Classic TV Trivia: Can you name the actors who played these TV dads?
Can you name the actors who played these TV dads and the name of their TV show?
Jim Anderson Ward Cleaver Tom Corbett Henry Mitchell Cliff Huxtable Lucas McCain Andy Taylor Steve Douglas Ricky Ricardo Tim Taylor George Baxter Rob Petrie Ben Cartwright Reginald Forman Howard Cunningham Dan Connor Frank Costanza Alex Stone
The first to come up with all the correct answers wins! my admiration.
Jim Anderson--Dammit can't think of his name (Father Knows Best) Ward Cleaver--Hugh Beaumount (Leave it to Beaver) Tom Corbett--??? Henry Mitchell--??? (Dennis The Mennace) Cliff Huxtable--Bill Cosby (Cosby Show) Lucas McCain--??? Andy Taylor--Andy Griffith (Andy Griffith Show) Steve Douglas--Fred MacMurray (My Three Sons) Ricky Ricardo--Desi Arnez (I Love Lucy) Tim Taylor--Tim Allen (Home Improvement) George Baxter--??? (I think the Baxter family is from Hazel) Rob Petrie--Dick Van Dyke (Dick Van Dyke Show) Ben Cartwright--??? (Bonanza) Reginald Forman--Can't think of his real name (That 70's Show) Howard Cunningham--Tom Bosley (Happy Days) Dan Connor--John Goodman (Rosanne) Frank Costanza--Jerry Stiller (Seinfeld) Alex Stone--Carl Betz (Donna Reed Show)--Pulled that one out of my ass
I watched WAAAAAY too much Nick-at-Nite growing up
Robert Young -- Father Knows Best Hugh Beaumont -- Leave It To Beaver Bill Bixby --- The Courtship of Eddie's Father Herbert Anderson -- Dennis The Menace Bill Cosby -- The Cosby Show Chuck Connors -- The Rifleman Andy Griffith -- The Andy Griffith Show Fred MacMurray -- My Three Sons Desi Arnaz -- I Love Lucy Tim Allen -- Home Improvement Don DeFore -- Hazel Dick Van Dyke -- The Dick Van Dyke Show Lorne Greene -- Bonanza Kurtwood Smith -- That 70's Show Tom Bosley -- Happy Days John Goodman -- Roseanne Jerry Stiller -- Seinfeld Carl Betz -- The Donna Reed Show
ETA: In the interest of fairness, I looked up Reginald Forman and Tom Corbett.
Jim Anderson — Robert Young ("Father Knows Best") Ward Cleaver — Hugh Beaumont ("Leave It to Beaver") Tom Corbett — Bill Bixby ("The Courtship of Eddie's Father") Henry Mitchell — Herbert Anderson ("Dennis the Menace") Cliff Huxtable — Bill Cosby (epyn.) Lucas McCain — Chuck Connors ("The Rifleman") Andy Taylor — Andy Griffith (epyn.) Steve Douglas — Fred MacMurray ("My Three Sons") Ricky Ricardo — Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha ("I Love Lucy") Tim Taylor — uh... crap... that not-funny dude... George Baxter — Don DeFore ("Hazel") Rob Petrie — Dick Van Dyke (epyn.) Ben Cartwright — Lorne Greene ("Bonanza") Reginald Forman — Kurtwood Smith ("That '70s Show") Howard Cunningham — Tom Bosley ("Happy Days") Dan Connor — John Goodman ("Roseanne") Frank Costanza — dunno Alex Stone — Carl Betz ("The Donna Reed Show" — and that's Dr. Alex Stone) :P
Jim Anderson - ??? I don't know what show this is from. Jim Belushi, maybe? Ward Cleaver - ??? Tom Corbett - ??? Henry Mitchell - ??? Cliff Huxtable - Bill Cosby Lucas McCain - ??? Andy Taylor - Andy Griffith Steve Douglas - ??? Ricky Ricardo - Desi Arnez Tim Taylor - Tim Allen George Baxter - ??? Rob Petrie - Dick Van Dyke Ben Cartwright - ??? Reginald Forman - ??? Howard Cunningham - Tom Bosley Dan Connor - John Goodman Frank Costanza - ??? Ben Stiller's Dad Alex Stone - ???
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