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Do you remember the fictional last names of these TV stars?
Lucille Ball, Andy Griffith and Mary Tyler Moore all used different last names for their characters.
Since the very beginning of the situation comedy, the name of the show would often come from its star. Whether simply calling it The Andy Griffith Show or using the name in a different way like I Love Lucy, these titles let audiences know exactly who they came to see.
And just as often (though not always) the lead character’s first name would match the lead actor’s while the last name would be something different. Here are 12 sitcoms named after famous actors. Can you remember the fictional last name that each celebrity used for their character on the show?
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The Andy Griffith Show is about Andy...
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I Love Lucy is about Lucille Ball as Lucy....
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The Bob Newhart Show is about Bob...
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show is about Mary...
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The Danny Thomas Show is about Danny...
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The Patty Duke Show is about identical cousins Cathy and Patty...
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Everybody Loves Raymond stars Ray Romano as Ray...
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The Donna Reed Show is about Donna...
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The Joey Bishop Show is about Joey...
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The Doris Day Show is about Doris...
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The John Forsythe Show is about Major John...
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The New Dick Van Dyke Show is about Dick...
Do you remember the fictional last names of these TV stars?
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Come on guys! Joey Bishop Show was a bit before my time and I've never seen a rerun of it. The only one I missed.
This one was pretty easy.
12/12. I guessed at some of them.
12/12. The last three were guesses!
Me too.
I did better than I thought!
You got 7 out of 12
11 out of 12, pretty good 😊
6/12
9/12
9/12
12/12
8 out of 12.
9 out of 12. Some of them I never watched.
11/12
8/12
Missed #7 because I have never, ever, seen that show. I would even change channels when the commercials for it came on.
It was OK up till the last 4 seasons. I REALLY hated his wife!
Didn’t do well but I’m sure The Dick Van Dyke show last name was Petrie not Preston
The question is about the *New* Dick Van Dyke show, which ran from 1971 to 1974. I missed the question too, because I never watched it.
That was the first show. This question was on The New Dick Van Dyke show. I had to think about that one real hard. ( I guessed )
So did I
9/12
9/12 not bad for guessing!