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Name the 1973 ABC Afterschool Special that focused on a young boy's struggle to accept his parents' separation.
"My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel"

This star of the ABC Afterschool Special "Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother" (1982) later found a place with The A Team.
Melinda Culea

In 1973's "The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical, Mystery Trip," two kids journey through the overweight and underexercised body of which of their relatives?
Their uncle

What was special about Cool McCool's mustache in the 1966-69 cartoon?
It was transistorized

Who was the enemy of the Go Go Gophers (1968-69)?
Col. Kit Coyote

Before being released by three teens, what piece of furniture was Jonathan Muddlemore, a.k.a. The Funky Phantom in the early-'70s, trapped in?
A grandfather clock

What is T.J. Hooker's police rank?
Sergeant

What was Birdman's original identity on Birdman and the Galaxy Trio?
Ray Randall

In The Osmonds (1972-74), the brothers encounter intrigue while on a worldwide tour for what organization?
United States Music Committee

What kind of car do the heroes of 1983's Hardcastle and McCormick drive?
Corvette

This ninja is out to kill The Master.
Okasa

Name the Metric Marvels, the heroes of the NBC Saturday morning vignettes concerning the metric system.
Meter Man, Wonder Gram, Liter Leader and Super Celsius

Name the bloodhounds from the Clue Club series that appeared as a segment of The Three Robonic Stooges on CBS.
Woofer and Wimper

A component series of Cool McCool (1966-69) featured Cool's father. What was his name?
Harry McCool

This person has ordered a special videotape, including the song "God Bless America," reserved for showing at the end of the world.
Ted Turner

Who is the doctor in the 1980 ABC Afterschool Special "Where Do Teenagers Come From?"
Dr. Lendon Smith

In the 1979 ABC Afterschool Special "Which Mother Is Mine?" how long has the teen-age girl lived with her foster parents?
Six years

In the 1979 ABC Afterschool Special "A Special Gift," a boy must choose between two alternatives. What are they?
Playing basketball or dancing ballet

Who provided the voice of Crazylegs, a street-smart hep cat, in 1982's "Banjo the Woodpile Cat"?
Scatman Crothers

What precipitated Pac-Man's introduction to Santa Claus in the 1982 animated special "Christmas Comes to Pacland"?
The crash of Santa's sleigh

In 1981's "Chu Chu and the Philly Flash," Alan Arkin plays the Philly Flash. Who plays Chu Chu?
Carol Burnett

Mare Winningham is a vagabond and John Hammond a runaway farm boy in this 1981 TV-movie.
"A Few Days at Weasel Creek"

In "Hewitt's Just Different," a 1977 ABC Afterschool Special, what makes Hewitt different?
He's mentally retarded

 

 

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