What city does Cheers take place in? Grab a barstool! From flop to phenomenon, 'Cheers' served up 11 seasons of belly laughs. Can you guess where Sam, Norm, and the gang raised their glasses?...
Which classic sitcom did NOT end its run ranked no. 1? I wonder if Arthur C. Nielsen knew that when he started Nielson Media Research back in the 1920s that his name would one day become synonymous with the success or failure of TV shows. First measuring TV viewership in the 1950-51 season, what is now known as the Nielsen Company...
In King of the Hill, what does Hank Hill do for a living? I think at this point we can all agree that Mike Judge is a comedic genius. You could take any of his productions on their own and make that case, but when you put them together — including Beavis and Butt-Head, Silicon Valley, Office Space, and Idiocracy — it becomes an objective...
In the original Night Court, what is Bull's actual first name? As I got older and stopped to consider the actual premise of Night Court, I found it to be absurd. That is, until I found it it’s a real thing with real cases. I wish the characters from the original Night Court, running from 1984 to 1992, were real...
What's the name of the fictional show in The Dick Van Dyke Show? TV is such an ingrained part of our culture that even the characters in TV shows watch their own shows. Bart and Lisa love The Itchy & Scratchy Show, Liz Lemon works for the fictional The Girlie Show (aka TGS), and Futurama’s Bender can’t get enough of the...
What street do the Simpsons live on? Look, I’m not saying that The Simpsons 35 seasons-and-counting run isn’t impressive, but I am saying that’s simply too many seasons. You’ll never convince me that seasons 2 through 8 aren’t by far some of the best television ever made — sure, there are still some...
How many times does Ross get divorced on Friends? They were on a break! Well, if that break is permanent then it becomes something else, now doesn’t it? Sorry, Ross, but at some point you have to admit the constant problem in your relationships is you. When the first episode of Friends opens with Ross in the middle...