Three Dollar Bill
70s Trash TV Trivia  
by Vince, October 1997

  1. Which actress from "The Facts of Life" made her t.v. debut on "Starsky and Hutch"?
    1. Natalie, everyone's favorite fag hag, I mean, happy-go-lucky teen
    2. Blair, everyone's favorite lipstick lesbian, er, junior sorority girl
    3. Jo, everyone's favorite dyke, I mean, "tom boy"

  2. In the 60s she played a social worker in a classic "Star Trek" episode, in the 80s she played a backstabbing bitch, in the 70s she played Jamie in "Starsky and Hutch on Playboy Island." Name this versatile actor.

  3. Which "Happy Days" character played both a stripper and a cop in two separate "Starsky and Hutch" episodes ("Death Notice" and "Fatal Charm")?
    1. Joannie, a.k.a. "Half-Pint"
    2. Pinky Tuscadero
    3. Leather Tuscadero (Pinky's babydyke sister who spent time in the bighouse)

  4. She played a slimy D.A. in "Starsky and Hutch are Guilty," but is better known as
    1. The traumatized teenager, Buddy, in "Family," Kristy McNichol.
    2. Your Cruise Director aboard the Love Boat, Lauren Tewes
    3. Tom Selleck's buddy on "Magnum P.I.," Elisha Cook

  5. Which of the following is NOT a "Charlie's Angels" title?
    1. Cruising Angels
    2. Pom Pom Angels
    3. Moonshinin' Angels
    4. Karate Angels

  6. Which Angel was the only one to weather all five seasons?
    1. Kate Jackson
    2. Farrah Fawcett
    3. Jaclyn Smith
    4. Cheryl Ladd

  7. In "Hellride," when a female race car driver is killed during a race at a female-only track, the Angels are called in to investigate. Sabrina poses as a racer, and Bosley and Jill show up as Brother John, a messenger of the Lord, and his daughter. The Angels discover that the race is a cover for
    1. smuggling diamonds across the Mexican border
    2. an illegal gambling facility for multinational millionaires
    3. a lesbian dating service
    4. a money laundering operation

  8. In "Angels in Chains," a prisoner at the Pine Parish Prison Farm for Women disappears and the Angels go to prison to investigate. This episode was controversial because
    1. the prison is also a brothel
    2. the Angels are forced to open their towels to be deloused
    3. the episode has lesbian undertones
    4. Kelly poses as an unrepentant prostitute
Answers

  1. C. Jo, played by Nancy McKeon
  2. Joan "Alexis Carrington" Collins
  3. B. Pinky Tuscadero, played by Roz Kelley
  4. B. Cruise Director Julie, played by Lauren Tewes
  5. D. Wax on, wax off, Angle san.
  6. C. Jaclyn Smith, who went on to produce her own line of K-Mart clothing (talk about your fallen angels).
  7. A. I know, I wanted it to be "C" too!
  8. B. While the prison was operating a brothel, this didn't seem to bother many 70's viewers­they objected to the delousing scene.

 

 
 
 
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