1.
The TV series Peter Gunn debuted in 1958. Craig Stevens
played Peter Gunn, "the guy who was tough enough to win over the
mob, the cops, and the critics." Who played the role of Edie
Hart, the sultry blonde Peter could not resist?
2.Dum
da Dum dum. Dragnet! "This is the City!" What was Sergeant Joe
Friday's badge number?
3.
Cagney and Lacey led the way into women in law enforcement.
What were the first names of these wonderfully complex
detectives?
4.
Starsky and Hutch were two of the coolest undercover cops in
town. They joined forces to solve the toughest cases, battling
the hard-nosed Captain Dobey to fight crime in their own
unconventional way. With the assistance of the irrepressibly hip
Huggy Bear, they got the bad guys, every time. What were the
names of the actors in this fast-paced series?
5.
Mannix was a popular TV show that aired from 1967 to 1973.
Who was the show's star and who played Mannix's secretary, a
policeman's widow, fondly known as "The Queen of the Background
Check?"
6.
Beretta, a show about an undercover cop, aired in the 1970s.
The star was Robert Blake, who is still making news today. What
was the name of Beretta's bird?
7.
Can you name three actors who have played Detective Andy
Sipowicz's partner on the long-running show NYPD Blue?
8.
The Rockford Files ran from September 1974 to July 1980. Can
you name three of the show's stars?
9.
Robert Wagner starred in three TV series. One of them
co-starred Stephanie Powers. Can you name the series, in which
Wagner and Powers played husband and wife sleuths?
10.
In the series Remington Steele, who played Remington, and who
played Laura Holt?
ANSWERS
1.
Lola Allbright played the brassy blonde with a heart of gold and
a soft spot for Peter Gunn.
2. Joe Friday,
underplayed by Jack Webb, wore badge number 714. "Just the
facts, Ma'am."
3. Christine Cagney was portrayed
by several actresses, but most memorable was Sharon Gless. Tyne
Daly's portrayal of Mary Beth Lacey was unforgettable. Cagney &
Lacey was the first TV crime show in which the two central
characters were female.
4.
Streetwise Dave Starsky, played by volatile Paul Michael Glaser
with David Soul in the role of soft-spoken Ken Hutchenson put
this TV crime/adventure show at the top of the ratings. Bernie
Hamilton was Captain Harold Dobey and Antonio Fargas was the
irrepressible Huggy Bear. Many fans watched the show just to see
what Huggy Bear would wear next.
5.
Darkly handsome Mike Connors starred as Mannix with Gail Fisher
as his secretary, Peggy Fair. Without Peggy, Mannix would have
never solved all those crimes.
6.
FRED!!
7.
First was David Caruso (Det. John Kelly). Caruso left the show
for bigger and better things only he could see. (He now stars as
Horatio Kane in the CSI spin-off CSI-Miami.)
Then came Jimmy Smits (Det. Bobby Simone).
Bobby journeyed to big precinct in the sky after a heart
transplant.
Rick Schroder (Det. Danny Sorenson) was
murdered during an undercover operation at a strip club.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar is at the present,
Sopowitz’s partner. Through thick and thin these two have
managed to stay together. But you never know...........
8. Jim
Rockford: James Garner
Joseph "Rocky" Rockford: Noah Beery, Jr.
Det. Dennis Becker: Joe Santos
Evelyn "Angel" Martin: Stuart Margolin
9. The
series was "Hart to Hart."
10.
Remington Steele: Pierce Brosnan
Laura Holt: Stephanie Zimbalist
Name, rank, and badge number.
It you scored:
8 to 10 correctly: You are ready to help Cagney and Lacey solve
the next homicide case.
6 to 8 correctly: Huggy Bear will loan you a hat.
4 to 6 correctly: Peter Gunn is investigating.
1 to 3 correctly: You will never, ever be called upon to wear a
badge.
0 correctly: Bad cop. No donut.
