Can you recognize these illustrated stars on the cover of TV Guide in 1973?
Try to spot Seventies celebrities in painted form.
TV Guide Magazine
The TV Guide offered more than listings and reviews. The weekly television magazine also employed some talented illustrators who turned familiar faces into works of art.
Below, we've gathered a baker's dozen of classic illustrated TV Guide covers from 1973. All of them featured stars of hit shows of the day.
See if you can recognize them all!
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Who is the redhead with Fred?
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Who is Buddy Ebsen portraying on this cover?
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Which private detective is this?
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Which family is this?
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Which character is this depicted on the cover?
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Do you recognize this sitcom headliner?
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Who is this actor playing a detective?
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Who is this actor playing a cop?
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Who is the actor on the left playing a doctor?
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Which talk show host is this?
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Who is this holding a banjo?
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Who is that on the left?
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We'll tell you that is Richard Widmark — but which character is he portraying?
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Can you recognize these illustrated stars on the cover of TV Guide in 1973?
Your Result...
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Flintstones - Dino Face
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Flintstones - Housewives
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Flintstones - Fred Face
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Flintstones - Ride On
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Flintstones - Vintage Yabba
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Flintstones - Barney Face
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Flintstones - My Heart
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Flintstones - Fred Face
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Jetsons - Ship
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Jetsons - Meet George Jetson
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Jetsons - Family Cruising
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Jetsons - Family Cruising
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Flintstones - Ride On
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Flintstones - Dino Face
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Flintstones - Fred Face
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Jetsons - Family Cruising
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Flintstones - Boppin
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Flintstones - My Heart
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Flintstones - Ride On
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64 Comments
13 out of 13 correct! It was easy; some of the actors I recognized from watching their shows. Others I figured out by remembering what shows they were on in 1973. I watched a lot of TV back then. Doing this quiz brought back a few memories.
You got 13 out of 13
What keen detective skills you have! You could recognize these TV stars from a police sketch. Nice work!
What keen detective skills you have! You could recognize these TV stars from a police sketch. Nice work!
12/13 I got #5 wrong. That was due to lack of attention to the year stated in the introduction. Mea culpa.
You got 10 out of 13
What keen detective skills you have! You could recognize these TV stars from a police sketch. Nice work!
What keen detective skills you have! You could recognize these TV stars from a police sketch. Nice work!
Number 3 is almost a trick question because William Conrad played Frank Cannon (Cannon), Nero Wolfe (Nero Wolfe), AND J.L. McCabe (Jake & the Fatman).
Yes, it's one of those questions in which one must remember what it is asking about the stars (in 1973).