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Can you tell the difference between The Dick Van Dyke Show and Adam-12?
These shows don't have anything in common…or do they?
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At first (maybe even second and third) glance, the iconic sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show and the dramatic police procedural Adam-12 don't seem to have much in common. Telling them apart should be easy!
But look closer and a few similarities emerge. They both started in the 1960s, some actors appeared on both shows, and they're both about co-workers trying to do their jobs even when things take bizarre or unexpected turns.
How well do you now both shows? Take this quiz and see how you do!
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Which show was filmed in Los Angeles, California but did not take place there?
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Which show initially aired on Saturdays?
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Which show had an episode titled “Hustling the Hustler”?
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Whose professional acting career started earlier, Martin Milner or Dick Van Dyke?
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Which show won more Primetime Emmy Awards?
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Which show had more episodes?
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Morey Amsterdam portrayed a character named “Jerry Mermaid” on which program?
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Which show only had two actors who appeared in every single episode?
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Both shows were created by writers who were also actors. Which creator acted more often on their own show?
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True or false: Mary Tyler Moore never appeared on Adam-12.
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Rose Marie was afraid of a rattlesnake in her suitcase in an episode of which show?
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After a burglar is caught on this show, the victim jokes, “It’s a Mark VII,” referring to Jack Webb’s production company. Which show was it?
Can you tell the difference between The Dick Van Dyke Show and Adam-12?
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74 Comments
11/12
Don’t remember the Rose Marie snake episode on Adam 12. I remember she played a bar owner with Burt Mustin
7/12 I watch both shows, but apparently pay no attention while doing it.
10/12 Not to bad for the ol' Classic TV Nut.
You got 11 out of 12
Do a happy dance, you did great!
Missed #8 and shouldn't have.
Do a happy dance, you did great!
Missed #8 and shouldn't have.
8/12
I got 10 out of 12. ----------I got #s 4 and 10 wrong.
4/12. I have vague memories of watching Dick Van Dyke reruns as a child, I don't think I've ever watched Adam-12.
10 out of 12.
10/12
6/12
9/12 Missed the "what show had more episodes" question. Thought the "only two regular actors" was a trick question" and I misunderstood the "Jack Webb" question.
11/12. Misunderstood the Jack Webb question.
Me too. I should’ve read that one more closely
I got 8/12
11 out of 12. Guess I misunderstood that last question. I thought they were asking which show did Mark VII produce.
I thought that was a hint anyway. And I didn't think that Mark VII went back to the original Dragnet in 1951-I didn't think the shows overlapped-pretty sure the didn't.
It's the episode "The Man from my Uncle" where the G-men use the Petrie house to stake out a neighbor.
9/12
12/12. I watched an ungodly amount of tv as a kid.
You got 10 out of 12
10/12. No idea Martin Milner was that old.
He was a couple of years younger than Dick Van Dyke, but started his career earlier.
9 out of 12 yessss. Good job for me. That was hard, but a lot of memories.