Can you guess the connection between these classic TV shows?

What connects The Defenders to The Brady Bunch or The Carol Burnett Show to The Rifleman?

 

Many classic TV shows share things in common and connect in ways both obvious and obscure. Some may feature the same actor, others take place in a shared fictional “universe” and have the same characters appear in both shows.

Here are 12 pairs of classic TV shows. Can you guess what ties each of them together?

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  1. What’s the connection between Green Acres and Petticoat Junction?
  2. What’s the connection between The Honeymooners and Mama’s Family?
  3. What’s the connection between M*A*S*H and Dragnet?
  4. What’s the connection between The Andy Griffith Show and Star Trek?
  5. What’s the connection between Gunsmoke and Perry Mason?
  6. What’s the connection between Bonanza and Laugh-In?
  7. What’s the connection between The Defenders and The Brady Bunch?
  8. What’s the connection between The Flintstones and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century?
  9. What’s the connection between The Carol Burnett Show and The Rifleman?
  10. What’s the connection between I Love Lucy and Mission: Impossible?
  11. What’s the connection between Happy Days and The Waltons?
  12. What’s the connection between The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mod Squad?

Can you guess the connection between these classic TV shows?

Your Result...

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87 Comments

STTOS 2 months ago
You got 12 out of 12 - Did you see all the connections? Wow!! Educated guesses on about half of them and guessed right every time. I'll definitely take it!!
RedSamRackham 19 months ago
* 11 of 12 * 92% * Missed #12 * Aaaaaawwwww!
JERRY6 41 months ago
11 OF 12 misse bonanza question
MrBill 43 months ago
11/12; new a few and guessed on most.
EllisClevenger 45 months ago
You got 10 out of 12
Did you see all the connections?
Missed #9 and #12
lin7gem7 47 months ago
I could not really get the connection only because I was not born in that era.
EllisClevenger 48 months ago
You got 9 out of 12
Did you see all the connections?
Missed #6, #9, and #12
Lacey 49 months ago
11/12 and I was sure about #9 but decided to second guess myself.
I should really learn.
bnichols23 50 months ago
11 -- bollixed the flintstones/buck rogers one.
Irish 50 months ago
9/12... didn't pay much attention to the credits
DJS3 50 months ago
8/12 with lucky guesses.
6/12 with knowledge and memory.
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