You think you know your 1980s sitcoms? We’ll see about that! This is the ultimate ’80s sitcom quiz, made to test your knowledge on all those shows you used to watch back in the good old days. From Happy Days to Designing Women to Family Ties, these shows were not only fun to watch but made lasting imprints in our memories. Enjoy the quiz!
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Tony Danza starred in which show before Who’s the Boss?
1/29Alf
Taxi
Mork and Mindy
Designing Women
Tony Danza earned a spot on Taxi as a cab driver and part-time boxer named Tony Banta
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Which sitcom had the character Balki?
2/29Charles in Charge
The Golden Girls
Perfect Strangers
Coach
Balki Bartokomous was Larry’s hitherto-unknown cousin from a Mediterranean island called Mypos, who simply arrived and moved in with him.
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Where was Cheers based in?
3/29Boston
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
The show is set in a bar named Cheers in Boston, Massachusetts, where a group of locals meet to drink and socialize.
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This scene is from which sitcom?
4/29Police Squad!
Newhart
Happy Days
Charles in Charge
Happy Days aired from 1974 to 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons.
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Which show starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two police detectives?
5/29Miami Vice
The A-Team
Murphy Brown
The Love Boat
After dozens of actors auditioned, and a twice-delayed pilot shooting went down, Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas were chosen as the Miami Vice cops.
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Which sitcom had the unorthodox Judge Harold T. “Harry” Stone?
6/29Yes Minister
Newhart
Night Court
Hill Street Blues
Harold T. “Harry” Stone was the presiding judge for the Manhattan criminal court on the NBC-TV series Night Court. The part was played by Harry Anderson.
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Which sitcom inspired the phrase “Jump the shark”?
7/29Happy Days
Growing Pains
Taxi
Desining Women
The phrase came from a 1977 episode of Happy Days, in which Fonzie jumps over a shark while on water-skis.
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The Seaver family, including Mike, Carol and Ben were on what show?
8/29Married…With Children
Alf
Growing Pains
Family Matters
The Seaver family lived at 15 Robin Hood Lane in Huntington, Long Island, New York.
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On Full House, how were Danny and Jesse related?
9/29They’re biological brothers
They’re brothers-in-law
They’re cousins
They’re uncle and nephew
Jesse Katsopolis is Danny’s brother-in-law, Pam’s younger brother, which makes him the maternal uncle to DJ, Stephanie, and Michelle.
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What was Latka Gravas’s job on Taxi?
10/29Chief Mechanic
Secretary
Dental Hygienist
Paper Boy
Latka Gravas was portrayed by Andy Kaufman.
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The TV newsmagazine “FYI” was the place of employment on which show?
11/29The Cosby Show
Night Court
Diff’rent Strokes
Murphy Brown
FYI, is a fictional CBS television newsmagazine created for the Murphy Brown show.
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This show starred Jan Michael-Vincent as Stringfellow Hawke
12/29Airwolf
MASH
Police Squad!
Taxi
Jan Michael-Vincent was best known for playing helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke on the series Airwolf from 1984-1987.
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On Family Ties, who was the goofy next-door neighbor who had a crush on Mallory?
13/29Skippy
Scooter
Donald
Mike
Marc Price was known for his role as Irwin “Skippy” Handelman on Family Ties.
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This scene is from which sitcom?
14/29Who’s the Boss?
Silver Spoons
The Facts of Life
Laverne and Shirely
Laverne and Shirley aired for eight seasons on ABC from 1976 to 1983, as a spin-off of Happy Days.
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Which sitcom had its workplace in The Stratford Inn?
15/29Family Ties
Alf
Newhart
Murphy Brown
The exterior shots of the Stratford Inn are actually from the Waybury Inn in East Middlebury, Vermont.
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Which sitcom had the Blue Moon Detective Agency as its place of employment?
16/29Moonlighting
Night Court
The Facts of Life
Silver Spoons
The series revolved around the Blue Moon Detective Agency and its two partners, Madelyn “Maddie” Hayes and David Addison Jr.
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In which show did the main characters work at Sugarbaker & Associates?
17/29The Golden Girls
Desining Women
Bosom Buddies
Cheers
The series centers on the four women and one man working at an interior designing firm called Sugarbaker & Associates.
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Which movie hunk guest-starred on Growing Pains?
18/29
Brad Pitt
George Clooney
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Gosling
Brad Pitt guest-starred on two episodes of Growing Pains. First as Jeff Keith, a new student and Carol Seaver’s crush, in season three in 1987. Then, in season four as Jonathan Keith, Ben Seaver’s favorite rock star.
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This scene is from which sitcom?
19/29The Love Boat
Designing Women
Three’s a Crowd
One Day at a Time
Three’s a Crowd was a spin-off of Three’s Company that aired from 1984 to 1985.
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What was Punky Brewster’s real name?
20/29Anne
Penelope
Marie
Georgette
Penelope “Punky” Brewster was portrayed by Soleil Moon Frye in both the original & reboot series.
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What’s Frasier’s dog’s name on Cheers?
21/29Buzz
Pavlov
Scruffy
Snowy
Pavlov is Frasier’s dog, and Diane is supposedly alergic to it. So, he gave the dog to Sam, who renamed her “Diane”.
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What was the spin-off of Diff’rent Strokes?
22/29Empty Nest
Perfect Strangers
Dear John
Facts of Life
The Facts of Life was a spin-off of Diff’rent Strokes that aired from 1979 to 1988, making it one of the longest-running sitcoms of the 1980s.
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On Cheers, what was the name of Norm’s never-seen wife?
23/29Vera
Mary
Shanda
Rebecca
Vera Peterson is Norm’s wife, who is an unseen character mentioned often in the series.
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On Married…With Children, Bud created this alter ego to help get ladies…
24/29Grandmaster B
Ladies Man
Bud Love
The Man
Grandmaster B is a persona Bud created in season 6 in order to attract women.
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Which of these was an original show and not a spin-off from a previous show?
25/29Family Matters
Night Court
Benson
A Different World
Night Court was an original show that aired from 1984 to 1992. The series was created by comedy writer Reinhold Weege, who had previously worked on Barney Miller in the 1970s and early 1980s.
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Michael Knight and K.I.T.T. appeared in what show?
26/29Head of the Class
MASH
Knight Rider
Night Court
David Hasselhoff starred as Michael Knight, and the show ran from 1982-86 in the U.S. The show had Knight in a custom-built Trans Am with more gadgets than a typical “James Bond” car. Knight and his car solved all kinds of crimes in each episode.
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Which Friends star had a part on Family Ties?
27/29
Lisa Kudrow
David Schwimmer
Jennifer Aniston
Courteney Cox
Courteney Cox played Alex’s girlfriend.
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This scene is from which sitcom?
28/29Family Matters
The Cosby Show
Diff’rent Strokes
A Different World
Family Matters aired from 1989 to 1998, and it was a spin-off of Perfect Strangers.
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Where was Family Ties based in?
29/29Columbus
Chicago
Nebraska
Philadelphia
Family Ties was set in suburban Columbus, Ohio, during the Reagan administration.
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