The true or false TV trivia quiz!
Are these "facts" actually fact?
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When it comes to TV, there's just no limit to how much you can learn. From casting quirks in your favorite shows to little behind-the-scenes tidbits, it's impossible to know all there is to know! There are some practically common sense fun facts, like that many of the actors on M*A*S*H were actual vets. But there are plenty lesser-known trivia bits, like what Cookie Monster's real name is — you'll find that out later in this quiz!
Are you a TV trivia master? Take the quiz and find out!
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Saturday Night Live isn’t the first show called Saturday Night Live.
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Saved by the Bell star Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris) is a natural redhead.
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Robin says, "Holy ____, Batman!' over 250 times in Batman's three seasons.
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Only one of the five dogs that played Lassie lived to be older than 17.
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Rod Serling wanted Marlon Brando to read The Twilight Zone’s opening monologue.
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The Brady Bunch was the first show to have a toilet in the frame.
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The New Yorker satire columnist Andy Borowitz created The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
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Though Larry David contributes his voice to a number of characters on Seinfeld, he never actually appears in the show.
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Dean Martin wanted to play the Joker in Batman.
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Roz in Frasier was originally going to be played by Lisa Kudrow.
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Lucille Ball dyed her hair when TV started broadcasting in color.
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The pilot for ER was written in 1984, a decade before the show premiered.
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The role of Jessie Spano in Saved by the Bell was created just for Elizabeth Berkley.
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The Cryptkeeper was controlled by six puppeteers.
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Quincy Jones is the cab driver in the opening credits of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
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Wile E. Coyote's middle name is Ethelbert.
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The Bewitched house was also in I Dream of Jeannie.
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Cookie Monster’s actual name is Roger.
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Black Eyed Peas singer, Fergie, voiced Peanuts' Sally Brown in the mid-'80s.
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Star Trek’s transporters were created as a way to bypass filming the Enterprise taking off and landing over and over again.