Answers to the 43rd Quiz on Cartoons and Kids' TV
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A superb turnout: 55 entries! Let's get right into the
ANSWERS TO THE FORTY-THIRD QUIZ ON CARTOONS AND KIDS' TV.
1. What were the names of the two old men who made fun of the Muppet
Show from their box seats? (5 pts.)
Statler and Waldorf
2. Who was the bear who told bad jokes on the Muppet Show? (4 pts.)
Fozzie
3. What cartoon spun off of the Muppet Show, taking place in the
early childhood of the Muppets? (4 pts.)
Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
4. What two lab mice, spun off from Animaniacs, are bent on taking
over the world? (4 pts.)
Pinky and the Brain
5. What series of slapstick movies about a group of wacky law-
enforcement officers was converted into a cartoon series in
the late 80's? (6 pts.)
Police Academy
6. What sort of beast is Orson, star of the U. S. Acres segment of
Garfield and Friends? (4 pts.)
a pig
7. What is the name of the laid-back brother of the grumpy sheep
Lanolin on that show? (12 pts.)
Bo (I'm told his whole name is Lambo.)
8. What teeny-bopper music group out of Boston had a thankfully
short-lived cartoon in the early 90's? (5 pts.)
The New Kids On The Block (shudder)
9. Who is Tiny Toons' female skunk, heiress to Pepe Le Peu's legacy?
(12 pts.)
Fifi la Fume (half credit given for just saying Fifi.)
10. What was the name of the troubled boy who accompanied Puff the
Magic Dragon on adventures? (5 pts.)
Jackie Paper
11. What was #10's name when he came back to reality? (18 pts.)
Jackie Draper
12. What segment of Dr. Seuss on the Loose featured bird-like creatures
who learn to treat each other as equals, regardless of markings?
(8 pts.)
The Sneetches
13. What tape-recorder driven, mechanical talking teddy bear got a
cartoon show in the late 80's? (4 pts.)
Teddy Ruxpin
14. In the original Land of the Lost, what was the name of Cha-Ka's
tribe? (22 pts.)
Pakuni
15. How many moons passed through the sky in that Land of the Lost?
(7 pts.)
three
16. What "nasty" villain, sharing a name with a card game, was Daffy
Duck's adversary in the 1951 Warner Bros. short, "Dripalong Daffy"?
(8 pts.)
Nasty Canasta
17. What experienced Batman portrayer replaced Olan Soule as the voice
of the Superfriends' Batman in later incarnations of the show?
(5 pts.)
Adam West
18. What former Laugh-In announcer lent his heroic voice to cartoon
champions of good such as Space Ghost, Blue Falcon, and Roger Ramjet?
(9 pts.)
Gary Owens
19. What cast memeber of the Mary Tyler Moore show narrated the earliest
(Wendy/Marvin/Wonder Dog) version of the Superfriends? (8 pts.)
Ted Knight
20. What prehistoric superhero found a home with a segment on the
Flintstone Kids, billed as the world's first superhero? (5 pts.)
Captain Caveman
*Bonus*
1. What item did the Cat in the Hat claim to have lost in order to
justify overstaying his welcome? (Whole name required for credit.)
(80 pts.)
his Moss-covered, Three-handled, Family Gradunza
2. What were the names of the three original Buddy Bears from Garfield
and Friends? (141 pts.)
Billy, Bobby, and Bertie (1/3 credit given for each.)
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And now, the results.
A terrific turnout: 55 entries! It's only the 7th time the attendance
has broken 50 entries and the first time since quiz 24 (Joe's theme song
quiz).
Congratulations to Joe Cabrera on yet another toon quiz title. Congrats
also to Glenn Channell on a perfect score.
Total points possible in main section: 155
Total points possible in bonus section: 221
In case of a tie score, the earlier entry is listed first. No first-
time-through perfect scores were achieved.
1. Joe Cabrera 376
1. Glenn Channell 376
3. Team StuFaith 329
4. Don Gross 248
5. Barry Smith and the Trolls 245
6. GweepCo 242
7. Darryl Shigaki 235
8. Brain Spollen 195
9. Mark Hunt 184
10. Brain David Lang 156
11. Malik 145
12. Amanda Swanson 142
13. Brain Phillips 125
14. Lisa Keele 120
15. Mark Coen 117
16. Tim Clancy 107
17. Todd Beard 103
17. Virgilio Velasco 103
19. Cliff Nesteroff 89
20. Reader 85
21. Steve Whittle 84
22. Dave Kaleida 82
23. Anita Jackson 80
24. Devin McCullen 78
25. John Saponaro 75
26. Perry Simpson 73
27. Jessica Raine 72
27. Kevin Weber 72
29. Mary Rose Campbell 69
29. Jay Bloom 69
31. Kaberi Chakraborty 68
32. John Forsyth 65
33. Lori Bailey 63
34. Richard Bernhard 61
35. Dean Zeller 60
36. John K. Parkin 59
37. Marc Meltzer 58
38. Ray Hamel 52
38. Rob Henderson 52
40. Josh Smith 51
41. Chris Leachman 49
42. Stacy Winchell 48
42. Bret Colburn 48
44. Lena Lieberman 46
45. Rob Follo 43
45. Betsey Fike 43
47. Marylynn Orzechowski 41
47. Sue Groppi 41
49. Scott Vestnys 38
50. Greg Shore 37
50. Larisa-Rose 37
52. Mike Sutton 36
52. Joanne Moore 36
54. Greg C. Elsnic 27
55. Roger Taylor 23
Thanks again for making this quiz a huge success!
Coming soon to a newsgroup near you:
Forty-Fourth Quiz on Cartoons and Kids' TV.
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John Thornton Chemistry Department
Harvard University thor...@husc3.harvard.edu
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