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See question four. Fawlty Towers episode 11 sign.

Today’s first question is date-related to 3 October. The subsequent questions are not date-related but follow on a theme created in the first.

One

On this date, episode 1 of The Dick Van Dyke Show premiered. The show starred Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie, but who played his wife, Laura; and in what year did this episode air?


Two

Which of these was a character in an episode in the first season of The Flintstones; and what was Fred a member of at that time?

  • Hot Lips Hannigan; Loyal Order of Dinosaurs
  • Radar Rockpile; Loyal Order of Woolly Mammoths
  • Spearchucker Stone; Loyal Order of Pteranodon

Three

It is well known that the stars of Friends negotiated their contracts collectively, but this was only true for part of their ten-season run. In which season or seasons did they get different salaries; and in which season(s) did they receive $1 million per episode? (Answers will be number(s) between 1 and 10.)


Four

What two actors were the co-creators and co-writers of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers, and who played the Spanish waiter Manuel in the same series?


Five

In Frasier, the lead character returns to his hometown to present a radio psychiatry programme. Which two cities mark his move from and to, and which two actors played Frasier’s father and brother?


Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.


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