oh Lordy, I answered every one correctly! Guess that's revealing my age!! I always wondered about Mrs. Calabash, too!

I got them all correct except for #3. I thought the answer would be "Route 66".

Monablair, the answer to 3. IS Route 66. There was a typo on the page, with the # 4, for the 4th answer, "to protect the innocent" butted up against the 66.

Okay, then I scored 100%. Should I be proud I'm old enough to remember these things? Or just grateful that I still can?

I couldn't think of Freddy the Freeloader(maybe because I still am uncomfortable when I remember that character - don't ask me why) and didn't remember Jiimy Durante's sign off, until I read the answer. Got all the rest, tho.

Les, Freddy creeped me out too when I was a kid. I thought Red was a great man, but his show was not my cup of tea. The whole thing gave me the creeps, just like The Honeymooners. lol

I remember watching snippets of the Red Skelton show when I was small (I thought he was called Red Skeleton, as I'm sure many kids did), but don't remember the Freeloader character. I have always loved old black and white movies and sitcoms, but there's something about The Honeymooners that never set well with me either. Of course, there's the whole spousal abuse undertone, but aside from that, I think it's the set as a whole feeling grimy and depressing. I Love Lucy, on the other hand, remains a delight to me, even now - although I've seen each episode probably dozens (if not hundreds!) of times.

That was fun, I missed a couple, but was familiar with most...does that mean I'm getting old or I just have a good memory? Ha!

I didn't get Freddy the freeloader or Buddy Holly or draft cards burning correct. I thought it was flags too.
I never thought RS was funny or Lucy either, still don't. I loved loved loved The Honeymooners, still do.
The one show I hated was The Larence Welk show, and my dad watched that awful show religiously every Saturday night all of my life, I hated it. Another show was Star Trek and when that weird music came on I couldn't get the TV off fast enough. I have never seen a Star Trek movie ever!

.....Jane

Got most...the Red Skelton thing got me too. I also didn't like him! Nor did I like the Honeymooners...maybe it was something that as kids as general it wasn't liked?

I LOVED Lucy. Still laugh hard when I watch reruns today. I did like that show...oh gosh, can't remember it now...I remember a man talking to little kids. I want to say Arthur Godfrey, but I know that isn't right. Help me someone!

My Grandfather loved Lawrence Welk, he'd always say how beautiful the girls were on that show.

Those questions brought back so many memories. That was fun.

I was 12 when the Beatles first came to the US. I still have the Dailey News (Philadelp;hia paper) with their arrival on the front page. I remember that Ed Sullivan Show well.

My Dad watched Lawrence Welk Show. He used to get his violin out and play with them.

I saw Don MacLean at the Main Point ( a little coffee
outside Philadelphia) in Bryn Mawr.

Wasn't all this just yesterday.

Pesky are you thinking of Art Linkletter "kids say the darndest things" ?

I got all of them-wow.

We had a cat who adopted our family-very strange...he always showed up on the kitchen sill at dinnertime-he had to have chosen us because the yard was fenced in and we had three dogs at the time. Finally lured him in and when the door closed behind him, he literally climbed the wall. DS was in his high chair and thought that was the funniest thing. Anyway, my dad (we were living with my parents at the time) named him Freddy the Freeloader. He turned out to be a great cat and was content to stay in almost all the time-no more wandering.

Durante was supposed to be such a nice, sweet guy. I always liked him. I think I read once that his Mrs. Calabash reference was to his first wife.

Jerseygirl, I also frequented the Main Point. Grew up a couple of miles from there. Very cool place-loved the cider and doughnuts. When James Taylor played there, the lines went around the corner and down the block-and this was before he was famous! Spent many a New Year's Eve there. I was so sad to see it go.

And yes, it does seem like yesterday! Guess that is what all the old folks say, huh? Oh well.

Thanks for the fun!

Yes, Art Linkletter. I always liked him.

And #15 has come back again :)

Note re Red Skelton: we just recently saw his film debut in a movie called "Having Wonderful Time" starring Ginger Rogers, on TCM--he was weird and DD thought he was meanspirited to be making fun of other people when he did his schtick about "this is how a _______walks" or whatever. I thought it was a bit odd that that was exactly what he ended up doing a lot of on his show.

Here's another quiz question: to what character on the Andy Griffith show is the name of Liz Lemon's would-be-perfect-if-he-wasn't-alcoholic ex-boyfriend a tribute? I laughed out loud for a LONG time when I heard them mention his name just in passing, as a private joke I guess to older folks in the audience who would recognize it.

I missed #3 and #14. Fly, you got me. Don't know that one either.

Flyleft, who is Liz Lemon?

I liked the rest of the Red Skelton show, just not Freddy. Another great guy we watched from that era was Danny Kaye.

People burned their draft cards, but there were plenty of flags that got burned, as well. The bras were more about the ERA,which has never passed. Pathetic.

Liz Lemon is Tina Fey's character on 30 Rock...

Her erstwhile dream man's name: Floyd DeBarber

makes me laugh again just typing it!

Remember 'You Bet Your Life' With Groucho Marx? How about
'Queen For a Day?'

Any one remember the theme song from "The Lawman"? With much embarrassment, I'll share my favorite childhood potty joke. Q. Why did the Lawman pull down his pants?
A. (singing) There was a job to be done.