS
Barbara Eden enchanted audiences in this fantasy sitcom. Can you identify which one it is?
"Magic Hour"
"The Dick Van Dyke Show"
"I Dream of Jeannie"
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"
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Another other magical television show of the 1960s, "I Dream of Jeannie," was a little bit different than "Bewitched." Barbara Eden played a genie who lived in a bottle in her master's home and often came out to cause trouble. Love eventually bloomed between the genie and her astronaut master.

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14 Raymond_Burr_Barbara_Hale_Perry_Mason_1958
CBS
All 'hale' this '60s legal drama for which Barbara Hale won an Emmy for playing Della Street. Which show was it?
"Murder, She Wrote"
"Perry Mason"
"Law & Order"
"West Wing"
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"Perry Mason" was one of the first law dramas to captivate audiences on television. The character, and the show for that matter, are often referenced in dozens of other shows to describe someone who is witty, clever and can use one word to solve a problem.

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6 Eddie_Albert_Eva_Gabor_Green_Acres_1969
NBC
Eva Gabor played Lisa Douglas in which television show from the 1960s?
"Black Stallion"
"Green Acres"
"Pink Panther"
"Red Herring"
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"Green Acres" premiered in 1965 and continued on until 1971. Eva Gabor played the wife of Eddie Albert's character. They portrayed a couple who moved from New York City to a farm in the country. The show explores the trials and tribulations of their new life.

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The Jetsons
YouTube
One of the most beloved TV shows of the 1960s had a stand-out female character, Jane, voiced by Penny Singleton. What show was it?
"The Jetsons"
"The Flintstones"
"Rocky & Bullwinkle"
"Underdog"
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The voice of Jane Jetson was perfected by Penny Singleton, who also voiced many other cartoon characters. The Jetsons family depicted the future of life on Earth with many of the things we now take for granted, but which seemed very futuristic in the 1960s.

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16 Father_Knows_Best_cast_1954
Wiki Commons by Bureau of Industrial Service. This division of ad agency Young & Rubicam distributed publicity material for many in the television industry.
Jane Wyatt starred as Margaret Anderson in which show below, which originally premiered on the radio?
"War of the Worlds"
"Bright Promise"
"90 Bristol Court"
"Father Knows Best"
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Did you know that the popular sitcom, "Father Knows Best," originally aired as a radio show in 1949? Now you do! It moved to television and aired until the early 1960s. It actually aired on a few channels, but kept getting canceled and then picked up by other networks.

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24 Madeleine Sherwood The Flying Nun
ABC
Best remembered for playing Reverand Mother Superior Placido, Madeleine Sherwood was a Canadian actress in which popular American TV show?
"Riverboat"
"Our Five Daughters"
"This Is Your Life"
"The Flying Nun"
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Starring along side Sally Field, Madeleine Sherwood is probably most remembered for her role in "The Flying Nun." The sitcom focused on nuns in a convent in which one of them could fly. Sally Field was that nun and her character made for some hilarious scenes.

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10 Lost_in_Space_Williams_Lockhart_1965
ABC
June Lockhart played a compassionate and handy biochemist on which out-of-this-world television show?
"My Favorite Martian"
"Lost In Space"
"Star Trek: The Original Series"
"Petticoat Junction"
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"Lost In Space" took place in the future. Well, in 1997, which was the future when the show came out in 1965. Lockhart's character was often seen tending to the garden, cooking and offering words of encouragement, all while kicking butt as a female biochemist.

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4 Ginger Gilligans Island
CBS
Make room for Ginger Grant! Tina Louise played this glamorous character on which comedy that made waves in the '60s?
"Monster-In-Law"
"The Three Stooges"
"Houligan's Hotel"
"Gilligan's Island"
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"Gilligan's Island" was a sitcom based on people who are stranded on a deserted island, so you can imagine the hilarity that ensues. Ginger Grant was played by Tina Louise, who had many acting jobs, mostly on Broadway, before landing the beachy sitcom.

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27 Phyllis_Diller_in_fur_Allan_Warren
Wiki Commons by Allan warren
The 1960s was really the decade for sketch comedy shows! This one is no exception, with the star and namesake being another strong female comedian. Which is it?
"Saturday Night Live"
"The Benny Hill Show"
"The Phyllis Diller Show"
"The Mavis Bramston Show"
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Starring in dozens of films and television shows, Phyllis Diller was a comedian for the ages. She had her own sketch comedy show, guest-starred on others, and went on to have a career spanning multiple decades. You'll know her by face, voice and name for sure.

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17 Carol_Burnett_charwoman_character_1974
CBS
Which comedy series was named after the show's frontrunner, who was already a household name by the time the show aired?
"The Carol Burnett Show"
"Here's Lucy"
"I Love Lucy"
"The Cara Williams Show"
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"The Carol Burnett Show" was, and still is, one of the most popular shows from the 1960s, and it aired for 11 seasons. People like Carol Burnett herself, Dick Van Dyke and many other comedians made this show a must-see every single week.

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11 Connie_Hines_Mister_Ed
CBS
Alert the media! Carol Post, played by Connie Hines, was the loving wife of horse owner Wilbur Post. What was the show?
"The New Adventures of Lassie"
"The Fugitive"
"Mister Ed"
"Have Gun-Will Travel"
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"Mister Ed" focused on a palomino horse, his owner, Wilbur Post and Post's trusty wife, Carol. After winning the audition, Connie Hines didn't love playing the same character all the time, but it is definitely her most well-known role.

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39 Yvonne_Craig_Batgirl
ABC
Playing the female counterpart to this famous superhero, Yvonne Craig wore the mask well in which '60s show?
"Superman"
"The Avengers"
"Batman"
"Spiderman"
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Playing Bargirl in arguably her biggest role, Craig wore the purple and yellow outfit with pride. She starred on the show for the third and final season, went on to reprise her role for things like public service announcements and felt a deep connection to the character.

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38 Sheena Queen of the Jungle
Douglas Schwartz/Steven L. Sears Productionsm Columbia TriStar Television Distribution
With a name like Irish McCalla, of course she would be the star of television shows. Which one below shows her as royalty?
"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
"Sheena, Queen of the Jungle"
"The Lawless Years"
"The Name of the Game"
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This comic book turned television series featured McCalla as the jungle queen, Sheena. Much like Tarzan, Sheena was an orphan and grew up in the jungle. She can also talk to the animals, so that's cool.

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21 Hope_Lange_Ghost_and_Mrs._Muir_1968
NBC
Based on a 1947 film of the same name, Hope Lange played a widowed writer named Carolyn in what TV show from the 1960s?
"The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"
"Kiner's Korner"
"The Monroes"
"Magicland"
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While only airing for two seasons, "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" made Hope Lange a multiple award winner. She'd been an actress for some time before her role as Carolyn Muir, but she became somewhat typecast after playing many similar characters.

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Family Affair Cissy
CBS
Kathy Garver starred in many shows, but none like the one in which her character, Cissy Davis, appeared on which of the '60s TV shows below?
"Breaking Point"
"The Alaskans"
"Family Affair"
"Full Circle"
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"Family Affair" dealt with the challenges of a man raising his brother's orphaned children. Can you imagine? There were hard times but, of course, it was a sitcom, so plenty of hilarity ensued as they navigated this new way of life together.

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Elly May
CBS
Donna Douglas played one of the Clampetts in this silly 1960s classic show. Can you remember its name?
"Dukes of Hazard"
"Get Smart"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"Bonanza"
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"The Beverly Hillbillies" was a show ahead of its time. Elly May Clampett, played by Donna Douglas, was the leading lady since the mother passed away and was never seen on the show. Douglas went into that acting role relatively unknown.

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Make Room for Daddy
youtube
Later turning into "The Danny Thomas Show," which sitcom starred award-winning Jean Hagen as Margaret Williams?
"Make Room For Daddy"
"Cain's Hundred"
"Ding Dong School"
"The Everglades"
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For the first three seasons, it was called "Make Room for Daddy,' but would later be called "The Danny Thomas Show." Once the run of "Make Room for Daddy" ended, so did Jean Hagen's role in the show. Apparently,​ she didn't like the direction her character was going, so who can blame her?

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15 Marlo_Thomas_That_Girl_1969
ABC
Making headway in the Tv industry for playing a single woman not bogged down by domesticity, Marlo Thomas got rave reviews for portraying character Ann Marie in which show?
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
"The Lucy Show"
"That Girl"
"Dragnet"
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"That Girl" was considered a pioneer show for showcasing a single woman in New York City who didn't live with her parents and was pursuing her own career. The show was a book, had many spinoffs, and led to Marlo Thomas being a leading lady in Hollywood for years to come.

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Hazel
NBC
Clean up this quiz by guessing which television show starred Shirley Booth as a live-in maid. Can you guess it?
"Blondie"
"Karen"
"Morning Star"
"Hazel"
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"Hazel" explored the storyline of Hazel Burke, a live-in maid for the Baxter family. The humor comes from Hazel's unique relationships with others in the neighborhood, like the mailman and taxi driver. Fun fact: most of the first season was shown in black and white.

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12 Martin_Landau_Barbara_Bain_Steven_Hill_Mission_
Wiki Commons by Coulter-Strauss Public Relations for D'Arcy Advertising. D'Arcy was the ad agency for the program's sponsor, Studebaker.
Playing the femme fatale in this show that has been remade many times, Barbara Bain took the character of Cinnamon Carter very seriously. Which show is it?
"The Avengers"
"The Flintstones"
"The Twilight Zone"
"Mission: Impossible"
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Cinnamon Carter was a model, woman in distress and IMF agent. Barbara Bain appeared in many television shows, such as "Tightrope" and "Adventures in Paradise," before landing the "Mission: Impossible" role.

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35 Inger_Stevens_William_Windom_The_Farmers_Daughter
ABC
Inger Stevens starred as Katy Holstrum in this tale of an organic love match. What show was it?
"Camp Runamuck"
"The Big Valley"
"The Farmer's Daughter"
"Frontier Circus"
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Starting out as the housekeeper of a widowed congressman, Katy Holstrum, played by Inger Stevens, eventually fell in love (of course) with the male lead. The show ended with them getting married and Katy adopting the congressman's sons.

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26 Paula_Prentiss_and_Richard_Benjamin_1967
CBS
Considered to be ahead of its time, which show starred Paula Prentiss as Paula Hollister alongside her real-life husband, Richard Benjamin?
Romper Room
He and She
One Happy Family
Sea Hunt
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While only airing for one season, this show that followed a real-life married couple playing husband and wife, centered around the cartoons that the husband drew. Jetman was the reason for the comedic relief of the show, and the constant argument over its interpretation.

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5 Barbara_Feldon_Get_Smart_1966
CBS
Agent 99, played by Barbara Feldon, was a powerful female character on which secret agent '60s sitcom?
"Get Smart"
"MI5"
"James Bond"
"Agent Cody Banks"
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"Get Smart," which was turned into a modern movie with Steve Carrel and Anne Hathaway, originated as a secret agent comedy sitcom in 1965. The show centered around Barbara Feldon's character as well as Agent 86, played by Don Adams, and the shenanigans they would get into.

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32 Ozzie_and_Harriet_Nelson_1964
ABC
Another show that began on radio, the members of the real-life Nelson family, led by the singer matriarch, were featured in which comedy that had a total of 14 seasons?
"Andy's Gang"
"Bringing Up Buddy"
"Harry's Girls"
"The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet"
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Singer Harriet Nelson and her family starred in one of the longest-running sitcoms on television to date. Ozzie convinced ABC to sign a 10-year contract for the show, whether they wanted to cancel the show or not. Talk about adventure!

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Diahan Carroll
CBS
Diahann Carroll blazed trails by starring in the first American series to showcase an African-American woman in a non-stereotypical role. What show was it?
"Love of Life"
"Julia"
"Love on a Rooftop"
"Paradise Bay"
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What a feat for the television industry, and for Diahann Carroll, playing Julia Baker, a widowed mother whose husband was killed in Vietnam. The show was criticized for being unrealistic because it portrayed a black woman living in a nicely furnished suburban home.

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23 Sally_Field_Don_Porter_Gidget_1965
ABC
Sally Field, to know her is to lover her, has no doubt been on your television many times. In which show did she play the namesake character from 1965 to 1966?
"Thriller"
"Run For Your Life"
"Gidget"
Then Came Bronson
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Sally Field is a beloved actress known for movies like "Mrs. Doubtfire, "Norma Rae" and "Lincoln." But she was playing characters way before she won three Academy Awards. And while one particular show in which she starred lasted only one season, she left a clearly lasting impression. "Gidget" centered on a father-daughter relationship but wasn't enough to win the hearts of audiences.

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Aunt Bee
CBS
Frances Bavier was 'Aunt Bee' to many people during her run on which television show from the 1960s?
"The Andy Griffith Show"
"The Miles Davis Show"
"Great American Bandstand"
"Happy Days"
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While Bavier was technically only Sheriff Andy Taylor's aunt, she became lovingly known as Aunt Bee to almost every other character on "The Andy Griffith Show." She played that character until the show's end in 1968, and picked up where she left off in its spinoff, "Mayberry R.F.D."

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The Mothers-In-Law
CBS
Eve Arden starred alongside Kaye Ballard in this female-driven comedy about two friends who became family. What was the show called?
"The Hathaways"
"Where The Heart Is"
"Room For One More"
"The Mothers-In-Law"
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When their kids eloped, they became not only best friends, but in-laws. Imagine how fun having your best friend connected to your life would be. They were also next door neighbors. Double bonus!

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36 Judy Carne Love On A Rooftop
ABC
With her classically '60s cropped hairdo, Judy Carne starred as art student Julie Willis in which television series?
"Blue Light"
"Flipper"
"Daniel Boone"
"Love On A Rooftop"
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Living with her budget-conscious husband was a challenge for more heart-and-soul type Julie Willis. She had to teach her husband that he could be practical, but also be loving and a little frivolous in life as well.

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34 Bob_Cummings_Julie_Newmar_My_Living_Doll
CBS
While the thought of this is slightly frightening, this sitcom starring Julie Newmar as a lifelike Android, came from the same producer as "My Favorite Martian." Do you know what it is?
"The Outer Limits"
"My Living Doll"
"Out Of This World"
"The Time Tunnel"
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Following a lifelike Android named Rhoda Miller (played by Newmar) whose owner did not want her to get in the hands of the military, this show lasted for only one season. Rhoda's real name was AF 709, naturally.

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30 Meredith_MacRae_Tim_Considine_My_Three_Sons_196
ABC
Which incredibly long-running sitcom starred Meredith MacRae as Sally Ann Morrison Douglas?
"Party of 5"
"My Three Sons"
"Movie 4"
"Hawaii Five-O"
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You've surely heard of this family show, since it did have 380 episodes! "My Three Sons" aired for 12 seasons on TV, so you definitely know the Douglas family.

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31 The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis
CBS
Make room for Florida Friebus, the doting mother of what show in which teenagers were the leading characters?
"The Groovy Show"
"The Happy Wanderers"
"The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis"
"Hidden Faces"
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Wrong Answer

When kids lead the way, you know funny things are going to happen, especially with a mother like Florida Friebus' character, Winnie Gillis. Winnie was a little overbearing and tended to dote a little too much on her son, Dobie, while ragging on her husband for not doing enough.

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Dark Shadows
Dan Curtis Productions
Remade into a film in 2012, which soap opera like-show, starring Joan Bennett among many others, was on the more mysterious side of things?
"Dark Shadows"
"The Twilight Zone"
"Creature Features"
"Mr. Novak"
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Dark Shadows was a gothic show that took on the drama of a soap opera. The draw of the show could have been the star cast, or the fact that they were playing characters like vampires, werewolves and zombies.

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The Courtship of Eddies Father
ABC
Portraying a stereo-typical Japanese female of the time, Miyoshi Umeki played the character of Mrs. Livingston perfectly. Which show was it?
"Fresh Off the Boat"
"The Courtship of Eddie's Father"
"Don't Call Me Charlie"
"The Eternal Light"
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Miyoshi Umeki was the first and only Asian woman to win an Academy Award for acting, so it goes without saying that she brought a lot to this television show in the 1960s. In real life, she was nothing like her delicate and humble character. She was known as a vivacious scene stealer, but in a good way.

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9 Tony_Dow_Barbara_Billingsley_Jerry_Mathers_Leav
CBS
Maybe the most well-know matriarch, Barbara Billingsley's character in which show below gave way to the perfect American housewife?
"Leave It To Beaver"
"The Brady Bunch"
"My Three Sons"
"The Addams Family"
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When you call someone a June Cleaver, you are most likely referring to their skills at cleaning, baking, parenting, etc. This term comes from Billingsley's June Cleaver character in the family show, "Leave It To Beaver."

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Its About Time
CBS
This fantasy and science fiction show starring Imogene Coco as a cavewoman named Shad who was out of this world. Can you remember the show's name?
"It's About Time"
"Star Trek"
"Space Patrol"
"Land of the Giants"
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Did you know that no living being can travel faster than the speed of light? Well, on television they can. After doing so and ending up all the way back in the Prehistoric era, two lads end up having to do life with Shad, the leader of a cave family.

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Gomer Pyle
CBS
Do you remember Elizabeth MacRae? Maybe this will help. She played Lou-Ann Poovie on which spin-off of "The Andy Griffith Show"?
"Gomer Pyle: USMC"
"Mayberry RFD"
"The Danny Thomas Show"
"Magnum: PI"
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"Gomer Pyle: USMC" was one of the highest rated shows of its time. Elizabeth MacRae was a big part of that. She went on to have quite the successful soap opera career, appearing on both "Days Of Our Lives" and "General Hospital."

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40 Carol Burnett The Twilight Zone
CBS
If you're a regular person who is often in not-so-regular situations, which TV show that featured Carol Burnett, Constance Ford, Joan Hackett and many other leading ladies would you love to watch?
"The Ed Sullivan Show"
"Montage"
"Laughs for Sale"
"The Twilight Zone"
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"The Twilight Zone" is one of the most referenced TV shows, both in other shows and in real life. Whenever something weird happens, or a string of odd things occur, one usually asks if they're in the Twilight Zone.

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