Character Quiz III
Here's the latest quiz to identify fictitious personalities from early radio and television. These vary from pretty easy to fairly hard, so have at it, and leave your guesses and additional info in the comments!
1. Mr. Conklin
2. Rochester
3. Lamont Cranston
4. Senator Beauregard Claghorn
There you go!
Note: Eddie in Ireland suggested some characters for future quizzes, and one of the above four was indirectly part of his suggestions.
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8 Comments:
1. Our Miss Brooke principally.
2. Jack Bennys straight man(who got all the laughs)
3. Only the shadow knows what evil lurks in the heart of a gun grabber.
4. The inspiration of a chicken! "That's a joke, son."
tommygun
Seems I can't spell nor follow directions completely.
1. Our Miss Brooks Principally played by Gale Gordon.
2. Jack Bennys straight man(who got all the laughs) AKA Eddie Anderson began as a pullman porter and became Benny's manservant/nanny/butler/valet. Mel Blanc of Bugs Bunny fame (among others) also played on the show.
3. Only the Shadow knows what evil lurks in the heart of a gun grabber. Played by alec baldwin in the 1994 movie. The chacater first appeared on radio in the very early '30's given his own show in '36 and voiced by Orson Wells, then by Bill Johnstone and Brett Morrison to 1954.
4. The inspiration for a chicken, 'Foghorn Leghorn'! "That's a joke, son." Played by Kenny Delmar in the "Allens Alley" segment on the 'The Fred Allen' radio show.
Here's one for you: A cartoon character first appeared in 1957 and wore a funnel for a hat. Extra credit for his ever-faithful companion's full name, bonus points for the chief villain and associated tag line.
tommygun
Tom Terrific wore the funnel. And the villian was Crabby Appleton (Rotten to the Core). Mighty Manfred was his canine sidekick.
My kids loved it.
Here's one for you.
Prior to Tom Terrific there was a cartoon charactor that only used sound effects for words. He even had his own show in '56.
Man, you guys are GOOD! I better come up with some tougher ones for the next quiz!
...... Mr. C.
I have to ask these questions:
1) Who remembers what flavors Bonomo Turkish Taffy came in?
2) Anyone besides me who used to munch on Sen-Sen?
Eddie
BJB: I think I know that one, Gerald McBoingBoing! I even remember there being a phonograph record of him.
....... Mr. C.
Bonomo's Turkish Taffy: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
Sen-Sen - a very dear (and elderly) lady who'd been my piano teacher and sat nearby in the church choir always had Sen-Sen. Side note: she was Ethel Ward, David Cassidy's maternal grandmother. OldeForce
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