Can you guess the TV show from these intentionally vague fan descriptions?

Prove you can hang with MeTV fans on Facebook.

On Facebook, we asked MeTV fans to describe their favorite classic TV shows without using names or places.

What resulted is this quiz, which pulled some of the most popular fan descriptions of classic TV shows, kept intentionally vague to make it extra tough.

If you ace this quiz and want to try some more, there are hundreds of others you can guess, all submitted by MeTV fans on Facebook. Thanks for playing, everybody!
  1. Blended family plus humorous housekeeper.
  2. A housewife wants to get into show business.
  3. The smart guy can make anything, but he can't repair the ship.
  4. He came from another planet in an egg.
  5. Four wacky guys looking for gigs.
  6. Roommates doing it "our way" with a little schlemiel & schlimazel.
  7. The show lasted longer than the actual event it was based on.
  8. It’s set in a sleepy little coastal town that must have the highest per capita homicide rate ever.
  9. Four southern ladies into decorating.
  10. I thought turkeys could fly.
  11. Coming of age family show, as retold from the adult viewpoint of the young main character.
  12. I'm a doctor, not an escalator!

Can you guess the TV show from these intentionally vague fan descriptions?

Your Result...

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42 Comments

LanceMcCrickard 21 months ago
Woo hoo!

You got 12 out of 12

You definitely proved yourself as clever as The Professor here. We're impressed!
Arbie 21 months ago
12/12. One of the easiest, with the most obvious answers.
LynCarceo 24 months ago
11/12, missed on #11 (could've been 2 answers).
Snickers 29 months ago
12/12. A lot easier than I thought it would be.
ndebrabant 55 months ago

You got 12 out of 12
You definitely proved yourself as clever as The Professor here. We're impressed!
EllisClevenger 61 months ago
You got 12 out of 12
You definitely proved yourself as clever as The Professor here. We're impressed!
MaryHelen 61 months ago
these are hardly vague-actually pretty obvious- missed 2 and as usual from show i never watched (or liked)
boopinbama 61 months ago
12/12 Thought it was gonna be more vague
Joseph 61 months ago
12/12. These descriptions seem so vague to me.
Geronimo 61 months ago
A couple of guesses, but otherwise perfect..........................12/12
Tresix 61 months ago
12/12. Who WOULDN'T know #6?!
tom78 61 months ago
10/12..........missed #10, #11.....
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Mark 61 months ago
DANGER WILL ROBINSON. SCAM ALERT. DANGER...DANGER...

By the way I love the way you talk Eileen Murray, not from New York...

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MrBill 61 months ago
11/12; missed #10 - I am not much of a fan of and rarely watch WKRP in Cincinnati.
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